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Here are the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

After a record-breaking September, 'it's safe to say Steam's yearly revenue will blow past $20B for the first time'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/after-a-record-breaking-september-its-safe-to-say-steams-yearly-revenue-will-blow-past-usd20b-for-the-first-time/
The first six months of the year were Steam's biggest, thanks to continued growth in back-catalogue sales as well as blockbuster new releases like Forza Horizon 6 and Resident Evil Requiem. As industry analysts Alinea Analytics report, September was another record breaker based on their estimated figures.
"Steam generated $1.7 billion in September 2026," Rhys Elliott, Alinea's head of market analysis, wrote, "the platform's best September to date, up 13% on the previous record, September of last year."
Wardogs was the smash hit new release of September, though Elliott noted the "hype cycles and virality" of comparably leftfield surprises Arc Raiders and Helldivers 2 were more sustained. "By this point, Helldivers 2 had made $130M (26.5% more than Wardogs) on Steam, while Arc Raiders had made about $125M (21.2% more)."
Still, Wardogs generated an estimated $86.9M on Steam in September. Elliott highlights Onimusha: Way of the Sword ($30.4M), The Blood of Dawnwalker ($26.9M), Bodycam ($24.2M), and EA Sports FC27 ($20.7M) as the other big new launches on Steam that month.
"Steam also had its best-ever Q3," Elliott wrote, "generating $5.5B (up 12% on last year). That brings the 2026 total to $16.5B so far, a 13% increase from the $14.5B Steam made in the first nine months of 2025. Given the insane release slate for the rest of the year, it's safe to say Steam's yearly revenue will blow past $20B for the first time."

Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Playstation PC Autumn Sale will have games up to 67% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/playstation-autumn-sale/
• The Bandai-Namco October Sale features Tekken 8 and DLCs with discounts that range from 25 to 45% discounts during 12 days : https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/date-1-bandai-october-sale/

Fanatical

• The Star Deal is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition, 41% off. It started earlier today and will last until tomorrow: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/marvels-spider-man-2-digital-deluxe-edition
• CoppaFeel! Charity Bundle features 10 games. It will end in 28 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/coppafeel-charity-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.9034 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-graphics-32-0-101-9034
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:

• ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
• Gears of War: E-Day

>> It’s a Beta driver, like the other five before this one.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Play Diablo 2 Resurrected in First-Person & Third-Person Modes
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/play-diablo-2-resurrected-in-first-person-third-person-modes/
Diablo fans, here is something really cool for you today. A new mod, called D2R-3D, just came out that lets you play Diablo 2: Resurrected from a much closer camera. The mod changes how you view the game and lets you explore its world from new angles.
The project adds free camera control to Diablo 2: Resurrected. You can press F12 to turn it on. Then, with the mouse wheel, you can zoom in and out. You can also hold the middle mouse button and drag the camera to move the view. This makes it possible to look at the game from much lower and closer angles.
This new view gives players a better look at the game’s world. Areas that are hard to notice from the normal top-down view become much easier to see. Walls, rooms, monsters, lighting, and other small details can stand out more when the camera is close to the action.
By adjusting the camera, you can play the entire game in third-person. Or you can place it a bit higher to get a camera similar to that of World of Warcraft. Or you can zoom all the way in and experience it in first-person mode.
The project has two versions. The standalone version comes with an EXE and DLL file. These files can be placed in the Diablo 2: Resurrected folder next to the game’s EXE file. The mod can then be enabled with F12. There is also a plugin version with separate camera and render-distance plugins.
Do note, though, that the project is still experimental. The standalone version can trigger the game’s integrity check, which may cause the game to crash after about a minute. Because of this, players should treat it as a work in progress.
Overall, D2R-3D offers a fresh way to experience Diablo 2: Resurrected. It does not change the core game in any way. Instead, it gives players much more control over the camera.
Those interested can download the mod from here (Github). Below, you can also find a video of it. This will give you a pretty good idea of what you can expect from it, so be sure to watch it.

More than 450 Witcher 3 mods have already been updated to support the Remastered version
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-witcher/more-than-450-witcher-3-mods-have-already-been-updated-to-support-the-remastered-version/
In the mere two days since The Witcher 3: Remastered released on PC, its Nexus Mods page has been a hive of activity, featuring updates for all sorts of customization packages for the game—including ones you'll only install if you're a coward.
By my count, more than 450 Witcher 3 mods are either newly released or updated since September 29, an overwhelming number if you thought you'd just poke your head in and see what's been going on. One thing that's going on is that a lot of mods are now using AI image generation to create thumbnails that immediately give me the ick. Why create a fake, AI-glazed screenshot for your HUD mod when we all know what The Witcher 3 actually looks like? Baffling!
Another thing that's going on, thankfully, is that some modders with names like GrimReaper2121 are still putting in good work with creations such as De-mastered Geralt. And loads of mods that date back to the 2010s, making them mainstays of The Witcher 3's mod scene, have been updated to play nice with the latest patch.
>> The article lists a total of 17 of those mods, not including the coward one.

GAMING NEWS

Here Are the PC Requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-pc-requirements-for-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4/
Activision and Beenox have revealed the official PC system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. So, let’s see what PC system you’ll need to run this new COD game.