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Being a disembodied hand won't stop this cop from dealing out justice
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/being-a-disembodied-hand-wont-stop-this-cop-from-dealing-out-justice/
What happens when you take Thing from The Addams Family and give it a handgun license? You get Michael McWrist, a loose cannon detective packed into a single disembodied right hand.

Diablo 2: Resurrected system requirements are just a wee bit higher than the original
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/diablo-2-resurrected-pc-system-requirements/
Diablo 2: Resurrected is out today, and if you're eager to descend into the hellish realm of Sanctuary but uncertain whether your PC has the muscle to support the experience, the system requirements are here to help you figure it out.

Blizzard says Diablo 2: Resurrected's disappearing characters bug should be fixed
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/diablo-2-resurrected-characters-are-disappearing-blizzard-is-working-on-it/
Diablo 2: Resurrected launched today, and it's having a bit of a rough start. Multiple players are reporting on Reddit and the Blizzard forums that their characters and progress are disappearing after play sessions, forcing them to start over again. One lost their character after beating all of Tristram, Diablo 2's first area—a frustratingly big chunk of the game to power through so quickly and then lose.
Update: Blizzard says the problem should be fixed. "Servers should be available again in all regions," Blizzard Customer Support tweeted. "We will continue to monitor performance. We've also applied a fix that should help unlock characters and will continue to review for any we've missed."

Disney Classic Games Collection update adds Jungle Book, SNES Aladdin
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/disney-classic-games-collection-jungle-book/
An updated version of the Disney Classic Games Collection has been announced, adding The Jungle Book and a new SNES version of Aladdin.
The original version, released in 2019 and developed by Digital Eclipse, included the NES version of Aladdin and The Lion King, two of the early to mid 90's most popular platformers. That includes both "Console S" and "Console N" versions of both Aladdin and Jungle Book, if you're curious to check out the differences in ports.

In Lumencraft, drill your way to safety or into a physics-based lava flow
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/lumencraft-impressions/
There's a moment in Lumencraft's debut trailer that absolutely sold me on its concept. Between all the bug shooting and rock-blasting particle effects, it's a simple river of physics-based lava that looks like the biggest threat, trickling its way into every tunnel you dig, overflowing into every moat you make.

Gloomhaven, the digital version of the acclaimed board game, leaves Early Access on October 20
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gloomhaven-the-digital-version-of-the-acclaimed-board-game-leaves-early-access-on-october-20/
It's been a couple of years since we took a look at the Early Access release of Gloomhaven, the digital version of the 2017 tabletop tactical RPG. It was promising but incomplete, with no multiplayer support and a limited number of enemies, classes, and tiles compared to the boardgame. "But the pieces are in place to eventually create a worthy adaptation," we wrote.

Ten years after launch, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine gets a major free update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ten-years-after-launch-warhammer-40000-space-marine-gets-a-major-free-update/
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is now ten years old, having originally launched on September 6, 2011. To celebrate the big birthday, Sega has released an Anniversary Edition of the game on Steam, the "ultimate version" of the famed shooter, and it's available as a free update for anyone who owns the original.

Fortnite leak shows Tom Hardy's Venom is joining the battle royale
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-venom/
Marvel anti-hero Venom is coming to Fortnite again, as if we ever doubted it. His nemesis Carnage was already added to the season 8 battle pass, but a new leak from data miner HypeX shows that cinematic version of Venom will finally be added as a skin.

Castlevania Advance Collection is real and it releases today
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/castlevania-advance-collection-is-real-and-it-releases-today/
The announcement of the Castlevania Advance Collection at today's Nintendo Direct was no surprise: it was outed by the Australian Classification Board back in June. Today Konami officially announced it, and better still there won't be a wait because it's scheduled to release on Steam today.

Unique SNES platformer and city-builder hybrid Actraiser just got a remake
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/unique-snes-platformer-and-city-builder-hybrid-actraiser-just-got-a-remake/
Today's Nintendo Direct was a good one for fans of retro platformers: Castlevania Advance Collection was announced and released, but arguably more exciting is the re-emergence of Actraiser. Originally released in 1990, Actraiser is a unique blend of platforming and city-building. It's a bit of a cult deep cut, so it's surprising that Square Enix has not only exhumed it, but delivered something close to a full remake.

Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion is coming to PC next summer, too
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/monster-hunter-rises-sunbreak-expansion-is-coming-to-pc-next-summer-too/
During Thursday's Nintendo Direct livestream, Capcom announced that the first expansion for Monster Hunter Rise, titled Sunbreak, is coming out next summer. The announcement was obviously for the Nintendo Switch version, but a follow-up blog post confirms the expansion "will launch simultaneously on Nintendo Switch and PC in summer 2022."

Company of Heroes 3 dev amps up how much the community's shaped the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/company-of-heroes-3-dev-amps-up-how-much-the-communitys-shaped-the-game/
Company of Heroes 3 is due to launch next year, and our grizzled veteran Fraser reckons it's coming to wake up the RTS genre. A major part of the game's development, which Relic has been highlighting ever since announcement, is how the studio is using player feedback: allowing series fans and community figures extremely early access to the game, well before its official reveal, and changing elements based on their experiences.

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

+GOG

• The Weekly Sale features up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210920_weekly_sale
• The Weekend Sale is full of "Fun and Relaxing" games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210924_weekend_sale
• Publisher Wired Productions offers its games with up to 85% discounts during the weekend: https://www.gog.com/promo/wired_productions_sale
• And the Hack'n'Slash RPG Sale comes with up to 90% discounts during the next 5 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210922_rpg_month_hacknslash

+Steam

• The new daily deal is King of Retail, still in Early Access, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/968250/King_of_Retail/
• The first Weekend Deal is the Early Access title Phantom Abyss, 25% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/989440/Phantom_Abyss/
• The VR Only title The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners will be 30% off until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/916840/The_Walking_Dead_Saints__Sinners/
• Forza Horizon 4 will be 50% off until Monday 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293830/Forza_Horizon_4/
• Publisher XSEED Games puts its games up to 75% off until Monday 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/xseed2021
• Publisher Spike Chunsoft also puts its games on sale, up to 90% off until September 29: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/spikechunsoft2021
• Staxel will be 25% off until September 30: https://store.steampowered.com/app/405710/Staxel/
• The SEGA Discovery Sale features up to 90% discounts until September 30: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/segadiscoverysale
• ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV is going to be 40% off until October 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/872410/ROMANCE_OF_THE_THREE_KINGDOMS_XIV/
• And last, but not least, there's also the weeklong deals.

And we're done. Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.