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Friday news, part two:

GTA Online and Red Dead Online are closing this afternoon to show support for Black Lives Matter
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-and-red-dead-online-are-closing-this-afternoon-to-show-support-for-black-lives-matter/
Rockstar Games has announced that GTA Online and Red Dead Online will be closed for two hours today, from 2 pm ET to 4 pm ET today, "to honor the legacy of George Floyd." Floyd was killed on May 25 by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, an incident that sparked ongoing protests against police violence and racism across the US and around the world.
>> That was yesterday, the 4th.

PUBG is free on Steam for the weekend
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-is-free-on-steam-for-the-weekend/
For the next three days PUBG is free to play on Steam, and if you want to keep going once the promotion ends, the game is going for half of the usual asking price. The whole game will be unlocked, including the new Ranked playlist, with the exception of the in-game store.
>> And it's also 50% off.

The Sims 4 players are reporting fiery piss
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-players-are-reporting-fiery-piss/
Visiting the loo has reportedly become much more hazardous in The Sims 4, with some Reddit users reporting that their sims are peeing fire. This heretofore unknown illness has befallen at least two Sims, and as the image above by Reddit user iBooperdooper demonstrates, it's a dangerous situation.
>> I wanted to say "shit's on fire", but no, it's not quite that.

This week's Guerrilla Collective indie showcase has been postponed
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-weeks-guerrilla-collective-indie-showcase-has-been-postponed/
The Guerrilla Collective has announced that its big digital indie showcase, originally scheduled to start on June 6, has been delayed to June 13, 14 and 15 in support of Black Lives Matter.
>> Is there any event that hasn't been delayed yet?

And here are the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• This one is easy: GOG is having its Summer Sale with up to 95% discounts on more than 3000 games.

+Steam

• The new daily deal is Hearts of Iron IV, 75% off (the DLCs up to 50%): https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/Hearts_of_Iron_IV/
• Developer/Publisher Chucklefish celebrates its 9th anniversary with up to 80% discounts during the weekend: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Chucklefish2020
• PC Building Simulator is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/621060/PC_Building_Simulator/
• Publisher PlayWay has its games up to 90% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/PlayWaySale
• Murder by Numbers is 30% off until June 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140290/Murder_by_Numbers/
• And RESIDENT EVIL 3 is 34% off until the 15th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/952060/RESIDENT_EVIL_3/
• And we can't forget about the weekong deals, can we?.

And that's it. Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.