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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10
 
You'll find the top 100 here.

GOG has launched two new sales:

• The Weekly Sale launches with up to 80% discounts during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230404_weekly_sale
• And the Indie Spring Sale will feature up to 90% discounts until April 19th: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_indie_spring_sale

Steam has new sale and new weeklong deals:

• The Super Meat Boy franchise is on sale with up to 90% discounts until netx Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/thunderfulpublishing/sale/super-meat-boy-franchise-sale
• And here's a sample of the weeklong deals:
  • Ravenous Devils, that has a demo, will be 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1615290/Ravenous_Devils/
  • Grow: Song of the Evertree gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380420/Grow_Song_of_the_Evertree/
  • Emily Wants To Play is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/416590/Emily_Wants_To_Play/
  • Summer in Mara is going to be 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/962580/Summer_in_Mara/
  • The Painscreek Killings gets a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/624270/The_Painscreek_Killings/
  • And the last one I'll mention is Suzy Cube, 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780500/Suzy_Cube/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The RPG Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/rpg-sale/
• Team17 puts its games up to 90% off during 6 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/team-17-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has:

• The new Star Deal is Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr, 85% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/warhammer-40-000-inquisitor-martyr
• Oh! And there another of those Wishlist and win store cash contests. Learn more about it here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/wishlist-and-win

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.4.1
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-23-4-1

Highlights

• Support for:
  • Meet Your Maker™
• Game optimizations for The Last of Us™ Part 1

Fixed Issues

• Video playback in browsers using hardware acceleration may appear blurry on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 7900 XT.
• Mouse cursor may appear invisible in Citrix Workspace™.
• Performance Metrics Overlay may intermittently disappear when playing full-screen videos from STEAM™.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Elden Ring gets a cool first-person mod, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/elden-ring-gets-a-cool-first-person-mod-available-for-download/
Have you ever wondered what Elden Ring would have looked like as a first-person game? Well, time to find out. Modder ‘Dasaav’ has released a new amazing mod for Elden Ring that allows you to play the entire game in first-person mode.
As the modder claims, First Person Souls adjusts core gameplay mechanics in subtle, but satisfying ways. The ultimate goal of those changes is to to make first person feel more seamless and polished.
>> There's a 3:33 video of the mod.

Half-life 2 Episode 3: The Return Mod will release on April 10th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-2-episode-3-the-return-mod-will-release-on-april-10th/
Modder ‘valina35’ has announced that Half-life 2 Episode 3: The Return will release on April 10th. Moreover, the modder shared three new screenshots that you can find below. Ah sh!t, now that I think of it, I could have done that “HL, 3 screenshots” joke. What a missed opportunity.
Half-life 2 Episode 3: The Return promises to provide a thrilling gameplay experience that lasts around 20-30 minutes. According to the modder, its Arctic environments will pack enjoyable combat sections. Furthermore, players can expect some new lighting effects too.

Fallout 76 gets a 100GB 2K/4K Texture Pack, optimizing all 70,513 textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/fallout-76-gets-a-145gb-4k-texture-pack-optimizing-all-70513-textures/
A few days ago, we shared a 4K Texture Pack for Fallout 4. Created by modder ‘Painstaking Rick’, that pack aimed to optimize all of the game’s textures. And today, we are happy to present you a similar mod for Fallout 76.
Performout 76 – Fancy comes in 8 parts and is around 145GB in size. Yeap, you read that right. The total size of this mod is 145GB. However, there is also a 2K version, called Performout 76 – Equilibrium. Both of these packs optimize more than 70513 textures.
According to the modder, the new optimized textures are created from the game’s original/vanilla ones. The Fancy pack contains many textures upscaled to 4K by AI, which have been edited to have more detail. On the other hand, the Equilibrium pack has mostly 2K versions of these optimized textures.
>> There are no screenshots nor video of the mod.

GAMING NEWS

ARK: Survival Ascended is a remaster of ARK in Unreal Engine 5, featuring Nanite, Lumen and RTXDI
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ark-survival-ascended-is-a-remaster-of-ark-in-unreal-engine-5-featuring-nanite-lumen-and-rtxdi/
Studio Wildcard has announced a remaster for the first ARK game in Unreal Engine 5, called ARK: Survival Ascended. ARK: Survival Ascended will take advantage of numerous UE5 features, and will release in August 2023.

Like a Dragon: Ishin! Patch 1.05 adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 2 & Intel XeSS 1.1
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/like-a-dragon-ishin-patch-1-05-adds-support-for-nvidia-dlss-2-intel-xess-1-1/
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has released a new patch for the PC version of Like a Dragon: Ishin! that adds official support for NVIDIA DLSS 2 and Intel XeSS 1.1.

Cyberpunk 2077 RTX Path Tracing Overdrive Mode gets new screenshots & video
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/cyberpunk-2077-rtx-path-tracing-overdrive-mode-gets-new-screenshots-video/
NVIDIA has released a new set of screenshots and a new video, showcasing the RTX Path Tracing effects of Cyberpunk 2077’s Overdrive Mode. These screenshots will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.