Surviving Mars is now available for free on the Epic Games Store, offering the Windows and macOS sci-fi city builder from publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Haemimont Games. This allows you to build a mars colony by sciencing the poop out of things, and hopefully using the poop to grow potatoes. As usual this will be yours to keep if you get it before next Thursday when the next giveaway will take its place. Epic also reveals that next freebie will be The Fall, and action/puzzle game which was released in the spring, back in 2014. If you find Surviving Mars is already in your Epic library, that's because it was also a giveaway back in October. Here's more on Surviving Mars:

Surviving Mars is a sci-fi city builder all about colonizing Mars and surviving the process. Choose a space agency for resources and financial support before determining a location for your colony. Build domes and infrastructure, research new possibilities and utilize drones to unlock more elaborate ways to shape and expand your settlement. Cultivate your own food, mine minerals or just relax by the bar after a hard day’s work. Most important of all, though, is keeping your colonists alive. Not an easy task on a strange new planet.

There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

Metro 2033 is currently available for free on Steam (the original, not the remake). If you find you already have this in your Steam library, that's because it was a Steam giveaway in 2018. The Redux version may also be in your Epic Games Store library, as it was a giveaway there in December. Here's a refresher on 4A Games' near future post-apocalyptic shooter:

Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands.

In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age.

The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside.

Microsoft is not waiting long before playing with their shiny new toy, as Xbox Wire announces that tomorrow the Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow will begin offering 20 games from the Bethesda catalogue. Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda parent was completed just a couple of days ago, and the game pass is hitting the ground running. Console gamers will be pleased to learn that a "handful of these games will also benefit from FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S." Here are the games coming tomorrow:

Bethesda Games Playable with Xbox Game Pass (As of March 12)

• Dishonored Definitive Edition (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Dishonored 2 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• DOOM (1993) (Console, PC, Cloud)
• DOOM II (Console, PC, Cloud)
• DOOM 3 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• DOOM 64 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• DOOM Eternal (Console, PC, Cloud)
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (Console, PC)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Console, PC)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (Console, PC, Cloud)
• The Elder Scrolls Online (Cloud, Console)
• The Evil Within (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Fallout 4 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Fallout 76 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Fallout: New Vegas (Console)
• Prey (Console, PC, Cloud)
• RAGE 2 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Wolfenstein: The New Order (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood (Console, PC, Cloud)

The Freakpocalypse is nigh, as Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse is now available for Windows on the Epic Games Store and Steam. This point-and-click adventure based on the popular webcomic is also available on Switch. The launch is the subject of the previously released Launch Trailer and there's also a new Buy The Game Cyanide & Happiness Short taking a look at the game only Cyanide & Happiness could inspire in a way that only Cyanide & Happiness can. Here's a description:

You play as Coop “Go Away, Weirdo” McCarthy and all you want to do is make the world a better place. The trouble is: Nobody likes you, school sucks, you can't find a prom date, everybody bullies you (including your teachers), and your attempts to help only make things worse. Will you escape high school alive? Who will love you? Do you even deserve love? Why is this game called Freakpocalypse? Find the answers to these questions and more by looking at, talking to, and touching everything within the C&H universe.

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Nimble Giant Entertainment announces that Quantum League will leave Early Access on Steam on April 15th. Or maybe it happened already? It's hard to tell when dealing with a game like this online first-person shooter since it's based on time paradoxes. This trailer celebrates the news. Here are some timely details:

Quantum League is a revolutionary time-paradox shooter: a competitive online FPS where players battle within a time loop, tactically teaming up with their past and future selves in mind-blowing 1v1 and 2v2 matches. Nimble Giant’s innovative shooter takes place within an alternate universe where time travel has changed the face of professional sports as we know it. Since its release in Early Access in May 2020, the game has added new game modes like Domination, new maps, true ADS, and time-bending abilities unique to each playable character.

These abilities add a new layer of depth and strategy to the game while supporting more varied play styles. Now, players will be able to move faster while desynced from the timeline when they play as Jackie, or select Levka to get a glimpse of the potential future actions of their opponents.

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First Class Trouble is getting ready to enter Early Access, so publisher Versus Evil and developer Invisible Walls are gearing up for a playtest. Those interested in participating in a test of this multiplayer social-deception game from March 14-18 can apply right now on Steam. Those who playtested the game in December can re-download the playtest and play in the St. Patrick’s Day beta starting today. Here's a new trailer showing off gameplay, and here's a briefing on the game:

First Class Trouble is a multiplayer social deduction game where six players must work together to shut down C.A.I.N., the rogue A.I. of a failing luxury space cruise-liner that is trying to kill them. Two of the six players are chosen at random to secretly play as Personoids, killer humanoids sent by C.A.I.N. to betray the other players. The human residents win by successfully eliminating all the Personoids, and reaching and shutting down C.A.I.N. Personoids win by killing all the humans before they reach C.A.I.N. or by reaching C.A.I.N. with the humans and foiling the shut down.

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Publisher Versus Evil and developers Room-C Games and Croteam announce we'll be able to get our hands on The Hand of Merlin, a roguelite RPG that combines Arthurian legend and sci-fi horror. This is coming to Steam, where there was a playable demo in October during The Steam Game Festival: Autumn Edition which is no longer available because reasons. Here's a Teaser Trailer with a look, and here are some magical details:

The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend clashes with sci-fi horror. Players recruit three mortal heroes on a desperate journey from Albion to Jerusalem to explore richly-imagined medieval lands on the brink of apocalypse - assaulted by an otherworldly evil.

Written by Jonas Kyratzes (The Talos Principle, Serious Sam 4) and Verena Kyratzes (The Lands of Dream, Serious Sam 4) with a story inspired by Arthurian legend and historical literature, and gameplay inspired by modern tactical classics such as XCOM and The Banner Saga.

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Lust from Beyond is now live on Steam, offering an adults-only horror/action/adventure from Movie Games. Here's a Launch Trailer that blurs out the naughty bits. Here's word on the game that is said to be inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, H.R. Giger, and Zdzislaw Beksinski.

You are Victor Holloway, an antiquarian tormented by visions of a sinister land, where there's no difference between pain and pleasure. To unravel the true meaning of your dreams, you join the esoteric Cult of Ecstasy.

Taste the cultist's life from within. Get lost in its blasphemous and sexual customs. Find out what happens when the pleasures of this world stop being enough.

Discover the gates of Lusst'ghaa, the mythical Land of Ecstasy beyond the borders of reality or comprehension.

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• Save 75% on Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles on Steam.
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• Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions - New free scenario is out now and three new characters are released today.
• Dauntless - Realm of Ice, Patch 1.5.5. Adds private solo hunts in Hunting Grounds.
• For Honor – Year 5 Season 1 Asunder Out Now.
• HYPER SCAPE - PATCHNOTES v3.0. Now live.

• Todd Howard: 'There was very little we didn't screw up' on Fallout 76 launch - PC Gamer.

• CoD YouTuber Drif0r Says Swatting Experience Almost Killed Him.

• Xbox update fixes ‘many of the controller disconnects’ players have reported.
• Skater XL reveals iconic Embarcadero Plaza level, available now – PlayStation.Blog.

• Uber and Lyft to swap data on banned drivers.

• AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming & Raytracing Performance Benchmarks Leak Out - Faster Than RTX 3070 In DX12 Titles at 1440p.
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• Control a Raspberry Pi RC Car Online With Surrogate's New Project.

Last Link of the Day: SUV crashes into house in Montgomery; hedgehog involved, unharmed (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Boing Boing.

Gearbox tweets that due to the disaster in Texas last month, the release of the Borderlands 3 Director's Cut is delayed until April 8th. This add-on was previously expected one week from today on March 18th. Here's the announcement:

Due to challenges arising from the severe weather that impacted Texas last month, the Director's Cut ad on will now launch on April 8.

Thankfully, all of our team members and their families are safe and healthy, but work on Director's Cut with unavoidably disrupted and with alternately decided to shift the release date to ensure we deliver the best possible experience.

We appreciate your understanding, and we're excited for you to play a Director's Cut when it releases next month.

Kotaku has a pair of reports on developers forcing employees to work through emergencies. One is based on translating this report in Japanese stating that Capcom is forcing employees to work at the office during the COVID-19 emergency, saying the company is fearful of allowing remote work following last year's data breach. This includes a response from Capcom saying it is concerned with employee wellbeing, and has implemented safety measures, including staggered hours, requiring masks and social distancing, and employee temperature checks. The other story reports that employees of Cloud Imperium Games in Texas working on Star Citizen were told to figure out how to keep working during the power outages cause by the devastating storm there. If they were unable to work, staff was to make up the lost time as soon as possible, or take it as PTO. The story contrasts this with assistance offered to employees of other area developers, which included emergency supplies and hotel accommodations. This generated the following response from CIG:

In response to employees’ criticisms, CIG provided Kotaku with a statement. “CIG is saddened to hear these allegations from the anonymous sources,” a company spokesperson said in an email. “Our staff’s safety and well-being are a priority to us at all times. The Austin offices have remained closed to general staff since the beginning of the pandemic, with teams working from home. In the immediate aftermath of the Texas storm, studio leadership reached out to all 100+ Austin employees through their managers and individually to offer support; and continues to do so with actionable assistance for all of those who were affected.”

Publisher 1C Entertainment announces Dread Templar, a throwback first-person shooter from indie developer T19 Games. This is coming to Early Access on Steam this fall, and the full version is planned for release on multiple digital platforms next year. The Game Announcement Trailer shows off the game's 90s style and fast-paced combat with single and dual-wielded pistols, shotguns, and even a katana. Here's a sense of Dread:

Dread Templar is a fast-paced retro FPS heavily inspired by 90s classic shooters like Doom, Quake and Hexen. The game combines elements from both eras such as fast-paced gameplay, dashing, headshots and bullet time so you can enjoy the old-school shooting in a modern way!

You are a Dread Templar seeking revenge deep in the evil realm. Explore the levels and solve puzzles to find hidden weapons and upgrades. Face hordes of demons and bloodthirsty fiends using your rich arsenal of katana swords, firearms, and infernal weapons that will make YOU the scariest thing in Hell. Gain Dread Powers and customize your skills according to your playstyle, as they will help you in your battle against the dark forces.

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Fates Divided is now available on Steam as a new DLC pack for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS the Windows, macOS, and Linux strategy game set in ancient China. A new Release Trailer shows off some cinematics and gameplay. Here's what the fates hold for a who purchase this:

Determine the fate of China in the new Chapter pack for Total War: Three Kingdoms. Grow Yuan Shao’s mighty army or stand in his way as Cao Cao and use strategy to achieve the grandest of ambitions.

In the Fates Divided Chapter Pack you begin at 200 CE, a period that finds Yuan Shao and Cao Cao at a crucial turning point. These childhood friends have borne witness to each other’s growing ambition, but Yuan Shao’s patience with Cao Cao is fast coming to an end – a childhood bond is about to break.

Fates Divided includes significant improvements to several in-game mechanics, a new faction, and new units, as well as new playstyles for established factions.

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BANDAI NAMCO announces Little Nightmares II has sold more than one million units just a month after the release of this puzzle/adventure sequel. Word is this is the first title developed by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe to hit this milestone so quickly, and it means the series has now surpassed five million sales. The news is accompanied by a new Accolades Trailer highlighting the critical acclaim the game has received. Here's more:

In less than a month after its release, Little Nightmares II has reached more than one million units sold, making it the first title developed by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe to do so in this timeframe. This also means that the Little Nightmares franchise has now reached over 5 million players, a very important milestone for this western-lead franchise.

Developed by Tarsier Studios, Little Nightmares II released on February 11, 2021 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, as well as on PC. Little Nightmares II will also be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year. The game received critical acclamation from media and players alike, contributing its success.

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THQ Nordic announces the formation of a new studio in Barcelona, Spain called Alkimia Interactive to create the planned upcoming remake of Gothic, the 2006 action/RPG originally developed by Piranha Bytes. This is headed up by THQ Nordic mainstay Reinhard Pollice, who says "Our ambition is to become one of the best addresses for PC/Console core game development in the South of Europe." The studio was formed last summer and they are still adding staff. Word is we'll be able to get a first look at their progress in the next couple of months:

Today THQ Nordic announces the incorporation of its new studio, Alkimia Interactive in Barcelona, Spain. After the Gothic Remake project was greenlit the next step was to fully set up a studio subsidiary. In Summer 2020 the studio started operations and began bringing together a team of passionate RPG developers. Since then, the studio has set up an office in the heart of Barcelona. The team is constantly growing and is still looking for developers to join the family. More information about Alkimia Interactive can be found on the official website – there are still a few positions open: https://www.alkimiainteractive.com/

The team’s focus and ambition is to build high-quality RPGs, with its first project being the full development of the Gothic Remake for PC and Next-Gen consoles. Development is well underway and the first results from all of the hard work the team has put in will be revealed in the next couple of months. “We strive to build Alkimia Interactive as a top-notch RPG studio”, said Reinhard Pollice, Studio Head at Alkimia Interactive. “Our ambition is to become one of the best addresses for PC/Console core game development in the South of Europe.”

Silver Rain Games and Electronic Arts announce a "major deal" between for this studio formed by Abubakar Salim, the British actor who plays the voice of Bayek in Assassin's Creed: Origins. The developer's first project is still unannounced, but the announcement gives a sense of the direction its efforts are taking:

Silver Rain Games, an interactive entertainment development studio co-founded by BAFTA-nominated actor and producer Abubakar Salim has signed a major deal with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) EA Originals Label, which is dedicated to elevating bold independent studios. EA Originals will provide funding for the up-and coming studio’s unannounced IP, as well as guidance and support in the team’s journey to bring a fresh perspective to games and to the industry.

Silver Rain, which is based in the U.K., was co-founded in December 2019 by Salim, best known for his role on HBO’s hit show Raised by Wolves, alongside Melissa Phillips, who will lead as Head of Studio, who previously worked as the BAFTA Games Programme manager on BAFTA Games programs and events. The company was launched with the intent to generate thought-provoking and innovative games and content across different mediums of entertainment. Since its inception late last year, the studio has quickly grown to approximately 20 staff members, who all currently work remotely.

Days of Heroes: D-Day is now available, offering the chance to step into the boots of a infantry soldier or a paratrooper and participate in D-Day in a new World War II shooter for virtual reality. This is now available on Steam and is coming soon to the Oculus store. Either a Vive or a Rift headset is required. The Official Gameplay Trailer takes a look, showing support for locomotion and a scenario that seems reminiscent of Band of Brothers, albeit with low-poly graphics. Here's more of what developer Zen Apps Studios says about the game:

It’s the beginning of June 1944. Five years since the start of World War II, the Third Reich continues their occupation of Europe. Allied forces decide to open a so-called “second front” in Western Europe to turn the tides of war. Operation Overlord – the biggest landing operation in history – is about to start. General Eisenhower sets June 6th as D-Day. Joint forces of American, British, and Canadian troops get ready to land on the Normandy coast. You are among the soldiers about to change the fate of the world.

From two unique perspectives, experience the largest landing operation in martial history regarding the forces and means used. Take on the role of an airborne division jumper who descends into enemy territory to destabilize the enemy troops under the cover of night. Alternately, become a soldier beginning their heavy crossing of Omaha beach on D-Day.

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Assemble Entertainment announces a new slogan: "Assemble. Saving the World. Game by Game." This reflects a new focus of the German publisher to support chartable causes. The company plans to offer special "Save the World" editions of all future games, which will come with extra perks. They will cost approximately $10.00 more than the ordinary editions, and "a portion of the proceeds" will go to supported charities. The first four Save the World editions are already available on Steam: ENCODYA (10% of proceeds to Plan International), Endzone - A World Apart (One Tree Planted with every purchase), Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice (two ShareTheMeal meals with every purchase), and Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos (10% of proceeds to International Agency for Research on Cancer). Interestingly, in each case the donation seems to be considerably less than the $10.00 premium. We've asked for clarity on that, but have not received a reply as yet. That said, the company's charity initiative is not just limited to these special game editions:

Assemble Entertainment’s corporate social commitment does not end with its special editions of games. Extensive charitable activities are also carried out internally within the “A-Team.” For each Assemble team member (26 total), a “godparenthood” has been formalized through Plan International, meaning over two dozen impoverished children and their families in 50 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America are sponsored directly through the program. Additionally, Assemble Entertainment carries out many local efforts, including regular donations and monetary support to Wiesbaden’s food banks and animal shelters. Assemble also directly supports the Zwerg-Nase Organization, a local hospital facility that houses disabled children and offers support for parents.

For Stefan Marcinek, Assemble Entertainment’s CEO and Founder, social commitment also means funding, supporting, and educating young “close to home” talent within the games industry. As such, Assemble Entertainment organizes GermanDevDays, the largest German-speaking developer conference in Germany, with over 1,200 attendees annually, many of which are students who are able to attend completely free-of-charge. Additionally, students have the opportunity to earn a GDD Award through the GDD Foundation, an effort dedicated to providing scholarships and mentoring services to budding talent in the German games industry. Taking place virtually in 2021, developers who attend GermanDevDays are able to submit their games for award consideration, network with industry professionals, attend workshops, and more.

Cafe Owner Simulator is a new business sim in the works at developer Second Reality that's coming to Steam with a TBA release date. This is being published by RockGame, an associate of PlayWay, the first publisher you think of these days when a game has "simulator" in the title. As that title suggests, this sets up the player as the owner of a startup cafe, who builds the business from the ground up. This is played from a first-person perspective, as seen in the Announcement Trailer. Here's more:

The most important feature of Cafe Owner Simulator is the ability to “build” a restaurant business from the very beginning, taking into account such factors as: reputation, cleanliness of the establishment, comfort, smoke content in the premises, availability of leisure items, prices and quality of products, interior ...

You have the opportunity to purchase a damaged space, remove all the trash and start planning the interior and exterior.

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• Borderlands 3 Hotfixes- March 11, 2021.
• "Construction Playground" another major update released today!
• GTA Online’s weekly update brings double rewards for putting up with Lamar.
• Total War: THREE KINGDOMS Patch 1.7.0. Here's a trailer.
• Grand Theft Auto 5 Remake Mod available for download.

• CAPTAIN TSUBASA Rise of New Champions - DLC 2 & Update Trailer.
• Hood: Outlaws & Legends - Character Gameplay Trailer - The Hunter.
• MotoGP 21 First Gameplay.
• 10 WORST Cash Grab Attempts By UBISOFT.

• The Outer Worlds- Murder on Eridanos DLC interview - -There's a lot of weirdness in this expansion- - VG247.

• PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS -- PUBG 4th Anniversary Event.
• Turtle Beach's ROCCAT PC Brand Announced As Participating Sponsor For Upcoming Barnes & Noble College And AVGL April Anarchy.

• Xbox OneGuide to be switched off, ending Xbox One's TV dream.
• Bethesda reiterates Deathloop’s PS5 console exclusivity.
• Batman: Arkham Knight could be getting an Xbox Series X upgrade.
• Doodle Devil- 3volution Is Now Available For Windows 10, Xbox One And Xbox Series X|S (Xbox Play Anywhere).
• Monster Energy Supercross 4 Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X|S.
• Clea 2 Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One And Xbox Series X|S.
• The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos launches next week – PlayStation.Blog.
• Free Play Days – Stellaris- Console Edition and Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition.

• How to stop robocalls.
• Apple rejected Parler's latest attempt to come back to the App Store.

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• US lawmakers introduce bill to make high-speed internet available to all.
• Comcast scrambled to fix mistake that cut some users’ upload speeds by 20%. Thanks Slashdot.
• Firefox 86.0.1, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes. Thanks Frans.
• Roblox: How the children's game became a $30bn bet on the Metaverse.
• Disney Plus won't let kids watch Peter Pan and Dumbo anymore.
• SeaMonkey 2.53.7 Release Notes.
• SeaMonkey 2.53.7 Beta 1.
• An 8-year-old con artist ran a brilliant grift to get out of going to school over Zoom.

• New polymer cables could match fibre optic speeds with the simplicity of copper.

• Microsoft confirms Windows 10 printer crashes after Patch Tuesday updates.
• This trojan malware is now your biggest security headache.
• Tesla (TSLA), Cloudfare (NET) Breached in Verkada Security Camera Hack. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
• Smart sex toys- appealing to you, exploitable to hackers.

• This top VPN is being sued by filmmakers.

• Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse Review - IGN.

• CPU Cooler: G.Skill Enki 360 LCS liquid cooler review - Guru3D.
• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S & NH-U9S chromax.black CPU Coolers Review - Nikk Tech.
• Keyboard: Asus ROG Strix Scope RX Review- Defying Expectations - Tom's Hardware.
• Laptop: Asus TUF Dash F15 (2021) gaming laptop review - Rock Paper Shotgun.
• Laptop: Razer Blade 15 (2021) Review- Amped Up With Ampere - AnandTech.
• Motherboard: ASRock Z590 Steel Legend WiFi 6E Review - TechPowerUp.
• Mouse: HyperX Pulsefire Haste mouse review - DVHARDWARE.
• PC: Razer Tomahawk ITX Review: Small Form Over Function - Tom's Hardware.
• RAM: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic 10L DDR4 Memory Review - PCTestBench.
• Router: ASUS RT-AX68U Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Router Review - TweakTown.

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• Capcom reportedly forced staff to work on-site despite Japan's 'Covid Emergency'…
• Star Citizen Developers Fed Up After Being Expected To Work During Devastating Texas Snowstorm…
• GOG versions of The Witcher games available on GeForce NOW!…

In a recent news forum post Acleacius brought up a couple of questions about whether the way things work around here. As seen in this General Discussion thread (which is a much better place for such questions and comments), Frans responds with good news and bad news. Bad news first: One request was when a user logs in while viewing a forum thread with no comments that the user be returned to that same thread. This has come up before, but because of the way things work on the backend here, this is not really practical. The workarounds are to stay logged in between visits, or if that's not practical, to log in from the main page before visiting specific threads. Now the good news. The other request was to add the number of results returned by a search to the search results. This is a helpful change that was indeed possible, and Frans has now added that. So searching for something important, such as "chili" for example, now includes a line that adds "out of 142." Well now that I posted this, it will say "out of 143." Man! Even I'm surprised at how obsessed I am with chili! Thank you Acleacius for the suggestion. Thank you RedEye9 for posting it to the General Discussion Forum where Frans would notice it. And thanks, of course, to Frans, for once again improving how things work around here.

Obituary: Gordon Hall, Rockstar Leeds Founder, Dies At 51.

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• Convalescent Plasma For COVID-19 Turns Out To Be A Bust. Thanks RedEye9.

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