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We've reached the Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

There are no new deals at the Humble Store this weekend, but it's the last weekend of its Summer Sale so, if you haven't checked it yet, you better do it soon.

Fanatical has a bit of everything:

• The new Star Deal is Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues, 81.5% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/cobra-kai-the-karate-kid-saga-continues
• Team 17 puts its games up to 86% off during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/team17-digital-ltd
• During this "Labor Day Weekend", you can save an extra 8% off of your purchases with the code LABOR8.
• Finally, if you purchase the newly released game Scathe, that's 10% off, you'll enter the competition to win a RTX 3080 card: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/scathe

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

A fan-made revival of a long-dead action game gets the official green light from Paradox
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-fan-made-revival-of-a-long-dead-action-game-gets-the-official-green-light-from-paradox/
Four years after being delisted from Steam, multiplayer sidescrolling action game The Showdown Effect is back in a completely fan-made resurrection that's been given official approval by Paradox Interactive.
Paradox released The Showdown Effect in 2013 to decent reviews—we called it "a cheap and cheerful action game that won't win any awards but provides solid knockabout laughs" in our 70% assessment—but it didn't really go anywhere. Player counts tailed off quickly after launch, and in 2018 Paradox pulled the plug and removed it from Steam.
That was the end of it until a couple of years later, when GiuseppeIII (who asked that we not use his real name) got involved. (...)

GAMING NEWS

Ubisoft confirms that Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the next AC game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-confirms-that-assassins-creed-mirage-is-the-next-ac-game/
After some major leaks, Ubisoft has confirmed that the next Assassin’s Creed game will be called Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Moreover, the French company reaffirmed that it will reveal more about this AC game on September 10th at Ubisoft Forward.

New gameplay video for Hogwarts Legacy shows off the Gryffindor Common Room
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-video-for-hogwarts-legacy-shows-off-the-gryffindor-common-room/
Warner Bros has released a new 4K gameplay video for Hogwarts Legacy, showing off the Gryffindor Common Room. According to the team, this room is nested inside one of the tallest towers at Hogwarts.

Here are 15 minutes of 4K gameplay footage from Gungrave G.O.R.E.
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-15-minutes-of-4k-gameplay-footage-from-gungrave-g-o-r-e/
YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared a new video, showcasing 15 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Gungrave G.O.R.E. Since Prime Matter has not shared a lot of gameplay trailers for this game, this video can finally give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

Men of War 2 and Sons of the Forest have been delayed until 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/men-of-war-2-and-sons-of-the-forest-have-been-delayed-until-2023/
Endnight Games and 1C Entertainment have announced that Men of War 2 and Sons of the Forest have been delayed until 2023. These are two additional games that have failed to come out in 2022. During these past months, we saw numerous games being delayed, such as STALKER 2, Forspoken, The Lord Of The Rings – Gollum, Hogwarts Legacy and more.

Gotham Knights will have Ray Tracing Reflections & Shadows on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gotham-knights-will-have-ray-tracing-reflections-shadows-on-pc/
During its Ray Tracing Technology Deep Dive video, Intel confirmed that Gotham Knights will have ray tracing effects on PC. According to Tom Petersen, PC gamers can expect enhanced reflections and soft shadows.