Decided to give F76 a go, since it's been yrs and it's been on the cheap:

NPC's still walking into the ground/ghosting up from the ground lol. There's still NPC's walking around with no audible dialogue at all (like the one random trader who ghosted up inside my house and used my workbench while not talking to me at all). 

Also this is still a thing with their engine, the stupid bloom:

Despite me still using an i7-6700k (slight OC), 16gb DDR4 and a 1080ti (game on the highest R/W speed SSD), this game still looks like ass, runs like ass and still stutters, despite tweaks to CPU "intensive" settings and giving a bit more for the GPU side, it still only uses 40% of my GPU and 30% of my CPU...

This is why I'm not really hyped at all for Starfield, because it's still technically the same engine, and I really wish they would just drop it. As much as I hate Epic, I'd rather Beth use Unreal for their RPG's going forward, because the duct taped Gamebryo is older than some teens gaming today. 

There is a mod to give better water and HD textures in general, but those files are 40gb and mod authors seem to have given up on updating those 1-2 yrs ago.

I'm glad I got this for a tenner, because if I'd bought this at full price, it'd be instant refund.

The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

Let's check what's going on at GOG:

• The Summer Sale is on its last legs and wil end in 7 hours.
• There's a new flash deal, Hammerting is going to be 60% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/hammerting

There are new sales at the Humble Store:

• The first one is an Immortal's Flash Sale from Ubisoft, with 72% discounts during 26 hours. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/immortals-ubisoft-flash-sales/
• There's a SEGA Publisher Sale featuring up to 80% discounts during 10 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sega-publisher-sale/
• And there's a VIP Indies DRM Freedom Sale, with up to 90% discouns during 11 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/vip-indies-drm-freedom-sale/

And Fanatical has two new flash deals for its ongoing Re3d Hot Deals Sale:

• The first flash deal is Zombie Army 4: Dead War, 71% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/zombie-army-4-dead-war
• The second flash deal is THE ODDBOXX, featuring the 4 classic games with a 85% discount during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/the-oddboxx
• And, by the way, the store is close to sell its 100 millionth key, and whoever gets it will win $1000 to spend in the store. Lean more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/will-you-be-the-100-millionth-game-key-winner

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD has released new drivers for GPUs it no longer supports
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/amd-has-released-new-drivers-for-gpus-it-no-longer-supports/
AMD moved a good chunk of its graphics cards to a "legacy support model" just over a year ago. You can pretty much read "legacy support model" as stopped supporting them, in fact AMD literally said: "No additional driver releases are planned to support these graphics products." But out of nowhere, it has released a new driver for its legacy cards. You can grab it from its site if you have an older graphics card that has found its way onto the legacy GPU list.
It's worth noting that the Adrenaline Edition 22.6.1 drivers are all over the place when it comes to operating system support. When it first dropped it was only available for Windows 10 64-bit, but now that's been extended to Windows 7 64-bit, too. 32-bit operating systems are right out, and seemingly so is Windows 8 on all counts.

The latest Windows 11 update fixes game crash woes for some users
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-latest-windows-11-update-fixes-game-crash-woes-for-some-users/
An optional Windows 11 update addresses a handful of issues for some users who are experiencing game crashes or are unable to upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11. It's part of the June 2022 monthly updates for Insiders, who can check out the fix before it's released en masse on July 12th for all.

Epic Games Store introduces rating system designed to stop review-bombing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/epic-games-store-introduces-rating-system-designed-to-stop-review-bombing/
The Epic Games Store is improving its functionality over time, and now it's going to wade into the treacherous waters of user reviews. A recent update has added ratings and polls to the store, which players will see at intervals after playing games, and the information gathered here will be used to populate a game's store page with more information about it.
The most notable element of this update is how Epic has designed the functionality around the problem of co-ordinated behaviour. Customer reviews are now as important if not more so than those of professional critics, across many fields, but online dynamics can see them used in unintended ways.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Fallout 4’s DLC-sized Mod, Fallout London, gets a new in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fallout-4s-dlc-sized-mod-fallout-london-gets-a-new-in-engine-trailer/
The modding team behind the DLC-sized mod for Fallout 4, Fallout London, has released a brand new in-engine trailer. According to the team, this video and announcement were put together to support the Fallout For Hope Initiative.
Fallout: London is an ambitious DLC-sized mod that brings the player into the nuclear apocalypse all the way to the doorsteps of Parliament. This is a Total Conversion mod that aims to encapsulate the gritty, adventurous nature of the Fallout games with a new world, factions, storylines, NPCs, weapons, creatures, and much more.

Half-Life Alyx No VR Mod looks better than ever, new gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/half-life-alyx-no-vr-mod-looks-better-than-ever-new-gameplay-video/
It’s been a while since our last look at the No VR Mod for Half-Life Alyx. And last month, SoMNst released a brand new gameplay video for it, showcasing its progress. Therefore, and since it’s the weekend, I’ve decided to share this video with you.
As the title suggests, this mod attempts to make Half-Life Alyx playable on non-VR devices. It’s still a WIP project and, unfortunately, there isn’t any preview or experimental version to download yet.

Far Cry: Rework is another cool mod for Crytek’s classic shooter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/far-cry-rework-is-another-cool-mod-for-cryteks-classic-shooter/
Modder ‘-SX-‘ is currently working on a brand new mod for Crytek’s classic shooter, Far Cry. This is the third major mod that is in development for the first Far Cry game, and below you can find its full details (as well as a gameplay video).
Far Cry: Rework will have the same visual environmental style as the game’s beta version. It will also have increased draw distance, some new vegetation from Far Cry 2010, a new fog effect for the jungle, and new terrain textures with better bump, displacement and specular maps. Players can also expect some new objects, better water shaders, some upscaled textures, new rocks, and CookiePLMonster’s Silent Patch.
As the modder noted, this won’t be a remake or remaster mod. Instead, think of it as an Enhanced Edition of the Steam version. Therefore, don’t expect any MAJOR graphical improvements. While the Far Cry: Rework will look better than the vanilla version, it won’t implement any modern-day features.

Brutal Doom: Black Edition brings Doom 3’s art style to classic Doom
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/brutal-doom-black-edition-brings-doom-3s-art-style-to-classic-doom/
Blackmore1014, Iddqd_Idkfa_Idclip, Doomsmile, Bifurcator and Vsonnier have released a brand new version of Brutal Doom: Black Edition. Brutal Doom: Black Edition is described as a dark, serious, realistic and “meaningful” vision of the original Brutal Doom.
Black Edition combines large battles and speed of classic Doom with the dark and atmospheric aesthetic of Doom 3. It also packs the dynamics of modern stuff found in Doom 2016.
The modders also claim that the mod focuses on diversity. However, it takes care of preserving the original style and atmosphere of the original Doom I/II.

Final Fantasy XIV gets a 31GB HD Texture Pack, overhauling all of its monsters
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/final-fantasy-xiv-gets-a-31gb-hd-texture-pack-overhauling-all-of-its-monsters/
Modder ‘kartoffel’ has released a pretty interesting HD Texture Pack for Final Fantasy XIV. As the title suggests, this pack is 31GB in size (when unpacked) and improves the textures of all monsters.
According to the modder, this pack improves the textures of all entities in /chara/monster except for: minions and pets, mounts, ornaments – fashion accessories.

This mod turns Stellaris into the Mass Effect strategy game you've dreamed of
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-mod-turns-stellaris-into-the-mass-effect-strategy-game-youve-dreamed-of/
If, like me, you've always wanted to see a more strategic, zoomed-out take on the Mass Effect setting, you're in luck: the Binary Helix mod group (cheekily named for a genetic engineering corporation in Mass Effect) is creating the Beyond the Relays project for Stellaris—a total conversion of the space strategy sim to the Mass Effect setting.
Stellaris has a history of great total conversion mods, with previous efforts bringing Star Trek and Warhammer 40K to life in the setting. Additionally, talented modders have, in the past, made individual addons based on Mass Effect to Stellaris, but Beyond the Relays looks to recreate the entire setting down to its political climate and rules of space travel.

GAMING NEWS

A Plague Tale: Requiem will release on October 18th, will support Ray Tracing & DLSS
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/a-plague-tale-requiem-will-release-on-october-18th-will-support-ray-tracing-dlss/
Focus Home Interactive has announced that A Plague Tale: Requiem will release on October 18th. In addition, NVIDIA revealed that the game will support Ray Tracing effects, as well as its own upscaling technique, DLSS.

Evil West gets a new trailer, showing off 10 minutes of gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/evil-west-gets-a-new-trailer-showing-off-10-minutes-of-gameplay-footage/
Focus Home Interactive has released a new trailer for Evil West, showing off 10 minutes of brand new gameplay footage. Evil West is a third-person gory action combat game, and this trailer will give you a glimpse at what you can expect from it.

Unreal Engine 4-powered 16-bit Zelda-inspired game, Airoheart, will release on September 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-powered-16-bit-zelda-inspired-game-airoheart-will-release-on-september-30th/
SOEDESCO has announced that its upcoming 16-bit Zelda-inspired game, Airoheart, will release on September 30th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Tower of Fantasy, Genshin Impact/Zelda-lookalike game, will release in Q3 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tower-of-fantasy-genshin-impact-zelda-lookalike-game-will-release-in-q3-2022/
Level Infinite and Hotta Studio have announced that the upcoming open-world RPG, Tower of Fantasy, will release globally in Q3 2022. This global release will support eight languages (English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian).

Official trailer for Tencent’s Unreal Engine 5-powered game, Code: To Jin Yong
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-trailer-for-tencents-unreal-engine-5-powered-game-code-to-jin-yong/
IGN has shared the official gameplay trailer for Tencent’s upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered game, Code: To Jin Yong. Developed by Lightspeed Games, the team behind PUBG Mobile and Apex Legends Mobile, Code: To Jin Yong will be an open-world game.

The Monday news, the long part two:

Bungie slaps YouTube takedown impersonator with $7.6M lawsuit
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bungie-slaps-youtube-takedown-impersonator-with-dollar76m-lawsuit/
Back in March, a wave of bizarre copyright strikes rocked the Destiny 2 community. Not only did it affect some of the game's biggest content creators, but also videos on Bungie's own YouTube channel.
It turned out none of them had actually come from the developer but a "bad actor" impersonating two employees from the CSC, Bungie's IP protection agency of choice. Now, that person has allegedly been identified and Bungie's suing them for a whopping $7.6 million. Ouch.

Into the Breach is getting a free Advanced Edition expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/into-the-breach-is-getting-a-free-advanced-edition-expansion/
Into the Breach is a turn-based tactics game about mechs and bugs developed by Subset Games, the makers of the outstanding sci-fi adventure-sim FTL. And it's even more outstanding: We said Into the Breach delivers "the most perfectly formed tactics" experience in our 93% review, and then selected it as our Ultimate Game of the Year for 2018.
On July 19 it will get even better with the release of Into the Breach: Advanced Edition, which will expand the original game with five new mech squads and nearly 40 new weapons, additional enemies, bosses, and mission objectives, and new pilots and pilot abilities. The Advanced Edition will also feature a new, "Unfair" difficulty mode, support for seven additional languages (Arabic, Thai, Swedish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, and Spanish), and two new tracks from composer Ben Prunty.

Once Overwatch 2 arrives, you'll never be able to play Overwatch 1 again
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/once-overwatch-2-arrives-youll-never-be-able-to-play-overwatch-1-again/
In a Reddit AMA on June 22, members of the Overwatch 2 developer team provided some new details and added context for the upcoming game, including a confirmation that the original Overwatch will be fully replaced by Overwatch 2 when it launches on October 4.

Warzone Season 4 players agree: great new map, jury's still out on balance changes
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warzone-season-4-players-agree-great-new-map-jurys-still-out-on-balance-changes/
Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific got its big season 4 update yesterday, and the game received the usual slew of sandbox tweaks alongside a new map for the Resurgence game mode.

Stardew Valley is getting a 1.6 update, but don't expect it to be a big one
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/stardew-valley-is-getting-a-16-update-but-dont-expect-it-to-be-a-big-one/
Despite knuckling down on development for Haunted Chocolatier, Eric Barone hasn't completely shelved Stardew Valley just yet. He confirmed that a 1.6 update will be coming, but also warned that it won't be a big one (thanks, GamesRadar).

Dragon's Dogma is dirt cheap following the sequel announcement
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dragons-dogma-is-dirt-cheap-following-the-sequel-announcement/
After 10 long years of watching people ask for a sequel to Dragon's Dogma, Capcom finally made it happen last week: Announcing Dragon's Dogma 2, appropriately enough, at the end of a 10-year anniversary mini-doc for the original.
(...)
The game received a director's cut edition called Dark Arisen (which players universally agree is an improvement on the beloved original) and now, presumably thanks to the proximity of the sequel announcement, Capcom has dropped its price through the floor as part of the Steam Summer Sale: The RRP is $30/£24, but Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen can now be yours for the princely sum of $4.79/£3.83. That's a roughly 85% discount.
>> SteamDB agrees with this article. It never went below (or above) 70% off, so this is its lowest price ever on Steam.

The best milsim FPS just got its biggest update ever
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-best-milsim-fps-just-got-its-biggest-update-ever/
Squad, the tactical FPS that's basically Battlefield with logistics, is slowly growing. Almost two years after leaving early access, the underrated military sim is still getting substantial updates. The latest is update 3.0 Amphibious Assault, which adds a new playable faction, weapons, amphibious vehicles, and a coastal map to drive them on.

Elden Ring studio FromSoftware has a new game in the 'final stages' of development
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/elden-ring-studio-fromsoftware-has-a-new-game-in-the-final-stages-of-development/
You might think that after putting out a massive magnum opus like Elden Ring, FromSoftware might be inclined to take a year or two (or three) off. But apparently not, because Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki recently told Japanese site 4Gamer (via Gematsu) that the studio's next game is in the "final stages" of development.

Bungie, Ubisoft, Bethesda, EA, and others speak out in support of abortion rights in the US
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bungie-ubisoft-sony-studios-and-others-speak-out-in-support-of-abortion-rights-in-the-us/
The Supreme Court of the United States voted to overturn Roe v Wade today, officially bringing to an end 50 years of constitutionally-protected access to abortion. (...)
(...) Now that option has been wiped off the table, and game companies are speaking out against the decision much more forcefully.

Valorant will start listening to your voice chat in July
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/valorant-will-start-listening-to-your-voice-chat-in-july/
Riot Games will begin background evaluation of recorded in-game voice communications on July 13th in North America, in English. In a brief statement Riot said that the purpose of the recording is ultimately to "collect clear evidence that could verify any violations of behavioral policies."

Speedruns aplenty kick off today in Summer Games Done Quick
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/speedruns-aplenty-kick-off-today-in-summer-games-done-quick/
One of the best speedrun events in gaming kicks off today, as Summer Games Done Quick 2022 runs from Sunday, June 26th to Sunday, July 3rd. If you're not familiar, this is the summer version of superb charity organization GDQ's big bash, where dozens of the best and most entertaining speedrunners go hard for a good cause.

Sovietcore FPS Hrot launches second episode, 'The Degustation'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sovietcore-fps-hrot-launches-second-episode-the-degustation/
Hrot is a grim experience, with developer Spytihněv stating of its Czechoslovakia, 1986 setting: "Those times were dark and terrifying and so is this game." That's what makes its bone-dry sense of humor land so well.
Right at the start of the game's second episode, before encountering any enemies, you find an interactable object on the ground: it's a game-within-a-game, a Soviet knockoff Game & Watch where you guide a little cartoon wolf collecting eggs rolling down from hens. Then the bloody cultist murder starts.

Gordian Quest is a deckbuilding RPG inspired by the genre classics
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/gordian-quest-is-a-deckbuilding-rpg-inspired-by-the-genre-classics/
Card-based deckbuilding RPG Gordian Quest has just recently left Early Access, reaching a version 1.0 after a few years of development that saw it journey from a just-ok card RPG to one that floats near the top of the pack. Not just my opinion, either, since Gordian Quest sits at 92% positive Steam reviews on a total of 3,461 as I write this.

This year's strategy RPG hotness might just be Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-years-strategy-rpg-hotness-might-just-be-symphony-of-war-the-nephilim-saga/
If you had any doubt as to whether a game was a strategy-focused roleplaying game, a JRPG in the style of Fire Emblem or Ogre Battle, I can bet you'd be clear that it is when I tell you it's called Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga. Preposterously grandiose name aside, this indie could be game of the year material if you're a fan of the genre.

Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition updated with the un-enhanced edition on Steam after awful reception
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/blade-runner-enhanced-edition-updated-with-the-un-enhanced-edition-on-steam-after-awful-reception/
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition released last week on Steam and GOG, and anticipation for a visual remaster of arguably Westwood's greatest game was high... well, at least in the PCG offices. Sadly, the truth is it's more of a disaster than a remaster.
Nightdive had been working on this for a while, though one big complication was no-one being able to find the original source code. The ScummVM version, created by a team of volunteers in 2019, sadly remains the best way to play this seminal title; which is a problem, because the release of the Enhanced Edition saw the original removed from GOG and bundled-in with the new one.
The OG version wasn't available on Steam at all but, following the Enhanced Edition's reception (it's currently sitting on 'Mostly Negative' reviews) Nightdive has now added it to the Steam version.

Sonic Origins co-developer is 'very unhappy' about the state of it
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sonic-origins-co-developer-is-very-unhappy-about-the-state-of-it/
Fans were pretty excited at the prospect of Headcannon, one of the developers of the best Sonic game of recent years, being involved with the Sonic Origins collection—which contains remastered versions of Sonic The Hedgehog 1, 2, 3 & Knuckles and Sonic CD. Unfortunately since its release last week, forums and social media have seen a wave of videos showing the game's bugs, glitches, and general messiness.

Persona 5 Royal's PC port will be bundled with all DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/persona-5-royals-pc-port-will-be-bundled-with-all-dlc/
Persona 5 Royal has a lot of DLC, 45 of them to be exact. Thankfully you shouldn't need to cough up any extra cash for them, as Atlus has confirmed they'll all be bundled into the Windows version of the game.

Nethack is now in the Museum of Modern Art
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/nethack-is-now-in-the-museum-of-modern-art/
Nethack is one of the great (and ongoing) gaming projects. It first appeared in 1987 as a fork of a 1982 title, Hack, created by Mike Stephenson, Izchak Miller and Janet Walz. The game operated on an open source principle, where anyone was free to create their own version, but only the members of the DevTeam could change the main source code.
Over time the DevTeam grew with skilled coders from the community and, after more than three decades, has had an unknown number of members. They seem to like the mystery. Over its lifetime NetHack has grown and grown in complexity, somehow juggling its hundreds of emergent elements together, with the DevTeam held up as collective coding gods by the game's devoted community. Browse the NetHack forums and even now you may well come across the initialism TDTTOE: The DevTeam Thinks of Everything.

Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro M2 has slower SSD speeds than its M1 counterpart

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/27/23184515/apple-macbook-pro-m2-slow-ssd-speeds

Lol Apple. The biggest kicker with the way they are launching the M2 is that M1 on the Macbook Air already thermal throttles when you do things that are intensive since it's fanless. Now with the M2 being higher wattage, it will thermal throttle even more when you push it. On top of that, you now get a slower SSD. As usual, other than buying the Air for web browsing, the only real Macbooks to get are the much more expensive Pros.

AMD Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Cards With Rearchitected RDNA 3 GPU Compute Units To Deliver Enhanced Ray Tracing Capabilities & Even Higher Clock Speeds

https://wccftech.com/amd-rdna-3-gpu-radeon-rx-7000-enhanced-raytracing-capbilities-higher-clocks-av1-dp-2-0-support/

Which of course makes sense. The question is how much better will the Ray Tracing be. With nearly every triple A game coming out with Ray Tracing support and even older games having Ray Tracing being added, it is no longer a minor feature but rather, a feature that will define the generation. AMD really cannot afford to produce another RDNA 2 vs Ampere situation so hopefully, RDNA 3 is much faster than Ampere when it comes to Ray Tracing otherwise this will be a repeat of GCN. You can already see this from AMD's current GPU market share being still being less than 20%.

AMD Ryzen 7000 Dragon Rage For High-End Laptops & Phoenix Point For Mainstream Laptops Detailed: Zen 4 CPU Cores, RDNA 3 Graphics, Up To 16 Cores Over 5 GHz

https://wccftech.com/amd-rdna-3-gpu-radeon-rx-7000-enhanced-raytracing-capbilities-higher-clocks-av1-dp-2-0-support/

I highly doubt they are going to put 16 cores in a laptop so take it with a ton of salt.

Intel Arc A370M debut: Asus ZenBook Flip 15 Q539ZD 2-in-1 review

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Arc-A370M-debut-Asus-ZenBook-Flip-15-Q539ZD-2-in-1-review.631130.0.html

So slow Raja

"It's worth noting that the news only explicitly mentions the Xbox and Windows version of the ports, not the Steam version. This might mean the offer is only on the table for those who play the game through Game Pass or the Microsoft Store, which'll be a huge bummer."

Are you telling me that Steam users and Playstation 5 users are about to get cucked? Come on Altus, please don't be a hoe...

I'd take it as poor wording from Atlus, with them going with the more general terms of Windows to refer to the whole PC stores rather than listing them all.

After all, they're not stupid (tho you could think so given how long it took them to release their games on PC) and know that the version that will sell the most is the Steam one, and pissing off those customers is not a smart business decision.

By the way, if any of you want to check how well your PC does compared to some newer ones, Club386 has made an article listing some popular free benchmarking tools and where to find them (some of them are on Steam):

How to benchmark PC performance for free
https://www.club386.com/how-to-benchmark-pc-performance-for-free/

The programs are:

• Cinebench R23 (CPU)
• CrystalDiskMark (storage)
• PCMark 10 (overall system)
• 3DMark Time Spy (GPU)
• Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (GPU)

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG goes back to its usual business and features a new Weekly Sale containing some titles from the Summer Sale with up to 90% discounts until the 4th of July: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220627_weekly_sale.

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Borderlands franchise is up to 78% off during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/borderlands-franchise-sale/
• Ubisoft puts its titles up to 80% off during the next 6 days. Most keys are for UPlay, but there are also some for GOG (3), Steam (2) and EGS (2): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ubisoft-publisher-sale/
• And the Koei Tecmo Publisher Sale features up to 75% discounts during 9 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has twop ne wflash deals and a new bundle:

• The first flash deal is Days Gone, 59% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/days-gone
• The second flash deal is Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko's Choice, with a 75% discount during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/shadow-tactics-blades-of-the-shogun-aiko-s-choice
• The new Fully Loaded 6 Bundle comes with 7 games featuring a 94% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/fully-loaded-6-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 516.59 WHQL
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-516-59-whql

• Game Ready for F1 22
• Support for GeForce GTX 1630 GPU
• Added support for Windows 11 22H2
• Added support for CUDA 11.7
• Fixed Issues
  • [Red Dead Redemption][Vulkan]: Some objects may flicker when player is indoors
  • [OpenGL] Minecraft Java Edition may display artifacts when using Optifine shaders
  • [OpenGL] Artifacts may appear in Second Life when connecting using third party viewers
  • [Neverwinter Nights] Light sources not rendering correctly
  • [Vulkan] Path of Exile displays flashing black textures
  • [G-SYNC] Games may stutter when bringing up the Xbox app overlay
  • [UE5] General UE5 stability improvements

Fall Guys pushes the Epic Games Store to a new record player count
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fall-guys-pushes-the-epic-games-store-to-a-new-record-player-count/
Fall Guys went free to play last week, a change that also saw it leave Steam and become an Epic Games Store exclusive. Despite that change in storefronts, the Fall Guys player count on Steam saw a huge spike too—nearly five times as many concurrent players at its peak as in the previous month. Unsurprisingly, it's also doing pretty well on Epic, which set a new record for active players on June 21, the day Fall Guys went free.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Ludicrous Skyrim mod gives dragons 16K textures
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ludicrous-skyrim-mod-gives-dragons-16k-textures/
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is over a decade old, but remains by a distance the most popular title on mod database NexusMods. The fact it's been out so long also means that most of the things you could think of doing with it have already happened, and so you get some slightly unusual stuff in these twilight years. My eyebrows raised a little when I saw tens of thousands of people downloading a mod to upgrade its cage models to 4K.
4K? Lol, says the group of modders behind one of Skyrim's latest mods, and lmao. Creators wrig675, XilaMonstrr and I2edShift are behind the snappily named 'Bellyaches 16K-8K Dragon Replacer Pack', which retextures all dragons in vanilla Skyrim, "now cleaned of compression artifacts and upscaled to a maximum of 8K resolution. Original textures were BC3 compression and a ix of 1K, 2K and 4K resolution. Now they're in 4K, 8K and 16K resolution, with BC3 compression and full mipmaps."

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update 1.5.3 releases tomorrow, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/assassins-creed-valhalla-update-1-5-3-releases-tomorrow-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft announced that Update 1.5.3 for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will release tomorrow. This update is 7.7GB in size on PC, and you can find its full patch notes below.
According to the changelog, Patch 1.5.3 addresses various incorrect AI behaviors. Moreover, it resolves instances of grass and/or foliage disappearing as players approach. It will also fix numerous clipping issues, as well as numerous graphics, texture, animation, or lighting issues.
>> That tomorrow is today, 28th.

Sniper Elite 5 Patch 1.06 adds FOV slider and numerous accessibility options
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/sniper-elite-5-patch-1-06-adds-fov-slider-and-numerous-accessibility-options/
Rebellion has released a brand new update for Sniper Elite 5. According to the release notes, patch 1.06 adds a FOV slider on the PC, and brings numerous accessibility options. Moreover, it fixes a lot of bugs and issues.

Demo released for the high-speed combat racing roguelite with PSX-era graphics, VergeWorld
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-released-for-the-high-speed-combat-racing-roguelite-with-psx-era-graphics-vergeworld/
Retrovibe and Bad Bones have announced a new high-speed combat racing roguelite with PSX-era 3D graphics,called VergeWorld. In addition, the teams released a demo for it on Steam, and shared its announcement trailer.

First gameplay trailer released for Return to Monkey Island
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-return-to-monkey-island/
Devolver has released the first gameplay trailer for Return to Monkey Island. This trailer features some in-game scenes, and will give you an idea of the game’s art style and aesthetics.

Tuesday news, the short part two:

Hearthstone's next expansion will ask the players whodunnit
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hearthstones-next-expansion-will-ask-the-players-whodunnit/
Hearthstone, like most trading card games, is fundamentally about throwing down monsters and crashing their stats into each other. (It's also a game about making your opponent tilt off the face off the Earth by dealing a bazillion damage from hand, but that's a longer article.) So it continues to amuse me how the designers are able to come up with convoluted thematic reasons for that stat crashing, be it yearlong narratives about a plucky band of Mercenaries or, more recently, a journey to the bottom of the sea to be menaced by the fish folk.

Skull and Bones ESRB listing appears, this thing might actually be happening
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/skull-and-bones-esrb-listing-appears-this-thing-might-actually-be-happening/
More evidence that Skull and Bones is a videogame that will someday see the light of day has surfaced in the form of an official Entertainment Software Rating Board listing. The M (Mature 17+) listing doesn't contain a date, but it does actually exist, and that's a big step in its own right.

The Boys showrunner wants to team up with Hideo Kojima to make a game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-boys-showrunner-wants-to-team-up-with-hideo-kojima-to-make-a-game/
The showrunner and lead villain of Amazon's superhero spoof series The Boys are eager to have it made into a videogame—and they want none other than Metal Gear and Death Stranding mastermind Hideo Kojima to make it happen.
The idea came up over the weekend, when Kojima revealed that he'd actually been conceptualizing a dark superhero game of his own, but opted to shelve it after seeing The Boys.

Jane Foster's Mighty Thor is now playable in Marvel's Avengers
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/jane-fosters-mighty-thor-is-now-playable-in-marvels-avengers/
The Mighty Thor Jane has been added to Marvel's Avengers today as part of a free update.
She was teased back in April, with an animated short landing last week in preparation for her release. Now she's been unleashed into the game, with Crystal Dynamics giving a nice overview of her abilities in a new deep-dive video.