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Surprise! There were quite a few news today so here's your part three of the news:

Ubisoft is giving away a free month of Ubisoft+
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-is-giving-away-a-free-month-of-ubisoft/
It's been three years since Ubisoft launched its subscription program, called Uplay+ at the time, offering access to over 100 games for a fee of US$15/£13/€15/AU$20 per month. To celebrate the program's third birthday, Ubisoft is offering a 30-day trial subscription for free, which can be claimed between now and October 10.

Pincushion little raiders in a tower defense from the director of Hitman GO
https://www.pcgamer.com/pincushion-little-raiders-in-a-tower-defense-from-the-director-of-hitman-go/
Isle of Arrows is a neat, clean tower defense that hit Steam this week, and though it's styled minimally I had to resist the temptation to call it "little" because it's pretty beefy once you get stuck in. It's solo-developed by Daniel Lutz, who previously worked as creative director on Hitman and Lara Croft GO at Square Enix Montreal.

Explore an alien archipelago, design, and automate a big base in Nova Lands
https://www.pcgamer.com/explore-an-alien-archipelago-design-and-automate-a-big-base-in-nova-lands/
Nova Lands is an upcoming survival, exploration, and crafting game that looks like something between Satisfactory and Forager. It sticks you on an alien planet and has you explore ever-further along an archipelago while discovering new buildings, materials, and resources.

It's all a bit Event Horizon meets Aliens in the demo for this sci-fi horror roguelike
https://www.pcgamer.com/its-all-a-bit-event-horizon-meets-aliens-in-the-demo-for-this-sci-fi-horror-roguelike/
Keep that shotgun close, kids, because Quasimorphosis is an upcoming roguelike survival horror game that blends tactical gun combat with space station dungeon exploration. Set in a post-cyberpunk corporate future, it's the kind of world you wouldn't want to have kids in: especially now that someone's discovered how to summon eldritch demons and all that.

Castlevania characters coming to Brawlhalla
https://www.pcgamer.com/castlevania-characters-coming-to-brawlhalla/
During Ubisoft Forward it was announced that free-to-play multiplayer platform-fighter Brawlhalla will feature two Castlevania characters as part of an event called "Brawlhalla-vania", beginning on October 19. Simon Belmont and Alucard will join the Smash-like developed by Blue Mammoth, though only as skins for existing characters rather than brand new Legends.

Finnish study claims our brains sync-up while gaming together
https://www.pcgamer.com/finnish-study-claims-our-brains-sync-up-while-gaming-together/
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have published a study that examines the brainwave synchronisation of people playing a simple driving game in pairs. The headline claim, of course, is that the results suggest peoples' brainwaves synchronise while playing a co-operative racing game. The participants' brains were activating in a similar way to how they would during face-to-face interaction, and "inter-brain neural synchronization has been linked with empathy and cooperation" in such situations.
>> You've heard it guys. If you want to get in synch with someone, play co-op games.

Ubisoft CEO defends company against criticism of reforms, but campaigners demand deeper change
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-ceo-defends-company-against-criticism-of-reforms-but-campaigners-demand-deeper-change/
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has defended the company's efforts at reforming itself following an explosive wave of harassment allegations against senior staff in 2020. Speaking to GI.biz (opens in new tab), Guillemot repudiated reports that the company had made minimal progress in the wake of the harassment scandal, speaking in-depth about high-profile dismissals, new company structures, and why he didn't quit as CEO when it became clear how toxic Ubisoft's workplace had become.

Square Enix joins a blockchain, looks forward to 'harnessing user contributions'
https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-joins-a-blockchain-looks-forward-to-harnessing-user-contributions/
Square Enix has been one of the most bullish of the major publishers in announcing its intention to seriously invest in blockchain technology. (...)
Now, Square Enix is going to become part of a blockchain. It will be one of 21 'node validators' of the Oasys blockchain, which like all of them claims to be eco-friendly and not like all those other blockchains. A node validator is an entity that maintains a copy of a given blockchain, and has a role in verifying and keeping records of all its transactions. No word yet on what the Gallagher brothers think about the name.