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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG brings three new Deals of the Day and a new Weekly Sale:

• The first DotD is Potion Permit, 20% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/potion_permit
• The second one is Neon Abyss - Deluxe Edition Bundle, with a 66% discount until Wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/neon_abyss_deluxe_edition_bundle
• The third, and last, one is Galactic Civilizations III: Ultimate Edition, 70% off until April 26: https://www.gog.com/en/game/galactic_civilizations_iii_ultimate_edition
• And the Weekly Sale features up to 85% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230424_weekly_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• Partisans 1941 will be 85% off until the 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227530/Partisans_1941/
• Cloudpunk gets a 65% discount until the 6th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/Cloudpunk/

We find 4 deals at Humble:

• Humble Bundle has the Fight 4 Your Friends: Co-Op Shooters Bundle, with up to 6 games to get during the next 11 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fight-4-your-friends-coop-shooters https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fight-4-your-friends-coop-shooters
• The Humble Store has three new sales:
  • The Ubisoft Strategy Sale features up to 75% discounts during 4 days. There are keys for UPplay and 2 for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ubisoft-strategy-sale/
  • The Earth Day Sale comes with up to 90% discounts during 4 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG, EGS and UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/earth-day-sale/
  • And for those that got the Humble Bundle, or already have one of the games in it, here's the Fight 4 Your Friends DLC Sale, with up to 75% deals in 9 DLCs. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fight-4-your-friends-dlc-sale/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is A Plague Tale: Requiem, 37% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/a-plague-tale-requiem
• Devolver Digital puts its games on sale with up to 80% discounts during 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/devolver-digital
• And Focus Entertainment has also put its games on sale, up to 89% off during 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/focus-entertainment

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Fallout 4 gets a 4GB 4K Texture Pack that overhauls all robots
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/fallout-4-gets-a-4gb-4k-texture-pack-that-overhauls-all-robots/
Modder ‘Blackwolf24’ has released a 4GB 4K Texture Pack for Fallout 4 that overhauls the textures for all robots. Contrary to other HD Texture Packs, this one brings brand new textures to the table. As such, all of the game’s robots are now more detailed than ever.
>> The article has 6 screenshots, each one from a different robot.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake gets an 8K Texture Pack for Cloud Strife
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/final-fantasy-7-remake-gets-an-8k-texture-pack-for-cloud-strife/
Last month, we informed you about an 8K Texture Pack for Final Fantasy 7 Remake that overhauled Tifa Lockhart. And today, we are happy to present you with a similar mod, this time for the game’s main protagonist, Cloud Strife.
Created by modder ‘SweetFluff3D’, this 8K Texture Pack will significantly improve the textures of Cloud. Now most of you won’t be able to notice these improvements while playing the game. However, during the game’s cinematics, you’ll be definitely able to spot these upgraded textures.
>> There are some screenshots and a 2 minutes video.

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a 4K Texture Pack for its story/main characters
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/red-dead-redemption-2-gets-a-4k-texture-pack-for-its-story-main-characters/
Modder ‘Instanity’ has released a 4K Texture Pack for Red Dead Redemption 2. This pack is similar to the one released for Assassin’s Creed Unity and Black Flag. In other words, the mod attempts to improve the textures of all story/main characters.
But which characters are the main/story ones? Well, according to the modder, all the characters that appear in the game’s cut-scenes are considered story characters. So, this pack improves the faces, bodies, and hair/beards of these characters.
>> There are only some screenshots.

GAMING NEWS

The Last of Us Part I Patch 1.0.4 releases next week with framerate optimizations and graphical improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-last-of-us-part-i-patch-1-0-4-releases-next-week-with-framerate-optimizations-and-graphical-improvements/
Naughty Dog has announced that it will release Patch 1.0.4 for the PC version of The Last of Us Part I next week. According to the team, this update will include framerate optimizations and graphical improvements.
>> It should launch this week.

Forza Horizon 5 April 25th Patch will address PC performance degradation issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-5-april-25th-patch-will-address-pc-performance-degradation-issues/
Playground Games announced that a new update for Forza Horizon 5 will release on April 25th. According to the team, the April 25th Patch will address some performance degradation issues that affected the game’s PC version.

Resident Evil 4 Remake April 24th Update released and detailed, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/resident-evil-4-remake-april-24th-update-released-and-detailed-full-patch-notes/
Capcom has released the April 24th Update for all versions of Resident Evil 4 Remake. This patch brings some fixes to the PC version, and you can find its complete changelog below.