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These are the Thursday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

This week, the Epic Store gives away three games:

• ScourgeBringer : https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/scourgebringer
• Songs of Silence : https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/songs-of-silence-778d86
• Zero Hour : https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/zero-hour-8449a0

Next week, they’ll give away Zoeti.

GOG has three new sales/promos:

• Headup Publisher Sale features games with up to 95% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251112_headup_publisher_sale
• Fast-Paced Promo has games up to 90% off during 10 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251113_fast_paced_promo
• RPG Promo also has games with up to 90% discounts during 10 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251113_rpg_promo

Steam has the following deals:

• Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator , still in Early Access, will be 50% off until the 19th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186320/Ages_of_Conflict_World_War_Simulator
• Planet Centauri also has a 50% discount, but until the 26th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/385380/Planet_Centauri
• Digimon Survive is going to be 84% off until the same 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/871980/Digimon_Survive
• These are the sales and events:
  • Games Ground Festival 2025, in Berlin, has lots of upcoming games, some demos and three games on sale with discounts that go from 15 to 25% and will end on the 17th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesGroundBerlin2025
  • Alawar Publisher Sale brings some upcoming titles and a lot of games on sale with up to 94% discounts. From what I’ve seen, all the deals will end on November 26 except for the newly released Wall World 2, whose 10% off deal ends on the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/alawarpublishersale2025
  • To The Moon Expo has many upcoming titles and, at least for now, not a single game on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45686181/sale/ToTheMoonExpo
• Also, Crosshair X , a tool to modify the crosshair in your games, is going to be 50% off until November 26: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366800/Crosshair_X

Humble has a couple of deals for us:

• Humble Bundle presents the Indie.io Indie Games Favorites Bundle, with up to 16 items to get (13 gams + 3 coupons) during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/indieio-single-publisher-bundle
• Humble Store has the Capcom BYO Biohazard Bundle, with 12 games to choose for your bundles and discounts that go from 75% to 80% depending on how many games are in your bundle. It will last 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/buildyourownbiohazard

Fanatical has ne Flash Deals and a bundle:

• These are the new 24h Flash Deals:
  • The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is 50% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-jackbox-party-pack-8
  • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition features a 71% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition
  • Hogwarts Legacy Digital Deluxe Edition is 87% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/hogwarts-legacy-digital-deluxe-edition
• The BYO Exile Bundle has 15 games to choose from for your 3+, 4+ or 5+ game bundles during 24 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-exile-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.8250 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-8250

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

• Anno 117: Pax Romana
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

FIXED ISSUES

Intel Arc B-Series

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (DX12) may show corruption on certain light sources during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (DX12) may show corruption on water surfaces and smoke effects during gameplay.
• 7 Days to Die (VK) may crash while launching.

Intel Arc A-Series

• 7 Days to Die (VK) may crash while launching.

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (DX12) may show corruption on certain light sources during gameplay.

>> It’s a Beta driver.

Unreal Engine 5.7 Released & Fully Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/unreal-engine-5-7-released-fully-detailed
Epic Games has just released the next version of Unreal Engine 5, Unreal Engine 5.7. Unreal Engine 5.7 comes with lots of new features, including Nanite Foliage and an improved version of the Procedural Content Generation framework. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
>> The article has an almost 3 minutes video.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Horizon Steel Frontiers Is A New MMORPG Set In The Horizon Universe
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-steel-frontiers-is-a-new-mmorpg-set-in-the-horizon-universe
NCSoft has revealed its new global MMORPG, Horizon Steel Frontiers, at Korea’s premiere game conference, G-Star 2025. Developed in collaboration with Guerrilla Games (Horizon, Killzone), Horizon Steel Frontiers is an MMORPG based on the acclaimed Horizon universe.
>> curl-6 has made a thread about it.

Silent Hill f Title Update 1.10 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/silent-hill-f-title-update-1-10-released-full-patch-notes
Konami has just released Title Update 1.10 for Silent Hill f and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table.