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It's time for the Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The Star Deal is the World of Warships - Starter Pack, 88% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/world-of-warships-starter-pack
• The Indie Great Sale will last between 5 and 7 days, depending on the game: https://www.fanatical.com/en/collections/indie-greats

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.4.2
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-23-4-2
Highlights
Support for:

• Dead Island 2
  • Up to 14% increase in performance in Dead Island 2™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.4.2 on the Radeon™️ RX 7900 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.1
  • Up to 15% increase in performance in Dead Island 2™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.4.2 on the Radeon™️ RX 6000 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.1
• Boundary

Fixed Issues

• Blocky water corruption may occur in Red Dead Redemption 2™ when using the Vulkan® API.
• Missing text or a white disk may appear in Google Earth VR™.
• Application crashes may be intermittently observed after enabling the render preview window in Unreal Engine 5™.
• A blank or black screen may occur after a driver upgrade using certain display configurations.

>> Sorry, hinch, one of the known issues listed is "High idle power has situationally been observed when using select high-resolution and high refresh rate displays on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs."

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Dead Island 2 is using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-island-2-is-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
Dead Island 2 releases tomorrow and unfortunately, this new zombie game is using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. During our benchmarks we were able to trigger this anti-tamper tech, and here is the proof of our claims.

Unreal Engine 5-powered Immortals of Aveum requires an NVIDIA RTX2080 Super for Low/Medium Settings
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-5-powered-immortals-of-aveum-requires-an-nvidia-rtx2080-super-for-low-medium-settings/
Ascendant Studios has just revealed the official PC system requirements for its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered FPS, Immortals of Aveum. And, oh boy buckle up because these PC requirements are ridiculously high.

Sons Of The Forest Update 04 released, adds Action Cam, AI improvements and bug fixes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/sons-of-the-forest-update-04-full-patch-notes/
Endnight Games has released the fourth major update for Sons Of The Forest. According to the release notes, this new patch adds an Action Cam, and packs a number of AI improvements and bug fixes.

Dying Light 2 Gut Feeling Update released and fully detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/dying-light-2-gut-feeling-update-released-and-fully-detailed/
Techland has released the Gut Feeling Update for Dying Light 2 which brings numerous improvements to the game’s dismemberment system. This update arrives just when Dead Island 2 came out, which is kind of funny. In fact, it reminds me of what happened with The Callisto Protocol and Dead Space Remake.

Denuvo removed from Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and Star Ocean: The Divine Force
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/denuvo-removed-from-tiny-tinas-wonderlands-and-star-ocean-the-divine-force/
Square Enix and 2K Games have removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and Star Ocean: The Divine Force.