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Thursday news, part two:

Valve lured 40,000 Dota cheaters into a trap before banning them in one day
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-lured-40000-dota-cheaters-into-a-trap-before-banning-them-in-one-day/
With more than a little braggadocio, Valve has announced that it's permanently banned over 40,000 Dota 2 accounts for cheating. In a post to the official Dota 2 blog yesterday, the company revealed that it had constructed a cunning trap to catch thousands of players that were using "third-party software" to "access information used internally by the Dota client that wasn't visible during normal gameplay," lending them an unfair advantage in-game.

New World is switching to a seasonal model and, yep, that means a season pass
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-world-is-switching-to-a-seasonal-model-and-yep-that-means-a-season-pass/
Amazon's New World MMO is moving to a seasonal format on March 28, which the studio says will deliver "more frequent content like new features [and] gameplay experiences," and—of course—a season pass with separate free and premium reward tracks.

Here's when Sons of the Forest releases in your time zone
https://www.pcgamer.com/sons-of-the-forest-release-date-time-steam-unlock/
The long wait to play co-op survival game Sons of the Forest is nearly over, and soon you'll be able to set foot on a mysterious and dangerous island, either on your own or with up to eight players in co-op. You'll need to gather resources, find food and fresh water, craft weapons and gear, build a base, and defend it from the island's terrifying cannibals in this sequel to Endnight Games' The Forest.
If you're a survival fan you're probably eager to play, especially since the release of Sons of the Forest has already been delayed a few times. Here are the Sons of the Forest release times, broken down by region.

Dark and Darker dev denies theft accusation: 'As far as we know you cannot copyright a game genre'
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-and-darker-dev-denies-theft-accusation-as-far-as-we-know-you-cannot-copyright-a-game-genre/
Dark and Darker developer Ironmace has denied allegations that the game uses stolen assets and code, saying in a statement on Discord that all of Dark and Darker's code was "built from scratch," and its assets were either purchased from the Unreal marketplace or designed internally.

Amazon is bringing another big Korean MMO to the West
https://www.pcgamer.com/amazon-is-bringing-another-big-korean-mmo-to-the-west/
As Amazon Games works to tweak, tune, and dig for a bigger audience for New World, it's also continuing to enter into publishing agreements with other companies on delivering competing MMOs. The most recent addition to that lineup is NCSoft's upcoming Throne and Liberty, which will be published in North and South America, Europe, and Japan—everywhere but Korea, basically—by Amazon.

This battle royale game could win two DICE awards five days before it shuts down
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-battle-royale-game-could-win-two-dice-awards-five-days-before-it-shuts-down/
It's a sad day when a cool multiplayer game shuts off its servers forever. It's an even sadder day when that game is still so new that it may win an award just days before it's scheduled to die.
Such is the case of Rumbleverse, the free-to-play battle royale brawler developed by Iron Galaxy and published by Epic Games. Rumbleverse came out just six months ago in August 2022, and on February 28, Iron Galaxy is shutting it down. That makes its nominations for best fighting game and best online game at tomorrow's annual DICE awards a little bittersweet.

Here's when Company of Heroes 3 unlocks in your time zone
https://www.pcgamer.com/company-of-heroes-3-unlock-times/
Relic and Sega are poised to kick open the doors to World War 2 again today with the arrival of Company of Heroes 3. Preloading has already started, so if you've already done that all you'll need to do is wait just a wee while longer. In the meantime, you can find out when it unlocks in your time zone below.

Legendary designer Shinji Mikami to leave Tango Gameworks and Xbox
https://www.pcgamer.com/legendary-designer-shinji-mikami-to-leave-tango-gameworks-and-xbox/
Tango Gameworks' co-founder and legendary game director Shinji Mikami is to leave the studio within the coming months, Bethesda has confirmed. Mikami set up Tango after leaving Platinum Games, which he had also co-founded with several Capcom alumni. His career began at Capcom where he was quickly recognised as a singular talent, and he cut his directorial teeth on a licensed 16-bit game (Goof Troop, of all things) before going on to design and direct the game that would make his name: Resident Evil.