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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

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It may arrive one day later than usual, but GOG has a new Weekly Sale with up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_weekly_deals_1_october.

Steam has several sales and weeklong deals:

• The Tell Me a Story Festival brings up to 90% discounts until October, 8th (although some may last until the 9th): https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Tellmeastory2023
• Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter, still in Early Access, will be 50% off until October, 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272010/Destroyer_The_UBoat_Hunter/
• Publisher NIS America puts its games up to 80% off until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/NISA2023
• And the HypeTrain Publisher Sale features up to 85% discounts until the same 16th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hypetrainpublishersale
• And here are sine if the weeklong deals:
  • Timelie is going to be 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150950/Timelie/
  • Intruder In Antiquonia, that has a demo, gets a 35% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1778870/Intruder_In_Antiquonia/
  • Galaxy Trucker: Extended Edition will be half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/870690/Galaxy_Trucker_Extended_Edition/
  • Time on Frog Island features a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1717510/Time_on_Frog_Island/
  • Monster Crown is going to be 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/830370/Monster_Crown/
  • And the last one is Defunct, with a 90% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/359350/Defunct/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Tell Me a Story Sale is also here, with up to 90% discounts during 3 days. The keys are for Steam, GOG and some direct downloads: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/story-rich-festival/
• The Procedurally Crafted Adventures Sale features up to 90% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for Steam, one for EGS and several direct downloads: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/procedurally-crafted-adventures-sale/
• And NIS America also puts its games on sale here, up to 80% off during 13 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/nis-america-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has launched a new bundle: the 3D Realms Dollar Bundle, featuring 8 games during the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/3-d-realms-dollar-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Take a look at this first gameplay video for Brutal Quake 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/take-a-look-at-this-first-gameplay-video-for-brutal-quake-2/
Modder ‘SGtMarkIV’, creator of Brutal Doom, has shared a gameplay video, showcasing… wait for it… Brutal Quake 2. SGtMarkIV plans to release this project after the release of Brutal Doom V22.
Going into more details, this is a mod in GZDoom and Zandronum that reads the original files of Quake 2. So, what you are about to see is in the GZDoom/Zandronum Engines, and not in the Quake 2 Engine.
Brutal Quake 2 will feature new maps, tweaked gunplay, and some new effects. And, to be honest, it looks really cool. When it comes out, the mod will obviously require a copy of Quake 2, otherwise it won’t work.
>> The video is over 7 minutes long.

This modder made such a great change to Starfield's food it's actually making me hungry
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-modder-made-such-a-great-change-to-starfields-food-its-actually-making-me-hungry/
I get the concept behind the way Bethesda designed Starfield's food items. In the year 2330, humanity has become a spacefaring species, blasting across the galaxy in spaceships—and just as people are sealed inside spacesuits for protection, food is kept inside clear little plastic containers.
But there's something unsatisfying about seeing a tasty chicken tikka, some crispy alien nuggets, or even plain old meatloaf sitting in a drab, rectangular plastic container. Maybe it's from my experiences of eating out of plastic containers in real life—lukewarm leftovers, usually—but you just know any meal crammed into a little plastic bin isn't going to taste all that great.
That's why this mod by Me444 called Plated Not Crated is such a shockingly excellent change to Starfield's food. No more eating out of rectangular plastic containers. Food now comes on plates. Honest to goodness plates! Just like we had back on Earth.
>> There's only one screenshot.

GAMING NEWS

Mortal Kombat 1 October 2nd Update fixes Player 1 advantage bug, brings numerous balance tweaks, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/mortal-kombat-1-october-2nd-update-fixes-player-1-advantage-bug-brings-numerous-balance-tweaks-full-patch-notes/
NetherRealm Studios and QLOC have released the October 2nd Update for Mortal Kombat 1, and revealed its full patch notes. According to the teams, this latest patch addresses a bug that could give an advantage to Player 1.

Despite promises, Redfall is still broken after 3 whole months
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/despite-promises-redfall-is-still-broken-after-3-whole-months/
Microsoft released Arkane’s latest FPS game, Redfall, in May 2023. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Redfall came out with major visual and graphical issues, as well as gameplay and AI bugs. Basically, the game was broken at release. And, after three whole months, the game remains in a really awful state.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix Update 8 released, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/baldurs-gate-3-hotfix-update-8-released-full-patch-notes/
Larian Studios has just released the eighth hotfix patch for its latest RPG, Baldur’s Gate 3. According to the developers, this update restores your companions’ behavior to that of Patch 2. So, when dismissed, your companions will no longer give you all the items they deem important for you to carry.

Official multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-multiplayer-trailer-for-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3/
Activision has just released the official multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. In addition, the company revealed that it will show live multiplayer gameplay on October 5th at the CODNext event.