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Monday news, part two:

Two Point Hospital will add Sandbox mode next week, reveals Halloween event
https://www.pcgamer.com/two-point-hospital-will-add-sandbox-mode-next-week-reveals-halloween-event/
Two Point Hospital debuts its Sandbox: Freeplay mode at TwitchCon today, which will roll out to all players next week.
Marked as the "first in a line of planned Sandbox updates for Two Point Hospital", Sandbox: Freeplay lets players rename hospitals and unlock every option—which allows you to "make it rain", so tells the narrator below.
>> It goes without saying, but that next week is actually this week.

Here are the Fallout 76 PC beta session dates and times
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-pc-beta-dates/
Bethesda has released its first schedule for the Fallout 76 beta on PC next week. Times may be subject to change, but if all things stay the same, here's when we'll be able to play the Fallout 76 beta on PC
>> Again, it¡s this week, tomorrow to be more precise.

The next Fractured Space update will be its last
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-fractured-space-update-will-be-its-last/
Edge Case Games has announced that the Infection update to the free-to-play MOBAttlestar game Fractured Space will be its last. Servers will be kept online for "the foreseeable future," but there will be no new content, updates, or patches released.

Soulcalibur 6 adding Nier: Automata's 2B to fighter roster
https://www.pcgamer.com/soulcalibur-6-adding-nier-automatas-2b-to-fighter-roster/
Nier: Automata's android protagonist 2B will soon become part of Soulcalibur 6's roster of fighters, Bandai Namco revealed today.
She'll arrive in the game as DLC with many of the same moves as she had in the action RPG, relying heavily on her dual blades—Virtuous Contract and Virtuous Treaty—for quick strikes and mid-air slashes, a lot of which you can see in her trailer above.

Star Control: Origins opens up to mods with new world editor
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-control-origins-adds-world-editor-enables-modding/
Ian found some things to like in arcadey space RPG Star Control: Origins, particularly in the combat, but said its galaxy felt empty and forced you to grind. Perhaps the new world editor and mod support, added this week, will let creative players bring out the best in it while getting rid off the boring bits.

The Evil Within 2 adds new difficulty mode and enables cheats
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-evil-within-2-adds-new-difficulty-mode-and-enables-cheats/
Excellent survival horror sequel The Evil Within 2 has added a new nightmarish difficulty mode and enabled cheats—but only if you have a Bethesda.net account.
Anyone that signs up for an account, or links to an existing one, will get the Akumu difficulty level as well as access to cheats such as invincibility, one-shot kills and infinite stamina.
>> Now they're locking content to force you create accounts? How desperate is that?

Black Ops 4 players are crouch-running at super speeds thanks to a perk glitch
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-ops-4-players-are-crouch-running-at-super-speed-thanks-to-a-glitch/
Players are using a Black Ops 4 glitch that lets you stack the same perk multiple times to gain super speed in multiplayer matches—and Treyarch is cracking down on anyone exploiting it.
The glitch involves a complicated process of joining and leaving custom lobbies, creating a specific custom class, using certain equipment and completing a sequence of in-game actions, but the upshot is that you can clone any perk, stacking the effects on your character. Players have been doing it with the Skulker perk—which normally lets you move a bit faster while crouching or prone—to create super-speedy soldiers that zip around the map at 100mph, legs bent.

One Finger Death Punch 2 due in April, will contain secret cancelled project
https://www.pcgamer.com/one-finger-death-punch-2-due-april-will-contain-secret-cancelled-project/
The sequel to the brutally simple rhythm game One Finger Death Punch will arrive on PC in April, and will contain hidden versions of both the first game and a secret cancelled project, according to developer Silver Dollar.

New Anthem footage shows full first mission and ultimate abilities
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-anthem-footage-shows-full-first-mission-ultimate-abilities/
Bioware has released another chunk of gameplay footage for Anthem, this time taking us through the first mission of the game and showing off the ultimate abilities of some of the characters.

Dataminers suggest Chinese EVE Online cheaters could be punished with virtual menial labour
https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-eve-online-cheaters-to-be-punished-with-virtual-menial-labour/
There are indications that the Chinese version of EVE Online might be about to take an unusual approach to punishing players who cheat in the game. Rather than simply banning players who are discovered botting or otherwise illicitly playing the infamously challenging space-sim, rogue captains may find themselves breaking asteroids in space-prison.

No Man’s Sky delves beneath the waves in The Abyss update, available today
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-delves-beneath-the-waves-in-the-abyss-update-available-today/
Hello Games has revealed new details about its new update to No Man’s Sky, which launches today. Titled the Abyss, the update focusses on overhauling exploration and play within the oceans that cover many of No Man’s Sky’s procedurally generated planets.

Maid of Sker is a new and extremely British horror game
https://www.pcgamer.com/maid-of-sker-is-a-new-and-extremely-british-horror-game/
Bridgend-based developer Wales Interactive has announced a new and distinctly British first-person horror game.
Titled the Maid of Sker, Wales Interactive explains it is a “first-person stealth survival horror”, based on a slice of Welsh folklore surrounding the real-life Sker House, which is situated a few miles from the developer’s home-town. Originally built by Cistercian monks over 900 years ago, Sker House has long been associated with the paranormal, made famous by R.D. Blackmore’s novel, also titled The Maid of Sker.