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JEMC on 24 July 2023
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It's Monday, and that sucks. But hey, at least here are some news to keep you entertained for 5 minutes (maybe even more!):

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Anglers rejoice: Sega is giving out free Steam keys for Sega Bass Fishing, the Sega Dreamcast bass fishing classic
https://www.pcgamer.com/anglers-rejoice-sega-is-giving-out-free-steam-keys-for-sega-bass-fishing-the-sega-dreamcast-bass-fishing-classic/
Summertime vibes only, baby. It's July, it's hot, I'm thinking fun in the sun, I'm thinking Sega Bass Fishing. Sega is offering free Steam keys of the oft-ported Arcade/Dreamcast classic as a limited time promotion⁠—you just have to sign up for the company's mailing list to receive a free copy of the typically $8 game on August 1.
I did so immediately, verified my email, and eagerly awaited my code only to discover that lone catch: Sega will not be sending out the codes until after the promotion ends. You have until July 31 to sign up for your free copy of Sega Bass Fishing, and codes will then be sent out August 1. That's ok, instead of instant gratification you're sending a gift to your future self, like when there was a six-month wait on Steam Deck preorders.

Resident Evil 4 shoots past 5 million sales, two months faster than Resident Evil: Village did
https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-4-shoots-past-5-million-sales-two-months-faster-than-resident-evil-village-did/
In a recent press release Capcom revealed that the Resident Evil 4 remake has hit 5 million sales. This follows a galactic opening week where it hit 3 million sales in just two days, a milestone that took the original a full year to meet.
Even more surprising is the fact that Resident Evil 4 hits this record an entire two months ahead of schedule when compared to its main series sibling Resident Evil: Village. That game took close to six months to hit the same number, even though it was beating records as the fastest-selling Resident Evil game in the series.

GOG has two new Deals of the Day, that will run until Wednesday, and two new sales:

Steam has two new deals:

The guys at Humble have three new deals for us:

And Fanatical has five new deals, including three bundles:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

You can turn off Steam's annoying achievement notification sound
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-turn-off-steams-annoying-achievement-notification-sound/
You've saved Skyrim from Alduin the World-Eater at last. Surrounded by the souls of Sovngarde's mightiest heroes, you watch his bones burn bright as the dawn, then fall away to ash. What sound accompanies this event? "Blink blink blonk!" Steam would like you to know you've just unlocked the Dragonslayer achievement, which it does by loudly playing a cheerily rinky-dink sound effect.
While Steam's Big Picture Mode has had an achievement notification sound for a minute, as Steam Deck owners know full well, Desktop Mode remained classily silent when that little rectangle appeared in the corner of your screen. Now it makes a noise for every achievement, and when a game finishes downloading, and I hate it.
Fortunately, you can turn the noise off. As of an update earlier this month, Valve has "Added a toggle in notification settings to turn on/off sounds for non-critical notifications." All you have to do is go to Steam > Settings > Notifications and then hit that "Play a sound when a notification toast is displayed" toggle. Learning these notifications are called "toasts" has only made me hate them more, by the way.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Pikmin 4 can run with 60fps on PC via Nintendo Switch emulators
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/pikmin-4-can-run-with-60fps-on-pc-via-nintendo-switch-emulators/
Nintendo has just released Pikmin 4 on Nintendo Switch and as you may have guessed, PC gamers can already enjoy the game with 60fps.
By default, the game is locked at 30fps on Nintendo Switch. However, there is already a 60fps mod for the PC, allowing PC gamers to experience Pikmin 4 with higher framerates. And, from the looks of it, the latest version of Yuzu can already provide a smooth gaming experience.
Below you can find a video from reznoire, showcasing the game running with 60fps. In order to capture this gameplay footage, reznoire used an Intel Core i9-12900k with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. And, presumably at 1440p, the RTX 3080 had no trouble at all pushing 60fps.
>> No wonder he can play the game with that rig. Anyway, the video is a bit over 2 minutes long.

Dark Souls 2 Scholar of the Second Sin Visual Overhaul Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-2-scholar-of-the-second-sin-visual-overhaul-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
Earlier this week, we informed you about an upcoming lighting overhaul mod for Dark Souls 2. And today, we are happy to report that this mod, called Scholar of the Second Sin Visual Overhaul, is available for download.
This mod adds shadow casting to bonfires, grass, light fixtures, and almost everything else in the game. Moreover, it increases the quality of grass in numerous areas. Not only that but fromsoftserve has added torches to the loot pool for more enemies. And lastly, the modder has removed unneeded light sources that weren’t connected to a light fixture, making areas look a bit darker and more atmospheric.
>> The article has a 15 minutes video of the mod.

Resident Evil Seamless HD Project now overhauls all three classic RE games
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/resident-evil-seamless-hd-project-now-overhauls-all-three-classic-re-games/
Remember the Seamless HD Project? You know, the must-have mod that overhauled Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3? Well, great news everyone as the team behind it has released a version that improves the first 1996 RE game.
Going into more details, Resident Evil Seamless HD Project upscales backgrounds with vectorized masks, restores integrated images and texts, and upscales all of the game’s 3D models. Moreover, it brings better in-game screens, improves numerous visual effects, and upscales all menu elements and HQ portraits.
What’s also cool is that this project upscales all the low-resolution live-action videos. Yeap, you can finally enjoy these cheesy live-action videos in all their HD glory.
Now contrary to the RE2 and RE3 mods, Resident Evil Seamless HD Project overhauls the original PC version. The mod is only compatible with Biohazard Mediakite/Ultra2000 Japanese build, so make sure you’re using that one.
>> The article has two videos.

Max Payne 3 gets an amazing Sam Lake Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/max-payne-3-gets-an-amazing-sam-lake-mod/
Modder ‘alexsavvy’ has released a must-have mod for Max Payne 3 that is a love letter to all fans of the original game. As the title implies, this mod brings back to Max Payne 3 the face of Sam Lake.
For those unaware, Remedy’s Sam Lake lent his face to Max in the first Max Payne game. Seriously, who can forget that expressionless face? Then, in Max Payne 2 Timmothy Gibs portrayed Max. Finally, in Max Payne 3, Max was modeled after his voice actor, James McCaffrey.
Going into more details, this mod features full facial expressions for Sam Lake’s face model. All the textures of the head have been adapted and every wound that appears on Max’s face during the story has been retained.
In total, the mod replaces 98 models and 66 textures. And yes, the modder has adapted each hairstyle change to Sam Lake’s head, allowing players to see Max/Sam shave his head in real time. Now that’s cool.
>> There's an almost 16 minutes video in the article.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake in Unreal Engine 5.2 available for download to everyone
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-in-unreal-engine-5-2-available-for-download-to-everyone/
Zelda fans, here is something for you today. CryZENx has released a demo of his fan remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5.2 which takes advantage of UE5’s Lumen tech.
This demo is finally available to everyone, and not only to his Patreon members. As such, you can run and play this demo on your PC systems.
>> The article also has a 15 minutes video of the mod.

The bearded babies of this Mount and Blade 2 mod may mean I never sleep soundly again
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-bearded-babies-of-this-mount-and-blade-2-mod-may-mean-i-never-sleep-soundly-again/
Look, I'll level with you: This is a small mod. A trifling mod. A mod bagatelle. But it's also possibly the worst and most wonderful thing I've ever seen, so here I am writing about it and here you are reading about it.
Bearded Babies for Mount and Blade 2 adds beards to the babies of Mount and Blade 2, even (or especially) ones you can play as. Sick of no one taking your infant warlord seriously? Slap some mutton-chops on that bairn and assert their masculinity. Make friend and foe alike show some respect as they tell you it looks like someone needs a nap and haul you off screaming to your crib. It's made by a modder called xjoverax and is, apparently, their first time modding. Now here is a career I will watch with interest.
>> There are some screenshots.

With a new post-processing shader framework, open-source Morrowind engine replacer OpenMW is about to look even slicker
https://www.pcgamer.com/with-a-new-post-processing-shader-framework-open-source-morrowind-engine-replacer-openmw-is-about-to-look-even-slicker/
Open-source Morrowind engine replacer OpenMW has just hit version 0.48.0. The latest update adds a post-processing shader framework, which means modders will be able to make the 21-year-old RPG look even better, as well as adding a new Lua scripting API. "Both of these features greatly expand what the engine can deliver in terms of visual fidelity and game logic", the OpenMW team says in the release announcement.
A whole bunch of engine bugs have also been quietly put on a boat and shipped away to be forgotten. Among the notable patch notes: "Birthsign abilities increase base stat values". Good news for those who choose to be born under the sign of The Lady for that sweet buff to Personality and Endurance, or The Steed for those 25 extra points of Speed.
Among the other changes, "AI will not attempt to attack before finishing aiming", "Screenshot capturing no longer freezes the game while it's in progress", and "The player's allies no longer react to the crimes the player commits". That's right, Caius Cosades, you keep your mouth shut.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos.

GAMING NEWS

NVIDIA RTX 4090 cannot run Remnant 2 with 60fps at Native 4K/Ultra
https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/nvidia-rtx-4090-cannot-run-remnant-2-with-60fps-at-native-4k-ultra/
Remnant 2 is a game I was really looking forward to. Although the game officially releases on July 25th, owners of the Ultimate Edition can already play it. And, things are not looking well as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is unable to Remnant 2 with 60fps at native 4K/Ultra Settings.
>> So, what will it be, a graphical powerhouse of sh*tty optimized game?

Tekken 8 vs Tekken 7 Early Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tekken-8-vs-tekken-7-early-graphics-comparison/
Bandai Namco has launched the first Closed Beta phase for Tekken 8, and below you can find an early graphics video comparison between this latest entry and Tekken 7.
This video compares the 3D models of all characters that are present in these two games. Thus, it can give you an idea of the graphical improvements you can expect from the new Tekken game.

BattleBit Remastered Patch 1.9.3 adds Capture the Flag & New Map
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/battlebit-remastered-patch-1-9-3-adds-capture-the-flag-new-map/
The indie team behind BattleBit Remastered has released patch 1.9.3 for it and shared its complete changelog. According to the patch notes, Update 1.9.3 adds the Capture the Flag game mode, introduces a new map (called MultuIslands), and packs a number of tweaks and fixes.

Ubisoft gives PC gamers another reason to pirate its games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-gives-pc-gamers-another-reason-to-pirate-its-games/
A decade or so ago, Ubisoft was constantly complaining about PC gamers pirating its titles. The French company was so frustrated with pirates that a number of iconic “Ubisoft vs PC pirates” GIFs flooded the market. And last week, Ubi gave PC gamers another big reason to simply pirate its games.
Twitter’s AntiDRM has shared the following email. According to it, Ubisoft will suspend your account if it’s inactive for some time, and then permanently close it after 30 days.
According to Ubi, accounts that are inactive for less than 4 years are safe, and won’t receive such an email. Moreover, if someone does receive such an email, they’ll be able to cancel its closure by clicking on a link.
>> I mean, it sucks, no doubt about it, but unless you're in jail it shouldn't be a problem to log into UPlay every once in a while to prevent this. Also, this move may be because some countries have more strict data protection laws that force companies to erase personal data after a certain time, tho this theory should also affect other launchers/accounts.

PAYDAY 3 gets official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/payday-3-gets-official-pc-system-requirements/
Starbreeze has revealed the official PC system requirements for PAYDAY 3 on the game’s official Steam store page. PAYDAY 3 will be using Unreal Engine 4, and from the looks of it, it won’t require high-end PC systems.



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