Friday news, part two:
Darkwood studio releases new game's alpha then promptly says it's going on hiatus but may return 'in 5-10 years when we get our s*** together'
https://www.pcgamer.com/darkwood-studio-releases-new-games-alpha-then-promptly-says-its-going-on-hiatus-but-may-return-in-5-10-years-when-we-get-our-s-together/
As developer names go, Acid Wizard Studios is a great one, but fans of horror game Darkwood may well wonder what kind of acid it's talking about. The Polish studio has announced that, following the release of Darkwood's 1.4 update and the alpha of Soccer Kids, it's going to be shutting down.
Bungie confirms Commander Zavala is staying in Destiny 2, with Keith David taking over the role from the late Lance Reddick
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-confirms-commander-zavala-is-staying-in-destiny-2-with-keith-david-taking-over-the-role-from-the-late-lance-reddick/
Bungie has announced that actor Keith David will assume the role of Commander Zavala in Destiny 2, taking the place of Lance Reddick, who died unexpectedly earlier this year.
Escape Simulator gets official Portal DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/escape-simulator-gets-official-portal-dlc/
Pine Studio's Escape Simulator, a first person puzzle game based around escape rooms, has announced an upcoming free and Valve-approved Portal DLC. Portal Escape Chamber arrives on September 7 and is based in the Aperture Science Enrichment Center from the games.
After battling server issues, cozy MMO Palia enters open beta today
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-battling-server-issues-cozy-mmo-palia-enters-open-beta-today/
After a week in closed beta, cozy MMO Palia is entering its open beta phase today, welcoming everyone into its online life sim of gathering, gardening, and decorating. It's been a hectic week for the developers, who have been combating server issues all throughout the closed beta. Despite that, Singularity 6 is pushing its free-to-play game out into the public today with promises to continue working on fixes to the issues players have been experiencing.
Blizzard just dumped buckets of demons on Diablo 4 to make the endgame grind way less miserable
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-just-dumped-buckets-of-demons-on-diablo-4-to-make-the-endgame-grind-way-less-miserable/
Diablo 4's patch 1.1.1, which dropped this week, included a ton of welcome changes to its weakest classes and builds, but one wide-reaching change has started to improve the action RPG for everyone.
In the patch notes, it's only one line: "We are increasing monster density in Nightmare Dungeons and Helltides." The developers showed a visual comparison between an old and new Nightmare Dungeon on a recent Campfire Chat stream, but Diablo 4 has far too many dungeons and Helltide locations to be able to trust one example. We needed to wait for someone to do the math.
Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine
https://www.pcgamer.com/metro-2033-author-dmitry-glukhovsky-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-for-criticizing-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
An Associated Press report says Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military in online posts.
Papers, Please celebrates 10th anniversary with a retro LCD demake, merch, and a big donation
https://www.pcgamer.com/papers-please-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-retro-lcd-version-merch-and-a-big-donation/
Papers, Please was a singular experience when it released in 2013: A subdued narrative game in which you check the papers of immigrants to a fictional eastern bloc country and determine whether or not to let them in, leading to hard decisions and heart wrenching consequences. The influential game has sold over five million copies in the last 10 years, and in celebration of that anniversary, developer Lucas Pope has released some cool stuff for fans and made a contribution to those suffering in real life.
Overwatch 2's Steam release means players can finally review it, and it's not going so well
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2s-steam-release-means-players-can-finally-review-it-and-its-not-going-so-well/
Overwatch 2 came to Steam today as part of a new Blizzard initiative to publish some of its games on Valve's platform. The debut is an opportunity to attract a new audience, but it has also opened the gates to an onslaught of negative player reviews.
If you're playing Baldur's Gate 3 multiplayer, Larian's boss has advice on what to do with companions: ignore them
https://www.pcgamer.com/if-youre-playing-baldurs-gate-3-multiplayer-larians-boss-has-advice-on-what-to-do-with-companions-ignore-them/
(...) So in an interview on Monday with Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke, I asked for advice on how best to interact with companions in a four-player game.
His advice? Eh, maybe don't.
"Personally, and this will be different for different people, I would keep them for a singleplayer playthrough or a co-op playthrough with just two players, where you take some companions with you," Vincke said. "A large part of the storytelling of these characters is when they're with you in the world."
Larian's had to patch Baldur's Gate 3's save files to be infinite size, 'to account for the sheer amount of things you’re all doing on your journeys'
https://www.pcgamer.com/larians-had-to-patch-baldurs-gate-3s-save-files-to-be-infinite-size-to-account-for-the-sheer-amount-of-things-youre-all-doing-on-your-journeys/
Though Larian must be delighted with the reception to Baldur's Gate 3 so far, they maybe weren't prepared for quite how much people were going to play it. Turns out, if you made too many "choices" and "actions", your "personal story database" could grow so large it broke the save system, and the developer's had to release a hotfix to nip the problem in the bud.
The Lollipop Chainsaw remake finally has a name, just in time to get delayed a year
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-lollipop-chainsaw-remake-finally-has-a-name-just-in-time-to-get-delayed-a-year/
The journey of the Lollipop Chainsaw remake has been weirdly vague so far. First, in June 2022 we were just told it was "back", without much indication what that meant; a month later we at least got confirmation it was a remake, not just a remaster, and with original producer Yoshimi Yasuda at the helm, but no actual title or platforms announced, and certainly no footage. Since then, it's been very quiet, despite a planned release this summer.
Honestly, the new announcement put out by developer Dragami Games doesn't really add that much clarity, but it at least puts an actual name to the project: Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. It also postpones the release date to summer 2024, which isn't too surprising given it's only just been titled.
Tekken director warns fans not to make 'silly threats' over their favourite characters even in a joking way, saying that everybody suffers for it
https://www.pcgamer.com/tekken-creator-warns-fans-not-to-make-silly-threats-over-their-favourite-characters-even-in-a-joking-way-saying-that-everybody-suffers-for-it/
Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada has warned fans that even the silliest of threats can have big implications on future game events, reveals and even the future of your favourite character.
And now, let's check the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:
+GOG
- The first of the four deals, all Deals of the Day that will last until Monday, is the NSFW game The Book of Bondmaids (don't worry, they sell the censored version), 49% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_book_of_bondmaids
- The second DotD is Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, with a 50% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/shovel_knight
- Deliver Us The Moon will be 68% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/deliver_us_the_moon
- The last one is Vampyr, featuring an 80% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/vampyr
+Steam
- The first of the five deals is The Long Dark, 25% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/The_Long_Dark/
- Youtubers Life 2 gets a 40% discount until next Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493760/Youtubers_Life_2/
- World War Z will be 50% off until August, 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/699130/World_War_Z/
- THQ Nordic puts its games on sale with up to 90% discounts until Thursday, 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/THQNordicPublisherSale2023
- And the last one is Marauders, still in Early Access, that will be free to try during the weekend and 25% off until August, 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1789480/Marauders/
And that's it. Until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.
Please excuse my bad English.
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