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Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam features two new daily deals and the new weeklong deals:

• The first daily deal is Ultimate Chicken Horse, 34% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/386940/Ultimate_Chicken_Horse/
• The other one is Pro Cycling Manager 2019, 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/936140/Pro_Cycling_Manager_2019/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • PLAYNE : The Meditation Game, still in Early Access, is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/865540/PLAYNE__The_Meditation_Game/
  • 39 Days to Mars is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/504920/39_Days_to_Mars/
  • Legendary Hunter VR is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/642170/Legendary_Hunter_VR/
  • DEAD OR SCHOOL is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/789760/DEAD_OR_SCHOOL/
  • Silent Storm Gold Edition gets a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/254960/Silent_Storm_Gold_Edition/
  • And the last of this sample is CASE: Animatronics, 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489360/CASE_Animatronics/

On the Humble Store there are two new sales:

• PC Building Simulator is up to 33% off (the main game) for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/pc-building-simulator/
• The Stardock Entertainment Publisher Sale brings up to 75% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/stardock-entertainment-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Medieval Kingdom Wars, 66% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/medieval-kingdom-wars
• Publisher and Developer Arc System Works has its games on sale, up to 80% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/arc-system-works
• And there' also the new Mini InvertMouse Bundle, with 3 games at a 93% discount for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mini-invert-mouse-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 441.12 WHQL Driver released, optimized for Red Dead Redemption 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-441-12-whql-driver-released-optimized-for-red-dead-redemption-2/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 441.12 WHQL Driver is optimized for Red Dead Redemption 2. NVIDIA claims that this driver provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for RDR2.
Furthermore, this driver adds G-Sync support to the LG B9, C9, and E9 4K OLED TVs. Thus, we are certain that the owners of these TVs will be happy to hear that they can now use their TVs as G-Sync monitors.
The NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 441.12 WHQL driver also updates the application profile for Borderlands 3. It also brings optimizations improvements to EA’s upcoming racer, Need for Speed: Heat. Moreover, this driver adds security updates for driver components.
>> Available from here.

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.11.1 released, optimized for Red Dead Redemption 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-2019-edition-19-11-1-released-optimized-for-red-dead-redemption-2/
Today is a big day as Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally coming out on the PC. And similarly to NVIDIA, AMD released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. So, as you may have guessed, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.11.1 is optimized for RDR2.
Moreover, this new driver adds support to some new Vulkan extensions. It also fixes a bug that could cause the framerate to remain limited to 60fps in some Vulkan API games.
This new driver also comes with two fixes for The Outer Worlds. For instance, it fixes an application crash when opening the characters inventory screen. It also fixes some rendering issues with the character models on the inventory screen.
>> Available from here.

Square Enix has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Octopath Traveler
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enix-has-removed-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-from-octopath-traveler/
Octopath Traveler came out almost five months ago on the PC. However, and while most PC gamers were really pleased with this release, some were disappointed to find out that the game was using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Thankfully, Square Enix has decided to remove it from the game.

MODS/EMULATORS

Dark Souls modders have added the first custom map into the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-modders-have-added-the-first-custom-map-into-the-game/
Dark Souls modding has hit a major milestone, seven years after the original version launched on PC. The first new map, which you might recognise as Half-Life's Crossfire, has been imported into the game. Check out the test above, courtesy of modder Dropoff.
While Dark Souls has plenty of mods, the modding community has had a lot of trouble with custom maps. On Reddit, Katalash provides a helpful overview of the obstacles, some of which still need to be overcome.

GAMING NEWS

Stan Lee was an instrumental part in Marvel’s Avengers story
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stan-lee-was-an-instrumental-part-in-marvels-avengers-story/
It has been almost a year since Stan ‘The Man” Lee passed away. Stan Lee was the co-creator of many comic book famous superheroes like Spiderman, Thor and Iron Man. He guided Crystal Dynamics, the developers of the upcoming Marvel’s Avengers, in order to create an authentic Marvel story.

Here are seven minutes of gameplay from the closed alpha of GTFO
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-seven-minutes-of-gameplay-from-the-closed-alpha-of-gtfo/
GTFO is a four-player PvE first-person shooter, which is currently on pre-alpha phase. 10 Chambers Collective, the developers, hosted a closed alpha on the weekend.

Red Dead Redemption 2 supports both DirectX 12 and Vulkan, has more than 40 graphics settings, first mods
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-dead-redemption-2-supports-both-directx-12-and-vulkan-has-more-than-40-graphics-settings-first-mods/
Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally available on the PC. While our PC Performance Analysis will not go live today (or tomorrow), we can confirm that the game takes advantage of the latest APIs. These are, obviously, DirectX 12 and Vulkan.