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The Wednesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

GOG brings new Weekly Deals, with games up to 89% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20260527_weekly_deals_5_may

Steam has new deals and sales:

• The Nameless: Slay Dragon has a demo and a 30% discount that will last until the 2nd of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2410170/The_Nameless_Slay_Dragon/
• Starship Troopers: Terran Command is going to be 40% off until June 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202130/Starship_Troopers_Terran_Command/
• Having launched yesterday, Realm of Ink will have a 10% discount until the 5th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2597080/Realm_of_Ink/
• Station to Station will be 70% off until the 9th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272400/Station_to_Station/
• Gone Home gets an 85% discount until the same 9th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/Gone_Home/
• And these are the sales:
  • Witches, Wizzards & Warlocks Sale also has many upcoming releases, has demos and also games up to 88% off. The length of the deals vary greatly, with some ending tomorrow and others lasting until, at least, the 9th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45603186/sale/WitchesWizardsWarlocks
  • DRAGON QUEST 40th Anniversary Sale comes with up to 75% discounts and will last until the 2nd of June: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dragonquest2026
  • Hooded Horse May Sale has a fair amount of upcoming titles to discover as well as games up to 75% off. The deals will end between the 5th and the 9th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38719421/sale/maysale2026

The Humble Store also has the DRAGON QUEST 40th Anniversary Sale, with the same up to 75% discounts as on Steam. It will last 6 days : https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/dragon-quest-40th-anniversary-sale/

And Fanatical has three new 24h Flash Deals:

• Sid Meier's Civilization VII is half its price: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-vii
• Stray is 55% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/stray
• Zombie Army Trilogy has a 95% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/zombie-army-trilogy

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.8824 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-8824

HIGHLIGHTS
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:

• 007 First Light

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

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Warzone may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• PRAGMATA may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Resident Evil Requiem may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Monster Hunter Wilds may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• HITMAN World of Assassination may experience a crash during gameplay.
• Street Fighter 6 may experience a crash during gameplay.
• The Finals (DX12) may experience an intermittent application crash.

Intel Arc B-Series Graphics Products:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Warzone may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• PRAGMATA may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Resident Evil Requiem may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Monster Hunter Wilds may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• HITMAN World of Assassination may experience a crash during gameplay.
• Street Fighter 6 may experience a crash during gameplay.

Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Products:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Warzone may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• PRAGMATA may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Resident Evil Requiem may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Monster Hunter Wilds may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• HITMAN World of Assassination may experience a crash during gameplay.
• Street Fighter 6 may experience a crash during gameplay.

Intel Core Ultra Series 1 with built-in Intel Arc GPUs:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Warzone may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• PRAGMATA may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Resident Evil Requiem may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Monster Hunter Wilds may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• HITMAN World of Assassination may experience a crash during gameplay.
• Street Fighter 6 may experience a crash during gameplay.

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

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Call of Duty: Warzone may experience an application crash or exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• PRAGMATA may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Resident Evil Requiem may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• Monster Hunter Wilds may exhibit a corruption during gameplay.
• HITMAN World of Assassination may experience a crash during gameplay.
• Street Fighter 6 may experience a crash during gameplay.

>> It’s a Beta driver.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Take-Two forces shutdown of Grand Theft Auto multiplayer modding platform Rage:MP
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/take-two-forces-shutdown-of-grand-theft-auto-multiplayer-modding-platform-rage-mp/
The Rage:MP multiplayer platform for Grand Theft Auto 5 says it will begin a "structured shutdown" after receiving a cease-and-desist order from GTA publisher Take-Two Interactive.
The news of the looming closure was shared by the admin team in the Rage:MP forums (via Dextero): "Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have made it clear that FiveM is the only authorized platform for GTA 5 multiplayer modding, as defined in their Platform License Agreement (PLA). In accordance with that policy, and at Take-Two's request, Rage:MP will begin a structured shutdown process. We are asking all server owners to wind down their operations and migrate to FiveM."
FiveM was the big daddy of multiplayer customization modding platforms for Grand Theft Auto 5, enabling players to engage with the game in ways that Rockstar probably didn't envision—like trying to start a GTA Online fight club and ending up with a shirtless gang called The Friendly Boys, for instance, or becoming a big game trophy hunter and then getting murdered in the forest by a psycho who takes issue with your hobbies. (I guess that boy wasn't so friendly after all.)

Paper Mario 64 Unofficial PC Port Is Out – Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/paper-mario-64-unofficial-pc-port-is-out-available-for-download/
Mario fans, get ready for a treat. An unofficial native PC port for Paper Mario 64 has just been released. Like with pretty much all the unofficial PC ports we’ve been getting lately, this will allow you to experience this Mario game on your PC, without the need of using an emulator.
Paper Mario ReCut is built around the N64 recompilation toolchain, RT64 rendering, local legal ROM setup, live texture replacement, and the bundled Paper Atlas Tool for editing dumped texture pieces.
Going into more details, Paper Mario ReCut has a graphics options menu with live-applying renderer settings. Moreover, it supports Live Texture Replacement toggle via F2. There is also support for one-shot texture dumping with an in-window percentage and dump count. Not only that, but there is a Continuous Dump mode for capturing newly created textures while the game keeps running.
Do note that this is still an early working build. The game boots fine, and you should be able to play it from start to finish. The tooling is also actively being shaped around Paper Mario as development continues.
You can go ahead and download Paper Mario ReCut from this link. According to its description, you will need the US ROM file for Paper Mario. If you don’t have it, you won’t be able to play it.
>> The article has an over 10 minutes video.

GAMING NEWS

CD Project RED has announced the third expansion for The Witcher 3, Songs of the Past
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-project-red-has-announced-the-third-expansion-for-the-witcher-3-songs-of-the-past/
CD Projekt RED has just announced the third expansion for The Witcher 3, called Songs of the Past. Songs of the Past will be released in 2027, and below you can find the first small details about it.
>> The new expansion will have updated system requirements, featured in the article.

Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 0
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enix-has-removed-denuvo-from-octopath-traveler-0/
Square Enix has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from its HD-2D RPG, Octopath Traveler 0. Octopath Traveler 0 was released in December 2025. This means it took SE about 5 months to remove it.