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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

Daedalic is giving away copies of the first Deponia game (Steam key). If you want one go check their twitter. (Note that right now they've given over 300 keys and are taking a break to get more, but you can still try it)

Steam has two new deals:

• The first one is a new daily deal, Automachef, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/984800/Automachef/
• The other one is WayForward's Anniversary sale with up to 30% discounts for the next 11 days: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/WayForward

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The game The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA TOUR is 70% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-golf-club-2019-featuring-pga-tour
• Spec Ops: The Line is also on sale, 80% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/spec-ops-the-line
• And finally, the XCOM franchise will be up to 85% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/xcom-franchise-sale/

Fanatical's new free gift with purchases over 10 € is Train Valley.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam's Interactive Recommender is now built into the store to help you find hidden gems
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-interactive-recommender-is-now-built-into-the-store-to-help-you-find-hidden-gems/
The Steam Interactive Recommender debuted last year as the second in-the-works feature cooked up in the Steam Labs, a sort of digital skunkworks where Valve can develop and test experimental new Steam features. The idea was to give users better, more personalized game recommendations through a "neural network model" based on your play history and other data, rather than relying on Steam's tag system.
It seemed fairly comprehensive at the time, but Valve elected to keep it separate from the existing recommendation model in order to better train and test the system, and stamp out any bugs that might appear. Today, the system went fully live on Steam: To access it, hit the "Your Store" menu button on the Steam front page, and you'll see the link near the top of the dropdown.

NVIDIA GeForce 442.74 WHQL driver available for download, packs bug fixes for Doom Eternal & RDR2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-442-74-whql-driver-available-for-download-features-bug-fixes-for-doom-eternal-rdr2/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to its description, the NVIDIA GeForce 442.74 WHQL driver provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for DOOM Eternal. Furthermore, this driver fixes a black screen after switching windows with alt+tab in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Now while this is a Game Ready driver for Doom Eternal, the game still suffers from some issues. For instance, players can experience corruption issues in the game upon opening the Steam overlay. Players can also encounter error issues while capturing Super Resolution (AI Upres) Image with Ansel. Not only that, but there can be frame rate drops when using the Steam in-game FPS counter, so avoid it. Lastly, the game flickers when OS HDR is set to OFF and in-game HDR is set to ON.
Moreover, Call of Duty: Warzone still suffers from some bugs and issues. For example, Freestyle does not work in Windows 10. In addition, the game may display white flashes when player approaches a wall in Windows 10.
>> Available from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

This 4.5GB 8K HD Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition brings landscapes textures created with 3D Scans
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-4-5gb-8k-hd-texture-pack-for-skyrim-special-edition-brings-landscapes-textures-created-with-3d-scans/
Modder ‘winedave’ has released a brand new version of his 8K HD Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition. Septentrional Landscapes SE features a lot of new textures for landscapes that significantly overhaul the game’s visuals.
According to the modder, this pack should be used alongside his two other 8K Texture Packs. These two additional packs are Northern Shores SE and Hyperborean Snow.
You can download the Septentrional Landscapes SE Texture Pack from here. Below you can also find some screenshots showcasing the new textures that are available in this 8K Texture Pack.

GAMING NEWS

SiN Gold is now available and is free to all owners of base game, complete list of changes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sin-gold-is-now-available-and-is-free-to-all-owners-of-base-game-complete-list-of-changes-revealed/
Nightdive Studios has announced the release of SiN Gold on GOG and Steam. This new version of SiN includes Wages of Sin expansion pack, and is free to all owners of the base game. In order to celebrate this announcement, Nightdive has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Gabe Newell talks about the past, present and future of Valve, comments on Half-Life 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gabe-newell-talks-about-the-past-present-and-future-of-valve-comments-on-half-life-3/
In a video interview with IGN, Gabe Newell talked about the past, the present and the future of Valve. Moreover, Valve’s CEO commented on Half-Life 3, and shared his opinion about a future Half-Life game.

Shadow Man Remastered is coming to the PC in 2021, first details and key features unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shadow-man-remastered-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-2021-first-details-and-key-features-unveiled/
Valiant Entertainment has partnered with Nightdive Studios to develop a remastered edition of the classic action-adventure video game SHADOW MAN. Therefore, the remastered edition will be coming to Windows PC via the Steam and GOG platforms. This partnership continues Valiant’s expansion into other mediums in addition to publishing.

Resident Evil 3 ‘Raccoon City Incident Report’, demo and Resistance release time
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-3-raccoon-city-incident-report-demo-and-resistance-release-time/
We already informed you of the upcoming Resident Evil 3 Remake demo, which is coming today. The demo will be available on PC at 10:00 AM PT/ 01:00 PM ET. The demo will give you a small taste of the final game which is scheduled to be released on April 3rd.

Wasteland 3 will feature multiple endings
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wasteland-3-will-feature-multiple-endings/
Jeremy Kopman, lead level designer of the forthcoming isometric role-playing game Wasteland 3, has recently given an interview to PCGamesN. In the interview he confirmed that the title will feature at least ten major endings.

The Signifier is a story-driven first-person tech-noir mystery adventure game for the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-signifier-is-a-story-driven-first-person-tech-noir-mystery-adventure-game-for-the-pc/
Raw Fury has announced a brand new first-person tech-noir mystery adventure game for the PC, The Signifier. According to the team, The Signifier aims to blend investigation, experimental psychology, and artificial intelligence. Moreover, Raw Fury released the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.

Here are some 4K screenshots from Doom 64 Remaster
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-some-4k-screenshots-from-doom-64-remaster/
Bethesda has included Doom 64 for those that have pre-ordered Doom Eternal. This remastered version of Doom 64 was handled by Nightdive Studios, and runs on the KEX Engine. As such, we’ve decided to capture some 4K screenshots and share them with you.

Launch and preload dates and times for Half-Life: Alyx & DOOM Eternal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/launch-and-preload-dates-and-times-for-half-life-alyx-doom-eternal/
The preload for Half-Life: Alyx will begin this Friday and Saturday for Australia. The game will not be unlocked until the release date on March 23rd at 10:00AM PT. You can check the list below for more region times.

Story trailer released for KOEI Tecmo’s upcoming JRPG, FAIRY TAIL
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/story-trailer-released-for-koei-tecmos-upcoming-jrpg-fairy-tail/
KOEI Tecmo has released a Story Trailer for its upcoming JRPG, FAIRY TAIL. Moreover, the team announced a new character addition to the game, boosting the roster to 16 playable characters with the inclusion of Gildarts.