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Friday news, part two:

Sonic seems to be getting a new voice actor after 10 years, but who should play him next?
https://www.pcgamer.com/sonic-seems-to-be-getting-a-new-voice-actor-after-10-years-but-who-should-play-him/
Ah, Sonic. The world's fastest hedgehog. The speed demon. The blue blur. For decades he's been going fast, and for one of those decades he was played by voice acting veteran Roger Craig Smith. You might also know him as Ezio from the Assassin's Creed games, Resident Evil's Chris Redfield, or Oliver from Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour. Okay maybe not that one.
But it seems Craig Smith's long relationship with Sonic the Hedgehog is over, based on this tweet posted by the actor today, which resulted in a huge outpouring of sadness from some corners of the Sonic fanbase. He doesn't actually say he's dropping the role, or give any details about why, but it's fairly obvious he's talking about Sonic here, right?

Alba: a Wildlife Adventure helps plant over 450,000 trees
https://www.pcgamer.com/alba-a-wildlife-adventure-helps-plant-over-450000-trees/
Ustwo Games, the studio behind Alba: a Wildlife Adventure, has announced on Twitter that they've planted over 450,000 trees as part of a partnership with British reforestation charity Ecologi.
>> Nice!

Glitchpunk is a top-down action game that looks a neon version of Grand Theft Auto 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/glitchpunk-is-a-top-down-action-game-that-looks-a-neon-version-of-grand-theft-auto-2/
On the surface, Cyberpunk 2077 looked very much like a new Grand Theft Auto game, but set in a neon-hued cyberpunk future. Glitchpunk, announced today by Dark Lord and publisher Daedalic Entertainment, is very similar, except that it looks like an old Grand Theft Auto game set in a neon-hued cyberpunk future.

Ninja Theory's 4v4 hero brawler Bleeding Edge will get no further content updates
https://www.pcgamer.com/ninja-theorys-4v4-hero-brawler-bleeding-edge-will-get-no-further-content-updates/
Ninja Theory's 4v4 brawler Bleeding Edge released in March last year to mostly ambivalent reviews. At launch, Morgan wrote that its "characters are cool, but the combat is too shallow to hold attention for long." Despite a handful of content updates between then and now, including a cool dolphin-powered mech, the game hasn't managed to reach the kind of audience required for a successful live service game.
And that was confirmed today, with the announcement that active development will cease on Bleeding Edge. The game will still be playable—it's available on Xbox Game Pass for PC still, and you can buy it—but don't expect new characters and maps going forward.

Rocket League is getting an NFL mode with ball carrying and out-of-bounds rules
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-is-getting-an-nfl-mode-with-ball-carrying-and-out-of-bounds-rules/
As part of a partnership with the NFL for Super Bowl LV, Rocket League is finally getting the other kind of football: the oblong American one that's for throwing, not kicking. (But also for kicking.)

Fortnite is getting a Gangnam Style emote because I guess it's 2012 again
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-gangnam-style/
If time means nothing in the current state of the world, I guess that can apply for infamous K-pop songs that are almost a decade old. Yup, Gangnam Style, the ludicrously popular hit from Psy, is going to be a new emote in Fortnite.

Destiny 2 is scrapping weekly bounties and ramping up recoil
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-is-scrapping-weekly-bounties-and-ramping-up-recoil/
Destiny 2 is ditching weekly bounties in favour of a new "weekly challenges" system next season, as part of Bungie's latest push to combat what it sees as a problem with bounty fatigue.

Left 4 Dead 2 finally gets an 'uncut' update in Germany
https://www.pcgamer.com/left-4-dead-2-finally-gets-an-uncut-update-in-germany/
German owners of Left 4 Dead 2 can now download a free DLC upgrading their copy to the blood-soaked "uncut" international release, following a re-evaluation from national authorities.

Old School Runescape is coming to Steam next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/old-school-runescape-is-coming-to-steam-next-month/
Gather your friends and get ready to spam chat in Lumbridge, adventurers. Free throwback MMORPG Old School Runescape is making its way to Steam next month.
Mere months after Runescape's younger, contemporary edition made its way to Valve's shores, Jagex this week announced that it would be bringing the nostalgic 2007-era client to Steam on February 24th as part of the game's 20th anniversary.

And now let's see what GOG and Steam have for the weekend:

+GOG

• The first one is the Weekly Sale with its first person games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210125_weekly_sale
• The Midweek Sale also brings up to 90% discounts, and will last another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210127_midweek_sale
• The Weekend Sale brings up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210129_weekend_sale
• Prison Architect and its DLCs are up to 75% off for another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/prison_architect_sale
• The Steel Division 2 game and DLCs are up to 66% off for 5 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/steel_division_sale
• Dead Cells and its expansions are up to 50% off during the next 11 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/dead_cells_fatal_falls
• Publisher/Developer Star Drifters have put its games up to 85% off during the weekend: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210125_star_drifters_sale
• The Order of Battle games are on sale, up to 60% off during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210128_order_of_battle_sale
• And there are also new releases on the store:
  • The game Nox Archaist launches with a 20% discount until February 4th: https://www.gog.com/game/nox_archaist
  • Not one but eight, 8, games from the 18 Wheels of Steel series land on the store with a 33% discount until the 5th of February. Also, if you buy 2 games, the discount rises to 40% and with 3 games, it will be 50% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/cosmivalue_sale
  • And lastly there's Journey to the Savage Planet, that arrives with a 40% discount until February 11: https://www.gog.com/game/journey_to_the_savage_planet

+Steam

• The first deal is a new daily deal, the Early Access title Gordian Quest, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/981430/Gordian_Quest/
• Green Hell, the first of the weekend deals, is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/Green_Hell/
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition gets a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim_Special_Edition/
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps is 67% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057090/Ori_and_the_Will_of_the_Wisps/
• Prison Architect is free to try during the weekend and also 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/Prison_Architect/
• The last weekend deal is a Games From Quebec Sale, with up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/quebec
• There's also Academia: School Simulator, that leaves Early Access and will be 30% off until February 4: https://store.steampowered.com/app/672630/Academia__School_Simulator/
• And last, but not least, there's also the weeklong deals.

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