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The Thursday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Another Thursday, another roujnd of fee games from the Epic Store:

• Echo Generation: Midnight Edition : https://store.epicgames.com/p/echo-generation-midnight-edition-069026
• Luto : https://store.epicgames.com/p/luto-0a4ab3

Next week, the free game will be Foretales .

Coming out of nowhere, GOG has revealed not one but two weekly deals sales:

• The first Weekly Deals Sale has games up to 93% off and will only last 7 hours: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20260709_weekly_deals_1_july
• The second Weekly Deals Sale “only” has up to 90% discounts, but it will last 7 days: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20260716_weekly_deals_2_july

Steam has new deals and sales:

• Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream has a demo and it’s going to be 40% off until the 22nd of July: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2377280/Eriksholm_The_Stolen_Dream/
• Crow Country also has a demo and a 70% discount until the same 22nd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/
• Easy Red 2 will be 50% off until July 29: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324780/Easy_Red_2/
• Talisman: Digital Classic Edition will have a 75% discount until the 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/247000/Talisman_Digital_Classic_Edition/
• And these are the two sales:
  • Publisher/Developer ByteRockets shows its upcoming titles and puts its games up to 50% off until the 29th of July: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33020617/sale/ByteRockersUniverse
    • SURPRISE! ByteRocket is GIVING AWAY Catch Me! until the 17th of July: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741160/Catch_Me/
  • Publisher Super Rare shows its upcoming releases and puts its games on sale with up to 87% discounts. Most, but not all, deals will end on July 29: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SuperRareGamesPublisherSale2026

Humble Bundle has two new deals for us:

• Liminal Spaces Bundle has 6 games and will last 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/liminal-spaces
• Humble Handhelds Bundle features up to 7 games to get during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/handhelds-bundle

And Fanatical has the new BYO Best of Tabletop Bundle , with 21 games for your bundles of 2+ or 5+ titles. It will last 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-best-of-tabletop-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

As Sony prepares to end game disc production, GOG jumps up to remind PC gamers that you can just make your own
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/as-sony-prepares-to-end-game-disc-production-gog-jumps-up-to-remind-pc-gamers-that-you-can-just-make-your-own/
GOG is very good at two things: Bringing old games to modern PCs, and telling everyone that its games are DRM-free so you can do whatever you want with them. So I was not terribly shocked when GOG weighed in on Sony's decision to stop producing game discs in 2028 with a little note reminding its followers on X that they can just DIY this stuff if they want.
"Download the offline installer of any of your games on GOG, save it to a disc and it's yours forever," it wrote. "You don't need a storefront's permission to play what you bought."
>> Based.

Steam reveals all the sale dates and themed events for the first half of 2027
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/steam-reveals-all-the-sale-dates-and-themed-events-for-the-first-half-of-2027/
I've been around long enough that I can remember a time when we didn't know Steam sale dates in advance. We had a rough window, based on the timing of previous sales, but the absence of anything precise meant that all of us poor news guys had to sit around mashing F5 on Steam every hour.
It sounds weird now, because now, Valve tells everyone well in advance when all of these things are going to happen. And I do mean all, as you can see in the Steamworks schedule shared today that lays out all the Steam sales and themed events set to happen in the first half of 2027.
"What better way to celebrate making it (more than) halfway through 2026 than by sharing the schedule of all the awesome Steam events we have planned for the first half of 2027?" Valve wrote, reminding us all of the daily struggle to survive we face in each of our remaining days upon this benighted world. "Each year we work to come up with different ideas for fun themes to build fests around so that all kinds of games can be celebrated, and we're excited about where we've landed for 2027 so far."

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Unofficial PC Port of Mario Kart Wii Coming in August 2026
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unofficial-pc-port-of-mario-kart-wii-coming-in-august-2026/
YouTube’s ‘patchzy’ has just announced Mario Kart Wiicompiled. This is the first static recompilation of the Wii game, Mario Kart Wii, rebuilt for PC.
The first beta public version of this unofficial PC port of Mario Kart Wii will be released in August 2026. The beta will come with online play and optional Retro Rewind support, featuring over 200 tracks.
And that’s that. Sadly, we don’t have any other details about Mario Kart Wiicompiled. The YouTuber said that he will share more details soon. Until then, you can go ahead and watch its announcement trailer.
This trailer packs gameplay footage from this upcoming PC version. As with all recompiled PC versions of older console games, it does not have higher-quality textures or higher-polygon-count characters. However, the game will support resolutions up to 4K, and it will most likely have an unlocked framerate. As such, it will play way better than the Wii version.

Classic Metal Gear Solid Gets Experimental Third-Person Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/classic-metal-gear-solid-gets-experimental-third-person-camera/
Modder ‘Perfect Pizza’ has released a mod for the first classic Metal Gear Solid game that allows you to play as Grey Fox. Not only that, but this mod adds a new third-person camera mode, allowing you to experience the game in a completely different way.
Now, I have some good and some bad news. The good news is that you can download the first experimental/beta version of this mod from Perfect Pizza’s Discord server. The bad news is that it only supports VR missions. In other words, you cannot play the campaign mode as Grey Fox or with this new third-person camera mode.
For those who did not know, Metal Gear Solid used a top-down, semi-isometric camera angle. The game has 3D environments viewed from a high overhead perspective, allowing players to see the action from an angled, top-down viewpoint.
As you will see, this unofficial third-person camera mode is in a rough state right now. To be honest, I’m not sure whether the modder will be able to smooth out movement so that the camera movement can feel better. After all, this game was not created with this viewpoint in mind. Nevertheless, it’s a really cool way to experience the VR missions of this classic PS1-era game.
The mod also gives Grey Fox a wide range of new abilities while playing as him. His face visor will open and close automatically when enemies become alert. Players can charge and fire his plasma arm cannon, use his regular arm gun, and fight with his signature sword, which now has a cool trail effect.
The mod also lets players use Grey Fox’s stealth ability, which slowly drains health. You can block bullets with your sword and send them back at enemies.
In addition, Grey Fox can use an electric orb attack, flip over enemies, and dodge incoming attacks. The mod also adds crouch walking, new custom animations, neck slashes, teleport punches, spinning kicks, and leaping aerial attacks.
All in all, this is a really cool mod for the first Metal Gear Solid game. Do note that this mod is compatible only with the GOG version. As the modder also stated, the full version of the Playable Grey Fox mod is under active development. This is a beta release with support for only two levels.
>> The article has two videos.

GAMING NEWS

Full Patch Notes for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Update 1.0.4
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/full-patch-notes-for-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-update-1-0-4/
Ubisoft will release Title Update 1.0.4 for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced later today and has shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this first patch brings to the table.
>> And the director has revealed that some combat mechanics are absent because they were “low priority” (link).

Crimson Desert Update 1.14.00 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/crimson-desert-update-1-14-00-released-full-patch-notes/
Pearl Abyss has just released Title Update 1.14.00 for its latest game, Crimson Desert, and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table.