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Friday news, part two:

QuakeCon is going online in August
https://www.pcgamer.com/quakecon-is-going-online-in-august/
QuakeCon 2020, which was set to take place in August, was cancelled back in March, but it looks like it's going to live on as an online event, QuakeCon at Home.

You can start Cyberpunk 2077 as a nomad living outside the city
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-start-cyberpunk-2077-as-a-nomad-living-outside-the-city/
Last year, CD Projekt Red teased a trio of origins that you'll pick when creating your version of Cyberpunk 2077's V, each of them determining where you'll start out. Finally able to get some hands-on time with the RPG, Andy Kelly took one of those origins for a spin, beginning outside Night City, where things couldn't look more different.
>> And that's not the only thing you can choose *cough*pubic hair*cough*.

Cyberpunk 2077 lets you summon your car like Roach, and it honks
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-lets-you-summon-your-car-like-roach-and-it-honks/
Cyberpunk 2077 will let you drive around Night City and its outskirts in almost any car you see out on the streets, as long as you've got whatever upgrade it is that makes you a skilled carjacker. But even if you're not up for doing crimes, you'll be given your own ride, and you'll always be able to have it by your side.

Last Oasis gets a volcanic map and flying creatures you can ride
https://www.pcgamer.com/last-oasis-gets-a-volcanic-map-and-flying-creatures-you-can-ride/
Last Oasis managed to tempt a lot of players when it first launched, but it ended up being a false start, the servers got taken offline, and the wind got taken out of its sails. It returned pretty quickly, however, and things have been a lot more stable since.
Today sees a new update hit the post-apocalyptic MMO, adding a new volcanic map to the sliver of Earth humanity is still able to live on.

Ark's summer event adds Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, and squirt gun skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/arks-summer-event-adds-hawaiian-shirts-sunglasses-and-squirt-gun-skins/
What do Ark: Survival Evolved and Top Gun have in common? You'll have to watch the trailer above to find out, but I can tell you this much: Ark's Summer Bash is underway, and there's some solid reasons to hop into the dino survival game to check it out.

Diablo 4 update reveals more about storytelling, multiplayer, and open world ideas
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-update-reveals-more-about-storytelling-multiplayer-and-open-world-ideas/
A new Diablo 4 update offers a fresh look at what's going on with Blizzard's upcoming demon-hunting extravaganza, which continues to make progress, and recently underwent some early playtesting, despite the "challenges" introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The update doesn't include any major announcements—no release date yet—but it does reveal more about some of the game's underlying systems, including how it's approaching multiplayer action and some of the changes it will make in the way it tells its story.

Warframe is getting a hard mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/warframe-is-getting-a-hard-mode/
Warframe's solar map is, like the actual solar system, quite large, and unlocking all the worlds and completing their multitude of missions will keep you busy for some time. If you've already dusted them off, however, you'll eventually be able to go down the Steel Path, an upcoming hard mode that will be tested this weekend.

Microsoft Flight Simulator closed beta details are coming next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-closed-beta-details-are-coming-next-week/
Microsoft Flight Simulator is almost ready for another development milestone. Players have been hitting the skies since late last year, putting the alpha through its paces, but now the closed beta is coming.

Sea of Thieves is getting custom servers soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-is-getting-custom-servers-soon/
I primarily play Sea of Thieves to endlessly catch splashtails and annoy my crewmates (and myself) with my terrible cat, Captain Crappo. Other players have organised tournaments, fashion shows and races. There are a lot of ways to find entertainment in the nautical sandbox, and now Rare's about to give pirates more tools to create their own fun.

And here are the GOG and Steam (ha!) deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• Let's start with the weekly sale, with adventure and role-playing games, brings up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200622_weekly_sale
• The Midweek Sale with its arcade games also brings up to 90% discounts for the next 30 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200624_midweek_sale
• The Weekend sale involves games featuring powerful machines up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200626_weekend_sale
• There's a The Witcher Sale with up to 85% discounts for another 8 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200624_witcher_sale
• Dungeons 3 Complete Edition launches on the store with a 10% discount until July 3rd: https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_3_complete_collection
• And in anticipation for the release of the full game, Signs of the Sojourner, there's a free Prologue of the game: https://www.gog.com/game/signs_of_the_sojourner_prologue

+Steam

• Do I really need to say it? Go and check if there's something for you in the Summer Sale.

And those were all the news. Until the next round of news, have a happy and gaming weekend.