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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Get the Peaky Blinders stealth puzzle game that was delisted on Steam free for a limited time
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-the-peaky-blinders-stealth-puzzle-game-that-was-delisted-on-steam-free-for-a-limited-time/
I've never seen an episode of Peaky Blinders, the Netflix series about a gang of Birmingham criminals set at the tail end of World War I. Hell, until I looked it up just now I assumed the name was some obscure rhyming slang, but it turns out they were named for their fashionable peaked flat caps. To get to the point, three years ago Peaky Blinders was turned into a top-down heist puzzle game in the vein of Commandos or Shadow Tactics called Peaky Tactics: Mastermind and now you can get it for free.
That's surprising, because Peaky Blinders: Mastermind was delisted from Steam on December 30 of last year, presumably because the license expired. It's still not available to buy on PC, though it is also one of the current free games you get with an Amazon Prime subscription as well as being given away by Fanatical. Maybe it's about to be relisted? The Xbox One version seems to be available to buy again, though the Steam page notes only that it's "no longer available".
At any rate, you've got until April 27 to claim a free Steam key from Fanatical, which you'll have to activate before May 11, when it'll expire. Keys are valid everywhere except China, and if you have trouble with the website I find trying again from a different browser usually does the trick. You're welcome.

Fanatical has a new Star Deal: the Batman: Arkham Collection Bundle, with three games and a 88% discount during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 531.61
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-531-61
Highlights
Gaming Technology

• Introduces support for the GeForce RTX 4070

What’s New in Release 530

• Support for RTX Video Super Resolution
• Added support for CUDA 12.1
• Increased the maximum number of concurrent NVENC sessions from 3 to 5 on supported GeForce GPUs

Fixed Issues

• [Assassin’s Creed Origins] Game may have stability issues when using 531.18. [4008770]
• [The Last of Us Part 1] Game may randomly crash during gameplay on GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs [4031676]
• [Hogwarts Legacy] [Regression] Black Screen/Hang on Launch at Shader Compilation Screen using Driver 531.18 [4012825]

INTEL Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4311
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-iris-graphics-31-0-101-4311
Highlights

• Boundary
• Minecraft Legends
• Total War: Warhammer III – Mirror of Madness
• Dead Island 2

Fixed Issues
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (DX11) may experience application crash during gameplay.
• Sea of Thieves (DX11) may exhibit color corruption on water edges.
• Bright Memory Infinite Ray Tracing Benchmark (DX12) may experience lower than expected performance.
• Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve may exhibit color corruption with Optical Flow.

>> The article also has a performance comparison in five games between this driver and the 31.0.101.4257. Feel free to check them it you want.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The Last of Us Part I looks incredible in first-person mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-last-of-us-part-i-looks-incredible-in-first-person-mode/
YouTube’s ‘Voyagers Revenge’ has shared a video, showcasing a first-person mod that is currently in development for the PC version of The Last of Us Part I.
Surprisingly enough, The Last of Us Part I looks amazing in first-person mode. In fact, this video gave me major Dead Island/Dying Light vibes. Some of its environments also reminded me of the latest Far Cry games.
From the looks of it, everything seems to be working fine in this first-person mod. Yes, every animation and every cut scene looks great. So this made me wonder. Why Naughty Dog didn’t include such a mode in the game? Because, in all honesty, this is a great alternative way to replay it.
>> The video is ten minutes long.

The maximum number of Total War: Warhammer 3 mods you can install just went up to 65,534
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-maximum-number-of-total-war-warhammer-3-mods-you-can-install-just-went-up-to-65534/
The latest expansion for Total War: Warhammer 3 is here, and Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs brings a variety of big, excellent hats with it. New DLC time is also new update time, taking the perilous fantasy grim-em-up to version 3.0. Tucked away in the "general updates" section of the patch notes is a mention this update has "introduced a new pack file limit that increases the number of mods that can be hypothetically run simultaneously (barring any cross mod issues)."
That's a boring way of saying what William Håkestad, a Creative Assembly designer working on Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC, announced to the Total War modding Discord in a more exciting fashion: "The new packfile limit is 65,534 simultaneously. Your move."

GAMING NEWS

Single-player magic FPS, Immortals of Aveum, will release on July 20th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/single-player-magic-fps-immortals-of-aveum-will-release-on-july-20th/
Electronic Arts and Ascendant Studios announced today that Immortals of Aveum will release on July 20th on PC via EA App, Steam and Epic Games Store. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams have also shared the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.

First screenshots, trailer and details for Ride 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-screenshots-trailer-and-details-for-ride-5/
Milestone has just announced the latest chapter of its two-wheel racing simulation franchise, RIDE 5. RIDE 5 will release on August 24th, and below you can find its first screenshots, announcement trailer and details.

New Diablo 4 gameplay trailer shows off the Sorcerer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-diablo-4-gameplay-trailer-shows-off-the-sorcerer/
Blizzard has shared a short but sweet gameplay trailer for Diablo 4, showcasing the Sorcerer class. In Diablo 4, the Sorcerer will be able to control the elemental forces, and teleport small distances.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been delayed by 6 months
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-has-been-delayed-by-6-months/
Warner Bros has announced that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been delayed by 6 months, and will now release in 2024. According to the publisher, this delay will give Rocksteady enough time to polish it.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum requires an RTX3080 for 1440p/High Settings/Ray Tracing/DLSS
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-requires-an-rtx3080-for-1440p-high-settings-ray-tracing-dlss/
Daedalic Entertainment has revealed the official PC system requirements for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. According to the specs, the game will support both DX11 and DX12, and will require 45GB of free hard-disk space.