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Saturday, Jul 15, 2023

Prison Architect Free Weekend

A free weekend is underway on Steam for Prison Architect, Introversion Software's game where you design and operate your own prison for fun and profit (thanks SteamDB via Ant). Speaking of profit, the Windows, macOS, and Linux game is on sale for 80% off if the sample sucks you in as intended. Here's the description:
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Key Features:

  • Customized Confinement
    Allocate resources to optimize your compound, but don’t restrict the flow of the crowd lest you encounter a flood, fire, fight, or full-blown riot.
  • Invest and Innovate
    Tap federal money with grant applications & direct your funds to combat disease, gang activity, litigation, and more!
  • Management and Muscle
    Ensure your prison is *mostly* ethical and safe with top-notch staff including armed guards, psychologists, doctors, lawyers and snitches.

Super Mega Baseball 4 Free Weekend

Also free to check out on Steam this weekend is the Windows edition of Super Mega Baseball 4, a sports simulation of big hits and big heads. This one is also on sale, so if you enjoy your time at bat, you can pick it up for 30% off. Here's word on the game:
Grab your glove and your bat. It’s time to go yard with the best to ever play the game because Super Mega Baseball 4 is here, and it’s where the Legends play. More than 200 larger-than-life versions of fan-favorite former pros like Vladimir Guerrero, Johnny Damon, Ozzie Smith, and Jason Giambi are ready to step onto the field and join the roster of beloved Super Mega League All-Stars.

Hit, pitch, throw, and slide into home plate with the series’ signature combination of arcade-inspired style and immersive gameplay depth. Baseball becomes bigger and better than ever in Super Mega Baseball 4 with new features, familiar modes like Franchise and Pennant Race†, and more.

Invector: Rhythm Galaxy Released

Invector: Rhythm Galaxy is now available for Windows on Steam, offering this sci-fi music game with a 10% launch discount. This is a follow-up to AVICII Invector, released in 2019, offering a similar rhythm/action experience featuring licensed music, as seen and heard in last month's Official Announcement Trailer. Here's more:
Navigate breathtaking, celestial worlds to the beat of chart-topping hits from today’s most popular artists, including PinkPantheress, Charlie Puth, Duran Duran, and more. Discover fresh new tracks from tomorrow’s biggest stars on a cosmic trip where every note guides your way.

Play solo and master the beat of every song or put your party in hyperdrive with up to 4-player local multiplayer, where exhilarating head-to-head competition comes to life in your living room. And with a range of difficulty levels to choose from, Invector: Rhythm Galaxy offers a fun challenge for players of all skill levels.
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Saturday Safety Dance

Out of the Blue

The Writers Strike Highlights The TV Industry's Streaming Problem - Variety. MrsBlue and I were recently discussing the implications of the strike on a sector that was already in the midst of an upheaval. We've been so spoiled for a while by the quality of content from what was once considered a vast wasteland. Hopefully, the industry can right itself without heading into the dark ages. But if not, there's probably a lifetime of good content from the last 20 years that we haven't even heard of yet, much less watched.

Content Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

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