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It's time, for the Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

Sunbreak expansion nearly doubles Monster Hunter Rise's Steam player record
https://www.pcgamer.com/sunbreak-expansion-nearly-doubles-monster-hunter-rises-steam-player-record/
Monster Hunter Rise is probably 2022's sleeper title on PC. It racked up pretty big numbers, but releasing in mid-January and sharing its early-year release window with Elden Ring in February did it no favors. Well, it's asleep no more, as the release of the Sunbreak expansion has led Capcom's latest monster hunting title to nearly double its record concurrent player count on Steam, by SteamDB's reckoning.
Peaking at about 134,000 concurrents a few days after launch in January, Monster Hunter Rise has now, uh, risen to a high of 231,360 this weekend as Sunbreak launches. On their respective launch days, Rise had a mere 90,000, while Rise had more than 194,000 on Sunbreak's launch day.

GOG has two new flash deals and a new weekly sale:

• The first Flash Deal is Anstoss 1-3 Bundle, with a 10% discount during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/anstoss_13_bundle
• The second Flash Deal is Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game, still in development, with a 20% discount until Wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/colony_ship_a_postearth_role_playing_game
• The new Weekly Sale features surreal and psychological games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220704_weekly_sale

Steam's Summer Sale will end this Thursday. If you're still debating whether get a certain game or not, hurry up, because time is running out.

The Humble Store has the new Lost In Space Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 4 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG, EGS and Uplay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/space-sale/

And Fanatical's Red Hot Sale enters its Encore mode, meaning that it's close to end. Because of that, there are several new flash deals and bundles:

• There are 15 new flash deals, and all of them will end in 48 hours. Check them out.
• And there are 4 new bundles: BYO Indie-pendence Bundle, Rimworld with all expansions, The Jackbox Quintpack and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle. Except for the first one, the rest will end in less than 3 days.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Skyrim Together Reborn, multiplayer mod for Bethesda’s RPG, will release on July 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-together-reborn-multiplayer-mod-for-bethesda-rpg-will-release-on-july-8th/
The team behind Skyrim Together, has announced that its sequel, Skyrim Together Reborn, will release on July 8th. This is a must-have mod that allows you to play The Elder Scroll: Skyrim Special Edition in co-op with multiple players.
Going into more details, Skyrim Together Reborn allows multiple players to connect to a single instance through a server browser. The team claimed that it has rewritten the code from the ground up, since the old codebase was too messy to work with. As such, Skyrim Together Reborn is significantly better than old Skyrim Together.

Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition Update #8 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/silent-hill-2-enhanced-edition-update-8-available-for-download/
The team behind the amazing Enhanced Edition project for Silent Hill 2 has released a brand new update for it. This update introduces a Setup Tool (Installer) and a Configuration Tool (Launcher).
In case you weren’t aware, Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition is a collection of mods that enhances the game and makes it playable on all modern systems. This is a must-have mod for all Silent Hill 2 fans, and we highly recommend downloading it.
This new version of Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition introduces a custom streaming audio engine. It also packs some FMV enhancements, fixes some specific sound looping issues, makes some cut-scene camera adjustments, and refines some upscaled images.

The Witcher 3 gets a cool combat resource overhaul mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-witcher-3-gets-a-combat-resource-overhaul-mod/
Modder ‘KiroKobra’ has released a combat resource overhaul mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. As the title suggests, this mod will overhaul the game’s combat mechanics. Thus, we only recommend using this mod if you’ve already played the game.
Going into more details, this mod unlocks the game’s special abilities and signs. Moreover, Signs now use Focus points to cast up-to 3 times, and Melee attacks cost stamina. Additionally, the mod rebalances focus regeneration, as well as numerous skills and effects.
The mod also enhances the game’s Battle Trance system. Players can now restore additional Focus Points by successfully landing melee attacks, holding guard, and using evasive maneuvers.

AMD FSR 2.0 Mod released for Red Dead Redemption 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/amd-fsr-2-0-mod-released-for-red-dead-redemption-2/
RealIndica has shared a new mod that adds support for AMD’s FSR 2.0 in Red Dead Redemption 2. As you may have guessed, this AMD FSR 2.0 is based on the Cyberpunk 2077 FSR 2.0 Mod we shared a while back.
Similarly to the Dying Light 2 FSR 2.0 Mod, this mod replaces DLSS with FSR 2.0. As such, those that do not own an RTX GPU can now take advantage of AMD’s latest upscaling tech.

GAMING NEWS

New Halo Infinite Forge gameplay footage leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-halo-infinite-forge-gameplay-footage-leaked-online/
It appears that a new video for Halo Infinite’s Forge Mode has been leaked online, giving us a glimpse at it. This latest gameplay video reveals object scaling, which enables you to increase or decrease an object’s size.

Here are 18 minutes of gameplay footage from One Piece Odyssey
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-18-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-one-piece-odyssey/
At Anime Expo 2022, Bandai Namco presented a demo for its latest One Piece game, One Piece Odyssey. As such, you can find below a video, showcasing 18 minutes of gameplay footage from it.

Last edited by JEMC - on 04 July 2022