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Friday news, part two:

Fortnite gets Doctor Who's TARDIS and a bundle of themed modes
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-gets-doctor-whos-tardis-and-a-bundle-of-themed-missions/
Fortnite is getting a Doctor Who crossover, but perhaps not the way you think. Rather than tossing in some new skins, Epic's gone for more of a Doctor Who "experience."

David Gaider's musical RPG appears on Steam with a new title
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/david-gaiders-musical-rpg-appears-on-steam-with-a-new-title/
In 2019, former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider unveiled his new studio, Summerfall Studios, and its first project, a mythological musical adventure game called Chorus. Much has changed since then, including the title, which was re-revealed today by publisher Humble Games as Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.

This frantic co-op spaceship game mixes the best parts of FTL and Overcooked
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-frantic-co-op-spaceship-game-mixes-the-best-parts-of-ftl-and-overcooked/
I've seen a lot of episodes of Star Trek but never one in which Captain Picard frantically runs down a corridor of the Enterprise carrying a torpedo and crashes right into Worf, who is headed the opposite direction to stuff a ticking bomb into an incinerator. Bumping and shoving, they eventually manage to pass each other in time for Picard to load and fire the torpedo.

Hearthstone's next expansion will take players on a Voyage to the Sunken City
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hearthstones-next-expansion-will-take-players-on-a-voyage-to-the-sunken-city/
Hearthstone's next expansion has been revealed as Voyage to the Sunken City, an expedition to the ancient city of Zin-Azshari, the home of "beautiful sights and terrifying danger."

Elden Ring dataminer reveals what NPCs are hiding under their masks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/elden-ring-dataminer-reveals-what-npcs-are-hiding-under-their-masks/
Varre, Elden Ring's infamous introductory NPC who informs you that you lack a maiden, has a surprisingly punchable face. I know that, because YouTuber Zullie the Witch found Varre's character creator information buried within Elden Ring's files and recreated him in their latest video, alongside the rest of the game's more secretive characters.

Amazon Games says it 'made a mistake' with Lost Ark's March update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/amazon-games-says-it-made-a-mistake-with-lost-arks-march-update/
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In a new announcement, Amazon Games explained that, "We made a mistake releasing the March game update too quickly after launch. Data we analyzed alongside Smilegate RPG from their previous launches projected that a larger portion of players would have reached the level required to challenge Argos. However, we overlooked certain variables, such as players spending more time on horizontal content and the price of honing materials increasing due to bots and real-money transactions."

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone hosts a mini-AMA on Twitter
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/stardew-valley-creator-eric-barone-hosts-a-mini-ama-on-twitter/
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone announced today that he is now self-publishing the game on Android devices, meaning that he's taken full publishing responsibility across all digital platforms.
After making the announcement, he invited followers to ask him questions "about anything," promising that he would answer as best he could. And boy, did people take him up on the offer.

Big changes are coming to Total War: Warhammer 3 in the 1.1 update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/big-changes-are-coming-to-total-war-warhammer-3-in-the-11-update/
Ahead of its arrival next month, Creative Assembly has detailed what we can expect from Total War: Warhammer 3's first major update, 1.1, which includes some significant changes to the Realm of Chaos and the factions fighting over the daemonic souls contained within.

Street Fighter 5 receives 'definitive update' featuring cel-shaded visuals
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/street-fighter-5-receives-definitive-update-featuring-cel-shaded-visuals/
Capcom recently teased Street Fighter 6, as part of the series' 35th anniversary celebrations, and has now announced what will probably be the last major update for Street Fighter 5. It arrives March 29 and is described as the 'definitive update', and adds some unexpected but great-looking features: prime among them being a cel-shading filter that makes the game look absolutely gorgeous and like a descendant of the much-missed Alpha series.

And now we've reached the part where we take a look at the deals available at GOG and Steam during the weekend:

+GOG

• The Weekly Sale features Visual Novels and jRPGs up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220314_weekly_sale
• The Syberia franchise will be up to 85% off during another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220311_syberia
• The Midweek Sale is full of relaxing adventures up to 90% off until Sunday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220316_midweek_sale
• The Atari games sale and its up to 75% discounts will last until Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220317_special_promo_atari_publisher_weekend.
• There are three new flash deals, all of them featuring WORMS games: Worms W.M.D and Worms: Armageddon are 80% off, and Worms World Party Remastered 85% off, all during the next 70 hours.
• And the Weekend Sale features Hack'n'slash games up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220318_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The new daily deal is Axis & Allies 1942 Online, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/898920/Axis__Allies_1942_Online/
• The first Weekend Deal is Inscryption, that has a demo and it's 30% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/Inscryption/
• Europa Universalis IV will be 75% off until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/Europa_Universalis_IV/
• Warhammer: Vermintide 2 gets an 80% discount until the 22nd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/552500/Warhammer_Vermintide_2/
• Paradise Killer will be 40% off until March 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/Paradise_Killer/
• RimWorld is 10% off until March 27: https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/
• EA puts its games on sale, featuring up to 90% discounts until the 28th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ea-publisher-sale
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

That's all folks! Until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.