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I present you the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• CAPCOM PROMOS features games with up to 85% discounts during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/capcom-lightspeed-savings/
• Light-Speed Savings Sale has games up to 95% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/misc-lightspeed-savings/
• Team17 April Sale has games with up to 90% discounts and will last 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/team17-april-sale/

Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a new bundle:

• The new Star Deal is Kingdom Come Deliverance II Royal Edition , 57% off during 48 hours or they run out of keys: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/kingdom-come-deliverance-ii-royal-edition
• BYO Survival Horror Bundle features 20 games for your 3+, 5+ or 7+ game bundles, and it will last 34 days : https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-survival-horror-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.8724 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-8724

HIGHLIGHTS

• Launch driver for Intel Core Series 3 with built-in Intel GPUs (Codename Wildcat Lake).
• Intel Game On Driver support on Intel Arc B-series, A-series Graphics GPUs and Intel Core Ultra with built-in Intel Arc GPUs for:
  • Pragmata

FIXED ISSUES
Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• Crimson Desert (DX12) may exhibit flickering corruption on plants during gameplay.
• No Man’s Sky (VK) may exhibit corruptions on certain terrains during gameplay.
• Adobe Premiere Pro may experience an application crash when exporting HEVC codec based media on Microsoft Windows OS 26200.7840 or later

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

• Crimson Desert (DX12) may exhibit flickering corruption on plants during gameplay.

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

• No Man’s Sky (VK) may exhibit corruptions on certain terrains during gameplay

>> It’s a Beta driver.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

BioShock Remastered Got a Complete Gameplay Overhaul Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/bioshock-remastered-got-a-complete-gameplay-overhaul-mod/
The VoidCrownStudios has released a complete gameplay overhaul mod for the remaster of the first BioShock game, called The War In Rapture. This mod is for those who have already finished this classic BioShock game and want a new challenge. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
The War In Rapture increases Spawn Rates by two, five or ten times. Moreover, it reworks the game’s economy, and it overhauls the AI behavior of all enemies. Plus, it overhauls the game’s weapons.
The result is a fresh experience for both new and returning players. It’s a cool mod for those who have not recently played BioShock Remastered. By using it, you’ll get a somewhat different experience from the one you originally had. Yes, the story will remain the same, but this is a cool gameplay mod to use in your second or third playthrough.
Those interested can download the mod from this link. Below, you can also find a trailer for it. This trailer highlights its key features. So, be sure to watch it if you don’t feel like downloading it.
It’s also worth noting that BioShock Remastered has already received a fan-made HD Texture Pack. This 5GB pack overhauls over 2300 textures. In my opinion, this is a must-have mod as it can greatly enhance the game’s visuals. It should also be compatible with this gameplay mod.

Through Fire and War Is a New Morrowind-Inspired Quest Mod for Skyrim
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/through-fire-and-war-is-a-new-morrowind-inspired-quest-mod-for-skyrim/
Now here is something cool for our Skyrim fans. Modder ‘BaloneyPony’ has just released a Morrowind- inspired quest mod for Skyrim Special Edition, called Through Fire and War. So, let’s see what this new mod is all about.
Through Fire and War comes with a short but memorable dungeon with custom assets and a new fully voiced quest with several different branches and endings. Players will discover the fate of the Nerevarine, smoke Skooma, talk to cats, meet the Tribunal, travel to the Undercity of Velothid, and defeat Dagoth Ur.
It’s also worth noting that the mod has several Morrowind artifacts, as well as several Nerevarine concepts from various sources. Not only that, but it will offer you the ability to be recognized as the Nerevarine.
All in all, this is a cool quest mod that most Morrowind and Skyrim fans will like. If you are one of them, you can go ahead and download it from this link. Do note that you’ll also need two other mods. Otherwise, Through Fire and War will not work. These mods are Lorekeeper – A Quest Mod Framework and HDT-SMP.
>> The article has an almost 40 minutes video.

Hero modder gives all of Skyrim's jarls unique sitting poses on their fancy thrones
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/hero-modder-gives-all-of-skyrims-jarls-unique-sitting-poses-on-their-fancy-thrones/
Every time I think Skyrim modders can't show me any more, they deliver something new. Take a bow daubuoi, whose Unique Jarl Throne Sitting Animation mod fixes a problem I'd honestly never even noticed: in vanilla Skyrim, you see, there is one throne-sitting animation that is used for all jarls.
Quick jargon reminder: the jarls are the ones in charge of the nine holds in Skyrim, governing their cities and answerable only to the High King. They're the mini-kings and queens of Skyrim, in other words, and each have their own fiefdom.
And "every jarl now has a unique throne sitting animation reflecting their personality, authority, and the type of throne they occupy, replacing the single generic pose from vanilla."
The one exception to this is the character Kraldar, a Nord who can become jarl of Winterhold, who keeps the vanilla version as a unique animation "since I feel it suits him quite well."
I have to be honest here and say I can't quite recall the differences in personality between various jarls, except that Korir is a whiny douchebag. But a quick flick through the mod's new poses shows that daubuoi clearly has very firm ideas on how they would comport themselves, and the new poses definitely add a new layer of personality.
>> Sadly, the article doesn’t have any media of the mod.

GAMING NEWS

Metro 2039 Is Coming to PC in Winter 2026 + First Screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-2039-is-coming-to-pc-in-winter-2026-first-screenshots/
Deep Silver has announced that Metro 2039 will be released in Winter 2026. To celebrate this announcement, the team has shared the promised reveal trailer, as well as the game’s first screenshots.