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The news, part two:

 

PUBG's latest anti-cheat update has been rolled back
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubgs-latest-anti-cheat-update-has-been-rolled-back/
PUBG Corp has changed direction on the latest anti-cheat update to Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, which was causing all sorts of performance problems and random crashes. The studio said over the weekend that it would not roll back the patch, "in order to keep blocking cheats effectively," but apparently the situation was worse than it first expect, because it's since had a change of mind.

 

PUBG adds emotes and friends list, despite anti-cheat delay
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-adds-emotes-and-friends-list-despite-anti-cheat-delay/
As promised in last week's roadmap post, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now has emotes, Steam achievements and an in-game friends list. Rolled out today, PUBG's PC Update #7 is live.

 

Hearthstone: The Witchwood expansion will have a Dungeon Run-style 'Monster Hunt' mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-next-expansion-is-called-the-witchwood/
A trio of Hearthstone developers went into the forest to discover the secrets of The Witchwood, the new expansion for Hearthstone. They were never heard from again—but we did get a pretty cool teaser out of it.

 

Dota Plus is a new subscription-based suite of player tools and rewards
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-plus-is-a-new-subscription-based-suite-of-player-tools-and-rewards/
Valve has unveiled a new subscription-based Dota 2 service called Dota Plus, "an evolution of the Battle Pass" that will replace the Majors Battle Passes with an ongoing service that will be regularly updated with new features and content.

 

Hardboiled cop RPG No Truce With the Furies is now called Disco Elysium
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardboiled-cop-rpg-no-truce-with-the-furies-is-now-called-disco-elysium/
No Truce With the Furies is an isometric RPG styled after a hardboiled cop show, set in the corrupt, beautifully dilapidated city of Revachol West. As a disgraced detective, players will investigate crimes, break down doors, arrest and interrogate suspects—or maybe just wander the streets, exploring the city's mysteries and delivering some semblance of justice as the whim strikes. It's all a bit vague, to be honest, but it seems like the real question isn't "whodunit," but "what kind of cop—and what kind of person—do you want to be?"

 

Fortnite Battle Royale is getting remote explosives
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-battle-royale-is-getting-remote-explosives/
When it's not adding Hunting Rifles and Miniguns into its last-person-standing stramash, Fortnite Battle Royale is lining up loot llamas and remote explosives. And while we already know bountiful camelids are en route this week, the fact sticky bombs are "coming soon" suggests they might be too.

 

Jeff Goldblum will be 'with you the whole game' in Jurassic World Evolution
https://www.pcgamer.com/jeff-goldblum-will-be-with-you-the-whole-game-in-jurassic-world-evolution/
Jeff Goldblum will reprise his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Frontier's incoming theme park management sim Jurassic World Evolution.
Goldblum features in the following video short to tell prospective players he'll play Malcolm in Jurassic Evolution World, and that he'll be with them "the whole game".

 

Tomb-raiding tactics game Pathway picked up by Chucklefish
https://www.pcgamer.com/tomb-raiding-tactics-game-pathway-picked-up-by-chucklefish/
Pathway is a turn-based RPG about raiding temples and tombs in an alternate pre-WWII era where, on top of breaking the Treaty of Versailles, Germany is spending 1936 investing in occult mysticism. Apparently they're onto something ghastly, so your friend Morten tries to put a stop to their plans but winds up captured. That's where you come in with your party of tomb raiders.