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Let’s go with the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

The Humble Store has four new sales

• Fall Indie Showcase has games up to 90% off during 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fall-indie-showcase/
• PAX West Showcase has many upcoming titles but only one game on sale with a 20% discount. The showcase will last 3 days but the deal will last 7: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/pax-west-showcase-2026/
• Back to the Grind Sale will have strategy and simulation games up to 90% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/back-to-the-grind/
• And Akupara Games celebrates its 10th annivesrary with up to 90% discounts during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/akupara-10th-anniversary-sale/

Fanatical has launched the new War Child Charity Bundle (2026), with 11 games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/war-child-charity-bundle-2026

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 26.9.1 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-26-9-1

HIGHLIGHTS
New Game Support

• Onimusha: Way of the Sword
• The Blood of Dawnwalker

FIXED ISSUES

• Intermittent game crash may be observed while playing Starfield and Apex Legends™ on Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics products.

>> For some reason, this new driver is labeled as “optional”.

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 616.64 driver 
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-616-64

HIGHLIGHTS
Game Ready

• NBA 2K27

NVIDIA Promises DLSS 5 Support for RTX 40-Series GPUs in the Future
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-promises-dlss-5-support-for-rtx-40-series-gpus-in-the-future/
NVIDIA has just lifted the review embargo for DLSS 5. As I mentioned in my DLSS 5 NBA 2K27 article, this tech is currently available only on RTX 50-series GPUs. However, NVIDIA plans to bring DLSS 5 to RTX 40-series GPUs in the near future.
As NVIDIA told us, its current focus is on optimizing performance for the GeForce RTX 50 Series, with model updates expected later this fall. These new models will further improve the performance of DLSS 5. This is something crucial, as DLSS 5 is already quite demanding.
Once RTX 50 Series performance is more fully tuned, NVIDIA plans to work on expanding official support to the GeForce RTX 40 Series.
>> After moddders managed to do it, Nvidia didn’t have other option but to do it. Which is still better than AMD’s approach of refusing to do or say anything until it’s more than embarrassing.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Take a Look at Doom 3 BFG Edition With Path Tracing and DLSS 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/take-a-look-at-doom-3-bfg-edition-with-path-tracing-and-dlss-5/
And here comes a new challenger. In April 2026, we informed you about a project that aimed to add real-time Path Tracing to Doom 3. However, it appears this isn’t the only D3 Path Tracing project in development.
YouTube’s ‘ruisu_enjeru’ has shared a video showcasing Doom 3 BFG Edition with real-time Path Tracing. The YouTuber claims that it has added a completely new rendering engine built from the ground up. Moreover, this project has support for DLSS Ray Reconstruction and DLSS 5.
As the modder explained, much of the original game’s content has been reworked for the new renderer. However, many parts still need to be ported, fixed, or fully implemented.
This is far from the final version. There is still a lot of work to do. Many systems, materials, lighting, characters, effects, and other parts of the game still need to be ported, reworked, or fixed. For now, this demo is simply a look at the current state of the project.
To be honest, I can’t really see the benefits of DLSS 5 in this video. However, I can clearly see the improved lighting, which is most likely thanks to Path Tracing. I also don’t see many noise artifacts. This suggests that DLSS Ray Reconstruction is doing a great job here.
All in all, this is a really cool video that will put a smile on the faces of most Doom 3 fans. For what it’s worth, there is no ETA for when the first public version will come out. Naturally, though, we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
>> The video is roughly 8 minutes long.

The Blood of Dawnwalker's mods immediately scrap the time pressure mechanic, which is apparently a dealbreaker for some people
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-blood-of-dawnwalkers-mods-immediately-scrap-the-time-pressure-mechanic-which-is-apparently-a-dealbreaker-for-some-people/
The Blood of Dawnwalker's out now—which means that players are getting introduced to its slightly more experimental take on RPG time. For the uninitiated, protagonist Coen has about 30 days and nights to save his family, the ticking clock of which is tracked in the UI. Completing quests, levelling up, and ticking off side-objectives costs "time segments".
The idea, then, is to make it so that players have to (quite literally) spend their time wisely. In practice, this system doesn't have much in the way of actual teeth, acting more as a means to dissuade you from going all completionist on the map. In my playthrough, I've currently killed two out of three of Brencis' lieutenants and I still have 20 comfortable days and nights to spare.
Which is probably why some folks have decided to opt out entirely. The "Better Story Timer" on Nexus Mods has options to triple the already-generous 30 day limit to 90 days, makes it so that perks and skills don't cost any time to obtain, and increases the number of segments in a day from eight to a whopping 32.
This essentially means Coen can take his sweet time, pun intended, moseying around the Vale Sangora without a care in the world while his family rot in a dungeon somewhere. The mod already has over 13,000 downloads, hinting that a lot of folks don't appreciate the ticking clock in their open world RPG.
On the one hand, I sort of get it. The Blood of Dawnwalker's time pressure is, given the game's current generosity, a bit of a fib that mostly just gets in the way of you exploring the map at your own pace. It does have some interesting implications, mind—and I do enjoy being steered towards day-only activities and night-only questlines to keep things interesting.
On the other hand, if you strip those same time mechanics from The Blood of Dawnwalker entirely, it just becomes… well, a pretty decent open-world RPG, but pretty unremarkable. Regardless of my critiques of the system, the time mechanic is one of the most noteworthy things the game has going for it.
Still, it's a controversial feature, and it's no wonder that the posts section of the mod already has around 300 comments in there, most of which can be summed up by "thank god".
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GAMING NEWS

State of Play Trailers for Daba: Land of Water Scar, CONQ – Crown Of No Quarter, Maneater 2, WPCA: World Phasebound Control Authority, and More
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/state-of-play-trailers-for-daba-land-of-water-scar-conq-crown-of-no-quarter-maneater-2-wpca-world-phasebound-control-authority-and-more/
Sony has aired a lot of trailers during its two State of Play September 2026 events. As such, I’ve decided to collect and share the trailers for the games that will also come out on PC. So, below you can find the trailers for Daba: Land of Water Scar, CONQ – Crown Of No Quarter, Maneater 2, WPCA: World Phasebound Control Authority, and more. Enjoy!
>> There are 14 videos in the article. Some of them have their own PCGamer article.

Crimson Desert Enhanced Patch 2.01.00 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crimson-desert-enhanced-patch-2-01-00-released-detailed/
Pearl Abyss has just released Title Update 2.01.00 for Crimson Desert Enhanced and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table.