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Friday news, part two and last:

Halo Infinite junks splitscreen co-op, but Forge finally arrives November
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-infinite-junks-splitscreen-co-op-but-forge-finally-arrives-november/
Halo developer 343 Industries has posted a new update about the shooter's future, a roundtable discussion between three of its developers over the areas they're focusing on. The good news is that Forge finally has a release date of November 8, and the bad news is that Halo Infinite will no longer be receiving the option to play the campaign in local split-screen co-op.

Physically, not emotionally toxic: Our favorite space strategy game is adding an entire species of Nasty Little Guys
https://www.pcgamer.com/physically-not-emotionally-toxic-our-favorite-space-strategy-game-is-adding-an-entire-species-of-nasty-little-guys/
Paradox has announced a new species DLC coming to Stellaris on September 20: the Toxoids. The teaser trailer for the new add-on ends with the tagline "The End Justifies the Ruins," and playing as them looks to give bonuses for high-risk, aggressive play that destroys planetary environments for the sake of industry. Basically, you're playing as the bad guys from every sci-fi story. Environmentalist parables? Who needs 'em, we have heavy industry and Toxic Baths.

What's going on with Metal Gear Solid remasters, exactly?
https://www.pcgamer.com/whats-going-on-with-metal-gear-solid-remasters-exactly/
Tokyo Game Show is two weeks away, and it may be Konami's most exciting showing at a big gaming event in years. According to Konami's TGS schedule, it has a reveal of a new game planned for September 16. There's a long list of Konami series that deserve a comeback—Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Contra, Suikoden—and according to a report by VGC, we might see one of them on stage at the event.

Battlefield 2042 has a dark mode for flashbangs
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-2042-has-a-dark-mode-for-flashbangs/
Every few months, someone points out that videogame lamps use real electricity, and another round of people go "huh, I guess that is true, isn't it?" It shouldn't be a surprising observation, because displaying anything on a screen requires electricity (with caveats), and yet there's an eeriness to the idea. It's slightly strange when virtual worlds seem to cross into the physical world like that. I don't know if there's a term for the phenomenon, so I'll call it "glure," which stands for "game lamps use real electricity." (Be glad I didn't go with "ludolūcēs consonance" or something.)

Killer vacuum game Justice Sucks is out this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/killer-vacuum-game-justice-sucks-is-out-this-month/
Cleaning up the mess in stealth games can be a real hassle. Nobody wants to waste a precious water arrow washing away blood when you could be using it to put out a torch so you can stab the next guard. Plus you gotta dump the body somewhere it won't be found, and the bathtub already has five corpses in it. Here's the solution: be a vacuum cleaner.
That's the concept of Justice Sucks: Tactical Vacuum Action, an upcoming stealth game where you're a roomba who is also an assassin. Building on a small experimental game developers Samurai Punk released as Roombo: First Blood back in 2019, it combines the sneak-murdering fun of Dishonored with the satisfaction of tidying up.

Domina has been delisted from Steam after yet another transphobic diatribe
https://www.pcgamer.com/domina-has-been-delisted-from-steam-after-yet-another-transphobic-diatribe/
Domina has been delisted from Steam after its developer—Dolphin Barn Incorporated—once again used the game's patch notes as a political soapbox, this time to post a transphobic screed. Visitors to Domina's Steam page will find a notice stating, "At the request of the publisher, Domina is no longer available for sale on Steam" in place of the usual option to purchase the game.

And these are the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• In the last weekend of the GOG Sale, there's a new Giveaway: Immortal Redneck will be free to get during the next 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/immortal_redneck
• The first Deal of the Day is Stellaris: Overlord, 20% off during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/stellaris_overlord
• The last deal is the second DotD, Weird West, with a 30% discount until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/weird_west

+Steam

• The daily deal is Lake, that has a demo, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118240/Lake/
• The first Weekend Deal is CODE VEIN, that also has a demo, 80% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/678960/CODE_VEIN/
• The Mafia franchise is on sale, up to 67% off until September 8: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/2K/sale/mafiasale
• The Tripware Publisher Sale features up to 75% discounts until Thursday 8: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TripwirePubSale
• Publisher Aspyr puts its games on sale, up to 90% off. Be warned, some titles will be on sale until Monday while other deals will last until the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/aspyrpublishersale2022
• Conan Exiles is free to try during the next 6 days and will also be 70% off until September 11: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/Conan_Exiles/
• And EA brings up to 84% discounts on some titles until September 13: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/EA/sale/fire-and-forget

That's all folks! Until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.