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Let’s go with the Friday gaming news!

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

While we're in the GTA 6 waiting room, the Epic Games Mega Sale has the next best one on discount
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/while-were-in-the-gta-6-waiting-room-the-epic-games-mega-sale-has-the-next-best-one-on-discount/
We have no idea when Grand Theft Auto 6 will arrive on PC, but that doesn't mean we have to lead GTA-less lives until then. The Epic Store's 2025 Mega Sale has a discount on GTA 5 Enhanced—and several other games—to keep you busy.
>> This explains why the weekly free games aren’t revealed in advance.

Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The new Star Deal is Grow: Song of the Evertree, with an 82% deal during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/grow-song-of-the-evertree
• The newest bundle added to BundleFest is the Supreme Collection – BYOB (May 2025), featuring 17 titles to choose for your bundles of 2+, 3+ or 5+ games during 40 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/supreme-collection-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam's monthly top-seller list is automated now, and goes all the way back to 2004 when it's just Half-Life 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/steams-monthly-top-seller-list-is-automated-now-and-goes-all-the-way-back-to-2004-when-its-just-half-life-2/
Every month Steam publishes a list of its top releases by revenue, which often includes some surprises. This month Oblivion Remastered, The Last of Us 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Blue Prince are selling real well, though Steam's gold-tier top 12 also includes The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, a game so ambitious it pushed its creators to the brink of bankruptcy.
Steam's been doing these charts since 2019, though until now they were assembled by hand, which Steam's latest news blog says has been "leading to a less-than-consistent publishing cadence as we waited to complete all of the necessary work each time."
From now on the charts will be automated and published on the 15th of each month, with calculations based on "the first two weeks of revenue for each of the games released during the month." Since being "released" on Steam can mean either entering early access or leaving it to hit 1.0, early access games will be considered for the list twice. Each list will contain 50 entries, including DLC if it sells well enough.
These newly automated lists can also be browsed backward, meaning you can jump all the way back to November of 2004, when the top release on Steam was Half-Life 2 because it was the only release on Steam. The list then stays blank until October, 2005, when Rag Doll Kung Fu arrives (though Darwinia, which was famously the other early non-Valve game released on Steam, doesn't show up for some reason).
>> I have 2 things to say: 1) Well, that explains why they hadn’t done the March list! 2) There’s no f*cking way I’ll do a post with the now 50 best releases every month, so I have to decide if I stop doing them or if I limit myself to post just the 12 Gold titles. I’m open to suggestions.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This stunning new armor mod for Oblivion Remastered is the outfit upgrade I’ve been desperate for
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/this-stunning-new-armor-mod-for-oblivion-remastered-is-the-outfit-upgrade-ive-been-desperate-for/
As I’ve previously written about, right now I’m playing Oblivion Remastered as a sneaky, stabby, arrow-firing elven rogue. And, so far it’s been great. The ranged combat in Oblivion was always more dramatic and visceral than in melee, and it’s been very satisfying for me so far to pepper my foes with arrows from range, hearing that thud of arrow meeting flesh, as well as stabbing them with knives if they get too close.
However, where I’ve absolutely not been enjoying playing as this agile elven rogue is in Oblivion Remastered’s total dearth of interesting light armour options, especially at low levels. Up until now, at level 9, I’ve been stuck in the same old boring leather armor that I got within the first 30 minutes of playing. Simply put, the leather armor is underwhelming visually. It’s not particularly cool and the fact that loads of other NPCs also wear it doesn’t help either. I mean, there are NPC characters dressed far cooler than I am!
Luckily, though, I’ve just had my prayers answered by a very talented Oblivion Remastered modder. Thanks to their sterling work, the awesome-looking Daggerdancer armor is now available to download and, let me tell you after installing it myself, it looks a million dollars. Just take a look at some of the images in this story and you’ll immediately see what I mean. Yeah, fantastic, right!
The Daggerdancer outfit is a modular set of light armor that, once downloaded and installed, unlocks the ability to buy each of its four parts at the Three Brothers Trade Goods store in the Imperial City Market District. Each piece isn’t cheap, costing a few thousand, but neither are they crazy expensive; when I installed the mod I could immediately buy all parts of the outfit and still have a few thousand to spare.
After installing the mod, my character now looks SO MUCH COOLER than she did, and it’s upped my immersion as now I feel I look as cool and deadly as I am in the game, taking out enemies from afar, unseen, while also flying into battle against daedra like a warrior queen. In my mind, the mod’s creator, theenco, deserves a huge hat tip, and especially so as they’ve also created a cool set of heavier armor, too, the Dark Holy Armor, which is also available right now for download.
>> The article has several screenshots.

GAMING NEWS

Stellar Blade Gets PC Requirements, Will Have Denuvo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stellar-blade-gets-pc-requirements-will-have-denuvo/
Shift Up has revealed the official PC requirements for Stellar Blade. Moreover, the devs confirmed that the game will use the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. So, let’s see what PC system you’ll need to run it.

Avowed Patch 1.4 Released With Over 350 Fixes & Improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/avowed-patch-1-4-released-with-over-350-fixes-improvements/
Obsidian has released Title Update 1.4 for Avowed, which has over 350 fixes and tweaks, and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table.
>> This patch brings the Arachnophobia Safe Mode.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Patch 1.3 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-patch-1-3-released-detailed/
Warhorse Studios has released Title Update 1.3 for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which packs over 370 fixes, tweaks and improvements. The team has also shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

Blades of Fire PC Demo Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blades-of-fire-pc-demo-available-for-download/
505 Games has released a demo for MercurySteam’s upcoming action-adventure game, Blades of Fire. This demo features the beginning of the game, allowing you to forge your first weapons. It will also let you experience the game’s combat system, fight a big troll, and learn more about Aran’s journey.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Patch 35.2 Released & Fully Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/pubg-battlegrounds-patch-35-2-released-fully-detailed/
KRAFTON has launched Title Update 35.2 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC. According to the devs, this update brings destructible environments to Taego, and expands tactical tools like vehicle camouflage. It also unifies gameplay elements across maps. So, let’s take a closer look at it.