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Namco pixel artist Hiroshi Ono dies at 64
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/namco-pixel-artist-hiroshi-ono-dies-at-64/
Former Namco pixel artist Hiroshi Ono, also known as Mr Dotman, has died at the age of 64.
Ono joined Namco in 1979 as a graphic designer, contributing his work towards some of the company's most iconic arcade games. Along with providing cabinet artwork for Pac-Man, he is perhaps best known for his sprite work on the excellent Galaga and Dig Dug (thanks, VGC). Much of his early work went uncredited, but also provided art for the likes of Mappy, Xevious and New Rally-X.
>> D.E.P.

Apex Legends' next hero is another Titanfall 2 throwback
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/apex-legends-next-hero-is-another-titanfall-2-throwback/
Ash, the cold, calculating android (sorry, Simulacrum) lass from Titanfall 2's shifting factory level will be Apex Legends' next champion, as confirmed by a new Stories from the Outlands trailer posted today.

Valorant cheating 'at an all-time low'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/valorant-cheating-at-an-all-time-low/
Valorant's Vanguard anti-cheat technology proved deeply controversial when it was revealed last year. (...)
A year and a half later, Riot's strategy appears to be paying dividends. Riot anti-cheat analyst Matt “K3o” Paoletti said in an update posted today that the rate of reports for cheating in Valorant are the lowest they've ever been.

New World invulnerability trick is hilariously easy to pull off
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-world-invincibility-exploit/
New World players have discovered an apparent invincibility exploit that's easy to perform: You just have to switch to windowed mode and drag the game window around. While repositioning the New World window, players enter a state of suspended animation, and as the above video from Kona shows, can't be killed.

This horror game set in an abandoned toy factory isn't playing around
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-horror-game-set-in-an-abandoned-toy-factory-isnt-playing-around/
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The inherent creepiness of dolls is what makes an abandoned toy factory a great setting for a scary game. In the first chapter of horror adventure Poppy Playtime, you're a former employee of Playtime Co., revisiting the toy factory years after every employee abruptly vanished. Seems like a bad idea! You should really let sleeping dolls lie. Trust me.

Dead by Daylight models are being sold as NFTs, no one is pleased
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dead-by-daylight-models-are-being-sold-as-nfts-no-one-is-pleased/
Non-fungible tokens are basically digital items that use blockchain technology to grant "ownership" to those who pay for them. Ownership is in scare quotes, because you really only own a sort of receipt that says a non-unique digital file is yours. It's an extremely divisive phenomenon, partly because creating NFTs requires environmentally damaging, energy-intensive blockchain mining, and partly because the scene is rife with scams. That hasn't stopped their proliferation, and it hasn't stopped Dead By Daylight studio Behaviour from licensing its in-game models for NFTs. Specifically: You can now buy a Pinhead NFT.
>> As I posted yesterday, Valve has decided to ban games with cryptocurrencies and NFTs from Steam. Will this affect this game?

Blue Box Game Studios says it's getting death threats over Kojima conspiracy
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/blue-box-game-studios-says-its-getting-death-threats-over-kojima-conspiracy/
Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios says it's received numerous death threats over the last few months, "online but unfortunately also physically."
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The whole situation has drawn a lot of attention to Abandoned and Blue Box, unfortunately not all of it good. The developer released a statement on Twitter earlier this week, revealing it's been dealing with death threats over the last few months, seeing a recent uptick.
>> The world is full of morons.

Fortnite's Halloween event has massive monsters and Ariana Grande in a spacesuit
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnites-halloween-event-has-massive-monsters-and-ariana-grande-in-a-spacesuit/
As is now obligatory for any kind of service game, Fortnite has announced its 2021 Halloween event: The Wrath of the Cube Queen. Fortnite being Fortnite, however, the largest live service game in the world and the vanguard of Tim Sweeney's beloved metaverse, it's doing it at quite the scale.

Voting is open for the Golden Joystick awards 2021
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/voting-is-open-for-the-golden-joystick-awards-2021/
While 2021 has been a sleepier year for games, that doesn't mean we haven't seen some absolute bangers grace our monitors this year. We've seen a strong library of releases over the last 12 months, and now you get to decide which ones were the best of the best. The 39th Golden Joystick awards are upon us, so get your voting caps on.