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Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

We have 1000 Magic: The Gathering Arena decks to give away
https://www.pcgamer.com/we-have-1000-magic-the-gathering-arena-decks-to-give-away/
The venerable card battler Magic: The Gathering finally has a digital version worthy of the series' legacy. MTG: Arena is free to play, and supports a huge range of cards. Playing is fun, but collecting and theorycrafting new decks is also a big part of the hobby.
We can grow that card pool for you. We've teamed up with Wizards of the Coast to give away a thousand codes that unlock a 60-card deck in MTG: Arena, featuring cards from last year's M20 core set. The deck, Chandra's Blaze, features a fiery sorceress who can deal cheap direct damage in the early game and summon massive dragons in the endgame—a classic red deck archetype.
The competition is a raffle, so 1000 winners will be randomly chosen once the competition timer expires at 6pm BST/10am PT, tomorrow, April 28. To enter, follow the instructions in the widget below. If you win a code, head to the store tab in MTG: Arena and enter the code into the 'Redeem Code' field on the right side of the screen.
>> I have one thing to say if you take part in it: good luck.

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

• The first daily deal is Phantom Doctrine, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/559100/Phantom_Doctrine/
• Turmoil is the second one, also 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/361280/Turmoil/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Iris and the Giant is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127610/Iris_and_the_Giant/
  • Arrest of a stone Buddha gets a 30% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151120/Arrest_of_a_stone_Buddha/
  • The White Door is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/The_White_Door/
  • Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock is 65% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/339130/Morningstar_Descent_to_Deadrock/
  • And Doodle Devil gets a 85% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/608760/Doodle_Devil/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The first one is a Total War week sale with up to 75% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/total-war-historic-week/
• There's also a Golden Week Sale with up to 85% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/golden-week-sale/
• And the last one is a Plug In Digital & Dear Villagers publisher sale with 90% discounts during 6 days as well: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/plug-in-digital-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has four new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, 72% off for 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-definitive-edition
• Publisher Good Shepherd has its games up to 90% off for a bit more than 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/good-shepherd-entertainment
• The game Space Engineers is 30% off for the next 3 days and a half: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/space-engineers
• Foxhole has a 40% discount for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/foxhole

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

Gears of War 3 & Gears of War Judgement are fully playable on PC via the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gears-of-war-3-gears-of-war-judgement-are-fully-playable-on-pc-via-the-xbox-360-emulator-xenia/
While the latest Gears of War games are now coming out on the PC, the first parts of the franchise never got released on the PC. Well, apart from the first game. PC gamers never got a chance to play Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3 or Gears of War Judgement. However, that’s about to change as all of these games are fully playable on the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia.
From what we know so far, Microsoft does not plan to release any remakes of these GOW games. As such, PC gamers can only experience them via the Xenia emulator. Naturally, you’ll also need an X360 gamepad as there aren’t any K&M on-screen prompts.

New version of the non-VR mod for Half-Life: Alyx adds spectator mode & FOV, removes black corners
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-version-of-the-non-vr-mod-for-half-life-alyx-adds-spectator-mode-fov-removes-black-corners/
Earlier this month, we shared a version of the non-VR mod for Half-Life: Alyx that allowed you to complete the whole game. Since then, the modder has been hard at work fixing and tweaking this mod. Thus, we are happy to present you today a more refined version of it.
This latest version of the non-VR mod for Half-Life: Alyx adds the ability to play in spectator mode. Moreover, it adds the ability to increase the FOV when playing in spectator mode. The modder has also added a profile of key bindings for WASD, for playing in spectator mode. Not only that, but r57zone has removed the annoying black corners.
The end result is a more refined and polished version of this non-VR mod for Half-Life: Alyx. And while it’s now a lot easier -- and more pleasant -- to play the game with a keyboard and mouse, it’s still not the optimal way. This is a VR game and you should use a VR headset for the ultimate experience.
>> You can download it from Github.

Rumor of a Resident Evil 4 remake hasn't slowed development of its fan-led HD project
https://www.pcgamer.com/rumor-of-a-resident-evil-4-remake-hasnt-slowed-development-of-its-fan-led-hd-project/
The long in-development Resident Evil 4 HD Project is, as the name implies, a complete remake of the original game in the purest sense: it doesn't aim to elaborate on the original, it just wants to make it prettier. Still, with rumors afoot that Capcom is making its own Resident Evil 4 remake, the status of the project might reasonably be called into question.
But in a new blogpost, the team behind the project ensures that work will continue on the HD Project, whether Capcom's remake materialises or not. "Right now it’s just a rumor, but I don’t really care if it’s done or not," the update reads. "Capcom’s latest remakes are way different from the original versions. The original game will still be unique and worthy of a remastered version."

GAMING NEWS

Maneater will be powered by Quixel Megascans, gets new beautiful screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/maneater-will-be-powered-by-quixel-megascans-gets-new-beautiful-screenshots/
Tripwire Interactive announced today its use of Quixel Megascans in the creation of Maneater. According to the press release, Tripwire artists will now have a strong base of mesh and texture information to build from. Moreover, they will now be able to bring the varied and unique open-world environments to life in Maneater.

Square Enix removes Trials of Mana demo due to an exploit that allowed you to play the full game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enix-removes-trials-of-mana-demo-due-to-a-bypass-that-could-allow-you-to-play-the-full-game/
Trials of Mana is the latest JRPG that Square Enix released. The game uses the Denuvo anti-tamper tech and surprisingly enough, the Japanese company released a demo of it on Steam. However, it appears that pirates could bypass and play the full game via this demo. And, as you may have guessed, this forced Square Enix to completely remove it.
>> Oopsie!

Riot Games introduces tray icon and notifications to Valorant’s anti-cheat system, Vanguard
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/riot-games-introduces-tray-icon-and-notifications-to-valorants-anti-cheat-system-vanguard/
After heavy criticism, Riot Games has updated the anti-cheat system/program for Valorant. As such, the latest version of Vanguard introduces a tray icon and notifications pop-ups. These new additions, according to the team, will make it easier to disable Vanguard when you’re not playing the game.