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Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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GOG has launched four new sales:

• The new Weekly Sale has up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20240611_weekly_deals_2_june
• The Family Friendly Sale also brings games up to 90% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2024_family_friendly_sale
• The DIgital Holidays Sale has open world games with up to 91% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2024_digital_holidays_sale
• And the Platformers Sale has games up to 95% off during the same 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20240611_platformer_sale

Steam has a bunch of deals, including new weeklong deals:

• I hasdn’t seen it, but there’s a Latin American Games Showcase that has games up to 80% off and will last until June 15: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/latinamericangamesshowcase
• The Little Nightmares franchise is on sale with up to 78% discounts until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/LittleNightmaresFranchiseSale
• Urbek City Builder will be 60% off until June 20: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1411740/Urbek_City_Builder/
• The Capcom Mid-Year Deals features up to 84% discounts until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/capcom/sale/midyear
• Insurgency: Sandstorm is going ot be 67% off until the 24th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/Insurgency_Sandstorm/
• And here’s a verys mall sample of the weeklong deals:
  • Hunt the Night, that has a demo, is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649740/Hunt_the_Night/
  • Please Fix The Road gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1383250/Please_Fix_The_Road/
  • The Tale of Bistun is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/916140/The_Tale_of_Bistun/
  • Koral has a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/896750/Koral/
  • Gremlins, Inc. Is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/369990/Gremlins_Inc/
  • And the last one, Mekabolt, with an 80% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096210/Mekabolt/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Youtubers Life 2, 70% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/youtubers-life-2
• And Slitherine Ltd. Games puts its titles on sale with up to 84% discounts during 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/slitherine-ltd

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Half-Life 2: Episode 3-inspired mod, HL: Interlude, gets new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/half-life-2-episode-3-inspired-mod-hl-interlude-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/
Modder ‘PegaXing’ has released a new trailer for the upcoming total conversion mod for HL2 that is inspired by Half-Life 2: Episode Three, Half-Life Interlude.
Half-Life Interlude will attempt to recreate the events of HL2: Episode 3. The mod is based on Marc Laidlaw’s Epistle 3. In Interlude, Gordon Freeman awakens amidst the wreckage of a downed helicopter as the Combine is ruthlessly hunting him down.
From what I’ve seen so far, this is the most ambitious Half-Life 2: Episode 3 Mod that is currently in development. Moreover, PegaXing plans to release a demo for it really soon. In case you’re wondering, there is no ETA on when this will happen. As soon as it comes out, though, I’ll be sure to let you know.

A modder has already brought Doom: The Dark Age's new 'Shield Saw' to the 1993 original, and it's pretty close to perfect
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/a-modder-has-already-brought-doom-the-dark-ages-new-shield-saw-to-the-1993-original-and-its-pretty-close-to-perfect/
The OG Doom community has done it again: Less than 24 hours after Bethesda announced Doom: The Dark Ages at the Xbox Games Showcase, modder Craneo has added a functional Shield Saw—it's a shield that is also a saw—into the original Doom.
The mod converts the famous Doom chainsaw into the soon-to-be-famous Shield Saw. It's essentially the same as the original lumberjack tool, with a couple of significant upgrades: It looks really cool, it will protect you from incoming damage (it's a shield, after all), and yes, you can throw it to mess up the bad guys Captain America style.
I tried out the Shield Saw myself and if anything, it's a little too good: When the shield is raised (via the right mouse button) it blocks all incoming damage, no matter where it comes from. I allowed myself to be surrounded by zombies and imps, and took zero damage, even after moving to stand beside an explosive barrel, which did eventually explode—no harm done. Turning my back on a notoriously aggressive pinky demon returned the same result: Shield up, no damage. In your face, Pink!
I mention that point not to complain, but simply to point out that the Shield Saw mod isn't perfectly refined yet. (...)
>> The article only has one screenshot of the mod.

GAMING NEWS

Star Wars Outlaws gets a 10-minute gameplay showcase video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/star-wars-outlaws-gets-a-10-minute-gameplay-showcase-video/
Ubisoft has released a 10-minute gameplay video for its upcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars Outlaws. This extended gameplay video shows off some of the game’s environments and general mechanics. So, make sure to watch it.

Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Remake now targets a 2026 release date
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/prince-of-persia-the-sands-of-time-remake-now-targets-a-2026-release-date/
Ubisoft has announced that it now plans to release Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Remake in 2026. Moreover, the French company released a new teaser trailer that you can find below. This trailer does not show much, so don’t expect to see what the game will look like.

Official 13-minute gameplay video for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-13-minute-gameplay-video-for-assassins-creed-shadows/
Ubisoft has just released the official 13-minute gameplay video for its upcoming AC game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows. In this video, we get to see the combat mechanics when using Yasuke Samurai and the stealth mechanics for when using Naoe.

Unreal Engine 5-powered Empire of the Ants will be released on November 7th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-5-powered-empire-of-the-ants-will-be-released-on-november-7th/
Microids has announced that its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered strategy game, Empire of the Ants, on November 7th. To celebrate this announcement, the publisher shared a new gameplay trailer that you can find below. In this trailer, we get to learn more about the game’s story and gameplay mechanics.

Avowed will have a third-person mode and here’s our first look at it
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/avowed-will-have-a-third-person-camera-and-heres-our-first-look-at-it/
Microsoft has advertised Obsidian’s upcoming game, Avowed, as a first-person RPG. However, it appears that the game will also have a third-person camera viewpoint, and here’s our first look at it.
>> And Ovsidian’s CEO is confident that it will launch in 2024.

Free PC demos for Riven Remake, Steel Seed, The Alters, Cat Quest 3, Metal Slug Tactics & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-pc-demos-for-riven-remake-steel-seed-the-alters-cat-quest-3-metal-slug-tactics-more/
Valve has launched the Steam Next Fest June 2024 event. During this event, PC gamers can try free PC demos for a lot of upcoming games. As such, I’ve decided to share those that deserve your attention (at least in my opinion).

Atomic Heart Patch 1.14.4.0 finally adds Ray Tracing on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/atomic-heart-patch-1-14-4-0-finally-adds-ray-tracing-on-pc/
Well, better late than never I guess. Atomic Heart was one of the first games that showcased the benefits of Ray Tracing via its pre-release tech videos. However, when it finally came out in 2023, it did not support any Ray Tracing effects. And today, over one year after its official release date, Mundfish has finally added support for Ray Tracing on PC.