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Escape From Tarkov trailer shows new underground lab location and scary scav boss
https://www.pcgamer.com/escape-from-tarkov-trailer-shows-off-new-underground-lab-location-and-scary-scav-boss/
A new trailer for Escape from Tarkov, the loot-focused shooter currently in closed beta, shows off a new underground laboratory location, a new scav boss and some of the 100+ items that will arrive in the game's 0.11 update, which is coming soon.

Blizzard paying staff to leave in order to cut costs, according to reports
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-paying-staff-to-leave-in-order-to-cut-costs-according-to-reports/
In a bid to cut costs, Blizzard has expanded a scheme that offers employees money to leave the company, according to a Kotaku report. Sources also state that the company has given more power to its finance department to cut spending, and has reduced the budgets of any teams not directly making games.
>> Do we all agree that this looks like the beginning of the end for Blizzard?

Get a free Rainbow Six Siege operator or 25,000 Renown just for logging on
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-a-free-rainbow-six-siege-operator-or-25000-renown-just-for-logging-in/
Rainbow Six Siege players will find a generous stocking stuffer waiting for them next time they login. Ubisoft is giving away a free Holiday Pack that contains a random DLC operator that you haven't already unlocked or, if you have all the operators, 25,000 Renown.
>> You have until January, 1.

Atlas is off to a disappointing start in Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/atlas-off-to-a-disappointing-start-in-early-access/
Atlas's Early Access voyage is off to a rocky start. Since it launched last week, players have been complaining about lag and server instability in the Grapeshot Games pirate MMO, and its similarity to Ark: Survival Evolved has led to accusations that it's just a reskin. As of writing, 74% of the user reviews on Steam are negative.

Bethesda asks suspected Fallout 76 cheaters to write essay about why cheating is bad
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-asks-suspected-fallout-76-cheaters-to-write-essay-about-why-cheating-is-bad/
Bethesda has told suspected Fallout 76 cheaters that they can appeal their account bans—but only if they write an essay on why "the use of third-party cheat software is detrimental to an online game community".

Epic's Tim Sweeney reveals how the company lands exclusives for the Epic Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/epics-tim-sweeney-reveals-how-the-company-lands-exclusives-for-the-epic-store/
Epic Games chief executive Tim Sweeney has confirmed that the company secures exclusives for the Epic Games Store using a combination of "marketing commitments, development funding, or revenue guarantees".
The subject of how Epic secured exclusives, which include Supergiant's Early Access combat game Hades, has been the subject of much debate, and Sweeney's clarification is certainly interesting. It's not clear whether Epic investing in a game's development gives it any sway over the content, or whether it will simply be a silent partner, but it suggests that the company is taking a far more direct interest in the games it sells than Valve does with Steam.