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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new Deals of the Day that will last 46 hours:

• The NSFW game Unreal Lust Theory, still in Early Access, is going to be 19% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/unreal_lust_theory
• Blood West gets a 40% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/blood_west

Steam has a new daily deal: Space Haven, still in Early Access, will be 60% off until tomorrow’s refresh: https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/Space_Haven/.

Fanatical doesn’t have a new deal, but it has a competition to win an AMD Radeon RX7800 XT Red Devil and five games. Check it out here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/get-a-chance-to-win-an-amd-radeon-rx7800-xt-red-devil-and-five-hot-new-games.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Cyberpunk 2077 Mod attempts to restore the abandoned North Oak’s Casino
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-cyberpunk-2077-mod-attempts-to-restore-the-abandoned-north-oaks-casino/
Modder ‘SirMZK’ has released a pretty cool new mod for Cyberpunk 2077 that attempts to restore the abandoned North Oak’s Casino & Exclusive Club. Since this mod adds new free content to the game, we highly recommend downloading it. So, let’s take a closer look at it, shall we?
The creator of this mod used an AMM preset to bring some life to the empty North Oak Casino. Now, you can enjoy the first part of a big project that aims to restore the entire interior of this fancy club.
Right now, this is a simple AMM preset, and does not provide any extra quests, characters or interactivity. This is simply a new place you can visit and wander.
In future updates, SirMZK plans to add a second casino interior, change the outside seating and where NPCs are placed, make some changes to allow more floors, and remove the roadblocks leading to the casino.
>> There’s an over 20 minutes video of the mod.

Most Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree mods just make the DLC easier, including a 'Journalist mode' which lets you take 50% less damage
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/most-elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-mods-just-make-the-dlc-easier-including-a-journalist-mode-which-lets-you-take-50-less-damage/
So far, the discourse around Elden Ring's DLC Shadow of the Erdtree has been wrapped up in a debate about whether or not the DLC for the notoriously hard game, made by the hard game company, is too hard. With certain streamers throwing in the towel and Bandai Namco calling players out for not leveling up their Scadutree Blessing, it seems like there's a pretty big market for a DLC experience that's dialed down a bit—just take a look at Nexus Mods.
A great deal of the mods on offer for Shadow of the Erdtree strive to make the DLC easier in some way. There are mods that give players access to the new Dryleaf arts without having to wait for 100 levels, as well as ones that drastically level up your character. One of those even lands you at level 713 and gives you all the weapons, spells, and blessings, so you can finally feel like the Elden Lord that you always wanted to be. 
Another mod, named Shadow of the Erdtree Journalist Mode, gives you the ability to take 50% less damage if you use the Crimson Amber Medallion, or if you pick Researcher Mode, the medallion lets you take zero damage, which is both pretty funny and terribly broken. "[It] makes the DLC damage a lot more tolerable by making the Crimson Amber medallion a difficulty switch talisman," modder Sereenaty says in the description. But you'll have to choose one or the other, not both.    
The beauty of mods is that they let players customise their experience and allow them to do whatever they want. So, if you just want to walk through boss encounters while just looking at the scenery and delving into the lore, then this is probably the best way to do it. But modding a FromSoft game so you take no or less damage seems like it's missing the point slightly. 
>> There are no screenshots or videos.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree may still take inspiration from Berserk, but this mod will turn you into the best sorcerer from Jujutsu Kaisen
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree-may-still-take-inspiration-from-berserk-but-this-mod-will-turn-you-into-the-best-sorcerer-from-jujutsu-kaisen/
It was clear from the very beginning that Elden Ring is chock-full of Berserk references. Whether that be the fact that the Erdtree itself is so clearly inspired by Berserk's World Spiral Tree or the fact that you can obtain a greatsword that looks almost identical to Guts'. 
There's still clearly a link in Elden Ring's new DLC Shadow of the Erdtree, such as comparisons between Miquella to Griffith and the Furnace Gollems to the Celtic Wickerman, to name a few. But if this isn't enough for you fans have been adding more references to other mangas. 
Modder McKenyu made a Gojo and Sukuna Moveset mod, letting you become a pretty fearsome jujutsu sorcerer. It introduces a set of animations "inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen characters, Gojo and Sukuna," according to McKenyu. This is done via two weapons: the Cursed Finger martial arts moveset with spear summon, and the Six Eyes martial arts moveset with kick focus. You can buy it at Twin Maiden Husk. The weapons also let you use seven incantations, including projectiles Reversal Red, Lapse Blue, Hollow Purple, and Divine Flame, as well as the domain expansion Malevolent Shrine, to name a few. 
>> Again, there are no screenshots nor videos.

This Baldur's Gate 3 mod turns the game into a chaotic roguelike, which is great if you just want to slay some monsters like you're in an old school D&D campaign
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/this-baldur-s-gate-3-mod-turns-the-game-into-a-chaotic-roguelike-which-is-great-if-you-just-want-to-slay-some-monsters-like-you-re-in-an-old-school-d-d-campaign/
I've finished Baldur's Gate 3 two times, nearly three. There was my initial playthrough, my first Honour Mode victory, and an evil playthrough on the same difficulty where I got to Act 3 and sort of tapered off. Not for any particular reason, mind, other than the fact that if you spend over 280+ hours with an RPG you're going to get bored at some point.
Part of the "problem", one that's really no one's fault, was Baldur's Gate 3's story. For all of its excellent writing, all of its twists and turns, and all of its unexpected dialogue, well, same deal—you can only read the same book so many times. Which would mean that any playthrough I wanted to do for the purposes of mucking around with its faithful rendition of D&D 5e combat would involve a lot of jogging and cutscene skipping.
Enter Trials of Tav, an excellent little mod from Nexus Mods user Hippo0o, which just ate my entire lunch break. This turns Baldur's Gate 3 into a straight-up roguelike, where you'll need to fight a grab bag of enemies in a set of randomly selected battle arenas. Honestly, it's a complete blast.
You can play Trials of Tav on any difficulty, but to get the roguelike experience, Honour Mode is recommended. The name of the game is to get your "roguescore" as high as possible which, consequently, sets you up against harder and harder foes.
To help you along your way, each round gives you a set amount of currency, which you can use to grab buffs from the story (such as the pixie's blessing for Act 2's shadow curse), ability score improvements, and mindflayer tadpoles. Each time you beat a fight, you get a piñata of loot to slap on your crew.
>> The article has some screenshots.

GAMING NEWS

Beyond Good & Evil – Original vs Remaster Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/beyond-good-evil-original-vs-remaster-graphics-comparison/
YouTube’s ‘ElAnalistaDeBits’ has released a graphics comparison video between the remaster and the original version of Beyond Good & Evil. So, let’s see the improvements that Virtuos and Ubisoft Montpellier have made to it.

Valve has released the first community maps for Counter-Strike 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valve-has-released-the-first-community-maps-for-counter-strike-2/
Valve has just released the first community maps for Counter-Strike 2. According to the team, five new maps are now available to the game. So, let’s take a closer look at them.

Third-Person Free-To-Play Looter Shooter, the First Descendant, Looks Bland & Boring in This 19-Minute Gameplay Video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/third-person-f2p-looter-shooter-the-first-descendant-looks-really-boring-in-this-19-minute-gameplay-video/
IGN has shared a 19-minute gameplay video from the third-person looter shooter, The First Descendant. And, as you will see, this latest free-to-play looter shooter looks kind of bland and boring as it does not seem to introduce anything new to the table.