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The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

At GOG, and coinciding with the release of its free DLC, the game The Shattering is 50% off until April 28:

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first daily deal is the RV Only title POPULATION: ONE, 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/691260/POPULATION_ONE/
• The second daily deal is Dark Devotion, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/718590/Dark_Devotion/

The new Humble New Couch Classics Bundle features up to 7 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/new-couch-classics

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam rolls out even more convoluted ways to browse its games
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-rolls-out-even-more-convoluted-ways-to-browse-its-games/
Valve has added yet more ways to browse through the massive pile of games offered through Steam with the addition of a "New and Noteworthy" dropdown menu and more detailed game categories based on "navigational entry points" built around genres, themes, and player modes.
The new features were actually introduced in December 2020 as an experimental option in Steam Labs. But now it's been rolled out to all users, in the menu bar at the top of Steam's front page. The New and Noteworthy dropdown rounds up categories including Top Sellers, New and Trending, Current Specials, Recently Updated, and Popular Upcoming, making them all available in a single location.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Metal Gear Online 2 is once again playable, now on PC via RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metal-gear-online-2-is-once-again-playable-now-on-pc-via-rpcs3/
While Konami took down the servers (and discontinued) Metal Gear Online 2, this online mode from Metal Gear Solid 4 is once again playable. However, Playstation owners will not be able to enjoy it. Instead, only PC gamers can experience Metal Gear Online 2 via the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3.
All you have to do is basically use the latest version of RPCS3 and download these two files (file 1 and file 2). Afterwards, you’ll have to create an account here. Then you’ll have to add MGO2 to the RPCS3 games’ list, launch and test the game.
>> There's also a tutorial video in the article.

Modders want to turn Valheim into a 1,000-player MMO
https://www.pcgamer.com/modders-want-to-turn-valheim-into-a-1000-player-mmo/
Valheim is a great game to solo, but it's even better with other players. Exactly how many other players might be changing drastically in the future, if one group of modders is able to bring their vision to life. VaLNGOS (I'm not sure how to pronounce that, but it stands for Valheim Large Network Game Object Server Suite) is a project that aims to turn the 10-player co-op survival game into an MMO capable of hosting over 1,000 players on the same server. It sounds ambitious, but the team behind it already hosts a custom server called Comfy Valheim that can apparently support up to 64 players at once, so maybe a thousand players isn't that all that far-fetched. I recently checked out Bannerlord Online, a mod that turns Mount and Blade 2 into a surprisingly functional 1,000-player MMO, so it seems like anything is possible.
>> They even have their own site: VaLNGOS.com.

GAMING NEWS

Call of Duty Warzone now supports NVIDIA DLSS tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-warzone-now-supports-nvidia-dlss-tech/
Infinity Ward and Raven Software have released Season 3 for Call of Duty Warzone which brings support to NVIDIA’s DLSS tech. By using DLSS, RTX owners will be able to increase their framerates at all resolutions.

Farming Simulator 22 is coming to PC in Q4 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/farming-simulator-22-is-coming-to-pc-in-q4-2021/
Giants Software has announced that Farming Simulator 22 will be coming to PC in Q4 2021. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a short trailer (that does not feature any gameplay footage) that you can find below.

New The Riftbreaker trailer showcases its weapons
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-the-riftbreaker-trailer-showcases-its-weapons/
EXOR Studios has announced that The Riftbreaker will release this Autumn on PC. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a new trailer that focuses on the game’s weapons. Moreover, The Riftbreaker will be available on both Epic Games Store and Steam.

Demo released for the story-driven sci-fi noir adventure, Lacuna
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-released-for-the-story-driven-sci-fi-noir-adventure-lacuna/
Assemble Entertainment and DigiTales Interactive have released a demo for their story-driven sci-fi noir adventure, Lacuna. Furthermore, the teams revealed that the full game will release on May 20th.

Battlefield 2021 to be officially revealed soon, first initial details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-2021-to-be-officially-revealed-soon-first-initial-details/
Oskar Gabrielson, General Manager at DICE, shared the first details about Battlefield 2021/Battlefield 6. According to Gabrielson, the team will reveal this new Battlefield game soon.

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… animations are tied to framerate
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-animations-are-tied-to-framerate/
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… releases tomorrow and from the looks of it, the PC version suffers from some issues. The biggest issues are the lack of VSync and Frame Rate Limiter, and the fact that the game’s animations are tied to its framerate.
>> Someone should check the guys at S-E, I'm not sure they know what year it is.

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey releases on May 19th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/elite-dangerous-odyssey-releases-on-may-19th/
Frontier Developments announced today that Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, the highly anticipated new era for Elite Dangerous, releases on May 19th. This expansion will release simultaneously on Steam, the Epic Games Store and FrontierStore.net.

New Biomutant trailer showcases some of its environments
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-biomutant-trailer-showcases-some-of-its-environments/
THQ Nordic and Experiment 101 have released a new trailer for Biomutant that showcases some of its environments. According to the teams, everything in this trailer was captured in game. Thus, this trailer can give you an idea of the game’s graphics.