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Yay! It's Friday! Let's go with the last round of news of the week:

SALES & DEALS

The End is Nigh and ABZU are now free on Epic Games Store, Conarium next week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-end-is-nigh-and-abzu-are-now-free-on-epic-games-store-conarium-next-week/
Epic Games is currently offering for free The End is Nigh and ABZU. These two games are available for free from today and until September 12th. On September 12, Epic Games will be offering for free Conarium.

At Fanatical, there's a bunch of new deals:

• The new Star Deal is The Jackbox Party Pack 5, 55% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/es/game/the-jackbox-party-pack-5
• Publisher Aspyr has its games on sale, up to 90% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/publishers/aspyr
• Kalypso Media has its games on sale for the next 3 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/publishers/kalypso-media-digital
• And there's also the Throwback Bundle, with 7 games for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/bundle/throwback-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Unreal Engine 4.23 released; brings ray tracing improvements, adds Chaos physics system, and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-23-released-brings-ray-tracing-improvements-adds-chaos-physics-system-and-more/
Epic Games has released a new version of Unreal Engine 4 to all developers. Version 4.23 adds the Chaos physics & destruction system, brings many Ray Tracing optimization improvements & adds beta support for Virtual Texturing.
Going into more details, Chaos is Unreal Engine’s new high-performance physics and destruction system. This system is available to preview in Beta form with the 4.23 release. With Chaos, users can achieve cinematic-quality visuals in real-time in scenes with massive-scale levels of destruction and unprecedented artist control over content creation.
On the other hand, Ray Tracing received many optimizations and stability improvements in addition to several important new features. Version 4.23 improves Denoiser quality for Ray Traced features and increases Ray Traced Global Illumination quality.

Steam Labs offers new ways to search, teases a 'Deep Dive' recommender
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-labs-offers-new-ways-to-search-teases-a-deep-dive-recommender/
Ahead of the launch of Steam's new library design, Steam Labs has been updated with a new experiment, a tweak to an existing one, and an announcement of another forthcoming experiment.

MODS/EMULATORS

First Spyro Reignited Trilogy PC mod adds support for ultrawide resolutions and custom Field of View
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-spyro-reignited-trilogy-pc-mod-adds-support-for-ultrawide-resolutions-and-custom-field-of-view/
Spyro Reignited Trilogy has just been released on the PC and its first mod has surfaced online. This mod adds support for ultrawide resolutions, something that a lot of PC gamers will appreciate. Moreover, it adds a custom Field of View that players can adjusts on the fly.
All you have to do is install Flawless Widescreen, unpack the archive included in this link and copy the folders to the main Flawless Widescreen folder in Program Files. Then, you’ll have to launch Flawless Widescreen. Make sure the fix is active as it will remove the black bars and allow for FOV adjustment through the UI or hotkeys.

GAMING NEWS

Dying Light 2’s world will be four times bigger than the whole first game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dying-light-2s-world-will-be-four-times-bigger-than-the-whole-first-game/
In an interview with NVIDIA, Techland’s Chief Technology Officer, Pawel Rohleder, revealed that Dying Light 2 will be four times bigger than its predecessor. According to Pawel, the game’s enormous world is possible thanks to the new tech that will power Dying Light 2.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood Update 1.05 released, adjusts difficulty of all boss fights, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-youngblood-update-1-05-released-adjusts-difficulty-of-all-boss-fights-full-patch-notes/
MachineGames has released a brand new update for Wolfenstein: Youngblood. Patch 1.05 adjusts the difficulty of all boss fights, and takes a variety of actions to reduce the feeling of enemy “bullet sponginess”.

Kingdom Come Deliverance is free to play on Steam this weekend
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-is-free-to-play-on-steam-this-weekend/
Deep Silver and Warhorse Studios have announced a free to play weekend for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. From today and until September 9th, PC gamers will be able to download and play this role-playing game for free.
>> And it's also 50% off.

Bioware is currently working on new several other super-secret big projects
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bioware-is-currently-working-on-new-several-other-big-super-secret-projects/
In a new blog update, Bioware’s Casey Hudson confirmed that the team is working on several unannounced big projects. While Hudson was unable to give any additional details, he did hint at Dragon Age 4 progressing well. The game is currently in pre-production stage with the Bioware Edmonton team working on it.

Path of Exile: Blight free expansion releases today on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/path-of-exile-blight-free-expansion-releases-today-on-the-pc/
Grinding Gear Games announced today that the latest expansion to their award-winning RPG, Path of Exile: Blight, will launch today for the PC. As the press release reads, Path of Exile: Blight merges the exciting action combat of PoE with the strategy of classic tower defense games.

New The Surge 2 gameplay trailer showcases combat and character customization
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-the-surge-2-gameplay-trailer-showcases-combat-and-character-customization/
Focus Home Interactive has released another brand new gameplay trailer for The Surge 2. As with some of its earlier trailers, this new one showcases some of the game’s combat mechanics, as well as its customization.

EVERSPACE 2 Kickstarter now scheduled to go live on October 2nd, backers PC demo coming soon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/everspace-2-kickstarter-now-scheduled-to-go-live-on-october-2nd-backers-pc-demo-coming-soon/
ROCKFISH Games announced today the postponement of the Kickstarter campaign for EVERSPACE 2 to October 2nd. Furthermore, the team will be offering a demo to all backers shortly after the Kickstarter campaign ends.