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The Thursday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

This week, the Epic Store gives away two games only one game: Monument Valley: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/monument-valley-1d99d3.
Next week, the free games will be Monument Valley 2, Ghostrunner 2 and The Battle of Polytopia (that should have been one of the free games for this week).

Steam has new deals and sales/events:

• Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is going to be 20% off until the 17th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2820820/Jotunnslayer_Hordes_of_Hel
• Starless Abyss gets a 30% discount until September 17: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/Starless_Abyss
• Astronimo will be 74% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808640/Astronimo
• Afterimage will have an 80% discount until September, the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1701520/Afterimage
• Source of Madness is going to be 94% off until… you may have guessed it, the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1315610/Source_of_Madness
• And these are the sales/events:
  • World of Tanks has launched its 2,0 update with some gifts and up to 20% discounts on some DLCs until the 10th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32977250/sale/wot_2_0_released
  • The Coma franchise Sale has its games up to 92% off until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32941522/sale/the-coma-franchise-sale
  • And Dota 2. The International is here and has a page for those interested: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheInternational2025

Humble Bundle has two new bundles for us:

• Indie Likes and Lites has up to 9 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-likes-and-lites
• LEGO Worlds Collide 2025 features up to up to 17 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/lego-worlds-collide-2025

And Fanatical has these deals:

• Star Deal is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, 33% off during 48 hours or until they run out of keys: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered
• Team17 Digital Ltd. puts its games on sal with up to 91% discounts during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/team17-digital-ltd
• The Platinum Collection - Build your own Bundle (September 2025) has 17 games to choose for your 3+, 5+ or 7+ game bundles during 27 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Ex-Skyblivion dev says it 'was never in the state that the videos would show off' as they claim it's crunching on a 'pointless and unachievable' 2025 release goal—but remaining devs seem optimistic
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/ex-skyblivion-dev-says-it-was-never-in-the-state-that-the-videos-would-show-off-as-they-claim-its-crunching-on-a-pointless-and-unachievable-2025-release-goal-but-remaining-devs-seem-optimistic/
Mega-mod Skyblivion—the one that remakes The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the swish new Skyrim: Special Edition engine—is set to release in a matter of months after over a decade of work. The news around this has been, on the whole, quite positive. The trailers look good, its dungeons are meant to be better, and Bethesda even gave the whole team keys for the official Oblivion Remaster back when that released.
But at least one team member, or former team member, isn't happy. Dee Keyes—listed as a world designer on Skyblivion's team page, though they have confirmed to RPS that they're no longer on the project—has taken to X to criticise the project over alleged mismanagement and for "crunching" to pursue "a pointless and unachievable release date."

GAMING NEWS

Watch 30 minutes of gameplay footage from IO Interactive’s 007 First Light
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/watch-30-minutes-of-pure-gameplay-footage-from-io-interactives-007-first-light
IO Interactive has released a new video, showcasing not 10, not 20, but 30 whole minutes of gameplay footage from 007 First Light. This video will give you a pretty good idea of what you can expect from this new 007 game. So, make sure to watch it.
>> IOI’s CEO asaid that they’ve gone with a young Bond for the gamers… whatever that means.

Nioh 3 gameplay video shows off the Takeda Shingen Boss Fight
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/nioh-3-gameplay-video-shows-off-the-takeda-shingen-boss-fight
IGN has shared a new gameplay video for Nioh 3, showcasing a boss battle featuring the Tiger of Kai, Takeda Shingen. So, if you are a Nioh fan, you should definitely check it out.