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The last of this week's news posts:

Play Dance Dance Revolution V on PC for free
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-dance-dance-revolution-5-on-pc-for-free/
I'll always look back fondly on the trips I made to my local cinema to play the run-down DDR arcade machine shoved awkwardly in a corner. Since then, I've been hoping that the arcade game would make its way to PC, and it finally has—sort of.
Konami has released Dance Dance Revolution V as a browser game for PC. It's in open alpha, so it's only got the basic features and 15 songs. It's free to download for a limited time, though Konami hasn't detailed when the alpha will come to an end. If you've got a USB DDR mat gathering dust somewhere in a cupboard, now is the time to go rummaging around and get it.

Fallout 76 is getting season passes, starting this summer
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-is-getting-season-passes-starting-this-summer/
Bethesda has unveiled Fallout 76's 2020 roadmap, spilling the beans about its plans for the rest of the year. There's a new storyline featuring the Brotherhood of Steel, rebalanced combat that makes it easier for players to team up at different levels, and the arrival of season passes.

You can pet the dog (and take it hunting with you) in Hunting Simulator 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-pet-the-dog-and-take-it-hunting-with-you-in-hunting-simulator-2/
Hunting games require a blend of detective work, patience, and good aim. Finding the spoor of your prey, identifying them, and getting close enough for a clean shot can take hours. And most of those hours are spent walking. There's lots and lots of walking.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could have some company on those long hikes into the wilderness? In Hunting Simulator 2, you can. You'll be able to buy dogs—a beagle, a Labrador retriever, and a pointer—and take them with you on your hunting expeditions. Have a look at those good dogs in the trailer above.

Ubisoft warns that one of its upcoming games could be delayed
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-warns-that-one-of-its-upcoming-games-could-be-delayed/
In February, Ubisoft said that it had five 'triple-A' games slated for release sometime during the company's 2020-21 fiscal year, which began on April 1. It recommitted to that plan in its year-end earnings report today, but warned that one of those games could slip into the following year, due primarily to the "higher level of uncertainty" caused by the need for developers to work from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
>> I's bet on Beyond Good and Evil 2, but only God knows when that game will launch, if it ever does.

The Grand Theft Auto 5 giveaway broke the Epic Games Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/grand-theft-auto-5-giveaway-broke-the-epic-games-store/
You might think that most people who want the seven-year-old Grand Theft Auto 5 already have it, but that's apparently not the case. It went free today on the Epic Games Store—and immediately broke it.
Update: Epic has sounded a cautious "mostly clear," but will keep its finger on the pulse in case things go sideways again.
>> Steam is no longer the only store that breaks down! . But yeah, yesterday I couldn't log in to the store.

Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey Discovery Tours are free for everyone
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-origins-and-odyssey-discovery-tours-are-free-for-everyone/
Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are games about killing people in ancient Egypt and Greece, respectively. But Ubisoft didn't waste those historical settings on simple mass murder: It also released "Discovery Tour" modes for each that enables players to explore and learn about them, without all the ugliness and bloodshed. After all, you're not going to learn much about Zeus' abduction of Europa while you're busy sliding a dagger between some Templar flunkie's ribs, am I right?
The Discovery Tours are included free with each of their respective games, naturally, and are also available as standalone purchases for $20 each. Right now, though, you can get both of them for free on Uplay. They're hefty downloads—the Origins Discovery Tour is 42GB, while Odyssey is 50GB—but each allows free roaming through their sprawling game worlds, solo or with the assistance of digital "tour guides." Odyssey also features extra game-like elements including unlockable avatars and mounts, and optional quizzes to test your knowledge.
>> It will only last until May 21.

Respawn is not working on a new Titanfall right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/respawn-is-not-working-on-titanfall-but-vince-zampella-hopes-to-make-that-happen-someday/
Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind Titanfall, Apex Legends, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, is celebrating its tenth anniversary of operation this month with a video and blog post looking back on a very successful decade, and ahead to even bigger things to come.
>> shikamaru made a thread about this yesterday.

Conan Exiles is free to try for the weekend
https://www.pcgamer.com/conan-exiles-is-free-to-try-for-the-weekend/
Conan Exiles, the survival game with a dong slider, is free to play on Steam for the next three days. If you happen to like it, there's also a fifty percent discount, and all progress made in the trial version will carry over to the purchased version.

Tricky physics sim Poly Bridge 2 is releasing on May 28
https://www.pcgamer.com/tricky-physics-sim-poly-bridge-2-is-releasing-on-may-28/
The news that Poly Bridge 2 was on its way must have passed right over me, but a sequel to the indie bridge construction sim is indeed coming, and it will be here in only a couple of weeks, on May 28.

Let's check what we'll find at GOG and Steam this weekend:

+GOG

• The first sale is the weekly sale with its post apocalyptic games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200511_weekly_sale
• Next up is the other weekly sale, full of zombie games up to 90% off as well: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200511_weekly_sale
• The Midweek sale will keep bringing up to 90% discounts to its walking simulator games for another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200513_midweek_sale
• Time now for the weekend sale, starring lots of FMV games up to 86% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200515_weekend_sale
• And here are some launched games with discounts:
• Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi launches with a 10% discoun until May 22. But that's not all because until July 14, there's a bundle with the first 4 chapters with a 75% discount (I haven't been able to find a link to this bundle). But wait, there's more! Because until there's a COVID-19 vaccine, the first chapter will be free.
• SIMULACRA 2 reaches the store with a 15% discount until May 22: https://www.gog.com/game/simulacra_2
• And The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker lands with a 50% discount until May 22: https://www.gog.com/game/the_infectious_madness_of_doctor_dekker

+Steam

• Alan Wake is 90% off until the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/Alan_Wake/
• THQ Nordic celebrates a Racing Weekend with up to 80% discounts on all kinds of racing games until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/THQNordic/sale/THQNordicRacingSale
• Paradox is the star of the publisher weekend with up to 80% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/paradox
• Fallout 76 is free to try for the weekend and 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151340/Fallout_76/
• Two Point Hospital is 66% off until May 21: https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

That's all folks! Have a happy and gaming weekend.