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The Capcom hack may have affected just under 400,000 peoples' data
https://www.pcgamer.com/capcoms-data-breach-may-have-hit-up-to-390000-people/
Thousands more people may have been affected by last November's ransomware attack on Capcom than first thought, the studio announced today.
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But besides sales data and other financial data, last year's breach also compromised the personal information of 9 current and former Capcom employees. In a new press release (via GamesIndustry.Biz), however, the studio has since verified an additional 16,406 compromised individuals—reckoning the maximum number of potentially affected people could be as high as 390,000.

Play Call Of Duty: Cold War's zombies mode for free all week
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-call-of-duty-cold-wars-zombies-mode-for-free-all-week/
Call Of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War will let you mow down hordes of ramblin' shamblin' undead fascists for a free week, starting this Thursday.
Beginning January 14, you'll be able to download a standalone version of Cold War's Zombies from the Battle.net launcher as part of the game's Zombies Free Access Week. The free trial lets you stick it out on Die Maschine, Cold War's debut zombies map, across two different modes.

The Sims 4 is getting a Paranormal Pack just in time for 3 months after Halloween
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-is-getting-a-paranormal-pack-just-in-time-for-3-months-after-halloween/
Want some more Phasmophobia in your Sims' lives? The Sims 4 Paranormal Stuff Pack arrives this month, and with it you can build haunted houses, commune with the dead by performing seances, and start a new career as a paranormal investigator. I think that career has some promise, considering the trailer above is stuffed with more ghosts than that scene from Ghostbusters when the jerk from the EPA shuts off the containment unit.

Mundaun, a hand-pencilled tale of horror in the Swiss Alps, is coming in March
https://www.pcgamer.com/mundaun-a-hand-pencilled-tale-of-horror-in-the-swiss-alps-is-coming-in-march/
The first three months of 2021 might be a quiet stretch, but there are some interesting things happening. One of them will hopefully be Mundaun, a "hand-pencilled horror tale" announced last summer that one-man studio Hidden Fields announced today will be out on March 16.

The ESA pauses political contributions following US Capitol attack
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-esa-pauses-political-contributions-following-us-capitol-attack/
The Entertainment Software Association has announced that it will pause contributions made by its Political Advisory Committee after an attempted coup in the US Capitol by far-right insurrectionists.

Tim Schafer has wrapped up work on Psychonauts 2's script
https://www.pcgamer.com/tim-schafer-has-wrapped-up-work-on-psychonauts-2s-script/
Say what you will about Double Fine's back-catalogue, but you can almost always expect plenty of witty rapport from the studio's characters. This week, Psychonauts 2 closed the book on its own script, as Tim Schafer announced that he'd penned his last line of dialogue for the brain-invading sequel.

Overwatch has a new Tokyo-inspired map and Hanzo challenge
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-gets-a-new-tokyo-inspired-map-and-hanzo-challenge/
Blizzard released a new free-for-all map for Overwatch on Tuesday, Kanezaka, which comes with its own challenge and cosmetic rewards. The Kanezaka challenge runs from January 12 - 25, with an icon, spray, and the Hanzo skin being rewarded for winning three, six, and nine games respectively. The games can be won across various Overwatch modes—Quick Play, Competitive Play, and Arcade.

Dead Cells' Fatal Falls DLC has a homicidal pet sword that flies, and a new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/dead-cells-fatal-falls-dlc-has-a-homicidal-pet-sword-that-flies-and-a-new-trailer/
Dead Cells' upcoming DLC, Fatal Falls, has a trailer showing off the two new biomes it'll add to the excellent roguelike, as well as the weapons and enemies therein. Due for release on January 26, developer MotionTwin notes that this marks the 22nd major update to the game since its early access release in 2017, and is only the second expansion to have an asking price ($4.99/£4.99). Most importantly, it will let you Praise the Sun.