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Let’s go with the Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Epic is having a spring sale too, and to get things started it's giving away Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for the first time
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/epic-is-having-a-spring-sale-too-and-to-get-things-started-its-giving-away-deus-ex-mankind-divided-for-the-first-time/
Spring isn't even here yet—March 19 is the official kickoff date—but already we've got two major spring sales landed square in our laps. Steam's big 2024 Spring Sale got underway today, and so too did the Epic Games Store's Spring Sale, which launches alongside a very good weekly freebie.
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Back to the deals: Epic's Spring Sale is a little less of an in-your-face blowout than the Steam sale, but there are definitely deals to be found. EA Sports FC 24 is 80% off, which is a biggie (and the same as the Steam price), Hogwarts Legacy is half price, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Alan Wake Remastered are both 67% off, and—digging deep here—Potato Sack Racing Simulator 2024 (no, I'm not kidding) is 70% off.
Note that the Epic Coupon is not back for this sale, so the price you see is what you're going to pay. Epic has, however, boosted its Epic Rewards program to 10%, meaning that 10% of all game purchases you make during the sale (normally it's 5%) will be returned to you as a credit you can use for future purchases. So if, for instance, you pick up Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (currently 40% off), you'll earn enough in rewards to snag the brilliant Chuchel (which I strongly recommend) for free.

The Humble Store has launched the Playstation Spring Sale, with up to 80% deals during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/playstation-spring-sale/.

Fanatical has launched, among others, 16 new game bundles which, as you may guess, I’m not going to post. I’ll leave it to you to check them out: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Take a look at the PC classics XIII & Hitman 2 with RTX Remix Path Tracing WIP Mods
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/xiii-hitman-2-rtx-remix-path-tracing-wip-mods/
NVIDIA’s Jacob Freeman has shared some screenshots, showcasing two WIP RTX Remix mods for XIII and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. These mods aim to introduce Path Tracing effects to these classics, and the following screenshots can give you an early idea of their visual improvements.
Now as you will see, these two mods have some visual glitches. For instance, there are major lighting issues on Agent 47’s head. As I said, though, both of them are in an early stage. So, expect their final versions to look even better than them.
From what I can see, these RTX Remix Mods do not take advantage of the advanced RTX Remix tools that NVIDIA recently released. The 3D models remain the same, and the textures haven’t been overhauled. So, basically, we’re looking at something that could have been achieved with the older RTX Remix Runtime Tool.

Dark Souls 2 modders have finally managed to crank its framerate past 60 without borking the entire game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dark-souls-2-modders-have-finally-managed-to-crank-its-framerate-past-60-without-borking-the-entire-game/
First reported by GamesRadar, an industrious modder named emoose has finally cracked the 60fps barrier in Dark Souls 2 with their DS2 Frame Unlimiter project, allowing players to enjoy a crispy high-refresh take on Drangleic without breaking the game.
>> The article lacks any media to show off the mod.

GAMING NEWS

Sekiro-like The First Berserker: Khazan will support NVIDIA DLSS 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sekiro-like-the-first-berserker-khazan-will-support-nvidia-dlss-3/
NVIDIA has announced that The First Berserker: Khazan will support NVIDIA DLSS 3 at launch. The First Berserker: Khazan is a new action game that is heavily inspired by Dark Souls and Sekiro. To celebrate this announcement, NVIDIA shared a PC trailer that you can find below.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 gets a 7-minute game overview trailer, narrated by Ian McShane
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/dragons-dogma-2-gets-a-7-minute-game-overview-trailer-narrated-by-ian-mcshane/
Capcom has released a new 7-minute game overview trailer for Dragon’s Dogma 2 that is being narrated by Ian McShane. This trailer packs purely in-engine footage, so make sure to watch it.

Crow Country, horror game with 32-bit retro graphics, releases on May 9th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crow-country-horror-game-with-32-bit-retro-graphics-releases-on-may-9th/
SFB Games has announced that its upcoming survival horror game, Crow Country, will be released on May 9th. To celebrate this announcement, the team shared a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.