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The second part of the Monday news:

Men of War 2 will now deliver men and war too in 2024
https://www.pcgamer.com/men-of-war-2-will-now-deliver-men-and-war-too-in-2024/
An RTS with an all-timer of a name, the original Men of War launched in 2009 and was very decent indeed (with a standalone expansion, Assault Squad, we rated highly). But those men just didn't get enough war the first time around: The sequel Men of War 2 has been in development for several years at Best Way, and was supposed to release this month.
But today Best Way and Fulqrum Publishing announced a delay until 2024 "to ensure fans receive the bug-free experience they deserve". Which may just be a fancy way of saying everyone's playing Starfield, but it comes after public playtests that have been running for most of the year and what the developer calls "issues found in the final rounds of internal testing."

Here's why Venus is the best place to chill out in Starfield
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-why-venus-is-the-best-place-to-chill-out-in-starfield/
Waiting in Bethesda RPGs is a time-honored tradition, whether it's standing motionless outside a vendor's shop all night until they open for business in Oblivion, or crafting a chair in Fallout 4's survival mode so you can park your butt and avoid taking hunger damage.
The tradition continues when you wait in Starfield. You can have a seat to fast-forward the clock or sleep in a bed to get an XP boost—and sleep with a Starfield companion for an even bigger one. But if you really want to maximize your waiting in Starfield, there's one planet you should do all your waiting on: Venus.
>> By the way, some dumbasses have been harassing Starfield voice actors because of its exclusivity, like they had some saying in t he matter.

Fortnite creative boss Donald Mustard retires
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-creative-boss-donald-mustard-retires/
Donald Mustard may not be the most well-known name in gaming, but he's definitely one of the most influential. For the past seven years he's been the chief creative officer at Epic Games and "Loremaster of Fortnite"—the big hand on the wheel of one of the biggest videogame phenomena of all time. But soon that era will come to an end, as Mustard has announced that he is retiring.

Runescape community claims 'supreme victory' as developer apologizes and cuts pay-to-win features from hated battle pass
https://www.pcgamer.com/runescape-community-claims-supreme-victory-as-developer-apologizes-and-cuts-pay-to-win-features-from-hated-battle-pass/
In the wake of a furious backlash from players, Runescape developer Jagex has admitted that it "messed up" and is making major changes to the recently-announced Hero Pass to remove all the "controversial features" that touched off the uproar.

Stalker 2 developer's latest setback is a fire gutting a third of its office, but it insists the team's 'dealt with worse than that before'
https://www.pcgamer.com/stalker-2-developers-latest-setback-is-a-fire-gutting-a-third-of-its-office-but-it-insists-the-teams-dealt-with-worse-than-that-before/
As reported by Czech publication Vortex, on September 7, Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World suffered a fire at the Prague office it moved into last year following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. GSC Game World employees have stated that no one was hurt in the incident, but one of the three floors occupied by the dev sustained heavy damage and requires "full restoration."

Sifu's final content update lets you customize your arena fights
https://www.pcgamer.com/sifus-final-content-update-lets-you-customize-your-arena-fights/
Sloclap has released its final content for Sifu, the beat 'em up martial arts game that stylishly battled its way into many players' hearts last year. This last content update is for the most dedicated warriors among Sifu fans, focusing on new stuff for the game's Arena Challenges, was accompanied by a trailer.

Dune: Spice Wars launches this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/dune-spice-wars-launches-this-week/
The hybrid 4X and RTS set in Frank Herbert's universe of Dune will launch out of Early Access this week, on September 14th, as Shiro Games releases Dune: Spice Wars. First released last year, Spice Wars is a surprising hybrid of the two genres that you'd expect from modern RTS innovators Shiro Games, who previously made Northgard.

Payday 3 reveals two new characters and a year of post-launch DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/payday-3-reveals-two-new-characters-and-a-year-of-post-launch-dlc/
Payday 3 is rapidly approaching its September 21 launch date and Starbreeze has revealed two new characters joining the team for the delightful heists to come. They've also announced their roadmap for the first entire year of DLC, focusing on the four expansions that will comprise the Year 1 - The Bad Apple releases. These being the ones you get some of or all of for the more expensive Silver and Gold versions of the game.

This Act 3 Speak with Dead scene in Baldur's Gate 3 has worrying implications, given the spell's D&D roots
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-act-3-speak-with-dead-scene-in-baldurs-gate-3-has-worrying-implications-given-the-spells-dandd-roots/
Baldur's Gate 3 is somehow still turning up juicy little surprises. Granted, I only used Speak with Dead when I had to claw info from the grave for an investigation—I rarely did it just for flavour kicks. This use of the spell in Act 3 has some wild implications only obvious to those with tabletop brainworms (like yours truly), and I'm here to pass on that existential dread to you.
>> Talking about BG3: in case you're curious, the actor that gave voice to Astarion is doing a let's play of the game.

In Starfield, the sun literally doesn't shine on AMD GPU users
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-starfield-the-sun-literally-doesnt-shine-on-amd-gpu-users/
If you're playing Starfield on an AMD graphics card, there's a good chance you've missed one of the most glaring bugs in the game, because you just won't have seen anything. The AMD-sponsored Bethesda game simply doesn't render a local star from any planet without an atmosphere on an AMD card.
And yet the stars will blaze away until the end of time on an Nvidia GPU.
>> That's why AMD cards perform better, they don't have to power up those massive stars.