I shouldn't be doing this today, but whatever:

SALES & DEALS

Steam has a new daily deal, a fake one and three Midweek Madness deals:

• Let's start with the daily deal, Assault Android Cactus+, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/250110/Assault_Android_Cactus/
• Terraforming Mars will be 40% off for the next 5 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/800270/Terraforming_Mars/
• MudRunner is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/675010/MudRunner/
• DRAGON BALL FighterZ gets a 75% discount (the DLCs are either 0 or 50% off): https://store.steampowered.com/app/678950/DRAGON_BALL_FighterZ/
• And the SpellForce franchise is on sale, up to 82% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/spellforcefranchise/

There's a new Humble Bundle with LEGO Games. It will last another 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/lego-games-bundle

And at Fanatical, there are 5 new deals:

• Infinifactory is the new Star Deal, 75% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/infinifactory
• Football Manager 2019 is 60% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/football-manager-2019
• The Torment Bundle features 8 games with a 96% discount for the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/torment-bundle
• The Reflex Bundle features 9 games with a 97% discount for the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/reflex-bundle
• There's a new Aspyr Pick & Mix bundle, with 23 games to choose and make a pack of 3, 5 or 7 titles: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/aspyr-pick-and-mix

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam has over one billion accounts
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-has-over-one-billion-accounts/
Steam quietly welcomed its billionth registered account in April. Steam ID Finder shows that they joined on April 28, netting themselves a Steam ID with a lot of zeroes, but no parade. Valve hasn't marked the occasion, probably because the number doesn't mean quite as much as concurrent or monthly active users. Both of them are still pretty high, too.

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GAMING NEWS

Sea of Thieves Anniversary Update is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-anniversary-update-is-now-available-for-download/
Microsoft has announced that the Anniversary Update for Sea of Thieves is now available for download. According to the publisher, this update introduces a variety of new game modes, requested gameplay features and enhancements that reshape the ways players enjoyed the game.

First co-op gameplay video released for Conan Unconquered
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-co-op-gameplay-video-released-for-conan-unconquered/
Funcom and Petroglyph have released the first gameplay video showing more than 20 minutes of co-op gameplay for Conan Unconquered. In this video, the two players working together to fight back the attacking hordes are Petroglyph Designer Renato Orellana and Funcom Community Manager Jens Erik Vaaler.

Eden Rising will feature a free to play option at launch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/eden-rising-will-feature-a-free-to-play-option-at-launch/
Nvizzio Creations has announced that the full launch of Eden Rising will offer a free-to-play option at launch. The F2P option will allow players to join the servers of paid players to experience high-level content and gain high-level loot.

Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 is free to play until May 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-5-is-free-to-play-until-may-8th/
Cloud Imperium announced that it will make Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 free to download and play for any player to celebrate the launch of Star Citizen’s city-covered planet, ArcCorp, later today. First revealed at CitizenCon 2017, ArcCorp is a massive planet almost entirely covered in man-made structures.

Mortal Kombat 11 Second PC patch is out, full release notes revealed, breaks compatibility with 60fps mod [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-11-second-pc-patch-is-out-full-release-notes-revealed-breaks-compatibility-with-60fps-mod/
QLOC has released the second major patch for the PC version of Mortal Kombat 11. According to the release notes, this patch integrates launch day gameplay server-side data, makes move list and frame data corrections, and makes some adjustments to online match-making and to AI.
UPDATE: The 60fps mod has been updated and is now compatible with the game’s latest version. You can download the new version from here.

Part two of the news:

Assassin's Creed Odyssey introduces Testiklos the Nut, a new mercenary
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-introduces-testiklos-the-nut-a-new-mercenary/
Oh, Ubisoft. If you're going to go there, you might as well go the whole hog.
The latest mercenary to appear in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is Testiklos the Nut. As well as his unfortunate name, he's laden with a tragic past. OK, it's not a tear jerker, but I guess it's a bit sad. He misses his brother, you see. Testikles (who you might've met previously in the game). They were separated when they were young, and Testiklos hasn't been the same since.

Valve teases 'flagship' VR game coming this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-vr-game/
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Instead of announcing one of the three "big" VR games we know Valve is working on, it highlighted some other, non-Valve games, and merely teased a "flagship VR game" coming later this year for SteamVR-compatible headsets (The Index and the HTC Vive, mainly).

Ghost Recon Wildlands' new character looks like an awful lot like The Punisher
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-new-character-looks-like-an-awful-lot-like-the-punisher/
If you haven't played Ghost Recon Wildlands yet, I have to ask: Why? It's an excellent open-world shooter, big, varied, reactive, filled with vehicles to drive and guys to shoot, and perfectly willing to let you do whatever dumb, self-destructive stuff seems like a good idea at the time. But if you're somehow still not convinced, you can find out for yourself in the upcoming free-to-play weekend, which will also see the kickoff of Operation Oracle, a two-mission job "that will challenge your perception of the truth."

Mordhau's breakout success has its servers under siege
https://www.pcgamer.com/mordaus-breakout-success-has-its-servers-under-siege/
Mordhau, a first-person medieval combat game where you can decapitate one another with polearms, is a very fun game. It's also very laggy. Since it launched yesterday and has crawled up to become Steam's global top seller, Mordhau's servers are buckling under the weight of all those would-be knights trying to stab one another. It's really spoiling the fun of its extremely deep combat.

Blizzard isn't going to Gamescom this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-isnt-going-to-gamescom-this-year/
Gamescom is the biggest videogame trade show in the world: It drew 370,000 visitors in 2018, compared to just over 69,000 for E3. It's open to the public while E3 is, technically at least, mainly an industry-only event, which is obviously a big factor in that difference, but even so there's no denying that it's major international event. Despite that, Blizzard has decided to skip it this year.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection will have a progression system inspired by Reach
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-the-master-chief-collection-will-have-a-progression-system-inspired-by-reach/
Halo: The Master Chief Collection's public testing phase has been pushed back, but in the meantime 343 Industries and Splash Damage have revealed a great deal about what they're working on and their aims for the PC version. While the "core gameplay" is being left alone, there's still going to be plenty that's new, including an overhauled UI, lots of control options and a progression system inspired by Halo: Reach.

Run a robo-kitchen in Automachef
https://www.pcgamer.com/run-a-robo-kitchen-in-automachef/
Automachef approaches the art of cooking like an engineer. It's a cooking puzzle game, though quite a bit different from its fellow Team17-published culinary experiment, Overcooked. To make all these salads and burgers, you'll need to build a manufacturing behemoth evocative of Factorio and Big Pharma, programming machines to do all the dirty work.

One billion accounts is amazing, seeing as having multiple steam accounts would only be usefull if sorting games by genre and accounts

Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

Tactical FPS “Squad” has sold more than one million copies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tactical-fps-squad-has-sold-more-than-one-million-copies/
Offworld Industries has announced that their tactical FPS, Squad, has sold more than 1 million copies while in Early Access. To commemorate the achievement, Offworld has released Squad’s Alpha 13 update which adds new tanks, squad roles, game modes, and more to the game.

Star Wars Battlefront arrives on Steam and GOG, as May the 4th sales begin
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-arrives-on-steam-and-gog-as-may-the-4th-sale-begins/
Pandemic's 2004 game Star Wars Battlefront has come to Steam and GOG, as Star Wars Day approaches. While Battlefront 2 has been on Steam for a long time, this is kind of a surprise—there are some key differences between each game, particularly in the choice of maps, but I doubt many people expected this 14 year-old shooter to pop up in 2019. User AnthonyBF2 has created a guide for getting online with the game, if you're keen. It's got a launch discount on both Steam and GOG, too.
Rhen Var lives! Though you could always download the maps from the first game with the Conversion Pack mod for Battlefront 2.
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Star Wars Day is named as such, of course, based on the sweaty pun 'May the 4th be with you', and it means loads of Star Wars games will be on-sale on both Steam (expect those deals to go live later today) and GOG. Star Wars fans probably know which are the essential purchases, given that most of the great games based on that universe are ancient history, now. KOTOR 1 and 2, the Jedi Knight series, the X-Wing series, Republic Commando and Rogue Squadron are all safe bets. Peruse our best Star Wars games list for more recommendations.
>> GOG's sale features up to 65% discounts and will last until May, 9th. We'll know the Steam one once it starts.

Surprisingly, both of Steam's daily deals are actually that, daily:

• The Early Access game Volcanoids is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/951440/Volcanoids/
• And EARTHLOCK gets a 56% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/761030/EARTHLOCK/

On the Humble Store, the Flash Deal is Terraforming Mars, 40% off for the next 3 days (just like on Steam, as I said yesterday): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/terraforming-mars

And at Fanatical, there's a new Star Deal... which hasn't refreshed yet, so I don't know what's about. Besides that, the game SHENZHEN I/O is 50% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/shenzhen-i-o.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Capcom removes Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Resident Evil 2 Remake by mistake, executable file leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/capcom-removes-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-from-resident-evil-2-remake-by-mistake-executable-leaked-online/
It appears that someone at Capcom has accidentally published a Denuvo-free version of Resident Evil 2 Remake. While the company has re-implemented the anti-tamper tech in the game, the Denuvo-free executable file has been leaked online, and those interested in such a version can get it and enjoy the game without having Denuvo running in the background.
Without going into a lot of details, the Denuvo-free version is based on the latest 1.04 game version and is around 170MB in size (the executable file with Denuvo is around 362MB in size).
>> Ooops! XD

Epic exclusives Borderlands 3 and Metro Exodus are now on the Humble Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-exclusives-borderlands-3-and-metro-exodus-are-now-on-the-humble-store/
(...) Epic also announced today that Saber Interactive's co-op zombie shooter World War Z has now surpassed 320,000 copies sold on the Epic Store, and that Coffee Stain's Satisfactory has become the studio's best PC launch ever—even bigger than the great Goat Simulator.
(...)
Anno 1800 and Metro Exodus had "the best PC launches in their respective franchise's history," Epic said, and Metro Exodus is also the top-grossing game on the Epic Games Store. The new Metro is also now available for purchase on the Humble Store, thanks to a deal between Epic and Humble Bundle that was announced in March at GDC. Dangerous Driving is also up for grabs on the Humble Store, and Borderlands 3 is available for preorder.
>> Besides giving us more options, this also confirms that the tweets from earlier this week about Satisfactory were only a very bad joke.

Ubisoft is trying to wipe out key reselling with 'silent key activation'
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-is-trying-to-wipe-out-key-reselling-with-silent-key-activation/
Ubisoft has teamed up with digital distribution firm Genba Digital to change its method of selling PC games through third-party stores like Fanatical and Games Republic. The new process is called 'silent key activation' and activates games on platforms like Steam and Uplay automatically rather than giving out codes to retailers and customers. From now on, Ubisoft will only sell games through sites that use SKA.
Instead of giving a retailer a massive list of keys that could theoretically be pinched or resold, no keys actually pass hands. Genba, which also won't have direct access to the keys, sets up a keybank that will distribute keys one-by-one, with each of them being recorded before the next one is sent out, and then the game will be activated on the customer's account.

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GAMING NEWS

Borderlands 3 will feature microtransactions for cosmetics, 45 minutes of gameplay footage revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/borderlands-3-will-feature-microtransactions-for-cosmetics-45-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-revealed/
Gearbox has announced that Borderlands 3 will feature micro-transactions for cosmetic items. Randy Pitchford and Paul Sage made it clear that the game won’t have any “pay-to-win microtransactions” that can give gameplay advantages to those that acquire them.

Epic Games has purchased Psyonix, Rocket League will be Epic Games Store exclusive in late 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/epic-games-has-purchased-psyonix-rocket-league-will-be-epic-games-store-exclusive-in-late-2019/
Epic Games has announced that it has acquired the creators of Rocket League, Psyonix. Moreover, Rocket League will come to the Epic Games Store as an exclusive title in late 2019, meaning that the game will no longer be sold on Valve’s distribution service, Steam.
>> Apparently, they had a strong relationship for years now, so the operation wasn't that hard to do. Still, it's a very controversial move.

The Division 2 Update 3 Release Notes – Operation Dark Hours, Better Ultra AA, Text Chat improvements & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-division-2-update-3-release-notes-operation-dark-hours-better-ultra-aa-text-chat-improvements-more/
Ubisoft has detailed the next major update for The Division 2 that will be made available to everyone later this month. According to the release notes, Update 3 will add the first 8-player raid, Operation Dark Hours.

Thursday news, part two:

CS:GO Danger Zone gets respawns and jump boots
https://www.pcgamer.com/csgo-danger-zone-gets-respawns-and-jump-boots/
CS:GO's Danger Zone battle royale looked so dreadfully dull compared to the more flavoursome Fortnite and, later, the slick Apex Legends, that I never really gave it a shot. The new Sirocco update makes me wonder if I've been too harsh on what I thought was an also-ran battle royale contender, however, because it actually sounds like it might be quite good.

Watch over 3 hours of Borderlands 3 gameplay footage right here
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3-gameplay-video-walkthrough/
We've got a nuclear payload of Borderlands 3 gameplay footage to sink your teeth into today. Above, you'll find 105 minutes of the game in action, focused on Amara, the Siren Vault Hunter. This footage showcases everything from the the lavish, futuristic city backdrop of Meridian, to vehicle combat, your inventory system, and of course, the many guns you'll come across in the game. It's running on a PC, but unfortunately, we weren't allowed to use mouse and keyboard controls.

Borderlands 3's main story will last 30 hours 'if you beeline it'
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3-how-long/
There's going to be plenty of Borderlands 3 to sink your teeth into. At a preview event on Tuesday, our writer James played about three hours of the new looter shooter, which is a mere fraction of the full game, as it turns out. According to creative director Paul Sage, the main quest for Borderlands 3 will last for 10 times that.
"If you beeline it through, and I mean beelining it through, it might take you 30 hours to complete the main story," Sage said.

In Borderlands 3, your base is a spaceship filled with old friends
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3-sanctuary-base/
In Borderlands 2, your base of operations was Sanctuary, a city built on the remnants of a Dahl mining ship. This time around, your base of operations is called Sanctuary 3, and it's not a town built on a ship but an actual spaceship itself. In space. And you won't just be orbiting Pandora in Borderlands 3 but traveling to other planets as well, and there are lots of familiar faces along for the ride.

Discord Nitro adds LucasArts classics, including seven Star Wars games
https://www.pcgamer.com/discord-nitro-adds-lucasarts-classics-including-seven-star-wars-games/
May the fourth is known as Star Wars Day because it's a terrible pun on "May the Force," as in the thing that will hopefully "be with you" as you romp around in space waving your lightsaber around. On this year's horrible pun day, at least there's some pleasantly pun-free news. May 4th will bring nearly a dozen new LucasArts and Disney games to Discord's Nitro subscription service, including seven Star Wars classics.

Battlefield 5's vehicles are now a little less likely to kill you
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-5s-vehicles-are-now-a-little-less-likely-to-kill-you/
Electronic Arts has made some changes to Battlefield 5's Firestorm battle royale mode that will make the WW2 death arena a little more survivable (at least in the short term—such is the nature of battle royale, after all) and a little more rewarding for players who take part in the fight.

Solve a ghostly mystery in free detective game Spooktective
https://www.pcgamer.com/solve-a-ghostly-mystery-in-free-detective-game-spooktective/
The magnifying glass has, sadly, gone out of fashion in the realm of mystery solving. You never see sleuths peering at clues through the giant lenses anymore, but they're making a grand return with free detective game Spooktective, which has you squinting at ghosts, and other things, through a magical, and pretty massive magnifying glass.

Memoirs of Magic is a free fantasy RPG made in the Doom engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/memoirs-of-magic-is-a-free-fantasy-rpg-made-in-the-doom-engine/
Created in GZDoom, Memoirs of Magic is both a testament to the power of the Doom engine, and the skill of the many developers who have contorted it into all manner of unlikely things. As you might expect, Memoirs is at heart a first-person shooter where you pepper critters with bullets, magic missiles, and whack them with a variety of unusual melee weapons. But it's also a big ol' fantasy RPG, featuring seven strange character classes, reams of lore to absorb/skip through, and a diverse world, complete with NPCs, quests, boss fights and even Final Fantasy-style summon monsters to inflict on enemies.

Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2's first full-blood clan is the Brujah
https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-brujah-reveal/
In Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2, you'll begin your unlife as a Thinblood with few mates, but eventually you'll be able to join one of five vampire clans, including the rebellious Brujah. They're the angry, righteous punks of the World of Darkness, and you can learn more about what their deal is in the reveal trailer above.

Path of Exile boss on crunch: 'I will not run this company that way'
https://www.pcgamer.com/path-of-exile-boss-on-crunch-i-will-not-run-this-company-that-way/
In a frank post on Reddit, Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson wrote about the Path of Exile studio's workload, the disappointing Synthesis league and how he won't make the team crunch just to cram more improvements and fixes into a patch.

Let's go with the Friday news:

SALES & DEALS

Risk of Rain 2 has sold more than one million copies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/risk-of-rain-2-has-sold-more-than-one-million-copies/
Hopoo Games and Gearbox Publishing today announced that Risk of Rain 2, its new third-person roguelike shooter, has sold over one million units in the month following its launch into Steam Early Access on March 28th. This significant milestone comes hot on the heels of the Risk of Rain 2 early access forecast reveal, which detailed content players can expect leading up to launch next Spring.

World of Goo is now free on Epic Games Store until May 16th, Stories Untold will be the next freebie game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-of-goo-is-now-free-on-epic-games-store-until-may-16th-stories-untold-will-be-the-next-freebie-game/
Epic Games has announced that World of Goo is currently available for free on the Epic Games Store until May 16th. World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys that originally came out in 2008 on the PC.
My guess is that most of our readers have already played this game as it is more than ten years old. Still, if you for some reason you haven’t had the chance of playing it, we strongly suggest downloading it from here.
Epic Games has also announced that Stories Untold will be the next free game that will be offered to all PC gamers.

Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward is free to keep if you own the base game
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-heavensward-is-free-to-keep-if-you-own-the-base-game/
Final Fantasy 14's first expansion, Heavensward, is currently free for all owners of the base game, A Realm Reborn. You can add it to your account forever and muck around with flying mounts, new jobs and the An Ra race, as well as plenty of quests, dungeons and more.
Heavensward will also come with all five of the expansion's updates and their trials, dungeons, and storyline additions.
>> deskpro2k3 has a thread about this.

On the Humble Store there are 4 new deals:

• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is free to try and up to 70% off during this weekend (Monday included). The keys are for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ghost-recon-wildlands-free-weekend/
• The Festival of Speed sale features up to 80% deals for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/festival-of-speed/
• Playism is th star of the publisher sale, with up to 80% offers for the next 6 days (some games can be activated at GOG): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/playism-publisher-sale/
• And there's the inevitable Star Wars sale, with up to 65% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/may-the-4th-sale/

At Fanatical, there are 5 new deals:

• The Star Deal is City of God I - Prison Empire, 79% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/city-of-god-i-prison-empire
• Publisher Zachtronics features up to 75% discounts for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/zachtronics
• Publisher Versus Evil also has its games on sale, up to 90% off for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/versus-evil
• Iceberg Interactive features up to 80% discounts for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/iceberg-interactive
• And finally, there's the Dollar Legends sale: https://www.fanatical.com/save-more/dollar-legends

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MODS/EMULATORS

This Sekiro mod replaces a notorious early-game mini-boss with Shrek
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-sekiro-mod-replaces-a-notorious-early-game-mini-boss-with-shrek/
I'm not sure where the hivemind is at re: Shrek, but I'm quite averse to him. Maybe as I age and attain greater emotional intelligence, I'll be able to deconstruct my ill-will towards Shrek. Is it the dopey smile? Is it his association with Smashmouth? Whatever the reason might be, I'm happy he's now modded into Sekiro as an enemy.
Thanks to modders Dropoff and Katalash, you can now replace the chained ogre mini-boss with Shrek.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

A Plague Tale: Innocence gets a gameplay overview trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/a-plague-tale-innocence-gets-a-gameplay-overview-trailer/
Focus Home Interactive has released a brand new gameplay trailer for A Plague Tale: Innocence that goes into how to take on your challenges. From the much-discussed rats and deadly universe, to the unique capabilities you’re given to combat or bypass Inquisition soldiers and the capabilities of your new allies.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night releases on June 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-releases-on-june-18th/
505 Games has announced that it will bring the digital version of the gothic horror side-scrolling action RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to the PC on Steam and GOG on June 18th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released a new trailer that you can find below.
>> Bristow9091 made a thread about this yesterday.

New The Sinking City video showcases “A Delicate Matter” mission, showing 12 minutes of gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-the-sinking-city-video-showcases-a-delicate-matter-mission-showing-12-minutes-of-gameplay-footage/
Bigben and Frogwares have released a gameplay video showing A Delicate Matter, a mission from The Sinking City that can be started a few hours into the game. The video shows how the main investigation mechanics work.

First gameplay teaser trailer released for The Red Solstice 2: Survivors
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-teaser-trailer-released-for-the-red-solstice-2-survivors/
Ironward has released the first gameplay teaser trailer for The Red Solstice 2: Survivors. The Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a an action strategy game in which players can forge thei personal story of defending the planet through a series of combat missions and strategic choices while researching new technologies.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands Update 1.28 improves Guerrilla Mode, brings PC-specific improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands-update-1-28-improves-guerrilla-mode-brings-pc-specific-improvements/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. According to the release notes, patch 1.28 brings numerous improvements and fixes to the Guerrilla Mode. Several issues that were contributing to the difficulty have been resolved, as well as errors with matchmaking and launching sessions without full squads.

RAGE 2 Official PC System Requirements Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rage-2-official-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
Bethesda has revealed the official PC system requirements for RAGE 2. According to the specifications, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5-3570 or an AMD Ryzen 3 1300X CPU with 8GB of RAM and an Nvidia GTX 780 3GB or an AMD R9 280 3GB.
Bethesda recommends an Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU with 8GB of RAM and an Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB or AMD Vega 56 8GB graphics card. It’s also worth noting that the game will require 50GB of free hard-disk space.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Update 1.17 is now available for the PC, brings numerous balance tweaks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-update-1-17-is-now-available-for-the-pc-brings-numerous-balance-tweaks/
Treyarch has released a new patch for the PC version of Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the release notes, update 1.17 features platform-specific weapon tuning across all modes, balance tuning for Specialists and Scorestreaks in MP, a host of improvements and fixes in Zombies, as well as PC-specific updates to Blackout and the Emblem Editor & Paintshop.

First-person horror game, Close to the Sun, is now available on the Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-person-horror-game-close-to-the-sun-is-now-available-on-the-epic-games-store/
Wired Productions and Storm in a Teacup have announced that the Nikola Tesla-inspired first-person horror game, Close to the Sun, is available now on the Epic Games Store. The game is currently priced at £24.99 in the UK, €29.99 in most European countries and $29.99 in North America.

The second part of the Friday news, and the last of the week:

Fortnite 8.51 introduces invisibility bombs
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-v851-patch-notes/
Fortnite 8.51 is a small update that contains a handy little bomb. The Shadow Bomb hides you in a puff of smoke and makes you temporarily invisible to enemies, so you can sneak behind them and fill them with bullets. It also gives you a bit of ninja agility, to boot. See it in action above.

The bugs-and-rags Assassin boss is now live in Hunt: Showdown
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-bugs-and-rags-assassin-boss-is-now-live-in-hunt-showdown/
The Hunt: Showdown 6.0 update is now live, and that means that the Assassin, a new boss announced at the beginning of April, is now roaming free in the Louisiana swamps. The Assassin is a fast-moving creature made from rags and bugs—a bit like Ragman, from the sound of it, but without the chiseled pecs or rigid moral imperative—that uses vertical surfaces to enhance its mobility and can temporarily clone itself to cause twice the headaches for hunters.

World War Z update plan includes a new Tokyo mission, horde mode, and FOV slider
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-war-z-update-plan-includes-a-new-tokyo-mission-horde-mode-and-fov-slider/
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Now that WWZed is established as a legitimate success, developer Saber Interactive has laid out its plans for post-release updates, which will begin later this month with a new mission set in Tokyo. The May add-on will also add a new type of zombie that spits a deadly virus and can come back to life (well, undeath) if it's not "properly dispatched."

Anthem support isn't on the wane despite staff movements, promises dev
https://www.pcgamer.com/anthem-support-isnt-on-the-wane-despite-staff-movements-bioware-promises/
Ongoing support for Anthem is not dropping off, despite persistent rumours that key development staff have moved on to other projects. Both executive producer Mark Darrah and lead producer Michael Gamble are believed to have moved on to Dragon Age 4, a rumour supported by this recent coy Tweet by Gamble (and one that Gamble elsewhere seems to deny).

Fallout 76's next update will let you run a shop
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76s-next-update-will-let-you-run-a-shop/
Fallout 76's next and final Wild Appalachia update, Patch 9, has piqued my interest with the promise of player-run shops. Finally, you can start attracting players to your camp where they will be able to buy all your junk and fill your pockets with caps. Start having a browse in your stash to earmark some of your hoard for sale.

Play Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord for the first time at Gamescom
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-mount-and-blade-2-bannerlord-for-the-first-time-at-gamescom/
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, which we've been eagerly anticipating for the better part of a decade, will be making an appearance at Gamescom this year, and not just behind closed doors or in hands-off demonstrations. TaleWorlds will letting the public get their hands on it for the first time.

Riot has revealed a 90-day plan to tackle diversity and inclusion
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-has-revealed-a-90-day-plan-to-tackle-diversity-and-inclusion/
Facing lawsuits from employees, a possible walkout and last year's report that claimed the company had a culture of sexism, Riot has committed to a series of changes. They're part of a 90-day plan to make the company more diverse and inclusive.

Time to check now the GOG and Steam weekend deals:

+GOG

• The first of the four deal is the weekly sale, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190429_weekly_sale
• Next comes the Star Wars sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/may_the_4th
• To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jazz Jackrabbit, there's an Epic sale with up to 70% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/epic_games
• And lastly there's the weekend sale featuring THQ Nordic at up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190503_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Rise to Ruins , 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/328080/Rise_to_Ruins/
• The Swapper is 85% off for the next 3 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/231160/The_Swapper/
• PC Building Simulator is the first weekend deal, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/621060/PC_Building_Simulator/
• Just like on the Humble Store, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands is free to try and 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/460930/Tom_Clancys_Ghost_Recon_Wildlands/
• The other weekend deal is the publisher sale featuring Curve Digital with up to 90% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/curve/
• Don't forget about the Star Wars sale, that will last until Wednesday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/star-wars
• There's also the Golden Week sale, that lasts until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/gws2019/
• And lastly, the weeklong deals.

Nothing else to say, besides wishing you a happy and gaming weekend.

Firefox just imploded. Most, if not all of their add-ons have expired at once globally.

That's very strange, mostly given the date (it's not the end of first of a month, when most deals tend to expire). I wonder if it will be hard to fix and how they'll explain it.

Should we congratulate you or look out for help?

The date matches, apparently, since their certificates were due to expire May 4th at midnight. Dial back the clock manually and add-ons can be downloaded and start to work again. Either way, a tremendous oversight that shouldn't have happened outside of Beta Firefox if you ask me.

For instance, lawyers (and others) here need digital certificates to digitally sign their work. A lot of software for government agencies also work only on Firefox...