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Let's go with the Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Tp`10

GOG starts the week with two Deal of the Day and two new sales:

• The first DotD is Journey to the Savage Planet, 60% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/journey_to_the_savage_planet
• The second DotD is Worms World Party Remastered, 80% off until Wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/worms_world_party_remastered
• The Weekly Sale features games from Team17 with up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220725_team17_sale
• And there's the Find your Indie Sale, featuring lots of indie games with up to 90% discounts during the next 7 days. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/pick_your_next_game_to_play_with_find_your_indie_sale_on_gog

Steam has a new sale: Gang Beasts is going to be 55% off until August 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/285900/Gang_Beasts/.

We find three new sales at Humble:

• At Humble Bundle there's Deck Builder Bundle, featuring up to 7 games during the next 11 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/deck-builder-bundle
• And at the Humble Store we find another two sales:
  • The Annapurna Interactive Publisher Sale brings up to 70% discounts during 4 days. The keys are all for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/annapurna-publisher-week/
  • And the Adventure Sale features up to 90% during the next 7 days (except the Capcom games). There are keys for Steam, GOG, EGS and Uplay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/adventure-sale/

And Fanatical has two deals:

• The Star Deal, that started yesterday, is DOOM Eternal - Deluxe Edition, 70% off during another 24 hours. Be careful because it has almost run out of keys: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/doom-eternal-deluxe-edition
• And PQube Limited puts its games on sale, up to 90% off during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/pqube-limited

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Half-Life 2: We Don’t Go To Ravenholm Demo available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/half-life-2-we-dont-go-to-ravenholm-demo-available-for-download/
The team behind the upcoming “We Don’t Go To Ravenholm” fan expansion for Half-Life 2 has released a demo for it. According to the team, the demo features the first chapter of this expansion, and offers around 35-40 minutes of gameplay.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gets a 19GB AI-upscaled 4K Texture Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-gets-a-19gb-ai-upscaled-4k-texture-pack/
Modder ‘no1messesthe501st’ has released a 4K Texture Pack for the original/legacy version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As the modder noted, this pack is for those who seek high-resolution textures but want their game to retain its original art style.
no1messesthe501st has upscaled the textures from the official HD DLC and the base game. In order to do so, they used ESRGAN with the 4x-SkyrimTexV2.1 and V2_Fabric models.
Do note that this pack does not feature any normal maps or glow maps.

You can now play Stray in first-person mode thanks to this mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/you-can-now-play-stray-in-first-person-mode-thanks-to-this-mod/
Stray is a new third-person adventure game that came out recently, in which you control a cat. And now, thanks to its modding community, PC gamers can experience this title from a first-person viewpoint.
Created by Jessica Natalia, this mod allows you to play Stray in first-person mod. And while there are a couple of bugs, we highly recommend downloading it.

Stray modders are putting their own four-legged friends in the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/stray-modders-are-putting-their-own-four-legged-friends-in-the-game/
Stray is a game where you play as an adorable orange cat lad. Some of us—like deputy guides editor Lauren Aitken—are luckily enough to already have the protagonist resemble one of our four-legged friends. For others, the desire to have their own fur babies represented is mighty strong.
As spotted by Imogen Donovan, a quick glance at Nexus Mods and you'll be met with an entire litter of reskins made to resemble either the modder's own pets or to fulfil requests on behalf of other players who want their cat in-game. It's absolutely bloody adorable and has opened the game to a whole variety of fuzzy friends. There are tuxedo cats, calicoes, and even adorable sphynxes! Some, like this gorgeous grey domestic cat, have been made to honour pets who passed away. I'm not crying, you are.

Ambitious mod 'Life of Crime' brings a new singleplayer experience into Red Dead Redemption 2.
https://www.pcgamer.com/ambitious-mod-life-of-crime-brings-a-new-singleplayer-experience-into-red-dead-redemption-2/
If you enjoyed Red Dead Redemption 2's singleplayer but found Arthur Morgan’s dusty leather jacket a little too restrictive, here’s a mod for you: 'Life of Crime' is an ambitious project that aims to deliver a completely new singleplayer experience within Rockstar's meticulous envisioning of the Old West, specifically one that lets you play as a new character of your own devising.
Life of Crime isn't just a simple mission pack either. It kicks off with own bespoke introductory sequence where your character (who can be male or female) busts out of Siska Penitentiary, before meeting up with a contact who helps them get started in their new criminal career. Once out in the open world, you can access a bespoke skill tree for upgrading your character, and embark upon two new missions, a manor heist, and a train heist, as well as earning money in all the usual ways, both legal and illegal.
>> Expect a note from Take 2 soon.

GAMING NEWS

No Man’s Sky Endurance Update 3.96 released, fixes numerous bugs and crashes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/no-mans-sky-endurance-update-3-96-released-fixes-numerous-bugs-and-crashes-full-patch-notes/
Hello Games has released a brand new update for No Man’s Sky. According to the release notes, No Man’s Sky Endurance Update 3.96 addresses numerous bugs, visual issues and crashes that affected the game.

The Last of Us – Remake vs Original Comparison Screenshots & Video
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/the-last-of-us-remake-vs-original-comparison-screenshots-video/
Last week, a number of screenshots leaked online for The Last of Us Part 1 Remake. And then, after a couple of days, Sony released an official gameplay trailer for this upcoming game. So, below you can find some comparisons between the original PS3 version and this upcoming PC/PS5 version.