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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has a couple of new flash deals and two new sales:

• The first flash deal is Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game, 55% off until Fiday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/chef_a_restaurant_tycoon_game
• The second flash deal is Megaquarium, 60% off during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/megaquarium
• The Midweek Sale, full of management games, brings up to 85% discounts until Sunday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220309_midweek_sale_managerial
• And there's a Special Sale "Games for Food Lovers", with up to 80% discounts during the next 4 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220309_midweek_sale

Steam has two daily deals:

• The first daily deal is Genesis Noir, 45% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/735290/Genesis_Noir/
• The second daily deal is Rise of Industry, with a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/Rise_of_Industry/

And Fanatical has a new bundle (there are no new flash deals when writing this): the BYO Spring Bundle, with 20 games to choose for your 1, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-spring-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam had 69 million daily users in 2021
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/steam-had-69-million-daily-users-in-2021/
Valve has published the Steam Year in Review 2021—yes, in March 2022. It's good to experience a bit of Valve time again, don't you think?
The Year in Review is a mix of customer-facing stats and shop talk for developers using the platform. The headline numbers this year are as impressive as they've ever been, even in the context of 2020's unprecedented growth: 69 million daily active players (nice), making up 132 million unique monthly users, with the highest concurrent player count at any one point being 27.4 million people.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Cloud Strife's modded abs have Final Fantasy 7 players in a tizzy
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cloud-strifes-modded-abs-have-final-fantasy-7-players-in-a-tizzy/
I've always been of the mind that anyone looks great in a crop top, and Final Fantasy 7's Cloud Strife is no exception. For some reason, not everyone seems to agree with me though. A mod from juijub on NexusMods has put the grumpy protagonist in a pretty sweet cropped leather jacket, showing off the typical JRPG protagonist washboard abs (thanks, Kotaku).
While I'm a fan of the mod, not everyone was into it. Comments were asking juijub to cover up his exposed midriff, with one writing "any way we can get a version without the belly exposed? Otherwise looks great" while another said "this is very cool! But I would also like one without the lewd belly exposed." Now I'm not sure I'd go as far to call a man's stomach lewd, especially considering the same modder literally has a mod that makes Cloud naked, but the cropped look isn't for everyone.

GAMING NEWS

Bethesda has removed Denuvo from Wolfenstein Youngblood
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bethesda-has-removed-denuvo-from-wolfenstein-youngblood/
Bethesda has released a new update for Wolfenstein Youngblood that removes the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Wolfenstein: Youngblood came out in 2019 so it took Bethesda almost three years in order to remove it.

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN will be exclusive on Epic Store, official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-will-be-exclusive-on-epic-store-official-pc-system-requirements/
Square Enix has announced that CHAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS will be coming exclusively on Epic Games Store. In addition, the publisher has revealed the game’s official PC minimum and recommended requirements.

First Shadow Warrior 3 Patch fixes all stuttering issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-shadow-warrior-3-patch-fixes-all-stuttering-issues/
Flying Wild Hog has released the first post-launch update for its latest first-person shooter, Shadow Warrior 3. And, we are happy to report that this patch fully fixes the game’s annoying stuttering issues.

Gotham Knights will officially release on October 25th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gotham-knights-will-officially-release-on-october-25th/
Warner Bros has just announced that Gotham Knights will release on October 25th, 2022. And… well… that’s it. The publisher did not share any new screenshots or a new trailer for it.
>> Ryuu96 has made a thread about it.

Dying Light 2 Update 1.2.0 brings combat, ragdolls & DX12 cache-related improvements, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/dying-light-2-update-1-2-0-brings-combat-ragdolls-dx12-cache-related-improvements-full-patch-notes/
Techland has released a brand new update for Dying Light 2: Stay Human. According to the release notes, Patch 1.2.0 brings a number of combat, ragdolls and DX12 cache-related improvements. Moreover, it improves overall stability, and packs various co-op fixes.