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Tuesday’s news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

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GOG has two new sales:

• The Untold Tales Publisher Sale features up to 80% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20240312_ut_publisher_sale
• The new Weekly Sale has games upt o 90% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20240312_weekly_deals_2_march

Steam has new deals and a handfull of weeklong deals:

• Let’s start with a daily deal: Atomicrops will be 75% off during 26 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/757320/Atomicrops/
• And a second daily deal: The Beast Inside, that has a demo, gets a 90% discount during 26 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/The_Beast_Inside/
• Core Keeper, still in Early Access, is going to be 40% off until Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/
• Wizard with a Gun also gets a 40% discount until Thursday, the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150530/Wizard_with_a_Gun/
• Gang Beasts wil be 60% off until March, 14: https://store.steampowered.com/app/285900/Gang_Beasts/
• The Spike Chunsoft Publisher Sale features up to 80% discounts until the 14th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SpikeChunsoft2024
• Bandai Namco’s Spring Sale brings up to 90% deals until the 18th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/BANDAINAMCO/sale/bandainamcosale
• The Early Access title Foundation will be 25% off until the 20th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/Foundation/
• Ship Graveyard Simulator 2 gets a 30% discount until March, the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2201940/Ship_Graveyard_Simulator_2/
• Since there aren’t many weeklong deals, likely because the Spring Sale should start this Thursday, I’ll leave it to you to check them out.

Fanatical, where their Spring Sale is still going, has brought back the Star Wars Collection Bundle, with a 79% deal suring the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA has released the first PC tech demo for DirectX 12 Ultimate’s Work Graphs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-first-tech-demo-directx-12-ultimate-work-graphs/
Earlier today, Microsoft released a new DirectX 12 Ultimate feature, called Work Graphs. Work Graphs introduces new types of GPU autonomy that attempt to eliminate CPU bottlenecks. And below, you can find its first tech demo.
Work Graphs in the Direct3D 12 (D3D12) API also has a unique capability to dynamically choose and launch shaders on a micro-level. And, what’s really cool here is that NVIDIA has shared a tech demo for it.
Compusemble has shared a video, in which it tested Work Graphs on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. So, make sure to watch it as it can give you an idea of what this new API feature can do.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The Dark Souls 3 prequel mod, Dark Souls: Archthrones, will receive a demo on March 15th
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-archthrones-demo-march-11th/
In July 2023, the modding team behind the Dark Souls 3 prequel mod, Dark Souls: Archthrones, claimed that a demo of it would be released in September 2023. And, as you may have guessed, that never happened. Thankfully, though, the team has shared a new trailer now, stating that this free PC demo will be finally released on March 15th.
In Dark Souls Archthrones, players will be able to access its five worlds via the Nexus of Embers. Players will encounter numerous bosses, and they will also be able to find some allies. Additionally, the mod will have a reimagined version of Lothric and other Dark Souls locales.
Dark Souls Archthrones will also have elements from Demon’s Souls. As such, players can expect a world layout, soul form, world tendency, and more. Its dev team also plans to add many new enemies, NPC questlines and many secrets to find.

Final Fantasy 7 masterpiece mod turns Aerith Gainsborough into Aerith Gains Bro
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/final-fantasy-7-masterpiece-mod-turns-aerith-gainsborough-into-aerith-gains-bro/
The best modders are people of singular vision, absolute purpose, and indefatigable ambition. Promethean thought leaders who—unbound by the petty mores of polite society and the dictates of the market—use every tool they have at hand to forge new frontiers in technology and culture.
Anyway, here's Aerith Gainsbro and Beefa.
Eagle-eyed readers might notice that these modded-up iterations of the classic Final Fantasy 7 characters are a little more muscular than usual. In fact, they're positively jacked. A pair of protein-swilling, dumbbell-curling muscle queens whose Seventh Heaven is a seven-foot barbell. 
Is this technically someone's fetish content I'm writing up on this massively popular gaming website? Almost certainly, but I'm so impressed by both the models and the puns that I frankly think it's worth it to drag you all down to this level for 350 words or so.
>> Befa stands for Beef Tifa, and the article has some screenshots that show what you’re getting with this mod.

GAMING NEWS

Monster Hunter Stories Gets Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-stories-gets-official-pc-system-requirements/
Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Stories will hit PC via Steam on June 14th, and revealed its official PC system requirements.

Forza Motorsport Title Update 6 Released, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/forza-motorsport-title-update-6-released-full-patch-notes/
Turn10 has released Title Update 6 for its latest racing game, Forza Motorsport, and shared its full patch notes. To celebrate this announcement, the team also shared a new trailer that you can find below.