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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Greece

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.

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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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Saturday, Sep 07, 2024 Independence Day of Brazil

Roots of Yggdrasil Launches

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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Vestiges: Fallen Tribes Early Access Next Month

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.
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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.

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