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Friday news, part two:

SimCity creator Will Wright is teaching a game design course
https://www.pcgamer.com/simcity-creator-will-wright-is-teaching-a-game-design-course/
SimCity and Sims creator Will Wright has taken a brief detour from making games to teach a 20-part game design course for MasterClass, a company that sells video classes taught by the likes of author Margaret Atwood and musician Carlos Santana.

The Quiet Man's new trailer celebrates how much The Quiet Man sucked
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-quiet-mans-new-trailer-celebrates-how-much-everyone-hated-it/
If you're wondering why exactly Square Enix would embrace the awfulness to this extent, I can think of two possible explanations. One, there's no saving it, so capitalizing on the carnage Sharknado-style is the only thing left to do. Or two, and this is the apparent goal of the trailer, Square Enix intends to highlight how the game changed once the intentionally missing audio and subtitles were added. The final quarter of the trailer quotes user reviews apologizing for calling it trash and saying that they cried after the update. (Presumably because it was such a revelation, although I suppose watching 15 bucks swirl down the crapper could elicit a similar response.)

John Romero has been streaming his forthcoming new Doom episode
https://www.pcgamer.com/john-romero-has-been-streaming-his-forthcoming-new-doom-episode/
Doom co-creator John Romero is set to release a new megawad this February, in the form of a fifth episode of the original game. (...)
But waiting until February is hard. Thankfully Romero has spent the last week streaming two levels from the megawad, culminating in around four hours of footage. That's a lot of hours for two levels, but Romero demonstrates small iterative changes made to the levels over the course of the week, and also talks through some of the design decisions. He also dies: these levels aren't going to be a walk in the park.

Artifact's update nerfed some expensive cards, so Valve is buying them back
https://www.pcgamer.com/artifacts-update-nerfed-some-expensive-cards-so-valve-is-buying-them-back/
Valve’s changed its tune when it comes to tweaking cards in Artifact. Today’s update brings with it some significant changes to cards like Axe, Artifact’s most expensive card, as well as new features, including account levels and skill ratings.

Scum update lets supporters dress up their dicks for winter
https://www.pcgamer.com/scum-update-lets-supporters-dress-up-their-dicks-for-winter/
Early Access Survival game Scum's winter update has landed and it's full of holiday cheer, complete with a snow-covered map, snowball fights, snowman-making, and even sleds you can find (or craft) to slip and slide down frosty hills. 'Tis the season! Even on an island filled with violent murderous criminals.

Final Fantasy 14 update 4.5 has a release date and, more importantly, includes Mahjong
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-update-45-has-a-release-date-and-more-importantly-includes-mahjong/
Time to check in with Eorzea. Final Fantasy 14’s big 4.5 patch now has a release date, January 8, and Square Enix has been giving us a wee peek at what A Requiem for Heroes will be bringing with it, including the Blue Mage class and, even more importantly, competitive Mahjong. Watch the new trailer above.

 

Today there's no need to list all the weekend deals from GOG and Steam as both stores are having their respective winter sales. Check them out!

 

And that's it. Have a happy and gaming weekend.