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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

GOG has three new Deals of the Day and a new Weekly Sale:

• The first DotD is Fantasy General II - Invasion, 42% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/fantasy_general_ii_invasion
• The second DotD is Noita, 50% off until Wednesday; https://www.gog.com/en/game/noita
• The last DotD is Stronghold Crusader HD, 80% off until the 26th: https://www.gog.com/en/game/stronghold_crusader
• And the new Weekly Sale include games with monsters with up to 80% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221024_weekly_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services Simulator, still in Early Access, gets a 50% discount until October 30: https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740/Flashing_Lights__Police_Firefighting_Emergency_Services_Simulator/
• And GRID Legends will be 70% off until November 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307710/GRID_Legends/

We can find four deals at Humble:

• The new Humble Bundle is the World of Darkness Bundle, with up to 11 items to get during the next 11 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/world-darkness-collection
• And at the Humble Store we find the other three sales:
  • The Dishonored 10th Anniversary Sale features up to 80% discounts during 4 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/dishonored-10th-anniversary-sale/
  • The Strategy Sale comes with up to 80% discounts during 4 days. There are keys for Steam and UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/strategy-sale/
  • And the Focus Entertainment BYOB features 34 games to choose your up to 5 games bundle. The max individual discount is 60%, but it goes up to 80% with a 5 games bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/focus-entertainment-byob/

Fanatical has several new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Monster Train, 80% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/monster-train
• Ubisoft puts its games on sale with up to 79% discounts durng 6 days. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/ubisoft
• Warner Bros puts its games up to 85% off during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/warner-bros-games-inc
• The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle features the three games with a 71% discount duirng 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/stalker-complete-bundle
• The Scream Sale is now live, Check it out
• Also, with the code SCREAM666, you'll get a 6.66% discount on your purchases. Check this to know the exceptions: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/save-on-aaa-and-indie-pc-games-in-the-scream-sale

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD (Radeon) Software Adrenalin 22.10.2 Optional
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/release-notes/rn-rad-win-22-10-2
Fixed Issues

• Radeon Super Resolution may fail to trigger after changing resolution or HDR settings on games such as Nioh 2.
• Vertical Refresh Sync set globally to Always Off may cause system stuttering or driver timeout during video playback using Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
• Driver timeout may occur using HEVC hardware encoding on Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
• Dropped frames may occur during video playback using hardware acceleration on Chromium-based browsers with Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
• Chromium-based browsers may experience video stuttering on extended monitors with mixed refresh rates using Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
• Oculus dashboard menu and rendered controllers may appear bouncing/wobbly on Oculus Quest 2 with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics.
• While previewing the timeline in VEGAS Pro, some colors may appear inverted.

>> There are some known issues listed as well. Given its optional nature, unless you experience one of the problems that have been fixed, it's probably better to wait until the new release to upgrade.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

New footage for Fallout 4’s DLC-sized fan expansion, Fallout: London
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-footage-for-fallout-4s-dlc-sized-fan-expansion-fallout-london/
The modding team behind Fallout London, a DLC-sized fan expansion for Fallout 4, has released its third quarter 2022 progress video. This video shows off new enemies, vehicles, music, environments and more.

Grand Theft Auto Vice City – The Final Remastered Mod Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-the-final-remastered-mod-released/
Modder ‘jquaidark’ has released a brand new version of The Final Remastered Edition Mod for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This mod aims to overhaul the graphics of this classic GTA game, and we highly recommend downloading it.
According to the modder, GTA Vice City The Final Remastered compiles many mods from talented moders in order to create a whole new experience.
>> There's an almost 4 minutes video in the article and, given what Take-Two and Rockstar have done these last months with mods, if you like it, grab it now.

Here is an amazing Super Mario 64 Mod for the classic GoldenEye 007
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/here-is-an-amazing-super-mario-64-mod-for-the-classic-goldeneye-007/
Now here is something that passed under my radar. Last month, StupidMarioBros1Fan released an amazing Super Mario 64 mod for the classic Nintendo 64 game, GoldenEye 007.
As the title suggests, this mod replaces all of the characters with ones from the Mario universe along with “edited dialogue to make more sense with the characters “. The modder has also made some changes to the level to work better with the Mario characters. Do note, though, that the mod does not make any changes to the game’s story.
This is truly an incredible mod, and we highly recommend downloading it. Naturally, PC gamers can use emulators in order to play GoldenEye 007 with this mod.
>> There are three videos.

Demo released for the Resident Evil fan remake in Unity Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-released-for-the-resident-evil-fan-remake-in-unity-engine/
Remember the Resident Evil fan remake in Unity Engine? Well, great news everyone as Briins Croft and his team have released a free demo for it that you can download right now.
In Resident Evil 1 Remake, players will manage their inventory, find defense knives to quickly run away from a zombie about to bite them. Additionally, they’ll be able to use their flashlight whenever they want. The game will also have a dodge mechanic, and a good amount of weapons to choose from.
>> There's an almost 2 minutes long video.

Half-Life: Enriched Alpha Version 0.65 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/half-life-enriched-alpha-version-0-65-available-for-download/
Earlier this month, we informed you about a graphical overhaul for the original Half-Life game, called Half-Life: Enriched. And today, we are happy to report that a new alpha version of it is available for download.
Half-Life: Enriched aims to rework all of the original Half-Life maps in the single-player campaign. The final version will be also using AI-upscaling techniques in order to enhance the original textures. Furthermore, it will pack over 250 new texture variants. Players can also expect completely reworked lighting effects.
This latest alpha version features thirteen levels. Moreover, it adds support for detail textures for C4A & C4B. Not only that, but version 0.65 adds five new models. Thus, PC gamers will find a new scientist model, a new barney model, a new headcrab model, a new scientist zombie model and a new alien slave model.
>> There's a 10 minutes long video.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gets a Dragon Ball Z: Xenoverse 3 Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-gets-a-dragon-ball-z-xenoverse-3-mod/
Modder ‘Juvantae’ has released an amazing Dragon Ball Z: Xenoverse 3 Mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. This mod will allow you to defend the Earth, participate in a martial arts tournament, fight aliens, fly through outer space, and gather the dragon balls.
According to its description, a new NPC (Yamcha) will be on the road leading to Riverwood. By talking to him, you’ll start a questline that will bring you to a new world.
The questline for this mod currently ends around the world martial arts tournament but everything is in place currently up to the Android saga. For your convenience, you can also type “help dbzsuper” to see the quests currently implemented.
Like Xenoverse, the mod has normal Super Saiyan forms and a Super Vegeta variant. The normal SSJ forms will give you str speed and stamina buffs. On the other hand, Super Vegeta is more for casters, boosting your magic. Moreover, and in order to maintain your transformation, you’ll have to charge your ki.
>> Sadly, there are no screenshots nor video.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion gets a horror/mystery themed quest mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-gets-a-horror-mystery-themed-quest-mod/
Modder ‘Arx Vallium’ has released a new horror/mystery themed quest mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This mod, titled “Shroud Over Stalrous Manor”, spans 9 chapters of dark mystique, mystery and psychogenic horror.
This mod focuses heavily on searching for secret levers or finding important items that might help you along the way. Moreover, all new areas that you explore will be blanketed in darkness so using a light source will be a must. Not only that, but the mod also features a new light source, the candle. Players can find candles throughout their time exploring the estate.
>> There's a trailer of this mod.

GAMING NEWS

Resident Evil 4 Remake will have Denuvo, gets a graphics comparison video between the original and the remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake-will-have-denuvo-graphics-comparison-between-original/
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 4 Remake will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Moreover, IGN has shared a comparison video between the original version and the upcoming remake.