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The second, and final, part of the Friday gaming news:

Holy crap, it's happening: Dwarf Fortress gets its first Myth and Magic update later this year, bringing each player's world its own procedural magic system
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/holy-crap-its-happening-dwarf-fortress-gets-its-first-myth-and-magic-update-later-this-year-bringing-each-players-world-its-own-procedural-magic-system/
Even as it achieved fractal complexity by modeling feline alcohol poisoning, procedural bardic traditions, and delayed-action thermonuclear dragonfire, the creators of Dwarf Fortress—brothers Tarn and Zach Adams—have maintained still loftier ambitions for their legendary fantasy sim. In recent years, that effort has been guided by one goal: Creating magic. Procedural, universe-specific magic, interwoven with the unique cosmology and mythology modeled each and every time the player clicks the "create new world" button.
For a game already setting a high watermark for simulational complexity, it's an incredibly ambitious endeavor. It's taken a decade. It's demanded a complete scripting overhaul, aided by the heroic effort of Bay 12 Games' first non-Adams programmer, Putnam. Frankly, it's almost strained believability. And it'll start arriving later this year.

Arc Raiders is adding a camera mode as part of October's major update, but some fans need more proof that the game's not going to wither away
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-is-adding-a-camera-mode-as-part-of-octobers-major-update-but-some-fans-need-more-proof-that-the-games-not-going-to-wither-away/
We're getting dribs and drabs of news about Arc Raiders' upcoming major update which is scheduled for October. A new "high-level" challenge has been promised to returning players, alongside a frozen map full of new arcs, plus there'll also be the small addition of a photo mode.

Manor Lords celebrates 4 million copies sold with a new major update which gives players the chance to become 'a cow-herding mogul'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/manor-lords-celebrates-4-million-copies-sold-with-a-new-major-update-which-gives-players-the-chance-to-become-a-cow-herding-mogul/
Manor Lords is on a roll—with the medieval management sim celebrating the monumental milestone of over 4 million copies sold across all stores. And to commemorate the good news comes its next major update.
The new Major Update 8 will add a bunch of new features and quality-of-life bumps to Manor Lords. Soon you'll be able to use apples to make cider, honey to make mead, and thresh easy-to-grow oats so you can feed both humans and livestock.
Speaking of, there's also the chance for players to become "a cow-herding mogul with the ability to breed and import bovine livestock" alongside the new benefit of being able to make little barns for your sheep to help them last through the cold winter months.

Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, this time to avoid 'the attention buzz saw of GTA 6' says Chris Roberts
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/star-citizens-squadron-42-delayed-again-this-time-to-avoid-the-attention-buzz-saw-of-gta-6-says-chris-roberts/
We see games getting delayed all the time, but today's delay is particularly notable because this particular game was first supposed to come out in, ooh, let me check... Yep. All the way back in 2015.
Squadron 42, the long-awaited, celebrity-packed episodic singleplayer component of Star Citizen has been delayed once again. And why? This time, according to game director Chris Roberts, it's to avoid the media hubbub around another oft-delayed game: GTA 6.

Here are the short format articles:

Almost 20 years later, Arkane's founder says he understands why Valve cancelled the Ravenholm game that never was: 'It all came down to the economics'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/almost-20-years-later-arkanes-founder-says-he-understands-why-valve-cancelled-the-ravenholm-game-that-never-was-it-all-came-down-to-the-economics/

id Software's former co-owner says they absolutely would've used gen AI back in the day: 'John Carmack would be like making Skynet or something'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/id-softwares-former-co-owner-says-they-absolutely-wouldve-used-gen-ai-back-in-the-day-john-carmack-would-be-like-making-skynet-or-something/

And now, let’s check the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• No new deals at GOG, with the Back to School Sale being the only sale available: https://www.gog.com/es/back-to-school-sale

+Steam

• Dragon's Dogma 2 will be 25% off until the 7th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054970/Dragons_Dogma_2/
• Manor Lords , still in Early Access, will have a 35% discount until the 10th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/Manor_Lords/
• The Infected is also in Early Access and will also be 35% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360000/The_Infected/
• Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite increases the deal to a 40% discount that will last until September 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772240/Void_Miner__Incremental_Asteroids_Roguelite/
• A Game About Feeding A Black Hole is going to be 50% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/A_Game_About_Feeding_A_Black_Hole/
• Space Rock Breaker has a demo and a 50% discount that will last until the same September 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4035270/Space_Rock_Breaker/
• The Rogue Prince of Persia will be 60% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2717880/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/
• And these are the new Sales/events:
  • Jackbox Games presents its upcoming releases and puts its titles on sale with up to 80% discount until September the 3rd: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/JackboxPublisherSale2026
  • Discover. Play. Repeat Event has games up to 90% off. Most deals will en on the 10th, but some will end sooner than that: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46193783/sale/DiscoverPlayRepeat
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 starts today and you can play the two free to play Yu-Gi-Oh! Games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/WorldChampionship2026

And that’s it. Until the next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.