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Another Monday, another round of news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has four deals for us:

• The first of the two Deals of the Day is Cloudpunk: Ultimate Edition, 62% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/cloudpunk_ultimate_edition
• The second DotD is Syberia: The World Before, with a 65% discount until Wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/syberia_the_world_before
• I don't know which kind of calendar is CDP using, but they've launched the Autumn Sale, with more than 4000 titles on sale with up to 90% discounts until September, 11th. Check it out here
• And with every new big sales there's always a GIVEAWAY: Hero of the Kingdom II can be yours for free during the next 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/hero_of_the_kingdom_ii

Steam has one new deal: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension will be 30% off until the 3rd of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/There_Is_No_Game_Wrong_Dimension/.

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal: GRIME will be 65% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/grime.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

20 minutes of new gameplay from the Oblivion Remake in Skyrim, Skyblivion
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/20-minutes-of-new-gameplay-from-the-oblivion-remake-in-skyrim-skyblivion/
The modding team behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remake in Skyrim, Skyblivion, has released a new video, showcasing 20 minutes of gameplay from it.
This video shows off one of Oblivion’s most iconic side quests, Mazoga the Orc. And, since this gameplay video is from the latest build of this project, it can give you an idea of what the game currently looks like.

PureDark adds a DRM to his Red Dead Redemption 2 DLSS 3 Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/puredark-adds-a-drm-to-his-red-dead-redemption-2-dlss-3-mod/
A few days ago, PureDark issued a new update for his Red Dead Redemption 2 DLSS 3 Mod that added a DRM to it. This DRM requires you to authenticate your license, otherwise, you won’t be able to use it.
At this point, we should note that you only have to authenticate only one time. After your first authentication, the mod won’t ask you to re-authenticate it. Moreover, any account that has subscribed to PureDark’s Patreon will be able to pass the authentication. In other words, you don’t need an active membership. If you have subscribed and then unsubscribed from his Patreon, you’ll still be able to pass the authentication.
PureDark has implemented this DRM in preparation for the upcoming Starfield DLSS 3 Mod. The modder knows that a lot of people will be interested in it, so he’s doing everything to combat its illegal distribution. And what better way to protect a paid mod from piracy? But to add a DRM of course.
>> Mods with DRM... this is nuts.

It took modders less than a day to add CJ from GTA: San Andreas to Armored Core 6
https://www.pcgamer.com/it-took-modders-less-than-a-day-to-add-cj-from-gta-san-andreas-to-armored-core-6/
It's not quite at the level of "can Doom run on this potato", but putting GTA: San Andreas protagonist CJ in games is its own kind of meme. You can play Dark Souls as CJ, you can watch CJ and Big Smoke duel it out in Sekiro, and modders even managed to put CJ in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
FromSoftware's Armored Core 6: The Fires of Rubicon has only been out since yesterday, and in that time modders Dropoff and TKGP had just one thing in mind: mecha-CJ. The mod unfortunately doesn't yet appear on NexusMods or other sites, which may be just as well. This thing is deeply, deeply cursed (video below). I thought seeing CJ as a cat in Stray was bad but as a mech it's somehow even worse, with our young hero's proportions stretched-out and twisted into a weapon that can surpass Metal Gear.
>> The video is almost 3 minutes long.

Baldur's Gate 3⁠ already has a ton of custom dice mods—here's 8 of our favorites so far
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-already-has-a-ton-of-custom-dice-modsheres-8-of-our-favorites-so-far/
Baldur's Gate 3 has an easy-to-miss setting that lets you change the color of your skill check d20, but the official options are pretty limited. I've been rocking "Behir Blue" for about 140 hours or so, and I'm ready for a change.
Thankfully, it seems pretty simple to get your own custom dice working in-game (check out Anecx's Dice Sprites Generator for help on that front), and even easier to install other people's creations. All of these dice mods require LaughingLeader's handy BG3ModManager, and while some do not demand Djmr's ImprovedUI mod, I've read that it is required to have multiple custom dice at once.
As an added note: even a cosmetic mod like this will disable Steam and GOG achievements for BG3 at the moment, but dukethedropkicker's Achievement Enabler mod will pop them right back up. It's on the honor system to only use duke's mod with dice skins and not like, something that gives you every weapon in the game. Paladins, remember your oaths! And now, the dice.

The mod that saves one of the best RPGs ever made quietly added a mini-campaign where you play as the 'good guys'
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mod-that-saves-one-of-the-best-rpgs-ever-made-quietly-added-a-mini-campaign-where-you-play-as-the-good-guys/
It's always a good time to play Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, but especially now⁠—Halloween season is practically upon us, and VTMB's expansive, open-ended roleplaying makes a great follow-up to Baldur's Gate 3.
Modder Wesp5's Unofficial Patch is essential to having the best Bloodlines experience today, both to get it working on modern PCs, and to fix all the issues the ill-starred Troika Games never got around to. The Unofficial Patch team continues to tweak the game and even produce new content for it, and in the 11.3 patch at the end of last year they introduced a level pack come mini-campaign where you play as a Vampire Hunter.
In the base game, the Vampire Hunters of the Society of Leopold are pure antagonists: culty zealots who kidnap an archeologist, torture Vampire River Phoenix, and just generally get in your way. The World of Darkness tabletop setting, however, isn't nearly as restrictive, allowing you to play as Vampire Hunters or even Werewolves⁠—there's precedent here.
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GAMING NEWS

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will support both DLSS and FSR 2.0
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-will-support-both-dlss-and-fsr-2-0/
Ubisoft has just revealed that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will support both DLSS and FSR 2.0 PC upscaling techniques. Additionally, the team has released a beautiful PC trailer that you can watch below.

Immortals of Aveum Patch 1 released, full changelog revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/immortals-of-aveum-patch-1-released-full-changelog-revealed/
Ascendant Studios has released Patch #1 for its latest magic FPS game, Immortals of Aveum. According to the changelog, this first update improves the shader compilation screen. Moreover, it packs a number of fixes and may slightly improve performance.

Here are 13 minutes of gameplay from Path of Exile 2 Gamescom 2023 Demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-13-minutes-of-gameplay-from-path-of-exile-2-gamescom-2023-demo/
Grinding Gear Games has shared a new video, showcasing 13 minutes of new gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2023 Demo of Path of Exile 2. This video focuses on the Druid class and highlights some of the skills and abilities that you can use.

Valheim Patch 0.217.14 released and here’s its full changelog
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/valheim-patch-0-217-14-released-and-heres-its-full-changelog/
Iron Gate has released Patch 0.217.14 for Valheim which adds new content to the game, and revealed its full changelog. According to the devs, this latest update adds a new NPC, Hildir the merchant. Moreover, it brings to the game new locations, new items, new hair and beard styles, as well as world modifiers and two new crafting extensions.

Persona 3 Reload will use Denuvo, gets official PC requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/persona-3-reload-will-use-denuvo-gets-official-pc-requirements/
SEGA and Atlus revealed that Persona 3 Reload will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, and shared its official PC system requirements.

Starfield planet boundaries showcased in new leaked video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/starfield-planet-boundaries-showcased-in-new-leaked-video/
Starfield releases in a few days and in case you weren’t aware, it won’t allow for seamless exploration on its planets. Instead, the game will divide the planet surfaces into big cells, and below you can find a video that showcases the planet boundaries that players may encounter.
>> The video in the article is no longer available, but you may find it somewhere else if you're interested.

Over Jump Rally, unofficial remake of Sega Rally in Unreal Engine 5, gets new beta gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/over-jump-rally-unofficial-remake-of-sega-rally-in-unreal-engine-5-gets-new-beta-gameplay-trailer/
In September 2022, we informed you about Over Jump (which is now called Over Jump Rally). So today, we are happy to report that a new beta gameplay trailer has been released for this Sega Rally-inspired game that will be using Unreal Engine 5.