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Monday news, part two:

Battlefield 2042 players have figured out how to bunnyhop across the beta
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/battlefield-2042-players-have-figured-out-how-to-bunnyhop-across-the-beta/
With dozens of players sprinting, driving and jetting across explosive warzones, Battlefield isn't exactly what you'd call sluggish. But just a day into the beta for Battlefield 2042, players have already figured out how to introduce some ludicrous momentum tricks to the traditionally grounded warzone.

New World players are already scamming each other out of huge sums of gold
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-world-players-are-already-scamming-each-other-out-of-huge-sums-of-gold/
New World has been out for just over two weeks and already players are beginning to screw each other out of vast quantities of gold, the in-game currency. While New World might not be a true sandbox MMO the likes of EVE Online, it soon might have a similar reputation for skullduggery.

Quake remaster gets big update expanding bot and mod support
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/quake-remaster-update/
A new update for Quake's enhanced version is out, adding in significantly more bot and modding support for the remastered shooter that released in August. Improvements to user control and accessibility measures are also included.

New World server transfers delayed due to 'edge cases,' no transfers between regions
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-world-server-transfers-delayed-due-to-edge-cases/
The New World team has provided a bit of an update on server transfers, a promised feature that they laid the groundwork for earlier this week but haven't yet released. A post on the New World game forums has updated a bit on that process, why it's held up, and what it'll be like when it launches.

GOG says they 'shouldn't have released' Hitman on their store, removes it
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gog-says-they-shouldnt-have-released-hitman-on-their-store-removes-it/
GOG is the most reliably DRM-free store in PC Gaming, and has built its reputation on that concept for years now. Understandably, GOG diehards were pretty upset when Hitman released on the store a few weeks ago with its extensive always-online DRM features intact. ""This game is not DRM free in any meaningful sense," said one very on-the-nose review.
GOG community manager Gabriela Siemienkowicz has followed up on the problems, now, as promised a couple weeks ago. "We're still in dialogue with IO Interactive about this release. Today we have removed HITMAN GOTY from GOG’s catalog – we shouldn’t have released it in its current form, as you’ve pointed out," she posted under username chandra on the GOG forums. (...)

EEK3 2021 was another treasure trove of indie horror games
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/eek3-2021-was-another-treasure-trove-of-indie-horror-games/
The folks behind the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc waited until October to bring us their second annual EEK3 indie horror showcase, because Americans insist October is the spookiest month. I mean, the Dutch call November Slachtmaand, which literally means slaughter month, but whatever. October's fine, I guess.

Looks like New World players are getting each other banned to win wars
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/looks-like-new-world-players-are-getting-each-other-banned-to-win-wars/
It's common in some multiplayer games: Get enough behavior reports in a short time, get automatically banned.
It's a system ripe for abuse in competitive MMOs, and New World looks to have a particularly vicious outbreak where the combination of winner-take-all rewards and very narrow lists of participants make the best targets for your wave of aggressive false reports very obvious. Now, it looks like New World players have figured out they can target their enemies with reports to trigger that 24-hour ban... just before a time-limited war event.

Retrogame engine ScummVM turns 20 years old, gets an update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/retrogame-engine-scummvm-turns-20-years-old-gets-an-update/
Preservation project ScummVM—named after the Script Creation Utility For Maniac Mansion, the engine used in LucasArts' classic adventure games—was launched on October 9, 2001. Initially, it was about reimplementing games made in SCUMM like Secret of Monkey Island so they could run on platforms they weren't designed for. Since then, the ScummVM team have broadened their remit and reverse-engineered all kinds of games, from Plumbers Don't Wear Ties to Blade Runner.
On the occasion of its 20th birthday, ScummVM updated to version 2.5.0 and now supports 2.5D games. Grim Fandango, The Longest Journey, and Myst 3: Exile are now supported on desktop platforms, and compatibility has been added for several more games including Little Big Adventure, The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time, Private Eye, and Crusader: No Remorse.

Make silly robots in programming puzzler Manufactoria 2022
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/make-silly-robots-in-programming-puzzler-manufactoria-2022/
Old flash puzzler Manufactoria may have vanished with the demise of Adobe Flash, but developer PleasingFungus Games has made a sequel or reboot or whatever you want to call it: Manufactoria 2022. Released just this week on Steam, it's a puzzler where you arrange conveyors and machines to program, deprogram, and reprogram robots. As the campaign bears on, you move into larger spaces and build more complex factories.
>> Here'¡s the Steam link. The game is still in Early Access, and has a demo.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is testing a 'combat style' revamp
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/star-wars-the-old-republic-is-testing-a-combat-style-revamp/
In the build-up to the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Old Republic and the release of the Legacy of the Sith expansion, one of the add-on's elements is being trialed on the public test server. As well as a new storyline, Legacy of the Sith is adding combat styles, which will let players choose the abilities of different classes.

Activision-Blizzard lawsuits in chaos as federal agency accuses California's DFEH of ethics violations
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/activision-blizzard-lawsuits-in-chaos-as-federal-agency-accuses-californias-dfeh-of-ethics-violations/
Activision Blizzard is currently facing a lawsuit in the state of California, brought by the Department for Employment and Housing (DFEH). The suit alleges that Activision Blizzard is a company rife with discrimination, sexual harassment, and a 'frat boy' culture—claims that Activision Blizzard deny. CEO Bobby Kotick says "people will be held responsible for their actions" and, around a fortnight ago, we discovered Activision Blizzard had also been in talks about a separate lawsuit being brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and had agreed to settle for $18 million.
The DFEH last week filed an objection to this settlement, arguing that it would lead to the "effective destruction" of evidence critical to its case and cause "irreparable harm" to its own lawsuit. One important fact: the DFEH is a state department of California, whereas the EEOC is a US federal agency.