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The Tuesday news, all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new sales and a new release:

• A SUPERHOT Sale brings up to 60% discounts for two days: https://www.gog.com/promo/superhot_sale
• 8 classic games launch on the store thanks to Ziggurat (learn more here), and they're all on sale with a 33% discount during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210302_retro_classix
• And the game Foregone launches with a 20% discount until the 8th of March: https://www.gog.com/game/foregone

Steam has two new deals, and the weeklong deals.

• The new daily deal is Littlewood, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/894940/Littlewood/
• SUPERHOT VR is 40% off during the next 50 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/617830/SUPERHOT_VR/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Mad Father gets a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/483980/Mad_Father/
  • Witch Hunt is 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/661790/Witch_Hunt/
  • Air Missions: HIND is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/423490/Air_Missions_HIND/
  • Despotism 3k features a 60% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/699920/Despotism_3k/
  • And the last one is Left Alone, with an 80% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/417750/Left_Alone/

The Humble Store has a new Mega Multiplayer Sale, with up to 85% discounts during the next 6 days. The keys are mostly for Steam, Epic Store and UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/mega-multiplayer-sale/

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GAMING NEWS

The next Need for Speed game has been delayed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-next-need-for-speed-game-has-been-delayed/
In February 2020, EA announced that Criterion Games will be working on the next Need for Speed game. However, it appears that the publisher has decided to delay this game so that Criterion can assist DICE with the development of the next Battlefield game.

Frogwares accuses NACON of pirating The Sinking City, NACON accuses Frogwares of not respecting its contract
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/frogwares-accuses-nacon-of-pirating-the-sinking-city-nacon-accuses-frogwares-of-not-respecting-its-contract/
Frogwares has published yesterday a lengthy post in which it accuses NACON, its former publisher, of cracking and pirating The Sinking City. On the other hand, NACON accuses Frogwares of not respecting their contract.

Aliens: Fireteam is a new co-op third-person survival shooter, releases in Summer 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/aliens-fireteam-is-a-new-co-op-third-person-survival-shooter/
Aliens: Fireteam is cooperative third-person survival shooter from developer Cold Iron. The studio was founded in 2015 by industry veterans. Their goal is to create games they want to play. There are more than forty developers working on the Aliens: Fireteam.

Obscura promises to be a photo mode lover's paradise
https://www.pcgamer.com/obscura-promises-to-be-a-photo-mode-lovers-paradise/
I do love a good photo mode. But over the last year, I've started to increasingly appreciate games that put the camera in your character's hands, rather than offer a free-flying omnipotent lens from which to snap the world. That's why I've fallen in love with Obscura, a work-in-progress photography sandbox that looks like a virtual camera-lover's dream come true.

Destiny 2 players are glitching into raids with double the amount of players
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-players-are-glitching-into-raids-with-double-the-amount-of-players/
It's turning into quite the day for hilarious Destiny 2 matchmaking exploits. Hot on the heels of the Trials fixing emblem fiasco comes word of a somewhat more wholesome glitch. This one enables players to queue into certain PvE activities, including raids, with double the amount of players normally possible. In the case of raids, that means 12 guardians clapping alien cheeks simultaneously. As you can imagine, it makes encounters both much easier and hilariously chaotic.

Layoffs hit former Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 developer Hardsuit Labs
https://www.pcgamer.com/layoffs-hit-former-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-developer-hardsuit-labs/
Multiple employees at Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 developer Hardsuit Labs have reported being laid off in the week following the studio's removal from the troubled project.

EVE Online will let you 'borrow' skills to try new ships soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-online-will-let-you-borrow-skills-to-try-new-ships-soon/
In EVE Online, it's not just enough to accrue the millions of ISK required to fly a battleship. You also have to train up the skills required to fly one, an act that can take months of actual time. But soon, CCP will let you take EVE's spiciest ships for a test drive, letting you borrow the required skills with new "Expert System" consumables.

Hogwarts Legacy developers fought to include a 'trans-inclusive' character creator
https://www.pcgamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-developers-fought-to-include-a-trans-inclusive-character-creator/
Harry Potter RPG Hogwarts Legacy will reportedly feature "trans-inclusive" character creation options, in spite of series creator J.K. Rowling's outspoken transphobia.
That news comes courtesy of a report by Bloomberg, which was told by anonymous sources that the game currently gives players the option to create their teen spellcasters with entirely independent body, voice type, and binary gender (witch or wizard) options that determines your dorm.