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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new Deals of the Day and a new Sale:

• The first DotD is Legend of Grimrock 2, 78% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/legend_of_grimrock_2
• The second DotD is Panzer Dragoon: Remake, 90% off until Friday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/panzer_dragoon_remake
• The new French Day Sale features up to 90% discounts until July, 19th: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_french_days

A quick heads up: Steam's Summer Sale will end tomorrow. If you're still trying to decide if you purchase *that* game, think fast.

The Humble Store has a new sale: the Akupara Publisher Sale brings up to 85% discounts during 13 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG and EGS(2): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/akupara-publisher-sale/.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Half-Life 2 mod lets you finally experience the game as it was meant to be played: in Lego form
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-2-mod-lets-you-finally-experience-the-game-as-it-was-meant-to-be-played-in-lego-form/
Great news, friends, dedicated modders have finally restored Half-Life 2 to Valve's original vision. Freed from the fetters of 2004-era hardware, we can at last experience the genre-defining FPS classic as the good Lord intended: with every character replaced by a profoundly unlicensed Lego substitute.
Spotted by PCGamesN, the Lego Half-Life 2 Full Conversion mod (from author Not Dave or Daniel) does exactly what you'd expect something called the Lego Half-Life 2 Full Conversion mod to do, modelling a block-legged, claw-handed Lego alternative for every member of the game's cast. Gordon Freeman's HEV suit becomes a shiny paint job on his trapezoidal chest, Combine troops take on a shade of venomous yellow, and Dr. Wallace Breen—the game's chief antagonist—has been to Turkey for some hair plugs. So good for him.
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It's not entirely seamless, you'll be astounded to hear. The mod only affects character models, not the levels themselves, which accomplishes the discombobulating effect of a realistic (ish) world inhabited solely by little plastic guys. I mean that literally, by the way, these Lego figurines are all like a fifth of the size of the game's defaults models, so that'll take some adjusting to if you decide to embark on a Lego playthrough.
>> There's a less than 2 minutes trailer for this mod.

GAMING NEWS

New environmental screenshots for Immortals of Aveum
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-environmental-screenshots-for-immortals-of-aveum/
Ascendant Studios has shared a new set of screenshots for its Unreal Engine 5-powered single-player magic FPS, Immortals of Aveum.

SPRAWL is a Quake-style retro FPS, inspired by Akira and Ghost in the Shell
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sprawl-is-a-new-quake-style-retro-fps-inspired-by-akira-and-ghost-in-the-shell/
Rogue Games has announced a new Quake-style retro first-person shooter with environments heavily inspired by Akira and Ghost in the Shell, called SPRAWL.