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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has six new Deals of the Day, that will last until Friday, and a new contest:

• The first DotD is Telepath Tactics, 50% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/telepath_tactics
• Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis features a 64% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/indiana_jones_and_the_fate_of_atlantis
• 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is 74% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/revolution_1979_black_friday
• F.E.A.R. 3 gets a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/fear_3
• Sacred Gold is also 75% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/sacred_gold
• And the last DotD is Cornerstone: The Song of Tyrim, with a 77% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/cornerstone_the_song_of_tyrim
• The GOG x Mad Catz contest will give you the option to win one of the three prizes that include a peripheral and the GOG Horror Bundle. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/gog_x_mad_catz_contest_win_awesome_gaming_peripherals_and_a_gog_horror_bundle

Steam has two new deals:

• It's been a long time but we have a new daily deal. The free to play KARDS - The WW2 Card Game puts its DLCs between 50 and 90% off during 26 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/544810/KARDS__The_WW2_Card_Game/
• The Forgotten City will get a 50% discount until the 4th of July: https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/The_Forgotten_City/

The Humble Store has a new The Wild Hunt for Savings Sale, featuring CD Projekt Red games with up to 85% discounts during 9 days. All the keys are for GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/the-wild-hunt-for-savings-sale/.

Fanatical has a couple of things for us:

• The Discovery Bundle 2 has launched with 7 games featuring a 93% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/discovery-bundle-2
• And there's a new contest to win accessories and games for the Steam Deck. Learn more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/jsaux-contest-steam-deck-accessories-games

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4514
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-iris-graphics-31-0-101-4514
Highlights
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:

• AEW: Fight Forever
• Layers of Fear

>> As usual, there are comparison numbers between this driver and a previous one, with such ridiculous improvements in AC Unity that Videocardz decided to do an article just about it that Yuri may, or may not, post.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Resident Evil 3 Mod lets you experience the game as Nemesis
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-resident-evil-3-mod-lets-you-experience-the-game-as-nemesis/
Modder ‘Komizo’ has released an amazing mod for Resident Evil 3 that lets you experience the game as Nemesis. Thanks to this mod, players can now chase Jill and engage in combat with her as Nemesis.
What’s also cool is that Nemesis has some custom attack moves. Regardless of the weapon equipped, Nemesis can attack enemies using punches. Additionally, under certain conditions, he can use his tentacles for attacks.
This mod offers two game modes. The first is the Original Mode, where players can enjoy the original game’s story as Nemesis. The second is the Arrange Mode, where players control Nemesis to hunt down S.T.A.R.S. members and mercenaries. Depending on Nemesis’s actions, battles with the targets can become advantageous or disadvantageous. Players will also have the opportunity to encounter other survivors in Raccoon City.
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Lastly, we should note that this mod is for the original 1999 version of Resident Evil 3. It’s NOT for the recent 2020 remake.
>> There's an over 40 minutes video of the mod in action.

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a 13GB Mod, overhauling all the TV shows
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/cyberpunk-2077-gets-a-13gb-mod-overhauling-all-the-tv-shows/
Modder ‘2077v2’ has released a 13GB Mod for Cyberpunk 2077 that overhauls all of the in-game TV shows. Thanks to this mod, you can finally watch these shows at 1080p/30fps, and not at 480p as they were originally featured.
In order to create this mod, 2077v2 used AI upscaling techniques. And, from what we can see in the following comparison video, the results are pretty good. So yes, we definitely recommend downloading it.
2077v2 has also released another cool mod that increases the render distance. Needless to say, though, this mod will increase the game’s PC requirements. So yeah, keep that in mind if you are interested in it. (...)
>> There's a short video of the TV shows mod.

Pro Modder PureDark promises Starfield 'at least DLSS3 support in the Early Access 5 days.'
https://www.pcgamer.com/pro-modder-puredark-promises-starfield-at-least-dlss3-support-in-the-early-access-5-days/
While we wait for official word from either AMD or Bethesda on whether Starfield is going to be open to benefiting from DLSS support, professional modder, PureDark, has seemingly announced their intention to get it into the game before it's even fully released.
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PureDark, however, has come out and explicitly stated that they'll have at least DLSS 3 support added during the pre-purchase reward early access period.
"Don't you worry, you've got me," they say, "I'll manage to get at least DLSS3 support in the Early Access 5 days, then slowly adding in an independent DLSS2 implementation depending on the situation (just like what I did with Jedi Survivor)."
>> It's good to hear, but remember that, as a pro, his mods are locked behind a Patreon wall.

GAMING NEWS

Diablo 4 Title Update 1.0.3 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/diablo-4-title-update-1-0-3-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Blizzard has just released Title Update 1.0.3 for Diablo 4, and shared its complete changelog. According to the patch notes, this new update comes with major balance tweaks for all classes. Moreover, it fixes a number of bugs and issues that plagued the game.

Bohemia Interactive is officially working on DayZ 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bohemia-interactive-is-officially-working-on-dayz-2/
Remember NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW list which leaked a lot of unannounced games? Well, we now have a new challenger. During Microsoft’s court, the FTC Discovery has published a lot of emails, revealing projects that have not been announced yet. And one of them is DayZ 2.

Fortnite First-Person Mode Screenshots Leaked Online
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/fortnite-first-person-mode-screenshots-leaked-online/
According to reports, Fortnite may finally receive an official first-person mode in Chapter 4 Season 2. And, from the looks of it, a number of WIP screenshots from that mode have been leaked online.