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Time for the Thursday news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

This week, the Epic Store gives away Undying: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/undying.
Next week, the free game will be Beyond Blue.

Steam has these deals:

• The Myths & Legends Sale features demos and games on sale with up to 80% discounts. The Sale lasts until the 4th of February, but I’ve seen deals ending on the 3rd and the 5th, so be wary: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MythsandLegendsSales
• tinyBuild’s Everything Must Go Sale is back with games up to 80% off until February 5, but better check it out by yourselves: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6858705/sale/everything
• Chornobyl Liquidators will be half its usual price until the 12th of February: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113010/Chornobyl_Liquidators/
• Builder Simulator will be 75% off until February, the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1120320/Builder_Simulator/
• And Anshar Publishing puts its games on sale with up to 75% discounts until the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41215820/sale/januarysale2025

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The new Star Deal is Frostpunk 2 - Deluxe Edition, with a 33% deal during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/frostpunk-2-deluxe-edition
• The new BYO Pedal to the Metal Bundle has 17 games to build your 3+, 5+ or 7+ bundles during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-pedal-to-the-metal-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.6557/6262 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-6557-6262
Highlights
Gaming Highlights:
Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ B-series, A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel® Core™ Ultra with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs for:

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII

Game performance improvements on Intel® Arc™ B-series Graphics GPUs versus Intel® 32.0.101.6259 software driver for:

• F1® 24 (DX12)
  • Up to 15.1% average FPS uplift at 1080p with High settings
  • Up to 12.1% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings

Game performance improvements on Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs versus Intel® 32.0.101.6460 software driver for:

• F1® 24 (DX12)
  • Up to 12.3% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (DX12)
  • Up to 7.7% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Medium settings

Fixed Issues

Intel® Graphics Software Fixed Issues:
Intel® Graphics Software may incorrectly report number of Xe Cores for certain Intel® Arc™ B-Series Graphics Products.

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 572.16 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-572-16
Highlights
Game Ready for GeForce RTX 5090, GeForce RTX 5080, and DLSS 4
This new Game Ready Driver supports the new GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs and provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 4 technology including Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Outlaws, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Further support for new titles leveraging DLSS technology includes Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Gaming Technology
Adds support for the GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs.

What’s New in Release 570

• Support for CUDA 12.8
• Adds the latest performance improvements, bug fixes, and driver enhancements.

Fixed Issues
Fixed Gaming Bugs

• Certain G-SYNC Compatible monitors may display flickering when game FPS drops below 60FPS [5003305]
• [G-SYNC] Indiana Jones and the Great Circle may display micro-stutters when Vertical Sync is disabled [5015165]
• Improved stability for Ubisoft games using the Snowdrop engine [4914325]

Fixed General Bugs

• [Evernote/QQ/Asus Armoury Crate] displays higher than normal CPU usage [4730911]
• Motion blur renders incorrectly in some more cases in Blender Cycles [4912221]
• [KeyShot2024] TDR on loading the scene Camera Keyframe Animation [4909719]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, The Last of Us Part II Remastered & God of War Ragnarok will no longer require a PSN account
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/marvels-spider-man-2-horizon-zero-dawn-remastered-the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-god-of-war-ragnarok-will-no-longer-require-a-psn-account/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Sony has just announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, The Last of Us Part II Remastered & God of War Ragnarok will no longer require a PSN account.
>> While this is good news, my problem is: can you really trust them? They’ve changed their stance of PSN accounts for PC titles several times, and it wouldn’t be surprising if they change it again sooner or later.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Ray Tracing PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/marvels-spider-man-2-ray-tracing-pc-requirements/
Sony, Insomniac Games and Nixxes have revealed the PC system requirements for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and detailed its Ray Tracing features. So, let’s take a look at them.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 gets official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/clair-obscur-expedition-33-gets-official-pc-system-requirements/
Sandfall Interactive has shared the official PC system requirements for its upcoming RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be a turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics, and it will be powered by Unreal Engine 5. So, let’s see what kind of PC you’ll need.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Black Myth: Wukong & Marvel Rivals do not have day-0 support for DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-black-myth-wukong-marvel-rivals-do-not-have-day-0-support-for-dlss-4-multi-frame-gen/
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Black Myth: Wukong were two games I really wanted to test with DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen. Sadly, though, there won’t be support for DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen at the launch of the RTX50 series GPUs. This information comes straight from NVIDIA.
>> The headline and first paraghrap miss NARAKA: BLADEPOINT. Also, Indiana Jones, Marvel Rivals and NARAKA are two of the 75 games listed by Nvidia to support DLSS4, but BM: Wukong wasn’t in it.