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Time for the Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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Steam has new deals, sales and a bunch of weeklong deals:

• Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, that has a demo, is going to be 20% off until next Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493640/Banishers_Ghosts_of_New_Eden/
• Publisher Chucklefish puts its games on sale with up to 80% discounts until July 29: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/chucklefish2024
• The Sim Fest brings up to 85% discounts, and also demos, on simulation games until the 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/simfest2024
• Publisher The Behemoth puts its games on sale, up to 90% off until Monday, July 29: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheBehemoth2024
• The Quarry will have a 75% discount until the 5th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1577120/The_Quarry/
• Road 96 is going to be 75% off until August 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466640/Road_96/
• And here’s a very small sample of the weeklong deals:
  • POOLS, that has a demo, is going to be 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/POOLS/
  • The Faraway Land gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1617270/The_Faraway_Land/
  • Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition is half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1620540/Pixel_Cup_Soccer__Ultimate_Edition/
  • Call of the Sea gets a 60% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/Call_of_the_Sea/
  • Fantasy General II features a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1025440/Fantasy_General_II/
  • And the last one, Do Not Feed the Monkeys, is 82% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/Do_Not_Feed_the_Monkeys/

The Humble Store has four new sales:

• Publisher Annapurna puts its games up to 75% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/annapurna-summer-spotlight/
• The Chucklefish Publisher Sale features up to 80% discounts during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/chucklefish-publisher-sale/
• Publisher Playstack outdo the other two with up to 90% discounts during the same 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/playstack-publisher-sale/
• And Koei Tecmo celebrate its Summer Sale putting its games up to 77% off, but during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-summer-joy-sale/

And last but not least, there’s Fanatical, that has a Koei Tecmo Publisher Sale featuring up to 81% deals during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/koei-tecmo-games-co-ltd.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This mod adds functional ships to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-mod-adds-functional-ships-to-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/
Modder ‘Enneal’ has released a pretty cool mod that adds functional ships to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This mod, alongside the Animated Ships Mod, aim to overhaul the game’s ships. As such, they are a must for all those who want to replay this classic TES game.
Going into more details, the Functional Ships Mod adds to point-to-point travel. Ships will reflect quest progress, as well as world events. Not only that but players will be able to access the interiors of a moving ship. The mod also brings real-time(-ish) travel while inside ships.
As said, this mod should be compatible with the Animated Ships Mod. For those unaware, that mod allowed NPCs to sail their ship through ports, beaches, and sea. Furthermore, players are able to ride on these ships.
You can download the Functional Ships Mod from this link. And, if you are interested in the Animated Ships Mod, you can download it from here.
Do note that these mods are only for the Special Edition of Skyrim. If you have the Legacy/Original version, you won’t be able to use them. Oh, and remember to read their requirements as they may also need some other mods to work.
>> The article has two videos.

A modder has recreated the 1999 PlayStation version of Quake 2 into Quake 2 Remaster, and will release it for free on October 5th
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/a-modder-has-recreated-the-1999-playstation-version-of-quake-2-into-quake-2-remaster-and-will-release-it-for-free-on-october-5th/
Now here is something really cool. Modder ‘Paril’ has recreated the 1999 PlayStation version of Quake 2 into Quake 2 Remastered, and plans to release it on October 5th.
For those unaware, the PlayStation version of Quake 2 had numerous changes to the PC version. For instance, the PlayStation version had 20 levels spread across 5 Units (called missions in the port), compared to the PC version’s 39 levels across 10 units. Most of these levels are modified versions of the PC version’s with reworked geometry to fit the console’s limitations.
The PlayStation version also features two new enemies, the Arachnid and the Guardian. Moreover, it packs some visual changes, although its story follows the one for the PC version.
In short, this is a really cool mod that most Q2 fans will appreciate. Since it takes advantage of Quake 2 Remastered, this fan remake will also look better than the original PSX version.
What’s also cool here is that PC gamers will be able to enjoy all three different versions of Q2. Quake 2 Remastered featured both the PC and the Nintendo 64 versions. And now, thanks to this mod, we’ll be also able to play the PSX version. This right here is why we love mods.
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GAMING NEWS

Ubisoft is once again lying to its customers after the latest Assassin’s Creed Shadows controversy
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-is-once-again-lying-to-its-customers-after-the-latest-assassins-creed-shadows-controversy/
A lot has happened these past couple of months after the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Now as you all know, we are not interested in politics, which is why we haven’t touched the subject of Yasuke. However, we can’t turn a blind eye to Ubisoft’s latest lies and excuses.