A tweet from AGB offers an image from Xbox Magazine #128 (September 2015) revealing that multiplayer support is being cut from Rise of the Tomb Raider (thanks Cinema Blend). The scan from the article offers the following quote noting this will not be part of Lara Croft's next adventure, though it does not explain why: "With multiplayer cut from the experience, Crystal Dynamics needed to make this core campaign as entertaining as possible."

A Kickstarter update from Larian Studios informs us that Divinity: Original Sin 2 has passed another stretch goal, and a third undead race will be included in the upcoming RPG sequel. This was triggered as the game reached $1.2 million in funding, and they list two more goals at this time, another skill tree at $1.35M and The Hall of Echoes at $1.5M, and both seem to be in reach, as the crowdfunding campaign still has 23 days remaining. This trailer shows off the new undead unlock, and here's the announcement:

It's celebration time, so grab a glass of hemlock tea and hie yourself to the nearest graveyard. You smashed through the next stretch goal, and now it's official: the Undead will be featured as a playable race in D:OS2.

In this video, we learn a bit more about what's in store for the Undead in Rivellon from our lead writer Jan and concept artist Tania, and Swen gives us another peak into Larian's adventures at PAX.

Continue here to read the full story.

Last week's Steam top 10 has nine entries thanks to a regionalization duplication, and 30 games if you count the contents of the bundle:

1. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
2. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN (Japan Pre-Purchase)
3. Mad Max
4. ARK: Survival Evolved
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
7. Rocket League
8. Act of Aggression
9. H1Z1
10. Focus Selection Pack (2015)

• F1 2014 on Steam. Save 60%.

• League of Legends Named a Champion After Former Professional Gamer.

• Cliff Bleszinski says he retired because everyone was too jaded.
• MechWarrior creator talks Microsoft's relationship with PC gaming, new game - PC Gamer.
• The South Park: Stick of Truth devs have wanted to make an Archer game for years - GamesRadar. Can't find the PC Gamer article they cite.

• Microsoft Xbox pissed off Bill Gates because of Windows. Wonder what his username is on our forums? Thanks HARDOCP.
• Destiny Court Document Shows Five Codenamed Projects In The Works From Bungie.
• No Destiny Daily or Weekly Events This Week.

• ZTE’s Cheap Phones Quietly Winning the U.S. Thanks Slashdot via Ant.
• 'It Saved His Life'- Mugger's Bullet Stopped by Student's iPhone in Pocket. Was running Bible app at the time. Thanks HARDOCP.

• 1080p60 and beyond: the best PC hardware for Metal Gear Solid 5.
• Philips introduces the world's first quantum dot monitor. Thanks HARDOCP.
• The Branding Gods (Mostly) Love Google's New Logo. Thanks HARDOCP.
• I am John McAfee AMA! Thanks Ant.
• Mr. Robot’s first season was a compelling descent into madness.
• Polaroid Snap digital camera blends nostalgia with technology to print photos without ink. Thanks HARDOCP.

• EFF v. NSA, ODNI - Vulnerabilities FOIA - Electronic Frontier Foundation. Thanks HARDOCP.
• Hacking Victims Deserve Empathy, Not Ridicule. Thanks HARDOCP.

• Ex-Bungie composer Marty O'Donnell wins epic legal fight with former bosses. Thanks HARDOCP.
• US trade watchdog to FBI: 'You think the crims won't know about the back door too?'
• Feds allege 4 men executed heist of $1 million worth of MacBook Airs.

• Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain on AngryCentaurGaming.

• Game Giveaway of the Day - Aquascapes. Thanks Ant…
• Bethesda Completes Recording Of Fallout 4's 111,000 Lines Of Dialogue…

I've been doing a pretty good job of taking it easy on the sore finger I mentioned the other day, and I think it's getting a little better. It's even giving me a use for the jar of Tiger Balm analgesic ointment that's sat mostly unused since I retired from playing softball. The bad news is, that applying gunk like that to your finger means having to be extra careful when touching things such as food, your eyes, and your junk, so I have to be on constant guard against punking myself.

Touchy Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Science:	Big Bang 'Blood Spatter' Produced by Atom-Smasher. Highly effective seasickness treatment on the horizon.
Images:	Best friends. Awwww. Thanks KXmode.
Media:	Underwater Sodium - Periodic Table of Videos. Alligator Snapping Turtle vs Common Snapping Turtle. NASA's New Hedgehog Robot.