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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG starts the week with three new Deals of the Day and a Sale:

• These are the DotD, that will last 46 hours:
  • The first one is The Forgotten City, 55% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_forgotten_city
  • The second DotD is Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, with a 65% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/divinity_original_sin_2
  • And the third, and last, one is The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut, 90% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_incredible_adventures_of_van_helsing_final_cut
• The Crunching Koalas Publisher Sale brings up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_crunching_koalas_sale

Steam has two new deals:

• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom will be 85% off until the 1st of October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/589360/Ni_no_Kuni_II_Revenant_Kingdom/
• Bread & Fred, that has a demo, gets a 20% discount until October, 2nd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1607680/Bread__Fred/

There are two new deals at Humble:

• At Humble Bundle we find the Control the Narrative Bundle, with up to 8 games to get during 18 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/control-narrative
• The Humble Store has the IO Interactive Publisher Sale, with up to 80% discounts during 4 days. The keys are for Steam and 1 for EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/io-interactive-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• It started yesterday, but the Star Deal Command: Modern Operations, with a 68% discount, will last another 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/command-modern-operations
• Ubisoft puts its games on sale with up to 86% discounts during 6 days. The keys are for UbiConnect: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/ubisoft
• The Miraculous Rise of the Sphinx Ultimate Edition Bundle, with the game and DLC, will be 80% off during 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/miraculous-rise-of-the-sphinx-ultimate-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.9.3
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-23-9-3
Highlights
New Game Support

• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• PAYDAY 3

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Starfield HD Reworked Project 1.0 is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/starfield-hd-reworked-project-1-0-is-now-available-for-download/
Modder ‘Halk Hogan PL’ has just released the first version of the HD Reworked Project for Bethesda’s RPG, Starfield. This is a must-have Texture Pack for Starfield and we highly recommend downloading it. After all, it will significantly improve the quality of numerous low-res textures.
Going into more details, Starfield HD Reworked Project 1.0 reworks various environment textures in cities and beyond (some rocks, walls, floors, terrain and more). Moreover, it reworks the entire crowd, meaning that the faces of all NPCs can now look much more detailed and realistic. Additionally, it reworks some fire effects so you can have realistic flames instead of blurry pixels.
>> There's an over 4 minutes video of this mod.

Far Cry VR Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/far-cry-vr-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
Far Cry fans, here is something special for you today. Holger “cabalistic” Frydrych has released a VR Mod for the first Far Cry game, allowing you to experience its world in virtual reality.
Far Cry VR features full roomscale 6DOF VR rendering and movement , as well as full motion controller support. Players are now able to aim their guns naturally with their hands, and they can use two hands to stabilize the guns further.
Moreover, you are now able to physically swing the machete, and climb ladders manually. You can also aim mounted and vehicle guns by pointing with your main hand.
>> The article has a 1:30 video of the mod.

New Starfield Mod adds Lightsabers from the Star Wars universe
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-starfield-mod-adds-lightsabers-from-the-star-wars-universe/
Modder ‘Somberx’ has released a new Star Wars Mod for Bethesda’s latest RPG, Starfield. As the title suggests, this mod brings to the game the Lightsabers from the Star Wars universe.
Going into more details, this mod replaces the UC Naval Cutlass with a Lightsaber-inspired design. According to Somberx, this is a simple first step in a larger project that will add new lightsaber designs based on the existing weapon manufactures.
Unfortunately, the mod does not feature the iconic Lightsaber sound. The modder claims that this would affect many other melee weapons. Thus, we can assume that we’ll get a better Lightsaber Mod when Bethesda releases the Starfield Creation Modding Kit.
>> The article has three screenshots.

New Valheim Mods add Skyrim music, Brasil map, legendary weapons, and expand its world
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-valheim-mods-add-skyrim-music-brasil-map-legendary-weapons-and-expand-its-world/
It’s been a while since our last look at Valheim, don’t you think? So, today we bring you a number of cool mods for it. These new mods add to the game the music from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, a Brasil map, new legendary weapons, and expand its world parameters.
>> The article has 6 mods in total. No screenshots nor videos.

Someone put the Armored Core 6 maps in Elden Ring, for reasons
https://www.pcgamer.com/someone-put-the-armored-core-6-maps-in-elden-ring-for-reasons/
Ever wondered what it would be like to run around the maps of Armored Core 6 with your Elden Ring character? If not, why the heck not? I'm sure this modder who imported the AC6 maps into Elden Ring surely can't be the only one interested in exploring them, sword drawn, and ready to fight mechs with magic.
Having posted the flythrough video on their YouTube account, there's been quite a positive response to Dropoff's idea to waltz around the Armored Core 6 maps with their Elden Ring character. Not least as it puts the maps into a human perspective, and manages to vindicate Redditors' praise for the AC6 graphics.
You don't usually get a chance to appreciate the detail when you're speeding around in your mech going pew-pew.
>> There's a roughly 6 minutes video in the article.

The ambitious mod to recreate a 23-year-old vampire RPG in Skyrim shows off its take on medieval Prague
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-ambitious-mod-to-recreate-a-23-year-old-vampire-rpg-in-skyrim-shows-off-its-take-on-medieval-prague/
Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption - Reawakened, the mod project to rebuild the first VtM videogame in Skyrim, has shown off new gameplay of its Prague early game. The original game, which follows the story of a crusader knight from the Middle Ages all the way to the modern day, is one of those hyper-ambitious, turn of the millennium RPGs that just doesn't come all the way together, and is a prime candidate for a fan revival.
We last checked in on Redemption - Reawakened a year ago. The mod team had shown off some of its later hub areas and more dungeony levels, but project lead Galejro's latest videos show off a significant portion of the early game in Prague.
>> The video is a bit over 17 minutes long.

GAMING NEWS

Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 3 is 4.9GB in size, brings CPU performance improvements, full changelog
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/baldurs-gate-3-patch-3-is-4-9gb-in-size-brings-cpu-performance-improvements-full-changelog/
Larian Studios has released Patch 3 for Baldur’s Gate 3, and shared its complete changelog. According to the release notes, Update 3 improves performance in the Lower City of Act 3. Moreover, it improves overall performance by disabling faraway NPCs with automated overhead dialogues and in-world behaviours.

Pokemon-inspired Palworld gets a Tokyo Game Show 2023 Gameplay Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/pokemon-inspired-palworld-gets-a-tokyo-game-show-2023-gameplay-trailer/
Pocketpair has released the Tokyo Game Show 2023 gameplay trailer for its upcoming Pokemon-inspired game, Palworld. This trailer gives us a glimpse at the game’s character customization, combat mechanics, exploration, and the abilities that some of your cute Pals will have.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart September 25th Update improves Ray Tracing, Rift transitions and AMD FSR 2.2
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/ratchet-clank-rift-apart-september-25th-update-improves-ray-tracing-rift-transitions-and-amd-fsr-2-2/
Nixxes has released the September 25th Update for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart which improves Ray Tracing, Rift transitions and the quality of AMD FSR 2.2.

Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND gets an official story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/akira-toriyamas-sand-land-gets-an-official-story-trailer/
Bandai Namco has released the official story trailer for Akira Toriyama’s upcoming action RPG, SAND LAND. This trailer details the game’s story and the events that took place prior to it. It can also give you an idea of its art style, which is exactly what you’d expect from an Akira Toriyama game.