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Welcome to the Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG starts the week with five new Deals of the Day that will be available until Wednesday;

• The first one is Broken Roads, 10% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/broken_roads
• Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance gets a 15% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/terminator_dark_fate_defiance
• Wartales can be yours thanks to a 25% deal: https://www.gog.com/en/game/wartales
• Starship Troopers: Terran Command features a 35% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/starship_troopers_terran_command
• And the fifth one is Field of Glory II, 85% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/field_of_glory_ii

Steam has two new deals:

• Smushi Come Home will be 40% off until the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1740300/Smushi_Come_Home/
• And City of Gangsters gets a 79% discount until Sunday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1386780/City_of_Gangsters/

Fanatical ha some new deals for us:

• The new Star Deal is Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, 35% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/apollo-justice-ace-attorney-trilogy
• The Red Hot Sale is back, with 8584 titles on sale. Check them out here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/on-sale
• And these are the “new” bundles:
  • NeuroVoider - Deluxe Edition, with the game and DLC, is going to be 76% off during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/neurovoider-deluxe-edition
  • The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle, with three games, gets an 82% discount during 15days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/stalker-complete-bundle
  • And the Batman: Arkham Collection, also with three games, features an 88% discount during 17 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 31.0.101.5590 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-31-0-101-5590

Highlights

GAMING HIGHLIGHTS:
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs for:

• Destiny 2: The Final Shape
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Game performance improvements on Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products versus Intel® 31.0.101.5534 software driver for:

• Chivalry 2 (DX11)
  • Up to 13% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic settings
• Crysis (2007) (DX10)
  • Up to 10% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Very High settings

Game performance improvements on Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs versus Intel® 31.0.101.5534 software driver for:

• Chivalry 2 (DX11)
  • Up to 16% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings
• Crysis 2 (2011) (DX11)
  • Up to 6% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Extreme settings

Fixed Issues

Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics Products:

• No Rest for the Wicked (DX11) may experience an intermittent application crash during gameplay

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Starfield Mod adds a lot of Star Wars ships and decorations to Akila and New Atlantis
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-starfield-mod-adds-a-lot-of-star-wars-ships-and-decorations-to-akila-and-new-atlantis/
Modders are currently turning Starfield into a Star Wars game. In the past few months, we shared a number of these mods. And today, we present to you yet another one. Created by CRAFTYxGAMER, this mod adds a lot of Star Wars ships and decorations to Akila and New Atlantis.
Now while this is a simple mod, I’m certain that a lot of Star Wars fans will find it cool. Moreover, the modder plans to add even more decorations (most likely on other planets too) in future versions.
If you are a Star Wars fan, you can go ahead and download the mod from this link. At the end of the article, you can also find some screenshots from it. These screenshots showcase the Star Wars ships and decorations that are currently featured in it.
>> Besides the screenshots, there’s also an over 10 minutes video.

While other companies do expensive crossovers with Fortnite, Renault's been modding its little electric car into Garry's Mod, Palworld and Stardew Valley—and the mods actually look good
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/while-other-companies-do-expensive-crossovers-with-fortnite-renaults-been-modding-its-little-electric-car-into-garrys-mod-palworld-and-stardew-valleyand-the-mods-actually-look-good/
Product placement isn't quite as rife in videogames as it is in movies and TV, but there's still a long history of collaboration. Who can forget how Energizer used Alan Wake to let us know how quickly its batteries drained? Then there's League of Legends' long-running partnership with fashion company Louis Vuitton, which has spawned everything from ostentatious trophy carrying cases to in-game skins. Fortnite, meanwhile, has become a big playable billboard. 
Car manufacturers, though, are the most prolific, with racing games showing off everything from the latest supercars to the humble Mini. French manufacturer Renault, then, has its cars featured in plenty of videogames already, but for its latest marketing push, to promote its Renault 5 E-Tech electric car, it's doing something a bit more novel.
It's been modding its car into a bunch of different of games, and while the list features the usual suspects like Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite (I'm sure the kids are gonna go wild for a small, yellow electric car and immediately run out and buy the real one), Renault's modders have also snuck it into less obvious games, like Stardew Valley, Garry's Mod and Palworld (where, yes, you can enslave your very own pal-car hybrid). 
You can now replace the cat from Stray with a Renault 5 E-Tech, or explore an underwater world in Subnautica inside one—I don't recommend submerging one in real life, though. And the really surprising thing is that these aren't half-arsed efforts. 
>> The article only has one screenshot and lists three of the mods, but it has the Renault page with the rest of them.

GAMING NEWS

Madden NFL 25 PC will be based on the next-gen version, will have a new dynamic physics-based tackling system
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/madden-nfl-25-pc-will-be-based-on-the-next-gen-version-will-have-a-new-dynamic-physics-based-tackling-system/
Electronic Arts and EA SPORTS today revealed EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25 which will be released on August 16. According to the teams, the PC version will be on par with the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions. This was to be expected as the PC version of Madden NFL 24 was also based on the next-gen console version. Still, it’s at least good to know that PC gamers won’t be treated as second class citizens.
>> The PS5/XboxX launched in 2020. Maybe it’s about time we stop calling them next-gen.

Here’s your first look at Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/heres-your-first-look-at-insomniacs-marvels-spider-man-3/
Now here is something crazy. The modding team behind the unofficial PC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has managed to run an early build of Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 on PC. This may sound crazy but it’s legit, and below you can find the first screenshots from it.

Here’s how to enable AMD FSR 3.0 in ARK: Survival Ascended
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/heres-how-to-enable-amd-fsr-3-0-in-ark-survival-ascended/
ARK: Survival Ascended is a “remake” of ARK: Survival Evolved in Unreal Engine 5. This game takes full advantage of both Nanite and Lumen, and it’s currently one of the most GPU-heavy UE5 out there. Thankfully, though, there is a way to enable AMD FSR 3.0 Frame Generation and Super Resolution so that you can significantly improve performance.
>> It involves tweaking the .ini file.

First details and concept art leaked for Monolith’s Wonder Woman
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-details-and-concept-art-leaked-for-monoliths-wonder-woman/
It appears that the first details and concept art for Monolith’s Wonder Woman game have been leaked online. These were included in an online marketing survey for Wonder Woman, meaning that they are legit. So, let’s take a look at them, shall we?

Here are 13 minutes of brand new leaked gameplay footage from Marvel’s Wolverine
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-13-minutes-of-brand-new-leaked-gameplay-footage-from-marvels-wolverine/
The Brazil Team, the modding team behind the unofficial PC ports of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel’s Spider-Man 3, has shared a new PC build for Marvel’s Wolverine. As such, you can find below two gameplay videos from it.
>> It’s insane how much info we got from that leak.