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Friday news, part two:

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 winter roadmap reveals new sandbox mode and upcoming heroes
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-winter-roadmap-reveals-new-sandbox-mode-and-upcoming-heroes/
Electronic Arts has laid out its plans for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 for the balance of 2018, which will kick off in September with a new Squad system enabling players to spawn on squaddies in the Galactic Assault, Blast, and Strike modes. The 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps and 104th Wolfpack Battalion—which is a very Star Wars way of saying "new clone trooper appearances"—will also make their debut.

 

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance teased in short new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-binding-of-isaac-repentance-teased-in-short-new-trailer/
The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen said April's Forgotten update for The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+, a collection of add-ons for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, would be the game's final free booster pack. However, earlier this year McMillen told Polygon that he's "never done" with Isaac, and according to publisher Nicalis, there's more Isaac in store—in addition to the Four Souls card game, that is. The publisher tweeted a brief teaser for a new game (or add-on) titled The Binding of Isaac: Repentance last night.

 

Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag is not happy with Generation Zero
https://www.pcgamer.com/swedish-artist-simon-stalenhag-is-not-happy-with-generation-zero/
When Generation Zero released its gameplay trailer earlier this month, I remarked that its blend of moody landscapes and retro-futurist technology looked very similar to the work of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, the creator of pen and paper RPG Tales from the Loop.
As it turns out, those similarities have not gone unnoticed by Stålenhag himself, and the artist is not particularly happy with how those similarities have caused a flood of questions regarding whether he was involved with the project.

 

For Honor is getting an 'open test' of its upcoming Marching Fire expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/for-honor-is-getting-an-open-test-of-its-upcoming-marching-fire-expansion/
Ubisoft’s multiplayer swordfighting game For Honor is opening up its upcoming Marching Fire expansion for testing next week.
The expansion, which adds playable warriors from China and a new 4v4 “Breach” mode, is scheduled for launch on October 16. But the open test will allow players to get hands-on with most of its new features from September 6 until September 10.

 

Gorgeous Industries of Titan trailer shows off combat system
https://www.pcgamer.com/gorgeous-industries-of-titan-trailer-shows-off-combat-system/
Saturnian colony sim Industries of Titan has received a new trailer, this one showing off the game’s tactical combat system.
The trailer shows the player’s “L2 cruiser” trading fire with a pair of “Dowser Tsunami” frigates over one of the game’s gorgeous, Blade Runner-esque city-scapes. The combat has a somewhat FTL-like structure, with players able to view the interiors of their ships from a top-down perspective, letting them customise its components via a drag-and-drop interface. The system also shows you where laser fire strikes, and the damage done to the respective vessels.

 

Hello Neighbor is getting a prequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/hello-neighbor-is-getting-a-prequel/
Wonky stealth horror game Hello Neighbor is getting a prequel, publisher Tinybuild has announced.
Titled “Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek”, the game tells the story behind your neighborly nemesis and his family. In particular, it will focus on the neighbor’s two children.

 

Let's check the GOG and Steam deals for this weekend:

+GOG

• The daily deal is Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, 70% off: https://www.gog.com/game/dreamfall_the_longest_journey
• Next comes the weekly sale, with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180827_weekly_sale
• There's a special promo with Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, 50% off for the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/game/battlestar_galactica_deadlock
• Finally, there's the weekend sale, The Art of Keeping it Simple, with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180831_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The daily deal is Game Dev Tycoon, that celebrates its 5th anniversary with a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/239820/Game_Dev_Tycoon/
• Jurassic World Evolution is 15% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/648350/Jurassic_World_Evolution/
• Rockstar Games is the star of the publisher's weekend sale, with up to 70% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rockstargamessale/
• And of course, there's still the weeklong deals.

 

And well, that's all. Have a happy and gaming weekend.