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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

EVE Online's Starter Pack is free on Steam until April 12th
https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-onlines-starter-pack-is-free-on-steam-until-april-12th/
If you've been wanting to get into EVE Online, right now is a great time to do it. The game has been free-to-play for a while, but now you can get the Starter Pack DLC for free—as long as you grab it in the next day or two.
The Starter Pack includes seven days of Omega (a premium subscription that includes access to all ships), 250,000 Skill Points, the Celerbral Accelerator (a booster for damage and skill), a bundle of start ship skins, and Blood Raider apparel.
>> Here's the Steam link.

Steam's two daily deal are the following:

• Spintires: The Original Game is 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/263280/Spintires_The_Original_Game/
• And ECHO is 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/551770/ECHO/

At Fanatical, there are 5 new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Two Point Hospital, 40% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/two-point-hospital
• There's a Beamdog Pick&Mix bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/beamdog-pick-and-mix
• For Honor is on sale, up to 60% off for the next 5 games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/for-honor
• Pillars of Eternity - Definitive Edition is 50% off for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pillars-of-eternity-definitive-edition
• And finally, Rocksmith is 70% off also for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rocksmith

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 425.31 WHQL driver adds DXR support to Pascal GPUs, is optimized for Anno 1800
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-425-31-whql-driver-adds-dxr-support-to-pascal-gpus-is-optimized-for-anno-1800/
Last month, we informed you about NVIDIA’s plans to enable real-time ray tracing for its GTX 10XX graphics cards via a new driver update. And today, we are happy to report that this driver is available to the public, allowing Pascal owners to get a taste of the real-time ray tracing effects that have been implemented in games like Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Battlefield 5.
Now while ray tracing can be enabled on the Pascal GPUs, from GTX1060 all the way up to the GTX1080Ti (GTX1660 is also supported), we should note that DLSS is only available to the Turing GPUs.
Furthermore, the NVIDIA GeForce 425.31 WHQL driver is also optimized for Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy game, Anno 1800.
>> Available from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

You can now play as Albert Wesker in Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-albert-wesker-in-resident-evil-2-remake/
Modder ‘kira5z’ has released two mods, allowing gamers to play as Albert Wesker in Resident Evil 2 Remake. This first mod is based on Albert’s STARS uniform while the second is based on his Resident Evil 5 model.
The first “classic” version of Albert replaces Leon’s Arklay Sheriff with his STARS uniform. Unfortunately, though, the model looks a bit blurry. As the modder noted.
Similarly, Wesker’s Resident Evil 5 mod for Resident Evil 2 Remake is not perfect as it suffers from some minor issues. For instance, the hands are badly rigged and there is something wrong with Albert’s forehead. The modder promised to fix the badly rigged hands so here is hoping that he will also further improve the 3D model itself.
>> Check the article for the Nexus Mods links, as well as the link to the necessary Fluffys ModManager.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Nude Mod is now available for download, brings 25+ sexy outfits
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-nude-mod-is-now-available-for-download-brings-25-sexy-outfits/
Shadow of the Tomb Raider was released in September 2018 and since then there hasn’t been any nude mod for it. Blasphemy, I tell you. Thankfully, at least for some people, that’s about to change as the first proper nude mod has been released for it.
Titled Shadow of the Tomb Raider Nude mod (Booty Edition) and created by modder ‘JOSTAR MOD’, this mod introduces 25+ sexy outfits alongside multiple naked versions of Lara.
The mod was tested with version 1.0.237.6 and works with all of the in-game texture quality settings. In other words, you can safely select Low, Normal, High or Ultra.
>> As always with nude mods, no links are provided. You'll have to find them at Nexus Mods. Note that you'll also need Kaldaien’s Special K mod to run it.

GAMING NEWS

Underworld Ascendant – Patch 3 brings major framerate and loading improvements, full release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/underworld-ascendant-patch-3-brings-major-framerate-and-loading-improvements-full-release-notes/
OtherSide Entertainment has released the third major update for Underworld Ascendant. According to the release notes, this patch improves overall performance and framerates, as well as loading times.

New gameplay footage for The Astronauts’ new first-person shooter, Witchfire, emerges
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-for-the-astronauts-new-first-person-shooter-witchfire-emerges/
The Astronauts has released a short gameplay video for its upcoming first-person dark fantasy shooter, Witchfire. This short video will give you a glimpse at some of the gameplay mechanics that this new shooter will feature.

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-trine-4-the-nightmare-prince/
IGN has released a new video, showing 11 minutes of gameplay footage from Trine 4. Featuring an all-new story that reunites Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince will return to the magic of 2.5D with the puzzle-platforming gameplay that defined a genre in Trine 1 and 2.

New RAGE 2 trailer showcases the game’s weapons and abilities
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-rage-2-trailer-showcases-the-games-weapons-and-abilities/
Bethesda has released a new gameplay trailer for RAGE 2, showcasing the game’s weapons and abilities. In RAGE 2, players will be able to create barriers, slam their opponents, create vortexes, and use shatter to push their opponents.

First-person horror game, Close to the Sun, is coming to the Epic Games Store on May 2nd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-person-horror-game-close-to-the-sun-is-coming-to-the-epic-games-store-on-may-2nd/
Wired Productions and Storm in a Teacup announced today that the highly-anticipated first-person horror game, Close to the Sun, will release exclusively on the Epic Games store for PC on May 2nd. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Here are 12 minutes of gameplay footage from the pre-alpha build of retro FPS, Prodeus
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-12-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pre-alpha-build-of-retro-fps-prodeus/
Mike Voelle and Jason Mojica have released a new video, showing 12 minutes of gameplay footage from their upcoming old-school first-person retro shooter, Prodeus. Prodeus is a first person shooter of old, reimagined using modern rendering techniques that aims to reach the quality you expect from a AAA experience while adhering to some of the aesthetic technical limits of older hardware.

Yakuza Kiwami 2 is coming to the PC on May 9th, official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yakuza-kiwami-2-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-may-9th-official-pc-system-requirements/
SEGA has announced that Yakuza Kiwami 2 is officially coming to the PC on May 9th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released a new trailer, dedicated to the PC version, that you can find below.