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Time for the Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Humble Store has four new sales:

• Bethesda puts its games on sale with up to 85% discounts during 5 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bethesda-publisher-sale/
• The SEGA Publisher Sale features up to 80% discounts during 6 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sega-publisher-sale/
• Konami puts its games up to 90% off during 6 days. Once again, all the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/konami-publisher-sale/
• And Playstation puts its PC games up to 75% off during 13 days. Yet again, all the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/playstation-studios-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has two new 24 hours flash deals:

• The first one is UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection, 42% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection
• The second one is DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT with a 53% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/death-stranding-director-s-cut

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4148
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-iris-graphics-31-0-101-4148

Highlights

• Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
  • Deceive Inc.
  • Diablo 4 (Beta)
• Game performance optimizations on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:
  • Sons of The Forest

Fixed Issues

• Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:
  • The Riftbreaker (DX12) may exhibit black line corruption with the Xbox Game Pass version.
  • Resident Evil 4 Remake Chainsaw Demo (DX12) may experience lower than expected performance during gameplay.
• 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

Half-Life 2: VR Mod – Episode One releases tomorrow, Episode Two in April 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/half-life-2-vr-mod-episode-one-releases-tomorrow-episode-two-in-april-2023/
The SourceVR Mod Team has announced that the VR Mod for Half-Life 2: Episode One will release tomorrow, March 17th. Moreover, the team revealed that the VR Mod for Episode Two will release in April 2023.
Half-Life 2: VR Mod – Episodes One and Two are community-made adaptations of Valve’s episodic continuation of Half-Life 2, transformed into a fully roomscale Virtual Reality experience.
>> There's a trailer of the mod.

This Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo Mod allows you to explore more hidden areas
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-resident-evil-4-remake-demo-mod-allows-you-to-explore-more-hidden-areas/
ScoovyHD released a pretty cool out-of-bounds mod for the Resident Evil 4 Remake PC Demo that allows you to explore more hidden areas. This mod is only for the demo version of RE4 as these areas will be available in the final version.
For those unaware, the Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo restricted players from exploring numerous areas of its village. These “other” areas are available after the Church incident, which is why they weren’t fully functional in the demo. By using this mod, though, you can lift that restriction and visit them.
>> There's an almost 8 minutes video of this mod. Be warned, tho, the player has put a maid costume to Leon.

GAMING NEWS

New gameplay trailer for Remnant 2 shows off the Handler Archetype class
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-remnant-2-shows-off-the-handler-archetype-class/
Gearbox Publishing and Gunfire Games today released a trailer featuring the Handler Archetype class in their upcoming action-survival shooter, Remnant II.

Here are 36 minutes of new gameplay footage from Diablo 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-36-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-diablo-4/
It appears that a Chinese player has livestreamed Diablo 4, showcasing 36 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from it. The video packs a lot of action and I’m certain that some Diablo fans will find it interesting.
>> You won't find the video in the article, but there's a link to it... but the video has been removed. You may find it somewhere else.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Patch 1.04 improves mouse controls, fixes bugs & crashes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/wo-long-fallen-dynasty-patch-1-04-improves-mouse-controls-fixes-bugs-crashes/
Team Ninja has released a new patch for the PC version of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. According to the release notes, Patch 1.04 further improves the game’s mouse controls, resolves some crashes, and fixes some bugs.

Forspoken Patch 1.11 released and fixes a major game crash issue
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/forspoken-patch-1-11-released-and-fixes-a-major-game-crash-issue/
Square Enix has released a new patch for Forspoken. According to the release notes, Update 1.11 fixes an issue where the game crashes in certain scenes or by certain actions.

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from the Unreal Engine 5-powered Layers of Fear
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-unreal-engine-5-powered-layers-of-fear/
Bloober Team has released a new video, showcasing 11 minutes of gameplay footage from Layers of Fear. Layers of Fear will be using Unreal Engine 5 and while this gameplay footage does not represent the quality of the final game, it will give you an idea of its art style.