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Let’s go with the Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

There are two new deals at Humble:

• Humble Bundle brings the Let’s Get Tactical with Kalypso Bundle, featuring up to 28 items (games, DLCs and coupons) to get during 12 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/lets-get-tactical-with-kalypso
• The Humble Store has the Run & Jump Sale, with up to 90% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/run-jump-sale/

Fanatical’s Birthday Bash Sale is over, but the deals keep coming in for of a new Star Deal! Wasteland 3 can be yours thanks to its 86% discount during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/wasteland-3.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Unreal Engine 5.5 Released, Brings Major Performance Improvements to Lumen & Path Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-5-5-released-brings-performance-improvements-to-lumen-path-tracing/
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.5 to all developers. This new version of Unreal Engine 5 promises to be more efficient and performant than its previous version. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
Unreal Engine 5.5 packs improvements for filmmaking, professional applications, and gaming. So, we’ll be only focusing on the gaming improvements. After all, that’s what interests us the most.
So, UE5.5 comes with major performance improvements to Lumen and Path Tracing. According to the devs, Lumen can now run at 60 Hz on platforms for which there is hardware support. Epic was able to achieve this thanks to many improvements to the systems that underpin hardware ray tracing.
In theory, this should allow games to run better on the same hardware with this latest version of UE5. This is great news as a lot of UE5 games have struggled to run with Lumen at native resolutions.
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Alongside these performance improvements, Unreal Engine 5.5 also comes with Megalights. MegaLights lets you add hundreds of dynamic lights with shadows to your scenes without limits. For the first time, lighting artists can freely use textured area lights with soft shadows, Light Functions, media texture playback, and volumetric shadows. This could be a game-changer. However, it may also increase the CPU/GPU requirements of a game. So, I’m looking forward to seeing MegaLights in a game.
>> There’s an over 5 minutes video in the article.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You can now play Silent Hill 2 Remake in first-person with full VR support
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/you-can-now-play-silent-hill-2-remake-in-first-person-with-full-vr-support/
Now here is a must-have mod for all PC players who own Silent Hill 2 Remake and currently have a VR headset. Created by no other than Praydog, this mod brings full VR support to Silent Hill 2 Remake, allowing you to also play it from a first-person perspective.
The mod supports two-handed weapons and has full melee combat support. As such, players can hit their enemies in the legs so that they can incapacitate them for a short time, causing them to kneel in pain. Physics impulses are also accurately applied in the hit areas, causing limbs to move upon hits.
Not only that but there is support for 6DOF Roomscale with smooth movement. VR players can also expect a properly projected crosshair in the 3D space. The mod will disable its VR features in cutscenes and full-body events for a better – and smoother – gaming experience.
The map is attached to both hands to simulate holding a map in real life. On the other hand, all items are attached to the right hand when inspecting or receiving them.
>> The article has a less than 1 minute video of the mod.

GAMING NEWS

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Patch 1.2 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/horizon-zero-dawn-remastered-patch-1-2-released-detailed/
Nixxes has just released Patch 1.2 for the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. This update fixes a number of bugs, and you can find below its complete changelog. So, let’s see what this patch addresses.

Avowed gets official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/avowed-gets-official-pc-system-requirements/
Obsidian has revealed the official PC system requirements for its upcoming action RPG, Avowed. Avowed will be another new game that will be using Unreal Engine 5. So, let’s see what kind of PC you’ll need in order to run it.

First-person survival-action game, Atomfall, releases on March 27th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-person-survival-action-game-atomfall-releases-on-march-27th/
Rebellion has announced that its upcoming first-person survival-action game, Atomfall, will be released on March 27th. To celebrate this announcement, the team shared a new trailer, which you can find below.