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Here come the Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

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GOG presents the Story Rich Promo, featuring up to 95% discounts during 10 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250603_story_rich_promo.

Steam

• Ballionaire, that has a demo, will be 30% off until the 16th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2667120/Ballionaire/
• Cuisineer will have a 50% discount until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1963570/Cuisineer/
• Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash, that has a demo, will also be 50% until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1877020/Jujutsu_Kaisen_Cursed_Clash/
• Togges has a massive 94% discount until June 16: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1550270/Togges/
• And Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise has an even bigger deal being 95% off until June, the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271100/Deadly_Premonition_2_A_Blessing_in_Disguise/
• These are the new sales/events:
  • The DC franchise Sale has games from their characters up to 90% off until the 9th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34133273/sale/dcfranchisejune2025
  • The Tomb Raider Remastered Sale has the two collection of remastered games on sale with up to 60% discounts. One deal will end on June 9 and the other on June 10, for whatever reason: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/31936442/sale/TombRaiderRemasteredSale
  • Publisher Neon Doctrine presents the Sun’s Out, Games Out Sale, with some of its games up to 75% off. The deals vary between the 9th and the 13th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32940668/sale/NeonDoctrineHotSummer25
  • The Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise Sale features up to 75% discounts. The deal on one of the games end on June 9 while the deals on the others will last until the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39026134/sale/Yu-Gi-OhSummerSale
  • The last one is the Dear Villagers Publisher Sale, with up to 90% discounts until the 16th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dearvillagerspublishersale2025
• And there’s also new weeklong deals, of course.

The Humble Store has the Dear Villagers Publisher Sale, with games up to 90% off during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/dear-villagers-publisher-sale/.

And at Fanatical we find two new deals:

• Publisher Dear Villagers/Plug in Digital puts its games on sale with up to 92% discounts during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/plug-in-digital
• The Summer Mystery Bundle 2025 is here with up to 10 unknown games to get during the next 27 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/summer-mystery-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Tomb Raider: Legend Got a 10GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/tomb-raider-legend-got-a-10gb-ai-enhanced-hd-texture-pack/
Tomb Raider fans, here is something for you today. Modder ‘Evgeshajk’ has released a new HD Texture Pack for Tomb Raider: Legend that overhauls all of its textures. This pack is compatible with both the Next-Gen and Standard versions of TR: Legend. Thus, I highly recommend downloading it if you are planning to replay this old Tomb Raider game.
Going into more details, Evgeshajk used AI tools in order to enhance the quality of the vanilla textures. As such, the modded textures retain the art style of the originals. At the same time, they also look sharper and more detailed than before.
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Do also note that the Kazakhstan level will crash if you have enabled the Next-Gen Mode. This is an issue that plagued the original game, too. To put it simply, these crashes are not caused by the HD Texture Pack. So, if you reach that level, you should switch to the Standard Mode. Then, once you complete it, you can re-enable the Next-Gen Mode.
For those unaware, Tomb Raider: Legend came out on both PS2 and PS3. In other words, it was a cross-gen game. So, on PC, you can enable both the Standard (PS2) and Next-Gen (PS3) modes.
>> The article has some comparison screenshots and a video.

New mods bring Crysis-like sparks & breakable objects to Starfield
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/new-mods-bring-crysis-like-sparks-breakable-objects-to-starfield/
Starfield fans, get ready for a treat. New mods have been released that add to the game Crysis-like sparks, as well as breakable objects. These mods will enhance your gaming experience. So, make sure to use them if you’re still playing it.
Going into more details, the HPE Better Metal Impact Effects Mod adds more sparks to the game. Moreover, all spark particles now have collisions. Sparks can now bounce, and they can realistically fall to the ground. As such, they will not clip to the terrain.
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Modder ‘halrixx’ has also released some other cool mods for Starfield that add breakable objects. Right now, you can download mods that let you destroy the game’s beer crates, mugs, foam containers, and wine glass bottles. These mods will make your fights more interesting in areas that contain these objects.
To be honest, I’d love to see similar mods for pretty much all of the game’s objects. I know this is a huge task, but this is something that will greatly benefit Starfield. So, let’s hope that halrixx will keep working on these types of mods.
>> There are a couple of videos, both from the first mod.

GAMING NEWS

STALKER-inspired FPS MMORPG, PIONER, will get a Steam Next Fest 2025 Demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stalker-inspired-fps-mmorpg-pioner-will-get-a-steam-next-fest-2025-demo/
GFA Games has announced that PIONER, its post-apocalyptic MMO shooter, will get a playable multiplayer demo during Steam Next Fest. In other words, the demo will be available between June 9th and June 16th. To celebrate this announcement, the team shared a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

First gameplay & cinematic in-engine trailers for The Witcher 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-cinematic-in-engine-trailers-for-the-witcher-4/
CD Project RED has released a new cinematic in-engine trailer for The Witcher 4, showcasing its glorious graphics. Not only that, but the team shared the first gameplay trailer for it. Yep, you read that right. This is your first proper look at The Witcher 4. So, don’t skip on these trailers.
>> was quick to make a thread about this.

DayZ Title Update 1.28 Released, Bringing New Major Features
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/dayz-title-update-1-28-released-bringing-new-major-features/
Bohemia Interactive has released Title Update 1.28 for DayZ, and shared its full patch notes. The team has also shared a new trailer for it. So, let’s take a closer look at what this patch brings to the table.