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The Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

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Ultra-hard survival sandbox Kenshi passes 3 million copies sold, teases fans with 'Kenshi 2 When?' website
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/ultra-hard-survival-sandbox-kenshi-passes-3-million-copies-sold-teases-fans-with-kenshi-2-when-website/
Kenshi's whole deal is best summed up with one of its game start conditions: "rock bottom." When you start at rock bottom, you begin the game stranded in the desert, surrounded on all sides by enemies, with a 1 in all stats. Oh, and you just lost your left arm, and you're malnourished in a territory where starving is illegal. This is a game that sold three million copies.
That sales figure was revealed today in a blog post from developer Lo-Fi Games. "To everyone who's ever pointed a friend toward Kenshi, posted a screenshot, or clocked more hours than they’d care to admit," the post reads. "Thank you."
Kenshi is coming up on a decade since its full release as it left early access in 2018, but it's remarkably active for a game of its tenure. It's got over 5,000 concurrent players online as I write this, according to SteamDB—that's around half of its all-time record on the platform, which it only just reached last year. I guess people just crave brutality—a mod that adds crucifixion has a 5-star rating on Kenshi's workshop page.
Players' continued enthusiasm has clearly been heard by the developers, who used the recent blog post to address the community's "most common question": what about Kenshi 2? Well, if you're sick of hearing anything about Kenshi that doesn't end in a sequel reveal, Lo-Fi has just the website for you—kenshi2when.com, which is like any other newsletter sign-up except for the fact that you can opt out of everything that isn't explicitly about Kenshi 2.
>> The game will be 75% off until next Monday on Steam (link).

GOG has five promos/sales:

• Building Promo has games up to 90% off during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260525_building_promo
• Horror Promo features up to 92% discounts during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260525_horror_promo
• First Person Perspective Promo has games up to 94% off and will also last 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260525_first_person_perspective_promo
• Treasure Chest Promo has games with up to 95% discounts and will last the same 6 days as the other promos: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260525_treasure_chest_promo
• And for the first on GOG, there is a Square Enix JRPG Publisher Sale, with games up to 70% off during the next 12 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260526_square_enix_publisher_sale

Steam has new deals and sales:

• ServiceIT: You can do IT has a demo and a 40% discount until the 1st of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2194730/ServiceIT_You_can_do_IT/
• Outer Wilds will be 50% off until the 5th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/
• Decktamer also has a demo and will have a 40% discount until June 8: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870340/Decktamer/
• Railway Empire 2 is going to be 50% off until the 8th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/Railway_Empire_2/
• Backrooms Rec. is still in Early Access and will have a 50% discount until the same June 8: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275020/Backrooms_Rec/
• 9 Kings :is also in Early Access and gets a 55% discount until the 8th https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/9_Kings/
• Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm is going to be 85% off and will also last until the 8th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1119730/Ranch_Simulator_Build_Hunt_Farm/
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will have a 90% discount until, once again, the 8th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/337000/Deus_Ex_Mankind_Divided/
• And here’s a quick look at the sales/events released since Friday:
  • The Norwich Games Festival, with many upcoming games and few games on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45808819/sale/NorwichGamesFestival
  • SNEG Publisher Sale, with sero upcoming titles and games up to 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45236248/sale/SNEGPublisherSale2026
  • LFG-Con 2026, with several upcoming games and only two deals: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46049591/sale/LFG-Con2026
  • Crunching Koalas Publisher Sale, with games and bundles featurign up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34046344/sale/CrunchingKoalas_PublisherSale_Spring2026
  • Game Access 2026: the Gamedev Conference has lots of upcoming releases and already launched games, but I’ve only seen 1 of those games on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46019037/sale/GameAccess2026
  • Capcom Mid-Year Sale (any excuse is a good excuse for a sale) has a couple of already known upcoming titles games up to 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33273264/sale/midyear
  • Game Effect Showcase 2026 has a fair bit of upcoming titles, demos and also a handful of games on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46043352/sale/GameEffectShowcase2026
  • Vision Get Wild has some upcoming indie games, demos and also games on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46065616/sale/VisionGetWild2026
  • The last one is the Nordic Game Conference 2026, also with upcoming releases, demos and a few deals to grab: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/NordicGameConference2026
• And, as with every Tuesday, there are also new weeklong deals

There are two new deals at Humble:

• Humble Bundle has the 4X: Xplore, Xpand, Xploit, Exterminate Bundle, with 26 items to get (games, DLCs and coupons) during 17 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/4x-xplore-xpand-xploit-xterminate
• Humble Store has the Red Barrels Publisher Sale, with games between 70 and 75% off during 10 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/red-barrels-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has three new 24h Flash Deals:

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered gets a 32% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered
• Blasphemous 2 Mea Culpa Edition is 72% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/blasphemous-2-mea-culpa-edition
• Choo-Choo Charles has a 91% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/choo-choo-charles

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 610.47 drivers
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-610-47

HIGHLIGHTS
Legacy Control Panel

• NVIDIA Control Panel is officially retiring after 20 years — all functionality has been migrated to the NVIDIA App

Game Ready
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS and RTX technologies including:

• 007 First Light
• LEGO® Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
• EA SPORTS F1 25: 2026 Season Pack,
• World of Tanks: HEAT

G-SYNC Monitor support
***long list of monitors***

FIXED ISSUES
Fixed Application Issues

• Adobe: NVIDIA Driver crash in Lightroom Classic [6090770]
• Autodesk Forma: OpenGL driver memory leak during camera orbit [5935127]
• Foundry Mari 7.0v2 viewport displays flickering [6102981]
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Shadow/light flicker after driver update [5973185]
• Enshrouded: Missing terrain after driver update [5955501]
• Visual corruption may appear in certain games using Godot engine [5955501]

Fixed General Issues

• Apple Studio Display XDR only displays 480p after driver update [5976295]
• Samsung The Frame: Using display’s Game mode disables key functionality [5825631]
• Multimonitor gaming stability improvements when using V-SYNC [5343252]
• Enhanced smoothness when DLSS Frame Generation is used with V-SYNC. [5999586]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You Can Play a Cool Nintendo 64 Demake Demo of Elden Ring
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-play-a-cool-nintendo-64-demake-demo-of-elden-ring/
Now here is something really cool. YouTube’s ‘BoxingBruin’ has shared a demo for a Nintendo 64 demake of Elden Ring. This demake is playable on real hardware as well as on PC via the ARES emulator.
Going into more details, this tech demo has a Souls-like Boss AI with many different attacks and animations. We also get a real-time cinematic cut-scene, as well as a cut-scene that plays as a video.
The demo uses a 32-bit framebuffer for cleaner graphics. We also get a distance-based SFX system, a dialogue system, and scrolling textures on a skinned mesh.
The demake has a character controller with many different animation states, with a lock-on mechanism. There is also a weapon collision system that can use a mix of different types of colliders. Almost entirely 64×64 textures with vertex colors for higher res. Plus, we get new assets and music that were created from scratch.
In short, this is a great N64 Tech Demo that aims to give us an idea of what an Elden Ring-like game could look like. This is something that a lot of old-school fans will find cool.
You can go ahead and download it from this link. Below, you can also find a video for it. This video details its development process and packs some gameplay sequences from it. So, if you don’t have enough free time to play it, you can at least watch its video.

The Witcher 3 Fan Expansion ‘Dawn Over Kovir’ V2.0 Announced
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-witcher-3-fan-expansion-dawn-over-kovir-v2-0-announced/
In February 2026, modder ‘Fandera’ released the first version of Dawn Over Kovir. Dawn Over Kovir is a DLC-sized fan expansion for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen. This mod is inspired by The Witcher 4 Cinematic Reveal Trailer, adding the Kingdom of Kovir and the Poviss region to the game. And, a couple of days ago, Fandera announced a brand new version of it.
Version 2.0 will be a major expansion of the mod. As the modder noted, it will improve Ciri’s existing storyline and expand the Kovir and Poviss location. It will also add new quests, improve various scenes and dialogue, and introduce a second playable character. This second character is no other than Geralt himself.
It’s also worth noting that the modder aims to implement a new combat mechanic for Ciri and a new monster, if technically feasible. He also plans to polish the animations, music, gameplay elements, and overall atmosphere. Plus, we’ll get localization support for more than two languages.
There is currently no ETA for when Dawn Over Kovir Version 2.0 will come out. Naturally, though, we’ll be sure to keep you posted. And hey. Until this new version comes out, you can at least try its previous version. You can download it from here.
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New Doom 3 RTX Path Tracing Video Showcases Lit Particles, POM Relief Mapping & Better GI
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-doom-3-rtx-path-tracing-video-showcases-lit-particles-pom-relief-mapping-better-gi/
Earlier this month, we shared a video from an upcoming Path Tracing Mod for Doom 3. And earlier today, modder Justin Marshall released a new video for it, showcasing some of its new technical features. So, if you are a fan of Doom 3, you should definitely check it out.
In this video, we get to see improved global illumination, path-traced lit particles, idTech 5-style screen-space decal stamping, POM relief mapping, and support for running the Doom 3 Alpha/E3 build content.
For those wondering how this is possible to get Path Tracing in an OpenGL game like Doom 3, the game runs through IceBridge. IceBridge is Marshall’s Direct3D 12 renderer layer that brings modern GPU features to classic idTech 4 rendering while keeping the original game’s dark, industrial atmosphere intact.
As Marshall has explained, IceBridge is designed as a compatibility and modernization layer for older engines. It will allow legacy rendering paths to be pushed onto modern graphics APIs like D3D12. At the same time, it will open the door for features such as ray tracing, path tracing, denoising, and advanced upscaling.
Do note that this Path Tracing Mod is still a WIP. As you will see, there are a lot of visual bugs and issues. The lighting, denoising, path tracing quality, performance, and compatibility still need a lot of polish. Still, compared to its previous version, it looks way better now.
Right now, there isn’t any public version of IceBridge that you can download. So, sadly, you cannot test it on your PC. Then again, given its beta state, I don’t believe a lot would try to play Doom 3 with it. But anyway, once the first version becomes available, I’ll be sure to share its download link with you.
I should also note that Doom 3 will also need a new HD Texture Pack with PBR materials. So, once this Path Tracing mod is out, another modder will have to work on such a project. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s first wait until this Path Tracing Mod for Doom 3 is released.

GAMING NEWS

Mafia: The Old Country and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight are the latest Denuvo games that have been cracked
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mafia-the-old-country-is-the-latest-denuvo-game-that-has-been-cracked/
Mafia: The Old Country and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight are the latest victims of ‘voices38’ as he cracked their Denuvo tech. Mafia: The Old Country came out in August 2025. This means that it took almost a year to get cracked.
On the other hand, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight came out on May 22nd. As such, voice38 was able to crack the latest version of Denuvo that was used in it. This is the fastest Denuvo crack I’ve seen to date.

30 Minutes of Gameplay From 007 First Light Leaked Online
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/30-minutes-of-gameplay-from-007-first-light-leaked-online/
It appears that someone gained access to a physical copy of 007 First Light and was able to capture and share the first 30 minutes of gameplay from it. This gameplay video is from the console version. So, in case you’re wondering, no. The PC version has not been leaked.

Here Are 12 Minutes of New Gameplay From Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-12-minutes-of-new-gameplay-from-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced/
YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared a video, showcasing 12 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. So, if you are hyped for this upcoming remake, you should definitely watch it.