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Monday news, part two:

Dota Underlords has new alliances and heroes planned for its next big update
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-has-new-alliances-and-heroes-planned-for-its-next-big-update/
Valve has shared some new details about the next 'Big Update' for Dota Underlords, and they weren't kidding: this one really is big. It's introducing brand new heroes and alliances, and it apparently marks the 'beginning of the end' for the Dota Underlords beta.

For Honor's Halloween event is live, complete with rubbery monster masks
https://www.pcgamer.com/for-honors-halloween-event-is-live-complete-with-rubbery-monster-masks/
For Honor has launched its annual Halloween event, and this year it's called Fangs of the Otherworld, which gives warriors from around spacetime the chance to don the rubbery monster masks you generally find in costume stores. There are new Battle Outfits, effects, and weapons to earn by playing the new mode, called Spooky Slashers.

FIFA 20 joins Premier League's 'No Room for Racism' awareness campaign
https://www.pcgamer.com/fifa-20-joins-premier-leagues-no-room-for-racism-awareness-campaign/
Electronic Arts has unveiled new jerseys coming to FIFA 20 in conjunction with the Premier League's No Room for Racism campaign, an effort to bring awareness of, and help eliminate, racist abuse and other forms of discrimination in football—or, as we refer to it on our side of the water, soccer.

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is out today
https://www.pcgamer.com/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville-is-out-today/
Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the latest chapter in the tale of the eternal conflict between the relentless hordes of the undead and the relentlessly upbeat armies of greenery, was announced and launched, partially, in September. The idea was that after the initial rollout, new modes and features would be added over a six-week stretch leading up to the full release, which took place today.
>> Well, it launched a few days ago...

Surviving the Aftermath, the sequel to Surviving Mars, is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/surviving-the-aftermath-the-sequel-to-surviving-mars-is-out-today/
Surviving the Aftermath was announced earlier this month as the sequel to Surviving Mars, the Martian colonization sim released last year by Haemimont Games and Paradox Interactive. Very little was revealed at the time but we got a closer look at the now-underway PDXCON and discovered a few surprises, including that it doesn't take place on Mars—and that it's available today on the Epic Games Store.

Stellaris: Federations announced, expanding space diplomacy
https://www.pcgamer.com/stellaris-federations-announced-expanding-space-diplomacy/
Federations, the next DLC for Stellaris, was announced today at PDXCon, Parardox Interactive’s annual fan convention. The focus this time is on diplomacy, after previous expansions have fleshed out the military, economy, and internal politics of the sprawling space 4X.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall's first expansion resurrects the ancient Heritor in November
https://www.pcgamer.com/age-of-wonders-planetfalls-first-expansion-resurrects-the-ancient-heritor-in-november/
Paradox Interactive announced at PDXCON today that the excellent 4X strategy game Age of Wonders: Planetfall will get its first full expansion in November. Entitled Revelations, the expansion will reveal more about the history of the Planetfall universe and introduce the Heritor, descendants of the Es'Teq dynasty, who are attempting to use the ancient technology of their forebears to resurrect billions of followers and establish divine rule across the stars.

Battletech: Heavy Metal adds eight new mechs and the Black Widow next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/battletech-heavy-metal-adds-eight-new-mechs-and-the-black-widow-next-month/
Harebrained Schemes' outstanding 31st century combat simulator Battletech will add some serious tonnage in November with the release of Heavy Metal, a suitably named expansion announced today at PDXCON that will drop eight new mechs onto the field of combat, along with eight new weapons systems and a new Flashpoint mini-campaign.

Hearts of Iron 4: La Resistance announced, adds spies and commandos
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearts-of-iron-4-la-resistance-announced-adds-spies-and-commandos/
The next DLC for Hearts of Iron 4, La Resistance, was announced today at PDXCon, Parardox Interactive’s annual fan convention. The expansion is themed after the French resistance who continued to clandestinely resist the Nazis at home, and has a focus on espionage and asymmetrical warfare.

Prison Architect's console-exclusive DLC is coming to PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/prison-architects-console-exclusive-dlc-is-coming-to-pc/
Prison Architect's Psych Ward DLC is leaving the confines of consoles and finally coming to PC, letting wardens run their own highly questionable prison for the "criminally insane" in November.

Sunless Skies is getting an upgraded Sovereign Edition
https://www.pcgamer.com/sunless-skies-is-getting-an-upgraded-sovereign-edition/
Next year, steampunk explore-em-up Sunless Skies will be coming to consoles in an expanded edition that will also be made available on PC as a free upgrade to those who already own it. The Sovereign Edition will include more options for how to deal with a starving crew, among other changes. "As their desperation grows, you’ll be able to try and eat a variety of unwise, unpleasant or tragic things", according to narrative director Chris Gardiner. "By that point, your mascot probably looks quite tasty,” he says.

Bungie disables Destiny 2's Telesto rifle after players find exploit to instantly recharge supers
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-disables-destiny-2-exotic-that-instantly-recharged-your-super-ability/
This week, Destiny 2 players discovered an exploit that allowed them to recharge their super ability within seconds without killing any enemies: all they needed was the Telesto pulse rifle and a single grenade. Bungie has responded by removing the exotic weapon from all activities, with no word on when it might return.

Planetside 3 confirmed, will be bigger than Planetside 2, Daybreak says
https://www.pcgamer.com/planetside-3-in-the-works-and-will-be-bigger-than-planetside-2-daybreak-says/
Early Access battle royale shooter Planetside Arena is a "stepping stone" to Planetside 3, which will be even bigger and more ambitious than Planetside 2, Daybreak Games has said.

The Sims 4 Discover University expansion is real and coming soon, leak suggests
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-discover-university-expansion-is-real-and-coming-soon-leak-suggests/
The long-rumored university expansion for The Sims 4 appears to have been confirmed by a new leak. According to a description on the Xbox One's Microsoft Store, captured by multiple users, the Discover University expansion will allow your Sims to choose between two universities, where they can attend lectures, launch new careers, join school societies and customize their dorm room.

After seven years of development, mind-bending puzzler Manifold Garden is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-seven-years-of-development-mind-bending-puzzler-manifold-garden-is-out-now/
Back in 2015, Tom Sykes tried to explain Manifold Garden (then a few years into development) as "an exploration puzzler set in a 3D world that wraps around on itself", noting that it was inspired by M. C. Escher's Relativity. In fact, Manifold Garden was originally called Relativity. Sykes concluded by noting that it "should be done sometime next year".
One year later he was writing about the "physics-defying puzzle game" again, pointing out that now it had a Steam page with a release date of 2017. That turned out to be untrue as well, and it's only now been released in 2019 (and on the Epic Store, with the Steam version to come in 2020). But it is finally real, and playable—although not in VR. Apparently they tried that during development and the results were as nauseating as you'd expect.

Diablo 4 is mentioned in a new ad for a Blizzard art book
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-is-mentioned-in-a-new-ad-for-a-blizzard-art-book/
"The Art of Diablo" is a handsome-looking hardcover coffee-table book that's due out November 3, and which—according to an advertisement for it that appears in the German magazine Game Star—contains artwork from "Diablo 1, Diablo 2, Diablo 3, and Diablo 4."

Borderlands 3 will kick off a free Halloween event this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3-will-kick-off-a-free-halloween-event-this-week/
The Bloody Harvest is the first free content drop for Borderlands 3, and we caught a hint of it back at PAX in August. Now, 2K has shared more details about what to expect when the Halloween event goes live this week.