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It’s time for the Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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GOG brings two new promos:

• The Tactical Games Promo has games up to 95% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250513_tactical_games_promo
• And the Treasure Chest Promo also has up to 95% discounts during the same 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250513_treasure_chest_promo

Steam has new deals and sales/events:

• Youtubers Life is going to be 70% off until the 23rd of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/428690/Youtubers_Life/
• The Headliners gets a 30% discount until the 26th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3059070/The_Headliners/
• God Of Weapons will be 50% off until the 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2342950/God_Of_Weapons/
• Diplomacy is Not an Option will have a 55% discount until May 26: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/Diplomacy_is_Not_an_Option/
• Camping Simulator: The Squad is going to be 75% off until May, the 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562260/Camping_Simulator_The_Squad/
• And these are the new sales/events:
  • The Games Made in France Sale features up to 75% discounts. Some deals will end tomotow and others will last until the 20th, maybe more: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesMadeInFrance
  • The DreamHack Dallas 2025 Indie Playground is here with demos and even some discounts of up to 50%. The length of the deals vary greatly, with some ending maybe even before you read this while there’s one that will last until the 24th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40157993/sale/DreamHackDallas2025
• And of course, there are also the weeklong deals.

Fanatical has the BYO Spring Superstars Collection (May 2025), with 17 games for your 2+, 3+ or 5+ bundles during 41 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-spring-superstars-collection.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You're not imagining things: Oblivion Remastered's standard difficulty is way too easy, a single step up is insanely frustrating, and one modder has the math to prove it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/youre-not-imagining-things-oblivion-remastereds-standard-difficulty-is-way-too-easy-a-single-step-up-is-insanely-frustrating-and-one-modder-has-the-math-to-prove-it/
Oblivion Remastered has taken some well-judged steps to fix the original's wonky skill and attribute system, but it's still a very strange, unbalanced experience. Nublivion's middle, "Adept" difficulty just feels too easy, while a single step up to "Expert" makes fighting even a basic bandit a life or death slog. Now I know why: The behind-the-scenes math is bonkers.
Modder IxionXVII's "Difficulty Slider Fixed" mod is a blessed solution with a ton of options to customize Oblivion Remastered's difficulty to your liking, but the author also helpfully lays out what the different difficulties actually change in the game, and it's immediately apparent why vanilla Nublivion's Expert setting felt so awful to me.
The settings apply a flat multiplier to the damage you deal and receive. Adept is just 1x/1x for each, which makes sense. One notch up to Expert, though, causes a huge jump to how much damage you take, while it turns even legendary Daedric weapons into foam cosplay toys. Here's a chart of the default numbers from IxionXVII:
>> The article has an over 1 hout long video.

GAMING NEWS

Stellar Blade PC Trailer & Release Date Leaked Online
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stellar-blade-pc-trailer-release-date-leaked-online/
Sony has just leaked itself the PC trailer and release date for the post-apocalyptic action adventure game, Stellar Blade. Stellar Blade will be officially coming to PC on June 11th. Below, you can also find its leaked PC trailer, so be sure to watch it as Sony may take it down.

The Sinking City Remastered Released, Early 4K/8K Benchmarks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-sinking-city-remastered-released-early-4k-8k-benchmarks/
Frogwares has just released The Sinking City Remastered on PC. This remastered version of The Sinking City is free to all existing owners of the game. The devs have ported the game to Unreal Engine 5, and here are some early 4K and 8K benchmarks.

Here are all the issues that currently plague Doom: The Dark Ages
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-all-the-issues-that-currently-plague-doom-the-dark-ages/
Bethesda and id Software have just released an FAQ for Doom: The Dark Ages, detailing all of its current bugs and issues. The game is now available to those who have pre-ordered it. So, if you are one of them, you should check out this FAQ.