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And yes, today there’s a third part of the gaming news:

Total War: Shogun started out as 'a quick and cheerful B-grade RTS' to help Creative Assembly raise funds for its dream game—an RPG based on Monkey: Journey to the West
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/total-war-shogun-started-out-as-a-quick-and-cheerful-b-grade-rts-to-help-creative-assembly-raise-funds-for-its-dream-game-an-rpg-based-on-monkey-journey-to-the-west/
It's hard to remember Creative Assembly wasn't always synonymous with the Total War series, and yet, once upon a time, they were so well-known for sports games that pivoting away was seen as a risk. That's part of the story told in a retrospective video about the making of Total War: Shogun put together to coincide with its 25th anniversary. It makes for a fascinating insight into how different things were for the studio at the end of the 20th century.

We might actually have a tenuous Silksong release date, absolutely nobody on my team believes me, and I think I can hear Hornet in my walls
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/we-might-actually-have-a-tenuous-silksong-release-date-absolutely-nobody-on-my-team-believes-me-and-i-think-i-can-hear-hornet-in-my-walls/
OK, everybody stay calm. What do you mean you're calm? Well I'm also calm! I'm totally fine and not-at-all losing my unsteady grip on my own mind. We might genuinely have a (tentative, tenuous) Silksong release date. Naturally, it hasn't come from Team Cherry, but it's the strongest dose of cope we've had so far.

GTA publisher boss says he's 'running scared' despite billions in the bank and a GTA 6-sized financial nuke on the horizon: 'We are looking over our shoulders'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/gta-publisher-boss-says-hes-running-scared-despite-billions-in-the-bank-and-a-gta-6-sized-financial-nuke-on-the-horizon-we-are-looking-over-our-shoulders/
Strauss Zelnick—CEO of GTA publisher Take-Two—has revised his expectations. On the back of stronger-than-expected financial results for its first quarter of financial year 2026 (which takes place, in our mortal realm, in the actual year 2025), the company now anticipates making between $6.1 and $6.2 billion for the overall financial year, up from its prior guidance of $5.95 to $6.05 billion. Which must be nice.
And yet in a chat with The Game Business, Zelnick says the general operating procedure at the corporate C-suite is to act like you're being pursued by wolves. "We are looking over our shoulders. We are running scared," said the CEO.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's director had 2 scrapped scenes from the game's ending, gives props to mocap actors who 'saved' it at the last minute
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/clair-obscur-expedition-33s-director-had-2-scrapped-scenes-from-the-games-ending-gives-props-to-mocap-actors-who-saved-it-at-the-last-minute/
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is maybe one of my favourite games of this year—it's certainly in the running—which I hope reassures you that I mean this with all the love in the world. It surprises me not one itty-bitty bit that Guillaume Broche, creative director of the game, says he "likes really sad stories".
That's per a recent interview Broche had with BehindTheVoice (seen below). Spoilers for the game's endings to follow.

And these are the weekend deals at Steam (there’s nothing new at GOG):

+Steam

• Rust will be 50% off until the 14th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/252490/Rust
• The Excavation of Hob's Barrow gets a 50% discount until the 21st of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/The_Excavation_of_Hobs_Barrow
• The Cat Quest Trilogy is going to be 66% off until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/41962/Cat_Quest_Trilogy
• And these are the new sales/events:
  • The NieR franchise is on sale with 65% deals until August 14: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Nier_FranchiseSale25
  • The Wholesome Games Celebration has upcoming titles and games on sale with up to 80% discounts until August, the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/wholesomegames
  • Publisher Kitfox Games puts its games up to 90% off until the 14th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/kitfoxfestival2025
  • Tiny Teams 2025 focuses on indie games. It has demos from upcoming titles and games with up to 90% discounts until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TinyTeams2025
  • Hari Game Indonesia 2025 has games up to 90% off. The length of the deals vary, with some ending tomorrow and other lasting up to the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40875269/sale/HariGameIndonesia2025
  • The Disciples franchise is on sale with up to 65% discounts until the 21st of August: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/DisciplesFranchiseSale2025
  • TellTale Publisher Sale has games up to 80% off until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TelltaleSale2025
  • The BIC, Busan Indie Connect Festival has upcoming games and some titles on sale with up to 45% discounts. The length of the deals vary from game to game: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31736249/sale/bic2025
  • And the Debut Festival 2025 has debut titles from indie developers with up to 80% discounts. Again, the length of the deals vary, with some ending tomorrow and others lasting until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44730990/sale/DebutFestival2025

Nothing else to add. Until the next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.