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Friday news, part two:

Battlefield 5 is wrapping up, but there's one more update to come
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-5-is-wrapping-up-but-theres-one-more-update-to-come/
All wars have to finish eventually—probably, I'm no expert—and it looks like Battlefield 5 is no exception, with DICE now planning on sending it to a lovely farm where it can live out the rest of its days just chilling out. There will still be special events and some smaller updates, but it looks like this is the beginning of the end for the multiplayer shooter.

Prison Architect is getting another free expansion in May
https://www.pcgamer.com/prison-architect-is-getting-another-free-expansion-in-may/
Prison Architect doesn't sound like much fun (to me, at least) but it's actually quite good—good enough that Chris selected it for his Personal Pick at the end of 2015. Despite its age, it's still being actively supported, too: Paradox Interactive picked it up in early 2019 and has released a couple of updates since then, The Clink and Psych Ward.

Fallout 76 might get pets
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-might-get-pets/
Fallout 76 Wastelanders arrived last week, freshening up Appalachia with new questlines, dialogue options, and several new human factions. Wastelanders is a huge update that's been in the works almost since the original launch of Fallout 76—but I guess it's never too early to ask about what's coming next.
And that's just what people did earlier today in a Reddit AMA with Fallout 76 project lead Jeff Gardiner and lead designer Ferret Baudoin.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer is free to play this weekend
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-is-free-to-play-this-weekend/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer is going free-to-play this weekend with a special playlist that will be available in the standalone battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone.

Be an 'investigation freak' and solve the murder of reality in this first-person exploration game
https://www.pcgamer.com/be-an-investigation-freak-and-solve-the-murder-of-reality-in-this-first-person-exploration-game/
Paradise Killer is an '80s-inspired open-world first-person investigation-adventure with a twist: It takes place on an island that exists outside of humanity, where a rogue human civilization is attempting to resurrect dead alien gods. Also, you play as an "investigation freak" named Lady Love Dies. Okay, so I'm guessing there are probably a lot of twists going on here.

WWE 2K21 won't happen this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/wwe-2k21-wont-happen-this-year/
2K Games has released a WWE game every year since 2011, but that consistent streak is coming to an end. WWE CFO Frank Riddick announced as much today during an investors call, stating that no videogame based on the brand will release in 2020.

Destiny 2 cheating is up 50 percent this year, mostly on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-cheating-is-up-50-percent-this-year-mostly-on-pc/
Cheating is on the rise in Destiny 2: Bungie said in the latest This Week at Bungie update that the incidence of cheating has risen by roughly 50 percent since January, "and significantly more at the highest skill echelons." Bans and restrictions are way up too, from an average of 656 per week prior to the launch of Season of the Worthy to 2,133 per week in the four weeks following. Even so, Bungie isn't happy with the current state of things, and so more action is coming.

No Man's Sky is getting more 'ambitious' updates in 2020
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-is-getting-more-ambitious-updates-in-2020/
No Man's Sky got weird biological ships earlier this year, and as far as space fantasies go, piloting weird biological ships can hardly be bettered. But weird biological ships—and for that matter, giant mechs—aren't the final additions to No Man's Sky. In fact, more will continue to roll out throughout 2020.

Torchlight 3's lead designer hates that pets can sell loot
https://www.pcgamer.com/torchlight-3s-lead-designer-hates-that-pets-can-sell-loot/
Torchlight has a lot going for it, but arguably the series's most memorable feature is its roster of pets. They keep you company as you clear dungeons, and they take some of the pressure off inventory management. They're returning in Torchlight 3, but co-lead developer Tyler Thompson is not a fan of them at all.

Valorant reveals Omen, its teleporting assassin
https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-reveals-omen-its-teleporting-assassin/
Omen—a mysterious, teleporting assassin—is Valorant's latest character reveal. He's a sneaky fella with a penchant for befuddling enemies by blinding them with shadows. Watch him do his thing above.

Before finishing the news, let's check the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The first of the many sales at GOG is the weekly sale with its up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200420_weekly_sale
• The first of the Midweek Sales, with point'n'click adventure games up to 90% off will last for another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200422_midweek_sale
• The same is true with the other Midweek sale featuring classic Sierra games up to 75% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200422_sierra_midweek
• There's also the Order of Battle game and DLCs sale with up to 51% discounts for another 5 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200423_order_of_battle_sale
• The first of the four weekend sales involves Double Fine, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200424_double_fine_sale
• An XCOM sale featuring both new and old games brings up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200423_xcom_sale
• 11 bit Studios has put its games up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200424_11_bit_sale
• And there's also a Shooter Sale with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200424_weekend_sale
• On top of that, the game Iratus: Lord of the Dead has fully launched, and it will be 34% off until April 30: https://www.gog.com/game/iratus_lord_of_the_dead
• And It Lurks Below also launches on the store, with a 25% discount that will last until May 1: https://www.gog.com/game/it_lurks_below

+Steam

• The new daily deal is a sokpop publisher sale, with up to 75% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/sokpop
• Publisher Might and Delight also has its games between 66 and 75% off for the next 64 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/mightanddelight/
• The first of the weekend deals is Post Scriptum, free to try for two days and 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/736220/Post_Scriptum/
• Project Winter is also free to try for a couple of days and 65% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774861/Project_Winter/
• The Neptunia franchise is on sale, up to 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/neptunia-franchise/
• Annapurna Interactive has its games up to 90% cheaper: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/annapurna
• Daedalic is the star of the publisher weekend sale, and offers up to 91% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/daedalic
• And finally, there's also the weeklong deals.

No more news to share. Now it's time to relax and have a, you guessed, happy and gaming weekend. And take care!