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GoG.com has already issued its weekly sales promotion and the DRM-free PC game download site has a fairly nice on on tap. From now until the end of the day on July 13 you can purchase any game offered from publisher Topware for 20 percent off its normal GoG.com price. This is not a bundle price; you get the same discount no matter which Topware game you get or how many you get.

That includes a new addition to the GoG.com library; Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion, a 2001 released strategy game from developer Joymania. So for your enjoyment here's the full list of eligible titles:

• Earth 2140 Trilogy
• Earth 2150 Trilogy
• Earth 2160
• Gorky 17 (Odi-um)
• Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure Director's Cut
• Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire
• Knights and Merchants: The Peasants Rebellion
• Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Last Friday, developer Reality Pump announced Two Worlds II, the sequel to their 2007 fantasy RPG. However, Reality Pump already had a sequel announced for the game, Two Worlds: The Temptation, that began life as an expansion pack. Now our sister site Joystiq has posted world from the developer that Two Worlds II is a totally new game and that Two Worlds: The Temptation is actually canceled.

What happened? Accoridng to Dirk Hassinger, who runs the US part of the company, Topware, after work began on Two Worlds: The Temptation, " . . . we found the technology outdated and started a new engine generation from the scratch. Now it is a real Two Worlds II with state-of-the-art technology." He admits that some ideas and story elements from Two Worlds: The Temptation might find its way into Two Worlds II but that ultimately the game is "a different title and not a simple rename."