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Thursday news, part two:

Ubisoft executive says politics in games is 'bad for business'
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-executive-says-its-games-are-not-political/
Despite being a top executive at the studio responsible for Tom Clancy's The Division, Ubisoft Massive COO Alf Condelius said during a panel at the Sweden Game Conference that "we cannot be openly political in our games," because doing so is "bad for business."
>>He's not wrong.

You can finally get this elusive The Stanley Parable achievement
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-finally-get-this-elusive-the-stanley-parable-achievement/
The Stanley Parable was released on October 17, 2013. Today is October 17, 2018. And in case you'd forgotten, designer and writer Davey Wreden took a moment to remind us all why that's important.
Some players have apparently claimed Go Outside already by horsing around with their PC's clock (you know who you are), but now you can do it for real. And that makes all the difference, doesn't it?

Obsidian says it's 'very doubtful' that it will make another Fallout game
https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidian-says-its-very-doubtful-that-it-will-make-another-fallout-game/
A new Obsidian-helmed Fallout is a pleasant fantasy, but the doubt shouldn't come as any surprise. For one thing, Todd Howard said in July that Bethesda's growth over recent years now enables it to keep all development in-house (although he added that Obsidian "did a fabulous job" with New Vegas). And for another, a recent rumor had Obsidian lined up for acquisition by Microsoft in a deal that one source said was already "90 percent" complete. Bethesda outsourcing one of its biggest games to a Microsoft studio? I don't see that happening.

Skin Deep is a stealth shooter that simulates sneezing and the dangers of bare feet
https://www.pcgamer.com/skin-deep-is-a-stealth-shooter-that-simulates-sneezing-and-the-dangers-of-bare-feet/
Blendo Games, the indie studio nom de guerre of Brendon Chung that's given us games including Atom Zombie Smasher, Thirty Flights of Loving, Quadrilateral Cowboy, and Flotilla 2, is working on a new project called Skin Deep. It's an "immersive first person shooter," but perhaps not in the way you might expect: Highlights, as seen in the announcement trailer, including sneezing at inopportune times and picking broken glass out of your feet.

The next Rainbow Six Siege update will fix some annoying exploits
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-rainbow-six-siege-update-will-fix-some-annoying-exploits/
A new Rainbow Six Siege patch deploying sometime this week fixes two abnormal bugs that have vexed players since the release of Operation Grim Sky last month: a bug that would make a player completely invisible and an exploit on the Oregon map. What’s missing from the Y3S3 1.2 patch, however, are any balancing changes to operators.

PUBG offers players limited-time free item and 20,000 BP after server issues
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-offers-players-limited-time-free-item-and-20000-bp-after-server-issues/
Performance in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been a long-standing priority for PUBG Corp, but yesterday's connectivity issues made the game unplayable for some. As a result, the developer is giving all PC players a free item and a fistful of Battle Points.

Rockstar gets search and seizure warrant for homes of alleged GTA 5 cheaters
https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-gets-search-and-seizure-warrant-for-homes-of-alleged-gta-5-cheaters/
Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive have successfully sought search and seizure orders from the Australian Federal Court in relation to alleged Grand Theft Auto 5 cheaters, Torrent Freak (via the BBC) reports. Two properties in Melbourne, Australia are said to have been entered, with five players said to have been involved with the now offline cheat software 'Infamous'.

Bethesda responds to perceived Fallout 76 Brotherhood of Steel timeline discrepancy
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-fans-call-out-perceived-brotherhood-of-steel-timeline-discrepancy/
In light of some perceived lore discrepancies pertaining to the Bortherhood of Steel's appearance in Fallout 76 (see our original story below), Bethesda has responded.
In an Instagram post picked up by Eurogamer, the developer outlines exactly how the long-standing series faction had the means to appear trans-USA within such a tight post-Great War time frame—something disputed by a host of prospective Fallout 76 players.