Upload VR has a confirmation of a report that deleting your Facebook account as an Oculus user will result in disabling your Oculus account as well (thanks Eurogamer). This will remove all your games, purchases, and progress. Here's the message to users deleting Facebook accounts:

Deleting your account is permanent.

When you delete your Facebook account, you won’t be able to retrieve the content or information you’ve shared on Facebook. Your Messenger and all of your messages will also be deleted.

Deleting your Facebook account will also delete your Oculus information.

This includes your app purchases and achievements. You will no longer be able to return any apps and will lose any existing store credits.

The WB Games Jobs Page lists several open positions at Monolith Productions (thanks ResetEra). This is the first known activity from the developer since the release of Middle Earth Shadow of War three years ago. A series of tweets from MauroNL picks out a the relevant details:

A job listing for an associate UI designer describes it as "our next big gaming innovation". Should you land this job, some of the tasks are "helping create menus, icons, stats/inventory screens, in-game HUD elements, and animated motion graphics".

The game looks to use Monolith's own engine and tools, as all the work needs to "implement UI content into Monolith Productions Propriety engine using in-house tools." This in-house engine also looks to be upgraded as a software engineer job listings is looking for somebody that helps "building cutting-edge technology and powering the development of Monolith's next generation of console and PC games." The third job listing is for a character systems designer. This person is to make systems that "drive innovative interactions and behaviors between the player and non-player characters." This applicant is required to have experience in 3D open world action games, so we might be looking at an open world title. Another interesting requirement is a "Strong understanding of modern pop culture trends within the entertainment industry with an ability to successfully apply to UI art style as needed." 6/6

Call of Duty Cold War Beta Netcode Analysis is a video offering a look at multiplayer support in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta. MP1st has pulled some relevant details from the clip:

Based on Battle(non)sense’s data from the beta, smaller game modes (traditional 6v6 and custom matches) will use a mix of dedicated and P2P servers, while bigger modes like Combined Arms, Dirty Bomb, etc., will run on dedicated servers (given the game won’t be able to handle it if it didn’t run on dedicated servers compleltely due to the high volume of players involved).

In addition to that, he found out that the Dirty Bomb game mode, as well as Combined Arms, both ran at 20hz tick servers!

Fortunately, the smaller 6v6 modes like VIP Escort, Domination, etc., all ran at 50hz servers. While that number is higher, do note that the Battlefield franchise has used 60hz servers since 2015, and that game has 64-player matches, destruction, vehicles, and more (something this particular YouTuber pointed out as well).

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Here's the new rundown on last week's bestselling titles on Steam:

1. Phasmophobia.
2. Pre-purchase Cyberpunk 2077.
3. Among Us.
4. The Outer Worlds.
5. Baldur's Gate 3.
6. Valve Index VR Kit.
7. Grand Theft Auto V.
8. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
9. Hades.
10. Amnesia: Rebirth.

Studio Wildcard announces the ARK: Fear Evolved 4 event is now underway in ARK: Survival Evolved to celebrate Halloween in the dinosaur survival game. Here's what this involves:

During the ARK: Fear Evolved 4 event, players will get 2X Experience, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation). In addition to many fan favorites from past Fear Evolved events, survivors will find themselves on the hunt for 11 new spooky themed chibis’ to add to their growing collection, seven new ghostly dinosaur skins and other rawrsome fun, including:

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• Fallout 4 & Fallout: New Vegas mods add support for Vulkan via wrappers.
• Fortnite - Grab a Ghostbusters Set in the Shop now 👻.

• Democracy 4 Developer video #24: Voting analysis.
• WowCraft Ep 50 "Kingnapped."

• PS4 loading times are improved as patches all but remove loading screens in first-party games.
• Apex Legends' Switch Version Delayed to 2021.
• Microsoft has made a real Xbox fridge, based on the popular meme. Memes are a dish best served cold.

• PayPal drops domain registrar Epik over its 'alternative' digital currency.
• I Didn’t Want to Love Zooming on My Facebook Portal—but I Do. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Apple, Netflix Explored "No Time To Die" Deal.
• There's a huge, secret war brewing between Google and YouTube Downloaders.
• Instagram changes nudity policy after backlash.

Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

• Microsoft wants to make sure we don't fall victim to murderous AI.
• The U.S.-China Conflict Over Chips Is About to Get Uglier. Thanks
• Researchers Pack 10,000 Metasurface Pixels Per Inch in New OLED Display. Thanks Max.
• NVMe vs SATA vs M.2 - What's the difference when it comes to SSDs?
• Where to buy refurbished products.
• How to configure your mouse so it doesn't hurt you.
• 30 most valuable tech companies in the world.
• MPC-HC version 1.9.8.
• Paint.NET version 4.2.14. Thanks DSLReports.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Among Us developers scramble to block massive ‘Eris Loris’ spam attack.
• 13 Common Security Mistakes That Make Your PC Vulnerable.
• Don’t Work on Your Party Laptop or Party on Your Work Laptop.
• How to Delete Old Emails, Tweets, and Files.

• Google Paid Apple Billions To Dominate Search On iPhones, Justice Department Says. Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One Review - Wccftech.
• Serious Sam 4 PC Review - DSOGaming.
• World of Art: Learn with Jigsaw Puzzles - Christ Centered Gamer.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Mad Catz RAT Pro X3 Mouse Review - Rat Attack - MP1st.
• Microsoft Surface Pro X (2020) Laptop review- ARM gets more muscle - The Verge.
• Samsung Odyssey G7 32-inch 1000R Curved Monitor Review- Extreme in Every Way - Tom's Hardware.
• Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme Lightning Review- Condensed Overclocking Essence In A Jar.
• Thermaltake Toughpower PF1 750W Power Supply Review - Tom's Hardware.
• VanTop Discovery H609 Mirror Mounted Dash Camera Review - Nikk Tech.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Farewell to the $60 Video Game…
• Cannot Unsee — The 20 Most Divisive Games With Critics & Gamers. Thanks Ant…
• Puzzle Solutions - Amnesia- Rebirth Wiki Guide…
• PUBG lore has been made easier to digest thanks to official new website…
• Thanks To My Childhood, I Can't Throw Out My Console Boxes…
• Mark Wahlberg offers first look at his Sully appearance in the Uncharted movie…

Well, yesterday's plans for a hike ended up falling apart. Just as we were to walk out the door we got a call from our hiking companions with the bad news that they'd suffered a flat tire, and would not be able to make it. This may have worked out for the best, however, as the day was considerably more overcast than was called for in the weather forecast. So we waited it out to see which way it went, which turned out to be drizzly and not really well-suited to outdoor activities. It looks much nicer today, so we may yet end up trying to get out for a stroll.

Obituary: Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78.

Rained Out Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Brunch Links

• Making a Cel-Shaded Porta Potty in the Borderlands Style.
• Washington Irving's Headless Horseman Of Sleepy Hollow Turns 200. Thanks RedEye9.
• What 2020 Looked Like to 1974’s Sci-Fi Writers. Thanks Digg.

Stories

• Raccoons broke into a bank. Here's how they probably did it. The masks should have given it away.
• COVID-19 pandemic halts bullfighting where animal rights activists couldn't. Thanks Acleacius.
• Man steals from SF Walgreens as TV crew reports story on shoplifting.

Science
Thanks RedEye9.

• Do camels really have water in their humps?
• OSIRIS-REx overflows with asteroid samples after bagging bounty from Bennu.

Image

• Cannot Unsee — Teens Exploring Ancient Ruins.

Media

• Best dad ever connects Mario Kart Live- Home Circuit to full-motion sim rig…
• Star Wars Super Collector Reads Your Comments.

The Funnies

• Every Civilization Endgame – Arcade Rage.