Add: News post for 16.0-beta1 release

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+title: OpenTTD 16.0-beta1
+author: 2TallTyler
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+We've been working on some exciting new features for OpenTTD 16, and they need testing!
+The first beta release is now available, and we've opened the competition to create the title game for the next release.
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+The first beta of OpenTTD 16 is now available with a host of new features including:
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+* Trains can now drive backwards! ([read more](https://www.openttd.org/news/2026/06/18/backwards-driving))
+* Multiplayer companies can be set to allow anyone to join without needing an invite.
+* Map generation has been improved in many ways: Rocks on desert tiles, better coasts near map edges, better lighthouse spawning on large maps, transmitters only spawn after 1920, and custom control of average land height
+* Subsidies are now enabled for cargos which use CargoDist.
+* Create your own collections of saved NewGRF items in picker windows, including objects, stations, and houses.
+* Scale the aging rate of cargo payments, so slow vehicles on large maps can be profitable.
+* Dropdown lists now have text filters so you can find what you're looking for faster.
+* Vehicle preview offers have been combined into one window instead of spamming many windows.
+* Many more features, changes, and fixes, see the full changelog for details.
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+We've also launched the OpenTTD 16 Title Game Competition over on TT-Forums.
+This is your chance to design and later vote on the game which plays behind the main menu.
+(Yes, the current Toyland game was created and chosen by you, the community!)
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+If you find any bugs, please [report them here](https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/issues/new/choose).
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+* [Download](https://www.openttd.org/downloads/openttd-releases/testing.html)
+* [Changelog](https://cdn.openttd.org/openttd-releases/16.0-beta1/changelog.md)
+* [Bug tracker](https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD/issues)