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The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a new bundle (by the way, a new Bundlefest will start on Monday):

• The new Star Deal is Necromunda: Hired Gun, 59% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/necromunda-hired-gun
• And the new bundle is Rimworld with all expansions, with the game and 3 DLCs, featuring a 12% discount during 10 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/rimworld-with-all-expansions

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

-No new drivers, sorry-

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dark Souls 3 gets a 24GB 4K Texture Pack, aiming to overhaull all textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-3-gets-a-24gb-4k-texture-pack-aiming-to-overhaull-all-textures/
Modder ‘Bardo’ has released a 4K Texture Pack for Dark Souls 3 that weighs around 24GB in size, and aims to overhaul all of the game’s textures.
Going into more details, Bardo has enhanced over 5000 textures, replacing them with high-resolution counterparts. In total, the modder has edited and replaced over 1500 textures. Furthermore, all textures were upscaled to 4K resolution, including half-sized normal maps.
>> There's a handful of screenshots.

Thomas the Tank Engine steams straight into Hogwarts Legacy
https://www.pcgamer.com/thomas-the-tank-engine-steams-straight-into-hogwarts-legacy/
As is tradition, one of the first mods for Hogwarts Legacy adds Thomas the Tank Engine. Created by Showie, the ThomasBroom mod turns the Moon Trimmer broomstick into the cheery blue locomotive, with your avatar visible in the driver's carriage.
Per Showie this "has some issues with clipping and culling, but decided to release it as-is for now." The only in-game requirement is you'll need to have unlocked a broomstick. Needless to say the reaction over at NexusMods is exultant but, of all the recurring gaming memes, the Thomas the Tank Engine mods still make me smile. It all began in 2019 with a mod for, of course, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which replaced a dragon with Thomas as well as adding sound effects from the show

GAMING NEWS

Atomic Heart gets detailed final PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/atomic-heart-gets-detailed-final-pc-system-requirements/
Mundfish has just released detailed final PC system requirements for their upcoming FPS, Atomic Heart. And, from the looks of it, this new game will be mostly GPU-bound and not CPU-bound.

Octopath Traveller 2 PC Demo is now available on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/octopath-traveller-2-pc-demo-is-now-available-on-steam/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Square Enix has just released a PC demo for Octopath Traveller 2 on Steam. Furthermore, this Prologue Demo will allow players to transfer their save data to the full version once – and if – they purchase it.

Resident Evil 7 Alpha screenshots leaked, featuring Leon Kennedy
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/resident-evil-7-alpha-screenshots-leaked-featuring-leon-kennedy-ashley/
Industry insider ‘Dusk Golem’ has shared some details and screenshots for the early versions of Resident Evil 7. According to Dusk Golem, Resident Evil 7 was originally meant to have a third-person perspective, and feature Leon S. Kennedy and Sherry.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty gets official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wo-long-fallen-dynasty-gets-official-pc-system-requirements/
KOEI Tecmo has just shared the official PC system requirements for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Furthermore, the company revealed that the game will support NVIDIA DLSS 2 and Intel XeSS via a post-launch update.

Battlefield 2042 Update 3.2.1 will release next week, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/battlefield-2042-update-3-2-1-will-release-next-week-full-patch-notes/
DICE has announced that Update 3.2.1 for Battlefield 2042 will release next week. Moreover, the team has revealed its complete changelog which you can find below.