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Let's do the Monday news, shall we?

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG starts the week with three new sales and a new release:

• The new Weekly Sale comes with up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210315_weekly_sale
• Publisher Crunching Koalas puts its games up to 80% off during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/crunching_koalas
• There's a special Dungeons & Dragons Sale with up to 75% discounts during the next 5 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/dnd_alphacast
• And the game Aground launches on the store with a 25% discount until March 22: https://www.gog.com/game/aground

Steam has two new daily deals:

• Beasts of Bermuda, still in Early Access, is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/719890/Beasts_of_Bermuda/
• And Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/410340/Liftoff_FPV_Drone_Racing/

The Humble Store has a Jackbox Games Sale, with up to 50% discounts during th next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/jackbox-games-sale/

And Fanatical is doing a Spring Sale Encore with lots of deals on a flash sale for the next 24 hours. Check them out before it ends!

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This 6.5GB Mod for Final Fantasy XI overhauls around 240,000 textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-6-5gb-mod-for-final-fantasy-xi-overhauls-around-240000-textures/
Modder ‘AshenbubsHD’ has released a new HD Texture Pack for Final Fantasy XI that overhauls around 240,000 textures. AshenbubsHD comes in two versions, uses AI techniques in order to enhance the game’s vanilla textures, and you can download it right now.
Going into more details, the two versions that are currently available are the Prime and the Basic versions. The Prime version upscales all textures by four times, whereas the Basic version updates them by two times.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Resident Evil Retold remakes RE2 in Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation’s Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-retold-remakes-re2-in-tomb-raider-the-last-revelations-engine/
Tomb Raider modder ‘Zellphie’ has created a fan remake of Resident Evil 2 in Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation’s Engine. According to the modder, Resident Evil Retold is more of a re-imagination than a remake, and there is a demo you can download for it.
Resident Evil REtold features some puzzles and enemies to shoot, as well as some of the game’s iconic locations. Furthermore, this fan game uses a third-person perspective and Claire moves like Lara Croft.
Additionally, this fan game features Valerie Harmon from Resident Evil Resistance. Moreover, it has a subplot involving Brian Irons and a red Queen-Esque camera system.
>> It's beyond weird, there's a video in the article to see how the demo is, and, if you're interested, you'll find it at Deviantart.

New gameplay footage surfaces for Alien: Hope for the future
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-surfaces-for-alien-hope-for-the-future/
IIapagokc and a team of indie devs have released a new gameplay video for the upcoming Alien fan game, Alien: Hope for the future. My guess is that this gameplay video showcases the game’s latest build.
Alien: Hope for the future is an Immersive sim project with elements of survival-horror and tactics. This isn’t a commercial game, meaning that it will be distributed for free to everyone once it’s complete.
The story of the game takes place in “Hadly’s Hope” colony , before and during the xenomorph incident. Therefore, players will assume the role of one of the colonists. Players will have to survive by finding some supplies for them and other colonists. Players will also be able to avoid or fight xenomorphs.

This Stardew Valley mod lets you have a best friend instead of a wife
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-stardew-valley-mod-lets-you-have-a-best-friend-instead-of-a-wife/
If you're aromantic, relationships in games can sometimes be an unwelcome addition. Either that, or you want to experience the full offerings of each character arc without having to wine and dine them all. Or y'know, you're bitterly single. Well thankfully, Stardew Valley has a mod that lets you toggle platonic relationships with your fellow Pelican Town residents (thanks, PCGamesN).
Amaranthacyan's Platonic Partners and Friendships Mod allows you to fully change the extent of your relationships with each of the 12 default marriage candidates. You can set the candidates as marriage options, life partners, or simply best friends. The mod also tweaks a ton of the romantic dialogue where appropriate, reduces the use of the blushing portrait, and lets you designate what label you'd like to the relationship to have. There's also the option to choose your own term of endearment, and even an asexuality mode which removes suggestive comments made by platonic partners.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to PC on March 26th, PC requirements revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crash-bandicoot-4-its-about-time-is-coming-to-pc-on-march-26th-pc-requirements-revealed/
Activision has announced that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will release on the PC on March 26th. In addition, the publisher has revealed the game’s official PC system requirements.

Deathloop’s Game Director shares new details
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/deathloops-game-director-shares-new-details/
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In a recent interview with Game Informer, Game Director Dinga Bakaba shared some new information regarding the game. First of all, Deathloop is going to feel similar to Dishonored, but also very different. Some powers will be quite similar, while some other powers will feel completely unique.

Century: Age of Ashes get an official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/century-age-of-ashes-get-an-official-gameplay-trailer/
Century: Age of Ashes is an upcoming Early Access free-to-play multiplayer game from Playwing LTD. The game features fast-paced gameplay in intense arena battles.

Latest Overwatch Patch adds support for NVIDIA Reflex, reducing latency by up to 50%
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/latest-overwatch-patch-adds-support-for-nvidia-reflex-reducing-latency-by-up-to-50/
Blizzard has released a new patch for Overwatch on its Public Test Server that adds support for NVIDIA’s Reflex tech. NVIDIA calls it the best integration of NVIDIA Reflex to date, as the game is experiencing up to a whopping 50% reduction in system latency.

Outriders gets an official animated trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/outriders-gets-an-official-animated-trailer/
Square Enix and People Can Fly recently released a trailer for their upcoming game Outriders. The animated trailer shows the events that took place before the beginning of the game, and how the Outriders became humankind’s last hope.

Watch Dogs Legion will support crossplay via a future update
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-will-support-crossplay-via-a-future-update/
Ubisoft has announced that Watch Dogs Legion will support cross-play and cross-gen play via a future update. Thanks to crossplay, gamers will be able to play with their friends that are on different platforms.

Crysis Remastered March 14th Hotfix disables Motion Blur, fixes DLSS issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crysis-remastered-march-14th-hotfix-disables-motion-blur-tweaks-dlss/
Crytek has just released a new hotfix patch for Crysis Remastered. According to the team, the March 14th Hotfix temporarily disables Motion Blur (as that setting is currently broken) and fixes an issue that caused DLSS to be disabled even on DLSS-capable systems.

Ronin: Samurai Redemption PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ronin-samurai-redemption-pc-requirements/
Earlier this month, we informed you about a new story-driven action/combat adventure game, Ronin: Samurai Redemption. And today, CreativeForge Games revealed the game’s official PC requirements.

Techland will share dev update for Dying Light 2 on Wednesday, but not a release date
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/techland-dev-update-dying-light-2-no-release-date/
Last week, Techland revealed that it will share some new development updates for Dying Light 2 on March 17th. However, and according to its official Discord channel, there won’t be any release date announcement.

Wild West Dynasty is a new realistic first-person Wild West game, coming to PC in 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wild-west-dynasty-is-a-new-realistic-first-person-wild-west-game-coming-to-pc-in-2022/
Toplitz Productions and Virtual Magic Games have announced a new realistic first-person Wild West game, Wild West Dynasty. Wild West Dynasty promises to feature a story mode with interesting twists and hundreds of missions, and targets a 2022 release date on PC.