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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new sales:

• The first one is an Aspyr Sale featuring... its 3 games on the store. At least they're up to 80% off during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/aspyr_sale
• And publisher SNEG offers its games up to 50% off during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/sneg_sale

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first daily deal is Spellcaster University, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/895620/Spellcaster_University/
• The second daily deal is Dark Deity, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374840/Dark_Deity/

Fanatical has several new deals:

• The new Star Deal is The Walking Dead: The Final Season, 70% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-walking-dead-the-final-season
• Aspyr celebrates its 25th anniversary by putting its games up to 80% off during the next 4 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/aspyr
• The Fallout franchise is going to be up to 77% off during the next 12 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/fallout
• And the new Fanatical Favorites BYOB comes with 22 games to choose your 2, 3 or 6 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/fanatical-favorites-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Remastered Mod adds 4K textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/star-wars-jedi-knight-ii-jedi-outcast-remastered-mod-adds-4k-textures/
Modder ‘Kuzja80’ has released a must-have HD Texture Pack/remastered mod for Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. This project is 5.5GB in size, overhauls all of the game’s textures, and brings a number of tweaks and enhancements.
Going into more details, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Remastered upscales all of the game’s textures. The modder has used AI techniques in order to upscale all textures to 4K. As such, these new textures retain the same art style with the original/vanilla ones.
Moreover, this mod fixes the game’s shadows maps, restores EAX, restores dismemberment for all enemies, and adds support for HD/4K resolutions. Not only that, but it allows you to change the game’s FOV.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Fans working on a “classic remake” of Resident Evil 3 in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fans-working-on-a-classic-remake-of-resident-evil-3-in-unreal-engine-5/
Resident Evil 3 Remake disappointed some fans with the lack of the classic – but awful – tank controls and fixed camera angles. I know, it sounds strange. Apparently, though, some fans are working on a “proper” and more faithful remake of this Resident Evil game.
This new fan remake of Resident Evil 3 will be using Unreal Engine 5 and will have fixed camera angles. From the looks of it, the team behind it is using Jill’s 3D model from Resident Evil 3 Remake. However, Jill will now have her iconic clothes from the original game.
Not only that, but the game’s environments are exactly the same as those from Resident Evil 3 Remake. The team appears to have exported and imported the environments in Unreal Engine 5. Then, it used fixed camera angles in order to provide a more faithful experience to the game.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Community Patch 1.1 is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/mass-effect-legendary-edition-community-patch-1-1-is-available-for-download/
The Mass Effect Community Patch Team has released a brand new patch for the first Mass Effect remastered game. Update 1.1 adds Italian localization to the mod, corrects some spelling errors, and fixes some bugs.
Additionally, this new patch improves the lighting in the Citadel introduction cutscene. It also fixes missing and repeating ambient lines when approaching the second gatehouse in Virmire.
You can download this unofficial patch from here. In order to use it, you’ll also need the ME3Tweaks Mod Manager.

Far Cry 6 mod lets you change FOV while driving and horsing around
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/far-cry-6-mod-lets-you-change-fov-while-driving-and-horsing-around/
Far Cry 6 has been out for barely a week, and mods have already begun to appear. There aren't many of them yet, but one in particular is sure to make a bunch of players happy. It's an easy fix for a major FOV issue.
Far Cry 6 has an FOV slider, but PC players quickly noticed it was a bit limited. While you can use the slider to change your FOV setting while on foot, the moment you jump into a car or onto a horse your face is slammed back into an extremely oppressive FOV of around 50. That's even closer than the default on-foot FOV setting of 75, which is a bit baffling, and it doesn't matter how much you yank the slider around: You can't change your FOV while in a car or on a horse.
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The Far Cry 6 FOV Fixer mod will take care of that annoying problem. It doesn't let you set a distinct FOV value for driving or riding horses, instead preserving the FOV setting you've selected for running around on foot and applying it to everything else.

GAMING NEWS

Crytek has detailed all the tech/graphical improvements of Crysis 2 Remastered
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crytek-has-detailed-all-the-tech-graphical-improvements-of-crysis-2-remastered/
Crysis Remastered Trilogy releases on October 15th and during its latest livestream, Crytek detailed all the tech and graphical improvements that are coming with Crysis 2 Remastered.

Monster Hunter Rise – Nintendo Switch vs PC Graphics Comparison Video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/monster-hunter-rise-nintendo-switch-vs-pc-graphics-comparison-video/
YouTube’s ‘ElAnalistaDeBits’ has shared a comparison video between the Nintendo Switch and the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise. This video will give you an idea of the graphical improvements that will be implemented in the PC version.

The Lost Wild is a new dinosaur survival horror adventure game, first details, screenshots & trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-lost-wild-is-a-new-dinosaur-survival-horror-adventure-game-first-details-screenshots-trailer/
Great Ape Games is currently working on a new dinosaur survival horror adventure game, called The Lost Wild. Now contrary to most other recent dinosaur games, this one will be offering a cinematic single-player experience. In short, this is the game we’ve been waiting for so long (even though it’s coming from a small team).

Call of Duty Warzone & Vanguard will get a new anti-cheat system with a PC kernel-level driver
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-warzone-vanguard-will-get-a-new-anti-cheat-system-with-pc-kernel-level-driver/
Activision has announced that Call of Duty Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard will get a new anti-cheat system, called RICOCHET. Additionally, Activision will launch a new PC kernel-level driver in order to fight back cheaters.

Call of Duty Vanguard Zombies Trailer has been leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/call-of-duty-vanguard-zombies-trailer-has-been-leaked-online/
Activision plans to release the official Zombies trailer for Call of Duty: Vanguard in three hours. However, it appears that the trailer has been leaked online, and you can go ahead and watch it below.

Deathloop gets an 11GB Update, adds DLSS, improves Ray Tracing performance
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/deathloop-gets-a-11gb-update-adds-dlss-improves-ray-tracing-performance/
Bethesda and Arkane have released a new major update for the PC version of Deathloop. According to the teams, this first major game update adds support for NVIDIA DLSS. Moreover, it improves Ray Tracing performance, and adds support for Sony DualSense controller audio.