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Monday news, the second (and long) part:

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is heading to Russia
https://www.pcgamer.com/euro-truck-simulator-2-is-heading-to-russia/
Euro Truck Simulator 2 might still be loading up for its spring holiday to the Iberian peninsula. But trucking developer SCS Software is already planning their next haul, preparing to drive an eighteen-wheeler straight into the Heart Of Russia.

The Legend of Bum-bo gets a free expansion with a new character and save function
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-legend-of-bum-bo-gets-a-free-expansion-with-a-new-character-and-save-function/
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That update, called The Lost Expansion, is now live on Steam, and free for all players. As planned, it includes a new playable character called The Lost, a new type of tile called "Ghost Tiles," a trio of new bosses, more than ten new unlockable items, new challenges and achievements, improved audio, and the ability to save and resume your progress mid-game.

The Division 2's next big update won't be out until late 2021 'at the earliest'
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-division-2s-next-big-update-wont-be-out-until-late-2021-at-the-earliest/
In February, Ubisoft made the surprise announcement that The Division 2 will be getting new content in 2021. Title update 12, released in December 2020, had been planned as the game's final major update, but there was apparently enough demand to keep the wheels turning on it. "Thanks to your continued support, we are now in the early stages of development for fresh content to release later in 2021," Ubisoft said.

Chinese hit Tale of Immortal is getting an English translation
https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-hit-tale-of-immortal-english-translation-confirmed/
Tale of Immortal exploded onto Steam in late January of this year, rising onto the best-sellers list, but like prior million-selling hits from China it's a largely regional success: The game isn't available in any language other than Simplified Chinese. Tale of Immortal is an action-adventure RPG sandbox about exploring a world inspired by chinese mythical bestiary the Classic of Mountains and Season. In the game, characters seek to use Taoist cultivation to master their martial arts and become god-like immortals.

You can make Loop Hero run faster by editing a file
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-make-loop-hero-run-faster-by-editing-a-file/
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One criticism I have of Loop Hero is that, even with the option to double the speed turned on, it goes pretty slow. That can be fixed, however. Open the variables.ini file in your Steam/steamapps/common/Loop Hero directory with a text editor, search for the game_speed value, and crank it up as high as you like. The default is 60, so bump it to 120 or 240 and watch those loops fly by.

Players were farming so many legendaries in the Outriders demo it had to be changed
https://www.pcgamer.com/players-were-farming-so-many-legendaries-in-the-outriders-demo-it-had-to-be-changed/
Forthcoming looter-shooter Outriders seems to have found a way around the curse affecting loot-driven games last year by offering a free demo with the promise that progress will carry over into the full game. Apparently over two million players have taken developers People Can Fly up on the offer so far, but a few too many of those players also took the opportunity to farm hoards of legendary items so they'll be ready for the full game.

Here's an adorable factory game about machine learning and cats
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-an-adorable-factory-game-about-machine-learning-and-cats/
Machine learning is perhaps old hat by now, but what's never going to be old hat is cats. People just can't seem to get enough of them. Learning Factory is an Early Access game that released last month about building an automated factory that produces the things cats want to buy, then sells them. Your job is to keep the shelves stocked and the cats happy—and earn money by selling at optimal prices.

The Microsoft Store leaked a Tomb Raider trilogy collection
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-microsoft-store-leaked-a-tomb-raider-trilogy-collection/
A bundle called the Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy appeared on the Microsoft Store, and then was quickly removed from it, earlier today. A collection of the three reboot games, it includes Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, as well as all of their DLC, and had a release date of March 18, though no price.

Phasmophobia update teaches ghosts to turn corners and open doors
https://www.pcgamer.com/phasmophobia-update-teaches-ghosts-to-turn-corners-and-open-doors/
The horrible apparitions of indie cooperative horror game Phasmophobia are now at the very least as smart as the velociraptors from 1993 movie Jurassic Park, because they can open doors. Why would they open doors? I don't really know actually, because surely ghosts should just walk through them. Either way, the banner feature of the March 6 patch is an overall improvement to the ghost's AI.

Anger Foot is Duke Nukem's Mighty Boot: The Game
https://www.pcgamer.com/anger-foot-is-duke-nukems-mighty-boot-the-game/
When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. In Anger Foot you have a foot, and every problem looks like it would benefit from a good kicking. You kick doors, which fly off their hinges and into the faces of reptilian dudes with baseball bats, you kick barrels (which explode), and you kick dudes (who die). While this is happening, the music kicks your eardrums in (which rules).

Over 5,000 Final Fantasy 14 players were banned for real-money trading in one week
https://www.pcgamer.com/over-5000-final-fantasy-14-players-were-banned-for-real-money-trading-in-one-week/
Between February 25 and March 3 this year, Square Enix banned over 5,000 players from Final Fantasy 14 for activities related to real-money trading. Though paying for in-game gear, boosts, and so on with actual money is prohibited, there are still plenty of people out there selling items, raid clears, mounts, PvP ranks, whole accounts, and the in-game currency of gil, which people are supposed to be trading with.

Resident Evil Village won't have decapitations in Japan
https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-village-wont-have-decapitations-in-japan/
In keeping with rules set by the national ratings board CERO, Resident Evil Village won't have decapitations in Japan, and it will be less bloody. That's according to a statement on Capcom's support page, which was neatly translated and summarised by this tweet.

British prison escapee caught because he went out to buy Call of Duty
https://www.pcgamer.com/british-prison-escapee-caught-because-he-went-out-to-buy-call-of-duty/
After escaping Spring Hill Prison in Buckinghamshire on November 28 last year, Clint Butler, who was serving a 17-year sentence for crimes including robbery and firearms offences, laid low successfully until he left the house with a friend to score a copy of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

Among Us releases a slightly sus quick chat update
https://www.pcgamer.com/among-us-releases-a-slightly-sus-quick-chat-update/
Among Us has added a new quickchat option, available to all players but targeted especially at its younger audience: players now have to enter their age, and those registered as under 13 will only be able to use this from now on. Innersloth describes the standard chat wheel format as "an easier, faster and safer option to play if you're using text chat" though players can still toggle free chat on and off in settings.

Blaseball, the silent browser phenomenon, gets an official soundtrack
https://www.pcgamer.com/blaseball-the-silent-browser-phenomenon-gets-an-official-soundtrack/
Internet sports simulator Blaseball is many things. A robust fantasy baseball league, a crowdsourced piece of existential horror, beloved home of the Baltimore Crabs (claws up!). But a banging audio experience it is decisively not—at least, not until the official soundtrack to a silent browser game drops later this year.

Microsoft's $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda has been given the green light
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsofts-dollar75-billion-acquisition-of-bethesda-has-been-given-the-green-light/
Both the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and the European Union Commission have given Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Zenimax, parent company of Bethesda Game Studios, approval to proceed. Following its investigation (which was opened in February 2020) the SEC posted a Notice of Effectiveness last week, alongside the full sales prospectus.