The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day is currently being offered for free on Steam (thanks SteamDB via Ant). This post-apocalyptic adventure for Windows and macOS is yours to keep as long as you pick up your copy before the offer ends on Tuesday. To clear up and uncertainty about this here's a description:

Imagine making moral choices in a world devoid of morality. Logic rules this world, and every decision is just a set of zeros and ones. Most concepts take a whole new meaning, and some get completely abolished. Luckily reasonable beings, even if not human, always have a choice.

The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. You see it from the perspective of an engineering robot RT-217NP, who seems to be very curious about the human race, long extinct in wasting wars. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations. Test your skills, solving diverse puzzles. Make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

THQ Nordic announces SpellForce 3 - Fallen God, an upcoming standalone expansion for SpellForce 3 planned for release this year on Steam. This will add a new 15-hour single-player campaign, a new continent, ranked multiplayer play, modding tools with Steam Workshop support, and more to the RTS/RPG sequel. The more includes Trolls as a playable race, because who doesn't like trolls? Wait, what? Here's the Announcement Trailer and here is what to expect:

When the gods have abandoned you, there is only one hope for salvation: Find a new god! This is the conclusion Akrog, chieftain of the Moonkin trolls, comes to. He leads his clan through the continent of Urgath, struggling to survive. The player's mission is to guide the new playable faction, the trolls, through an all-new 15-hour long singleplayer campaign. SpellForce 3: Fallen God is a standalone expansion and can be played without having played any SpellForce game before (but we would encourage everyone to do so!) New features for the singleplayer campaign include:

• Salvaging of weapons to craft superior equipment for your tribe and your heroes
• The new character-shaping mechanic, adding true replayability value (see below)
• Multiple endings for the campaign, based on your decisions
• Character shaping throughout the single-player campaign:
  The choices you make in the campaign affect your companion’s skills and abilities. Plus they can contribute to the story through their own decisions, based on how you previously shaped their character.
• New playable faction: The Trolls. With their nomadic behavior, Trolls have a different playstyle than all other factions in SpellForce 3
• A new continent to explore: Urgath is full of mysteries and adventures for you and your heroes to discover.
• All-new soundtrack to underline the beauty and mystery of the new continent
• Full Steam Workshop integration and advanced modding tools

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A tweet from EA SPORTS outlines steps they are taking to curtail racist, xenophobic, homophobic, and sexist behavior in their games (thanks Game Informer). Here's word:

EA SPORTS will not tolerate racism of any kind.

We're constantly taking action to maintain a culture of inclusion. Toxic behavior changes and evolves rapidly and we recognize that we need to do more to actively monitor and remove those individuals who perpetuate racist, xenophobic, homophobic or sexist behavior in our games.

We are listening to all of you, and we'd like to share some of the specific steps we've been taking and the steps we will be taking to bring change to our games and communities in the fight against racism.

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A post on Reddit discusses a couple of issues with the newly released Command & Conquer Remastered Collection (thanks Ant). EA apologizes for problems with online stability and game stuttering in the RTS remake and discusses what's being done to fix things. Here's a bit:

Online Stability
The first issue is the online stability of the game has been troublesome during the launch today. We’ve seen some games getting disconnected, occasional Quickmatch games failing upon load, and times when the online services are down completely. This is not the experience we wanted you to have with the Remastered Collection upon launch, and for that we sincerely apologize.

The team is working on further optimizations to the online infrastructure, and how to efficiently expand server capacity in this launch window of high demand. While we know many of you are eager to get into multiplayer, we certainly hope you can enjoy the Campaign, Skirmish, or play with a new piece of UGC while we work on these issues.

Game Stuttering
The second issue is that we are seeing reports of players who are experiencing game stuttering while playing in both single player and multiplayer. We had heard isolated incidents of this issue over the past few weeks with pre-launch players, but were unable to gather enough data and diagnose the exact cause in our research prior to launch.

Skelattack is now available for Windows, as Konami quietly released their new platformer on Steam this week as well as consoles (thanks DSOGaming). This is a 2D platformer developed by indie Ukuza, and you can see it in action in this Launch Trailer. Here's word on this game where you start of dead:

Being dead is not so bad when you have the Underworld to live in. An expansive world inhabited by quirky, charming and sometimes deadly inhabitants of the afterlife, the Underworld includes Aftervale, a happy hub where the dead come to spend eternity.

You are Skully, member of the newly deceased and just when you start to get the hang of being dead, your newfound home and friends are attacked by humans. Instead of seeking gold or other treasure, they kidnap Aftervale's elder skeleton Elzedon and then go after the magic that kindles the spirits of the dead: the Blue Flame. Together with your best bat friend Imber, you have to jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!

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Japanese indie developer Pocketpair announces Craftopia, a multiplayer survival/action game they plan on bringing to Early Access on Steam in July. They are getting set to conduct closed alpha testing, and if this interests you, this tweet explains how you can enter the lottery to be one of the participants. Here's an Official Trailer showing off the game, and here's a description:

Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer open-world survival action game.

We have imagined what would happen when we combine our favorite video games altogether.
Chop trees and mine stones as in Sandbox,
Explore the world as in Open-world,
Fight the hunger as in Survival,
Cultivate and harvest as in Farming,
Collect loots in dungeons as in Hack-and-slash,
Automate activities as in Factory management,
Hunt monsters and creatures as in Hunting action,
Cast magical spells as in Fantasy RPG.

Now we have a utopia for all of us. That is Craftopia.

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Developer We Make Small games offers a new trailer from That Tiny Spaceship, a mashup arcade space-shooter inspired by classic coin-op and console games of the 1980s. This will also include elements of a visual novel, and they say a demo is coming to Steam this summer to show off both aspects of the game. Here are some details on the game:

Genre’s Collide

• Single player space shooter inspired by the coin-op games and early home console games of the 1980s.
• 4 missions - Beware obstacles and hazards lurk off screen!
• Synth-wave inspired soundtrack
• Colourful cast of characters who have enrolled in the D.R.O.O.L institute’s program to become licensed single-occupancy drone pilots.
• Visual Novel sections in-between playable missions that explore our pilot’s academic struggles, interpersonal relationships and personalities.

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Publisher PlayWay announces Ninja Simulator, the latest in their seemingly endless supply of (Noun) Simulator games is coming soon to Steam. They do not indicate if there are plans for this to sneak in any integration with their upcoming Samurai Simulator. Here's a trailer and here's a bit:

Be like a ghost
Silence is your ally. Darkness is your most trusty friend. Use them to get close to your enemies, so they will never even see your blade cutting them into pieces.

Take on impossible challenges
For a true ninja warrior there is no such thing like an impossible challenge. Three enemies, seven, maybe an army? What is your definition of impossible?

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• Sea of Thieves - Microsoft Store. Save 50%. Thanks Acleacius.
• "Papers, Please" is $3 for the next 24 hours on Steam and Humble. I'll double all sale proceeds up to $50k and donate everything to the @NAACP, @ACLU, & @eji_org. Thanks ResetEra.

• Steam Client Update Released.
• VECTORLORD 1.1 Economy Update. Here's a trailer.

• People are playing a five-year-old build of Dead Island 2.
• Line Simulator 2020 Alpha Footage 2. Queue pasa?
• 8 Minutes of Project CARS 3 Gameplay (No Commentary) and Project CARS 3 - Corvette C7 w/ Upgrades. Thanks DSOGaming.
• My first day playing Overwatch.
• WarCrafts 3 Ep 8 "I Wanna Be the Very Beast." Thanks Ant.

• Mortal Online 2 Q&A - Still Hardcore, But Much More Accessible, Beautiful and Large - Wccftech.

• Dota 2 Collector’s Cache Battle Pass Vote.
• 20th Annual Killer Gaming Rig Open. PC raffle for charity.

• EA extends free Madden Xbox Series X upgrade window.
• Our readers find Nintendo’s Joy-Con controllers a crushing disappointment - Engadget. Thanks Neutronbeam.

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• Facebook's Zuckerberg promises a review of content policies after backlash.
• How Facebook Became the Social Media Home of the Right.
• Facebook limits spread of 'Boogaloo' groups amid protests. Thanks Gizomodo via Phlegm.
• Google is really annoyed you're using Microsoft Edge.
• Instacart makes changes to tip policy following shopper complaints.
• Jeff Bezos on Black Lives Matter. Thanks Boing Boing.
• HBO Max Chief On 4K, SnyderCut Buzz.
• Black Filmmakers Works Go Free On VOD.

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• Future Flexible OLED Displays Could Be Made From Human Hair. Thanks Phlegm.
• Media Player Classic version 1.9.4.
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• Apple publishes free resources to improve password security.
• Stealthworker- Golang-based brute force malware still an active threat. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

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• Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 2TB SSD Review - TweakTown.

• Riot Games will invest $10 million in minority-owned game studios…
• ‘Apex Legends’ Is The Latest Game To Display A Prominent Black Lives Matter Message…
• Bloodborne is getting a remaster - exclusive details about PC and PS5 ports (video). Still unconfirmed. Thanks Wccftech.
• This EVE Online pilot just made history by pillaging $60,000 worth of items…

Today marks the 76th anniversary of Operation Neptune, the allied invasion of Normandy known as D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. This kicked off Operation Overlord, the Battle of Normandy, which reestablished the western front and helped turn the tide during World War II. It's also the date of another pivotal moment of World War II, as it's also part of the 78th anniversary the Battle of Midway. Called one of the most significant naval battles in history, this resulted in the sinking of two-thirds of Japan's aircraft carriers, devastating their fleet.

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• Microglia in the olfactory bulb have a nose for protecting the brain from infection.
• Programming 'language': Brain scans reveal coding uses same regions as speech.
• Math anxiety in children may stem from insecure attachment, study suggests.

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• Norway landslide sweeps homes into sea.

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• Way too many Americans have gargled with bleach, sprayed their bodies with disinfectants to prevent COVID-19. Thanks Acleacius.

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• The Types Of Gaming Chairs.

A Microsoft Job Posting for a Senior Producer at 343 Industries reveals plans for "a new project in the Halo universe" (thanks Klobrille via GamesRadar+). Here's word:

343 Industries is looking for a Senior Producer to work with our Core Services team to help develop a new project in the Halo universe. This is your chance to work on one of the most exciting and creative intellectual properties in the industry with one of the industry’s most talented teams.

Electronic Arts tweets that they are postponing their EA Play Live event by a week. This replacement for their E3 presence was planned for June 11th, but now it will begin on June 18th due to "the important conversations taking place." Here's word:

EA Play Live

With the important conversations taking place and important voices being heard around the world right now, we're moving our time to come together in play.

We'll see you at EA PLAY Live 2020 on June 18 at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT

Valve announces that The Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition is postponed by a week, and will now start on June 16th instead of June 9th as was originally planned. Many of the recent game event postponements have cited ongoing civil unrest and the Black Lives Matter movement as causes, but this terse announcement does not go into reasons, saying simply:

The Steam Game Festival has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 16th thru June 22nd.

Blizzard tweets that a World of Warcraft: Shadowlands livestream planned for next week is also now part of the recent rash of game promotion postponements. They don't specifically mention the Black Lives Matter movement, just that it's the time for "more important voices" to be heard:

More important voices than ours need to be heard, and now is the time to listen.

We are postponing our upcoming World of Warcraft: Shadowlands livestream planned for June 9, and will share more details about the expansion in the future.

A developer update for Crucible announces that two of its game modes are being "retired," just a couple of weeks after the launch of this team-based shooter from Relentless Studios and Amazon (thanks Eurogamer). They say they will continue the game's pre-season to work on priority issues like voice chat and to go "all-in on the parts of Crucible that are resonating most strongly with you, our community." Word is this means they will focus on the Heart of the Hives mode that's proven to be the most popular of the three launch modes:

Our plan for this updated game direction will have two phases. In the first, we will build and iterate on the core systems necessary to support this Heart of the Hives-centered vision for the game. We’re starting the first phase by developing the features we know we need: voice chat, a surrender option, a system to deal with AFK players ruining matches, an expanded ping system, and potentially some form of mini-map. We don’t have an exhaustive list of changes yet, but those are some of our top priorities. While we’re working on adding those features, we’ll also be working on improving framerate, hit feedback, matchmaking, and how we teach the game to new players.

In the second phase, we will add additional systems and polish that will help elevate the Crucible experience. A lot of the work in this second phase will depend on what we hear from you during phase one. Right now our plans for improvements in the second phase include custom tailoring the map for Heart of the Hives, improving the creatures in the world, adding support for custom games, and enhanced social system functionality.

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EA announces the release of the new Eco Lifestyle for The Sims 4 for Windows, macOS, and consoles, offering a dumpster dive of options to help your Sims go green. Here's a Gameplay Trailer and here's word on this homage to sustainability:

Maxis™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), today announced that The Sims™ 4 saw more monthly players this past quarter than ever before, and continues to deliver new, fresh content for its players with the launch of The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle*, the ninth expansion pack that is available today for PC, Mac, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One. The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle gives players the opportunity to learn how to maintain a sustainable lifestyle and the importance of collaborating with the community, as every small change can make an impact.

This new expansion pack arrives at a time when The Sims 4 has seen more than 2.5 million new players join the community in the past two months. The game has also seen a peak high of nearly 10 million playing the game monthly in the past quarter, as The Sims 4 continues to be a source of great fun and joy for players looking to recreate life’s special moments. The Sims 4 is seeing what a force the community can be when they come together in play. Through the game’s inclusion of diverse, creative, and fun experiences, players can create unique Sims, design their perfect homes, and craft their own stories.

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Vertigo Gaming announces Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! will be out of the oven and ready to serve this autumn. This is a bit of a delay, as when the game entered Early Access earlier this year they said it would come in Q2. They also announce a new version 0.90 Davidson County Update is now live in the game. Additionally, all three games in the series are currently on sale on Steam, either individually, or as part of a trilogy bundle. Here's what they're cooking up here:

Hit the road in this massive sequel and travel across war-torn America to participate in the Iron Cook National Food Truck Championships with your trusty robot crew Whisk -- voiced by negaoryx -- and Cleaver — voiced by Havana Mahoney. Set in the radically-changed USA of 2042, play through the all new story-driven campaign where you cook hundreds of foods -- including many brand new to the series -- across hundreds of levels in a new gameplay structure that has been completely redesigned to deliver fast paced action, or take it easy with the all new Chill Mode that can be toggled on or off at any time!

Play through the campaign via single player or with a friend in local co-op (with the ability to change on the fly), upgrade your food truck with dozens of gameplay-affecting modules, expand your food catalog, and race to the nation’s new capital in Nashville, Tennessee, to prove once and for all that you’re still the best chef in the world.

• Black Lives Matter Support Bundle by Contigo Games and 18 others - itch.io. Thanks GamesRadar+.
• Humble Choice (Formerly Humble Monthly).* June offerings include Supraland, GRID - Ultimate Edition, Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice, and more.

*Blue's News may receive a commission on sales of this item.

• F1 2020 - Deluxe Schumacher Edition Trailer.
• Animating Anisotropic Damage Mechanics. Thanks Gizmodo.
• I’ve Disappointed and Embarrassed Myself. - Linus Tech Tips apology to Tim Sweeney. Thanks Hypothermia.

• The political musings of Treachery in Beatdown City - GamesIndustry.biz.
• $290,000 GDC Relief Fund shared among 177 devs, new accelerator - GamesIndustry.biz.

• Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Moving Online.

• Rock Of Ages 3: Make & Break Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
• PlayStation Store: New games launching next week.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes –Alpha Ring (2006.200604-0000).
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• Why you can't get a 1440p laptop- Blame 4K TVs.
• Microsoft releases driver and firmware updates for the Surface Studio and Pro X.
• Facebook for Android is Soon Getting Dark Mode and Coronavirus Tracker.
• The Square Off robotic chess board gets a video calling component for remote games.

• Alexis Ohanian resigns from Reddit to make room for black board member.
• Watch Population Zero Streams and earn Twitch Drops.

• AMD hints that 4GB gaming GPUs are not that relevant these days, VRAM demands continue to increase for AAA games.
• All Intel i9 10900Ks are created equal... but some are a lot less equal than others. Thanks Phlegm.

• Kind of goes without saying, but fix your admin passwords or risk getting borged by this brute-forcing botnet.

• Hyperbeard pays FTC penalty for using kids' data without consent.
• UK govt publishes contracts granting Amazon, Microsoft, Google and AI firms access to COVID-19 health data.

• On June 19, all Minecraft profits will be donated in support of Black Lives Matter…

Last Link of the Day: Forklift Heroes. NSFW. Hoši děkujem!

The Command & Conquer Remastered Collection for Windows is now available as promised on Origin and Steam, offering a chance to relive 90s RTS classics Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer Red Alert. This Reddit post from yesterday details the launch festivities. Here's the Official Launch Trailer and here's word from Steam:

Command & Conquer™ and Command & Conquer™ Red Alert defined the RTS genre 25 years ago, and now they’re back and fully remastered in 4k by the former Westwood Studios team members at Petroglyph. The Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection includes all three expansion packs, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus gallery of unreleased FMV footage, modding support, and over seven hours of legendary remastered music by Frank Klepacki.

Steam digital Standard Editions include the remastered versions of Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, plus all three expansion packs (Covert Operations, Counterstrike, and The Aftermath), and tons of bonus features and improvements.

Head over to the PC Specs and Requirements page to find out what you'll need to start your campaign on the battlefield. And if you have any questions about how modding will work in the game, check out our FAQ or dive deeper with the Remaster Update and Open Source / Mod Support article here.

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You can now get the Total Annihilation: Commander Pack for free on GOG.com, offering a 100% discount on Cavedog's 1997 sci-fi RTS game for Windows and both its expansions. This is yours to keep if you claim your copy by June 7th. GOG.com now also offers DRM free versions of two other games designed by Chris Taylor with the release of the Supreme Commander Gold Edition and Supreme Commander 2, both of which are currently on sale for 80% and 75% off, respectively. On a related note, they also offer The story of Supreme Commander and how Chris Taylor redefined real-time strategy games. Here's more on today's giveaway:

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machine has escalated into a war that has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of the entire galaxy in their struggle for domination. Choose your side, build an army, and crush your enemies on huge, three-dimensional battlefields. And remember, there is no such thing as "too many guns"!

• Includes Total Annihilation and both its expansion packs - The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics
• A timeless classic that has won over 57 awards!
• Epic battles with hundreds of units accompanied by frantic music composed by Jeremy Soule and hundreds of available mods

A tweet from Guerrilla Collective announces their indie showcase that was supposed to start tomorrow is being postponed for a week to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement (thanks Gematsu). They also plan a livestream for Sunday to showcase games by black developers. Here's word:

The Guerrilla Collective came together to create to create a space where we all find a voice to support each other, our industry and our work. It is the cumulative effort of incredibly diverse teams unified in the creation of a digital event to bring hope and positive content to the world.

We recognize this is a time for action and for voices speaking out for justice and change to be heard. We stand united for change, for justice, and in support of Black Lives Matter.

We are announcing here that our event is moving to June 13, 14, and 15. We are preparing a live stream for June 7 to highlight Black voices in our industry, dedicated exclusively to showcasing games created by Black developers, titles featuring Black protagonists, and conversations with these creators. We will have more details to share shortly.

Just in time for the game's free weekend a new Dev Letter on Anti-cheat actions discusses what's being done to combat cheating in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. Here's word on the battle royale against miscreants:

Ranked games depend heavily on the reliability of the service, so today we’d like to talk about what we’re doing to improve our anti-cheat safeguards and increase our ban intensity.

• Preliminary Measures – When players use cheats in a match, we will utilize immediate countermeasures to minimize the impact on legitimate players.
  • Additionally, we will improve the system to immediately ban the kicked user.
  • If the cheat used is easy for game logic to recognize, we will kick the cheater in real time. (This has already been applied as of June 3rd, 2020.)

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Early Access to Sentimental K is now available on Steam, offering a 3D action/roguelike from Korean developer Fordays. They say the Early Access version already contains most of the game's planned features. A Gameplay Trailer shows this in action, helping you to decide if this is a Special K or just OK. Here's the announcement:

Sentimental K is a video game that integrates dynamic and intuitive 3D action with Rogue-like genre which adds freshness every gameplay in an attempt to challenge the new genre. Players can combine five types of weapons, eighty skills, and a hundred artifacts in various ways to enjoy battles, stylish action, and to defeat stages.

As you play the game, new weapons, skills, and artifacts will become available for more diverse combinations. Particularly, due to the nature of the Rogue-like genre, every gameplay is different based on the choice. Moreover, the visual and the play experience of 3D action will provide a whole new entertainment. Players will be able to play three Acts which is prepared with sixty-nine unique stages. As players complete the game, the more challenging elements await. Also, there are various entertaining elements including fifty distinct events, twenty disciplines, and seventy achievements

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This post announces the relaunch of Agents: Biohunters on Steam, an Early Access MOBA from Playstark. This first launched in April but was quickly pulled to address complaints of bugs and other problems. Word is: "As promised, we have been putting in all of our love and hard work into developing the features that YOU want in the game. We, Playstark: the developers of Agents: Biohunters, are giving it our best and more to make Agents: Biohunters the game of your dreams." Here's word on the game:

THE WORLD OF Agents: Biohunters
The world has been infected by a bioparticle-like substance, causing the environment to evolve and wildlife to mutate. The Agents have banded together to ensure planet Earth’s survival through this bio-crisis, but there are some who wish to use this substance for their own sinister motives. Your mission as a Biohunter Agent is to save the world by hunting down mutant creatures and defeating anyone or anything standing in your path to victory.

HUNT WAVES OF CREATURES
In every match, you'll need to hunt waves of creatures to gain experience, which will help you level up and upgrade your Agents' abilities. When the creatures drop blue bioparticles, collect them and use them to spawn buildings that will support you during the match.

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• Armored Warfare - The Enigma’s Legacy Battle Path is now available.
• Crossout 0.11.40. Doomsday cars.
• Dota 2 Update - June 5th, 2020.
• EVE Online Gets AMD's FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening for Clearer Visuals.

• Desperados III - Miniature Trailer. Desperados III - Behind the Miniature Trailer.
• F1 2020 Hot Lap: Azerbaijan.

• INDIE Live Expo 2020 - Broadcasting All the Latest Info on Indie Games. Starts tomorrow. Program released.
• Pro Call of Duty players meeting with Treyarch to discuss esports features.

• Falsus Chronicle: Ancient Treasure - Christ Centered Gamer.
• The Music of Haxity.

• Xbox One X Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition Bundle 1TB Is Now Available.
• Cyber Protocol Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Outbuddies DX Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• We Were Here Together Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Rigid Force Redux Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Tcheco In The Castle Of Lucio Is Now Available For Xbox One.

• Whatever happened to the NHS contact-tracing app?
• Singapore plans wearable virus-tracing device for all.
• IIHS report finds autonomous cars would prevent only 'a third' of U.S. crashes. So would "only" prevent 11,000 deaths.

• Expecting a spike in bitcoin? Investors say it may take time. So, HODL?

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• New AMD A520 Chipset Motherboards registered.
• LG's 38-Inch Nano-IPS 170 Hz Ultrawide May be Landing on Shelves Soon.
• Can Software Performance Engineering Save Us From the End of Moore’s Law?
• AMD vs Intel Integrated Graphics- Can't We Go Any Faster?
• OK Windows 10, we get it: You really do not want us to install this unsigned application. But 7 steps borders on ridiculous.
• Many organisations aren't testing their software enough. Many, or all?
• Virtual reality video game ‘tremendously helpful’ in regaining mobility.
• Glary Utilities version 5.143.0.169. Thanks DSLReports.

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• Is Your Boss Spying on You While You Work from Home? Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Signal launches face-blurring tool as U.S. protesters embrace encrypted messaging. Thanks Slashdot.
• Dropbox is working on its own password manager. Thanks Slashdot.
• Haveibeenpwned.com pwned our helpdesk! GLPI 9.4.5 SQL Injection – fyr.io. Thanks DSLReports.

• Sony slugged with $3.5 million fine over video game refund failures.
• California emits fine-print of its GDPR-ish digital privacy law, complete with Google and Facebook-sized holes. Thanks DSLReports.

• Monster Train review - Rock Paper Shotgun.
• Sea Of Thieves Review (2020) - A Voyage Finally Worth Taking - GameSpot. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Valorant review - PC Gamer. Thanks Phlegm.

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• ABKONCORE H600X Sync Premium Middle Tower Case Review - Nikk Tech.
• ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Motherboard - LanOC Reviews.
• ASUS ROG STRIX XG279Q Monitor Review - Guru3D.
• be quiet! Pure Rock 2 PSU Review - Silent with Good Performance - TechPowerUp.
• Biostar Racing Z490GTN Motherboard Review- $200 for Comet Lake mini-ITX - AnandTech.
• Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L V2 RGB Test - OverClocked Inside. German.
• Cooler Master MM831 Mouse Review - APH Networks.
• Cooler Master MM831 Gaming Mouse Review - ThinkComputers.org.
• Cooler Master MM831 Wireless Gaming Mouse Review- 32,000 CPI, Awesome Looks - Tom's Hardware.
• Dell Inspiron 7391 2-in-1 laptop review- A tad overpriced, but a balanced offering nonetheless- Technology News, Firstpost.
• Intel Core i3-10300 CPU Review - TechPowerUp.
• Intel Core i9-10980HK Review- Flagship Laptop CPU - TechSpot.
• Logitech G935 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review - TweakTown.
• Razer Viper Mini Ultra-Light Gaming Mouse Review - Mad Shrimps.
• Synology DS220j 2-bay & DS420j 4-bay NAS Review – Techgage.
• Transcend JetDrive 850 960GB NVMe SSD Mac Upgrade Kit - Hardwareslave.

• Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare loading screens replaced with Black Lives Matter splash…
• A lost Maxis “Sim” game has been discovered by an Ars reader, uploaded for all. Search for Sim Tobacco Company still ongoing…
• Release: Life is Strange and Life is Strange- Before the Storm - GOG.com…

I thought my virtual doctor's appointment yesterday went quite well. This was finally a follow-up on our physicals from a few months ago so it made sense for a teleconference just to discuss test results. We did not like the doctor who did our original checkups, but MrsBlue and I liked the new doctor a lot, so we will stick with her. This will be my first female doctor, which I'm imagining will make the more intimate aspects of my next in-person check both more and less awkward. I can definitely see why many of you said that this is probably the future of medicine. Some consultations with a doctor just require conversation, so it will save everyone time, effort, and exposure to illness to avoid office visits when they are unnecessary. As an example, even via video she was able to confirm my self-diagnosis of tendonitis. She says the wraps I bought to help with this were the right move, and suggested a heating pad as an additional treatment.

Playing Doctor Links
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Science

• New antibiotic promises to win war against superbugs. Thanks Max.
• Nature’s cosmic hard drive? Black holes could store information like holograms.

Media

• Jon St. John (Duke Nukem) Prank Call. NSFW. Old gold.
• Flywheel Projectile.
• One Armed Pushup Flip. That is crazy impressive.

Follow-up

• Lancet, NEJM retract controversial COVID-19 studies based on Surgisphere data. Thanks Max.

The Funnies

• Savage Chickens.