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The Thursday news, a long part one:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away two games:

• Tandem: a Tale of Shadows: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/tandem-a-tale-of-shadows-c3f55e
• The Evil Within 2: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-evil-within-2

Next week they'll give F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch and Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion.

Steam has two new deals:

• Scars Above will be 60% off until November, 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196090/Scars_Above/
• Strange Brigade will get a 95% discount until the same 1st of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/312670/Strange_Brigade/

By the way, Steam's Halloween Event, the Scream Fest, should start with today's refresh.

Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The Star Deal is Spin Rhythm XD, 55% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/spin-rhythm-xd
• The new Marvelous Mystery Bundle has up to 20 unknown games to get during the next 10 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/marvelous-mystery-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 545.92
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-545-92
Highlights
Game Ready for Alan Wake 2
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3.5 technology and DLSS Ray Reconstruction including Alan Wake 2. Additionally, this Game Ready Driver supports the launch of titles supporting NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Ghostrunner 2.

Fixed Issues
Fixed Gaming Bugs

• [VR] Desktop colors turn overexposed after closing VR app [4171604]

Valve is dropping local currency support for Turkey and Argentina amid 'exchange rate volatility,' moving to 'regionalized USD pricing' for 25 countries
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-is-dropping-local-currency-support-for-turkey-and-argentina-amid-exchange-rate-volatility-moving-to-regionalized-usd-pricing-for-25-countries/
Valve is making changes to Steam pricing in Argentina and Turkey that will see game sales in those countries switched from their local currencies—the Argentine peso and Turkish lira—to US dollars. The change is being made to address "exchange rate volatility" that Valve says has made it difficult for developers to set and maintain prices for their games.

After a month in beta Valve has released SteamVR 2.0 for the headset-wearing masses
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-a-month-in-beta-valve-has-released-steamvr-20-for-the-headset-wearing-masses/
Valve has released SteamVR 2.0 after a month in beta. The virtual reality software is finally heading to headsets with some big changes to the store, keyboard, library, and more.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Here’s your first look at Star Citizen’s Ray Tracing Global Illumination
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/heres-your-first-look-at-star-citizens-ray-tracing-global-illumination/
At CitizenCon 2953, Cloud Imperium revealed some cool Ray Tracing Global Illumination (RTGI) effects that are on the way to Star Citizen and Squadron 42. And, we’ve got a video to show you these effects in action. In the video, you’ll see lots of scenes with RTGI and without it. This will give you a good idea of what to look forward to.

Unreal Engine 5-powered Still Wakes the Deep looks incredible in its latest gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-engine-5-powered-still-wakes-the-deep-looks-incredible-in-its-latest-gameplay-trailer/
Secret Mode has shared a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered first-person narrative horror game, Still Wakes the Deep.

Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater gets first official in-engine video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater-remake-gets-first-official-in-engine-video/
Konami released the first official in-engine video for its upcoming remake of MGS 3, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and this pre-alpha video will give you a glimpse of its graphics.

First in-engine trailer for the ARK: Survival Evolved Remake in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-in-engine-trailer-for-the-ark-survival-evolved-remake-in-unreal-engine-5/
Studio Wildcard has released the first in-engine trailer for its upcoming remake of ARK: Survival Evolved in Unreal Engine 5, ARK: Survival Ascended.
>> It's now in Early Access, and here you'll find the PC requirements.

Cities Skylines 2 runs with 20fps on an NVIDIA RTX4090 at 4K/High, even on an empty map
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/cities-skylines-2-runs-with-20fps-on-an-nvidia-rtx4090-at-4k-high-even-on-an-empty-map/
Paradox Interactive has released its latest city builder, Cities Skylines 2. Unfortunately, though, this is one of the worst-optimized PC games of 2023. Cities Skylines 2, even on a completely new/empty map, runs with 20fps on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 at 4K/High.
>> With a 99% GPU usage and two CPU cores going up to the 70-ish%. Lame.

Valheim Patch 0.217.27 released and here are all its fixes, tweaks, changes and improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/valheim-patch-0-217-27-released-and-here-are-all-its-fixes-tweaks-changes-and-improvements/
Iron Gate has released Patch 0.217.27 for its exploration and survival game, Valheim. This update brings a bunch of improvements, new stuff, and performance tweaks. We’ll break it down for you, so keep on reading.

Here are all the fixes, tweaks, changes and improvements of the Counter-Strike 2 October 25th Update
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/here-are-all-the-fixes-tweaks-changes-and-improvements-of-the-counter-strike-2-october-25th-update/
Valve just dropped a fresh update for Counter-Strike 2 on October 25th, and it’s packed with lots of changes to make the game even better. The October 25th Update comes with numerous fixes, tweaks, changes and improvements. So, let’s dive in and see what’s new.

Lords of the Fallen Patch v.1.1.243 improves performance by optimizing UE5’s Lumen
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/lords-of-the-fallen-patch-v-1-1-243-improves-performance-by-optimizing-lumen/
Hexworks has released Patch 1.1.243 for Lords of the Fallen. According to the developers, this new update comes with two optimization tweaks that will improve the game’s performance on a variety of PC configurations.

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.02 is available for download and here’s its full changelog
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/cyberpunk-2077-patch-2-02-is-available-for-download-and-heres-its-full-changelog/
CD Projekt RED has just released Patch 2.02 for Cyberpunk 2077, and revealed its full changelog. This update comes with numerous fixes for the game’s latest expansion, Phantom Liberty.

Alan Wake 2 does not have Denuvo and it will NOT prevent you from running it on older/unsupported GPUs
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/alan-wake-2-does-not-have-denuvo-and-it-will-not-prevent-you-from-running-it-on-older-unsupported-gpus/
A lot of frustration surfaced earlier this month when Remedy’s Lea-Newin claimed that the game would require DX12 Ultimate and Mesh Shaders. And since Remedy has just lifted the review embargo for Alan Wake 2, we can finally confirm that the game will NOT prevent you from running it on older/unsupported GPUs. In fact, we were able to launch it on an NVIDIA GTX980Ti.