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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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Steam has numerous new deals, including new weeklong deals:

• KOEI TECMO puts its games on sale with up to 90% discounts until the 7th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/KOEITECMO2024
• Lightyear Frontier, still in Early Access, and that has a demo, is going to be 30% off until October 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677110/Lightyear_Frontier/
• Moonstone Island features a 35% discounts until October, the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658150/Moonstone_Island/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • The Legend of Skye, that has a demo, is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2314850/The_Legend_of_Skye/
  • Stay Out of the House has a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/896520/Stay_Out_of_the_House/
  • Happy Room is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/550010/Happy_Room/
  • Endling - Extinction is Forever is going to be 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/898890/Endling__Extinction_is_Forever/
  • Wargroove gets a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/Wargroove/
  • The last one is Suicide Guy Deluxe Plus, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972820/Suicide_Guy_Deluxe_Plus/

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Activision said 'no' to Skyrim modders 3 years into remaking a semi-obscure vampire RPG it published a lifetime ago, so now those modders are reworking it into a new story
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/activision-said-no-to-skyrim-modders-3-years-into-remaking-a-semi-obscure-vampire-rpg-it-published-a-lifetime-ago-so-now-those-modders-are-reworking-it-into-a-new-story/
The modding team behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption Reawakened was in a weird spot. Hoping to avoid the DMCA/C&D death punch so many fan projects receive, they took their in-progress Skyrim remake of the 2000 RPG to Activision and Paradox, each of which owns the rights to part of the game. With a "yes" from Paradox and a "no" from Activision, the crew is now revising the mod into a "reinterpretation" of the original VtM: Redemption, cutting out everything Activision could sue them for and making it into more of a new story.
Redemption was the first Vampire: The Masquerade videogame, preceding the better-known Bloodlines by four years. It's a much more sprawling, melodramatic story than Bloodlines, following a crusader knight's doomed romance as he gets vamped up in medieval Europe, put in stasis, then awoken in 1999. Redemption's story, characters, and imaginative use of a vampire's immortal lifespan make it worth checking out, but it had some truly horrible early aughts RPG combat⁠—just the sort of game that might benefit from a remake.
Enter Redemption Reawakened, led by modder Galejro. The mod team has made impressive progress bringing both the medieval and modern day portions of Redemption to life, but has struggled with getting the full permission (and attending security from being shut down) they wanted. Bethesda and Paradox⁠—which owns the Vampire: The Masquerade setting⁠—were on board, but Activision, which published Redemption and holds the rights to its specific characters and story, proved squirrely.
In the team's latest development update, Galejro revealed that they were making headway before their contact at Activision was caught up in one of Microsoft's mass layoffs after the acquisition. When Galejro and crew got a hold of someone else at Activision, the answer became a flat no. Redemption Reawakened was dead, long live Vampire: The Masquerade - Reawakened.
Anticipating this outcome, the mod team had focused on building assets and systems that could survive the removal of Activision's IP, with the team now convening a vote to determine Reawakened's new direction: Hew as close as they can to the source material without stepping on Activision's toes, use the premise as a jumping off point into an all-new story, or something in-between?
The modified version of Skyrim they're building certainly seems flexible enough to handle any direction they decide to go in: While the medieval bits are still undeniably Skyrimmy, the modern nights they've created are looking pretty fantastic, and Reawakened supports a number of in-depth and systemic rules from the tabletop game. My favorite is that there's a small chance of your vampire blood feeding being spotted by an unseen witness if you do it in front of a window⁠—that's the kind of freakish attention to detail I crave in a game.
>> The article has an almost 30 minutes video.

GAMING NEWS

Here are 15 minutes of gameplay from Hell is Us
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-15-minutes-of-gameplay-from-hell-is-us/
NACON and Rogue Factor have shared a new 15-minute gameplay video for the action-adventure game, Hell is Us. This video provides new information on the game’s key features, from its narrative to its design features and combat system.

First 13 minutes of gameplay from Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaii
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-13-minutes-of-gameplay-from-like-a-dragon-yakuza-pirate-in-hawaii/
IGN has shared a video, showcasing the first 13 minutes of gameplay from Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaii. In this video, we get to see some cut-scenes, a couple of fights, and the first main location that players will be visiting.

Assetto Corsa EVO will hit Steam Early Access on January 16th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assetto-corsa-evo-will-hit-steam-early-access-on-january-16th/
505 Games and KUNOS Simulazioni have announced that Assetto Corsa EVO will release on Steam Early Access on January 16th. To celebrate this announcement, the teams have also shared a new in-game trailer that you can find below.
>> The article also lists the spec. requirements.

PC demo released for the Super Mario 3D World-like game, The Smurfs – Dreams
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-demo-released-for-the-super-mario-3d-world-like-game-the-smurfs-dreams/
Microids has just released a demo for its Super Mario 3D World-like game, The Smurfs – Dreams. This demo will give a glimpse at what this new platformer is all about. So, make sure to get it.

First details for Lords of the Fallen 2 via leaked document
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lords-of-the-fallen-2-may-be-exclusive-to-epic-games-store/
According to a leaked document, Lords of the Fallen 2 will be exclusive via Epic Games Store on PC. CI Games and Hexworks claim that Epic made a major investment to get exclusivity. Moreover, the game will be, once again, using Unreal Engine 5.