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The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away the game Unrailed!: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/unrailed.
Next week... I don't know, they don't even post if there will be a free game or not. We'll have to wait and see..
*Edit* check out Conina's post to see the free game for next week.

Steam has a new daily deal: SILT gets a 25% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1325890/SILT/.

Humble Bundle has the new Walking Dead 10th Anniversary Bundle, with up to 8 games and DLCs to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/walking-dead-10th-anniversary-bundle.

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Clue/Cluedo: The Classic Mystery Game, 70% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/clue-cluedo-the-classic-mystery-game
• The new Platinum Collection BYOB for August is here, with 16 titles 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

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx now supports Vulkan, Playstation 3 emulator RPCS3 supports save states
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nintendo-emulator-ryujinx-now-supports-vulkan-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-supports-save-states/
Some news surfaced yesterday regarding the best emulators for Nintendo Switch and Playstation 3. According to their teams, Ryujinx now supports the Vulkan API, whereas RPCS3 now supports save states.
According to the devs behind Ryujinx, the Vulkan API will benefit mostly AMD and Intel owners. Since their OpenGL drivers are not as good as NVIDIA’s, owners of these GPUs can either deal with graphical bugs and poor performance or use Linux. However, and by using Vulkan, Ryujinx can run faster on both AMD’s and Intel’s hardware. Furthermore, Vulkan can natively use a shading language called SPIR-V which is much faster at compiling shaders than the rather sluggish GLSL that OpenGL uses. This last one will also benefit NVIDIA owners.
On the other hand, Save States on RPCS3 are snapshots of whatever was happening on the emulator at the exact moment when they were performed.

Real Return To Castle Wolfenstein 4.0 Mod brings new enemies, AI reiforcements, new HUD & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/real-return-to-castle-wolfenstein-4-0-mod-brings-new-enemies-ai-reiforcements-new-hud-more/
WolfETPlayer has released a new version of the RealRTCW overhaul mod for Return To Castle Wolfenstein. According to the modder, Version 4.0 adds new enemies, improves animations, adds the Rewards System for finding Secrets, and introduces AI Reiforcements.
In case you weren’t aware, RealRTCW is an overhaul mod that features a new renderer, expands the game’s arsenal, rebalances gunplay, and packs HD graphics.
Going into more details, the new enemy types are Occult Priests, X-Shepherds, German Shepherd. The first two were exclusive to the console version of Return To Castle Wolfenstein. And, speaking of console-only features, the mod adds the Rewards System for finding Secrets.

This Zelda: Breath of the Wild mod for Minecraft totally Hyrules
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-mod-for-minecraft-totally-hyrules/
The vast and lovely landscapes of Breath of the Wild are such an obvious match for Minecraft that someone built the entire BOTW map last year, but that was just a starting point. Yet another pair of modders have added in some crucial Zelda gameplay with a functional Sheikah Slate and all its abilities, a boomerang, Sheikah towers, and quite a bit more. If you're sick to death of creepers exploding all your hard work, you can give them a taste of their own torture with Link's remote detonate bombs.

This Doom modder is sending Max Payne to Mars in 'Doom Payne'
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-doom-modder-is-sending-max-payne-to-mars-in-doom-payne/
If you've ever wished Max Payne would shut up about his metaphorical demons and start confronting some literal ones, a modder by the name of BulletTimeTails is working on the mod for you. "Doom Payne", which they've been tinkering with since at least June, takes everyone's favourite whiskey-soaked cop-slash-beat poet and drops him straight into the original Doom games, along with his guns, angst, and inexplicable ability to transcend the laws of time.

GAMING NEWS

Here is a new short in-engine cutscene video from Hogwarts Legacy
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-a-new-short-in-engine-cutscene-video-from-hogwarts-legacy/
A new in-engine cutscene video from Hogwarts Legacy was presented at the AutoDesk 2022 Day Presentation. And while this video is not even one-minute long, it’s certainly something that some Harry Potter fans will find interesting.

First in-engine trailer for Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-in-engine-trailer-for-sherlock-holmes-the-awakened-remake/
Frogwares has released the first in-engine trailer for Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Remake. In addition, the team has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to fund this new Sherlock Holmes game.

Stray PC Update #3 released, improves low FPS camera controls, fixes collision issues and crashes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/stray-pc-update-3-released-improves-low-fps-camera-controls-fixes-collision-issues-and-crashes/
BlueTwelve Studio has released a brand new patch for Stray. According to the release notes, PC Update #3 packs additional fixes for GPU crash on boot issues. Moreover, it improves low FPS camera controls with keyboard and mouse.

Last edited by JEMC - on 04 August 2022