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Thursday news, part two:

Bloodlines 2's final faction is the Nosferatu-exclusive Unseen
https://www.pcgamer.com/bloodlines-2s-final-faction-is-the-nosferatu-exclusive-unseen/
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 ends the drip-feed of faction news today, revealing Seattle's final undead gang: The Unseen. It's an exclusive club that's just for Nosferatu, so they won't be extending you an invite, but you might be able to become a trusted pal.

Check out these gorgeous 4K screenshots of Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/check-out-these-gorgeous-4k-screenshots-of-red-dead-redemption-2-on-pc/
Alongside news of Red Dead Redemption 2's system requirements and new features, Rockstar also today released a selection of sumptuous 4K screenshots showing off the upcoming PC release.

Epic Games says it won't punish Fortnite players for political speech
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-says-it-wont-punish-fortnite-players-for-political-speech/
Blizzard is currently wrangling a PR nightmare over Hearthstone Grandmaster Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai's call for Hong Kong's liberation from China in a recent post-match interview. Perhaps sensing an opening, Epic Games has now waded into the fray, telling The Verge that Fortnite players are free to speak their minds without fear of punishment.
>> Until Tencent, their Chinese owners, says so.

Google thinks Stadia will have less lag than your PC in two years
https://www.pcgamer.com/google-says-stadia-will-be-faster-than-local-gaming-hardware-in-two-years/
In an interview with Edge Magazine, Google's VP of engineering Madj Bakar claims Google Stadia will be superior to gaming on desktops and other local hardware "in a year or two." With the tech it's been developing in modeling and machine learning, Bakar says that Stadia will make games feel more responsive in the cloud, and make them run faster than they do locally "regardless of how powerful the local machine is." He says this can be done through something called "negative latency."
>> Ha, ha ha ha ha!

Blizzard employees staged a walkout over Hearthstone Grandmaster's suspension
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-employees-staged-a-walkout-over-hearthstone-grandmasters-suspension/
Blizzard's harsh punishment of former Hearthstone Grandmaster Chung 'blitzchung' Ng Wai over his call for the liberation of Hong Kong caused a powerful backlash against the company. According to a Daily Beast report, some of that reaction has come from within the company itself, as a small number of employees walked out of work yesterday afternoon to protest its actions.
>> And, from some comments on the net, it looks like it's impossible to delete your Blizzard accounts.

The original Half-Life just got patched for some reason
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-original-half-life-just-got-patched-for-some-reason/
Valve may or may not be working on Half-Life 3. (This guy might know, but he's no squealer.) What it is working on, it turns out, is Half-Life. Yesterday—20 years, 10 months, and 19 days after Half-Life was released—Valve released a new update for the game that fixes a surprising number of, admittedly, very minor problems.

Rocket League is having a Stranger Things event for Halloween
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-stranger-things/
This year's Haunted Hallows event in Rocket League will feature a bunch of Halloween-themed cosmetics for your battle-cars, adding trails of autumn leaves and spider paintjobs and the like. All of them are earnable with 'Candy Corn' currency, which you get for playing matches during the spookytimes.

Win at social media in free browser game Sneeter
https://www.pcgamer.com/win-at-social-media-in-free-browser-game-sneeter/
As with popular MMO 'Twitter', the goal of free browser game Sneeter is to build up your social media standing, by making twee...sorry, sneets that will do the numbers. Messages that will get your fellow twee...er, sneeters to like, reply or resneet them. Fail at this, and you'll lose health and eventually peg it.

Sea of Thieves will have private servers to support creative community events
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-will-have-private-servers-to-support-creative-community-events/
Sea of Thieves already has skeletal pirates, curses and lots of dressing up, so it' pretty prepared for Halloween, but that doesn't mean Rare is resting on its laurels. The Fort of the Damned Halloween update is coming next week, on October 16, and while it's largely still a mystery, executive producer Joe Neate has shared some quality of life additions, along with the studio's plans for private servers.

How to get Apex Legends vault keys
https://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-open-apex-legends-vaults-locations-key/
Apex Legends vaults are a feature of the new World’s Edge map, and they're a treasure trove of juicy loot. If you’re anything like me you’re eager to kick the door in and start vacuuming up piles of gold and purple goodies. Now that they’re accessible, there is the potential for a huge power swing for any team lucky enough to grab themselves a key during a round.
>> And they're teasing a new character.

The creators of Monster Prom are working on an alien K-pop sim
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-creators-of-monster-prom-are-working-on-an-alien-k-pop-sim/
Monster Prom developer Beautiful Glitch is currently working on a sequel to its saucy multiplayer dating sim, but it's also got some plans up in the stars. Teased last month, the studio's new project swaps horny high school monsters with fame-hungry alien musicians.