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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The nicest community in gaming has over 8 million members and an urgent friendly fire crisis as Deep Rock Galactic releases its 2023 stats
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-nicest-community-in-gaming-has-over-8-million-members-and-an-urgent-friendly-fire-crisis-as-deep-rock-galactic-releases-its-2023-stats/
By all accounts, space-dwarf mining sim Deep Rock Galactic has one of the last positive communities left in all of videogames. There's something about rambunctiously stripping the galaxy of resources as a squad of stout 'n' shouty guys that brings out the best in people. That must be why—per developer Ghost Ship Games' own 2023 end of year stats—over 8 million people have gotten in on the action since the game released in early access back in 2018.
Or at least, 8 million have bought the game, and I suppose a fair few of them went on to let it languish in their Steam libraries untouched. Nevertheless, DRG is going from strength to strength, selling a record 2.5 million copies in 2023 alone. But we have to talk about some of these other stats.

The Humble Store has launched the Clever Moves Sale, featuring puzzle and tabletop games with up to 90% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG, EGS and direct downloads: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/clever-moves-sale/.

Fanatical has a new Star Deal: The Chant will be 75% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-chant

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve continues to improve the gaming performance of Linux open source drivers for AMD GPUs, as part of the Mesa project
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-continues-to-improve-the-gaming-performance-of-linux-open-source-drivers-for-amd-gpus-as-part-of-the-mesa-project/
Mesa is a long-running project that started life as an open-source driver, bringing the OpenGL graphics API to a host of different platforms. Today, developers from AMD, Google, Intel, and others all take part. One of the most well-known Mesa drivers is RADV: A Vulkan-based driver specifically for AMD's GPUs running on a Linux operating system. A recent update to them, created by Valve's developers, has added a neat little performance boost for any device using them.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Call of Duty 4 RTX Remix Path Tracing Mod Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/call-of-duty-4-rtx-remix-path-tracing-mod-available-for-download/
Modder ‘xoxor4d’ has released the first version of his RTX Remix Mod for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that adds full ray tracing/path tracing. Below you can also find three videos that showcase these Path Tracing effects. So, go ahead and take a look.
Now I should note that this mod is not based on the RTX Remix Creation Tools that NVIDIA will release on January 22nd. Instead, it’s based on the RTX Remix Runtime that came out in April 2023. In short, this first mod may have various graphical glitches. If I had to guess, I’d also say that the game’s materials haven’t been updated either.
For a “first attempt “, this RTX Remix Mod is kind of cool. And, in some scenes, you can definitely see the visual improvements of path tracing. However, there are also other scenes in which the game looks kind of flat. So yeah, this feels like a mixed bag. It’s cool, but it’s not perfect.
>> The article has three videos.

Fans are working on remakes of Tomb Raider Legend & Soul Reaver in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/tomb-raider-legend-soul-reaver-remakes-unreal-engine-5/
It appears that fans are working on remakes of Tomb Raider: Legend and Soul Reaver in Unreal Engine 5. Now before getting excited, know that these two projects are in a very early development phase. So no, don’t expect to be playing them anytime soon.
The Soul Reaver Remake is a cool project by Ali Aljaber. Ali has shared a video showing off a new locomotion system. With this, you can fly, fight, climb, and interact with switches and boxes. The next update will focus on magic powers and some wandering enemies. Again, this is a WIP project. Thus, you should temper your expectations.
The Tomb Raider: Legend Remake in UE5 is in an even earlier dev state. Monkey Riot, the developer, is figuring out how to make the controls just right before working on the game’s environments. And even though it’s early, Lara moves really well in this prototype, which is pretty cool.
>> There are a couple of videos in the article, one for each project.

GAMING NEWS

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Update 8 Released, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/star-wars-jedi-survivor-update-8-released-full-patch-notes/
EA and Respawn have just released Title Update 8 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and shared its full patch notes. This latest update brings two new features and several improvements to Slow Motion. So, let’s take a closer look at them, shall we?

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown PC Demo Available Now for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-pc-demo-available-now-for-download/
Ubisoft has just released the PC demo for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Connect. PC gamers can download the demo right now, and get a taste of this new Prince of Persia game.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will support Ray Tracing, gets Ultra PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-will-support-ray-tracing-gets-ultra-pc-requirements/
Rocksteady has shared the Ultra PC requirements for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. In addition, we can confirm that the game will support Ray Tracing.
>> The GPU requirements are somewhat reasonable, but the CPU ones at high and ultra are a bit odd?

Akira Toriyama’s Upcoming Action RPG Gets a Release Date
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/akira-toriyamas-upcoming-action-rpg-gets-a-release-date/
Bandai Namco revealed that Akira Toriyama’s new action RPG, SAND LAND, will hit stores on April 26th. To make things even more exciting, they’ve released a new trailer to celebrate. So, go ahead and watch it after the jump.

Granblue Fantasy: Relink PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/granblue-fantasy-relink-pc-requirements/
Cygames has revealed the official PC system requirements for its upcoming action RPG, Granblue Fantasy: Relink. This new role-playing game will come out on February 1st and from what we can see, it won’t require a high-end PC system.