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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

Let's check what's going on at GOG:

• The Summer Sale is on its last legs and wil end in 7 hours.
• There's a new flash deal, Hammerting is going to be 60% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/hammerting

There are new sales at the Humble Store:

• The first one is an Immortal's Flash Sale from Ubisoft, with 72% discounts during 26 hours. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/immortals-ubisoft-flash-sales/
• There's a SEGA Publisher Sale featuring up to 80% discounts during 10 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sega-publisher-sale/
• And there's a VIP Indies DRM Freedom Sale, with up to 90% discouns during 11 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/vip-indies-drm-freedom-sale/

And Fanatical has two new flash deals for its ongoing Re3d Hot Deals Sale:

• The first flash deal is Zombie Army 4: Dead War, 71% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/zombie-army-4-dead-war
• The second flash deal is THE ODDBOXX, featuring the 4 classic games with a 85% discount during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/the-oddboxx
• And, by the way, the store is close to sell its 100 millionth key, and whoever gets it will win $1000 to spend in the store. Lean more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/will-you-be-the-100-millionth-game-key-winner

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD has released new drivers for GPUs it no longer supports
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/amd-has-released-new-drivers-for-gpus-it-no-longer-supports/
AMD moved a good chunk of its graphics cards to a "legacy support model" just over a year ago. You can pretty much read "legacy support model" as stopped supporting them, in fact AMD literally said: "No additional driver releases are planned to support these graphics products." But out of nowhere, it has released a new driver for its legacy cards. You can grab it from its site if you have an older graphics card that has found its way onto the legacy GPU list.
It's worth noting that the Adrenaline Edition 22.6.1 drivers are all over the place when it comes to operating system support. When it first dropped it was only available for Windows 10 64-bit, but now that's been extended to Windows 7 64-bit, too. 32-bit operating systems are right out, and seemingly so is Windows 8 on all counts.

The latest Windows 11 update fixes game crash woes for some users
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-latest-windows-11-update-fixes-game-crash-woes-for-some-users/
An optional Windows 11 update addresses a handful of issues for some users who are experiencing game crashes or are unable to upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11. It's part of the June 2022 monthly updates for Insiders, who can check out the fix before it's released en masse on July 12th for all.

Epic Games Store introduces rating system designed to stop review-bombing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/epic-games-store-introduces-rating-system-designed-to-stop-review-bombing/
The Epic Games Store is improving its functionality over time, and now it's going to wade into the treacherous waters of user reviews. A recent update has added ratings and polls to the store, which players will see at intervals after playing games, and the information gathered here will be used to populate a game's store page with more information about it.
The most notable element of this update is how Epic has designed the functionality around the problem of co-ordinated behaviour. Customer reviews are now as important if not more so than those of professional critics, across many fields, but online dynamics can see them used in unintended ways.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Fallout 4’s DLC-sized Mod, Fallout London, gets a new in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fallout-4s-dlc-sized-mod-fallout-london-gets-a-new-in-engine-trailer/
The modding team behind the DLC-sized mod for Fallout 4, Fallout London, has released a brand new in-engine trailer. According to the team, this video and announcement were put together to support the Fallout For Hope Initiative.
Fallout: London is an ambitious DLC-sized mod that brings the player into the nuclear apocalypse all the way to the doorsteps of Parliament. This is a Total Conversion mod that aims to encapsulate the gritty, adventurous nature of the Fallout games with a new world, factions, storylines, NPCs, weapons, creatures, and much more.

Half-Life Alyx No VR Mod looks better than ever, new gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/half-life-alyx-no-vr-mod-looks-better-than-ever-new-gameplay-video/
It’s been a while since our last look at the No VR Mod for Half-Life Alyx. And last month, SoMNst released a brand new gameplay video for it, showcasing its progress. Therefore, and since it’s the weekend, I’ve decided to share this video with you.
As the title suggests, this mod attempts to make Half-Life Alyx playable on non-VR devices. It’s still a WIP project and, unfortunately, there isn’t any preview or experimental version to download yet.

Far Cry: Rework is another cool mod for Crytek’s classic shooter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/far-cry-rework-is-another-cool-mod-for-cryteks-classic-shooter/
Modder ‘-SX-‘ is currently working on a brand new mod for Crytek’s classic shooter, Far Cry. This is the third major mod that is in development for the first Far Cry game, and below you can find its full details (as well as a gameplay video).
Far Cry: Rework will have the same visual environmental style as the game’s beta version. It will also have increased draw distance, some new vegetation from Far Cry 2010, a new fog effect for the jungle, and new terrain textures with better bump, displacement and specular maps. Players can also expect some new objects, better water shaders, some upscaled textures, new rocks, and CookiePLMonster’s Silent Patch.
As the modder noted, this won’t be a remake or remaster mod. Instead, think of it as an Enhanced Edition of the Steam version. Therefore, don’t expect any MAJOR graphical improvements. While the Far Cry: Rework will look better than the vanilla version, it won’t implement any modern-day features.

Brutal Doom: Black Edition brings Doom 3’s art style to classic Doom
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/brutal-doom-black-edition-brings-doom-3s-art-style-to-classic-doom/
Blackmore1014, Iddqd_Idkfa_Idclip, Doomsmile, Bifurcator and Vsonnier have released a brand new version of Brutal Doom: Black Edition. Brutal Doom: Black Edition is described as a dark, serious, realistic and “meaningful” vision of the original Brutal Doom.
Black Edition combines large battles and speed of classic Doom with the dark and atmospheric aesthetic of Doom 3. It also packs the dynamics of modern stuff found in Doom 2016.
The modders also claim that the mod focuses on diversity. However, it takes care of preserving the original style and atmosphere of the original Doom I/II.

Final Fantasy XIV gets a 31GB HD Texture Pack, overhauling all of its monsters
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/final-fantasy-xiv-gets-a-31gb-hd-texture-pack-overhauling-all-of-its-monsters/
Modder ‘kartoffel’ has released a pretty interesting HD Texture Pack for Final Fantasy XIV. As the title suggests, this pack is 31GB in size (when unpacked) and improves the textures of all monsters.
According to the modder, this pack improves the textures of all entities in /chara/monster except for: minions and pets, mounts, ornaments – fashion accessories.

This mod turns Stellaris into the Mass Effect strategy game you've dreamed of
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-mod-turns-stellaris-into-the-mass-effect-strategy-game-youve-dreamed-of/
If, like me, you've always wanted to see a more strategic, zoomed-out take on the Mass Effect setting, you're in luck: the Binary Helix mod group (cheekily named for a genetic engineering corporation in Mass Effect) is creating the Beyond the Relays project for Stellaris—a total conversion of the space strategy sim to the Mass Effect setting.
Stellaris has a history of great total conversion mods, with previous efforts bringing Star Trek and Warhammer 40K to life in the setting. Additionally, talented modders have, in the past, made individual addons based on Mass Effect to Stellaris, but Beyond the Relays looks to recreate the entire setting down to its political climate and rules of space travel.

GAMING NEWS

A Plague Tale: Requiem will release on October 18th, will support Ray Tracing & DLSS
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/a-plague-tale-requiem-will-release-on-october-18th-will-support-ray-tracing-dlss/
Focus Home Interactive has announced that A Plague Tale: Requiem will release on October 18th. In addition, NVIDIA revealed that the game will support Ray Tracing effects, as well as its own upscaling technique, DLSS.

Evil West gets a new trailer, showing off 10 minutes of gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/evil-west-gets-a-new-trailer-showing-off-10-minutes-of-gameplay-footage/
Focus Home Interactive has released a new trailer for Evil West, showing off 10 minutes of brand new gameplay footage. Evil West is a third-person gory action combat game, and this trailer will give you a glimpse at what you can expect from it.

Unreal Engine 4-powered 16-bit Zelda-inspired game, Airoheart, will release on September 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-powered-16-bit-zelda-inspired-game-airoheart-will-release-on-september-30th/
SOEDESCO has announced that its upcoming 16-bit Zelda-inspired game, Airoheart, will release on September 30th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Tower of Fantasy, Genshin Impact/Zelda-lookalike game, will release in Q3 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tower-of-fantasy-genshin-impact-zelda-lookalike-game-will-release-in-q3-2022/
Level Infinite and Hotta Studio have announced that the upcoming open-world RPG, Tower of Fantasy, will release globally in Q3 2022. This global release will support eight languages (English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian).

Official trailer for Tencent’s Unreal Engine 5-powered game, Code: To Jin Yong
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-trailer-for-tencents-unreal-engine-5-powered-game-code-to-jin-yong/
IGN has shared the official gameplay trailer for Tencent’s upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered game, Code: To Jin Yong. Developed by Lightspeed Games, the team behind PUBG Mobile and Apex Legends Mobile, Code: To Jin Yong will be an open-world game.