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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Thousands of Sims fans are flocking to the limited time demo for Inzoi Character Studio to make effortlessly gorgeous Zois
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/thousands-of-sims-fans-are-flocking-to-the-limited-time-demo-for-inzoi-character-studio-to-make-effortlessly-gorgeous-zois/
Upcoming life sim Inzoi launched a demo for its Inzoi Character Studio last night and, surprising no one, Sims fans who've been starved for any kind of alternative to the series that's been uncontested in the space for decades are flocking to it—to the tune of 18,000 concurrent players and rising. Not just for a change of pace either, because Inzoi really is gorgeous.
You can download the Inzoi Character Studio on Steam right now and its demo runs until 9 pm Pacific this Sunday, August 25. Apparently lots of you stayed up later than I did last night to jump in and try it out right at launch because the creations are coming in fast. (Update: I now have some Inzoi Character Studio tips to help you find all its editing options.)

This week, the Epic Store gives away two games:

• Gigantic: Rampage Edition: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/gigantic-rampage-edition-03f532
• The Callisto Protocol: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-callisto-protocol

Next week, they’ll give away Fallout® Classic Collection and Wild Card Football.

Steam has three new deals:

• Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord will be 25% off until the 28th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2518960/Wizardry_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord/
• Punch Club 2: Fast Forward has a demo and a 50% discount until the same August 28: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161590/Punch_Club_2_Fast_Forward/
• And publisher ASH Games puts its games on sale with up to 80% deals until … well, I’ve counted three different days so let’s say between August 31 and September 4, more or less: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/ASHGAMES/sale/ashgamespublishersale2024

Humble Bundle presents the Resident Evil: Decades of Horror Bundle, with up to 11 games to get (aka all the single-player ones sans Code Veronica) during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/resident-evil-decades-horror-village-gold.

Fanatical is back to usual business and that means that there’s a new Star Deal: Havendock will be 55% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/havendock.

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Final Fantasy 16 Mod removes the 30fps lock from cut-scenes
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-final-fantasy-16-mod-removes-the-30fps-lock-from-cut-scenes/
Earlier this week, Square Enix released a PC demo for Final Fantasy 16. However, a lot of PC gamers were disappointed when they found out that its in-engine cut-scenes were locked at 30fps. Well, thanks to a new mod, PC gamers can now enjoy the cut-scenes with an unlocked framerate.
All you have to do is download the mod from this link. Once downloaded, you’ll have to unzip it in the game’s folder. And that will be enough.
I went ahead and tried it, and I can confirm that the mod works. With the mod, all the in-engine cut-scenes are unlocked and run smoothly. Well, that is if you have a high-end GPU.
What’s also interesting is what happens with the pre-rendered cut-scenes. These cut-scenes are at 30fps but they run in a 70-80fps container. What this means is that they no longer stutter. Without the mod, the cut-scenes had stutters and they were painful to watch. Well, not anymore.
And that’s not all. This mod adds an option to adjust gameplay FOV. By using it, you will be able to get a wider FOV. Moreover, the mod fixes some HUD scaling issues, and removes pillarboxing/letterboxing.
In short, this is a must-have mod for FF XVI. Right now, the mod only works with the demo version. However, I’m certain that its creator will add support to the final game once it comes out.
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GAMING NEWS

Bioware has detailed the Ray Tracing effects for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and has shared even more PC tech details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bioware-has-detailed-the-ray-tracing-effects-for-dragon-age-the-veilguard-and-has-shared-even-more-pc-tech-details/
As we informed you yesterday, Dragon Age: The Veilguard will support Ray Tracing on PC. At that time, we didn’t know how BioWare would be using RT. Thankfully, though, we now have more PC tech details about this new Dragon Age game.
>> They claim they spent more than 200,000 hours testing to game. We’ll see how well it runs.

Rebellion’s Atomfall is coming to PC in March 2025 and it will have Denuvo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rebellions-atomfall-is-coming-to-pc-in-march-2025-and-it-will-have-denuvo/
Rebellion has announced that its new first-person survival-action game, Atomfall, will be coming to PC in March 2025. The game will be available on both EGS and Steam, and below you can find a new trailer for it.

Here are 27 minutes of gameplay from Dune: Awakening
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-27-minutes-of-gameplay-from-dune-awakening/
Funcom has released a new video for Dune: Awakening, featuring 27 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from it. In this video, we get to see the game’s Character Creator. We also get an extended look at the player’s journey from scavenging survivor to powerful spice hunter.

Here are 10 minutes of new gameplay footage from STALKER 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-10-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-stalker-2/
At Gamescom 2024, GSC GameWorld had a playable demo for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. So below, you can find 10 minutes of new gameplay footage from it. This video shows off a never-before-seen area at night. As such, I highly recommend watching it.

Unreal Engine 5-powered horror adventure, Retrieval, looks glorious in its latest trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-engine-5-powered-horror-adventure-retrieval-looks-glorious-in-its-latest-trailer/
333 Studios has released the Gamescom 2024 trailer for its upcoming horror adventure game, Retrieval. This trailer features mostly in-engine cut-scenes, and some snippets of gameplay footage. And, as you will see, it looks glorious.

Gamescom 2024 trailers for Soulframe, SPINE, Exoborne, Greedfall 2, The Spirit of the Samurai and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gamescom-2024-trailers-for-soulframe-spine-exoborne-greedfall-2-the-spirit-of-the-samurai-and-more/
A lot of game trailers were presented at the Future Game Show Gamescom 2024 and Level Infinite. As such, I’ve decided to collect almost all of them and share them in one big article. So, get ready to get ready for a huge number of trailers below.
>> There are 16 videos in the article.

Silent Hill-inspired psychological horror adventure, Post Trauma, is coming to PC on October 29th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/silent-hill-inspired-psychological-horror-adventure-post-trauma-is-coming-to-pc-on-october-29th/
Raw Fury has announced that its Silent Hill-inspired psychological horror adventure, Post Trauma, will be coming to PC on October 29th. To celebrate this announcement, the team has shared a new trailer that you can find below.

Phantom Blade Zero gets a Gamescom 2024 trailer and an 8-minute gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/phantom-blade-zero-gets-a-gamescom-2024-trailer-and-an-8-minute-gameplay-video/
S-Game has shared the official Gamescom 2024 trailer for Phantom Blade Zero. Moreover, Gamespot shared a video, showcasing 8 minutes of gameplay from its Gamescom 2024 demo. So, let’s take a look at them.

24 minutes of gameplay from the Resident Evil-inspired survival horror game with fixed camera angles, Tormented Souls 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/24-minutes-of-gameplay-from-the-resident-evil-inspired-survival-horror-game-with-fixed-camera-angles-tormented-souls-2/
PQube and Dual Effect have unveiled 24 minutes of gameplay for their upcoming survival horror game, Tormented Souls 2. Tormented Souls 2 will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and is inspired by the classic Resident Evil games. Moreover, it will have fixed camera angles.

Electronic Arts has removed Denuvo from Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-has-removed-denuvo-from-tales-of-kenzera-zau/
Electronic Arts has pushed a new update for Tales of Kenzera: ZAU that removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from it. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU came out on PC in April 2024. In other words, it took four months for the publisher to remove it. GG EA.