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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has four new Deals of the Day, that will last until Friday:

• Gone Viral gets a 45% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/gone_viral
• Little Misfortune Fancy Edition will be 70% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/little_misfortune_fancy_edition
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York - Deluxe Edition gets a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/vampire_the_masquerade_shadows_of_new_york_deluxe_edition
• And Distrust is 85% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/distrust

Steam has two new deals:

• Wigmund, that has a demo, will be 50% off until next Tuesday; https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164690/Wigmund/
• And Before We Leave gets a 75% discount until March 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1073910/Before_We_Leave/

Fanatical has two new 24 hours Flash Deals:

• The first one is RimWorld, 30% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rimworld
• The second on is Command: Modern Operations, with a 66% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/command-modern-operations

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 531.26 HOTFIX
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-531-26-hotfix
Highlights
GeForce hotfix display driver version 531.26 is based on our latest Game Ready Driver 531.18.
This hotfix addresses the following issues:

• Higher CPU usage from NVIDIA Container might be observed after exiting a game [4007208]
• [Notebook] Random bugcheck may be observed on certain laptops with GeForce GTX 10/MX250/350 series GPUs [4008527]

>> They've fixed it fast. Good.

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.3.1
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-23-3-1
Highlights

• Support for:
  • Halo Infinite™ Ray Tracing Update
  • Wo Long™: Fallen Dynasty
• Important notice:
  • Factory Reset has been temporarily disabled as precautionary measure while we address isolated installation issues that have been reported during PC upgrades.

Fixed Issues

• Metrics overlay may intermittently re-size to 50% after gameplay.
• Application crash may be observed while opening Premium Gold Packs in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23.
• Intermittent driver timeout may be observed in Halo Infinite™ in certain scenes with ray tracing enabled.
• Corruption may be observed in Dying Light™ 2 around certain light sources.
• Corruption may be observed in Returnal™ in certain scenes with ray tracing enabled on Radeon™ RX 6000 series GPUs.
• Intermittent driver timeout, system freeze or BSOD may be observed using select displays on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.

>> Still no fix for the big bug, but it won't happen to more people (hopefully).

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Hogwarts Legacy now has a First-Person Mod that you can download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/hogwarts-legacy-first-person-mod-download/
Modder ‘YouYouTheBoxx’ has released a new version of the Customizable Cameras Mod for Hogwarts Legacy that offers a first-person mode.
Thanks to this mod, PC gamers can now experience this “Harry Potter” game in a completely different way. However, and as you may have guessed, this isn’t a perfect FP Mod. Thus, there might be some glitches and bugs while playing in first-person mode.
>> There's an 8 minutes video of the mod.

This Fallout 2 Mod adds voices to over 40 NPCs, featuring over 1500 lines of dialog
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-fallout-2-mod-adds-voices-to-over-40-npcs-featuring-over-1500-newly-lines-of-dialog/
Now here is something special for all our Fallout fans. Modder ‘Black_Electric’ has released a mod for the Fallout 2 Restoration Project that adds voiced dialog for over 40 NPCs. Moreover, in its current state, this mod features over 1500 newly voiced lines of dialog.
In order to achieve this, Black_Electric created a workflow that allows him to fully lip-sync a character with a voice actor’s lines. And, even though this mod is in its alpha phase, it’s a must-have for everyone.
Do note that this mod works best with Fallout 2 Restoration Project and Goat Boy’s Talking Heads Mod. Thus, we also recommend downloading them.
>> The article has a 4 minutes video of this mod.

GAMING NEWS

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sherlock-holmes-the-awakened-official-pc-system-requirements/
Frogwares has revealed the official PC system requirements for Sherlock Holmes The Awakened. In addition, the team revealed that this new Sherlock Holmes game will release on April 11th.

GSC GameWorld to present an exclusive look at STALKER 2 at GDC 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gsc-gameworld-to-present-an-exclusive-look-at-stalker-2-at-gdc-2023/
GSC GameWorld will hold a session at GDC 2023 on March 23rd, in which it will present an exclusive look at STALKER 2. In this session, GCS GameWorld and NVIDIA will talk about NVIDIA Omniverse Audio2Face.
>> Great, another "feature" that will be exclusive to Nvidia hardware because some BS.

New gameplay trailer for Remnant 2 focuses on the Gunslinger class
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-remnant-2-focuses-on-the-gunslinger-class/
Remnant: From the Ashes was a third-person action game that I really enjoyed. So, it comes as no surprise that I’m really looking forward to its sequel, Remnant 2. And yesterday, IGN shared a new gameplay trailer for it that focuses on its Gunslinger class.

Starfield will officially release on September 6th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/starfield-will-officially-release-on-september-6th/
Bethesda has just announced that Starfield will officially release on September 6th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the company has also shared a new trailer that you can find below.
>> the-pi-guy has made a thread about this announcement.

First PC Patch for Wo Long: Fallen Fantasy fixes mouse controls, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-pc-patch-for-wo-long-fallen-fantasy-fixes-mouse-controls-full-patch-notes/
Team Ninja has released the first PC patch for Wo Long: Fallen Fantasy that fixes its mouse control issues. We’ve tested this patch and yes, we can confirm that the mouse no longer suffers from its initial deadzone issues. Thus, PC gamers can finally play the game with K&M.