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Friday news, part two:

Battlefield 2042 datamine reveals a Tarkov-esque game mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/battlefield-2042-datamine-reveals-a-tarkov-esque-game-mode/
A Battlefield dataminer has uncovered details about Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone mode, and it's looking a lot like Escape From Tarkov.
Well-known dataminer temporyal revealed a few basic details of the mode on Twitter. We've known about Hazard Zone's existence for a while, but not much else aside from the fact that it's one of three game modes that'll be available when Battlefield 2042 launches.

Call of Duty: Warzone will finally get a new anti-cheat system this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-warzone-new-anti-cheat-coming-this-year/
Call of Duty: Warzone, one of the most popular and hackable videogames around, will finally get a new anti-cheat system later this year. Activision announced the news during a press briefing officially unveiling Call of Duty: Vanguard. The incoming system will presumably replace Activision's current internal anti-cheat solution for every current Call of Duty game.
>> It will also get a brand new map.

Good news, Call of Duty: Vanguard runs on the Warzone engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-vanguard-warzone-engine/
Call of Duty is jumping engines yet again in 2021. Sledgehammer's Call of Duty: Vanguard, which takes the series back to World War 2, will run on the same engine that powers Call of Duty: Warzone.

Call of Duty: Vanguard will launch with way more maps than Black Ops – Cold War
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-vanguard-maps-launch-cold-war/
One of the quickest ways to get burnt out on any multiplayer FPS is to get bored of the maps. That was one of the loudest complaints I heard when Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War launched last year with eight standard 6v6 maps. Almost a year later, I'd be happy to never play another round of Miami. Sledgehammer Games hopes map burnout won't be a problem for Call of Duty: Vanguard, which will come stocked with 20 maps at launch.

Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies is being developed by Treyarch
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-vanguard-zombies-developed-by-treyarch/
For the first time ever outside the core Black Ops series, Treyarch's Zombies storyline will continue in Call of Duty: Vanguard. Treyarch is leading development on Vanguard Zombies and will tell a prologue story to the one started last year in Cold War.

11 Bit Studios calls out 'shitty scammer' selling Frostpunk 2 on Kinguin
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/11-bit-studios-calls-out-shitty-scammer-selling-frostpunk-2-on-kinguin/
Frostpunk 2 was announced a week ago with a grim teaser, a brief synopsis of the new setting—coal is out, oil is in—and no release date. 11 Bit Studios warned that the game is still "pretty early in development," and likely a long way off. That hasn't prevented online retailer Kinguin from offering "preorder Steam CD keys" for sale, leading to a very strong response from 11 Bit urging fans not to buy them.

This retro shooter turns Cthulhu into a comic book gore bath
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/forgive-me-father-trailer/
Doom-style retro shooters are getting to be a pretty common sight these days, so it takes a pretty unique approach to warrant attention. A retro shooter where you fight against the tentacled hordes of Cthulhu, all set in a 2D/3D comic book style reminiscent of XIII? And you can beat a mad scientist to death with a magical broom? Yes, that will do.

Skyrim is getting a free fishing update and a new Anniversary Edition later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/skyrim-is-getting-a-free-fishing-update-and-a-new-anniversary-edition-later-this-year/
It's been almost ten years since the launch of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and to mark the big birthday Bethesda Softworks is releasing the Skyrim Anniversary Edition on November 11—the game's actual ten-year anniversary.

Deathloop PvP will be 'the ultimate test' for players
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/deathloop-pvp-will-be-the-ultimate-test-for-players/
In July, Bethesda released a nine-minute gameplay video showcasing one of Deathloop's singleplayer missions, to hunt down and kill Aleksis "The Wolf" Dorsey." During today's online QuakeCon stream, game director Dinga Bakaba, narrative designer Bennett Smith, and campaign designer Dana Nightingale went deeper into the game's multiplayer component, a killer-v-killer competition between Colt and Juliana that we haven't really had a close look at yet.

Destiny 2's Primary weapons are getting infinite ammo in the next season
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/destiny-2s-primary-weapons-are-getting-infinite-ammo-in-the-next-season/
The latest edition of This Week at Bungie dives into the studio's plans for Destiny 2's firearms in the next season, which will see the introduction of Legendary Stasis weapons and further changes to weapon archetypes. But the most interesting change is being made to Primary weapons, which—as some players have previously suspected—will have infinite ammo in the new season.

Google once considered teaming up with Tencent to take over Epic Games
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/google-once-considered-teaming-up-with-tencent-pry-epic-out-of-tim-sweeneys-hands/
When Epic publicly rejected Apple and Google's app store terms and hit the "sue them all" button in 2020, it seemed like the fight was just beginning. Apparently, however, the daggers had already been out for a while by then, and were sharp as can be. We learned today that a Google exec went so far as to suggest settling a disagreement with Epic by making a deal with Tencent to wrest control of the company away from founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is adding progression systems and more factions
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warhammer-40000-battlesector-is-adding-progression-systems-and-more-factions/
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector was last month's addition to the pile of 40K games, a thoroughly decent turn-based tactics game about space marines of the Blood Angels chapter—plus a few allies from the Sister of Battle—taking on the bio-organic alien tyranids. In a new dev diary, Black Lab Games has outlined its immediate plans for Battlesector's future.

Genshin Impact fans aren't happy with its 'broken' new character
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/genshin-impact-fans-arent-happy-with-its-broken-new-character/
Genshin Impact fans aren't too happy with the game's latest five-star character.
Peppy pyro archer Yoimiya has been live on Genshin's limited character banner for just over a week now. Fans were excited about her arrival—her design is fantastic and the only other fire-based archer is firmly at the bottom of most Genshin tier lists. But now she's here, complaints of broken mechanics are rife, and players are worried about it setting a precedent for future character releases.

The name of Destiny 2's next season has leaked
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-name-of-destiny-2s-next-season-has-leaked/
The title and art for Destiny 2's next big happening appears to have leaked, so if you don't want to know what it is don't read any further.

Hideo Kojima loves 12 Minutes so much he wants to make a new adventure game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hideo-kojima-loves-12-minutes-so-much-he-wants-to-make-a-new-adventure-game/
Hideo Kojima is loving 12 Minutes so much, it's making him want to create another adventure game.
If you've followed Kojima on Twitter for more than five minutes, you'll know he regularly shares his thoughts on any TV show or movie he's currently watching. It's rather nice getting to peek into the mind of a man who's come up with some crazy stories, but he doesn't often delve into his opinion on new games.

These are the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• There's a Special Sale with publisher Sekai Project, with up to 80% discounts, will last another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/sekai_project_sale
• The QuakeCon Sale and its up to 85% discounts will last another 3 days as well: https://www.gog.com/promo/quakecon_2021
• There's also the Game Festival and its many games on sale: Bestsellers, Indie Games, Hidden Gems, bundles from lots of publishers, ... You should really give it a look
• And we have a new release: the game SLUDGE LIFE launches with a 33% discount until August 27: https://www.gog.com/game/sludge_life

+Steam

• The first daily deal is GTTOD: Get To The Orange Door, still in Early Access and with a demo, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/541200/GTTOD_Get_To_The_Orange_Door/
• The second daily deal is Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition, 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/383180/Dead_Island_Riptide_Definitive_Edition/
• The first of the Weekend deals is SCARLET NEXUS, 35% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/775500/SCARLET_NEXUS/
• Noita will be 40% off until the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/881100/Noita/
• Remnant: From the Ashes has a 60% discount until Monday 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/Remnant_From_the_Ashes/
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance will be 66% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/
• Warner Bros puts its LOTR based games up to 85% off until the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/middle_earth
• The QuakeCon Sale brings up to 85% discounts until Tuesday, 24th: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/bethesda/sale/quakecon2021
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be 35& off until the 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/Sekiro_Shadows_Die_Twice__GOTY_Edition/
• And of course, we can't forget about the weeklong deals.

And that's it. Bye, bye, See you soon. I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.