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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Win a Custom HyperX Cloud Alpha S Gaming Headset courtesy of Have a Nice Death
https://www.pcgamer.com/win-a-custom-hyperx-cloud-alpha-s-gaming-headset-courtesy-of-have-a-nice-death/
PC Gamer and Magic Design Studios are teaming up to celebrate Halloween in style with a giveaway so good it’s scary! With Have a Nice Death releasing its latest Early Access update at 10am PT on October 27, 2022, the studio is giving away three prize bundles that include a Steam key for the highly regarded game and a gorgeous, custom headset by HyperX (pictured above).
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Residents of the UK, Europe, and the USA are eligible to win the Grand Prize, while 50 runner’s up will win a Steam Code for Have a Nice Death (currently in early access) with a Very Positive rating based on thousands of reviews.
>> Good luck to those of you that can take part in it.

The Humble Store has four sales that will end in a couple hours. Check it out by then if you want to know what's next.

Fanatical has a new Star Deal: Riders Republic - Gold Edition will be 71% off during 48 hours. The key is for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/riders-republic-gold-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam Deck's new UI is finally coming to desktop Big Picture mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-decks-new-ui-is-finally-coming-to-desktop-big-picture-mode/
After years of incremental updates, Steam Big Picture mode is finally getting a long-awaited overhaul. Valve announced on Thursday that Big Picture mode's new interface—the same one used on the Steam Deck—is now available for testing. "This update has been a long time coming, and we’re very excited to start gathering community feedback," Valve wrote.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Fallout 4 New Vegas gets some brand new beautiful screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/fallout-4-new-vegas-gets-some-brand-new-beautiful-screenshots/
The modding team behind the Fallout 4 New Vegas project has released a new set of beautiful screenshots for it. These screenshots showcase some of the recreated environments, as well as its new User Interface.
Fallout 4: New Vegas aims to recreate Obsidian Entertainment’s Fallout: New Vegas in Fallout 4’s Creation Engine. This mod will come with all of the original quests, story and content. Furthermore, it will have additional gameplay elements and systems from the new and improved engine.

Alien Isolation mod adds four more Aliens for some reason
https://www.pcgamer.com/alien-isolation-mod-adds-four-more-aliens-for-some-reason/
In terms of games that hit the brief, Alien: Isolation is right up there. All you need for the best Alien game ever is a massive atmospheric space station, a few humans and androids, and one very deadly Alien hunting you from start-to-finish. With all that said, after the first movie the problem of a sequel came up and, as urban legend has it, James Cameron's solution was to go to the ideas board and simply add an "s" to "Alien".
Such is the way with Aliens: Isolation, by modder Zyr0511, a package of mods that pretty much does the same thing (thanks, PCGN). It aims to make the game even more terrifying and difficult than it already is, as well as adding a bunch of visual and AI mods that further enhance the pant-wetting potential. It has three ways to play, which seem to range from "very deadly" to "you're gonna die chum".

GAMING NEWS

Sackboy: A Big Adventure supports Ray Tracing for Reflections, Shadows & Ambient Occlusion
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sackboy-a-big-adventure-supports-ray-tracing-for-reflections-shadows-ambient-occlusion/
Sony has just released Sackboy: A Big Adventure on PC and, surprisingly enough, the game has numerous Ray Tracing effects. Sumo Digital has used Ray Tracing on PC in order to enhance the game’s reflections, shadows and ambient occlusion.

First UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection PC patch released
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-pc-patch-released/
Iron Galaxy has released the first PC patch for UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection. According to the release notes, this update attempts to resolve the mouse issues that players have reported.