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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

Skyrocketing Cyberpunk 2077 player counts prove the Netflix boost is real
https://www.pcgamer.com/skyrocketing-cyberpunk-2077-player-counts-prove-the-netflix-boost-is-real/
"Welp, the Cyberpunk 2077 anime made me want to give the game another shot," said our Wes Fenlon just this week. He wasn't alone, as tens of thousands have returned to CD Projekt Red's 2020 RPG shooter following the release of Studio Trigger's Cyberpunk Edgerunners anime.
Sites like SteamDB put Cyberpunk 2077's peak concurrent player count—on Steam alone—at over 85,000 in the last 24 hours. Those are player numbers it hasn't seen since January of 2021, with daily highs of something more like 10-15K more normal. Not surprising, given that its launch could be politely termed a disaster.

GOG starts the week with 4 new Deals of the Day and 2 new sales:

• The first DotD is RimWorld, 10% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/rimworld
• The second DofD is Dead Cells: Road to the Sea, 20% off until Wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/dead_cells_road_to_the_sea
• The third one is Ziggurat 2, with a 25% discount until the 21st: https://www.gog.com/en/game/ziggurat_2
• And the fourth is Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season, 80% off until Wednesday 21st: https://www.gog.com/en/game/tales_of_monkey_island
• The Weekly Sale features up to 90% discounts until next Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220919_weekly_sale
• And there's a Special Sale featuring games from 2K up to 90% off until the 26th: https://www.gog.com/promo/2022_2k_publisher_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• The new daily deal is .hack//G.U. Last Recode, 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/525480/hackGU_Last_Recode/
• And Godfall Ultimate Edition will be 50% off until next Monday, 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/928960/Godfall_Ultimate_Edition/

We find three new deals at Humble:

• The new Humble Bundle is the Total War Classics Bundle, with up to 8 games to get during 11 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/total-war-classics-bundle
• And at the Humble Store we find two new sales:
  • The Komodo Publisher Sale comes with up 80% discounts to during 4 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/komodo-publisher-sale/
  • And Frontier Developments puts its games up to 80% off during 7 days. All the keys are, again, for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/frontier-developments-publisher-sale/

And at Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Iratus: Lord of the Dead, 90% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/iratus-lord-of-the-dead
• And the Spirit Hunter Double Pack will have a 93% discount during 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/spirit-hunter-double-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Kill time during long transfers with Lunar Lander in your Windows copy dialog
https://www.pcgamer.com/kill-time-during-long-transfers-with-lunar-lander-in-your-windows-copy-dialog/
There's nothing better than injecting a little bit of fun into the otherwise mundane. Little things, like tossing your trash for a three-pointer or sliding down the bannister add a little joy to an otherwise dull passing life event. We are often by nature fun seeking beings, and that is why it is only natural that someone has developed a way to play Lunar Lander in the copy status box that pops up during a file transfer in Windows.
Unfortunately, this wonderful innovation doesn't come from Microsoft. Instead, you'll have to head over to Sanakan8472's Github (via BetaNews) to download this program and then install the Copy Dialog Lunar Lander. From here copying a large enough file will give you the opportunity to experience this Atari classic while you transfer.
Clicking more details in the copy dialog box will open the larger graph that shows your transfer speeds. These also build the terrain for your Lunar Lander experience. Clicking the graph area begins the game which then plays out in the world created by the transfer data. It's not just wonderful from the perspective of spicing up an otherwise boring task, but the implementation is damned clever.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Half-Life 2 VR Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/half-life-2-vr-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
As promised, the SourceVR Mod Team released today the highly anticipated public version of the Half-Life 2 VR Mod. As the title implies, this mod will allow you to experience Half-Life 2 in VR.
Half-Life 2 VR Mod will allow you to do things that were almost impossible in the non-VR version. For instance, you can spin the blocks in the playground just by hitting them or play tetherball with a corpse in Ravenholm. You will also be able to physically dodge for cover, and manually reload your guns.
For those wondering, Half-Life 2: VR is targeting SteamVR, so any headset supported by SteamVR should be good to go. So far, the mod has been successfully tested on Index, Quest, Vive and Pimax headsets.

This mod enables NVIDIA DLSS in Judgment & Lost Judgment
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-mod-enables-nvidia-dlss-in-judgment-lost-judgment/
A few days ago, SEGA released Judgment and Lost Judgment on PC. As we’ve already reported, these two Yakuza games only support AMD’s FSR 2.0 AI upscaling tech. However, there is now a mod that allows you to replace FSR 2.0 with NVIDIA’s DLSS.
This is the exact opposite of what we’ve seen with other games that only support NVIDIA’s DLSS and not AMD’s latest FSR version, like Cyberpunk 2077.

Someone has remade Andy’s Room from Toy Story in Halo Infinite Forge, and it looks glorious
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/someone-has-remade-andys-room-from-toy-story-in-halo-infinity-forge-and-it-looks-glorious/
Last month, we shared some remakes of Battlefield 4’s Operation Metro map and Silent Hills PT in Halo Infinite Forge. And today, it’s time for another insane remake. YouTube’s ‘Red Nomster’ has recreated Andy’s room from Toy Story in Halo Infinite Forge, and it looks glorious.
The mapper was able to really capture the look of Toy Story, and used a lot of toys that were present in the movies. Seriously, it looks like an official Toy Story map for Halo Infinite.
Red Nomster has created this map for Big Team Battle or Capture The Flag, or 5v5 (or generally every other fun MP game mode). The map has two bases, the red base and the blue base, and features numerous destructible objects.

This mod for the original Final Fantasy 7 game updates all 3D models
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-mod-for-the-original-final-fantasy-7-game-updates-all-3d-models/
ModdersHaven has released a complete HD overhaul for the original Final Fantasy 7 game. This pack features high-quality 3D models and textures, created by the members of the ModdersHaven forum.
Going into more details, there are three packs that you can download. The “Main and NPC Model” pack includes the main and side characters and NPCs. This includes field, battle, world, mini game models, etc.
The “Base Model” Pack includes better models and textures for the world, battle, magic, field, mini-game, etc. Every 3D aspect of the game is included in this pack.
Lastly, the “Environment and Magic Textures” includes new HD textures for battle environments, effects, magic, and world map textures. This pack updates everything other than the field environments. Additionally, it manages to remain faithful to the original/vanilla version.
>> There's no video of these mods, only some screenshots.

This Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered Mod brings back the original PS4 Peter Parker face
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-marvels-spider-man-remastered-mod-brings-back-the-original-ps4-peter-parker-face/
Modder ‘Daemon’ has released the first version of a mod that attempts to bring back the original PS4 face of Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered.
In case you weren’t aware, Insomniac Games has changed the face of Peter Parker in its remaster. This new face of Peter Parker resembles Tom Holland, and looks younger than the PS4 version. And while Insomniac Games did not reveal the real reasons behind this change, a lot of fans were frustrated by it.
Thanks to Daemon, though, PC gamers can now experience this Spider-Man game with the original Peter Parker face. However, you should keep in mind that this mod is still a WIP. As such, you may encounter some glitches.

Modder brings first person camera to Marvel's Spider-Man
https://www.pcgamer.com/modder-brings-first-person-camera-to-marvels-spider-man/
The coolest part of Insomniac's recently ported to PC 2018 Spider-Man game is its web slinging. Expanding on the system from Treyarch's classic Spider-Man 2 movie tie-in, swinging through Insomniac's open world is exhilarating.
Modder jedijosh920 is looking to up the thrill factor at the expense of your stomach with a first person mod for the game. In a video demonstration uploaded to YouTube, Josh shows Spidey swinging around Manhattan from the new perspective. It's already pretty intense in video form⁠—I got that sense of my stomach dropping that's usually reserved for roller coasters or downhill biking gopro footage.
I'm also surprised at just how well it seems to work. The movement is still legible and I didn't feel confused or turned around at any point while watching. Spidey's animations translate really well to first person too. I especially like how his hands look while climbing or the way his legs come into view at the top of a swing.

GAMING NEWS

Tekken 8 vs Tekken 7 – Early Graphics Video Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tekken-8-vs-tekken-7-early-graphics-video-comparison/
At TGS 2022, Bandai Namco revealed the next part in its Tekken series, Tekken 8. Tekken 8 will be using Unreal Engine, will come out on current-gen platforms, and Bandai Namco showcased an in-engine trailer. That trailer looked incredible and below you can find a comparison video between Tekken 8 and Tekken 7.
>> I don't think a comparison between the CGI trailer and actual gameplay from Tekken 7 will tell us much, but who knows.

Ashfall is a Fallout-inspired post-apocalyptic shooter MMORPG
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ashfall-is-a-fallout-inspired-post-apocalyptic-shooter-mmorpg/
NetEase Games has announced a new post-apocalyptic shooter MMORPG that is inspired by the Fallout games, called Ashfall. Developed by Legendary Star Studio, the game will come out on Steam in 2023, and below you can find its first official trailers.

Compound Fracture, 32-bit atmospheric dinosaur FPS, gets new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/compound-fracture-32-bit-atmospheric-dinosaur-fps-gets-new-trailer/
Iteria Games has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Compound Fracture. Compound Fracture is an atmospheric horror dinosaur game, featuring 32-bit style graphics and heavily inspired by the classic Dino Crisis game.

CULTIC – Chapter One will release on October 13th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cultic-chapter-one-will-release-on-october-13th/
3D Realms has announced the release day of the first chapter for its Blood-inspired game, CULTIC. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Genshin Impact V3.1 releases on September 28th, and here are its key features
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/genshin-impact-v3-1-releases-on-september-28th-and-here-are-its-key-features/
miHoYo has announced that update 3.1 for Genshin Impact will release on September 28th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has revealed its key features, and shared a new trailer for it.

Here are 20 minutes of gameplay footage from Octopath Traveler 2’s TGS 2022 Demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-20-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-octopath-traveler-2s-tgs-2022-demo/
YouTube’s ‘Spellborne’ has shared a video, showcasing 20 minutes of gameplay footage from the TGS 2022 demo of Octopath Traveler 2. Octopath Traveler 2 is a JRPG, featuring 2D HD character sprites with 3D environments, that will be coming to PC on February 24th.