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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two sales:

• The new Weekly Sale is full of "amazing shooters" with up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210913_weekly_sale
• And the jRPG Sale, with up to 80% discounts, will last another 2 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210908_rpg_month_jrpg

There are several new deals at Humble:

• There's a new Humble Bundle: the Telltale Games Bundle, with up to 11 games to grab during the next 11 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/telltale-games
• The Humble Store has four new sales:
  • 11bit Studios puts its games up to 80% off during the next 4 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/11-bit-studios-publisher-sale/
  • Curve Digital brings up to 90% discounts during the next 4 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/curve-digital-publisher-sale/
  • Publisher Kasedo puts its games up to 90% off during the next 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/kasedo-publisher-sale/
  • And the Pixel Perferct Platformers Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the next 4 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG and the EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/pixel-perfect-platformers-sale/

Fanatical's new Star Deal is Death End Re;Quest 1+2 Bundle, 68% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/death-end-request-1-and-2-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam now has a better downloads page and Storage Manager
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/steam-now-has-a-better-downloads-page-and-storage-manager/
A beta update for Steam rolled out in July that we liked quite a bit: It overhauled the downloads page to make it more informative and easier to understand, and also made much-needed changes to the storage manager that greatly simplifies the process of moving games between multiple drives.
The update was restricted to Steam users who were opted into the client beta channel at the time, but it's now been rolled out to everyone, along with specific notes about what's been changed.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Weekly Mods Report: HexArcana, Rainbow Six: Black Ops 2.0, GTA San Andreas HD Texture Pack & Twisted Insurrection
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/weekly-mods-report-hexarcana-rainbow-six-black-ops-2-0-gta-san-andreas-hd-texture-pack-twisted-insurrection/
A number of mods came out this week that passed under our radar so I’ve decided to collect and share most of them in one big article. I plan to keep posting these “mods report” articles each and every week. After all, it will introduce you to some mods we wouldn’t be sharing otherwise. So, let’s get started.
>> All those mods can be found at ModDB.

Runescape HD mod releasing next week after modder and Jagex reach agreement
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/Runelite-HD-Jagex-reverses-decision/
Jagex says it will publish another blog on the Old School Runescape site with instructions on how to install Runelite HD, which gives the original Runelite OS version of the game a significant graphical overhaul while maintaining the original game's style.
Update: Runescape developer Jagex has announced that 117scape's Runelite HD mod will be made freely available on September 13.

Two Team Fortress 2 mods are down due to 'an arrangement with Valve'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/two-team-fortress-2-mods-are-down-due-to-an-arrangement-with-valve/
Two major Team Fortress 2 mods have become temporarily unavailable at the close of this week, with creators of both the TF2 Classic and Open Fortress mods saying it's "due to an arrangement with Valve." Twitter posts from the official accounts of both mods used the quoted wording identically in their statement.
Both mods have also stated to their community that it's a temporary disruption, and that it's nothing to be worried about. Members of both teams have posted to Discord servers to allay the fears of fans.
It's now being speculated that both mods are getting a dedicated Steam page, similar to what happened in the past with popular projects like Black Mesa.

Among Us' crewmates pack a punch in this fan-made fighting game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/among-us-crewmates-pack-a-punch-in-this-fan-made-fighting-game-spin-off/
Forget emergency meetings and deception. What if the ultimate victor of Among Us' interstellar terror was decided with a good old-fashioned punch-up?
Enter Among Us Arena, a fan-made spin-off that pits the colourful crewmates against each other in traditional Street Fighter-esque brawls. Your character roster is, predictably, a palette of crewmate recolours—and while they all share a moveset, it provides some shockingly smooth and satisfying brawls.
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Starcutter reckons it'll be ready to show off footage of its "real" fighting game soon, with donations to Arena going towards it. Among Us Arena is free to download over on Itch.io.

GAMING NEWS

New beautiful screenshots surface for Elden Ring
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-beautiful-screenshots-surface-for-elden-ring/
Bandai Namco has released some new screenshots from its upcoming highly-anticipated action RPG, Elden Ring. My guess is that Bandai Namco is sharing these as teasers for Tokyo Game Show 2021. Thus, we might get a new trailer at that event. This is a hypothesis though so take it with a grain of salt.

First screenshots for Arkane’s Redfall leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-screenshots-for-arkanes-redfall-leaked-online/
In June 2021, we informed you about a new game from Arkane Austin, Redfall. Redfall is an open-world co-op FPS that aims to bring Arkane’s signature gameplay to the co-operative action and FPS genres. And from the looks of it, its first screenshots have been leaked online.