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Friday news, part two:

The latest Sims 4 expansion wants me to relive the worst years of my life
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-latest-sims-4-expansion-wants-me-to-relive-the-worst-years-of-my-life/
High school. Either the best or worst years of your life and for me, they firmly fall into the latter camp. It's not exactly a time I look back fondly on, but maybe The Sims 4 can change that with its new High School Years expansion pack.

EA reveals 'pre-pre-pre-alpha' Skate gameplay, closed beta signups are now open
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-reveals-pre-pre-pre-alpha-skate-gameplay-closed-beta-signups-are-now-open/
The wheels continue to turn on Skate 4, EA's upcoming kickflip-and-grind sim, which is now officially called just Skate—"skate.," technically, but we're pretty sticky about the proper use of capitalization and punctuation around here, so Skate it is. We got our first glimpse at it courtesy of some footage that leaked back in April, and today we were given a proper look at what it's all about—sort of.

Halo Infinite's co-op beta is finally coming on July 11
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-infinites-co-op-beta-is-finally-coming-on-july-11/
Seven and a half months after Halo Infinite's launch, campaign co-op is nearly ready for prime time. It just has a few kinks to work out first, and that means a beta test: beginning Monday, July 11, anyone who owns the Halo Infinite campaign or subscribes to Xbox Game Pass will be able to try out online co-op.

The next Hunt: Showdown update is pretty big
https://www.pcgamer.com/hunt-showdown-patch-19/
Crytek has prepared a swathe of improvements for its stealthy shooter Hunt: Showdown, including a fix for a longstanding technical issue: the dreaded desync teleportation that most of us have experienced when climbing ladders or trying to wedge yourself through the same doorway that your teammate's in.

Overwatch 2 removed hostile architecture from new map at fan request
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2-removed-hostile-architecture-from-new-map-at-fan-request/
Blizzard has made a notable change to one of its new Overwatch 2 maps thanks to player feedback.
As spotted by Polygon, Twitter user ClearTogether pointed out the use of hostile architecture in Midtown—a New York-inspired map being introduced in Overwatch 2. The first beta had the map dotted with sectioned benches, a common structure used to deter homeless people from sleeping on them. "Overwatch being an 'aspirational universe,' I just find it depressing at worse and out-of-place at best," ClearTogether had tweeted about the map decor in early June.

The Messenger's retro RPG prequel Sea of Stars has been delayed into 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-messengers-retro-rpg-prequel-sea-of-stars-has-been-delayed-into-2023/
Sea of Stars, the charmingly Nintendo-style RPG follow-up to The Messenger, has been delayed into 2023, developer Sabotage Studio announced this week.
Announced back in 2020 with a Kickstarter campaign, Sea of Stars immediately won over our Tyler W with its delightfully not-quite-retro look—enhancing retro pixellated worlds with flashier, more contemporary dynamic lighting. But while the plan was to ship Sea of Stars this year, the Quebec-based developer has since explained it needs a bit more time to polish up those pixels.

World of Warcraft is changing how the auction house works to benefit smaller servers
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-is-changing-how-the-auction-house-works-to-benefit-smaller-servers/
World of Warcraft's auction house will go region-wide for commodities in the 9.2.7 update. Blizzard posted the update on the official forums, stating that the system is currently being tested on the PTR (Public Test Realm). A new chat channel will also be added for advertising services.

Time to check GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The first Flash Deal is Foundation, still in development, with a 25% discount during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/foundation
• The second Flash Deal is Quest for Glory 1-5, 75% off until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/quest_for_glory
• And there's a Special Sale "fully dedicated to timeless gems from the past" with up to 90% discounts (Note that not all the games are that old, as Bioshock; Infinity is mentioned). The Sale will last 4 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220701_good_old_games_weekend

+Steam

• Not much to say here. Just keep in mind that this will be the last Summer Sale weekend.

Until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.