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Time for the Wednesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Despite mixed reviews, Skate's free-to-play excursion has managed to rake in over 15 million players in 3 weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sports/despite-mixed-reviews-skates-free-to-play-excursion-has-managed-to-rake-in-over-15-million-players-in-3-weeks/
The new Skate game has been a bit of a weird one—EA's first free-to-play foray with the series, one that currently sits at a 66% 'Mixed' rating on Steam. No Steam Deck compatibility thanks to Easy Anti-Cheat and a subpar open world seem to be the biggest culprits, according to the 33,000 user reviews. 'Fun but bland' is certainly the vibe I'm getting.
Yet, despite all that, the game has managed to reel in over 15 million players in the three weeks since its release.
Part of that will, of course, be down to the price tag—or lack thereof. But also, it seems that folk are simply hungry for another good-ass skating game. While Skate's launch day was fairly low-key with around 30,000 concurrent users according to SteamDB, that skyrocketed by an extra 100,000 over its first weekend to hit an all-time peak of 134,901 players. It's tapered out in the weeks since, but is still bringing in a pretty respectable 50,000 to 80,000 players each day.

GOG has concluded its Anniversary Sale and now has three new promos:

• There is a new range of Weekly Deals, with games up to 95% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251008_weekly_deals_1_october
• Stealth Promo also features up to 95% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251008_stealth_promo
• NSFW Promo will have games up to 95% off during 10 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251008_nsfw_promo

Steam has new deals and sales:

• JumpJet Rex will have a 75% discount until the 14th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/329460/JumpJet_Rex
• Sherlock Holmes Chapter One is going to be 90% off until the same 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137300/Sherlock_Holmes_Chapter_One
• Age of History 3 gets a 50% discount until the 21st of October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2772750/Age_of_History_3
• And these are the two new sales:
  • Publisher Smilegate puts its games up to 70% off until the 20th or the 21st, depends on the game: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SmilegatePublisherSale
  • Arc System Works celebrates EVO France putting its games on sale with up to 90% discounts until October 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025239/sale/gamescomasia

Humble Bundle presents the Wired’s Safe in Our World Anniversary Bundle, with up to 13 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/wireds-safe-in-our-world-anniversary-bundle.

Fanatical has launched the Bethesda Legends – BYOB features 21 games to choose from for your 2+, 3+ or 5+ game bundles during 25 days : https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/bethesda-legends-build-your-own-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.8136 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-8136

HIGHLIGHTS
Intel Game On Driver support for Intel Arc B-series, A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs for:

• 2XKO
• Battlefield 6
• Little Nightmares III

>> This is another Beta driver.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

ARC Raiders will support RTXGI on PC, gets final PC requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/arc-raiders-will-support-rtxgi-on-pc-gets-final-pc-requirements
NVIDIA has announced that ARC Raiders, the new PvPvE extraction shooter from Embark Studios, will support RTXGI. Thanks to RTXGI, lighting will be more realistic and responsive than before. And, in my opinion, this is great news as ARC Raiders felt really bland and flat in some of its early trailers.

Battlefield 6 Ultra++ PC Requirements Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/battlefield-6-ultra-pc-requirements-revealed
DICE has just revealed the Ultra++ PC requirements for Battlefield 6. These Ultra++ PC specs cover two resolutions at different framerates. So, let’s take a closer look at them.
According to DICE, the Ultra++ PC specs are for gaming at 4K/144FPS with High Settings, or at 4K/240Hz with Ultra Settings. These PC specs are NOT for the Overkill/Max Settings that BF6 has. So, make sure to keep that in mind.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be free to play during Battlefield 6’s launch week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-will-be-free-to-play-during-battlefield-6s-launch-week
Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be free to play during Battlefield 6’s launch week. This means that you can play this COD game for free between October 9th and October 16th.
>> This shows how scared they are.

Mortal Kombat 4 Arcade from MK: Legacy Kollection will have enhanced visuals
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-4-arcade-from-mk-legacy-kollection-will-have-enhanced-visuals
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a collection that a lot of MK fans are looking forward to. For the first time, we’ll get an arcade-accurate version of Mortal Kombat 4. And, from the looks of it, this version will come with enhanced visuals.