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Let’s go with the Thursday news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

These are the games the Epic Store gives away this week:

• CHUCHEL: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/chuchel-203808
• Albion Online Free Welcome Gift: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/albion-online-epic-launch-promo-bundle-fd0e2a

Next week, they’ll give away Super Space Club .

GOG has two new deals/sales:

• There are new Weekly Deals available, with up to 92% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250424_weekly_deals_4_april
• Publisher Microids has launched the Amerzone Release Celebration Sale, with ganes up to 90% off during 10 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250424_amerzone_release_sale

Steam has three new deals and two sales/events:

• Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery will be 40% off until the 30th of April: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1094680/Hidden_Through_Time_2_Discovery/
• Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery, that has a demo, will have a 47% discount until the same April 30: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634150/Behind_the_Frame_The_Finest_Scenery/
• Beasts of Bermuda, still in Early Access, is going to be 40% off until the 3rd of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/719890/Beasts_of_Bermuda/
• And these are the sales:
  • Publisher GRAVITY GAME ARISE launches its Golden Week Sale, with up to 70% discounts until the 8th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42499832/sale/GoldenWeekSale2025
  • And Microids has also launched the Amerzone Sale here, but so far there are no discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33126618/sale/AmerzoneFranchise

Humble Bundle has launched the new id & Friends Bundle, featuring up to 11 items (games, DLCs and coupons), during 16 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/id-and-friends.

And Fanatical’s new Star Deal is Metaphor: ReFantazio, with a 40% deal during 48 hours or until they run out of keys: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/metaphor-refantazio.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.6737 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-6737

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:

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

Game performance improvements on Intel Arc B-series Graphics GPUs versus Intel 32.0.101.6734 software driver for:

• Infinity Nikki (DX12)
  • Up to 7% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Ultra settings
  • Up to 5% average FPS uplift at 1440p with Ultra settings

FIXED ISSUES
Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (DX12) may experience an application crash while loading to gameplay.
• Cyberpunk 2077 (DX12) may experience an intermittent crash on certain motherboards with Ray-Tracing on.

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may exhibit darker than expected shadows in certain campaign scenarios.

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (DX12) may exhibit darker than expected shadows in certain campaign scenarios.
• Users may experience less than expected performance while screen recording during gameplay on certain devices.
• Video playback on external display may experience intermittent freeze while performing certain operations.

Steam's gonna start listing 'adjustable difficulty,' 'save anytime,' and other accessibility features right on a game's store page soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steams-gonna-start-listing-adjustable-difficulty-save-anytime-and-other-accessibility-features-right-on-a-games-store-page-soon/
It feels like videogames are getting better at realising that, you know, a whole load of different people play videogames these days. Pretty much any modern release will run you through a set of accessibility options the first time you launch it, and those options usually seem pretty expansive, at least to me. But I don't need them, so I could be overlooking some obvious missing options—the writers at websites like Can I Play That? look for everything from difficulty options to adjustable text size to sound navigation to determine how accessible games are.
The problem, of course, is that if you need a particular accessibility option in one of the thousands of games on Steam that hasn't gotten a detailed accessibility review, there's often no way to find out what's in store other than buying it. But it looks like Steam's on its way to rectifying that. In a recent Steamworks update (via GamingOnLinux) Valve announced a "new accessibility-support questionnaire for developers to better describe the way their games support accessibility."
In essence, anyone publishing a game on Steam now has access to a questionnaire where they tick boxes for the accessibility features their games have. Got adjustable text size? Tick a box. Got narrated menus? Tick a box. Colourblind options? Tick a box. And so on. You can find a full list of accessibility options devs will be able to choose from below.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Sword Heart Shura is a total combat overhaul mod for Elden Ring
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/sword-heart-shura-is-a-total-combat-overhaul-mod-for-elden-ring/
Modder ‘RuntimeQAQ’ has released a new total combat overhaul mod for Elden Ring, called Sword Heart Shura. This mod completely changes the combat system of Elden Ring. As such, it’s the perfect mod to use to experience Elden Ring in a completely new way.
By using this mod, players will be able to block enemy onslaughts, counterattack swiftly, and switch between offense and defense seamlessly.
Basically, this mod will make Elden Ring feel similar to The First Berserker: Khazan, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Rise of the Ronin, and Black Myth: Wukong. So, if you are fans of these titles, you should definitely download and try it.
You can go ahead and download the mod from this link. At the end of the article, you can also find a video for it. This video will give you a pretty good idea of what you can expect from it, so be sure to watch it.
Do note that in order to use the mod, you’ll need to install the ‘ELDEN RING ALT SAVES‘ MOD. Otherwise, it won’t function properly. You’ll also need to install the “MoEngine2.1.0” Mod.
>> The article has an almost 4 minutes video.

This Oblivion Remastered Mod brings back the colors of the original
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-oblivion-remastered-mod-brings-back-the-colors-of-the-original/
A lot of people were disappointed by the color grading of Oblivion Remastered. Well, good news everyone, as this Reshade Mod attempts to bring back the colors of the original version.
By using this mod, you will get a richer palette of colors than before. Plus, the game will no longer have that “brown” filter. So, this should be music to the ears of all Oblivion fans.
You can go ahead and download the Reshade preset from this link. Do note that you will also need to install Reshade, otherwise, the mod will not work.
>> The qrticle has some comparison screenshots.

GAMING NEWS

Frostpunk 1886 is a remake of the first Frostpunk, coming to PC in 2027
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/11bit-studios-announces-frostpunk-1886-coming-to-pc-in-2027/
11 bit studios has unveiled the first glimmer of a brand-new title in the Frostpunk franchise, called Frostpunk 1886. This game will revisit and expand upon the beloved city-builder and society survival experience of the original Frostpunk. So, this is basically a remake of the first Frostpunk game.

RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business releases on July 17th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/robocop-rogue-city-unfinished-business-releases-on-july-17th/
NACON has announced that RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business will be released on July 17th. To celebrate this announcement, the publisher shared the game’s story trailer, which you can find below.