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Tuesday news, part two:

Cyberpunk 2077's sidequests 'could affect the main story'
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077s-sidequests-could-affect-the-main-story/
The Witcher 3 had great sidequests. They were self-contained short stories that made the world feel richer. In an interview with Gamingbolt CD Projekt RED level designer Miles Tost implies that Cyberpunk 2077's sidequests will be less self-contained, and might actually affect the critical path.

Official NFL skins are coming to Fortnite
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-nfl-skins/
Official NFL Fortnite skins will be made available this Friday, November 9, Epic announced today. The skins will allow players to swap between any team or number they like, including a fictional Fortnite team if you're not ready to commit. One thing everyone will have to commit, however, is some money: the skins will only be available in the item shop, though the price hasn't been set yet.

The Underworld Ascendant launch trailer puts an old dungeon in a new light
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-underworld-ascendant-launch-trailer-puts-an-old-dungeon-in-a-new-light/
Underworld Ascendant faces quite a challenge: Ultima Underworld, the 1992 game that inspired it, was a transcendent experience that served up a living, breathing world unlike any that had been seen before. I don't expect Ascendant to surpass it in any way, but can it live up to the standard it set?

Overwatch's new hero Ashe is now playable on the PTR
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-new-hero-ashe-is-now-playable-on-the-ptr/
Ashe, the new Overwatch hero Blizzard revealed at Blizzcon on Friday, is already live on the PTR. (...)
This update seems to be almost entirely for the sake of putting Ashe live, as the only other update in the patch notes is this: "Removed the “Unlock All” option in the Hero Gallery."

Blizzard denies that Diablo 4 announcement was planned for BlizzCon
https://www.pcgamer.com/rumor-blizzard-was-going-to-announce-diablo-4-at-blizzcon-but-cancelled-at-the-last-minute/
The announcement of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon went about as badly as it could have. The reveal of a mobile game rather than a full-on Diablo 4 led to a "huge backlash" at what is traditionally a two-day celebration of all things Blizzard. According to a Kotaku report, however, the reaction to Diablo Immortal's announcement could've been very different, as the site says that Blizzard planned to confirm Diablo 4 is in development but bailed on the reveal before last Friday.
Update: Blizzard has issued a statement denying that it had intended to announce Diablo 4 at BlizzCon. "We generally don’t comment on rumors or speculation, but we can say that we didn’t pull any announcements from BlizzCon this year or have plans for other announcements," a rep said in an email. "We do continue to have different teams working on multiple unannounced Diablo projects, and we look forward to announcing when the time is right."

Warframe's massive open world Fortuna update is launching this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/warframes-massive-open-world-fortuna-update-is-launching-this-week/
The highly anticipated Fortuna update for Warframe is dropping this week. Fortuna introduces a large open-world location on Venus called Orb Vallis where you can jump, grind, and surf on K-boards. The zone features cave systems, underground Corpus facilities, and a neon-lit hub city full of vendors.

The Joker and Harley Quinn are coming to PUBG
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-joker-and-harley-quinn-are-coming-to-pubg/
PUBG Corp and DC have teamed up to cram The Joker and Harley Quinn into PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, at least as skins. This version of the deranged duo is from the fascinatingly awful Suicide Squad.

Here are the patch notes for Fallout 76's 30 GB update
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-patch/
Fallout 76 was patched today ahead of the next round of beta sessions, which will take place on Tuesday and Thursday of this week (they are also the final beta tests before the game launches on November 14).
The patch is a big one: about 30 GB (for comparison, the entire game is about 47 GB), so I hope everyone interested in playing will have enough time to download it before the beta begins tomorrow, November 6, at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST.

Bethesda calls claims of huge hacking vulnerability in Fallout 76 'inaccurate'
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-calls-claims-of-huge-hacking-vulnerability-in-fallout-76-innaccurate/
Responding to an IGN article based on a Reddit post about a reportedly 'huge hacking vulnerability' in Fallout 76, Bethesda has stated to IGN that: "Many of the claims in the thread are either inaccurate or based on incorrect assumptions."

Rainbow Six Siege review bombed amid China censorship backlash
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-review-bombed-amid-china-censorship-backlash/
Following last week’s announcement that Ubisoft would be tweaking the aesthetics of Rainbow Six Siege maps and UI to comply with Chinese game regulations, the most vocal corner of the game’s community is in an uproar. Over the weekend, upset fans bombarded Siege with negative reviews, dropping its reception to “mixed” on Steam. In the past few days, almost 1,500 negative reviews have appeared, the vast majority of them condemning Ubi’s alterations for the Chinese market.

Get your first glimpse of Rainbow Six Siege's new map
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-new-map/
We’ve known that Rainbow Six Siege would be taking a trip to Morocco for a year, but until now we’ve not known much more than that. Ubisoft’s first vague teaser for the new map, appearing on Twitter yesterday evening, doesn’t really change that. It does, however, suggest that the wait won’t be much longer.