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This is it, guys. The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Humble Store has a new sale: the Nacon Connect Sale with up to 90% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for Steam and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/nacon-connect-sale/.

Fanatical has a new bundle: the Platinum Collection BYOB for July, with 18 games to choose for your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam's most wishlisted game gets knocked over by a cat
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-most-wishlisted-game-gets-knocked-over-by-a-cat/
The Day Before, an open-world zombie survival game, isn't the most original idea for a videogame ever, but it definitely managed to capture the imaginations of an awful lot of gamers: For a long time it sat atop the list of most wishlisted game on Steam. But in May, The Day Before was delayed by nearly a year, and now it's been surpassed on the chart by Stray, the game about a cat making his way in a city inhabited by robots.
Here's how the top ten currently shakes out:

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map defies what should be possible in Source
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-counter-strike-global-offensive-map-defies-what-should-be-possible-in-source/
I am not a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player. Despite this, I keep a close eye on the scene entirely due to the way it's kept Source mapping alive well into the 2020s, pushing the boundaries of the engine that powered Half-Life 2—and a toolset I'm intimately familiar with.
CS:GO mappers have taken Source to absurd lengths, but an upcoming wingman map looks set to put even the community's high standards to shame.
Created by 3D artist Will Granda, de_prime doesn't look like any Counter-Strike map before it. It's absurdly dense with detail that source shouldn't be able to support, lighting density well beyond the norm, and dynamic environments well beyond the static arenas of CS:GO norm. It's not quite cutting-edge by today's standards, but it looks more akin to a Titanfall 2 map than anything out of CS:GO.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa is getting a remake… in the original Half-Life engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-remake-black-mesa-is-getting-a-remake-in-the-original-half-life-engine/
The modders behind Black Mesa (originally Black Mesa: Source) spent around 15 years remaking Half-Life in Valve's Source engine. It was a massive and ambitious undertaking, and it was—to borrow a line from another Valve game—a huge success. While Black Mesa sticks to the structure of Half-Life it also expands the game, adding far more detail and drama, and even redesigning many of the levels. It's both a worthy tribute to and a masterful reimagining of the classic sci-fi shooter.
Now another group of modders is taking Black Mesa and… let me just check that I've got this right… remaking it in Half-Life 1's engine?
Yep. This is a thing that is happening. The mod is called Black Mesa Classic, and it's a demake of the Black Mesa remake, bringing the updated version of Half-Life back into the original game's engine. That's… interesting.

GAMING NEWS

First in-engine trailer released for RoboCop: Rogue City, releases in June 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-in-engine-trailer-released-for-robocop-rogue-city-releases-in-june-2023/
NACON has released the first official in-engine trailer for RoboCop: Rogue City. In addition, the publisher revealed that the game will release in June 2023.
In RoboCop: Rogue City, you’ll become the iconic hero whose part man, part machine, all cop. As such, players will attempt to bring justice to the dangerous, crime-ridden streets of Old Detroit.

Here is your first look at Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-your-first-look-at-ubisofts-skull-and-bones/
Ubisoft has revealed the first gameplay trailers for its upcoming pirate game, Skull and Bones. In addition, the company revealed that the game will be indeed coming out on November 8th.

NACON has announced a new Terminator game, Terminator Survival Project
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nacon-has-announced-a-new-terminator-game-terminator-survival-project/
NACON announced a new game based on this iconic franchise, called Terminator Survival Project. And although the publisher did not reveal any additional details, it did share a teaser trailer for it.
>> Alien Isolation but with a T-1000?

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown gets a new in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/test-drive-unlimited-solar-crown-gets-a-new-in-engine-trailer/
NACON has released a new trailer for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown that packs a few seconds of in-engine footage. This isn’t a gameplay trailer, and you should not expect much from it.
>> And here are some new screenshots that show off the environments.

New trailers for SteelRising, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Ad Infinitum, Hell is Us and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-for-steelrising-the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-ad-infinitum-hell-is-us-and-more/
A lot of trailers aired during the Nacon Connect 2022 event. As such, we’ve decided to collect most of them and share them in one big article. So, without further ado, you can find below the trailers for SteelRising, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Ad Infinitum, Hell is Us and more.
>> The "and more" means 10 other games: WRC Generations, Session: Skate Sim, Blood Bowl 3, Gangs of Sherwood, ParadiZe Project, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, Crown Wars - The Black Prince, Ravenswatch and War Hospital.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and SteelRising will have Ray Tracing effects on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-and-steelrising-will-have-ray-tracing-effects-on-pc/
NVIDIA has announced that both The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and SteelRising will have Ray Tracing effects on PC. Additionally, both of these games will support its Deep Learning Super Sampling tech (also known as DLSS).