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Friday news, part three and last:

A Little to the Left is like Unpacking if there was a cat messing with you
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/a-little-to-the-left-is-like-unpacking-if-there-was-a-cat-messing-with-you/
Not-E3 is well underway and while many are sure to be excited by reveals like The Callisto Protocol gameplay and Aliens Dark Descent, I'm more interested in what is perhaps the first Unpacking-like: A Little to the Left. One of 2021's hit indies, Unpacking was a simple game about, believe it or not, unpacking things. It's a light puzzler where you find the 'correct' place for objects in the protagonist's various homes throughout the her development as a young person to an adult. It's very calm, very chilled out, and when there are so many games that pride themselves on bombastic, edge of your seat experiences, it made a good change of pace.

Goodbye World's hazy nostalgia looks set to break my heart
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/goodbye-worlds-hazy-nostalgia-looks-set-to-break-my-heart/
It's been a hot sec since I've been absolutely floored by how beautiful a videogame's graphics are. Modern graphics are an amazing landmark of how far gaming has come technologically in such a short amount of time, but it takes a lot for a game's aesthetic to really speak to me. Yo Fujii's Goodbye World has screamed to me from the goddamn rooftops.

The Grammy Awards adds a dedicated videogame category
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-grammy-awards-adds-a-dedicated-videogame-category/
The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry, has added a new category for its 2023 event dedicated solely to videogames.

You're a skateboarding demon made of glass on a mission to swallow the moon
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/youre-a-skateboarding-demon-made-of-glass-on-a-mission-to-swallow-the-moon/
"You're a demon made of glass and pain." I feel like that's a pretty good pitch for a game on its own, but it only gets more intriguing when the demon picks up a skateboard and starts shredding through the underworld.

The Plucky Squire managed to melt my E3-hardened heart
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-plucky-squire-managed-to-melt-my-e3-hardened-heart/
I gotta be honest: when the trailer for the Plucky Squire opened with a view of a Toy Story-esque child's room, softly lit in the afternoon light, I was prepared to check out. "This is probably not for me," I thought. But as the Plucky Squire storybook opened up to reveal top-down, Zelda-style gameplay in a gorgeous, 2D animation style, I changed my tune quick.
>> Make yourselves a favor and watch the trailer.

Square Enix promises 'short but sweet' update on Final Fantasy 7 next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/square-enix-promises-short-but-sweet-update-on-final-fantasy-7-next-week/
It's been 25 years since the original Final Fantasy 7 was released, which is a fact I'm still not fully ready to come to terms with quite yet. To celebrate Cloud and the crew turning a quarter-century old, Square Enix is hosting a "short but sweet" presentation next week that promises to have a ton of juicy info.

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

+GOG

• Let's start with the new GIVEAWAY: Venetica - Gold Edition will be free during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/venetica
• The first flash deal is BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE, 50% off during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/bpm_bullets_per_minute
• The second flash deal is Thief Simulator, with a 70% discount for the same 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/thief_simulator

+Steam

• The first Weekend Deal is the Resident Evil Franchise Sale, with up to 80% discounts until Sunday: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/capcom/sale/residentevil
• GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- will be 40% off until June 13: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1384160/GUILTY_GEAR_STRIVE/
• SCARLET NEXUS, that has a demo, gets a 50% discount until Monday; https://store.steampowered.com/app/775500/SCARLET_NEXUS/
• It Takes Two will be 50% off until Tuesday, 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426210/It_Takes_Two/
• The VR Only STRIDE, still in Early Access, gets a 30% discount until the 16th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1292040/STRIDE/
• Vampyr is going to be 80% off until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/Vampyr/
• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! will feature a 33% discount until June 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club_Plus/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

Well, that's it. Until next time (probably with loits of news as well), I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.