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Here are the Thursday news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away the following:

• Arcadegeddon: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/arcadegeddon-arcadgeddon-f2p-promo-bundle-dc81c5
• Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/idle-champions-of-the-forgotten-realms
• River City Girls: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/river-city-girls-e6f608

Next week, they’ll give away Firestone Online Idle RPG.

GOG has several new sales:

• The Triple-i Initiative Showcase will make over 30 new announcements later today but, meanwhile, here’s a page with games on sale. Some deals wil end today and others will last until the 14th: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/the_triple_i_showcase_2025
• There are new Weeklong Deals, with up to 95% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250410_weekly_deals_2_april
• The Adventure Promo has games up to 95% off during the same 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250410_adventure_promo
• And the Classics Promo features up to 95% discounts during the next 14 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250410_classics_promo

Steam has four new deals and also four new sales/festivals:

• Biped will be 80% off until the 19th of April: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071870/Biped/
• Clank! will have a 20% discount until the 23rd of April: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1722870/Clank/
• Mystic Academy: Escape Room is going to be 50% off until the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991980/Mystic_Academy_Escape_Room/
• And Endzone - A World Apart will have a 90% discount until the same April 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/Endzone__A_World_Apart/
• Here are the Festivals/sales:
  • Publisher/developer Milestone celebrates the launch of the new Monster Energy Supercross 25 with some deals until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36692524/sale/monsterenergysupercross25launch
  • The Sport-Acular Festival has games up to 90% off. Most deals will end on the 16th, but there are some outliers: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/NoMoreRobotsSport-acularFestival
  • The Burari Kawagoe GAME DIGG is an event held in the Japanese city of Kawagoe that, for some reason, has a page on Steam with available and upcoming games, none of which are on sale, at least yet: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45456837/sale/KAWAGOEGAMEDIGG
  • The last one is the Find Your Next Game, that will take place in Leipzig from the 11th to the 13th. There are lots of upcoming games but, so far there are no deals: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Find-Your-Next-Game-CAGGTUS

Humble Bundle presents the Neon Lights Bundle, with up to 8 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/neon-lights.

Last, but not least, Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Smalland: Survive the Wilds, 80% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/smalland-survive-the-wilds
• And the BYO HandyGames 25th Anniversary Bundle features 36 titles to choose from for your bundles of 2+, 5+ or 10+ games during 27 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-handygames-25-th-anniversary-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Download a new version of Oblivion Unreal Engine 5 Fan Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/download-a-new-version-of-oblivion-unreal-engine-5-fan-remake/
Greg Coulthard has released a new version of his fan remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in Unreal Engine 5. This new version seems to have some new high-quality textures (around 3000). As such, the project should now look better than before.
For those unaware, this project brings the entire map of Oblivion in Unreal Engine 5. So, this is what we’d get from a remaster of this classic TES game on a modern engine.
As I’ve already said, this Oblivion Fan Remake can mostly be described as a remaster on a new engine. The reason I say this is because it uses all the original assets. Yes, it does take advantage of some of UE5’s capabilities. However, the project would have looked even better with higher quality textures.
And that’s where Digital Dreams come in. Right now, he’s using AI tools to upscale the original textures. And, as you will see in the video, some areas do look impressive. To be more precise, the cities during rain can look gorgeous.
Do note that this fan project simply lets you explore the world of Oblivion in UE5. It does not have any enemies to fight. It also does not have any proper gameplay mechanics. So, consider this a fan tech demo and nothing more. This isn’t a fully-fledged playable remake of Oblivion.
>> The article has a 13 minutes video.

GAMING NEWS

Rise of the Ronin April 10th Patch Released, Packing Performance Optimization Improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/rise-of-the-ronin-april-10th-patch-released-packing-performance-optimization-improvements/
KOEI Tecmo and Team Ninja have released the April 10th Patch for Rise of the Ronin, which features a number of performance optimizations. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay from The Outer Worlds 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-gameplay-from-the-outer-worlds-2/
IGN has shared a video, showcasing 11 minutes of gameplay from Obsidian’s first-person sci-fi RPG, The Outer Worlds 2. Since this video is from a preview build, it does not represent the quality of the final game. Still, it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.