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It’s Wednesday and these are the gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam has four new deals and a sale:

• Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator, still in Early Access, is going to be 30% off until the 19th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1001270/Kebab_Chefs__Restaurant_Simulator
• Minutescape also has a 30% discount, but it will last until the 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3327170/Minutescape
• The Early Access title Super Mini Mart will be 33% off until the same 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1914060/Super_Mini_Mart
• Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is going to have a 65% discount until August 26: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967260/Double_Dragon_Gaiden_Rise_Of_The_Dragons
• And the new VR Games Showcase has upcoming games to discover as well as a couple of games on sale, one 50% off but ends tomorrow and the other has a 30% discount that will end Sunday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/VRGamesShowcase

Fanatical has three new 24h Flash Deals:

• SILENT HILL 2 gets a 48% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/silent-hill-2
• Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition is 51% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/resident-evil-4-gold-edition
• And DRIFT CE features an 85% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/drift-21

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GAMING NEWS

Elden Ring Nightreign Patch 1.02.1 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/elden-ring-nightreign-patch-1-02-1-released-full-patch-notes
FromSoftware has just released Title Update 1.02.1 for Elden Ring: Nightreign and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

STALKER 2 Will Be Upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.5.4 to Improve Stability and Performance
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/stalker-2-will-be-upgraded-to-unreal-engine-5-5-4-to-improve-stability-and-performance
GSC GameWorld has announced its 2025 plans for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. The team is currently working on upgrading the game to Unreal Engine 5.5.4 to improve its stability and overall performance.

Crimson Desert has been delayed until Q1 2026
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crimson-desert-has-been-delayed-until-q1-2026
Pearl Abyss announced during its Q2 2025 earnings conference call that Crimson Desert will not come out in 2025. Instead, the team now targets to release the game sometime in Q1 2026.

Echoes of the End has some of the worst stuttering we’ve seen lately on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/echoes-of-the-end-has-some-of-the-worst-stuttering-weve-seen-lately-on-pc
Deep Silver has just released Echoes of the End on PC and provided us with a review key. After hearing numerous complaints, I decided to test it on my main PC. And, oh boy. This game will surely frustrate a lot of PC gamers.
>> The article has an over 2 minutes video that shows some of those stutters.