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Friday news 2:

Tower of Fantasy apologizes for long launch day server queues with freebies for all
https://www.pcgamer.com/tower-of-fantasy-apologizes-for-long-launch-day-server-queues-with-freebies-for-all/
As was likely expected for a free-to-play online game launch, Tower of Fantasy's servers are struggling to handle day one interest with 10+ hour long server queues. We've already gone hands on with it and dubbed it a "messy Genshin Impact," though it does bring customizable characters and a slightly more shared world than Genshin. Even so, no surprise that all the current Genshin lovers are jumping in to see if it's a competitor worth fussing over before they head back to Teyvat.
>> And a player has found an "upsetting bug".

FIFA 23 will bring back loot boxes, EA confirms as it defends the practice
https://www.pcgamer.com/fifa-23-will-bring-back-loot-boxes-ea-confirms-as-it-defends-the-practice/
FIFA 23 will mark the end of Electronic Arts' long-running partnership with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the global sport governing body that gives the videogame series its name. But it won't mark the end of FIFA loot boxes, as EA has confirmed that randomized loot boxes will be back for the swansong.

Path of Exile's next quarterly expansion offers an early taste of the endgame
https://www.pcgamer.com/path-of-exile-lake-of-kalandra/
One of the great things about Path of Exile is its enormous, incredibly customizable endgame, the Atlas of Worlds. Taking every piece of the main game, past seasonal expansions, and more, throwing them into a blender and serving it up like some kind of never-ending Content Smoothie. The only problem is you've got to complete PoE's surprisingly extensive story campaign first, a feat many players still haven't achieved. The upcoming Lake of Kalandra expansion looks to give players an early peek at endgame action from the start.

Bungie has announced a huge nerf to a big problem in Destiny 2, plus a bunch of exotic buffs
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-has-announced-a-huge-nerf-to-a-big-problem-in-destiny-2-plus-a-bunch-of-exotic-buffs/
Believe it or not, one of the joys of slavishly playing a live service game is that a big patch note post is treated with the reverence of the Dead Sea Scrolls 2 being hand-delivered to your door. And let me tell you, Bungie just dropped an absolute banger. Ahead of the launch of Season 18 on August 23rd, the developer has detailed a swathe of changes coming to Destiny 2's combat sandbox. There are buffs and nerfs to some of the most used (and abused) gear, plus granular changes to specific perks, including the addition of much needed anti-Champion functionality on four exotic weapons.

Nightingale, the fantasy survival game from former BioWare developers, is delayed
https://www.pcgamer.com/nightingale-the-fantasy-survival-game-from-former-bioware-developers-is-delayed/
Nightingale is a faux-Victorian crafting and survival game being developed by Inflexion Games, a studio founded in 2018 (as Improbable Canada) by a group of former BioWare employees, including former Bioware GM Aaryn Flynn. The basic mechanics seem fairly straightforward—chop tree, crush boulder, pick berry, get gored—but the promise of travel between strange, dangerous realms gives it a sort of "Steampunk Stargate" aesthetic that could be genuinely interesting.

Destiny 2 cheat maker claims it hasn't harmed the game, says Bungie should work with it
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-cheat-maker-claims-it-hasnt-harmed-the-game-says-bungie-should-work-with-it/
Bungie ran into a bit of a snag in its legal campaign against Destiny 2 cheat sellers in May when a Seattle judge dismissed its copyright infringement complaint against cheat maker AimJunkies. Bungie had argued that the development of cheats was an infringement of its copyright, while AimJunkies defends its software as an original creation—and the judge agreed with AimJunkies.
That wasn't the end of the matter. Other elements of Bungie's lawsuit remained intact, including allegations of trademark infringement and "false designation of origin," and the studio was given time to restate the copyright infringement portion of its case. A few weeks later it did just that, alleging that AimJunkies "reverse-engineered and copied the software code for Destiny 2" in order to make its cheat software.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is getting a new map inspired by Shoot House
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-is-getting-a-new-map-inspired-by-shoot-house/
Infinity Ward has revealed details about one of the new multiplayer maps coming to Modern Warfare 2. It's called 'Farm 18', and is inspired by the 'Shoot House' map from the 2019 reboot of Modern Warfare.

And these are the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The first of the three Deals of the Day is Project Warlock II, still in development, 20% off during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/project_warlock_2
• The second DotD is Tormented Souls, with a 35% discount until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/tormented_souls
• The last DotD is Quern - Undying Thoughts, 80% off until the 15th: https://www.gog.com/en/game/quern_undying_thoughts
• And the Weekend Sale comes with up to 90% discounts on challenging games during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220812_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The first Weekend Deal is LEGO Star Wars: La Saga Skywalker, 30% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/920210/LEGO_Star_Wars_La_Saga_Skywalker/
• Medieval Dynasty will also be 30% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129580/Medieval_Dynasty/
• Publisher Bilibili puts its games on sale with up to 70% discounts until the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/bilibilipublishersale2022
• Warner Bros puts its DC games on sale featuring between 75 and 90% discounts until Monday15: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DCGames
• 笼中窥梦 Moncage will be 25% off until next Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195290/_Moncage/
• Parkasaurus gets a 60% discount until the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/591460/Parkasaurus/
• And THQ Nordic puts its games on sale, up to 90% off until Thursday 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/THQNordicPublisherSale

Aaand that's it. Until next time, I wish you a happy, comfortable and gaming weekend.