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Friday news, part two:

The Eternal Cylinder is a surreal survival game where you raise aliens
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-eternal-cylinder-is-a-surreal-survival-game-where-you-raise-aliens/
Ace Team, the developer behind Zeno Clash and Rock of Ages, is working on another surreal, mind-bending game full of bizarre critters. The Eternal Cylinder is an open-world survival affair where you've got to look after a herd of cute alien beasties called trebhums as they evolve into better cute alien beasties.

Destiny 2: Shadowkeep will bump all players to Power level 750
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-shadowkeep-will-bump-all-players-to-power-level-750/
Destiny 2 game director Luke Smith's epic, now three-part mega-update on the state and future of the game continued today with a look ahead at Bungie's aspirations for the Shadowkeep expansion and beyond, which includes leaning more heavily into the RPG aspects of the game and giving players "more agency over how they look." The post also provides a detailed recap of yesterday's armor 2.0 livestream, with a granular breakdown of how the stats are being converted and pulled together, and reveals Bungie’s plan to ensure that everyone can play together when Shadowkeep goes live: By immediately bumping the Power level of all players up to 750.

Anthem lead producer Ben Irving is leaving BioWare
https://www.pcgamer.com/anthem-lead-producer-ben-irving-is-leaving-bioware/
Ben Irving, the lead producer of Anthem and the "face" of the game since long before its release in February, has announced that he's leaving BioWare for a job at another developer.
"I will forever be grateful to all the people who gave me the chance to work on great products with amazing people. I believe Anthem has a bright future—there is a great team working on it and I look forward to following its progress (and playing it!) from the sidelines," Irving wrote.

Korn is playing a live concert in AdventureQuest 3D later this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/korn-is-playing-a-live-concert-in-adventurequest-3d-later-this-month/
Korn, the popular nu-metal band responsible for songs like 'A.D.I.D.A.S (All Day I Dream About Sex)', and 'Narcissistic Cannibal', will play a concert in AdventureQuest 3D later this month. It'll be a bit like when Marshmello played in Fortnite, the primary difference being: what the hell is AdventureQuest 3D?

Mr Flipper is a free pinball game with one hell of a twist
https://www.pcgamer.com/mr-flipper-is-a-free-pinball-game-with-one-hell-of-a-twist/
Mr. Flipper is one of the strangest games I've come across. One of the most left-field ideas, but implemented wonderfully in a cartoon pinball game that seems to have come from the same neighbourhood as Rocko's Modern Life, and Toejam and Earl (ie, the '90s).

Microsoft Flight Simulator's first technical alpha is coming in September
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-simulators-first-technical-alpha-is-coming-in-september/
Microsoft Flight Simulator's Insider Program has launched, offering prospective players previews of the roadmap, early builds and updates from the developers. To start things off, you can check out the development roadmap now.

Don't Starve Together introduces rickety multiplayer boats
https://www.pcgamer.com/dont-starve-together-introduces-rickety-multiplayer-boats/
Don't Starve Together, Klei's charismatic co-op survival game, is heading out to sea in the Turn of Tides update. You'll be able to build a rickety boat that's roomy enough for friends. Turn of Tides is the first in a series of game updates, collectively titled 'Return of Them', and you can start sailing now.

Let's finish the news giving a look at what do GOG and Steam have for us this weekend:

+GOG

• The first one is the weekly sale, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190812_weekly_sale
• Next comes the Midweek Sale, that brings up to 85% discounts for the next 22 https://www.gog.com/promo/20190814_midweek_sale"> https://www.gog.com/promo/20190814_midweek_sale
• Publisher/developer Frogwares has put its games on sale, 50% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190816_weekend_sale_frogwares
• And lastly there's the weekend sale, with up to 90% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190816_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The first daily deal is Crashlands, 67% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/Crashlands/
• Galactic Civilizations III is the other "daily" deal, free to try during the weekend and 84% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/Galactic_Civilizations_III/
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is 20% off for the weekend: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/Sekiro_Shadows_Die_Twice/
• Minion Masters is free to play, and now you can get the Might of the Slither Lords DLC for free: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489520/Minion_Masters/
• Developer Bloober Team has put its games on sale, from 25 to 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/blooberteam/
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

Th-th-th-that's all folks! Have a happy and gaming weekend.