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Friday news, part two:

Kojima wanted to make a game with Mads Mikkelsen called MADS MAX
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/kojima-wanted-to-make-a-game-with-mads-mikkelsen-called-mads-max/
Let's take another trip into the mind of Hideo Kojima, a man who values an instagrammable sausage and a Criterion collector's edition with the same wide-eyed lust. The director of Death Stranding and the Metal Gear Solid series has been thinking out loud a little recently, and sharing some unexplored concepts for games.

Sir, You are Being Hunted once more in next year's 'Reinvented Edition'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sir-you-are-being-hunted-once-more-in-next-years-reinvented-edition/
Originally launched in 2013, Big Robot's steam-powered survival sim Sir, You Are Being Hunted is getting a polished-up new "Reinvented Edition" next year, following a massive 1.5 update that fixed up the knackered original version earlier this week.

Valve pays tribute to Dota 2 caster who died of Covid-19
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/valve-pays-tribute-to-dota-2-caster-who-died-of-covid-19/
Dota 2's fall 2021 update includes a tribute to Filipino caster Aldrin Paulo "Dunoo" Pangan, who died last week of Covid-19: A seasonal guild reward featuring a trio of his his most famous voice lines for the in-game chat wheel.

Apex Legends developer explains why a fan-favourite movement trick has to die
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/apex-legends-developer-explains-why-a-fan-favourite-movement-trick-has-to-die/
Earlier this week, Respawn announced it would be removing "tap-strafing" (a trick that let you pull off ridiculously fast aerial turns) from Apex Legends. Suffice to say, that hasn't gone down well with the community, who have accused the developer of neutering a game that thrives on weird, arcane movement techniques.
In an attempt to calm fan fears, Apex associate live balance designer John "JayBiebs" Larson took to Twitter to explain the team's thinking in removing the fan-favourite trick.

PlayerUnknown's Prologue will launch as a pay-what-you-want tech demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/playerunknowns-prologue-will-launch-as-a-pay-what-you-want-tech-demo/
Having recently left PUBG studio Krafton, Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene is ready to tease a little more of what he's up to with his new studio PlayerUnknown Productions.
In a video posted earlier today, Greene gave us a little more insight on Prologue. A project that first debuted in 2019, Prologue is the first step towards Greene's vision of massive open worlds full of thousands of players, providing a test-bed for the technologies he wants to explore with his new studio.

The Good Life's new trailer shows off sheep riding and sleuthing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/well-soon-find-out-whether-the-good-life-was-worth-the-wait/
The Good Life has been a long time coming. Originally crowdfunded in 2018 for release the following year, it has since suffered 'regular' delays, while complications relating to the pandemic further pushed the Hidetaka 'Swery65' Suehiro-directed life sim from a planned launch this summer to a new release date this fall. It seems it's finally coming for real this time, however, with a new trailer showcasing some of the inhabitants and activities in Rainy Falls.

Let's go check the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• 505 Games puts its titles up to 80% off during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/505_games_15th_anniversary
• The Special Fantasy RPG Sale, featuring up to 90% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/rpg_month_fantasy
• The Weekend Sale brings up to 90% discounts on Strategy Games: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210903_weekend_sale
• Publisher SNEG puts its titles up to 50% off during the weekend: https://www.gog.com/promo/sneg_weekend
• Ziggurat adds another 3 games to its classic lineup: "Grandmaster Chess", "King's Table - The Legend of Ragnarok" and "Theatre of War". And all feature a 33% discount until September 10: https://www.gog.com/news/enjoy_3_classic_games_for_strategic_thinkers_from_ziggurat_interactive
• And there are also two new releases:
  • The Magister launches with a 15% discount until September 9: https://www.gog.com/game/the_magister
  • And Aron's Adventure arrives with a 25% discount until September 10: https://www.gog.com/game/arons_adventure

+Steam

• The new daily deal is the Early Access title SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293180/SuchArt_Genius_Artist_Simulator/
• Spiritfarer, that has a demo, will be 50% off until September 6: https://store.steampowered.com/app/972660/Spiritfarer/
• Animal Revolt Battle Simulator, still in Early Access, will be 70% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1215390/Animal_Revolt_Battle_Simulator/
• 505 Games celebrates its 15th anniversary with up to 90& discounts until the 6th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/505GamesPublisherSale2021
• Hood: Outlaws & Legends will be free to try until Sunday, and 40% off until Wednesday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/927350/Hood_Outlaws__Legends/
• Kalypso also celebrates its 15th anniversary with up to 81% discounts until Wednesday 8: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/KalypsoAnniversary2021
• No Man's Sky will be 50% off until September 13: https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/
• Devil May Cry celebrates its 20th anniversary with a sale of up to 75% discounts until the 15th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/devil-may-cry
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

Nothing else to add. I wish you all have a happy and gaming weekend.