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Friday gaming news, part number two and also last:

Crimson Desert's upcoming DLC decides it's The Sims now, I guess
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/crimson-deserts-upcoming-dlc-decides-its-the-sims-now-i-guess/
Crimson Desert is like the videogame version of a 6-in-1 shampoo—it does just about everything, and with its upcoming DLC Charting the Unknown, I guess that also includes The Sims.
Today's State of Play showed off a trailer with what we can expect to see, and there's a lot. Like building a whole-ass castle, for example. It looks like you can go pretty ham on some Sims-style building within those stony walls, too—the trailer shows a tool which you can drag to build walls and rooms inside the castle. Yup, just like The Sims! There's a whole bunch of furniture as well, including a slightly unusual framed portrait of a tiger that Kliff has deigned to display outside his home, for whatever reason.

Guild Wars 3 is a lot smaller scale than Guild Wars 2 because of the new approach to combat and movement: 'You would probably see about 20 players in a large combat scenario'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/guild-wars-3-is-a-lot-smaller-scale-than-guild-wars-2-because-of-the-new-approach-to-combat-and-movement-you-would-probably-see-about-20-players-in-a-large-combat-scenario/
At Gamescom, I got to see a hands-off demo of Guild Wars 3 and chatted to the developers about what they have in store for us when the MMO hits beta next year. You can read about the significant changes to movement and combat in my Guild Wars 3 preview, but we also discussed how different the upcoming MMO's scale will be when compared to its predecessors.
Guild Wars 3 sits between OG Guild Wars, which was very small scale, and Guild Wars 2, where you could fight a boss with a hundred other players. It still has that multiplayer focus, but compared to Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet has significantly reduced how many people you'll be playing with at once.

Arc Raiders' executive producer admits its developers 'couldn't keep pace with the players' and their need for content, but promises Frozen Trail as the answer
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-executive-producer-admits-its-developers-couldnt-keep-pace-with-the-players-and-their-need-for-content-but-promises-frozen-trail-as-the-answer/
If there's one thing you should never underestimate, it's a gamer's love for completing little tasks. Whether it's battle passes, meaningless fetch quests, or in Arc Raiders' case, its expeditions. There's just the right amount of dopamine involved for a neuron activation, so you best bet that they'll rip through them at an unthinkable speed.
I'll concede that Embark Studios probably couldn't have foreseen the full extent of this love prior to Arc Raiders release, but still, the outcome is the same: gamers out-growing their once-beloved game because they managed to complete all their tasks way too fast.

These are the short format articles:

Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/stalker-2-studio-is-raffling-keychains-made-from-a-shot-down-russian-helicopter-to-raise-funds-for-mine-removal-in-the-real-world-chornobyl-exclusion-zone/

A multi-month delay for Deus Ex turned into a huge payoff for one of its best characters, says designer Harvey Smith
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/a-multi-month-delay-for-deus-ex-turned-into-a-huge-payoff-for-one-of-its-best-characters-says-designer-harvey-smith/

It's really starting to look like a new StarCraft game will be revealed at BlizzCon
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/its-really-starting-to-look-like-a-new-starcraft-game-will-be-revealed-at-blizzcon/
>> It’s only a rumor/speculation, at least for now.

And now, the weekend deals from GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• Akupara 10th Anniversary Sale has games up to 90% off and will last 13 days: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20260903_akupara_publisher_sale
• There’s also the ongoing Back To School Sale , that will end next Thursday: https://www.gog.com/es/back-to-school-sale

+Steam

• Alan Wake gets a 90% discount until the 7th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/Alan_Wake/
• Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors has a demo and will be 20% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/Vampire_Crawlers_The_Turbo_Wildcard_from_Vampire_Survivors/
• Paranormal Cleanup will have a 50% discount until September 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2197890/Paranormal_Cleanup/
• Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is still in Early Access and is going to be 25% off until the 15th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105440/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Olden_Era/
• Timberborn has a 30% discount that will last until September 17: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/Timberborn/
• Whiskerwood , still in Early Access, will be 50% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2489330/Whiskerwood/
• First Class Trouble will be free to try during the weekend and will have a 70% discount until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/953880/First_Class_Trouble/
• The Painscreek Killings is going to be 75% off until the same 17th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/624270/The_Painscreek_Killings/
• And there are 6 new sales/events:
  • Focus Publisher Sale 2026 shows its upcoming releases, has some demos and puts its games on sale qwith up to 90% discounts until the 14th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/FocusPublisherSale2026
  • KONAMI Press Start 2026 features its upcoming titles and puts its games on sale with up to 80% discounts until the 15th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/KONAMIPressStart2026
  • Akupara Games 10th Anniversary Sale comes with its upcoming releases and games up to 90% off until September 17: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/AkuparaGames10YearAnniversary
  • The Civilization Franchise celebrates its 35th anniversary making Civ 7 free to try until the 10th of September and puting the games up to 90% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Civilization35thAnniversary
  • The 2026 Call of Duty Franchise Sale has the games on sale with up to 75% discounts until the 17th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/2026CODFranchiseSale
  • And The FPS Games Show brings a couple of upcoming titles and has games up to 67% off. Ther length of the deals vary: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheFPSGamesShow

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