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The Thursday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away:

• Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/kamaeru-0c301e
• Strange Horticulture: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/strange-horticulture-360e80

Next week, the free games will be Machinarium and Make Way.

Steam has four new deals and several Sales/Events:

• The Early Access game Critter Cove has a demo and a 35% discount until the 27th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631470/Critter_Cove
• Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero also has a demo, and it will be 50% off until the same 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572400/Kingdom_Dungeon_and_Hero
• Paleo Pines is another game with a demo, and it also has a 70% discount until the 3rd of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202200/Paleo_Pines
• Tormented Souls makes the poker of games with demos, and it will be 90% off until September 3rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367590/Tormented_Souls
• And these are the new Sales/Events:
  • The Future Games Show has a page with all the upcoming games as well as some already available titles, two of which are on sale, 25 and 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/futuregamesshow
  • World of Tanks celebrates its 2,0 update putting three of its DLCs on sale between 15 and 540% discounts until the 2nd of September : https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32977250/sale/wot_2_0
  • To celebrate the new announcement (check the PCGamer articles for that), the Hell Let Loose franchise goes on sale with up to 60% discounts until the 3rd of September: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32941731/sale/HellLetLooseAnnouncementSale
  • Total War franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary puting its games up to 80% off until the 4th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32528477/sale/TW25

Humble Bundle presents the IGN Gamescom Bundle 2025, with up to 7 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/gamescom-bundle-2025.

Fanatical’s Summer Sale is over. Back to the usual stuff, starting with a new Star Deal: [NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection] NINJA GAIDEN Σ will be 58% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/ninja-gaiden-master-collection-ninja-gaiden-2.

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GAMING NEWS

First gameplay footage of Resident Evil Requiem with Path Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-footage-of-resident-evil-requiem-with-path-tracing
At Gamescom 2025, NVIDIA had a playable demo for the PC version of Resident Evil Requiem with Path Tracing. Resident Evil Requiem is the first game using the RE Engine that supports Path Tracing, and below you can find two gameplay videos from that demo.
>> One of the videos is from Digital Foundry.

Neverness to Everness will have Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/neverness-to-everness-will-have-full-ray-tracing-path-tracing
NVIDIA has revealed that Neverness to Everness, the new supernatural urban open-world RPG powered by Unreal Engine 5, will have Full Ray Tracing/Path Tracing on PC. The green team has also shared a trailer dedicated to the game’s path-traced version that you can find below.

Here are 15 minutes of gameplay from the Gamescom 2025 Demo of PRAGMATA
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-15-minutes-of-gameplay-from-the-gamescom-2025-demo-of-pragmata
GameSpot had the chance to play the Gamescom 2025 demo for Capcom’s PRAGMATA, and shared a video for it. This video showcases 15 minutes of new gameplay footage. So, if you are interested in it, you should definitely check it out.

Here are the official PC requirements for NINJA GAIDEN 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-official-pc-requirements-for-ninja-gaiden-4
Microsoft and PlatinumGames have revealed the official PC system requirements for NINJA GAIDEN 4. NINJA GAIDEN 4 will use Platinum Games’ in-house engine. So, let’s see what PC system you’ll need to run it.

Here’s the full Gamescom 2025 demo for Black State
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/heres-the-full-gamescom-2025-demo-for-black-state
SECTOR has shared a video, showcasing the full-length Gamescom 2025 demo of Black State. This demo is from an alpha build, meaning that it does not represent the quality of the final product. So, make sure to keep that in mind while watching it.

First Mafia: The Old Country Hotfix Patches Released and Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-mafia-the-old-country-hotfix-patches-released-and-detailed
Hangar 13 has released the first two hotfix patches for Mafia: The Old Country. These are small updates that will fix a few bugs. They will not add new content or bring any major overhauls to it. So, let’s take a closer look at them.

Gamescom 2025 trailers for Kaidan, Halloween, Active Matter, Den of Wolves, Hell is Us, and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gamescom-2025-trailers-for-kaidan-halloween-active-matter-den-of-wolves-hell-is-us-and-more
A new set of Gamescom 2025 trailers aired during the Future Games Show 2025 event. Thus, I’ve decided to collect and share all of them in one big article. So, go ahead and watch the trailers for Kaidan, Ta-Miu, Den of Wolves, Hell is Us, Active Matter, and more.
>> The article has 25 videos. Like yesterday with a similar article, some of them have their own PCGamer article.

Story-Driven Sci-Fi Action RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Looks Gorgeous in Latest Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/story-driven-sci-fi-action-rpg-the-expanse-osiris-reborn-looks-gorgeous-in-latest-trailer
Owlcat Games has released a new trailer for its story-driven sci-fi action RPG, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. This trailer shows off some of the game’s environments. And, as you will see, it looks gorgeous.
>> There is also some gameplay of our character walking in those environments, which gives us an idea of how the camera will be.

Here are 12 minutes of gameplay from the Gamescom 2025 demo of Onimusha: Way of the Sword
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-12-minutes-of-gameplay-from-the-gamescom-2025-demo-of-onimusha-way-of-the-sword
Capcom had a playable demo of Onimusha: Way of the Sword at Gamescom 2025. So, below you can find a video showcasing 12 minutes of gameplay footage from it.