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Friday news, part two:

Omno releases July 29, has a magic staff that turns into a hoverboard
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/omno-releases-july-29-has-a-magic-staff-that-turns-into-a-hoverboard/
Omno has been in development for several years but, most remarkably of all given its lush visuals and seeming scale, it is the work of one man. Jonas Manke is the whole staff of StudioInkyfox, though he has a decade of industry experience on titles such as State of Decay, and began work on the project around five years ago, before a successful Kickstarter in 2018 allowed him to focus more fully on realising the game. Now it has a new trailer and release date, and Omno will be available on July 29.

Bethesda and Xbox donate $10,000 to the Humane Society in honor of Dogmeat
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bethesda-and-xbox-donate-dollar10000-to-the-humane-society-in-honor-of-dogmeat/
There are very few videogame animals as famous as Dogmeat. (...) The most recent version of Dogmeat, in Fallout 4, was actually based on a real-life dog named River.
Sadly, River died in June (...)
To honor River's passing, Bethesda and Microsoft donated $10,000 to the Montgomery County Humane Society, and shared a link for others who would like to contribute as well. Montgomery County in Maryland includes the town of Rockville, the headquarters of Bethesda Softworks.

Splitgate's newest map is an homage to the Unreal Tournament classic Facing Worlds
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/splitgates-newest-map-is-an-homage-to-the-unreal-tournament-classic-facing-worlds/
Splitgate, the underrated arena FPS that's basically Halo if everyone carried around a portal gun, is in the middle of a total refresh. Not only is it coming to consoles with full crossplay support in July, but three new maps are on the way, one of which will look especially interesting to classic Unreal Tournament fans.

Death Stranding: Director's Cut adds cargo catapults and racing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/death-stranding-directors-cut-adds-cargo-catapults-and-racing/
A new trailer for the Death Stranding Director's Cut aired during PlayStation's State of Play event today, showing that it'll be more than just a few new stealth missions and a PS5 performance boost. The most salient proof of this is racing. The Fragile Circuit racing mode only appears for a couple of seconds in the above trailer, but that's enough to see that you'll be able to pit roadsters against trikes and trucks in what's probably the creepiest racing circuit since Banshee Boardwalk.

Baldur's Gate 3 will release 'hopefully somewhere in 2022'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/baldurs-gate-3-will-release-hopefully-somewhere-in-2022/
Larian's latest community update for Baldur's Gate 3 comes alongside the studio's third Panel from Hell livestream, but if you want the short version, here it is: Patch 5 will go live on July 13 and is focused on mechanical changes based on community feedback rather than new content, and studio head Swen Vincke says full release will be "hopefully somewhere in [20]22."

Demon Slayer manga gets a game adaption this October, and it's coming to PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/demon-slayer-manga-gets-a-game-adaption-this-october-and-its-coming-to-pc/
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba first appeared as a manga in February 2016, but has since received an anime adaptation and a film. Set in early 20th century Japan, it follows the adventures of brother and sister duo Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado, who are drawn into a secret society called the Demon Slayer Corps which, as you can probably guess, is no friend of demons, no siree.
It's been a well-received adaptation of a well-received manga, and now it's becoming a game. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles will release on October 15 via Steam, and in solo mode the game will closely follow the events of at least two episodes, namely 'Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc' and 'Mugen Train Arc', according to the PlayStation blog.

Here's how the Hot Wheels Unleashed track editor works
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heres-how-the-hot-wheels-unleashed-track-editor-works/
Hot Wheels Unleashed will have a track editor, which is great news for anyone who wants to play it like a 21st century Stunts (me). It's the exact editor used by Milestone to make the game's out-of-the-box tracks. You'll choose an environment, lay down your track, sprinkle it with boost pads, obstacles and too many loop-de-loops, and then share it online to rapturous praise.

This Half-Life designer is sharing early prototypes on TikTok
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-half-life-developers-sharing-early-prototypes-on-tiktok/
You can find all sorts of weird stuff on TikTok these days—including, as it happens, an extremely early prototype of the original Half-Life courtesy of level designer Brett Johnson.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's next zombies map arrives next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-wars-next-zombies-map-arrives-next-week/
I've heard Berlin is lovely this time of year, but it's looking a little hellish in the trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War's next zombies map, Mauer Der Toten.

Genshin Impact's massive 2.0 update introduces a new Ghibli-inspired island region
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/genshin-impacts-massive-20-update-introduces-a-new-ghibli-inspired-island-region/
Genshin Impact's next update is jumping straight from 1.6 to 2.0, reflecting that this will be possibly the game's largest expansion yet: adding the new region of Inazuma, which is made up of three islands filled with new NPCs, adventures, and of course lots of lovely loot (and with more islands to come in later updates). It looks absolutely gorgeous, and developer MiHoYo says the big influences on the style were Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, and other Studio Ghibli movies.

Ranked Arenas are coming to Apex Legends next season
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ranked-arenas-are-coming-to-apex-legends-next-season/
Apex Legends' new 3v3 Arenas mode has already established itself as a really bloody good alternative to battle royale. But now that we've all warmed up, Respawn is ready to put us to the test by introducing a ranked queue for Arenas.

And now, it's time to check the weekend deals at GOG and a post-Sale Steam:

+GOG

• The Weekly Sale, with short games, brings up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210705_weekly_sale
• The Midweek Sale, featuring games with low specs requirements up to 80% off, will last another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210707_midweek_sale
• The Weekend Sale, full of relaxing simulation games, ofers up to 85% deals: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210709_weekend_sale
• The The Witcher Sale brings up to 85% discounts until Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210708_witchercon
• The Panzer Corps Sale comes with up to 80% discounts until July 15: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210708_panzer_corps_sale
• And the Ys Sale puts several games of the franchise up to 75% off until the 13th of July: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210706_ys_sale

+Steam

• The first daily deal is Parkasaurus, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/591460/Parkasaurus/
• The second daily deal is Lords Of The Fallen GOTY, 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/265300/Lords_Of_The_Fallen/
• The first weekend deal is PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, 50% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/578080/PLAYERUNKNOWNS_BATTLEGROUNDS/
• Transport Fever 2 is also 50% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/Transport_Fever_2/
• The Crew 2 not only has a demo, but it's also free to try during the next 3 days and also 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646910/The_Crew_2/
• The Resident Evil franchise is up to 87% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/resident-evil
• And Dead by Daylight is 40% off until July 14: https://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/Dead_by_Daylight/
• Also, and for some reason, there are also some weeklong deals.

That will do. Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.