The SCS Software blog and this post on Steam have details on upcoming Greece DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2, which is listed on Steam with a "to be announced" release window. As the title states, this will give the chance to drive your greasy truck to Greece and soak up some Mediterranean sunshine as you make pickups and deliveries. You might be able to leave your Speedo at home, however, as instead of unspoiled beaches, the update highlights a Cement Plant in Thessaloniki that you be an important part of this route. The post includes screenshots and some concrete details:

Located in the northern area of Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, you'll find a pretty sizeable Cement Plant! Built and established in 1962, the plant supports 300+ direct and indirect jobs for the local economy and beyond. Its virtual creation in the Greece DLC has been built by our talented teams and features custom Landmark models, a detailed layout, and a recreation of one of the largest-scaled artistic mural projects in Europe, which spans across many of the buildings in the plant.

This impressive industry can be seen from across the city, including from the highway; it simply cannot be missed! You can be sure to find plenty of job contracts available to and from this plant, as it is one of the leading producers of cement in the country.

• GTA VI has been internally delayed by Rockstar Games and they’re already decided on the early to mid 2026 release window - Liam on X. Thanks Reddit.
• Astro Bot Credits Hint at Potentially Unreleased Crossovers, Which Includes Stellar Blade, Assassin's Creed, and More - MP1st.
• Leaked gameplay from Crazy Taxi Remake & Shinobi Remake - DSOGaming.

• Resident Evil- Decades of Horror - Village Gold (pay what you want and help charity).*

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• Heaven 17 singer tells Rockstar to "go ***k yourself" after "iniquitous" GTA 6 royalties offer - Eurogamer.net. Learned a new word there.

• Destiny 2 Has Hit a New Low - GameRant.
• At more than 3m downloads in just over 24 hours after Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 7 dropped, you can probably say that the modding tools are popular - VG247.

• New AI Model Can Simulate ‘Super Mario Bros.’ After Watching Gameplay Footage - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

• The Rogue Prince of Persia - Tripled Weapon Pool- Weapons Within Update is out.
• Warhammer 40,000- Darktide - Unlocked & Loaded - Weapon, Blessing & Class Changes Balancing Patch Notes - PT1.

↑ Official patches. ↓ Unofficial games, patches, and mods.

• New Starfield Mod Overhauls Interior Lighting & Ambient Light - DSOGaming.
• Morrowind Rebirth 6.8 - ModDB.

• If you thought Hitman 3 VR was bad on PC just wait until you see Hitman 3 VR Reloaded in action - Eurogamer.net.

• Yes, Star Wars Outlaws' creative director knows the instant-fail stealth missions are annoying, but don't worry, there's a patch coming soon - VG247.

• Warhammer 40K- Space Marine 2 Best Settings - MP1st.

Content creator videos. Thanks Ant.

• The Games Behind Your Government's Next War - People Make Games.
• Racing Games Have Crashed and Burned - Couch Co-op. Thanks Reddit.
• Blaze a trail to Natlan - Genshin Impact 5.0 - Carbot.
• Last Light Inn - Baldur's Gate 3 Ep19 - Carbot.

• Matt Chat 537: The Crimson Diamond with Julia Minamata (video). Thanks Ant.

• Roblox Innovation Awards 2024- The Full List of Winners - IGN.

• Fortnite Absolute Doom Week 3 Quests- What You Need To Know - Kotaku.

• Concord- A tragedy told in two weeks - Kaser Focus - VentureBeat.

• 15 Years Ago, The Beatles: Rock Band Made Me An Eternal Stan - Kotaku.

• Android earthquake alerts now available everywhere in the U.S. Thanks Reddit.

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• Why Our Video Got Taken Down - Linus Tech Tips.
• De Google Your Life Part 2 Ad Free You Tube! ( 2160p, Vp9) - Linus Tech Tips (Linus Media Group). Archive of the above video.
• Laura Mudrich on Instagram - 🤔 How to tell if the Amazon item you purchased has been returned. Thanks Digg.

• AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 gets an update with new stability fixes — the driver also brings optimizations for Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 - Tom's Hardware.
• Get ready for a tumultuous era of GPU cost volatility - VentureBeat.
• Google's ChromeOS just copied one of Windows 11's best features - Neowin. Ads? Telemetry? Forced upgrades? We need to know!
• We Identified the Problem with Our Water Block - der8auer EN (video). Thanks RedEye9.
• TT Show Episode 50 - Our Big NVIDIA GeForce RTX Interview - TweakTown.
• Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader - The New York Times. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Steve Wozniak Reunites With the Historic Homebrew Computer Club - The New Stack.

• Car rental giant Avis discloses data breach impacting customers - Beeping Computers. We're number two, and so is our security. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
• Researchers snoop data from air-gapped PC's RAM sticks by monitoring EM radiation from 23 feet away - Tom's Hardware.
• Russia's RT will continue to work in the West, editor says - Reuters (may require registration or subscription).

• PSU: Cougar GEX X2 1000W ATX 3.0 Power Supply Review - Tom's Hardware.

• Study- Playing Dungeons & Dragons helps autistic players in social interactions - Ars Technica. Thanks Slashdot via Ant…

Hey Kotaku! If you're going to post answers to the New York Times Connections game every day, could you at least remove the spoilers from the headlines? You're not the only games site going for the low-hanging fruit of helping people cheat the Times' various puzzles, but other sites have the courtesy of not forcing answers on you before getting the clicks they are baiting. Please follow suit. Kthxbye.

Obituary: Popular YouTube gun expert Paul Harrell announces own death at 58 in video- 'If you're watching me, I'm dead' - Fox News. Thanks Roddy.

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• Elon Musk predicts crewed SpaceX flights to Mars by 2028, hopes for 'self-sustaining city' on planet - AOL. Has a certain Molyneux flair. Thanks RedEye9.

Science

• Magical equation unites quantum physics, general relativity in a first - Interesting Engineering.
• Scientists Discover Mosquitoes Are Using Infrared to Track Humans Down - ScienceAlert. Like all good Predators.
• New knowledge about a fungus that turns 60–80% of the flies in your home into zombies. How many flies are in the average home??
• Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

Media

• Star Trek Day 2024 - Full first episodes for every series.
• CRASH CAUSES ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER EXPLOSION. Thanks RedEye9.
• How Nine Nuclear Saboteurs Changed WWII. Thanks The Flying Penguin.

Creature Features

• Nothing Can Prepare You For What This Dog Is Barking At - Digg.

I'll buy a vowel Pat Ryan! Roots of Yggdrasil is out of Early Access and now officially available for Windows on Steam with a 20% launch discount. This is a post-Ragnarok city-builder rooted in Norse mythology from ManaVoid Entertainment. This post has details on the new Valkyrie's Lament update that brings the game up to version 1.0. The Launch Trailer shows off the game's distinctive look and card-based mechanics. Here's more on life after the death of the gods:

Ragnarok is here. Stuck in a perpetual time loop, Sunna and her tribe of Vikings must explore a fractured World Tree and attempt to reach the top of Yggdrasil.

Create settlements, build your deck and collect artifacts as you explore the nine realms of Norse Mythology in search of answers in this roguelike city-building game. Can you overcome and survive the new dangers of this broken world?

Players’ settlements will constantly be in a race against time to avoid the Ginnungagap. Each failure will bring them back to the beginning of their adventure, where they can start anew with more knowledge and a better mastery of the game mechanics.

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French developer WanadevStudio announces October 3rd is the Early Access release date for Vestiges: Fallen Tribes, its sci-fi deckbuilding strategy game. Here's what to expect: "During the Early Access phase, players will primarily have access to deck-building, solo scenarios, and both public and private matchmaking to compete against other players and climb the ranks. The game will also be VR-compatible for those equipped with VR headsets, starting from the Early Access release." A new Cinematic Trailer that's in desperate need of a manicure is here to get things started, and here's the deal:

"Vestiges: Fallen Tribes" is a turn-based strategic card game mixed with autobattler mechanics. Whether in solo mode or PvP, players are invited to build their decks from a collection of available cards, each representing a unit or battalion of figurines to be strategically placed on a true battlefield.

The story of "Vestiges: Fallen Tribes" is set in a tribal sci-fi universe. The over-exploitation of resources and ecosystem destruction have disrupted the climate, leading to water scarcity. As humans fought for control over water, they drove themselves to extinction. The last survivors invented this game to win water in a peaceful way by replaying past battles.

Continue here to read the full story.

• Concord May be 'Unsalvageable' According to One Analyst as Fans Debate Potential Free-to-Play Future - IGN.

• Save 50% on Dome Keeper on Steam.
• Larian Studios Publisher Sale 2024 on Steam.

Official patches.

• Steam Client Beta - September 6th.
• World of Warcraft Hotfixes: September 6, 2024.

• DRAGON BALL- Sparking! ZERO – Majin Buu Saga Character Trailer.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Bullying noobs in survival games - Viva La Dirt League.

• The Death of ‘Concord’ Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming’s Future - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).

• Ultimate Holiday - Release Trailer - Nintendo Switch.

• Amouranth's YouTube Channel Has Been Banned - GameRant.
• Top Streamers Slam Dr. Disrespect After His Return To Streaming.

• How airline seats became key tech products - BBC.
• 'AMD should bite the bullet and buy them out' — Intel reveals game-changing technology for enterprise, but with its share ice at its lowest in a decade, is it too little too late? - TechRadar.

• Despite attacks, water security standards still a pipe dream • The Register.
• Russia ramping up election meddling efforts to aid Trump - USA Today.

• CPU: AI PC Processors- The future laptop CPU battle of AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm - TweakTown.
• Headset/Earbuds: PMG Audio Apx SE In-Ear Monitors Review - Redefining a Flagship! - TechPowerUp.
• Keyboard: HHKB Studio Review- The Programmer's Mechanical Keyboard - WIRED.
• Keyboard: Kinesis Form review - PC Gamer.
• Monitor/Projector: Asus ROG Swift PG27QDP review- A new high for motion clarity - PCWorld. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• RAM: Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8200 48 GB CL38 Review - TechPowerUp.

Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth - Ars Technica. I know a lot of people talked about rooting for it to blow up, but I think it's fair to say that no good would have come from that. Spaceflight is inherently hazardous and as more manned flights go up lives will inevitably be lost even if safety is a top priority. But it is way past high time for NASA, Boeing and other principals to reverse the perception that they've grown complacent about safety over the decades, because there's no excuse for making exploring the final frontier more dangerous than it already is.

Safe Round-up
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Brunch Link

• The Fall and Rise of Nicolas Cage- A Statistical Analysis - Digg.

Science

• Waking up with a bang? It could be ‘exploding head syndrome’
• Humans are Racing to Control the Weather—Using Drones, Lasers, and Salt - WIRED (may require registration or subscription).
• Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment - Ars Technica.

Media

• The Incredible Rise And Disastrous Fall Of Fuddruckers. Oh come on, we all know how it really goes. Thanks RedEye9.