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Monday news, part two:

Sorry, Destiny 2's Cosmodrome isn't getting any bigger
https://www.pcgamer.com/sorry-destiny-2s-cosmodrome-isnt-getting-any-bigger/
Last year, Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion took the controversial step of "vaulting" half the game's worlds. But while it also "un-vaulted" Destiny 1's Cosmodrome as a kind of consolation prize, and more specifically to provide a staging ground for the new player experience, Bungie this week explained that it'd be going no further in fleshing out the region.

Valheim has a rare 'world-destroyer bug' so here's how to back up your world and characters
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-backup-world-character/
There's plenty to fear in Valheim, from angry trolls to rampaging demonic deer to back-stabbing deathsquitos.
But nothing is more terrifying than logging in to find your world and character gone and all your progress lost. And that's a real and dangerous possibility, according to developer Iron Gate.
>> Well, it's the problem with Early Access titles, right? In any case, that doesn't seem to be a problem and it's gathering a lot of players.

This simple Valheim fix can increase your performance by up to 30 fps
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-increase-fps-performance/
Valheim already runs a lot better than most Early Access survival games, but depending on your hardware you'll probably struggle to get a stable 60 fps. Fortunately, one player on the Valheim subreddit has discovered a series of quick fixes that can result in a massive boost in performance.

Ubisoft surprises The Division 2 players, confirms that new content is coming later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-surprises-the-division-2-players-confirms-that-new-content-is-coming-later-this-year/
Earlier this week, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that even though its Massive studio is now developing a new open-world Star Wars game, it will also continue to work on its other open-world shooter series, The Division. (...) Today the studio officially committed to that promise, saying in a message on Twitter that the recently-released title update 12 for The Division 2 was intended to be the game's final major update, "but thanks to your continued support, we are now in the early stages of development for fresh content to release later in 2021."

343 Industries says a return to Halo Wars 2 isn't going to happen
https://www.pcgamer.com/343-industries-says-a-return-to-halo-wars-2-isnt-going-to-happen/
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"In the past, we’ve noted the Publishing Team was fully focused on MCC and we had no current plans to return to Halo Wars 2. Now, with all the titles on PC, we’ve seen these questions popping up again although the 343 Publishing Team is still working on more MCC seasonal content along with a variety of features and further improvements. It’s not always easy to be open and transparent—particularly when we expect it’s not an answer the community wants to hear—but we want to give it to you straight: 343 Industries has no current plans for further Halo Wars 2 work including content updates, balance patches, bringing the title to other platforms, or a new game in the series."
>> They could at least port it to Steam...

The Ace Attorney prequels have been rated for PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-ace-attorney-prequels-have-been-rated-for-pc/
Gematsu looked at some recent ratings by the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee and spotted several unannounced ports. Tales from the Borderlands and SnowRunner are both apparently coming to Switch, for instance, and more relevant to us, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles has been rated for PC.

The new Call of Duty update makes teamkillers hurt themselves
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-call-of-duty-update-makes-teamkillers-hurt-themselves/
Call of Duty's new update across both Black Ops - Cold War and Warzone has implemented a change to League Play: Friendly fire damage will now hurt the attacker after their 2nd teamkill, and teamkillers will be kicked after two additional attempts at teamkilling. Here's the full patch note: "Friendly fire will now convert to ricochet damage after the 2nd teamkill and return damage to the attacker. Players will be kicked after 2 additional attempted teamkills after that." The update has been fairly well-received by Call of Duty league players on social media.

Here's a look at Warframe's ghostly, groovy spring updates
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-look-at-warframes-ghostly-groovy-spring-updates/
Digital Extremes has posted a teaser of Warframe's spring content updates, which range from limited events and a Prime form to a new storyline featuring a new warframe. Of interest to a cult few will be the Octavia Prime form of the most musical character in Warframe, which will release on February 23rd and features custom musical attacks.

Spiritfarer has three big, free updates coming
https://www.pcgamer.com/spiritfarer-has-three-big-free-updates-coming/
Much-beloved, heart wrenching, and undeniably cute life sim slash Charon simulator Spiritfarer has three big, free updates coming this year. Each update will bring in new characters with their own stories, new quality of life improvements, new buildings to make, and new recipes and resources.

The Fall Guys Valentine's Day costume is an adorable red panda
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-fall-guys-valentines-day-costume-is-an-adorable-red-panda/
I repeat, this is not a drill. The Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Valentine's Day new costume is a red panda. That's right: Your adorable jelly bean thing can now be a red panda. There's also some kind of cute Valentine's Day message above.

King's Bounty 2 release delayed to August
https://www.pcgamer.com/kings-bounty-2-release-delayed-to-august/
King's Bounty 2 was previously scheduled for a March release, but has now been delayed to August 24. Denis Maltzev, producer on King's Bounty 2, said in a press release, "We are currently at a stage where the game is complete and playable, but we need more time to finish playtesting, fixing, polishing, and postponing launch will give us the precious months to balancing phase, much needed for such important project for us, with its ambitious, open world, its complex narrative, deep Turn-Based Tactical and RPG mechanics."

Baldur's Gate 3 livestream will feature 'the biggest patch note ever forged in the fiery pits of Larian'
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-livestream-will-feature-the-biggest-patch-note-ever-forged-in-the-fiery-pits-of-larian/
Larian Studios announced the Early Access release date of Baldur's Gate 3 during a livestream called The Panel From Hell last year, a format the developer is planning to repeat this week in The Panel From Hell 2. This time, it will touch on a variety of updates on the state of Baldur's Gate 3 and the forthcoming patch 4, "including the biggest patch note ever forged in the fiery pits of Larian", and will also include "a peek at newly improved cinematics, Tieflings, spells and cows".

Disc Room's nightmare future will always be 69 years away
https://www.pcgamer.com/disc-rooms-nightmare-future-will-always-be-69-years-away/
One of the problems with speculative fiction is that, unless you can accurately predict the future, your vision will always look remarkably quaint by the time we reach whatever far-off year you picked. But no matter how much time passes, indie blade-dodger Disc Room will forever take place 69 years in the future.

Call of Duty Warzone could be getting Zombies mode in Season 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-could-be-getting-zombies-mode-in-season-2/
Treyarch appears to be teasing an upcoming Zombies mode for Call of Duty Warzone Season 2.
The first hint came from the Warzone Rumble playlist, where a trial machine was spotted in the Verdansk Hospital map by Twitter user Eric Maynard. The machine comes from Black Ops Cold War's Zombies mode, which was used to gain rewards for completing challenges (thanks Eurogamer).