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Rainbow Six Siege rockets back up the Steam charts 8 years after release, proving why Ubisoft isn't worried about making a Siege 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/rainbow-six-siege-rockets-back-up-the-steam-charts-8-years-after-release-proving-why-ubisoft-isnt-worried-about-making-a-siege-2/
Ubisoft's quietly huge FPS continues to prove it's not going anywhere. Boosted by a week of free access and a frankly ridiculous discount to $4, Rainbow Six Siege surpassed its all-time Steam concurrents record this weekend with a new high of 201,933.
Not bad for a live service shooter entering its ninth year, but especially surprising considering this is far from the first time Siege has been cheap and momentarily free. Ubisoft has held over a dozen free weekends (and a few whole weeks) on Steam over the years, typically timed around the release of a new season. This time is no different—Year 9 Season 1 began earlier this month with a new operator and balancing tweaks.
So why are more people giving Siege a shot in 2024 than did during a similar free week in 2022? Twitch momentum might help explain it: the biggest streamer on Twitch right now, Jynxzi, almost exclusively plays Siege. His guest appearance at the Rainbow Six Invitational 2024 helped make it the most viewed event in the game's history. He's a big reason Siege is currently the number 11 overall game on Twitch (according to Twitch Tracker).
>> And it looks like the game also did fairly well when it comes to money, given its 6th place in the Top 10 chart above.

The Humble Store presents the Ubisoft Publisher Sale, with up to 85% discounts during 12 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ubisoft-publisher-sale/.

Fanatical has brought back the Star Wars Collection with a 75% deal during 4 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection.

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Alien Isolation Just Got an Ultra Nightmare Difficulty Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/alien-isolation-just-got-an-ultra-nightmare-difficulty-mod/
Modder ‘Tuanchik’ has released a new mod for Alien Isolation that adds to it an Ultra Nightmare Difficulty Setting. This mod is for everyone who has already completed the game and wants an extra challenge in their second or third playthrough.
Going into more details, this mod brings “real-life” senses to almost all enemies. All of the humans, androids, and the Alien now have a hearing range of 200 (instead of vanilla’s 50). They also have an enhanced vision (from 20, 50 to 80). Not only that but there are now 2-5 Aliens (instead of only one), and they can walk in rare places.
This mod also brings some changes to the damage system. For instance, hitting a human from behind with a big ass hammer will now kill them instantly. The damage and accuracy of weapons have also been increased significantly. Not only that but the modder has also changed the damage type from “Impact” to “Collision”.  (...)
And that’s not all. The Alien now has a chance of 80% of not searching the hiding locations (lockers and etc.). After all, the Alien has a thermo vision which means that it sees the heat. Oh, and the Hack Tool now has a 5-digit code instead of 3, and you have 5 seconds to crack the code.
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Fallout: New Vegas Just Got a Cool Enhanced Movement Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/fallout-new-vegas-enhanced-movement-mod/
Modder ‘Wombat’ has released an AIO movement expansion for Fallout: New Vegas, called Enhanced Movement Mod. This mod fixes bugs with how you move around in the game. Thanks to it, you can now move diagonally in first-person mode, sprint better, sneak better, and even lean around corners with ease. Plus, there are new animations and you can even go prone. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
With the first-person diagonal movement, your character’s body tilts slightly to make moving diagonally feel more real. Instead of just moving straight forward or backward, it now feels more natural. This makes your player feel more human and less like a robot.
Additionally, there’s now a new sneak animation system. This new system prevents sudden camera jumps when you sneak. And now, you can fully go prone in the game. Plus, there’s Enhanced Leaning, which makes moving and tilting your weapon feel more real.
The mod also packs a new sprint system that was written from the ground up, with a brand new set of first-person sprint animations. As opposed to using special idles like the original JVS or 50/50 hybrid like JSP, Enhanced Sprint is fully powered by kNVSE. This basically means that we have new animations for both 1st and 3rd person perspectives. Not only that but both modes are 100% synced, and you are able to transition between them seamlessly.
>> The article has a roughly 1 minute video.

Distant Horizons mod blows past Minecraft's max render distance, pushing viewable terrain out to an unbelievable 512 chunks
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/distant-horizons-mod-blows-past-minecrafts-max-render-distance-pushing-viewable-terrain-out-to-an-unbelievable-512-chunks/
There are plenty of mods on CurseForge that will change the way you look at Minecraft. I've spent many years picking and choosing which ones I want to keep so that my world can look as beautiful as possible, and I think I've just found my next download. 
Distant Horizons is one of those mods that will change the way you look at Minecraft. On paper, it may not seem like much, but by adding simple terrain past the default view distance in Minecraft, Distant Horizons will improve your performance and allow for longer draw distances. 
>> The article only has one screenshot, but it has a link to a video.

GAMING NEWS

Unreal Engine 5-powered third-person bullet hell shooter, Project Tower, gets new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-engine-5-powered-third-person-bullet-hell-shooter-project-tower-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/
Yummy Games has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered third-person bullet hell shooter, Project Tower. This trailer packs 3 minutes of gameplay footage, and it will give you an idea of what this indie team aims to create. So, be sure to check it out.

Stealth-action adventure game, Steel Seed, gets new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/stealth-action-adventure-game-steel-seed-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/
Storm in a Teacup just dropped a fresh gameplay trailer for its new game called Steel Seed. Steel Seed is a single-player stealth action-adventure game. The trailer shows off how you can explore the game world and get into fights. So, be sure to check it out.

PC demo for SAND LAND available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-demo-for-sand-land-available-now-for-download/
Bandai Namco has just released a free PC demo for its upcoming RPG, SAND LAND. This demo will give you a glimpse at what you can expect from this new RPG which features characters created by Akira Toriyama.

First patch for STAR WARS Battlefront Classic Collection released to address online bugs and issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-patch-for-star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-released-to-address-online-issues-and-bugs/
Aspyr Media has released the first patch for STAR WARS Battlefront Classic Collection. This patch aims to address some of the online multiplayer issues that plagued the game at launch. Moreover, it brings a number of fixes. So, let’s take a look at it.