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Ark's next expansion, Genesis, brings giant sea turtle forts and a voiced AI companion
https://www.pcgamer.com/arks-next-expansion-genesis-brings-giant-sea-turtle-forts-and-a-voiced-ai-companion/
"This is not Ark 2."
That secret message, decoded by some clever fans, was embedded in an Ark: Survival Evolved teaser page, and it's now been confirmed. There's no Ark: Survival Evolved sequel coming (yet, anyway), but Studio Wildcard has announced two new expansion packs collectively called Ark: Genesis. The first Genesis pack will arrive this December, and the other is planned for the second half of next year. You can watch the announcement trailer further down the page.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection testing will resume 'when it's ready'
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-the-master-chief-collection-testing-will-resume-when-its-ready/
A public test for Halo: The Master Chief Collection's Firefight horde mode was supposed to come to PC in July, but it ultimately failed to materialize. The short explanation for the delay was "bugs"; the long version is also "bugs," but with an in-depth explanation of the Halo testing hierarchy, the current status of the Firefight mode on PC, and why it all seems so complicated.

Bungie reveals Destiny 2 Steam date and cross save details
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-reveals-destiny-2-steam-date-and-cross-save-details/
Back in June, Bungie announced that Destiny 2 would be going free to play, getting cross save, and maybe biggest of all, moving from Battle.net to Steam. Today it detailed when that will happen, and what you'll need to do to get ready for it.

Infinity Ward says Modern Warfare isn't political
https://www.pcgamer.com/infinity-ward-says-modern-warfare-isnt-political/
Developers have insisted over the years that their games aren't political, despite them obviously being political in most cases. But Infinity Ward's Jacob Minkoff and Taylor Kurosaki, respectively the campaign gameplay director and studio narrative director on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, took the art of dubious insistence on apolitical narratives to new heights in a recent interview with Game Informer.

The Rock, Becky Lynch, Xavier Woods, and John Cena join Brawlhalla
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-rock-becky-lynch-xavier-woods-and-john-cena-join-brawlhalla/
Not content with adding Finn and Jake from Adventure Time to the roster, smashy platform-brawler Brawlhalla has turned to the WWE for its next set of playable characters. The Rock, Becky Lynch, Xavier Woods, and John Cena have all been added as part of patch 3.47.

More rejected Borderlands 3 cover art
https://www.pcgamer.com/more-rejected-borderlands-3-cover-art/
We already showed you some of the Borderlands 3 cover art that didn't make the cut, including the memorable image with the foot and that real strange breastfeeding one, but thanks to ResetEra poster SomaXD we've seen even more.

Trade your life for sweet upgrades in free shmup Guardian Sphere
https://www.pcgamer.com/trade-your-life-for-sweet-upgrades-in-free-shmup-guardian-sphere/
Shmups, especially vertically scrolling ones, tend to be extremely difficult, peppering the screen with elaborate waves of bullets, and asking the player to weave between them like a robber entering a laser-strewn bank vault. Guardian Sphere is a little easier, a little less bullet hell, and a perfect way to become acquainted with a slightly daunting genre.

Confront the past in beautiful free adventure game An Eternity, Reflecting
https://www.pcgamer.com/confront-the-past-in-beautiful-free-adventure-game-an-eternity-reflecting/
In An Eternity, Reflecting, an entry to the reliably excellent Adventure Game Jam, you return home, to your parents' house, to confront the father who has neglected you all your life. As that father doesn't appear to be around, however, you're free to investigate the past in the traditional adventure game style: meaning rooting through his possessions, combining and using them to solve a few basic puzzles.

Just Cause 4: Danger Rising gives Rico a hoverboard
https://www.pcgamer.com/just-cause-4-danger-rising-gives-rico-a-hoverboard/
It turns out there are still some things Just Cause 4's Rico Rodriguez hasn't blown up, so he's returning for one more pyrotechnic display in Danger Rising, the third and final expansion. Watch the trailer above.

No Man's Sky Beyond will add 32 player support, powered bases, cooking, and alien milking
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-beyond-will-add-32-player-support-powered-bases-cooking-and-alien-milking/
No Man's Sky Beyond will arrive in just a few days, on August 14. We've known for a while now that VR is being added, and yesterday's trailer teased us with a few treats like like The Nexus, a massive new social hub for the more expansive multiplayer features of No Man's Sky. Say goodbye to the days of four-player co-op: Beyond will support up to 32 players in a session.

Total War Saga is heading to Troy, according to a trademark application
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-saga-is-heading-to-troy-according-to-a-trademark-application/
Creative Assembly is gearing up for another Total War Saga, by the looks of things, and this time we'll be joining the Greeks and Trojans as they beat each other up over Helen. Total War's heading to Troy.

Watch Hitman 2's homing briefcase chase someone for 2 minutes
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-hitman-2s-homing-briefcase-chase-someone-for-2-minutes/
IO Interactive recently brought back Hitman 2's briefcase bug, which turned briefcases into gently spinning homing missiles, as an unlockable weapon. It is simultaneously crap and brilliant, always finding its target... eventually. Now that it's in the game, you can take it for a spin yourself, but first a video demonstration!

Final Fantasy 14 is free for 6 days for returning players
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-is-free-for-6-days-for-returning-players/
If it's been a while since you last checked up on Final Fantasy 14 but have been craving a return to Eorzea, good news! From today, lapsed players who have been away for more than 30 days can return for free, but only for six days. That's not a lot of time for a huge MMO, but it should be enough for you to decide if you want to stick around.

These are the weekend deals from GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The first sale is the weekly sale, with up to 85% deals: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190805_weekly_sale
• The Midweek sale, Metroidvania and adventure games, has up to 90% discounts for roughly 22 more hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190807_midweek_sale
• The Hitman franchise is on sale, 75% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190809_weekend_sale_hitman
• To celebrate the launch of The Surge on the platform, the game and DLCs are on sale, up to 70% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190809_promo_launch_the_surge
• And lastly, there's also the weekend sale, with up to 85% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190809_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The first, and only legit, daily deal is OMSI 2: Steam Edition, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/252530/OMSI_2_Steam_Edition/
• The other daily deal is SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, 20% off for the next 9 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/804010/SteamWorld_Quest_Hand_of_Gilgamech/
• A couple weeks ago, Disgaea went free to try for the weekend, and this time it's Disgaea 5 Complete who goes free to try and 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/803600/Disgaea_5_Complete__5/
• The Pillars of Eternity franchise goes on sale between 40 and 55% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/pillarsofeternity/
• Publisher Spike Chunsoft is the star of the publisher weekend sale with discounts ranging from 60 to 90%: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/spike-chunsoft/
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

Nothing more to add. I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.