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The Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Humble Store has a (new? I'm not sure) Square-Enix Publisher Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 12 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/square-enix-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has two more flash deals from its Red Hot Sale:

• DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT is 37% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/death-stranding-director-s-cut
• And Styx: Master of Shadows gets a massive 95% discount during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/styx-master-of-shadows-plugin

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

A new version of DRM software Denuvo is coming to squat on your games
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-version-of-drm-software-denuvo-is-coming-to-squat-on-your-games/
Digital Rights Management software Denuvo is a recurring PC gaming villain, frequently blamed for launch issues and problems with performance. That may not always be fair, but recent games like Resident Evil Village seem to have suffered and, even if it does work as intended, it leaves players vulnerable to service lapses that render their games unplayable.
Nevertheless Denuvo remains a popular piece of thirdparty software among developers who want to minimise piracy, and now the company has announced Denuvo SecureDLC. This DRM software goes above-and-beyond the vanilla Denuvo by protecting games, and it seems to be particularly focused on F2P games, where the money is being made through microtransactions.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You can now play Elden Ring as Silent Hill’s Pyramid Head
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/you-can-now-play-elden-ring-as-silent-hills-pyramid-head/
Elden Ring and Silent Hill fans, here is something for you today. Tallmaget has released a cool mod that allows you to play Elden Ring as Silent Hill’s iconic character, the Pyramid Head.
According to the modder, this mod comes in two versions. The first one is the original version and the second is a bloodlust massacre version. This mod also replaces the following armor and weapon.

This Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod completely overhauls its law system
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-red-dead-redemption-2-mod-completely-overhauls-its-law-system/
Modder ‘SerjRozov’ has released a pretty interesting mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that aims to completely overhaul its law system. According to the modder, this mod will make the game’s original crime system a bit more realistic.
Going into more details, this mod will alter law dispatch timing, which will now depend on your distance from a town. In other words, no more instant lawmen in the middle of nowhere. Furthermore, the mod makes changes to the Bounty Level, Town laws, Crimes, Train Robbery.
It’s also worth noting that this mod changes the “time of day and weather condition dependencies on ped perceptions “. It also adds/changes gang-type combat skills and weapon accuracy.

AMD FSR 2.0 now available in Dying Light 2 thanks to this mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/amd-fsr-2-0-now-available-in-dying-light-2-thanks-to-this-mod/
Modder ‘mnxn’ has released a new mod that adds support for AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 in Dying Light 2: Stay Human. This mod is based on the AMD FSR 2.0 Mod for Cyberpunk 2077 we shared last week. Basically, this mod replaces DLSS with FSR 2.0. By using this mod, PC gamers from all camps (Intel, AMD and NVIDIA) can select DLSS via the in-game settings and use AMD’s latest upscaling technique.

GAMING NEWS

Need for Speed & Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora rumored to be released in November 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/need-for-speed-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-rumored-to-be-released-in-november-2022/
Industry insider Tom Henderson has leaked the release dates of the next Need for Speed game and Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. According to Henderson, both of these games will release in November 2022.

Arkane’s Redfall gets a brand new official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/arkanes-redfall-gets-a-brand-new-official-gameplay-trailer/
Bethesda and Arkane have released a brand new official gameplay trailer for their upcoming title, Redfall. As with the previous trailer, this one features pre-alpha gameplay footage, which means that it does not represent the quality of the final product.

Digimon Survive gets an official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/digimon-survive-gets-an-official-gameplay-trailer/
Bandai Namco has released an official gameplay trailer for Digimon Survive. Digimon Survive is a visual novel and tactical RPG hybrid, and this trailer will give you a glimpse at what you can expect from it.