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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

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Steam has several new deals and weeklong deals:

• Death's Gambit: Afterlife will be 40% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/356650/Deaths_Gambit_Afterlife/
• The MONOPOLY PLUS + MONOPOLY Madness Pack is on sale with a 69% discount until the 21st. The individual games (and DLC) are also on sale from 20 to 75% off): https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/32808/MONOPOLY_PLUS__MONOPOLY_Madness/
• The Ultimate Fishing franchise is on sale with up to 90% deals until Monday, the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ultimatefishing2023
• The ZEN Arcade Weekend, that I don't know when it started, featured up to 90% deals on many indie games until the 21st of August: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/zenstudiosarcadeweekend2023
• The Blasphemous franchise (aka, the first game and its DLCs) are on sale with up to 75% discounts until the 25th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/blasphemousfranchise
• The Shadow Tactics: Anniversary Bundle, with the two games, DLCs and Soundtracks included, will be 80% off until the 28th. The individual contents are also on sale between 50 and 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23903/Shadow_Tactics_Anniversary_Bundle/
• And this is a small sample of the weeklong deals you'll find:
  • The VR Only ARK and ADE is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1599000/ARK_and_ADE/
  • Arcane Vale gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1907380/Arcane_Vale/
  • Crumble is half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061180/Crumble/
  • Morkredd gets a 65% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1331910/Morkredd/" target="_blank"> https://store.steampowered.com/app/1331910/Morkredd/
  • Beat Hazard is 80% off (just like the sequel): https://store.steampowered.com/app/49600/Beat_Hazard/
  • And the last one, Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now, gets a 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/281920/Splatter__Zombiecalypse_Now/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Interact-Influence-Investigate Sale features up to 90% discounts during 6 days. The keys are for Steam or as a direct download: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/interact-influence-investigate-sale/
• At the Ubisoft Summer Spotlight Sale you'll find games up to 85% off during 12 days. You could guess that all the keys would be for UbiConnect, and you'd right for the most part because there are also 3 Steam only keys and 4 direct download games: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ubisoft-summer-spotlight/

Fanatical ... give it 5 more minutes There you have it: there are two 24 hours Flash Deals

• Smalland: Survive the Wilds is 40% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/smalland-survive-the-wilds
• Batman: Arkham Collection gets a 88% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod restores content that was cut from it
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/red-dead-redemption-2-mod-restores-content-that-was-cut-from-it/
Modder ‘roastedflamingo’ has released a new mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that restores content that was cut from it. This mod, titled “Cut Dialogue Enhanced”, restores unused combat lines and miscellaneous player lines.
Going into more details, this mod is heavily inspired by Cut Dialogue Restoration and Enhancement. For those unaware, Cut Dialogue Restoration and Enhancement restores a lot of the cut dialogue seamlessly, with the new dialogue being fully animated and working exactly like standard ambient lines.
Cut Dialogue Enhanced basically expands on it, restoring all the Combat taunts and lines that were not included like Dialogue for buying items, starting a Fight, getting a bullet almost hitting your Character, Winning a fight, buying Clothes, etc.
>> There's an almost 5 minutes video of the mod.

Baldur's Gate 3 modder haphazardly adds lone wolf mode inspired by Divinity 2: 'I have not playtested this mod for more than an hour'
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-modder-haphazardly-adds-lone-wolf-mode-inspired-by-divinity-2-i-have-not-playtested-this-mod-for-more-than-an-hour/
If I got to redesign Baldur's Gate 3 to fit my specific preferences, the first thing I'd do is get rid of the party system. My posse of Shadowheart, Astarion, and Karlach is great, but my favorite character to roleplay is the wandering ronin—the problem solver with an air of mystery who can take care of himself (Geralt of Rivia, essentially). But alas, BG3 is built with a full party of four in mind. You could try to fly solo, but difficulty doesn't scale to smaller parties, so fights would inevitably become impossibly punishing. Unless mods can save the day.
A new mod from Nexus user Mordread256 aims to make solo play viable with buffs inspired by a perk from Larian's previous RPG, Divinity: Original Sin 2. "Lone Wolf" attempts to even the odds in fights by giving the player character extra opportunities to attack and a quicker leveling curve.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos in the article.

GAMING NEWS

Armored Core 6 gets official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/armored-core-6-gets-official-pc-system-requirements/
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have revealed the official PC system requirements for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. These PC specs also confirm the game’s Ray Tracing, which will be only available in the garage. In other words, Armored Core 6 won’t have any Ray Tracing effects during gameplay.

First 13 minutes of gameplay from Unreal Engine 5-powered Lords of the Fallen
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-13-minutes-of-gameplay-from-unreal-engine-5-powered-lords-of-the-fallen/
IGN has shared a video, showcasing the first 13 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered action RPG, Lords of the Fallen.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage will have Denuvo and VMProtect DRM
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-mirage-will-have-denuvo-and-vmprotect-drm/
Yesterday, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed Mirage has gone Gold and that it will release on week earlier. So, the game’s new release date is October 5th. And, from the looks of it, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech and the VMProtect DRM.

Last edited by JEMC - on 15 August 2023