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Another day, another round of news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's week 4 Top 10

1. Rust
2. EVERSPACE 2
3. Valve Index VR Kit
4. Dyson Sphere Program
5. Cyberpunk 2077
6. Red Dead Redemption 2
7. Phasmophobia
8. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang
9. Skul: The Hero Slayer on Steam
10. Raft

GOG has a new sale and also new releases:

• The new Midweek Sale brings up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210127_midweek_sale
• The game ENCODYA launches on the store with a 20% discount until the 2nd of February: https://www.gog.com/game/encodya
• The launch of the Fatal Fall DLC for Dead Cells brings a Dead Cells Sale, with up to 50% discounts until February 9: https://www.gog.com/news/release_dead_cells_fatal_falls_dlc
• And the game Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics lands on the store with a 60% discount until February 3rd: https://www.gog.com/game/carcassonne_tiles_tactics

Steam has two new daily deals and five new Midweek Madness deals:

• The first daily deal is As Far As The Eye, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119700/As_Far_As_The_Eye/
• The second daily deal is Atomicrops, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/757320/Atomicrops/
• And here are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • Publisher and developer Rusty Lake has its games 50% off until the 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rustylake
  • Starbound is 60% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/Starbound/
  • For The King gets a 60% discount until Friday 29: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/For_The_King/
  • Football Manager 2021, that has a demo, is 20% off until the 1st of February: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263850/Football_Manager_2021/
  • And Dead Cells is 50% off until February 9: https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/

And Fanatical has a new Iceberg Sale, with up to 80% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/iceberg-interactive

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 461.40 WHQL driver is optimized for The Medium
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-461-40-whql-driver-the-medium/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 461.40 WHQL driver offers optimal performance in the upcoming horror game, The Medium.
This driver also packs all the fixes that were present in the NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix 461.33 driver. Thus, it addresses some crashes in Detroit: Become Human and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. It also resolves the stuttering and lagging issues in all SteamVR Games. Additionally, it fixes some DX11 crashes in both Resident Evil 2 Remake and Devil May Cry 5.
>> Available from here.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Hitman 3 Mod allows you to play the game in first-person mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-3-mod-first-person-mode/
A couple of days ago, we informed you about a FOV mod for Hitman 3. And today, we have another cool mod for IO Interactive’s latest Hitman game.
As the title suggests, this mod enables a first-person view camera for Hitman 3. Thus, PC gamers can experience the whole game via a different camera perspective.
Now what’s cool about this mod is that it works on every mission in the game, including bonus missions, special assignments, Patient Zero, seasonal missions from Hitman 2. However, the modder has disabled the FPS mode from “the vector” patient zero mission and other sniper missions.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods

GAMING NEWS

Biomutant releases on May 25th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/biomutant-releases-on-may-25th/
THQ Nordic has announced that Biomutant will release on May 25th. And while the game is now available for pre-order, the publisher did not reveal any additional details about it.

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy suffers from major stuttering issues and awful mouse controls
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/atelier-ryza-2-lost-legends-the-secret-fairy-suffers-from-major-stuttering-issues-and-awful-mouse-controls/
KOEI Tecmo has just released Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy on the PC and as we have predicted, the game suffers from some issues on our platform.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has been delayed until 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-has-been-delayed-until-2022/
NACON and Daedalic Entertainment have announced that they have signed a co-publishing and distribution agreement for the game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. In addition, the publisher revealed that the game will release in 2022. The game was originally meant to come out in 2021 on the PC and all relevant consoles.

Yakuza Remastered Collection PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yakuza-remastered-collection-pc-requirements/
In December 2020, SEGA revealed that Yakuza Remastered Collection will release on the PC on January 28th. And today, its Microsoft Store page revealed its official PC system requirements.
According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4350 with 4GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD 5770. SEGA recommends using or Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 or an AMD Radeon HD 6950. So yeah, expect this collection to run smoothly on a wide range of PC configurations.

The Medium cannot run with constant 60fps on the RTX3080, even at 1080p/High/RT Off settings
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/the-medium-cannot-run-with-constant-60fps-on-the-rtx3080-even-at-1080p-high-rt-off-settings/
A lot of PC gamers were worried about The Medium the moment Bloober Team revealed its official PC system requirements. After all, and instead of targeting 60fps gaming, those requirements targeted 30fps gaming. And, similar to Bloober’s previous game, Blair Witch, The Medium has major performance/optimization issues on the PC right now.

Watch Dogs Legion Update 3.0 released on PC, is 10-15GB in size, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-update-3-0-released-on-pc-is-10-15gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft released today Update 3.0 for the PC version of Watch Dogs Legion. According to the team, this patch is between 10-15GB in size. Moreover, you can find below its complete changelog.