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Friday news, part two:

The Outer Worlds' first DLC expansion will add 'a substantial amount of content'
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-outer-worlds-first-dlc-expansion-will-add-a-substantial-amount-of-content/
Obsidian's Nebula Award-winning sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds will its first big DLC expansion in September with the release of Peril on Gorgon, announced today during Microsoft's big Xbox Games Showcase event.

Take a look at the tiny, deadly, bug-filled world of Grounded
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-a-look-at-the-tiny-deadly-bug-filled-world-of-grounded/
We enjoyed (and were terrified) by the build of Grounded we played in June. The game imagines Honey I Shrunk the Kids as a four-player co-op survival game. As you make your way through the grass forest, you have to work your way around enormous insects. Not all are hostile, but spiders really, really are.

The first chapter of Dontnod's Tell Me Why arrives August 27
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-chapter-of-dontnods-tell-me-why-arrives-august-27/
Shown at the Xbox Games Showcase, a new trailer for Dontnod's upcoming adventure game Tell Me Why gives us another glimpse at the mystery, drama and Alaskan setting of the game. We also get a release date: August 27 is when the first "chapter" will arrive.

New 'ultimate incarnation' of Tetris Effect adds co-op and multiplayer, but only on the Microsoft Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-ultimate-incarnation-of-tetris-effect-adds-co-op-and-multiplayer-but-only-on-the-microsoft-store/
Tetris Effect is already the best version of Tetris, somehow making the experience of combining blocks powerfully emotional with its art and its music and thousands of dancing particles. Later this year, with the launch of Microsoft's new console, it's going to get even better with Tetris Effect: Connected, an updated version that adds online support for 1-3 players. The unfortunate catch here is that this version of Tetris Effect is exclusive to "Microsoft platforms," meaning the Xbox consoles and, in our case, the Microsoft Store.

As Dusk Falls is a new game from the designer of Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls
https://www.pcgamer.com/as-dusk-falls-is-a-new-game-from-the-designer-of-heavy-rain-and-beyond-two-souls/
At Microsoft's Xbox Showcase today, we saw a reveal trailer for As Dusk Falls, an "interactive drama" from Interior Night, a new studio led by Caroline Marchal, formerly of Quantic Dream. Marchal acted as lead designer on Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.

Destiny 2's new element will let you create platforms, shatter enemies
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-new-element-will-let-you-create-platforms-shatter-enemies/
Destiny 2's next expansion, Beyond Light, may be taking a couple of extra months to reach us, but at least now we've got some concrete details to look forward to. Shown at the Xbox Games Showcase, a new trailer provides our first proper look at the upcoming Stasis element in action.

Jack Black sings a psychedelic tune in the latest Psychonauts 2 trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/jack-black-sings-a-psychedelic-tune-in-the-latest-psychonauts-2-trailer/
A new trailer for Double Fine's Psychonauts 2 debuted during today's Xbox Games Showcase, showcasing Jack Black's role as a singing mote of light. The song accompanies Raz's journey through a level we haven't seen before, a bright, swirling, psychedelic area ruled over by musician with an eyeball for a head. There are hands with faces, massive tongues lolling out of walls, and all sorts of strange flora and fauna.

The Gunk lands us on an alien planet overtaken by, you guessed it, gunk
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-gunk-takes-us-to-an-alien-planet-overtaken-by-you-guessed-it-gunk/
The makers of the SteamWorld games showed off their next project at the Xbox Games Showcase today: The Gunk. That's a really good name for a videogame.
"Lead a duo of outer space explorers that chance upon a dangerous planet plagued by a corruptive gunk," reads the official site. "Explore, gather, craft… and survive."

343 calls Halo Infinite 'the start of the next 10 years for Halo'
https://www.pcgamer.com/343-calls-halo-infinite-the-start-of-the-next-10-years-for-halo/
It's taken five years for 343 Industries to make Halo Infinite, and by the sounds of it, we won't be seeing a Halo Infinite 2, or a Halo 7, or whatever you want to call it, in the years after its release in late 2020.

Here's some new footage of Sable, the Ghibli-inspired adventure now coming in 2021
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-some-new-footage-of-sable-the-ghibli-inspired-adventure-now-coming-in-2021/
It's been a while since we've seen anything new on Sable, the gorgeous open world adventure game inspired by the art of Studio Ghibli and French cartoonist Moebius. Originally scheduled to release in 2019, it was then delayed to 2020. Now it's been delayed again, to an unspecified date in 2021. That's ok though, because the new footage above is very promising.

Apex Legends Developer leaves negative Glassdoor review of at-home working conditions
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-developer-leaves-negative-glassdoor-review-of-at-home-working-conditions/
In a review on Respawn Entertainment's Glassdoor page, a current developer anonymously detailed his mostly negative experience of working on Apex Legends. On Glassdoor, current and former employees as well as job interviewees can post public reviews of what it's like to work or interview for a company.

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest is an RPG with tabletop mechanics, coming 'Q4 2020'
https://www.pcgamer.com/werewolf-the-apocalypse-heart-of-the-forest-is-an-rpg-with-tabletop-mechanics-coming-q4-2020/
After its initial announcement during the Future Games Show, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest moved further out of the shadows today. On Twitter, developer Different Tales posted a new trailer offering a brief glimpse of the game in action, including the vague release date of Q4 2020.

Time for the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• Let's start with the weekly sale with up to 90% discounts on indie games: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200720_weekly_sale
• The Midweek Sale, based on multiplayer games up to 90% off will last another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200722_midweek_sale
• The first of the weekend deals revolves around Paradox Interactive, with up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/paradox_interactive_weekend
• The second one is a System Shock sale with 80% discounts on both games: https://www.gog.com/promo/system_shock
• Lastly, The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day launches on the store with a 90% discount until the 31st of July: https://www.gog.com/game/the_uncertain_last_quiet_day

+Steam

• The first of the two daily deals is Monster Sanctuary, still in Early Access, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814370/Monster_Sanctuary/
• The other one is Quest Hunter, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/487000/Quest_Hunter/
• The first of the weekend deals is FOR HONOR, free to try for two days and 60% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/304390/FOR_HONOR/
• Mortal Kombat 11 also has a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/976310/Mortal_Kombat11/
• Pertfect World starts in the weekend publisher sale, with up to 70% deals on its games: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/PerfectSummer
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is free to try and 75% off during the whole weekend: https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/Sid_Meiers_Civilization_VI/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

And with that, we've finished another week of news. Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.