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The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Ragnarök Edition, 47% off during the next 48 hours. The key is for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/assassin-s-creed-valhalla-ragnarok-edition
• The new BYO Slayer Bundle 5 comes with 18 games for your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-slayer-bundle-5

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 512.15 WHQL Driver available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-512-15-whql-driver-available-for-download/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to its release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 512.15 WHQL driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for Ghostwire: Tokyo. Moreover, it adds support for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands.
Furthermore, NVIDIA suggests using this driver in order to take advantage of DLAA in Chorus, Jurassic World Evolution 2, and No Man’s Sky.
As always, this new driver also comes with a number of fixes and tweaks. For instance, it resolves some shadow rendering issues in Enscape. It also increases registry reads by DWM.exe when GPU is connected to G-SYNC/G-SYNC Compatible display.
>> Available from here.

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 22.3.2
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-22-3-2
Support For

• Ghostwire: Tokyo
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
  • Up to 23% increase in performance in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands @ 4k Badass settings, using AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.3.2 on the Radeon RX 6900XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.3.1RS-465
  • Up to 21% increase in performance in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands @ 4k Badass settings, using AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.3.2 on the Radeon RX 6800XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.3.1RS-466
  • Up to 20% increase in performance in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands @ 4k Badass settings, using AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 22.3.2 on the Radeon RX 6700XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.3.1RS-467
• Additional Vulkan® extensions. Click here for more information.

Fixed Issues

• While playing Cyberpunk 2077™ on some AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon™ RX 570 Graphics, some users may observe an issue where indoor areas appear darker than expected.
• Game crash may be observed by users on some AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon™ RX 6900 XT while playing Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin™.
• Stuttering may be experienced while playing Genshin Impact™ with video playback or encoding on some AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon™ RX 6900 XT.
• Using the AMD Software hotkey to open and close Radeon™ Overlay may introduce stuttering while playing some games such as Grim Dawn™.
• During Hades™ gameplay, some users on AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon™ RX 6800 may experience game crash.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Mod for Skyrim, Skyblivion, gets a new developer diary
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-mod-for-skyrim-skyblivion-gets-a-new-developer-diary/
A few days ago, we shared a comparison screenshot between Skyblivion and Oblivion. And today, its team released a brand new developer diary.
As we’ve already reported, Skyblivion aims to bring The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion to a new generation of gamers and re-introduce it to long-time fans of the series. This mod will also support both Skyrim Legacy Edition and Skyrim Special Edition.

Bloodborne Kart is a new fan-made PSX-like free game for the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bloodborne-kart-psx-free-game-pc/
Lilith Walther, the developer behind the amazing PSX demake of Bloodborne for PC, has announced Bloodborne Kart. Yeap, you read that right. The game a lot of Bloodborne fans have been waiting for is happening, and will be available for free on PC.

Quake 4 in Quake 1 Demake is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/quake-4-in-quake-1-demake-is-now-available-for-download/
Remember the Quake 4 in Quake 2 Demake we shared last month? Well, modder TheMrBenpulido is back with a similar mod for the first Quake game. As the title implies, this mod demakes all of the Quake 4 levels for id Software’s classic Quake game.
In order to recreate these levels, the modder used assets from the first Quake. The modder also used enemies from the first Quake in order to replicate some of Quake 4’s boss encounters. Additionally, you can expect Quake 3 music on some maps, as well as a new graphical interface.

GAMING NEWS

Star Wars: Battlefront 3-inspired game, Galaxy in Turmoil, has been cancelled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-3-inspired-game-galaxy-in-turmoil-has-been-cancelled/
Frontwire Studios has announced the cancellation of its Star Wars: Battlefront 3-inspired game, Galaxy in Turmoil. After an underwhelming demo and a failed Kickstarter campaign, the team decided to shut this project down.

Alterborn is a new Dark Souls-inspired roguelite looter shooter, coming to PC in Q3 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/alterborn-is-a-new-dark-souls-inspired-roguelite-looter-shooter-coming-to-pc-in-q3-2023/
Iron Lung has announced a new game that is inspired by Dark Souls, called Alterborn. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team also released an in-engine trailer that you can find below.
Alterborn is a third-person survival action shooter filled with dark humor. The game draws inspiration from multiple genres such as soulslike, roguelite, looter shooter, and more.