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The Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

(Click here for the Top 100)

GOG doesn’t have new deals, but it has new Mods: https://www.gog.com/en/news/stalker_anomaly_gmdx_realrtcw_and_more_join_gog_oneclick_mods.

Steam has a bunch of new deals and sales/events:

• Stray will be 40% off until the 6th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1332010/Stray
• A Little to the Left gets a 50% discount until the 8th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/A_Little_to_the_Left
• BlazBlue Entropy Effect is going to be 35% off until the 15th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/BlazBlue_Entropy_Effect
• Star Trucker has a 50% discount until the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050/Star_Trucker
• Shadows of Doubt will also be 50% off until the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt
• Unspottable has a demo and a 60% discount until September 15: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243960/Unspottable
• Ultimate General: Civil War is going to be 75% off until the same September, the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/502520/Ultimate_General_Civil_War
• Here are the new sales/events:
  • The Anime Game Festival 2025 features upcoming games, demos and also has up to 80% discounts on some games. The event will last until the 8th of September, but the end of the deals vary between the 7th and the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/42119506/sale/AnimeGameFestival2025
  • The Sword Celebration is full of games with that weapon, has some demos and and there are games up to 80% off. The event will last until the 8th, but the deals will end between September 6 and September 15: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44992016/sale/SwordCelebration2025
  • Indie Assemble The 123 Stars has upcoming games, demos and up to 80% discounts. The event will last until the 7th, but the deals (some shared with the previous one), will end between the 6th and the 15th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44717737/sale/The123Stars
• And there are, of course, new weeklong deals.

Fanatical has these deals:

• The new Star Deal is Frostpunk 2, 52% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/frostpunk-2
• The Elder Scrolls Online Games are on sale with up to 78% discounts during 6 days (and Oblivion is also on sale, but only for 2 days) : https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/the-elder-scrolls-online
• The Very Positive Mystery Bundle - September 2025 features 10 unknown games to get in 3 tiers (1, 5 or the 10 games), during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/very-positive-mystery-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Cinematic Vehicle Explosion Smoke Effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/cyberpunk-2077-gets-cinematic-vehicle-explosion-smoke-effects
Modder ‘cradilyex’ has shared a simple but cool new mod for Cyberpunk 2077. This mod adds cinematic vehicle explosion smoke effects to the game. As such, it can make the whole experience feel a bit more cinematic.
Going into more details, this mod greatly overhauls the smoke effects from exploded vehicles. The smoke now feels more cinematic than ever. In a way, it reminds me of the heavy smoke we saw in the E3 2000 trailer for Halo.
Like I said, this is a simple mod, but it can make the game look a lot better. The good news is that it doesn’t hurt performance, so you can use it without slowing down your game.
However, there are some problems. The mod doesn’t work with the Constant Rain Mod. Also, smoke can sometimes clip through things like bridges or parking garage floors. And if a car explodes and flips on its side or upside down, the smoke will go in the wrong direction.
>> The article has some comparison screenshots.

New Skyrim Mod Completely Revamps Solitude, the Capital City
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-skyrim-mod-completely-revamps-solitude-the-capital-city
Modders ‘Drengin’, ‘ManuOstar44’, and Varangian94 have shared a new mod that aims to overhaul the capital city of Skyrim, Solitude. This is a cool mod that a lot of Skyrim fans will appreciate. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
The mod adds over 50 new characters with their own daily routines, activities, and tasks. It also adds around 20 new buildings, home to new citizens.
Players will also see a fully rebuilt Castle Dour with new NPCs and rooms. The Temple of the Nine Divines has also been updated, inside and out. It’s now bigger, with more NPCs, new decorations, and even a courtyard that overlooks Haafingar. On top of that, there’s a new small district before you enter the main part of the city, which includes a tavern and a blacksmith.
In future versions, the team plans to focus on the central part of the city, add a new small district near the Temple, write dialogues for the new NPCs, and even plan to create a few quests.
>> The article has an over 10 minutes video about several Skyrim mods.

GAMING NEWS

Capcom has removed Denuvo from Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/capcom-has-removed-denuvo-from-dead-rising-deluxe-remaster
Capcom has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster came out on September 19th, 2024, meaning that it took Capcom almost a year to take it out.

Anno 117: Pax Romana PC Demo is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anno-117-pax-romana-pc-demo-is-available-for-download
Ubisoft has released the PC demo for its new Anno game, Anno 117: Pax Romana. This demo will give you access to the early game portion, letting you experience the first two population tiers in both Latium and Albion in Sandbox Mode.
>> The demo is on Steam and the article also has the system requirements for the game.