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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

In preparation for the Quakecon (August, 19th), GOG hosts a Quakecon Sale with up to 85% discounts during t he next 13 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/quakecon_2021.

Steam has several new deals, including four Midweek Madness deals (they start a day earlier now or what?) and the new weeklong deals:

• The new daily deal is Iratus: Lord of the Dead, 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/Iratus_Lord_of_the_Dead/
• Iron Harvest, the first of the Midweek Madness deals, will be 70% off until the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/826630/Iron_Harvest/
• The Tiny Teams 2021 Sale brings up to 75% off until... well, Steam says the 12th, but some of the game pages say 14th so your guess is as good as mine: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tinyteamsfestival
• The LEGO games are up to 85% off until August 13: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/lego
• The last Midweek Madness deal is Overcooked franchise is on sale, up to 80% off until August 16: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/overcookedfranchisesale
• We also have Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game, 20% off until August 19: https://store.steampowered.com/app/962730/Skater_XL__The_Ultimate_Skateboarding_Game/
• And these are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Mad Father is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/483980/Mad_Father/
  • Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097110/Willy_Morgan_and_the_Curse_of_Bone_Town/
  • The Cursed Forest is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/345430/The_Cursed_Forest/
  • Sakura Dungeon gets a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/407330/Sakura_Dungeon/
  • Conarium is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/313780/Conarium/
  • And Bet On Soldier gets a big 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/335320/Bet_On_Soldier/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Headup Publisher Sale brings up to 80% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/headup-publisher-sale/
• The Metroidvania Sale features up to 80% discounts during the same 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/metroidvania-sale/
• And the Tomb Raider Franchise Sale comes with up to 89% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/tomb-raider-franchise-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Remnant: From the Ashes, 66% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/remnant-from-the-ashes
• And they also have a Quakecon Sale with up to 86% discounts during the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/bethesda-softworks

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 471.68 WHQL driver released, optimized for Back 4 Blood’s Beta & Psychonauts 2
NVIDIA GeForce 471.68 WHQL driver released, optimized for Back 4 Blood's Beta & Psychonauts 2 (dsogaming.com)
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the green team, the NVIDIA GeForce 471.68 WHQL driver offers optimal performance in Psychonauts 2 and Back 4 Blood’s beta. Moreover, it adds support for Naraka: Bladepoint, which utilizes NVIDIA DLSS and NVIDIA Reflex.
Additionally, this driver adds 7 new G-SYNC compatible displays. These new displays are AOC’s AG274FG8R4+ and AG274QG3R4B+, ASUS’ VG258QM and PG32UQ, Lenovo’s G24-20, MSI’s G251F and ViewSonic’s XG320Q.
>> Available from here.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Modders are porting Team Fortress 2 to Source 2 Engine
Modders are porting Team Fortress 2 to Source 2 Engine (dsogaming.com)
A team of modders is currently working on a port of Team Fortress 2 to Source 2 Engine. As the team noted, its ultimate goal is to remake, improve, iterate, and create a new Team Fortress experience on Source 2 engine using s&box.
“This project is a huge undertaking, we would have to consider all nitpicks of TF2 gameplay, try to rebuild every single mechanic to feel similar to the base game, but with enough dedication, I believe that we can do it!”
Now this mod is still in a really early development stage. As such, do not expect to be playing it anytime soon. Still, and since Valve is “pro-modding“, it won’t be issuing any C&D letter to the team. After all, Valve has endorsed both Black Mesa and the upcoming Half Life 2 Remastered Collection.

Here is The Ascent with a first-person camera mode
Here is The Ascent with a first-person camera mode (dsogaming.com)
YouTube’s ‘Gaming with Griff Griffin’ has shared a video, showing The Ascent in first-person mode. The Ascent uses Unreal Engine 4 and in order to enable this FPS mode, the YouTuber used the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker.
In case you weren’t aware of, the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker can add a free camera, add timestop, add a hud toggle and re-create the in-game console. UUU4 supports all Unreal Engine 4 games, so theoretically you can use it in all of them.
You can download UUU4 from here. Once installed, you can run its executable while The Ascent is running. Then, you can use the console window and type in commands to trigger different effects. You can enable the free flythrough camera via the ‘toggledebugcamera’ code.
>> It doesn't look like you can actually play in this mode, but it goes to show how detailed the game is. Plus you can try it on other games.

Episode Two for the Silent Hill Mod for Fallout 4 is available for download
Episode Two for the Silent Hill Mod for Fallout 4 is available for download (dsogaming.com)
Back in February, we informed you about a Silent Hill mod for Fallout 4. And today, we are happy to report that its second episode is available for download.
As the modder states, Whispering Hills basically turns Fallout 4 into a Silent Hill-like Nightmare. From now on you will be surrounded by Thick Fog, strange sounds and occasionally being dragged into an otherworld where monsters (SirenHead, Mumblers, Lyingfigures, Ghouls, Silent hill Nurses, Twin head Screamers and Dogs) await you. Moreover, Pyramidhead is also present in this mod.
Whispering Hills overhauls all background sounds of the Commonwealth and replaces them with Spooky and creepy ones from Silent Hill. Moreover, it overhauls Combat Music and adds 10 varieties of Fog Weathers. Additionally, it packs a new quest line with voiced NPC and a complete new world to explore.
Episode Two adds a new location, the Alchemilla Hospital. Additionally, it unlocks a large part of the City. Furthermore, its team has added a lot of new music and fixed tons of bugs.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Ray Tracing is coming to the PC version of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Ray Tracing is coming to the PC version of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (dsogaming.com)
Ninja Theory and QLOC have released a new update for the Xbox Series S|X version of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice that adds Ray Tracing effects. And, according to the teams, the Ray Tracing update will also come on PC.

Resident Evil Village August 10th Update improves performance, full patch notes
Resident Evil Village August 10th Update improves performance, full patch notes (dsogaming.com)
Last month, Capcom released the first PC patch for Resident Evil Village that fixed its stuttering issues and added support for AMD FSR. And today, the company released another PC update that promises to further improve overall performance.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play until August 17th
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play until August 17th (dsogaming.com)
PUBG Corporation has announced that PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS will be free to play this week. From August 10th and until August 17th, PC gamers can download and play this battle-royale game on Steam.