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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG's new Midweek Sale is full of scary/horror games up to 90% off until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210310_midweek_sale

Steam comes with five new deals:

• The new daily deal is Hatsune Miku VR, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/707300/Hatsune_Miku_VR/
• The game Tell Me Why is 50% off until March 12: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180660/Tell_Me_Why/
• Hearts of Iron IV is free to try during the next 2 days and also has a 75% discount until the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/Hearts_of_Iron_IV/
• Warner Bros has its Middle Earth games up to 80% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/middle-earth
• And the game Pacer is 20% off until March 15: https://store.steampowered.com/app/389670/Pacer/

The Humble Store has a new 2K Week Sale with up to 80% discounts during the next 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/2k-week-sale/

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

An odd bug in this month’s Windows 10 update is crashing some PCs
https://www.pcgamer.com/an-odd-bug-in-this-months-windows-10-update-is-crashing-some-pcs/
Yesterday was the second Tuesday of this month, otherwise known as Patch Tuesday, which is when Microsoft pushes out cumulative updates to Windows users. And as it always does, this month's Patch Tuesday update arrived right on schedule. Unfortunately, some users report running into blue screen of death (BSOD) errors after applying the update and trying to print.
Reports of the oddball bug so far have been tied to KB5000802 for Windows 10 version 1909, and KB5000808 for versions 2004 and 20H2. In other words, it affects the latest builds of Windows 10.
>> The article also comes with workarounds .

Epic Games has purchased Photogrammetry Software Developer “Capturing Reality”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/epic-games-has-purchased-photogrammetry-software-developer-capturing-reality/
Epic Games today announced the purchase of photogrammetry software developer Capturing Reality for an undisclosed fee, to help the company improve how it handles 3D scans of environments and objects. This acquisition will make it easier to bring real-life objects into Unreal Engine.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Valheim modders make the game harder by adding starvation, repair costs, other things I hate
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-modders-make-the-game-harder-by-adding-starvation-repair-costs-other-things-i-hate/
If you skim the list of Valheim mods you'll notice many, if not most, are bent on making certain aspects of the game easier. There are mods that allow you to take metal and ore through portals, that remove construction height restrictions, that always keep wind in your ships' sails, and tons more that let players skirt around the edges of Valheim's systems. Cheats, in other words.
But there are a few people out there interested in making Valheim tougher, rather than easier. Like the modder who decided you should be able to starve to death.
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Another of my favorite elements in Valheim is that repairing weapons, tools, armor, and buildings don't require any resources. A quick whang from your hammer and you can restore your favorite axe or helmet or castle wall to a pristine state. But the Repair Requires Materials mod does away with that lovely convenience. Now if you want to fix something, it's going to cost you resources.
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The Combat Evolved mod makes a number of tweaks to combat, including removing the ability to parry-stagger foes who shoot projectiles at you. Booo! (But, yes, I get that this is more realistic, ignoring the fact that you're fighting giant trolls.) The mod does make some other tweaks too, like reducing the arc of protection smaller shields give you when compared to tower shields.

GAMING NEWS

New in-engine trailer released for ODIN: Valhalla Rising
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-in-engine-trailer-released-for-odin-valhalla-rising/
Lionheart Studio has released a brand new in-engine trailer for ODIN: Valhalla Rising. ODIN: Valhalla Rising is using Unreal Engine 4, and looks really good visually.
The game is based on Norse mythology depicting the long war between humans, demons, and gods.

EA releases a new gameplay trailer for It Takes Two
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/ea-releases-a-new-gameplay-trailer-for-it-takes-two/
Electronic Arts has released a new gameplay trailer for It Takes Two. It Takes Two is the new co-op adventure from the award-winning creators of A Way Out and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

Ancestors Legacy – Free Peasant Edition released on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ancestors-legacy-free-peasant-edition-released-on-steam/
1C Entertainment has released a free version of Ancestors Legacy, called Free Peasant Edition. Ancestors Legacy: Free Peasant Edition includes all 17 multiplayer maps, as well as four single-player missions from the Vikings campaign.

We Were Here Forever is a new co-op puzzle adventure game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/we-were-here-forever-is-a-new-co-op-puzzle-adventure-game/
Total Mayhem Games has announced a new co-op puzzle adventure game, We Were Here Forever. In this game, players will work together to explore and solve puzzles in this mysterious Antarctic adventure.

Capcom warns about Resident Evil Village phishing “Early Access invitations” emails
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/capcom-warns-about-resident-evil-village-phishing-early-access-invitations-emails/
Capcom has informed us about some phishing emails that some users are currently receiving regarding Resident Evil Village. According to the company, there are currently “fake” emails circulating that pretend to contain “Early Access invitations” to Resident Evil Village.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge announced for PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredders-revenge-announced-for-pc/
Dotemu and Tribute Games have announced a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2D platformer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. In order to celebrate this announcement, DotEmu has also released a gameplay trailer that you can find below.
>> If you watched the cartoon show on TV, you have to watch the trailer. As someone that did, and that played the TMNT game on my Megadrive, this game goes straight to my wishlist.