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The second and also last part of the Friday gaming news:

'I would love that but we're cheap and poor': Jeff Kaplan speeds through everything players should know about his upcoming cowboy survival game, The Legend of California
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/i-would-love-that-but-were-cheap-and-poor-jeff-kaplan-speeds-through-everything-players-should-know-about-his-upcoming-cowboy-survival-game-the-legend-of-california/
In case you were wondering what Kintsugiyama's upcoming open world survival multiplayer game was all about, Jeff Kaplan has sat down and gone through 213 rapid-fire questions via an interview with MinnMax and boy, do I know a lot about cowboys in California now.
For those who don't know The Legend of California is Kaplan's next big game, set in gold-rush-era California (1849-ish). It's an open world survival game (not really a sim, to be clear) which is also definitely "not an MMO" but is "definitely an FPS". So that should clear it up.

Riot is ending development of its 2XKO fighting game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/riot-is-ending-development-of-its-2xko-fighting-game/
Six months after laying off approximately 80 developers because "overall momentum hasn't reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term," Riot Games has announced that it is ending development of its fighting game 2XKO. Servers for online play will remain available and the game is also playable offline, but "active development will conclude at the end of 2026."

Miyazaki says FromSoftware obviously isn't done with singleplayer games despite the combo of Elden Ring: Nightreign and The Duskbloods
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/miyazaki-says-fromsoftware-obviously-isnt-done-with-singleplayer-games-despite-the-combo-of-elden-ring-nightreign-and-the-duskbloods/
It's weird to say that FromSoftware, a studio previously known for its singleplayer gauntlets (and very good mech series), has made some of the decade's most solid middleweight multiplayer games. But given Elden Ring: Nightreign's success, and the fact that The Duskbloods is shaping up to be pretty solid—boo, Switch 2 exclusive, boo—it's a true statement.
You might be wondering, then, if the undisputed king of gritty singleplayer RPGs where you dodge roll sometimes has gone all live service on us. Not so, says president Hidetaka Miyazaki, the combo of Nightreign and Duskbloods is literally just a coincidence.

These are the short format articles:

Palworld and No Man's Sky are intensifying their months-long flirtation, and if those two don't just kiss already, I'm going to lose my mind
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/palworld-and-no-mans-sky-are-intensifying-their-months-long-flirtation-and-if-those-two-dont-just-kiss-already-im-going-to-lose-my-mind/
>> Bla, bla, bla, nothing real only… hopes?

US Army confirms it's offering 4 days to play GTA 6 to soldiers who reenlist for at least 2 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/us-army-confirms-its-offering-4-days-to-play-gta-6-to-soldiers-who-reenlist-for-at-least-2-years/
>> That kind of reeks of desperation.

The most profound objective in any Halo series was 'spiritually inspired' by the nuke sequence in Modern Warfare 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-most-profound-objective-in-any-halo-series-was-spiritually-inspired-by-the-nuke-sequence-in-modern-warfare-2/
>> This comes from Halo: Reach's designer Niles Sankey.

And now, let’s wrap it all with the Steam weekend deals. No, GOG has no new deals:

+Steam

• Black Myth: Wukong will be 33% off until August 25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2358720/Black_Myth_Wukong/
• Over The Top: WWI will be free to try during the weekend and gets a 40% discount until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2778610/Over_The_Top_WWI/
• TEKKEN 8 has a demo and will also be 40% off until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778820/TEKKEN_8/
• Ghost Watchers features a 50% discount until August 27: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850740/Ghost_Watchers/
• Longvinter is going to be 75% off until the 31st of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1635450/Longvinter/
• MENACE , still in Early Access, will have a 25% discount until September 3rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432860/MENACE/
• CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs will be 30% off until the 3rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570370/CARIMARA_Beneath_the_forlorn_limbs/
• Eclipsium gets a 35% discount until the 3rd of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/Eclipsium/
• Cataclismo is going to be 50% off until the same 3rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/Cataclismo/
• And these are the new sales/events:
  • Anime NYC 2026 has upcoming releases, some demos and four games on sale, with 20, 30, 31 and 40% discounts. The deals will end between the 24th and the 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46150917/sale/AnimeNYC2026
  • Anthro Festival 2026 also has upcoming titles, demos and games on sale, up to 90% off. Most deals I’ve seen end on August 24th, but some will last longer than that: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/anthrofestival2026
  • And the Microsoft Flight Simulator Franchise Sale has the games between 30 and 80% off and will last until the 1st of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MicrosoftFlightSimulatorFranchiseSale

That’s all folks! Until the next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.