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Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

BioShock, Borderlands and XCOM feature in this generous 2K Humble Bundle
https://www.pcgamer.com/bioshock-borderlands-and-xcom-feature-in-this-generous-2k-humble-bundle/
If you're in the market for exactly 16 games published by 2K Games, the stars have aligned and your specific shopping desires are fulfilled: and it only costs $20 (AU$33) in the 2K Humble Bundle. As usual there are three tiers. The cheapest is a dollar (AU$1.50) and nets you The Darkness 2, Sid Meier's Pirates, Carnival Games VR and Spec Ops: The Line. Spend around $12 (AU$19) and you'll also get The Golf Club 2019, Civilization III, NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, and the BioShock Collection, which packages all three BioShock games. The top tier - the $20 one - includes all of the above but adds NBA 2K20, WWE 2K20, XCOM, Enemy Unknown, Borderlands (the enhanced edition) and the Borderlands Handsome Collection, which bundles Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel.
>> This bundle will last 13 days. Meanwhile the Humble Store has a new sale on its own, offering the game For The King 60% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/for-the-king-weekly-deal/

GOG's Midweek Sale features "engaging builder games" with up to 80% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200415_midweek_sale

Steam has two new daily deals and an array of Midweek Madness deals:

• The first daily deal is the Early Access title Gloria Victis: MMORPG, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/327070/Gloria_Victis_MMORPG/
• The second one is Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/790820/Valkyria_Chronicles_4_Complete_Edition/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • Stoneshard, still in Early Access, is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/625960/Stoneshard/
  • The Plague Inc. and Rebel Inc. bundle is 43% off (the individual games are 60 and 20% off respectively): https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13986/Plague_Inc_and_Rebel_Inc/
  • Developer Piranha Bytes puts its games up to 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/piranhabytes/
  • ASTRONEER is "only" 35% off, but the discount will last until April 20: https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/ASTRONEER/
  • And For The King will be 60% off until April 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/For_The_King/

And Fanatical's new Star Deal is the Atari Vault, 90% off for 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/atari-vault-off

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

STALKER Clear Sky Fan Remaster released, features 64-bit Engine, UHD Textures and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stalker-clear-sky-fan-remaster-released-features-64-bit-engine-uhd-textures-and-more/
RemasterStudio has released the first beta version of a graphics overhaul mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky. STALKER Clear Sky Remaster ports the game to the latest version of the X-Ray Engine, and introduces a lot of modern-day graphical features.
Going into more details, this fan remaster now packs a 64 bit engine which is more efficient. Thus, the game will most likely run faster on existing hardware, and will be more stable.
Furthermore, STALKER Clear Sky Remaster adds Ultra HD Textures. Most of these textures are 2K and 4K, though there are some that are 8K. Moreover, PC gamers can find 2K ( and even 4K in some cases) bump maps.
Alongside these new features, this fan remaster adds enhanced NPC and mutants models. According to the modder, NPCs have around 30- 70K polygons, whereas the mutants have around 20- 40K polygons.
>> Unfortunately it's only available for its Patreon subscribers, for now.

Turn Half-Life: Alyx into a horde shooter with this new mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/turn-half-life-alyx-into-a-horde-shooter-with-this-new-mod/
Half-Life: Alyx is a damn good shooter as far as VR goes, so it's no surprise that one of the earliest mods for the game adds a horde mode. It comes in the form of XenThug, which is available to download now.
Created by modder Manello, it operates like a fairly typical horde mode: waves of enemies approach you, and you shoot them. Every fallen enemy drops a bit of currency, which you can spend between rounds on getting kitted up. According to the FAQ, the mod will throw a bunch of waves at you featuring different enemy types, but once these are passed it'll cycle back to the beginning... only enemies will have double HP.

GAMING NEWS

New trailers for War of the Worlds, Hunting Simulator 2, The Dark Pictures: Little Hope & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-for-war-of-the-worlds-hunting-simulator-2-the-dark-pictures-little-hope-more/
Nacon, Bandai Namco, Steel Arts Software and more have released new trailers for their upcoming games. Thus, we’ve decided to gather -- and share -- all of them in one single article. As such, below you can find the trailers for War of the Worlds, Hunting Simulator 2, The Dark Pictures: Little Hope, Ship Graveyard Simulator, Timelie, ARBORIA and Noah’s Ark.

Crytek is working on an unannounced triple-A game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crytek-is-working-on-an-unannounced-triple-a-game/
According to a recent job listing, Crytek is currently working on an unannounced triple-A game. While the job listing does not provide any other details, this triple-A game could be the upcoming remake/remaster of Crysis.
>> Well, given that they mention Nomad in a tweet, it's a given that it's something related to Crysis.

PUBG Update 7.1 released, overhauls Vivendi Map, greatly improves performance & stability
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pubg-update-7-1-released-overhauls-vivendi-map-greatly-improves-performance-stability/
PUBG Corporation has released a brand new update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on the test server. According to the release notes, Update 7.1 overhauls the Vivendi Map. Moreover, it brings a number of performance and stability improvements, as well as some Quality of Life Improvements.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare April 14th Update adds new icons to the killcam, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-april-14th-update-adds-new-icons-to-the-killcam-full-patch-notes/
Infinity Ward has released a new patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty Warzone. According to the release notes, the April 14th update features some playlist changes. Moreover, it fixes a number of bugs and adds new icons to the killcam.

Monster Hunter World PC will be on par with console version on April 23rd, Update 13.01.00 now available
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-pc-will-be-on-par-with-console-version-on-april-23rd-update-13-01-00-now-available/
Capcom has announced that a new major update for Monster Hunter World Iceborne will come out on April 23rd. This update will finally bring the PC version on par with the console version. Moreover, Capcom has recently released a new patch for the PC version of Monster Hunter World.

Half-Life: Alyx Update 1.2.1 released, fixes numerous bugs and crashes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-alyx-update-1-2-1-released-fixes-numerous-bugs-and-crashes-full-patch-notes/
Valve has released a brand new update for Half-Life Alyx. According to the release notes, update 1.2.1 fixes a number of bugs and gameplay issues. Moreover, it improves rendering of Japanese narrow subtitles and packs localization improvements in multiple supported languages.

Marvel’s Avengers Game Overview Gameplay Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/marvels-avengers-game-overview-gameplay-trailer/
Square Enix has released a new gameplay trailer for Marvel’s Avengers. This trailer dives deeply into how you customize Super Heroes’ Gear, Skills, Outfits, and how to launch missions from your helicarrier base of operations to take on AIM.