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Friday news, part two:

Blood Bowl 3 has orc nipple tassels, ultraviolence, and a proper release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/blood-bowl-3-has-orc-nipple-tassels-ultraviolence-and-a-proper-release-date/
After many delays, Blood Bowl 3 has a proper release date. First announced in 2019 with a launch slated for the following year, a new trailer has announced that Cyanide Studio's absurd death sport will finally return to us on February 23, 2023. Talk about overtime.

CD Projekt's next Witcher trilogy has a new game director
https://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekts-next-witcher-trilogy-has-a-new-game-director/
Cyberpunk 2077 animation director Sebastian Kalemba has revealed on Twitter that he's taken the role of game director in CD Projekt's next Witcher game.
"Career news: I’m directing the new Witcher Saga," Kalemba tweeted. "Since joining @CDPROJEKTRED I believe nothing is impossible and raising the bar, telling emotional stories & creating worlds is what we’re here for. I’m proud to be part of CDPR and work with such a talented and passionate team."

PC Gamer readers can get special access to this PvP strategy game from ex-Blizzard veterans
https://www.pcgamer.com/spellcraft-alpha-access/
Spellcraft, the tabletop minis-inspired PvP strategy game from Blizzard veterans, One More Game, is entering a closed gameplay alpha on Friday, November 4. While most players will have to go through your standard closed gameplay selection process, PC Gamer readers have the opportunity for a guaranteed spot in the preview build.

This new multiplayer survival RPG will scratch your Valheim itch this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-new-multiplayer-survival-rpg-will-scratch-your-valheim-itch-this-month/
Open world fantasy survival RPG Frozen Flame has given players a few chances to check it out recently, with a popular demo during Steam Next Fest and an open beta over Halloween weekend. If you played and enjoyed it (or are bummed you missed out) you won't have to wait much longer to dive into the colorful fantasy world. Frozen Flame is launching into Steam Early Access on November 17, which is two weeks from now.

Modern Warfare 2 players are already taking sides in the battle over aim assist
https://www.pcgamer.com/modern-warfare-2-players-are-already-taking-sides-in-the-battle-over-aim-assist/
Voodoo PC founder Rahul Sood once claimed, many years ago, that Microsoft had hastily abandoned early experimentation with crossplay because PC players, armed with the precision and speed of mouse and keyboard, routinely "https://www.rahulsood.com/2010/07/console-gamers-get-killed-against-pc.html">destroyed" controller-equipped console players. Things have changed a great deal since then thanks to the advent of aim assist, and now we're at a point where some Modern Warfare 2 players on PC are complaining that their console counterparts are simply too dominating.
A number of threads have appeared recently in the Modern Warfare 2 subreddit, many accompanied by videos to prove their point, purporting to show that aim assist is grossly overpowered—to the point of being outright broken, in the opinions of some. There are even complaints that aim assist tracks targets through smoke and fire, when enemy targets are partially obscured.

Ghost Trick, which has the best dog in videogames, has been rated for PC in Korea
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-trick-which-has-the-best-dog-in-videogames-has-been-rated-for-pc-in-korea/
Once again the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea seems to have come through with a hint about an upcoming game. It was thanks to them we got an early clue about the Mass Effect remaster, as well as Sunset Overdrive's PC port, and a Silent Hill game was classified there a month ahead of the series' revival being made public. Now a PC version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective—a Capcom puzzle adventure developed for the Nintendo DS and released outside Japan in 2011—has been rated in Korea, as spotted by Gematsu.

Modern Warfare 2 composer departs project and disowns soundtrack over 'challenging' work dynamic with audio director
https://www.pcgamer.com/modern-warfare-2-composer-departs-project-and-disowns-soundtrack-over-challenging-work-dynamic-with-audio-director/
The composer behind Modern Warfare 2 has announced that she's terminating her involvement with the game. In a statement posted to Twitter, Sarah Schachner said that, owing to an "increasingly challenging" working dynamic with MW2's audio director, she's unable to continue working on the music and soundtrack release for MW2 and Warzone, so she's washing her hands of the whole thing.

Gears of War was sold to Microsoft because 'Epic didn't really know what to do' with the series
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-of-war-was-sold-to-microsoft-because-epic-didnt-really-know-what-to-do-with-the-series/
Cliff Bleszinski, formerly of Epic and the lead designer on the first three Gears of War games, has shared his opinion on why the series was subsequently sold to Microsoft. In short, Epic thought it had done everything it could with the games. After the spinoff Gears of War: Judgement (co-developed with People Can Fly), the series was sold to Microsoft in 2014, which subsequently formed The Coalition to develop future entries.
>> Keep in mind that it's Cliff's opinion which, at this point, doesn't mean a lot.

Disney Dreamlight Valley 'fixes' Moana dress by making it look nothing like Moana
https://www.pcgamer.com/disney-dreamlight-valley-fixes-moana-dress-by-making-it-look-nothing-like-moana/
Gameloft pushed out a confusing "bug fix" for Disney Dreamlight Valley earlier this week, making a major change to the final reward gifted to you from seafaring princess Moana.

Hideo Kojima says the Abandoned conspiracies are 'a nuisance'
https://www.pcgamer.com/hideo-kojima-says-the-abandoned-conspiracies-are-a-nuisance/
Hideo Kojima has finally addressed the never-ending Abandoned conspiracy theories, 18 months after fans became convinced that he was linked to Blue Box Studio's survival horror.

And now, the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• There are three new Deals of the Day that will last until Monday:
  • The first one is Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Gold Edition, 55% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/warhammer_mark_of_chaos_gold_edition
  • The second one is Edge Of Eternity, with a 60% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/edge_of_eternity
  • And the last DotD is Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition, 65% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/sunless_skies
• The Weekend Sale features up to 90% discounts until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221104_weekend_sale
• Publisher Whale Rock Games puts its games (3) on sale with up to 90% discounts suring the weekend: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221104_whale_rock_games
• The Ubisoft Sale brings up to 80% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_ubisoft_autumn_sale
• And we finally have a Paradox Interactive Sale, featuring up to 80% discounts, but, depending on where you look at, the sale will last only 19 more hours or 7 days. In any case, here it is: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_paradox_interactive_sale

+Steam

• The first Weekend Sale is Battlefield 1, 88% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238840/Battlefield_1/
• The Adventure X, The Narrative Games Convention Sale, features up to 80% discounts until November 9: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/ASHGAMES/sale/AdventureX2022
• Clanfolk, still in Early Access, will be 20% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1700870/Clanfolk/
• Metal: Hellsinger, that has a demo, is going to be 20% off until November 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061910/Metal_Hellsinger/
• Kingdoms and Castles gets a 40% discount until the 10th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/569480/Kingdoms_and_Castles/
• And finally there's Deep Rock Galactic, that will be free to try during the next 2 days and 67% off until November 17: https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/Deep_Rock_Galactic/

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