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The Wednesday news:

We're teaming up with SpecialEffect and EPOS for an all-year gaming giveaway!
https://www.pcgamer.com/were-teaming-up-with-specialeffect-and-epos-for-an-all-year-gaming-giveaway/
We're excited to announce that we've partnered up with EPOS for a year long giveaway promotion for SpecialEffect, the UK-based charity that's levelling the playing field for gamers with physical disabilities around the world. The promotion aims to drive awareness of the incredible work SpecialEffect does in transforming the lives of people with physical challenges through the innovative use of technology.
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Running monthly from April 2023 through March 2024, this promotion gives our community the chance to snag the ultimate gaming audio bundle from EPOS, featuring products which have all received prestigious awards from Future Publishing outlets, including us.

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has 4 new Deals of the Day and a new Sale:

• These are the four Deals of the Day, that will last 46 hours:
  • The first one is Grand Tactician Bundle, featuring the game and soundtrack, 25% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/grand_tactician_bundle
  • Everhood gets a 35% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/everhood
  • Shing! Digital Deluxe Edition will be 67% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/shing_digital_deluxe_edition
  • The fourth one is Jalopy, with a 70% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/jalopy
• And the new Midweek Sale comes with up to 90% discounts during 4 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230405_midweek_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• House Builder, still in Early Access, will be 25% off until April 11th. There's a demo in case you want to try it first: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244630/House_Builder/
• Imagine Earth gets a 55% discount until next Tuesday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/Imagine_Earth/

Fanatical has a new Star Deal: the Metro Redux Bundle will be 88% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/metro-redux

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA Releases GeForce Hotfix Driver 531.58
https://www.techpowerup.com/306839/nvidia-releases-geforce-hotfix-driver-531-58
NVIDIA has released its newest Hotfix Driver 531.58 which is based on the latest Game Ready Driver 531.41, but brings fixes for The Last of Us Part 1 game that may randomly crash on GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards. It also fixes stability issues in Assassin's Creed Origins game, and corruption issues when FXAA is enabled in Resident Evil 4 Remake.
This hotfix addresses the following issues:

• [The Last of Us Part 1] Game may randomly crash during gameplay on GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs [4031676]
• Assassin's Creed Origins may have stability issues when using 531.18. [4008770]
• [Resident Evil 4 Remake] Corruption in the game when FXAA enabled [4051903]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Resident Evil 4 Remake gets Manual Flashlight & Flamethrower Mods
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/resident-evil-4-remake-gets-manual-flashlight-flamethrower-mods/
Two really cool gameplay mods for Resident Evil 4 Remake came out last week. The first one allows players to manually use Leon’s flashlight. And as for the second. Oh boy, we can finally get our hands on a flamethrower.
Now what’s really cool about these mods is that they can completely change the way you play the game. Thus, we suggest using them only if you have already completed it.
>> There's a two minutes video of the flamethrower mod.

Resident Evil 4 mod makes Ashley a bloodthirsty mouse that lives in Leon's hair
https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-4-mod-makes-ashley-a-bloodthirsty-mouse-that-lives-in-leons-hair/
Not even 24 hours ago I brought you the inexplicable-yet-essential news that legions of fan artists were turning Resident Evil 4 remake's Ashley into a tiny, cheese-seeking, and incongruously adorable mouse. Well here I am again with a new dispatch, live from this outlet's Moushly desk, to tell you that the dream has become real.
Moushley Graham–Ratatouille Mod finally rectifies Resident Evil 4 remake's disregard for established canon, turning the president's only daughter into a small rodent who pilots Leon from his hair.

GAMING NEWS

The Last of Us Part I Update 1.0.1.7 released, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-last-of-us-part-i-update-1-0-1-7-released-full-patch-notes/
As promised, Naughty Dog released a new hotfix patch for the PC version of The Last of Us Part I. Moreover, NVIDIA released a new driver. This new driver addresses some crashes on the GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. So, if you’re owners of an RTX3070 or RTX3080, we suggest upgrading to it.

No Man’s Sky Interceptor Update released, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/no-mans-sky-interceptor-update-released-full-patch-notes/
Hello Games has just released the Interceptor Update for No Man’s Sky, and revealed its complete changelog. According to the devs, players will now be able to step inside a Sentinel ship and see the universe from the perspective of an Interceptor.