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Let's go with the Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is free to play until March 30th, Child of Light free to own until March 28th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ghost-recon-breakpoint-is-free-to-play-until-march-30th-child-of-light-free-to-own-until-march-28th/
Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is free to play from March 26th until March 30th. Moreover, the game is currently available for pre-load, so make sure to download it right now.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint will be free to play on both Epic Games Store and UPLAY. Naturally, your progress will transfer to the full game once – and if – you purchase it.
In addition, Child of Light is currently available for free. From today and until March 28th, PC gamers can acquire a free copy of the game by visiting this page. Do note that this is “free to own” offer, meaning that you will be able to keep the game yours for ever.

Steam has a new daily deal and a bunch of new weeklong deals:

• The daily deal is Magicka 2, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/238370/Magicka_2/
• And here's a selection of weeklong deals:
  • Garden Paws is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/840010/Garden_Paws/
  • The Early Access title Imagine Earth is 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/Imagine_Earth/
  • Guard Duty has a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/872750/Guard_Duty/
  • Block'hood is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/416210/Blockhood/
  • And lastly there's StarCrawlers with a 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/318970/StarCrawlers/

The Humble Store has four new sales:

• The Survivalist Sale brings up to 75% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/survivalist-sale/
• Tripware also has its games up to 75% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/tripwire-publisher-sale/
• The Detective Hamble Sale offers up to 80% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/detective-sale/
• And publisher Bigben offers its games up to 85% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bigben-publisher-sale/

Fanatical's Spring Sale has entered its Encore stage, meaning that it's about to end. To make it a bit more enticing, the new free game when spending 10 € or more is The Age of Decadence.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 445.75 WHQL driver released, optimized for Half-Life: Alyx and Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-442-75-whql-driver-released-optimized-for-half-life-alyx-and-resident-evil-3-remake/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 445.75 WHQL driver offers optimal gaming experience in Half-Life: Alyx. Moreover, it is optimized for both Resident Evil 3 Remake and Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s Ghost Experience. Not only that, but this new driver adds official support for DLSS 2.0 for both CONTROL and Mechwarrior 5. Furthermore, it adds or updates the SLI profiles for Turing GPUs.
>> Available from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

Here is Animal Crossing: New Horizons running on PC via the Nintendo Switch emulator, Ryujinx
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-animal-crossing-new-horizons-running-on-pc-via-the-nintendo-switch-emulator-ryujinx/
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a new Nintendo Switch game that came out a few days ago. And, surprisingly enough, this new major Nintendo Switch game can already run on the PC via the Ryujinx emulator.
YouTube’s ‘John GodGames Emus’ has shared three videos, showing the game running on the PC. In order to run the game, John GodGames Emus used a custom build of Ryujinx.
Now as you will immediately see, emulation is not perfect yet. However, let me remind you that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has just been released on Nintendo Switch. We’re talking about a day-1 release that already runs on the emulator. So yeah, this is an incredible achievement.

Unreal Evolution Mod released, improves enemy AI and graphics, refines gameplay elements and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-evolution-mod-released-improves-enemy-ai-and-graphics-refines-gameplay-elements-and-more/
Modder ‘|Totalitarian|’, creator of the GMDX mod for Deus Ex, has released a brand new gameplay mod for Unreal 1998. According to the modder, Unreal Evolution seeks to address the game’s gameplay issues and bring a high quality golden age game to the next level.
Players can expect tighter overall design through polished and enhanced weaponry/gunplay, smarter artificial intelligence and refined enemy placement. Furthermore, the mod packs an Enhanced Artistic Direction. As such, players can find new textures, effects and level details. However, do note that this is not a remaster or a remake of Unreal, so don’t expect major graphical improvements.
>> Available from ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Title Update 2.0.0 detailed, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-title-update-2-0-0-detailed-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Title Update 2.0.0 releases tomorrow, and Ubisoft has revealed its full patch notes. This new update will bring the promised Immersive Mode. Moreover, it will introduce a Splinter Cell Sam Fisher event.
>> That tomorrow is today.

Resident Evil 3 Remake New Game Plus, difficulty settings, game length and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-3-remake-new-game-plus-difficulty-settings-and-more/
Resident Evil 3 Remake fans, here is something for you today. Some new details have emerged from various Resident Evil 3 Remake interviews. In an interview with GamingBolt, Resident Evil 3 producer Peter Fabiano talked about Nemesis. In terms of visual design, the art director Yonghee Cho wanted to make Nemesis fit naturally in the re-imagined and photo-realistic Raccoon City.

Valve was only using Left 4 Dead 3 as an experimentation project for Source 2 Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valve-was-only-using-left-4-dead-3-as-an-experimentation-project-for-source-2-engine/
Left 4 Dead is a video-game series that a lot of PC gamers would love see it return. And, back in 2014, we shared some screenshots from a Left 4 Dead project in Source 2 Engine. Since then, we heard some rumours, however, Valve has denied all of them. And thankfully, Valve’s developers have shed some light on whether a new Left 4 Dead game is currently under development.

Generation Zero Major March Update adds Crafting, improves Inventory, fixes bugs and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/generation-zero-major-march-update-adds-crafting-improves-inventory-fixes-bugs-and-more/
Avalanche Studios has released a brand new major update for its open-world first-person survival game, Generation Zero. According to the release notes, the March Update adds Crafting and improves the game’s Inventory system.

Konami debunks the recent Sony PS5 Sillent Hill rumours: “they are not true”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/konami-debunks-the-recent-sony-ps5-sillent-hill-rumours-they-are-not-true/
A few days ago, some rumours surfaced regarding the resurrection of the Silent Hill franchise. According to those rumours, Sony would purchase the IP from Konami. Furthermore, Kojima Productions was planning to work on a brand new Silent Hill game. However, Konami has debunked those rumours.

Last edited by JEMC - on 24 March 2020