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Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam has two new daily deals, three Midweek Madness deals and a new range of weeklong deals:

• The first daily deal is Lost Castle / 失落城堡, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/434650/Lost_Castle/
• The second one is ONE PUNCH MAN: A HERO NOBODY KNOWS, 84% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/991560/ONE_PUNCH_MAN_A_HERO_NOBODY_KNOWS/
• The first Midweek Madness deal is Snowrunner, 30% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465360/SnowRunner/
• The Dark Pictures franchise is on sale, up to 67% off until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheDarkPicturesFranchise
• The Escapists are up to 76% off until Friday 27: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheEscapists
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Ghost in the pool is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/919330/Ghost_in_the_pool/
  • Star Traders: Frontiers gets a 35% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/335620/Star_Traders_Frontiers/
  • Underhero is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/573320/Underhero/
  • NERVE gets a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016000/NERVE/
  • Thumper is 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/356400/Thumper/
  • And the last one is Battle Ram, with a 88% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262060/Battle_Ram/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Destiny 2 - Legendary Edition, 57% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/destiny-2-legendary-edition
• Due to Gamescom, there's a Gamescom Deals Week with up to 91% discounts.
• And the new Reaper Bundle 9 comes with 9 games with a 97% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/reaper-bundle-9

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This texture pack turns Minecraft blocks into Lego bricks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-texture-pack-turns-minecraft-blocks-into-lego-bricks/
There are plenty of cool Minecraft texture packs that players can use to transform Mojang's blocky sandbox, but I think this one is my new favourite of the lot. MineBricks, created by Macio6 Productions, is a texture pack that turns Minecraft's classic blocks into Lego bricks.
Minecraft and Lego have joined forces in the past to create official physical sets, but the idea that you can now turn your in-game creations into Lego parts with this texture pack is awesome.
The detail is pretty amazing with each block having the Lego brick's four iconic notches. Not only that, but Macio6 has made the texture pack work with some of the most popular Minecraft shaders, including Sildur's Vibrant Shaders and SEUS Renewed, giving a spectacular sheen to each and every brick.
>> Available from its official website.

GAMING NEWS

Watch Dogs Legion Title Update 5.5 releases tomorrow, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/watch-dogs-legion-title-update-5-5-releases-tomorrow-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft has announced that Title Update 5.5 for Watch Dogs Legion will release tomorrow, and revealed its full patch notes. According to the changelog, this update will release on August 24th at 6AM PST, 9AM EST, 2PM UTC, 3PM CEST.

15 minutes of leaked gameplay footage from Riders Republic’s Closed Beta
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/15-minutes-of-leaked-gameplay-footage-from-riders-republic-closed-beta/
Riders Republic’s Beta is currently underway and although there is an NDA for it, some players went ahead and shared gameplay videos from it. As such, you can find below a video that shows 15 minutes of gameplay footage from it.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will support Ray Tracing and NVIDIA DLSS
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-will-support-ray-tracing-and-nvidia-dlss/
NVIDIA has announced that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will officially support Ray Tracing and the DLSS tech on PC. According to the green team, the game will only feature ray-traced reflections. So don’t expect any RT global illumination, shadows, or ambient occlusion.

XEL is a new Zelda-like exploration/adventure game, coming to PC in 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/xel-is-a-new-zelda-like-exploration-adventure-game-coming-to-pc-in-2022/
Assemble Entertainment today unveiled the latest title to join its award-winning roster: XEL. Developed by Tiny Roar, XEL is a vibrant sci-fi “Zelda-like” that will head to PC in 2022. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.

Team17 has announced a Fallout-like post-apocalyptic RPG, Broken Roads
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/team17-has-announced-a-fallout-like-post-apocalyptic-rpg-broken-roads/
Team17 and Drop Bear Bytes have today confirmed the development of Broken Roads; an original and narrative-rich, isometric, turn-based role-playing game set in an unforgiving, post-apocalyptic Western Australia.

Dying Light 2 Official Ray Tracing/DLSS PC Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/dying-light-2-officialy-ray-tracing-dlss-pc-trailer/
NVIDIA has released a new PC trailer for Dying Light 2 that showcases its Ray Tracing effects and DLSS tech. Thankfully, and instead of having RT reflections, Dying Light 2 will feature ray-traced reflections, global illumination and shadows.