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Today there’s a third news post:

The combined fury of angry Overwatch players forced Blizzard to reverse a change it made less than 72 hours ago: 'We’re grateful to everyone who tried it out and shared feedback'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-combined-fury-of-angry-overwatch-players-forced-blizzard-to-reverse-a-change-it-made-less-than-72-hours-ago-were-grateful-to-everyone-who-tried-it-out-and-shared-feedback/
Countless Reddit threads and social media posts piled up this week strongly criticizing Blizzard's decision to add a MOBA-style draft system to Overwatch 2's popular Stadium mode. Specifically, players were against the removal of mirror matchups where both teams can play as the same heroes.
The response in the last few days, following the launch of the new season, has been so overwhelmingly negative that Blizzard has abandoned the system less than 72 hours after implementing it. The draft mode will stay, but mirror matchups are allowed again.

Space Marine 2 unveils a roadmap for its second year of updates including a new playable class, bosses, weapons, and more
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/space-marine-2-unveils-a-roadmap-for-its-second-year-of-updates-including-a-new-playable-class-bosses-weapons-and-more/
Good news for fans of Space Marine 2's multiplayer modes, which Saber Interactive has committed to supporting for a whole 'nother year. As the developer announced, patch 10, on the first anniversary of Space Marine 2's release, will be the beginning of a second year of updates and additions.

RPG throws the ring of monetization into Mount Doom, drops gacha mechanics right before launch to avoid 'pay-to-win mechanics and forced spending as much as possible'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/rpg-throws-the-ring-of-monetization-into-mount-doom-drops-gacha-mechanics-right-before-launch-to-avoid-pay-to-win-mechanics-and-forced-spending-as-much-as-possible/
I don't think gacha games are a rot, or anything—plenty of folks enjoy them, and grown ups can do whatever they want with their disposable income—but I'd be lying if I said that monetisation model didn't turn me right off whatever the latest horse-based craze is. Which is why I'm downright impressed by Duet Night Abyss.
Faced with the eternal power of the one ring—I mean, er, the monetisation potential of gacha mechanics—the developers of the upcoming Chinese action-RPG have decided to simply drop all of their RNG-dependent character pulls and dungeon stamina systems right before launch in late-October.

All Genshin Impact 6.0 livestream codes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/genshin-impact-codes-6-0-livestream/
The Genshin Impact 6.0 codes are here, and with them, our first proper look at the upcoming region of Nod-Krai. Though Nod-Krai is technically autonomous, we're finally headed to the last Archon-inhabited region of Snezhnaya (though we'll likely be going to Khaenri'ah in the future at some point). What better way to celebrate than some free Primogems?

And these are the weekend deals at Steam (no new sales or promos at GOG):

+Steam

• Space Engineers is free to try and 75% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/Space_Engineers
• SCUM will have a 50% discount until the 4th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/513710/SCUM
• Griftlands is going to be 60% off until the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/601840/Griftlands
• Streets of Rage 4 gets a 65% discount until September 4: https://store.steampowered.com/app/985890/Streets_of_Rage_4
• No Man's Sky will be 60% off until the 8th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky
• The The Exit 8 + Platform 8 Bundle gets a 30% discount. The games will also be 30% off until September 11: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/54814/The_Exit_8__Platform_8
• The Early Access title Unrailed 2: Back on Track will be fre to try during the weekend and will have a 30% discount until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2211170/Unrailed_2_Back_on_Track
• Nightingale is also in Early Access and will also be free to try during the weekend. But it will be 50% off until the same September, the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928980/Nightingale
• Darkest Dungeon® II matches the previous two, being free to try during the weekend and with a 63% discount until the 11th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1940340/Darkest_Dungeon_II
• Ultros has a demo and is going to be 75% off until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2386310/Ultros
• And these are the two new sales/events:
  • SEGA puts its games on sale with up to 75% discounts. The length of the deals vary between the 4th and the 11th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SEGAPublisherSale2025
  • Publisher Draknek & Friends celebrates its 12th anniversary and puts its games on sale, up to 75% off until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33018631/sale/Draknek12Years

That’s all for this week. Until the next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.