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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has six new Deals of the Day and a new Midweek Sale:

• These are the six DotD, that will last until Friday:
  • Highrise City, still in development, is 20% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/highrise_city
  • ECHELON is half its price: https://www.gog.com/en/game/echelon
  • BIT.TRIP BEAT gets a 60% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/bittrip_beat
  • Helium Rain is going to be 70% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/helium_rain
  • Rise of Industry comes with a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/rise_of_industry
  • And Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure is also 75% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/tesla_effect_a_tex_murphy_adventure
• The Midweek Sale features up to 90% discounts during 4 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230301_midweek_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure will be 60% off until March 7: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/Alba_A_Wildlife_Adventure/
• And Lumencraft, that has a demo, will get a 30% discount until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1713810/Lumencraft/

And Fanatical has launched 6 more Dollar Bundles. You can check them out here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4146
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-iris-graphics-31-0-101-4146
Highlights
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:

• Destiny 2: Lightfall
• Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Game performance optimizations on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:

• Halo Infinite (DX12)

Fixed Issues
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• Halo Infinite (DX12) may exhibit color corruption during gameplay when Reflections settings are enabled.
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan) may experience application crash in benchmark mode when Screen Type is Fullscreen.

Intel® Core™ Processor Products:

• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (DX12) may exhibit texture or striped corruption during gameplay.
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (DX12) may exhibit texture or striped corruption during gameplay.Dirt 5 (DX12) may exhibit texture corruption in the skybox.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Here are the official PC system requirements for Diablo 4’s Open Beta
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-official-pc-system-requirements-for-diablo-4s-open-beta/
Blizzard has just revealed the official PC system requirements for Diablo 4’s Open Beta. As we’ve already said, the beta will be available to everyone on March 24th. So, make sure to read the PC specs in order to find out whether you’ll be able to run it or not.
>> PCGamer has an article with more details about when the Beta starts.

Fallout 76 Update 42 released and here are all of its changes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/fallout-76-update-42-released-and-here-are-all-of-its-changes/
Bethesda has just released a brand new update for Fallout 76. According to the release notes, Update 42 is 14GB on Steam and 23GB on Microsoft Store, and brings numerous tweaks, fixes and improvements.

Sons of the Forest vs The Forest vs Red Dead Redemption 2 – Graphics, Physics & Attention To Detail Comparison Videos
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/sons-of-the-forest-vs-the-forest-vs-red-dead-redemption-2-graphics-physics-comparison-videos/
YouTube’s ‘GameV’ has shared a comparison video between Sons of the Forest and The Forest, as well as one between Sons of the Forest and Red Dead Redemption 2.

New Resident Evil 4 Remake vs Original Graphics Comparison Videos
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-resident-evil-4-remake-vs-original-graphics-comparison-video/
YouTube’s ‘Evil News’ has shared a new comparison video between the remake and the original versions of Resident Evil 4. This new comparison is based on the game’s latest gameplay trailer.

Genshin Impact Update 3.5 is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/genshin-impact-update-3-5-is-now-available-for-download/
miHoYo has released the latest title update for its open-world action RPG, Genshin Impact. Update 3.5 features the Windblume Festival with Collei revisiting Mondstadt and seasonal games. Players can also expect a new Archon Quest featuring the Abyss Order, Kaeya, Dainsleif, and the twin Travelers.

Grand Theft Auto 5 Title Update 1.66 Released, Full Patch Notes Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/grand-theft-auto-5-title-update-1-66-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Rockstar has released a brand new update for Grand Theft Auto 5. According to the release notes, Title Update 1.66 packs a number of PC-specific fixes.
>> It's mostly for GTA Online stuff.

WILD HEARTS gets an 850MB patch on PC, does not fix its stuttering or optimization issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/wild-hearts-gets-a-850mb-patch-on-pc-does-not-fix-its-stuttering-or-optimization-issues/
Omega Force has just released a new patch for WILD HEARTS on PC, weighing around 850MB. As such, we’ve decided to test it and unfortunately, this update does not resolve the game’s stuttering issues.