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Tencent buys a piece of Arma developer Bohemia Interactive
https://www.pcgamer.com/tencent-buys-a-piece-of-arma-developer-bohemia-interactive/
Tencent's latest investment in Bohemia Interactive has given the publishing giant a minority stake in the Arma and DayZ developer.
Bohemia announced the news in a press release earlier today, noting that the renewed investment won't affect its ability to operate independently—nor will it change any seats on the studio's management team.
>> Aaand another one.

The Outer Worlds may get its next expansion surprisingly soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-outer-worlds-may-get-its-next-expansion-surprisingly-soon/
Obsidian's spacefaring RPG The Outer Worlds is jetting off on another DLC expansion before the end of March, publisher Take-Two announced this week.
During the publisher's quarterly financial results this Monday, Take-Two revealed that Murder on Eridanos, the game's second DLC following last September's Peril On Gorgon, will release before the firm's financial year ends on March 31st (via VGC).

Apex Legends celebrates its second birthday by handing everyone an awful shotgun
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-celebrates-its-second-birthday-by-handing-everyone-an-awful-shotgun/
It's been a good two years, Apex Legends. But eight seasons, two new maps and a dropship full of new heroes later, we can all agree that the Mozambique is still a comically terrible shotgun.
Which is why I adore that the wimpy firearm is taking centre-stage in this year's Anniversary Collection Event, running February 9th through 23rd. Headlining the festivities is a new "Locked & Loaded" limited-time mode. Replacing the standard mode, this new gametype kits everyone out with a full loadout of level-1 gear—white armour, syringes, shield cells, and a Mozambique kitted out with basic attachments. Basic is hip.

Ubisoft says we'll 'see more on The Division' coming later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-says-well-see-more-on-the-division-coming-later-this-year/
Almost immediately after Disney resurrected the Lucasfilm Games brand as the official home of Star Wars games, signaling the coming end of Electronic Arts' exclusivity deal, Ubisoft revealed that it was working on a new open-world Star Wars game, headed up by its Massive Entertainment studio. It's a pretty big deal—you might say it gives us new hope for Star Wars games.
It's reasonable to assume that Massive will be all-in on the project, but what does it mean for the future of its other open-world shooter series, The Division? During a quarterly conference call today, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that taking on a major new Star Wars game will not force it to halt work on The Division.

Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen buffs rocket launchers and raises mouse recoil
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-3.1-patch-notes-seasons-of-the-chosen/
Bungie is kicking off Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen today with the introduction of a new story, a new PvE mode called Battlegrounds, and a very attractive exotic bow that can track several targets at once. But behind the headlining content is also an accompanying patch that fixes a bunch of bugs and cements some significant balancing changes to weapon archetypes.

Hearthstone is getting a big shakeup with a new 'Core Set' and Classic Format
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-is-getting-a-big-shakeup-with-a-new-core-set-and-classic-format/
Some big changes are on the way to Hearthstone, which will replace Basic and Standard cards in the Standard format with a new Core Set of 235 cards, free for all players, that Blizzard says is "intended to provide a modern collection of starting cards to players of all types and make Hearthstone even more approachable for newcomers."

Call of Duty: Cold War's new competitive mode bans over a third of its guns
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-cold-wars-new-competitive-mode-bans-over-a-third-of-its-guns/
If you're jumping into Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's brand new competitive mode, don't get too attached to your favorite loadouts. League Play, a new ranked mode based on the Call of Duty League, launched yesterday with a stringent ruleset that bans over a third of Cold War's arsenal.
>> And, for some reason, the Pros are at the lowest bracket.

Riot Games CEO sued for sexual harassment
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-games-ceo-sued-for-sexual-harassment/
Last month, former Riot Games employee Sharon O'Donnell filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against both the company and its CEO, Nicolo Laurent. A copy of the complaint was obtained by Vice Games.

Here's a decent amount of Warhammer: 40,000 Battlesector gameplay footage
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-decent-amount-of-warhammer-40000-battlesector-gameplay-footage/
Slitherine announced it's publishing another 40K strategy game, and this one is being developed by Black Lab, creators of Battlestar Galactica Deadlock. (...)
As is the nature of reveal trailers it didn't show much of ye olde gameplay footage. If that's what you want to see, Slitherine uploaded a livestream in which executive producer David Sharrock breaks down a solid amount of footage.

Rainbow Six Quarantine's title may be overdue a rethink
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-quarantines-title-may-be-overdue-a-rethink/
Ubisoft is confident Rainbow Six Quarantine will still release this year, but admits that now may be a bad time to launch something called "Quarantine".
In yesterday's financial results call (via VGC), the publisher reassured investors that the long-elusive Rainbow Six Siege spin-off was still set for release before Ubisoft's financial year ends on September 31st. This comes following delays to both Quarantine and Far Cry 6, attributed to the struggles of adjusting to life under Covid-19.

Microsoft forms new subsidiary 'Vault' to handle its ZeniMax acquisition
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-forms-new-subsidiary-vault-to-handle-its-zenimax-acquisition/
In preparation for its $7.5bn acquisition of Fallout owner ZeniMax, Microsoft has created a new subsidiary handily named "Vault".
As spotted by Eurogamer, a European Commission filing revealed that Microsoft intends to absorb ZeniMax by way of a merger with the newly-formed subsidiary. The document itself is an invitation to interested parties to comment on or challenge the acquisition by February 15th—though at this stage the deal is all but sealed.