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SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Silksong already has the 18th highest all-time peak player count in Steam history as it draws over 500,000 concurrent players in its first 4 hours
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/silksong-already-has-the-18th-highest-all-time-peak-player-count-in-steam-history-as-it-draws-over-500-000-players-in-its-first-4-hours/
The day is finally upon us. The gates are open. The silk is singing, the bugs are depressed, and after six years of waiting, people are finally playing Hollow Knight: Silksong. A lot of people.
While the Skong-frenzied masses left Steam's store server infrastructure a smoking ruin for a few hours, it only delayed what's become a still-rising flood of first day players. At time of writing, more than 500,000 people are playing Silksong on Steam, and the number's increasing every time I refresh the SteamDB chart.
In its first 24 hours, Silksong's all-time peak player count is already the 18th highest in Steam history. And it'll likely rank higher before the day's out.

The Humble Store is back to usual and brings two new sales:

• Back to School Brainteasers Sale brings games up to 95% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/back-to-school-brainteasers
• Focus Entertainment has its own Back to School Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/focus-entertainment-back-to-school

Fanatical has launched the War Child Charity Bundle 2025, with 14 games to get during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/war-child-charity-bundle-2025.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

STALKER 2 Mod Adds Better Enemy Weapons, Loot, and Gear Upgrades
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/stalker-2-gets-amazing-enemy-weapon-attachments-mod
Modder ScepraX has released a cool new mod for STALKER 2. This mod makes enemies’ weapons better by adding attachments to them.
The mod also makes enemy weapons stronger, gives them better ammo as your rank goes up, and changes what gear they carry. Sometimes, you can even loot armor, helmets, attachments, detectors, and artifacts from them. Plus, it rebalances consumables as well.
The mod uses refurl, so it works with most other mods and doesn’t replace the game’s original files. Weapons have a 50% chance to come with attachments, and armor or helmets have a 50% chance to come with upgrades. The changes show up after about 1 in-game hour. If you sleep or use a guide, you’ll notice better loot on human corpses.
It’s worth noting that randomly placed dead bodies will drop the same loot as enemies you kill in combat. The new weapons from version 1.5 are also included. This mod affects all major human groups like Duty, Freedom, Bandits, Monolith, Mercenaries, Military, Scientists, and more.
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GAMING NEWS

Here’s your first look at the new 3D engine of Football Manager 26
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/heres-your-first-look-at-the-new-3d-engine-of-football-manager-26
SEGA has released a new gameplay video that gives us our first look at the new 3D engine of Football Manager 26. Football Manager 26 will be powered by the Unity Engine, and it will have FIFA-like visuals.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle NVIDIA RTX Hair Visual Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-nvidia-rtx-hair-visual-comparison
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the first game that supports NVIDIA’s new RTX Hair tech. YouTube’s ‘Compusemble’ has shared a cool video, showcasing how this tech can improve the hair of all characters. So, let’s take a look at it.