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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

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GOG has launched a new sale: the Horror Promo features scary games with up to 90% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_may_horror_promo.

Steam has three new deals/sales as well as new weeklong deals:

• Dovetail brings the Train Sim Madness sale, with up to 80% discounts until the 25th: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/dovetailgames/sale/trainsimmadness2023
• The Red Lantern is going to be 60% off until the 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1053710/The_Red_Lantern/
• Idea Factory puts its games on sale with up to 85% discounts until next Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ideafactoryfranchisesale2023
• And these are some of the many weeklong deals:
  • Inout, still in Early Access, will be 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2072640/Inout/
  • PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859470/PACMAN_WORLD_RePAC/
  • 4X4 is going to be 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2099900/4X4/
  • Rabi-Ribi features a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/400910/RabiRibi/
  • And the Divinity Anthology will be 90% off. The three games of the package are also 90% off each: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/17798/

And Fanatical has two new bundles plus a new contest:

• Rimworld with all expansions gets a 12% discount during the next 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/rimworld-with-all-expansions
• The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle is going to be 81% off for 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/stalker-complete-bundle
• And there's a contest to win a 512GB Steam Deck. More info here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/jsaux-contest-steam-deck

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dark Souls Remastered gets a brand new massive overhaul mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-remastered-gets-a-brand-new-massive-overhaul-mod/
Modder ‘KingBoreHaha’ has released a massive overhaul mod for Dark Souls Remastered, called Shadow of the Eclipse. This mod focuses on polishing rough parts of the game and packs tens of thousands of changes.
According to the modder, Shadow of the Eclipse overhauls covenants into unique single-player experiences. Additionally, it tweaks weapons, enemy AI, movesets, maps, stats, quests, and pretty much every single other aspect of the game.
In short, this is a cool gameplay mod for everyone that has already finished the game. By using it, you can completely change the way you play this classic Souls game.
>> There's a 2 minutes video of the mod.

Unreal Redux, fan remaster of Epic’s classic FPS, gets a new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-redux-fan-remaster-of-epics-classic-fps-gets-a-new-trailer/
Modder ‘Krull0r’ has released a brand new trailer for his upcoming fan remaster project for Epic’s classic FPS, Unreal Redux. Unreal Redux promises to feature numerous Quality of Life improvements, will add new features, and will stay true to its classic roots.
Unreal Redux will introduce the function “grab” as “use” displayed as a pulsing overlay. Additionally, it will allow players to loot dead human bodies, and bring new interactions with the native Nali species. It’s also worth noting that Krull0r will add some new NVIDIA PhysX decorations.
Players can also expect new enemy projectile effects, as well as new stunning player weapon effects and new explosion effects. The mod also promises to have immersive new sound effects, and will feature footstep sounds based on the ground material.

Activision nukes another Call of Duty fan project from orbit: 'Thank you all for your support over the years'
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-nukes-another-call-of-duty-fan-project-from-orbit-thank-you-all-for-your-support-over-the-years/
It's a bad time to be a Call of Duty modder as Activision has cracked down on its second PC fan project in as many weeks. Following last week's shuttering of SM², the team behind popular CoD modded client X Labs has also closed its doors after receiving a cease and desist demand from Activision.
"We are complying with this order and shutting down all operations permanently. Thank you all for your support over the years," the X Labs Twitter account tweeted today.
Unlike SM², which was an unreleased project that aimed to make a "dream Call of Duty" by combining elements of many games, X Labs had already been around for years running dedicated servers for modded versions of fan-favorite Call of Dutys that Activision has long moved on from: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), Advanced Warfare, and Black Ops 3.

GAMING NEWS

Aqua Ippan is an amazing Metal Slug clone for PC, demo released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/aqua-ippan-is-an-amazing-metal-slug-clone-for-pc-demo-released/
NEO-GEO and Metal Slug fans, here is something special for you today. Indie developer Division has released a demo for their upcoming Metal Slug-inspired 2D retro platformer, Aqua Ippan.
>> "Inspired"

New screenshots for Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-for-ubisofts-skull-bones-leaked-online/
It appears that three new screenshots for Ubisoft’s pirate game, Skull & Bones, have been leaked online. And, to be honest, these screenshots do not look that great, especially for a game that has been delayed multiple times. The third screenshot, particularly, looks so flat.

Amnesia: The Bunker Demo is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amnesia-the-bunker-demo-is-now-available-for-download/
Frictional Games has announced that the PC demo for Amnesia: The Bunker is now available for download on Steam. This demo will give you an idea of what you can expect from the full game which will come out on June 6th.

Forspoken Patch 1.20 released and here are all of its changes, tweaks, fixes and improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/forspoken-patch-1-20-released-and-here-are-all-of-its-changes-tweaks-fixes-and-improvements/
Square Enix has released Update 1.20 for Forspoken which brings numerous additions and improvements to the game, and shared its complete changelog.