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Part two of the news:

Scum updates add anticheat and bug fixes, server lag still being worked on
https://www.pcgamer.com/scum-updates-add-anticheat-and-bug-fixes-server-lag-still-being-worked-on/
(...)two patches have arrived for Scum in the past two days to address various issues. Perhaps most importantly, anti-cheat has been added, critical for any online game to prevent cheats and exploits. Server controls for admins have also been added, for those hosting their own Scum servers, and server browsers have been improved with filters and searches.

 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode will have AI-controlled zombies
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-4s-battle-royale-mode-will-have-ai-controlled-zombies/
Treyarch hasn't said much about how Blackout, the battle royale mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, will set itself apart from the crowd. It will have land, sea, and air vehicles, the studio explained in a recent rundown, and locations "inspired by classic maps," like Firing Squad and Nuketown. As reported by Game Informer, we've learned now the it'll also have AI-controlled zombies.

 

Destiny 2: Forsaken is live (and Cayde-6 is not)
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-forsaken-is-live-and-cayde-6-is-not/
It's a bad day for Cayde-6, but a good one for Destiny fans, as the long-awaited Destiny 2: Forsaken is now live.
The expansion delivers a grim new tale of space justice, a new multiplayer mode, and most importantly of all, a game that's worth a second chance. There may be some bumps in the early going, as Bungie warned that sign-in queues may occur as a result of heavy demand, but community manager David "DeeJ" Dague said the support team is ready for it.

>>And you can earn free loot in the new Bungie Rewards program.

 

A squashed World of Warcraft bug rewarded some players with exorbitantly overpowered gear
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-squashed-world-of-warcraft-bug-rewarded-some-players-with-exorbitantly-overpowered-gear/
The first major update to World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth released today, opening up exciting new activities like the Uldir raid, extra-tough Mythic+ dungeons, a new PvP season, and massive 20-player Warfronts. It's an exciting time, but some players are more excited than others thanks to a short-lived bug that gave out some incredibly overpowered gear that would be impossible to earn through normal means. The potential for a serious imbalance in players' power levels is now so great that many are calling on Blizzard to roll back the servers to remove these items from existence.
Update: Embedded below, Blizzare said in a tweet that it will remove "all such unintended rewards" from players who received this gear.

 

Rainbow Six Siege players who enable 2-factor authentication will get this free skin
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-players-who-enable-2-factor-authentication-will-get-this-free-skin/
A couple of weeks ago, Epic began offering a free Fortnite dance emote to anyone who enabled two-factor authentication on their account. With the rollout of Operation Grim Sky today, Ubisoft is offering the same carrot for Rainbow Six Siege players, who will receive a unique Thermite skin for switching it on.

 

Cyberpunk 2077 will have a photo mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-will-have-a-photo-mode/
On the off-chance you missed it last week, you can finally watch the full Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay demo. Come full release, you'll also be able to take snaps of the world around you.
That's according to CD Projekt Red who, when asked specifically about the possibility of a photo mode, says "we are planning to have it".

 

Prison Architect adds 8-person multiplayer mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/prison-architect-adds-8-person-multiplayer-mode/
Prison Architect ranked 68th in this year's PC Gamer Top 100. I reckon it might climb higher still in 2019, because, three years after full release, it's launched a multiplayer mode.
Currently in alpha, the jail sim's multiplayer mode comes with its Update 16 and lets players build prisons alongside seven mates. In public or private games, the alpha offers a restricted version of the base game in order to let the devs "focus on getting the core functionality working."

 

Play GTA Online this week and get $1.15 million of free in-game money
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-gta-online-this-week-and-get-dollar115-million-of-free-in-game-money/
Signing in to GTA Online this week could net you up to $1.15 million of free in-game money.
To mark the end of its busy summer period, the crime sim offers players a $250,000 sign-in bonus this week, followed by an additional $150,000 every day till September 10. All told, seven days of sign-ins will net you $1.15 million—which will appear in your Maze Bank accounts no later than September 17, so says Rockstar.

 

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia update 'represents another shot' to reach its potential
https://www.pcgamer.com/thrones-of-britannia-update-represents-another-shot-for-reaching-its-potential/
Thrones of Britannia makes significant changes to the Total War formula, said Tom earlier this year. But these adjustments have upset some players—which is something its latest Allegiance update aims to address.

 

Fallout 76 trailer talks nuke codes and using 'Atomics for Peace'
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-trailer-talks-nuke-codes-and-using-atomics-for-peace/
This Fallout 76 instructional film shows how to make friends and watch them die horribly. It also marked the start of an 'educational' trailer series, which now casts it eye on obtaining nuke codes and targeting your enemies in search of peace.