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Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Goetia, The Turing Test, and Tokyo Dark lead the latest Humble Bundle
https://www.pcgamer.com/goetia-the-turing-test-and-tokyo-dark-lead-the-latest-humble-bundle/
Square Enix Collective is a platform that enables game makers to share their ideas with gamers, get feedback, maybe get some crowdfunding support, and possibly even sign a publishing deal. It is also the source of the games in the latest Humble Bundle, which went live today with Goetia, Octahedron, and Deadbeat Heroes for just $1.

GOG has a new midweek sale, Lost in Space, with up to 80% discounts until April 20th: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190417_midweek_sale

At Steam, there are two daily deals (only one of them is actually daily), and 4 Midweek Madness deals:

• The first and real daily deal is RUNNING WITH RIFLES, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/270150/RUNNING_WITH_RIFLES/
• The other one is Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2, 50% off for the next 5 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/525510/Guns_Gore_and_Cannoli_2/
• The first Midweek Madness deal is Oxygen Not Included, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/Oxygen_Not_Included/
• Next comes theHunter: Call of the Wild, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/518790/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild/
• Dungeons 3 reaches a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/493900/Dungeons_3/
• And, lastly, there's Prison Architect with a 75% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/Prison_Architect/

And at Fanatical,

• The new Star Deal is SoulCalibur VI, 68% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/soulcalibur-vi
• That's part of a Namco Bandai sale, with up to 77% discounts for the next 6 days.
• There's an Easter Eggstravaganza sale: https://www.fanatical.com/save-more/easter-eggstravaganza
• And Redout Complete Pack is 80% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/redout-complete-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion gets a 4.5GB mod, overhauls all its textures to 4K & 8K using AI techniques
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-gets-a-4-5gb-mod-overhauls-all-its-textures-to-4k-8k-using-ai-techniques/
Modder ‘SilverScrublord’ has released a must-have mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This mod, that weights around 4.5GB in size, overhauls almost all of its textures by using AI Gigapixel. Since this mod is using AI techniques, the improved textures retain the original art design and direction, thus making it essential for all those that want to re-play this RPG.
As the modder noted, AI Gigapixel was used to quadrupled the size of almost every single texture in Oblivion (with the exceptions being textures with Alpha maps and Bump maps). This basically means that the original 512×512 textures have been overhauled to 2048 x 2048 (4K) and 4096 x 4096 (8K).
>> Download it from Nexus Mods.

Wolfenstein 3D mod The Golden Parrot swaps Nazis for pirates
https://www.pcgamer.com/wolfenstein-3d-mod-the-golden-parrot-swaps-nazis-for-pirates/
Here's a pirate-themed total conversion for Wolfenstein 3D, a sentence that feels particularly wonderful to type. Creator fraggeur's mod The Golden Parrot has just hit version 1.0, and it changes up the base game to a surprising degree. You'll notice that the very grey corridors of the original Wolf3D have been replaced with a colourful, tropical landscape, while its Nazis have shuffled off in favour of pirates swinging cutlasses like there's no tomorrow.
You can wield a blade yourself, as you explore the island and its interiors, and you'll want to, as guns need to be reloaded now—and they're slow to do so. There are a bunch of new weapons drawn from the general pirate milieu, including flintlock pistols and rifles.

GAMING NEWS

No Man’s Sky now supports the Vulkan API on the PC, improving overall performance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/no-mans-sky-now-supports-the-vulkan-api-on-the-pc-improving-overall-performance/
Hello Games has released a brand new update for the PC version of No Man’s Sky, adding official support for the Vulkan API. As the team noted, Vulkan has replaced OpenGL in this latest update, meaning that players, particularly players with AMD graphics cards, should see a performance improvement.

First gameplay footage for Borderlands 3 to be revealed on May 1st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-gameplay-footage-for-borderlands-3-to-be-revealed-on-may-1st/
2K Games has announced that the first gameplay footage for Borderlands 3 will be revealed on March 1st. This first gameplay footage will be revealed during the “Borderlands 3 Worldwide Gameplay Reveal” event that 2K Games has prepared.

APEX Legends Patch 1.1.1 is now available, brings numerous balance tweaks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/apex-legends-patch-1-1-1-is-now-available-brings-numerous-balance-tweaks/
Respawn has released a brand new update for APEX Legends. According to the release notes, patch 1.1.1 introduces some balance adjustments for Legends and weapons, increases the speed of the ship by about 50% and fixes a UI bug where the wrong percentage would be displayed for all boost badges.