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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG's Midweek Sale comes with "games that will take you to the skies" up to 90% off until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210728_midweek_sale

Steam has three new deals:

• The new daily deal is Pumpkin Jack, 44% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1186640/Pumpkin_Jack/
• The new Midweek Madness deal is The Tenants, still in Early Access and 25% off until July 30: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1009560/The_Tenants/
• And Monster Sanctuary will be 50% off until August 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814370/Monster_Sanctuary/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Styx: Master of Shadows, 95% of f during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/styx-master-of-shadows-plugin
• To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Sonic Games are on Sale. Not going to lie, the deals aren't really good and most are Flash Deals: https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/sonic
• And the new Build Your Own Epic Quest Bundle comes with 19 games to choose your 1, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-epic-quests-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This hyper-realistic Minecraft map looks as good as the real deal
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-hyper-realistic-minecraft-map-looks-as-good-as-the-real-deal/
Community created Minecraft builds continue to blow people's minds, and a new map built by user qwryzu is another impressive example of what's possible with a lot of blocks. The build is called 'Vales of Amoril' and is a custom continent map complete with snowy mountains, dense forests, winding rivers, and lush valleys. The level of detail that qwryzu has put into the build is astonishing, I had to do a double-take to make sure it wasn't a photograph.
On their Planet Minecraft page, qwryzu explains that the build took them four months of work, and plenty of practice through the other smaller maps they've created. They use the usual software for Minecraft building—World Machine and World Painter—but include the detail that all the rivers were created by hand, which is impressive considering the patience involved.

GAMING NEWS

Microsoft Flight Simulator July 27th PC Performance Update released, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/microsoft-flight-simulator-july-27th-pc-performance-update-released-full-patch-notes/
Microsoft has just released the highly anticipated PC performance patch for Microsoft Flight Simulator. While this update does not feature the promises DX12 API, it significantly improves performance on all PC systems.

Marvel’s Avengers Update 1.8.2 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/marvels-avengers-update-1-8-2-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Square Enix has announced that Marvel’s Avengers has launched a free update with the first of the game’s end-game challenges: Omega-Level Threat: Family Reunion.

First Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tech Preview launches this weekend
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-halo-infinite-multiplayer-tech-preview-launches-this-weekend/
It appears that Microsoft and 343 Industries are sending invitations for the first multiplayer tech preview for Halo Infinite. Spotted by Wario64, this multiplayer preview event will launch this weekend.

Edge of Eternity now supports both NVIDIA’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/edge-of-eternity-now-supports-both-nvidia-dlss-and-amd-fsr/
Midgar Studio has released a new patch for Edge of Eternity that adds support for AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution. As such, Edge of Eternity is yet another game that supports both NVIDIA’s DLSS and AMD’s FSR.

Back 4 Blood Open Beta begins on August 12th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/back-4-blood-open-beta-begins-on-august-12th/
Warner Bros and Turtle Rock Studios announced that the Open Beta phase for Back 4 Blood will begin on August 12th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released a new trailer that you can find below.

Medieval Dynasty leaves Early Access and fully releases on September 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/medieval-dynasty-leaves-early-access-and-fully-releases-on-september-23rd/
Toplitz Productions and Render Cube announced that Medieval Dynasty, their Middle Ages survival sandbox life sim, will leave Early Access and fully release on September 23rd.

Nixxes Software will help Sony port its next PS4/PS5 games to PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nixxes-software-will-help-sony-port-its-next-ps4-ps5-games-to-pc/
Earlier this month, Sony announced the acquisition of Nixxes Software. Nixes is well known for its quality PC ports and from the looks of it, the studio will help Sony port its next PS4/PS5 games to the PC.
>> Not much of a surprise, is it?