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Friday news, part two:

 

Ashly Burch will return as Chloe in Life is Strange: Before the Storm bonus episode
http://www.pcgamer.com/ashly-burch-will-return-as-chloe-in-life-is-strange-before-the-storm-bonus-episode/
The videogame voice actor strike that recently concluded led to kind of an unusual situation this summer, when union member Ashly Burch, who provided the voice of Chloe Price in the first series, was replaced with a non-union performer for the prequel Life is Strange: Before the Storm. By all reports the new performer, Rhianna DeVries, did excellent work on the series, but with the strike settled, Burch is returning to the role for the bonus episode, Farewell.

 

Take-Two president on loot boxes: 'We don't view [them] as gambling'
http://www.pcgamer.com/take-two-president-on-loot-boxes-we-dont-view-them-as-gambling/
Take-Two Interactive president Karl Slatoff has weighed in on the controversy over loot boxes and gambling, declaring that the company shares the position of the Entertainment Software Association: "We don't view that thing as gambling."

>>Of course he doesn't! The bad news is that we should expect them on more Take-Two games .

 

Try the demo for mythological action RPG Raji: An Ancient Epic
http://www.pcgamer.com/try-the-demo-for-mythological-action-rpg-raji-an-ancient-epic/
Raji: An Ancient Epic was one of the most impressive games we saw at India's 2017 Nasscom Game Developer Conference, and now you can sample it for yourself. Developer Nodding Heads Games recently uploaded a free demo to Steam, which gives you a good feel for its combat and a great feel for its sumptuous music and environments.

 

After 24 years, this classic Nihon Falcom JRPG is playable in English on PC
http://www.pcgamer.com/after-24-years-this-classic-nihon-falcom-jrpg-is-playable-in-english-on-pc/
Japanese RPG developer Nihon Falcom has been making games since the early 1980s, and almost all of its games started on one Japanese PC or another. But until just the past few years, only the occasional console port ever got an English localization. Most recently, Falcom's Ys and Legend of Heroes games, translated by XSeed, have found success on Steam (with four games released in 2017 alone). And now another Falcom game is finally playable on PC in English, though not through an official localization—24 years after it was released on the PC-98, Brandish 2: The Planet Buster has a fan translation.

 

Legendary Gary is an odd RPG from the programmer of What Remains of Edith Finch
http://www.pcgamer.com/legendary-gary-is-an-odd-rpg-from-the-programmer-of-what-remains-of-edith-finch/
Evan Rogers is best known for his programming work on What Remains of Edith Finch and, off PC, The Last of Us. He's now working on a new solo project: Legendary Gary, an RPG about a man playing an RPG.

 

Arma 3 'Tac-Ops' DLC is out now, adding three new singleplayer missions
http://www.pcgamer.com/arma-3-tac-ops-dlc-is-out-now-adding-three-new-singleplayer-missions/
For those among us who dislike going to virtual war against human opponents, Arma 3 now has three new singleplayer missions to stomp through. The Tac-Ops Mission Pack will take around eight hours to complete, according to Bohemia Interactive, and is now available for $ 5.99 / £ 4.49 on Steam.

 

Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris trailer teases new weapons and armor
http://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-curse-of-osiris-trailer-teases-new-weapons-and-armor/
The big news out of Bungie came yesterday, with the arrival of both a major blog post and a podcast that took a hard look at the current state of the game, and promised major improvements in the future—beginning on December 5 with the release of the Curse of Osiris expansion. But there's still a little bit left for today, in the form of a DLC trailer previewing some of the new weapons and armor coming to the game—some of which may be familiar to fans of the original.

 

Abandon Ship delayed, dev let's play shows off impressive new in-game footage
http://www.pcgamer.com/abandon-ship-delayed-dev-lets-play-shows-off-impressive-new-in-game-footage/
Abandon Ship gave its first ever public demonstration at the PC Gamer Weekender 2017, and has spent the last several months teasing its horrid sea monsters, brutal weather system, and picture frame map structure among other things. Developer Fireblade had originally planned to ship (pun intended) at some point this year, however has now delayed the seafaring strategy game into next year.

 

Railway Empire details its sophisticated AI system
http://www.pcgamer.com/railway-empire-details-its-sophisticated-ai-system/
As Samuel Horti reported last month, Railway Empire is on track for a January 26 release, bringing with it more stations, micromanaging, and staff hiring and firing than you can toot a conductor's whistle at. Now, its latest trailer explores its sophisticated AI system and, crucially, how you'll work around it.

 

Time now to take a look at GOG and Steam deals:

+GOG

There are three deals

• There 's the weekly sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171129_weekly_sale
• The special Turok Sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171130_turok
• And lastly, the platformerss & Pinball sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171130_platformers_pinball

+Steam

There are three deals at Steam too:

• The Elder Scrolls Online is free to try and 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/306130/The_Elder_Scrolls_Online_Tamriel_Unlimited/
• There is also a special "The Classic Return" sale with games that are comebacks from old franchises or genres, like Age of Wonders III, Broken Sword 5 or Wasteland 2: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/theclassicsreturn/
• Finally, there's the publisher weekend sale, this time featuring Niscalis: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/nicalisweekend/

 

And that's the end of the news. I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.