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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has put five new Deals of the Day for us that will last during 46 hours:

• Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master - Steward Edition is 8% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/naheulbeuks_dungeon_master_steward_edition
• Laika: Aged Through Blood, that has a demo, is 20% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/laika_aged_through_blood
• RAILGRADE gets a 25% deal: https://www.gog.com/en/game/railgrade
• Ghoul Castle 3D: Gold Edition has a 48% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/ghoul_castle
• And the last one, Jazz Jackrabbit Collection, features an 82% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/jazz_jackrabbit_collection

Steam has two new deals:

• Occupy Mars: The Game, still in Early Access, will be 25% off until January, the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/758690/Occupy_Mars_The_Game/
• Book of Demons gets a 90% discount until the 30th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/449960/Book_of_Demons/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is the Star Wars Collection, 81% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection
• The new Mystery Star Bundle has up to 20 unknown games to get: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mystery-star-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 546.65 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-546-65
Highlights
Game Ready for GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS technology including Palworld which features support for DLSS 2.

Gaming Technology

• Adds support for the GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER GPU

GeForce Experience updates

• Apocalypse Party
• Ash Echoes
• Escape from Tarkov: Arena
• House Flipper 2
• Pioneers of Pagonia

Fixed Issues
Fixed Gaming Bugs

• Cyberpunk 2077: GeForce Experience 1-click optimization not working with v2.1 game update. [4412456]

Fixed General Bugs

• Maxwell GPU: After multiple sleep/wake attempts, monitor may not wake up. [4351702]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PC Port Released, Weighing In at 256GB
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/marvels-spider-man-2-pc-port-256gb/
And the moment has finally come. The team behind the unofficial PC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has released its first version. This version weighs in at 256GB and contains the full game. Yes, you read that right. The full game is now playable on PC via this unofficial port. That’s unheard of.
From what I know, this version has most of the game’s textures and shaders. Still, there might be some graphical/visual glitches. So no, don’t expect a 100% accurate PC port. Still, the fact that you can play the entire game is quite an achievement. At least for an unofficial PC port of a game that has not even been announced yet for the PC.
>> The article doesn't have screenshots, videos nor even links to where you may find it.

14 years in, modders have given me yet another reason to return to Fallout: New Vegas—an in-game multiplayer riddle contest with free games for the winner
https://www.pcgamer.com/14-years-in-modders-have-given-me-yet-another-reason-to-return-to-fallout-new-vegasan-in-game-multiplayer-riddle-contest-with-free-games-for-the-winner/
Steam informs me that Fallout: New Vegas is my second-most-played game of all time (after Crusader Kings 2), and I will still take any excuse to boot it up again. Lucky for me, then, that some enterprising modders have launched an ongoing online contest taking place entirely within the borders of NV's Mojave Desert.
Called Ready Courier One and created by a modder named TommInfinite, the mod is "an online contest for Fallout: New Vegas where anyone can win the prize." The contest centres around 26 riddles about various bits of Fallout lore. You install it, get presented with a riddle, and set out to press N on the answer—which can be anything from an NPC to a minor static object—somewhere in New Vegas or its DLCs, except Honest Hearts for some reason. It knows what it did.
But it's all online, you see. Your answers get sent off to some distant server which decides if they're correct or not, and you're in competition with every other player trudging across the desert. The first player to answer the 26th and final riddle will net themselves any three games from the Nexus Mods Donation Points store, which features stuff like Divinity: Original Sin 2, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Crusader Kings 3, and, uh, Fallout: New Vegas.
>> No screenshots nor videos of the mod are featured in the article.

After translating one cult PlayStation game after another, fan translation group Hilltop Works announces its most obscure game yet: 'a hidden gem of the highest caliber'
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-translating-one-cult-playstation-game-after-another-fan-translation-group-hilltop-works-announces-its-most-obscure-game-yet-a-hidden-gem-of-the-highest-caliber/
In November, fan translation group Hilltop Works released an English patch for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 (aka My Summer Vacation 2), a beloved adventure/life sim that fans have been eager to play in English for more than 20 years. After that release Hilltop wasted no time leaping into its next project, which was announced today with an amusing trailer. Hilltop wasn't kidding when teasing it as a "hidden gem"—I sure hadn't heard of it myself.
"Rowdy Princess is a game by venerated game creator Shoji Masuda, the writer and director of cult darling Linda Cubed, all-time classic Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru, and the beloved Oreshika series," Hilltop tweeted alongside the announcement. Hilltop went on to elaborate that translator Cargodin "has been championing this game for over 10 years," while graphics editing work is being handled by the same contributor who did a fantastic job with the legions of texture edits required for Boku no Natsuyasumi 2.
In an interview I did with Hilltop Works back in November, Hilltop said that he wants every game he does "to completely shock people and show them something they didn't even know they wanted, but here it is." He would only hint at Rowdy Princess at the time, but said that it's "one of the least popular, the most secret, underground games" they've done, and that it's a "tragedy" how unknown it is.

Someone made 'Probably the biggest map ever in videogame history' in Garry's Mod, a multiverse octillions of kilometres wide that's half-magic, half-maths, and wholly mind-boggling
https://www.pcgamer.com/someone-made-probably-the-biggest-map-ever-in-videogame-history-in-garrys-mod-a-multiverse-octillions-of-kilometres-wide-thats-half-magic-half-maths-and-wholly-mind-boggling/
Forget what the megacorps are doing. I'm fairly certain that, if a true artificial intelligence ever does spring from a digital chrysalis and kill us all some day, it'll be because someone got a bit too enthusiastic twiddling the dials in Garry's Mod. I say this because I've just finished fooling around with the sandbox's user-created 1:1 Multiverse (2048 Universes) map, and I'm more convinced than ever that mankind is playing with forces the gods usually keep for themselves.
Billed as "probably the biggest ever map in videogame history," 1:1 Multiverse comes courtesy of a modder named Alexandrovich, and claims to feature "2048 different rotated universes 880000000000000000000000000000km EACH". Don't worry, I've got your back: that's eight hundred and eighty octillion kilometres. Multiplied by two thousand and forty eight. Alexandrovich says the next update will add 2,048 solar systems to occupy it. Here it is in action.
>> The article has a couple of videos.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Just Got a Star Wars Lightsabers Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/baldurs-gate-3-star-wars-lightsabers-mod/
Modder ‘Palmaman33′ has just released a Star Wars Lightsabers Mod for Larian Studios’ latest RPG, Baldur’s Gate 3. This is a cool mod for all our Star Wars fans. So, if you are currently playing Baldur’s Gate 3, make sure to give it a go.
Going into more details, this mod adds a lightsaber with 5 color variants and 5 rarities. And yes, in case you are wondering, you will be able to use two-handed lightsabers.
What this mod doesn’t provide is a Star Wars class. It also does not feature any Star Wars clothes or armor. So yeah, it’s not a perfect Star Wars mod. So, here’s hoping that other modders will step in so that we can get a better Star Wars experience.
>> The article only one screenshot.

GAMING NEWS

STALKER 2 has been delayed until September 5th, gets new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stalker-2-has-been-delayed-until-september-5th-gets-new-trailer/
GSC GameWorld has announced that STALKER 2 has, once again, been delayed. The game will now target a September 5th release date, and you can find below a new trailer for it.

2K Games has just announced TopSpin 2K25
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/2k-games-has-just-announced-topspin-2k25/
2K Games has just announced TopSpin 2K25 with an in-engine teaser trailer. TopSpin is considered by many as the best tennis game ever made. This tennis game came out on PC, and other platforms, in 2003.

Fate/Samurai Remnant PC Demo Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fate-samurai-remnant-pc-demo-available-for-download/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. KOEI Tecmo has just released a PC demo for its latest action RPG, Fate/Samurai Remnant. PC gamers can visit its Steam page and download it.

Bodycam is a multiplayer body-cam shooter in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bodycam-multiplayer-body-cam-shooter-unreal-engine-5/
Remember Unrecord? You know, that body-cam game that took everyone by surprise? For those unaware, Unrecord is a tactical shooter where players can expect an immersive and narrative experience. But what if it was a multiplayer game? Well, that’s what Bodycam aims to explore.

Forza Motorsport Update 4.0 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/forza-motorsport-update-4-0/
Turn10 has just released Title Update 4.0 for its latest racing game, Forza Motorsport, and shared its full patch notes. Patch 4 adds new free content to the game. So, let’s take a closer look at what it brings to the table.

The Finals Update 1.5.0 Released, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-finals-update-1-5-0-released-full-patch-notes/
Embark Studios has just released Title Update 1.5.0 for The Finals, and it has shared its full patch notes. Among other things, this update adds a new game mode for a limited time. This new game mode is called Solo Bank It. So, let’s take a closer look at it.