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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Apex Legends is crushing its concurrent player count record on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-is-crushing-its-concurrent-playercount-record-on-steam/
Apex Legends is having a big week. With the launch of Season 9, a new legend and a new 3v3 Arenas mode, so many players tried to jump in yesterday that the servers couldn't handle the strain. While Apex's servers are still having intermittent issues, that hasn't stopped the game from blowing past its player record on Steam, likely making this Apex Legends' most successful week ever.
Apex Legends first launched on Steam in November 2020 and typically held steady around 100,000 concurrent players. That's a healthy playerbase, though small compared to Steam's heaviest hitters like PUBG and CS:GO, which often had more than 400,000 and 900,000 players, respectively, according to SteamDB. But Apex is on the rise: on Wednesday it set a record for its all-time peak players with 313,839. That concurrent count would likely be higher if it weren't for the ongoing server issues, which are making the numbers a bit erratic.

Steam has a new deal: DJMAX RESPECT V will be 65% off until the 11th of May https://store.steampowered.com/app/960170/DJMAX_RESPECT_V/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• Offworld Industries Ltd. has put its games on sale with 30% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/offworld-industries-ltd.
• And the new Beastly Bundle features 8 games with a 98% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/beastly-bundle

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Super Mario 64 PC with Ray Tracing is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/super-mario-64-pc-with-ray-tracing-is-now-available-for-download/
In May 2020, we informed you about an unofficial native DX12 version of Super Mario 64 for the PC. And today, DarioSamo released a public technical version of Super Mario 64 Ray Tracing. As the name implies, this version adds full path tracing support to the open-source Super Mario 64 port for PC.
According to DarioSamo, all GPUs that support Ray Tracing can run this special version of Super Mario 64 PC. Do note, though, that this mod is in a very early state. Thus, you’ll likely encounter plenty of visual and performance problems.
>> But, but why?

Valheim mod lets you play chess to the death
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-mod-lets-you-play-chess-to-the-death/
PvP has never been the focus of Viking survival game Valheim, which is far more fun if you're cooperating with other players. But it can be fun to turn on PvP from time to time for skirmishes or duels with your friends, if only to take a break from hacking up greydwarfs and draugrs.
But what about a more refined and thoughtful way to duel with other players? Well, put down your frostner and fang spear and pull up a seat at the chess table. The Civilized Duels mod lets you challenge another player to a game of chess. To the death.
The mod operates on real-life chess rules: One player must challenge another player to the chess deathmatch by slapping them with a fish. That's just standard, boilerplate chess procedure. You think Garry Kasparov got where he is without slapping a few grandmasters with a fish? That's just naive.

GAMING NEWS

Shadow Warrior 3 gets a short new gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/shadow-warrior-3-gets-a-short-new-gameplay-video/
IGN has shared a new gameplay video for Shadow Warrior 3. This new video gives us a glimpse at the Doomsday Device level, the Gassy Obaryion enemy, and the “Double Trouble” gore weapon.

Metro Exodus – Original vs Enhanced Edition Ray Tracing Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/metro-exodus-original-vs-enhanced-edition-ray-tracing-comparison/
YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has released a new comparison video between the Original and the Enhanced Edition of Metro Exodus. Cycu1 enabled Ray Tracing in both of these versions, so this side-by-side comparison video will give you an idea of the graphical improvements and enhancements that 4A Games added to it.

Immortals Fenyx Rising Title Update 1.3.1 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/immortals-fenyx-rising-title-update-1-3-1-available-for-download/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Immortals Fenyx Rising. According to the team, Title Update 1.3.1 fixes various bugs and brings stability and performance improvements.

New trailers for Resident Evil Village, Necromunda: Hired Gun & Hood: Outlaws & Legends
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-for-resident-evil-village-necromunda-hired-gun-hood-outlaws-legends/
Focus Home Interactive has released new trailers for Necromunda: Hired Gun and Hood: Outlaws & Legends. Additionally, Capcom has released the launch trailer for Resident Evil Village.