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The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away

• Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/guacamelee-stce
• Guacamelee! 2: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/guacamelee-2

Next week, they'll give away Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms and theHunter: Call of the Wild™

GOG has updated its Summer Sale and has new Deals of the Day:

• These are the new DotD, that will last 94 more hours:
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is 67% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_elder_scrolls_v_skyrim_anniversary_edition
  • Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition gets a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/fallout_3_game_of_the_year_edition
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GOTY Edition is also 75% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_elder_scrolls_iii_morrowind_goty_edition
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition Deluxe also sports a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/elder_scrolls_iv_oblivion_game_of_the_year_edition_deluxe_the
  • The last new DotD is Prey: Digital Deluxe Edition, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/prey_digital_deluxe_edition
• And, as you could have guessed from the new DotD deals, the Summer Sale has been updated with Bethesda games featuring up to 85% discounts. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/bethesda_joins_the_summer_sale_with_discounts_up_to_85

Steam has two new deals:

• DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS will be 40% off until June, 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1276760/DRAGON_BALL_THE_BREAKERS/
• Crossfire: Legion gets a 60% discount until the same Wednesday, 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072190/Crossfire_Legion/

We have a new Humble Bundle: the Summer Sports Spectacular: NBA 2K23 & More Bundle, with up to 7 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/summer-sports-spectacular-nba-2k23-more.

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• Publisher tinyBuild puts its games up to 75% off during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/tinybuild
• The BYO VR Odyseey Bundle comes with 19 titles to choose from for your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-vr-odyssey-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4499
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-iris-graphics-31-0-101-4499
Highlights
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:

• Counter-Strike 2
• F1 23
• Aliens: Dark Descent
• Forever Skies

Fixed Issues
Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

• Destiny 2 (DX11) may experience less than expected performance or stuttering during gameplay.
• A blank screen or error may be observed in certain applications when embedding content using WebView2

>> The article also has some performance comparisons in three games between this driver and latest one. The games are Counter-Strike 2, F1 23 and Destiny 2, in case you're curious about it.

Steam's big update has left beta: now everyone can pin notes, videos, and web pages to the screen while they play
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-big-update-with-has-left-beta-now-everyone-can-pin-notes-videos-and-web-pages-to-the-screen-while-they-play/
Since late April, Valve has been beta testing a refresh of the Steam client that's now available to everyone. As the announcement warns, "The most impactful changes in this update aren't immediately visible; much of the work went into changing how we share code across the Steam Desktop Client, Big Picture mode, and Steam Deck." Some things are visible, however, including "updated dialogs, menus, fonts, and colors", as well as changes to notifications, the screenshot manager, and especially the in-game overlay.
The overlay that pops up when you press shift+tab while in-game has a new UI, with a toolbar that lets you check a game's achievements, guides, and forum as well as bring up your friends list for chat and a web browser, all in separate windows that can be pinned to your screen so they remain visible when you close the overlay. You can change their locations and opacity, meaning you can keep that walkthrough open in the corner while you play or just watch Critical Role while grinding without needing to have a second screen.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Lies of P PC Demo has just gotten an amazing Bloodborne Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/lies-of-p-pc-demo-has-just-gotten-an-amazing-bloodborne-mod/
Lies of P is a new Souls-like game from NEOWIZ with an art style heavily inspired by Bloodborne. And so, here is a Bloodborne mod that brings Hunter Attire, Saw Cleaver, and Ludwig’s Holy Blade to the PC demo. In other words, we went full circle. God bless modders.
Unfortunately, this mod is currently behind a Patreon wall. Yes yes, the team behind it is Garden of Eyes, the same team behind the Elden Ring overhaul mod we shared a few hours ago.
>> The article has a 2:40 minutes video of the mod.

Street Fighter 6 gets Nude Mods for Chun-Li, Yuri, Lily & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/street-fighter-6-gets-nude-mods-for-chun-li-yuri-lily-more/
Street Fighter 6 is the first fighting game for current-gen platforms that came out earlier this month. Powered by RE Engine, SF6 sports great graphics (at least compared to its predecessor). And, as you may have guessed, the first nude mods for it are already available for download.
SF6’s first nude mods cover both female and male characters. So, PC gamers can currently find mods for Chun-Li, Yuri, Lily, Manon, Honda, Zangief and Blanka. Surprisingly enough, there isn’t yet a nude mod for Cammy. However, you can find a micro-bikini mod for both her and Kimberly.
>> As usual, the article doesn't have links to those mods, only a link to the Nexus Mods page for SF 6. But, there's a video of the mods in action...

GAMING NEWS

Here are four minutes of gameplay footage from Armored Core 6
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-four-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-armored-core-6/
Famitsu has shared a video, showcasing four minutes of gameplay footage from Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. Armored Core 6 is the next game from FromSoftware, the creators of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, that will release on August 25th.

First Dead Island 2 Patch brings quality of life tweaks, fixes & improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-dead-island-2-patch-brings-quality-of-life-tweaks-fixes-improvements/
Last week, Dambuster Studios released the first post-launch patch for Dead Island 2. This first patch brought to the game a number of quality of life improvements, added a “Cosplay” feature, and packed some performance and stability improvements.

21 minutes of gameplay from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/21-minutes-of-gameplay-from-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown/
GameInformer has shared a video, showcasing 21 minutes of gameplay from the new PoP game, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. This gameplay video will give you an idea of what you can expect from this new action adventure platformer.

PAYDAY 3 will get upgraded to Unreal Engine 5 after launch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/payday-3-will-get-upgraded-to-unreal-engine-5-after-launch/
Starbreeze has revealed that PAYDAY 3 will be using Unreal Engine 4 at launch, and that it’ll be porting it to Unreal Engine 5 after launch.

Atlas Fallen gets a gameplay overview trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/atlas-fallen-gets-a-gameplay-overview-trailer/
Focus Entertainment has released a gameplay overview trailer for its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered fantasy action RPG, Atlas Fallen.

Satisfactory is now using Unreal Engine 5.1 thanks to Update 8
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/satisfactory-is-now-using-unreal-engine-5-1-thanks-to-update-8/
Coffee Stain Studios has released Update 8 for Satisfactory on Experimental which upgrades the game’s engine to Unreal Engine 5.1. Alongside this game engine upgrade, Update 8 also brings numerous quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

Aliens Dark Descent gets an official story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/aliens-dark-descent-gets-an-official-story-trailer/
Focus Entertainment has just released the official story trailer for the new Aliens game, Aliens Dark Descent. In Aliens: Dark Descent, players take on real-time combat against iconic Xenomorphs and brand new threats.