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Monday news, part two:

EVE Online developer CCP agrees Unreal Engine 4 deal, working on unannounced MMO
https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-online-developer-ccp-agrees-unreal-engine-4-deal-working-on-unannounced-mmo/
CCP Games, the studio behind space 'em up EVE Online (which you may have spied our Stephen writing about on occasion), has agreed a deal with Epic Games. The latter's Unreal Engine 4 has been named "the exclusive development tool for all of CCP Games’ currently unannounced projects." One of these is an action-inspired MMO.

 

Rainbow Six Siege cheaters will lose their seasonal rank and rewards
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-cheaters-will-lose-their-seasonal-rank-and-rewards/
Earlier this month, Ubisoft provided a quick overview of its efforts to combat cheating in Rainbow Six Siege, which included a plan for a wave of bans on players with boosted accounts—that is, accounts whose MMR [Matchmaking Rating] has been artificially manipulated. Today it posted an update on that situation, saying that roughly 1,300 boosted players were suspended for 15 days this week, and promising harsher penalties to come.

 

Fortnite's guided missiles are finally coming back
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-guided-missiles-are-finally-coming-back/
Fortnite's guided missile was a lot of fun, but it was also a little too powerful, and so in spite of all the surfin' safari parties, Epic pulled the plug in mid-April in order to give it a redesign. In today's developer update video, senior designer Andrew Bains revealed that the work is done and the rocket is returning, with some big changes under the hood.

 

Strange Brigade season pass and free monthly updates revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/strange-brigade-season-pass-and-free-monthly-updates-revealed/
Rebellion has revealed its post-launch plans for the co-op supernatural shooter Strange Brigade, which will include a three-part "mini-campaign" available in a season pass and free monthly updates that the studio promised will "escalate the escapades."

 

Battlefield 5's Grand Operations mode will be playable at launch after all (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-5s-grand-operations-mode-will-come-shortly-after-launch/
EA posted a refresher on Battlefield 5's multiplayer modes (correction: this was posted last month, not recently), beginning with its replacement for BF1's multi-match Operations mode. Grand Operations will see teams battle over multiple in-game 'days' through different modes including Airborne (one team jumps out of planes) and the respawnless Final Stand. But not right away. According to the post, Grand Operations is coming 'shortly after launch.'
Update: EA has revised the blog post, which contained outdated information, to say now that Grand Operations will be available at launch. The original story below is thus outdated.

 

EA wants cross-platform play for its big franchises
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-wants-cross-platform-play-for-its-big-franchises/
EA wants to take a leaf from Fortnite's book and open up its "key franchises" to cross-platform play, its vice president of investor relations Chris Evenden has said.
On an earnings call yesterday, Evenden was asked whether he wants to replicate Fortnite's cross-platform success in Battlefield 5, and replied: "We're looking at key franchises in terms of how we can deliver cross-platform play in a similar way that Fortnite has, especially some of our titles that have a broad and diverse player base.

 

Quake Champions is getting new game modes, including capture the flag
https://www.pcgamer.com/quake-champions-is-getting-new-game-modes-including-capture-the-flag/
Start learning those strafe jumping routes, because Quake Champions is about to add a long-awaited capture the flag mode, developer id Software has announced.

>>And they're also adding heatmaps.

 

Crusader Kings 3 will 'probably' happen, says outgoing Paradox CEO
https://www.pcgamer.com/crusader-kings-3-is-probably-happening-says-outgoing-paradox-ceo/
The outgoing CEO of Paradox Interactive Fred Wester has said the publisher will "probably" make a sequel to sprawling grand strategy game Crusader Kings 2, which he feels is becoming too "crowded" for more expansions.

 

Destiny 2 will ramp up PvP weapon damage for quicker 'time to kill'
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-ramps-up-pvp-weapon-damage-for-quicker-time-to-kill/
Destiny 2 PvP players will soon find themselves killing enemies faster thanks to a boost to weapon damage across the board, Bungie has confirmed.
The Forsaken expansion, due on September 4, will see the "time to kill" reduced in the Crucible, senior sandbox designer Jon Weisnewski said in a blog post. "You may have noticed from some Forsaken coverage that the weapons are doing a bit more damage than they do in the current version of Destiny 2," he said.