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Tuesday news, part two:

Train Simulator 2020's announcement trailer sounds inexplicably epic
https://www.pcgamer.com/train-simulator-2020s-announcement-trailer-sounds-inexplicably-epic/
Train Simulator 2020 is heading to Steam on September 19, and developer Dovetail Games has chosen to announce this fact with a sedate trailer that slowly reveals stationary trains before ramping it up to trains moving at an appropriate and safe speed. The music, however, suggests we're watching something very different—possibly even an epic clash between roaring locomotives.
>> No, it's not that epic.

Sea of Thieves is adding pets and premium currency this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-is-adding-pets-and-premium-currency-this-week/
The Pirate Emporium that has haunted the main menu of Sea of Thieves is finally about to open. A new premium currency, called Ancient Coins, will be added this Wednesday to Rare's open-world pirate game, and these coins can be purchased with your real-world cash. Ancient Coins can be spent in the Pirate Emporium, both in the game's menu and at outposts, to buy new emotes, cosmetics, and something Sea of Thieves fans have been wanting for ages: pets.

'We're not working on weapons 2.0,' Destiny 2 director says
https://www.pcgamer.com/were-not-working-on-weapons-20-destiny-2-director-says/
"We're looking at weapons overall right now. There's a long, long, probably 2000 words, deleted scene from the director's cut [the mega-update trilogy Smith posted last month] that's really looking at things like infusion in weapons and the relationships we want players to think of [with] their weapons in Destiny. We're not working on weapons 2.0 right now," Smith says around the 2:51:00 mark.

Rage 2: Rise of the Ghosts brings back an OG bandit clan later this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/rage-2-rise-of-the-ghosts-brings-back-an-og-bandit-clan-later-this-month/
Remember Rage 2? It enjoyed a very high-profile pre-release marketing campaign, came out to very solid reviews, and then seemed to almost immediately fall off the face of the Earth. But later this month it will bounce back with Rise of the Ghosts, the first of two "major" expansions planned for release this year.

EA is looking for testers for its 'Project Atlas' cloud gaming service
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-is-looking-for-testers-for-its-project-atlas-cloud-gaming-service/
Electronic Arts announced Project Atlas last year as "a vision for a cloud-native gaming future." The goal isn't just a streamed gaming service, however: Very generally speaking, EA's plan is to use cloud-based services to enable deeper and more personalized games, and "eventually create a world full of user generated content—blurring the lines between the discrete domains of game engines and game services."

Life is Strange 2 will be removed from digital storefronts in Australia tomorrow
https://www.pcgamer.com/life-is-strange-2-will-be-removed-from-digital-storefronts-in-australia-tomorrow/
Life is Strange 2 will be removed from Australian digital storefronts, according to the official Life is Strange Twitter account. As you've probably guessed, this move has been prompted by the Australian Classification Board: it's currently reviewing the game's age ratings.

Slay the Spire's new character is available for testing
https://www.pcgamer.com/slay-the-spires-new-character-is-available-for-testing/
With only three characters, Slay the Spire is a meaty deckbuilding roguelike that I've still not been able to defeat, and now it's poised to introduce another hero to its roster. The Watcher isn't in the live game yet, but is now available in the beta branch along with an update that introduces new relics, bug fixes, balance tweaks and more.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey's educational Discovery Tour is out today
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-odysseys-educational-discovery-tour-is-out-today/
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is almost a year old, but Ubisoft is still cranking out significant free updates. Earlier in the month, the final quest in the Lost Tales of Greece series was added to the game, reuniting you with the extremely chatty Socrates, and today you can start soaking up the history of the ancient world by jumping into one of the new Discovery Tours.

Gears 5 players are getting rewards for putting up with Early Access problems
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-5-players-are-getting-rewards-for-putting-up-with-early-access-problems/
Gears 5 is out today, but it's technically been available to all owners of the Ultimate Edition and Xbox Live Game Pass Ultimate users since September 5. Unfortunately, the early launch was marred with issues, like players not being able to find multiplayer matches or not being able to connect to the servers.

The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-walking-dead-the-telltale-definitive-series-is-out-now/
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is out today, collecting the entirety of Clem's harrowing seven-year journey, as well as the spin-offs, giving you 23 episodes to play through.

KFC is publishing a Colonel Sanders dating sim
https://www.pcgamer.com/kfc-is-publishing-a-colonel-sanders-dating-sim/
In I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator, a game that embodies the very essence of the concept of 2019, you play a culinary student trying to win the heart of your classmate. Your classmate is Colonel Sanders.
>> You have to watch the trailer XD.

School Wars is a promising adventure about a high school talent show and magical krakens
https://www.pcgamer.com/school-wars-is-a-promising-adventure-about-a-high-school-talent-show-and-magical-krakens/
School Wars is a topdown, pixel-art adventure game about winning a high school talent show. If you're like me, that premise may be cause for anxiety rather than excitement. But never fear: your "underdog" school, Armadillo Academy, has somehow recruited a magical kraken with time travel capabilities in order to smite the rich kids over at Hawk High School. That's more like it!