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It's time for the Friday news. And no, it's not all about Cyberpunk 2077:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Stranger Things 3 and Aer: Memories of Old are free on the Epic Games Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/stranger-things-3-and-aer-memories-of-old-are-free-on-the-epic-games-store/
A fresh new Thursday is upon us, and that means a fresh new selection of games that are free for the taking from the Epic Games Store. Today brings us Aer: Memories of old, a beautiful adventure about transforming into a bird and exploring a strange, ancient realm of floating islands, and Stranger Things 3: The Game, "the official companion game" to the show that somehow turned David Harbour into a sex symbol.
>> And next week the free games will be Conan Exiles and Hue.

Steam Summer Sale 2020 is a go, major discounts until July 9th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-summer-sale-2020-major-discounts-until-july-9th/
It appears that Valve has launched its annual Steam Summer Sale. Steam Summer Sale 2020 is a go, and will run until until July 9th. During this period, PC gamers will find a lot of games at great discounts.

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Humble Picks Sale brings up to 60% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/humble-picks/
• And Koei Tecmo has put its games up to 65% off during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-sale/

Fanatical has two new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Blood: Fresh Supply, 90% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/blood-fresh-supply
• Square Enix has its games up to 90% off during the next 12 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/square-enix
• And the new free games with your purchases in the Red Hot Sale is Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam launches a permanent Points Shop
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-launches-a-permanent-points-shop/
One of the things you can do in this year's Steam Summer Sale is earn points that can be used to acquire digital items like animated stickers, backgrounds, and avatars. Initially it looked similar to systems employed in previous sales, like the Night Market in the most recent Lunar New Year Sale, but it's actually a much bigger affair—and permanent, too.
Rather than being limited to the Summer Sale, Steam's new Points Shop will be live year-round, with points awarded at a rate of 100 per $1 spent (adjusted accordingly for exchange rates, so I only get 73 points for my dollar) on all purchases, including games, DLC, applications, soundtracks, and even hardware. Seasonal awards will be up for grabs—a "Summer Golden Profile" set is currently available—but the vast majority are game-specific items, like the Doom Eternal arachnotron animated sticker, or more generic stuff such as chat effects and profile backgrounds.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Alien Isolation mod improves the AI of the Xenomorph
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-alien-isolation-mod-improves-the-ai-of-the-xenomorph/
Mr_Koroshiya has released a pretty cool mod for the latest horror survival Alien game, Alien Isolation. This mod aims to improve and fix the AI of the Xenomorph in order to provide a more organic experience.
Going into more details, the Alien is now attracted by player-accessible vents. Moreover, the Xenomorph now naturally searches in a bigger radius around the player. Furthermore, the Alien, when thinking a prey is there, will abandon its intuition quicker if nothing confirms it.
>> Available from ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Tales of Arise has been delayed, gets new in-engine screenshot
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tales-of-arise-has-been-delayed-gets-new-in-engine-screenshot/
Bandai Namco has announced that Tales of Arise, the latest title in the “Tales of” series, has been delayed. According to the publisher, its development team needs more time in order to achieve the quality and provide the gorgeous experience we envision for its players.

eFootball PES 2020 Data Pack 8 is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/efootball-pes-2020-data-pack-8-available-download/
Konami has announced that eFootball PES 2020 Data Pack 8 is now available for download. According to the team, this pack brings new and/or updated face models and player portraits. It also packs new manager portraits.

Doom Eternal Update 2 is now available and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-eternal-update-2-is-now-available-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
A couple of days ago, we informed you about the second post-launch patch for Doom Eternal. And today, we are happy to report that Doom Eternal Update 2 is available for download on both Steam and the Bethesda Launcher, and Bethesda has revealed its complete changelog/release notes.

Brand new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/brand-new-cyberpunk-2077-gameplay-trailer-released/
CD Projekt RED has just released a brand new gameplay trailer for Cyberpunk 2077. This trailer focuses on and showcases the game’s world, characters, story, and action.

New Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video showcases Brain Dance
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-cyberpunk-2077-gameplay-video-showcases-brain-dance/
CD Projekt RED has shared a new gameplay video for Cyberpunk 2077, showcasing Brain Dance. Brain Dance is basically an editor that lets you experience and analyze a number of events that can happen in the game. Brain Dance will play an important part in the storyline of the game.

Cyberpunk 2077 – 2018 versus 2020 Preview Builds Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/cyberpunk-2077-2018-vs-2020-preview-builds-graphics/
YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared an interesting video comparison between the 2018 and 2020 preview builds of Cyberpunk 2077. And, from the looks of it, the game received a graphical improvement compared to its initial demonstration.
>> It's less blurry and has better lightning, thanks to RT. Here are new screenshots as well.

First details revealed for FAIRY TAIL’s enchanting new magical abilities
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-details-fairy-tail-magical-abilities/
KOEI TECMO and GUST Studios announced the first details to a host of new magical abilities featured in their upcoming JRPG, FAIRY TAIL. Furthermore, the publisher has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Focus Home Interactive has acquired Deck13, creators of The Surge & Lords of the Fallen
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/focus-home-interactive-has-acquired-deck13-creators-of-the-surge-lords-of-the-fallen/
Focus Home Interactive has announced the acquisition of Deck13, creators of The Surge and Lords of the Fallen. As the press release reads, Deck13 has been a long-time partner of Focus Home Interactive, and has developed over 20 games in the past 18 years.

New Torchlight 3 in-game trailer showcases Echonok
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-torchlight-3-in-game-trailer-showcases-echonok/
Perfect World Entertainment has released a brand new in-game trailer for its latest action hack n slash RPG, Torchlight 3. This new trailer showcases Echonok which is the third and final area in the game.

Official Gameplay Overview Trailer released for Surgeon Simulator 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-gameplay-overview-trailer-released-for-surgeon-simulator-2/
Bossa Studios has shares an in-depth gameplay trailer for its upcoming 100% medically-inaccurate operation sim, Surgeon Simulator 2. The new Gameplay Overview Trailer reveals a great deal more of the what players can expect from it in a 5 minute voiceover-accompanied format. In addition, it includes an endoscopic peek at the Bossa Labs Creation Mode; an all-singing, all-dancing toolkit that arrives with the game.

Here are some new screenshots for the sci-fi Dark Souls-inspired action RPG, Hellpoint
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-some-new-screenshots-for-the-sci-fi-dark-souls-inspired-action-rpg-hellpoint/
Cradle Games has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming sci-fi Dark Souls-inspired action RPG, Hellpoint. These screenshots showcase some of the game’s environments. The screenshots were captured from an early build, which means that they do not represent the quality of the final version. Still, they will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.