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It’s Monday and these are the news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG starts the week with three new Deals of the Day that will last until Wednesday:

• Zoria: Age of Shattering, that has a demo, is 20% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/zoria_age_of_shattering
• Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is half its usual price: https://www.gog.com/en/game/warhammer_40000_battlesector
• And Night Lights gets a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/night_lights

Steam has four new deals:

• Regiments, that has a demo, will be 30% off until the 12th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109680/Regiments/
• Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk features a 50% discount until the same 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604000/Milk_outside_a_bag_of_milk_outside_a_bag_of_milk/
• Worldless, there’s a demo for it, is going to be 30% off until May, 19th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1898500/Worldless/
• And the last one, Indies' Lies, also with a demo, can be yours with a 50% discount until the 19th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638390/Indies_Lies/

Three new deals at Humble:

• Humble Bundle features the RUNgeon Crawlers Bundle, with up to 7 games to get during 18 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fungeon-crawlers
• The Humble Store has two sales:
  • The Square Enix Golden Week Sale has up to 85% deals during 9 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/square-enix-golden-week-sale/
  • And the store is having its Spring Sale, from now (well, the 3rd) until the 21st of May. Go check the store!

And now Fanatical, that has three new 24h Flash Deals:

• Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition is 35% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/resident-evil-4-gold-edition
• Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition has a 61% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dying-light-2-stay-human
• Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Definitive Edition features a 86% deal: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/warhammer-40-000-inquisitor-martyr-definitive-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Skyblivion, Oblivion Remake in Skyrim, looks better than ever in this latest gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/skyblivion-oblivion-remake-in-skyrim-looks-better-than-ever-in-this-latest-gameplay-video/
The modding team behind Skyblivion, a fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in Skyrim, released its fifth dev diary. This new diary features some new gameplay footage from it, and the mod looks now better than ever. So, be sure to check it out.
In this video, the team showcased gameplay systems, a part of the world map, a new city, Ayleid dungeons and much more. And, seriously. I can’t stress enough how great this total conversion mod looks. Its team was able to perfectly mix Oblivion with Skyrim. And yes, Skyblivion looks way better than a heavily modded version of Oblivion.
>> It’s a 14 minutes video.

Skyrim gets a new mod, featuring 3 hours of lore-friendly and high quality original music
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/skyrim-gets-a-new-mod-featuring-3-hours-of-lore-friendly-and-high-quality-original-music/
Modder ‘youngscrolls’ has released a new mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that aims to replace the game’s music. According to the modder, this mod packs around 3 hours of lore-friendly and high quality original music for the base game and its DLCs.
LORKHAN is a new soundtrack for Skyrim that’s different from Jeremy Soule’s music. It uses less background sounds to give the game a fresh vibe. The music is specially made for important moments in the game, like when you first ride in the cart to Helgen, arrive at Solstheim by boat, shoot Auriel’s bow, or climb up to High Hrothgar. It also has short musical notes for when you finish exploring places or find beautiful views. Plus, there are certain musical phrases that repeat throughout the game to keep everything feeling connected and cool.
In short, this is a mod that a lot of Skyrim audiophiles may appreciate. It’s also different from what we usually post. Thus, it should be compatible with all the Skyrim mods we’ve shared these past few years. At least the simple graphics/gameplay mods. I’m not sure whether it will work with the fan expansions. After all, some fan expansions may have their own custom music.
>> The article has a more than one hour long video with the music.

Here's a Baldur's Gate 3 mod so that characters can hug each other
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/heres-a-baldurs-gate-3-mod-so-that-characters-can-hug-each-other/
A clear and obvious oversight in the smash hit video roleplaying game Baldur's Gate 3 is that the big weird family of characters you build cannot give each other more hugs. One brave modder by the name of Cerberry has fixed that.
The mod, appropriately named HUGS, lets your characters hijacks the already-extant Halsin and Shadowheart hug animations in order to make characters hug each other. Once installed you'll find two new hug actions on your panel that let you hug people. Or control party members and have them hug you. Whatever way you want the hugging to happen, you can do the hugging.
>> There is a screenshot, but it doesn’t show much.

Check out the trailer for this big, cooperative Halo campaign mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/halo/check-out-the-trailer-for-this-big-cooperative-halo-campaign-mod/
A just-announced Halo: The Master Chief Collection mod project is working on a full singleplayer and cooperative campaign in the style of Halo: CE and Halo 2, and has released a trailer, statement, and screenshots that are pretty promising.
The trailer does some flyover shots of what might be the destroyed colony world of Reach before transitioning to the familiar environment of the Halo ring, then showing off some unique takes on the older covenant alien designs.
The RedShift team, a seven person group called Blimp Brigade, described their project like this on ModDB:
"RedShift is a large open-ended Halo campaign that can be played either solo or cooperatively with up to 4 players. This is a brand-new campaign. All of our levels are being made from the ground up, with a completely unique story and new set of characters. While we are drawing our inspiration from Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, we are particularly looking far beyond the world of Halo to make sure we have an experience that is completely unique," they said.
>> You’ll only find the trailer in the article, and it’s less than 2 minutes long.

GAMING NEWS

Hellblade 2 just got detailed PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hellblade-2-just-got-detailed-pc-system-requirements/
A few days ago, Ninja Theory shared the minimum PC system requirements for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. And today, we are happy to share the final and slightly more detailed PC system requirements for it.

The next Tomb Raider is rumored to be open-world, may allow Lara to freely use her motorcycle and parachute
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-next-tomb-raider-is-rumored-to-be-open-world-may-allow-lara-to-freely-use-her-motorcycle-and-parachute/
Rumor alert everyone. It appears that the next Tomb Raider game will be open-world, and it will take place in India. Moreover, it is said to feature vast sceneries, free use of the motorcycle, parachute, and Lara’s common traversal methods.

Ghost of Tsushima will NOT require a PSN account on PC for its single-player campaign
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ghost-of-tsushima-will-not-require-a-psn-account-on-pc-for-its-single-player-campaign/
Yesterday, Sony and Arrowhead upset a lot of PC gamers when they announced that Helldivers 2 will soon require a PSN account on Steam. And, another game that has listed a PSN account as a requirement on Steam is Ghost of Tsushima. However, Sucker Punch has confirmed that you will be able to play its single-player campaign without one.

Moon Studios lowers the PC requirements for No Rest for the Wicked
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/moon-studios-lowers-the-pc-requirements-for-no-rest-for-the-wicked/
Moon Studios has released a new major performance update for the Early Access version of No Rest for the Wicked. As such, the team has also decided to lower the game’s PC system requirements.

SECOND-LOOP is a new single-player FPS action game with sandbox physics puzzles
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-loop-is-a-new-single-player-fps-action-game-with-sandbox-physics-puzzles/
Kakaru has announced a new single-player FPS action game with sandbox physics puzzles, called SECOND-LOOP. The team has also shared its debut gameplay trailer which you can find below.

First gameplay trailer for the co-op tactical survival horror shooter, The Forever Winter
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-for-the-co-op-tactical-survival-horror-shooter-the-forever-winter/
Fun Dog Studios has released the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming co-op tactical survival horror shooter, The Forever Winter. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 5 and appears to have an amazing art style. So, be sure to check it out.

Gearbox has shared the first gameplay trailer for its single-player 3D platformer, RKGK
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gearbox-has-shared-the-first-gameplay-trailer-for-its-single-player-3d-platformer-rkgk/
In April 2024, Gearbox announced a new single-player 3D platformer, called RKGK (which is pronounced Rakugaki). Back then, I said that I was a bit disappointed by the announcement trailer, as it didn’t feature any gameplay sequences. And, thankfully, Gearbox has shared a proper gameplay trailer for it.