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Let’s check the Monday news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam has three new deals:

• Publisher Armor Games puts its titles on sale with up to 90% discounts until February 9: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ArmorGamesPublisherSale2025
• To celebrate the launch of thr sequel, the Citizen Sleeper franchise is on sale, with games up to 70% off until the 14th of February: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/fellowtraveller/sale/citizensleeper
• And Dune: Imperium feature a 25% discount until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689500/Dune_Imperium/

Fanatical’s New Year Sale is over, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have other deals for us:

• The new Star Deal is INDIKA, 45% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/indika
• Publisher 505 Games has puts its titles on sale with up to 92% deals. Be aware that some deals will last 6 days while others will lasti up to 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/505-games

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Sony is trying to take down the 60FPS patch for Bloodborne, but you can still download it
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sony-is-trying-to-take-down-the-60fps-patch-for-bloodborne-but-you-can-still-download-it/
On January 21st 2021, Lance McDonald released a 60FPS patch for Bloodborne that you could use on PS4, PS5 and PC (via shadPS4). However, after more than four years, Sony is trying to take down this patch/mod.
Sony sent McDonald a DMCA takedown notification, asking him to remove all links to the patch. To the surprise of no one, the modder complied. However, someone has uploaded the patch to archive.org so that everyone can download it.
As of right now, the Bloodborne 60FPS Patch is still available for download from this link. And, since I don’t know whether it will stay live for long, I suggest downloading it while you still can.

Skyrim just got a free NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/skyrim-just-got-a-free-nvidia-dlss-3-frame-generation-mod/
Modder ‘doodlum’ has released a new mod for Skyrim Special Edition that adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation. Thanks to this mod, owners of an RTX40 or RTX50 series GPU will be able to enjoy the game with higher framerates.
Going into more details, this mod uses Streamline Integration Framework to add DLSS Frame Gen to Skyrim. For DX11 compatibility, an older version of Streamline is used, alongside a slightly outdated DLSSG DLL.
Do note that this mod does not add support for Multi-Frame Gen or Reflex 1/2. It only brings support for the classic DLSS 3 Frame Gen tech. Ideally, you should use this mod with a base framerate of 60+FPS. Do not use it if you are below 40FPS, otherwise you’ll get a laggier experience.
For those wondering, yes. Smooth Motion should also work with Skyrim Special Edition. After all, NVIDIA has already included a game profile for it in the NVIDIA App, and the game uses the DX11 API. So, if you have an RTX50 series GPU, I strongly recommend trying Smooth Motion with it.
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New 4K Mod for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Overhauls 1300 Textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/new-4k-mod-for-final-fantasy-7-rebirth-overhauls-1300-textures/
Modder ‘Romi’ has just released a must-have 11GB 4K Texture Pack for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. This pack focuses on the game’s environments, and it will overhaul around 1300 textures in total. So, let’s take a closer look at it, shall we?
This 4K Mod will overhaul trees, cliffs, rocks, stones, ground, grass, flowers and puddles. As such, it will make the game look better than before. And, given the fact that a lot of textures looked blurry in the vanilla game, I highly recommend trying it.
As the modder noted, this pack comes with a 5-15% performance hit on both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. I also suggest using it on GPUs that have enough VRAM. The modder claims that the pack should work with GPUs that have 12GB of VRAM. However, he highly recommends an SSD as he’s seen upwards of 700mb/s disk usage.
>> In the article you’ll find some comparison screenshots.

Here's an Elden Ring mod to give you the rad moveset of Sekiro boss Great Shinobi Owl
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/heres-an-elden-ring-mod-to-give-you-the-rad-moveset-of-sekiro-boss-great-shinobi-owl/
This impressive Elden Ring mod adds an extra-large katana with unique one- and two-hand movesets inspired by badass Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice boss Great Shinobi Owl. The grizzled old ninja of Sekiro tosses shuriken, throws great slashing blows, and characteristically leaps about acrobatically while doing all of it.
The Elden Ring Mod Great Shinobi Blade - Owl Moveset by cleverraptor6 is an impressive homage to Owl that lets you do many of his coolest tricks. Most notably, when holding it in one-handed grip you throw shurikens at your enemy as both light and heavy attacks, while when it's gripped two-handed you swap to a full-fledged sword moveset with a unique combat style. It's a range of versatility you don't get with a lot of Elden Ring weapons.
The mod also enhances your jump with a spinning stomp that lets you backflip off opponents to attack from midair. It also replaces your block with a deflect that reduces damage and stamina loss, à la Sekiro, and allows for fast counterattacks. Finally, there's a variety of heavy attack feints to drop back from opponents while throwing a wide spread of shuriken.
Perhaps most impressive is the skill that lets you vanish into a misty cloud as a quick evasion before reappearing with a hard-hitting downward strike, which then turns to either evasion or attack—you can see a player using it to great effect against Malenia's waterfowl dance in the video above.
>> There’s an over 3 minutes video in the article.

GAMING NEWS

First Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PC patch released to fix crashes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-marvels-spider-man-2-pc-patch-released-to-fix-crashes/
Nixxes has just released the first PC patch for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. According to the devs, Title Update 1.31.0.0 aims to resolve the crashes that plagued the game at launch. As such, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 should be more stable on your PC.
>> If you want to learn more about the crashes and other problems the game had at launch, PCGamer has this article. And here’s one of the suspected culprits: DirectStorage.

First Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC Update Released, Is 17GB, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-final-fantasy-7-rebirth-pc-update-released-is-17gb-full-patch-notes/
Square Enix has just released the first title update for the PC version of Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, and shared its full patch notes. This first patch is 17.7GB in size on Steam, so let’s see what it brings to the table.