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The Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

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GOG has new Weekly Deals, featuring up to 95% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260421_weekly_deals_4_april

Steam has new deals and sales:

• Baba Is You will be 30% off until the 28th of April: https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/Baba_Is_You/
• Krita gets a 55% discount until the 4th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/280680/Krita/
• WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship is going to be 90% off until the same 4th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1462810/WRC_10_FIA_World_Rally_Championship/
• These are the four new sales:
  • Team17 presents the Hammerwatch Franchise Sale, with games up to 80% off. The deals will end between the 27th and the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/HammerwatchFranchise26
  • Deep Silver celebrates the third anniversary of Dead Island 2 putting the games on sale with up to 90% discounts until April 27: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/deepsilver/sale/deadislandsale2026
  • Bandai Namco presents the Super Robot Wars Franchise Sale, with up to 75% discounts until May the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33042543/sale/SRWIPBirthday
  • Capcom’s Golden Week Sale has games up to 87% off until the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33273264/sale/GoldenWeek
• And there are, of course, new weeklong deals

Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The new Star Deal is Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition, 67% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/resident-evil-4-gold-edition
• The VIP Mystery Bundle - Verified Edition has three unknown games. No mention of how long it will last: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/vip-mystery-bundle-verified-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dark Souls 2 Path Tracing Mod Beta Released to Everyone
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-2-path-tracing-mod-beta-released-to-everyone/
Dark Souls 2, the time has finally come. Modder ‘Ganaboy’ has released a new beta version of DS2LightingEngine that has support for Path Tracing. As such, you can get your first taste of Dark Souls 2 with real-time Path Tracing.
The mod removes almost all fake lights in the game. As such, torches and items that produce light are invaluable in the early parts of the game. Otherwise, it will be difficult to see your surroundings. The modder has also manually reconfigured most areas and lights for each zone.
To run Dark Souls 2 with Path Tracing, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 series or equivalent AMD/Intel RT capable GPU. NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR4 are both supported.
The modder recommends playing with minimum player light possible. Torch mechanics and light mechanics are crucial in early game, and timers should be preserved as much as possible when not needed. Plus, there is native support for HDR.
Since this is a beta release, you might encounter some bugs and graphical issues. If you encounter any, you should let the modder know about them.
Those interested can download this public beta version of the DS2LightingEngine Mod from Ganaboy’s Discord server. I should also note that the mod is for the Scholar of the First Sin Edition.
>> The mod has an almost 20 minutes video.

Mega Man 64 Unofficial Native PC Port Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mega-man-64-unofficial-native-pc-port-released/
Mega Man fans, here is something really cool for you. An unofficial native PC port of the Nintendo 64 Mega Man game, Mega Man 64, has just come out, and you can download it right now.
This unofficial port will let you experience Mega Man 64 on your PC. Right now, the port supports widescreen monitors, as well as high framerates. I don’t know, though, whether there is proper support for keyboard and mouse.
From what I can see, this is a really early release. As such, you may encounter a bunch of bugs and glitches. There are also some known bugs and issues. For instance, there are level geometry seams. There are interpolation issues for some particle effects, and widescreen support is not yet 100% complete. There can also be some desync issues in cut-scenes.
So, consider this a beta release. This isn’t a full/final release. Yes, it will allow you to play the entire game. However, some of you may prefer to wait for a more advanced version.
For those wondering, no. Capcom and Nintendo will not be able to shut it down. This project does not have any in-game assets. As such, there is nothing the big N can do to take it down.
You can go ahead and download this unofficial PC port of Mega Man 64 from this link.
>> The link lead to Github and the article has an over 10 minutes video.

First Version of Duke Nukem 3D Path Tracing Mod Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/first-version-of-duke-nukem-3d-path-tracing-mod-released/
Modder ‘postmemetic’ has released the first version of his Ray Tracing Mod for the classic Duke Nukem FPS game, Duke Nukem 3D. This mod will let you experience the iconic FPS with ray-traced lighting. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
According to the modder, Duke-RT is a fork of Raze that adds a new ray-tracing render backend based on NVIDIA NRI. It still builds on Raze’s existing support for Build-engine games, but this fork focuses on path tracing, RT renderer bring-up, lighting authoring, custom material creation, denoising and upscaling integration, and backend diagnostics. It also includes tools and overlay workflows that allow users to create their own material and lighting rules for Duke content.
Keep in mind that Duke-RT is still a work in progress. The core renderer is already implemented, with full support for modern graphics APIs and technologies like D3D12, DLSS Super Resolution, and Ray Reconstruction. The modder has also remastered Episode 1 with PBR materials, based on the original assets, along with updated lighting. Episodes 2 and 3, however, are not yet finished. So, if you want the full ray-traced experience across the entire game, you’ll need to wait until those episodes are completed.
In future versions, postmemetic also plans to add volumetrics such as rocket smoke. He will improve water surfaces, and he will implement proper mirror replacements. Plus, we can expect better glass effects.
If you want to try the mod, you can go ahead and download it from this link. To run it, you must own Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour. Otherwise, the mod will not work.
>> This mod is also from Github and there’s a short video of it in the article.

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced Trailer Images and Footage Leaked Online
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-trailer-images-and-footage-leaked-online/
It appears that the first screenshots and a short clip from the upcoming trailer of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced have been leaked online. So, be sure to view them before Ubisoft takes them down.
Ubisoft will officially reveal Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced on April 23rd. From the looks of it, its trailer will be one minute long. According to a footnote, it will include both in-game cinematics and gameplay footage.