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It's time for the Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG has two new sales:

• The Midweek Sale features lots of rogelike games up to 90% off during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200429_midweek_sale
• And there's also a Square Enix Sale with up to 89% discounts for the next 5 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/square_enix_sale

Steam has two new sales and a new set of Midweek Madness deals:

• The new daily deal is Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061730/Super_Monkey_Ball_Banana_Blitz_HD/
• Iris and the Giant is 20% off for the next 5 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127610/Iris_and_the_Giant/
• And here are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • Hollow Knight will be 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/367520/Hollow_Knight/
  • The Music to Your Ears Bundle gets a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/11862/Music_to_Your_Ears_Bundle/
  • Remnant: From the Ashes is 40% off until May 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/Remnant_From_the_Ashes/
  • Publisher Headup has put its games up to 90% off until Monday 4: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Headup2020
  • Bloodstained and Kingdom Two Crowns are between 25 and 35% off until May 5: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/bloodstainedkingdom/

Fanatical's new Star Deal is Atari Vault, 90% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/atari-vault

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

For a while, Epic Games Store will require two factor authentication to claim free games
https://www.pcgamer.com/for-a-while-epic-games-store-will-require-two-factor-authentication-to-claim-free-games/
Between now and May 21, claiming free games on the Epic Games Store will require two factor authentication. According to Epic, the requirement is designed to encourage users to activate it voluntarily.
"We are making this change in an effort to encourage our players to take steps to strengthen their Epic account security," the update reads. A notification will appear whenever a user clicks the "get" button, if they don't already have the security enabled.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Here is an 8K AI upscaled version of Cyberpunk 2077’s Deep Dive Gameplay Footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-an-8k-ai-upscaled-version-of-cyberpunk-2077-deep-dive-gameplay-footage/
Back in August 2019, CD Projekt RED released a 15-minute gameplay video for Cyberpunk 2077. And today, Ani HVX has shared a glorious 8K version of it. This 8K video eliminates most of the video artifacts, and will allow you to appreciate the game’s graphics.
>> I could understand a 4K version but 8K? What for?

Generation Zero is free to play on Steam until May 4th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/generation-zero-is-free-to-play-on-steam-until-may-4th/
Systemic Reaction has announced that Generation Zero is free to play on Steam for the next five days. From today and until May 4th, PC gamers will be able to visit its Steam page, download and start playing it.
>> This is the last of the Midweek Madness deals. Also, given what they say, it's plenty of time to play and actually finish the game, if you're interested.

Destroy All Humans! Remake releases on July 28th, official PC system requirements revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/destroy-all-humans-remake-releases-on-july-28th-official-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
THQ Nordic has announced that Destroy All Humans! Remake will release on July 28th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released a new trailer. Moreover, THQ Nordic has revealed the game’s official PC system requirements.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare April 28th Update released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-april-28th-update-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Infinity Ward has released a brand new update for Call of Duty Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, the April 28th Update fixes an exploit on Hackney Yard while playing Infected, as well as other various out of bounds bugs and exploits.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 The Battle on Scarif Update is available for download, adds new free content
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-2-the-battle-on-scarif-update-is-available-for-download-adds-new-free-content/
DICE has released a brand new update for Star Wars Battlefront 2. According to the team, The Battle on Scarif will be the last major update for this Star Wars game. Therefore, DICE will now focus on servers, in-game challenges, recurring events -- such as Double XP -- and game support.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is most likely the next Assassin’s Creed game, official announcement soon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-valhalla-is-most-likely-the-next-assassins-creed-game-official-announcement-soon/
Ubisoft is gearing up for a big announcement later today. According to reports, this announcement will be about the next Assassin’s Creed game. And from the looks of it, the title for this Assassin’s Creed game will be Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

Deus Ex Mankind Divided is available on GOG, is DRM-free and does not feature Denuvo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/deus-ex-mankind-divided-is-available-on-gog-is-drm-free-and-does-not-feature-denuvo/
Square Enix has just released Deus Ex Mankind Divided on GOG. Like all GOG releases, this version does not feature any DRM. As such, the game is also not plagued by the controversial Denuvo anti-tamper tech.