I meant more the system software and firmware side.

Not sure if the Switch 2 game cartridges themselves are encrypted like most 7th gen and beyond discs are, or if that would be an issue (IIRC it was an issue for the PS3 since that one did outright block sectors of the ISO without the proper keys), but they do feature unique IDs like Xbox One/Series discs at least.

Well, I am hoping that emulators will not be sidelined and actually get boost from works on decomps - I am especially eager to see decomps of PC games to ARM64, but in the long run I prefer much more emulators since they provide access to virtually whole console library.

(to put it into perspective, Dolphin is currently at 67.2% Perfect, 30.7% Playable all the way through, with only remaining 2.1% games not playable)

Valve Proton may soon support Intel XeSS XMX acceleration

https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-proton-may-soon-support-intel-xess-xmx-acceleration

AMD recommends RX 7000 security patch, GIGABYTE tells RX 7900 XTX owner he can’t get it because warranty expired

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-recommends-rx-7000-security-patch-gigabyte-tells-rx-7900-xtx-owner-he-cant-get-it-because-warranty-expired

AMD Sound Wave Arm APU rumors return as Microsoft considers cheaper Surface

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-sound-wave-arm-apu-rumors-return-as-microsoft-considers-cheaper-surface

One of three Jensen Huang-signed RTX Spark laptops won at NVIDIA launch event is already listed for $17,150

https://videocardz.com/newz/one-of-three-jensen-huang-signed-rtx-spark-laptops-won-at-nvidia-launch-event-is-already-listed-for-17150

Leaker believes NVIDIA GeForce RTX 6060 may not arrive until 2029

https://videocardz.com/newz/leaker-believes-nvidia-geforce-rtx-6060-may-not-arrive-until-2029

Steam Deck 2 candidate APU tested with 6 CPU cores and 24GB LPDDR5-9600 memory

https://videocardz.com/newz/steam-deck-2-candidate-apu-tested-with-6-cpu-cores-and-24gb-lpddr5-9600-memory

AMD’s 12-Core Ryzen CPU With A Single 12-Core “Zen 6” CCD Could Match The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 “Zen 5” Chip In Multi-Threaded Performance, Says Hydra Tool Creator

https://wccftech.com/amd-12-core-ryzen-zen-6-could-match-16-core-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-zen-5-mt-performance/

Modal Sees A 2x Performance Jump After Moving To NVIDIA’s Vera CPU From Intel & AMD, Says “Vera Gets Better Under Heavy Load”

https://wccftech.com/modal-2x-performance-jump-moving-from-intel-amd-cpus-to-nvidia-vera/

Here come the Tuesday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

(Click here for the Top 100)

GOG has five new promos, and they’ll all end in eight days:

• Treasure Chest Promo has games up to 93% off: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20261020_treasure_chest_promo
• Simulation Promo features up to 95% discounts: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20261018_simulation_promo
• Mystery & Romance Promo also has games up ot 95% off: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20261020_mystery_romance_promo
• Git Gud Promo also features up to 95% discounts: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20261020_git_gud_promo
• And the Dark Settings Promo has, yet again, games up to 95% off: https://www.gog.com/es/promo/20261020_dark_settings_promo

Steam has new deals and sales:

• The Last Caretaker, in Early Access, has a demo and a 20% discount that will last until next Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783560/The_Last_Caretaker/
• Dead Estate will be 67% off until October 26. And it also has a demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1484720/Dead_Estate/
• Life Below gets a 25% discount until the 2nd of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2932150/Life_Below/
• Tropico 6 is going to be 75% off until November 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/492720/Tropico_6/
• Empires of the Undergrowth will also have a 75% discount until the 2nd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/463530/Empires_of_the_Undergrowth/
• There are also new sales/events:
  • Perfect Gen Publisher Sale has two upcoming releases, with demos, and up to 57% discounts. Most deals will end on October 26, but one will last until the 2nd of Novemeber: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45267739/sale/PerfectGenPublisherSale
  • Publisher IndieArk shows its upcoming titles, has demos and has games up to 80% off. All deals will end the 2nd of November except one that will end October 31st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieArkPublisherSale2026
  • Headup Publisher Sale shows its upcoming releases, has demos, and puts its games on sale with up to 94% discounts until the 2nd of November: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/headup-publisher-sale-2026
  • Poznań Game Arena 2026 is full of upcoming titles, has demos and features a few games on sale, up to 70% off. The deals will end between the 22nd and the 26th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/POZNANGAMEARENA2026
• And there are also 27 new weeklong deals

The Humble Store has the new Crafted Survival Deals, with games up to 90% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/crafted-survival/

Fanatical has the Haunted Mystery Bundle, with five unknown games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/haunted-mystery-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Crysis Wars Revival Gets a Major Update With Over 100 Fixes and Improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/crysis-wars-revival-gets-a-major-update-with-over-100-fixes-and-improvements/
Crysis Wars was a great multiplayer mode for the first Crysis game Crysis Warhead. I don’t know about you, but I loved it. It never got as big as Halo or Call of Duty, but I had a lot of fun with it. So, I was sad when Crysis Remastered came out without it. Thankfully, a group of fans has kept Crysis Wars alive.
A few days ago, its modding team released a new major update for it. This update brought over 100 fixes and changes to it. It also added a new map, better game options, and a fun bonus game.
Going into more detail, Update v2.0.1125 fixes many bugs in the game and its servers. It also adds support for newer devices and works better on handheld PCs. The update fixes parts of the user menu and makes changes to weapons and game physics.
You can now change some game options while a match is in play. These include Wall Jump, Cloak Mode, and Third-Person View. Mods and admins can also use new chat commands to change these options during a match.
The update also makes some anti-cheat tools less strict. This should help stop them from flagging fair players by mistake.
The new Conquest 3 map is a remake of CTF_Mirror. It has new land shapes, more detail, better map edges, stormy weather, and new sounds.
Each team also gets its own spawn area. These areas have sliding gates that open on their own. A shield stops foes from entering or shooting through the open gates.
The team has also released a small v2.0.1125.1 update that adds two key fixes. First, it fixes vehicle turrets that could fail to turn at long range. Second, it adds a test fix for a common crash called the Particle Thread crash.
This small patch is still in a beta phase. The team tested it for hours, but more player feedback is needed. You can get this update only through the in-game update system. If needed, you can still get v2.0.1125 from the website.
The team has also brought back Super Turbo Turkey Puncher. You can play this mini-game on an arcade machine in Crysis Wars.
All in all, this update keeps Crysis Wars alive with fixes, new content, and better play. More features are still in the works and will come in future updates.
You can go ahead and download its latest update from this link (cryserv.de). Below, you can also find two videos. The first one showcases the new Conquest 3 map. The second shows how you can install the Crysis Wars Revival Project.

Tekken 6 Gets Unofficial PC Port with Online Multiplayer & Rollback Netcode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-6-gets-unofficial-pc-port-with-online-multiplayer-rollback-netcode/
Here is something really cool for our Tekken and fighting fans. An unofficial PC port of Tekken 6 has just been released, featuring online multiplayer with rollback netcode. This unofficial port will let you play this Tekken game on PC. So, if you are not a fan of all the gameplay changes Bandai Namco made to Tekken 8, you should check it out.
This unofficial PC port is based on the Xbox 360 version. It allows you to choose between three picture quality modes: Standard, High, and Ultra. High aims to look sharp on Full HD and 1440p screens. Ultra targets 4K screens.
You can also lower the 3D resolution and shadows to improve performance on less powerful GPUs. The PC port supports full screen, borderless, or windowed mode. Moreover, you can turn motion blur off and set your own vibration choice for the game modes that support it.
As said, the biggest feature of this PC port is Online play. You can fight other players online with rollback netcode. This helps keep matches smooth when the two players have some network lag. You can play ranked matches or join player matches in online lobbies.
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All in all, this is the definitive way to play Tekken 6 in 2026. Those interested can go ahead and download the PC port from here (Github). As always, it does not contain any in-game assets. To play it, you’ll have to provide your own ISO.
>> The article has a shorter than four minutes video.

Unofficial PC Ports of BLACK, Crisis Zone, Forza Motorsport 5, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Burnout 3: Takedown Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unofficial-pc-ports-of-black-crisis-zone-forza-motorsport-5-mortal-kombat-shaolin-monks-tekken-tag-tournament-2-burnout-3-takedown-released/
These past few days, we got A LOT of unofficial PC ports. So, I’ve decided to include those for which we won’t have a separate article in one big article. This should please a lot of people. At the same time, I know that even with this article, I won’t be able to cover everything that’s been coming out.
>> Surprisingly, this article is actually shorter than the two previous articles I’ve posted despite having lots more games. Anyway, the article has six different videos.

Modder Has Used AI to Boost Oblivion Remastered Performance by 40% and Reduce Stutters
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/modder-has-used-ai-to-boost-oblivion-remastered-performance-by-40-and-reduce-stutters/
Bethesda and Virtuos seem to have left Oblivion Remastered behind. The game got two patches in July 2025, but nothing has come out since. It still has major stutters and poor performance. This is what prompted a modder to use AI tools to boost performance and reduce stutters.
So, how did LTSharpe make this mod? First, he built a custom test tool. This let Claude find and fix slow spots in the game on its own. The work led to about 40 fixes. City frame rates rose from 30 FPS to a steady 60 FPS. Open-world frame rates also rose by 30–40%. The mod also cut stutters that happen as you move through the world.
The mod also adds full support for the latest AMD FSR Frame Gen. This can further help reduce stutters. On top of that, the mod fixes bugs in both the base game and the remaster.
The PC system the modder used for the above results were an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, an aMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, 32GB or RAM, and the latest version of Windows 11.
To showcase his impressive results, LTSharpe shared the following video. In this video, we get to see how the mod can greatly improve performance.
Do note that your gains will depend on your PC. You will see the biggest boost when your CPU slows the game down. This often happens in towns, in crowds, and while you travel. It can also help at high frame rates and with frame gen, which needs a high base frame rate.
If your GPU is the bottleneck, you may see little or no gain. For example, this can happen at native 4K or when using a high-end CPU. Still, fixes for stutter, doors, and menus can help.
Moreover, crowds may still cause slowdowns. The game’s main thread still does the same work. Busy areas can push it to its limit, and there is nothing you can do about it.
Some stutter may also remain. The game can still hitch when you enter a new part of the world. This is mostly due to the old game engine. At normal travel speeds, you will rarely notice it.
All in all, this is a must-have mod for everyone, especially for those using a mid-tier CPU. This can greatly improve your gaming experience. You can download it from here )Githhub).
>> The video is two minutes long.

This Mod Adds Full Real-Time Path Tracing to Fallout New Vegas
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-mod-adds-full-real-time-path-tracing-to-fallout-new-vegas/
Modder ‘Kim2091’ has released a new mod that adds full real-time Path Tracing to Fallout: New Vegas. The mod adds a whole new renderer, including custom volumetric clouds, PBR, and a lot more. So, if you want to experience Fallout: New Vegas with Path Tracing, you should definitely give it a go.
With New Vegas RTX, every light in the game becomes a real light source. This includes lights behind you and lights that move. You can see light from gunfire, NPC torches, and the Pip-Boy light in both first and third person. Unlike ReShade RTGI mods, this mod does not just use lights on your screen.
The sky will also have a real sense of depth now. It has air, clouds, stars, and a moon. Moreover, it follows the game’s clock and weather. You can see clear skies, haze, clouds, fog, dust storms, rain, and storms. The sky blends as the weather changes. It also works with weather added by other mods.
The world will keep moving behind the Pip-Boy and other menus. This includes barter, storage, and repair screens. The game no longer freezes the view into a still, sepia image. Additionally, the Pip-Boy stays easy to read, even in bright sunlight. It also has a CRT glass effect for a more realistic look.
Water will now use path tracing for a more realistic look. This means that you can now see ripples and waves. When you dive, sunlight bends and shines under the water. The view also gets darker and murkier the deeper you go.
The sky and world now have more true levels of light and dark. Nights are much darker, so you need a light to see and stay safe in the wasteland.
It’s also worth noting that the mod keeps the whole world in the ray-traced scene, even things behind you. This helps stop shadows and reflections from popping in as you turn. The scene also stays loaded when you open menus, so the game does not hitch when you return to play.
Texture packs that include height maps can now show real depth on walls, ground, and other surfaces. The mod also uses gloss data stored in the alpha channel of normal maps.
Finally, the mod supports NVIDIA DLSS, including Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and Frame Generation. It also supports AMD FSR, Intel XeSS, and NVIDIA Reflex. For AMD and Intel graphics cards, the modder recommends XeSS over FSR for a more stable result.
All in all, this is one of the coolest mods for FNV. So, don’t sleep on it. You can download it from this link (Nexus Mods). At the end of the article, you can also find its launch trailer.
>> There’s a slightly over one minute trailer in the article.

Nintendo Wii-Exclusive Super Paper Mario Gets Unofficial PC Port
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nintendo-wii-exclusive-super-paper-mario-gets-unofficial-pc-port/
Mario fans, here is something for you today. An unofficial PC port of the Nintendo Wii exclusive game, Super Paper Mario, has just been released. So, if you are big Mario fans, you should definitely check it out.
For those who did not know, Super Paper Mario is a platform game with action role-playing elements that came out on Nintendo Wii in 2007. The game follows Mario, Peach, Bowser, and Luigi as they attempt to collect Pure Hearts and stop Count Bleck and his minions from destroying the universe.
The unofficial PC port comes with a launcher that installs the game from your own disc image. It supports up to 4K resolutions, and it has borderless 1080p as the default option.
There is also support for widescreen and ultrawide monitors. The game can also fill the entire screen without stretching the graphics. Not only that, but it has built-in higher-quality music and HD textures. We also get support for 120 FPS via frame interpolation.
What’s also cool is that we get support for the mouse and keyboard. PC gamers can use the mouse for the Wii Remote pointer. There is also support for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo gamepads. And yes, you can remap every key you want.
You can go ahead and download this unofficial PC port from this link (Github). As always, it does not contain any in-game assets. To play it, you’ll have to provide your own disc image.
>> The article has an over 20 minutes video.

GAMING NEWS

STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Gets Act 1: Kokura Story Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/stranger-than-heaven-gets-act-1-kokura-story-trailer/
SEGA has released a new story trailer for STRANGER THAN HEAVEN. This trailer traces the events that lead protagonist Makoto Daito to sneak aboard the trading merchant Orpheus’ ship bound for Japan, and the harsh realities that await in the first city he reaches: Kokura, Fukuoka.

First-Person, Narrative-Driven Psychological Horror Game, Whispers in the Fog, Gets Gameplay Teaser Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-person-narrative-driven-psychological-horror-game-whispers-in-the-fog-gets-gameplay-teaser-trailer/
Pasquale Scionti has released a gameplay teaser trailer for his upcoming first-person psychological horror game, Whispers in the Fog. The trailer features a disturbing roadside encounter, a closer look at the revolver and melee weapon, a journey beyond the wooden gate into the forest, and an unsettling house.

Cinder City Gets Official Official Gameplay and Tactical Systems Overview Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cinder-city-gets-official-official-gameplay-and-tactical-systems-overview-trailer/
IGN has shared a new trailer for NCSoft’s MMO tactical shooter, Cinder City. This trailer gives us an in-depth look at the strategic combat and cooperative mechanics within this open-world shooter.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Has Been Cracked Before Release
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-has-been-cracked-before-release/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is set to launch on October 23. But players who pre-ordered the game can already play its campaign. Since the campaign works offline, hackers have cracked it before the official launch.

Elden Ring Title Update 1.17.2 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/elden-ring-title-update-1-17-2-released-full-patch-notes/
FromSoftware has just released Title Update 1.17.2 for Elden Ring and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.

Tuesday gaming news, part two:

Lucasfilm wants to do more Star Wars games like Zero Company and Galactic Racer: 'We’ve tried to be more flexible about who we’re willing to take pitches from'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/lucasfilm-wants-to-do-more-star-wars-games-like-zero-company-and-galactic-racer-weve-tried-to-be-more-flexible-about-who-were-willing-to-take-pitches-from/
We've had two Star Wars games in 2026, both of them quite good and neither of them quite what you might expect from the Star Wars mould: Zero Company, an XCOM-style tactics game, and Galactic Racer, an arcade racing game but Star Wars. And the success of those games means we may see more like them—which is to say, more offbeat Star Wars games from smaller-scale studios—in the future.

Star Wars Zero Company adds new difficulty options that can bring it closer to XCOM
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/star-wars-zero-company-adds-new-difficulty-options-that-can-bring-it-closer-to-xcom/
Star Wars Zero Company's 1.2 patch introduces a new granular difficulty system in addition to the usual bugfixes and tweaks. These new options exist alongside the original difficulty levels (easy, normal, hard, ironman beskarboy etc.), and home in on more creative/tactical tweaks, rather than just beefing up enemies.

Moonlighter studio won't host a public playtest of its next game due to rampant AI-led cloning: 'We know we're not the only developers feeling this way'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/moonlighter-studio-wont-host-a-public-playtest-of-its-next-game-due-to-rampant-ai-led-cloning-we-know-were-not-the-only-developers-feeling-this-way/
The studio behind the Moonlighter series has announced it will no longer host a public playtest for its forthcoming roguelike due to fears it will be "reverse-engineered, cloned and published". The move comes as a surge in rapidly vibe coded clones floods Steam, Roblox and mobile app stores in the aftermath of Claude Opus 5.5.

Subnautica 2 is heading for 'Early access 2.0,' which brings 'one of our scariest regions we've ever done'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/subnautica-2-is-heading-for-early-access-2-0-which-brings-one-of-our-scariest-regions-weve-ever-done/
Subnautica 2, a game so popular its original publisher will never forgive it, is gearing up for the next phase of its early access existence. In the first of a new vlog series, creative director Anthony Gallegos said that the game is preparing to move into "early access 2.0," which Unknown Worlds is calling its "most substantial update" since the game hit last May.

Of course a new Edgerunners series means a new Cyberpunk 2077 patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/of-course-a-new-edgerunners-series-means-a-new-cyberpunk-2077-patch/
A new series of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners will drop on Netflix today and you know what that means: the nation of Poland has again conspired to make us all very sad.
Something else it means: CDPR's devs have been preparing a new patch for Cyberpunk 2077 (the videogame). Announced today, the details of Cyberpunk's 2.5 patch will drop tomorrow, the 21st of October, before the update itself releases on the 22nd.

And here's the only short one

Amnesia: The Dark Descent's co-founder explained the 'the dynamic of Steam' to Red Barrels after Outlast's sales slowed down
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/amnesia-the-dark-descents-co-founder-explained-the-the-dynamic-of-steam-to-red-barrels-after-outlasts-sales-slowed-down/

There’s some big radeon fsr news but can’t post atm since I am work. Awesome to see rdna2 fsr 4.1 support

Good to see AMD delivering on its promise, even if it's taken them a lot of time and a lot of mods showing that it could be done.

By the way, for those of you that happen to own a Steam Deck and don't like badge/achievement pop-up you get, congratulations! You can now change it:

New Steam Deck plugin means you can customise your Steam Achievement pop-ups to match Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, or anything your heart desires
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/new-steam-deck-plugin-means-you-can-customise-your-steam-achievement-pop-ups-to-match-xbox-playstation-nintendo-or-anything-your-heart-desires/
Here's one for all you achievement addicts out there; you can now customise your Steam Deck achievement pop ups to match your PlayStation, Nintendo, or Xbox pop-ups. Yes, you can now unify that little achievement endorphin rush across your gaming platforms thanks to a new Decky plugin for your wee SteamOS handheld.

Apparently, latest Adrenaline drivers (26.10.1) on Windows 10 can disable Smart Access Memory, so it's advised to check that manually after installation.

Team Next Fest is facing huge backlash over the rise of AI-slop and low-effort games.

The October event has 8,011 demos, nearly twice as many as June., developers say the flood of low-quality “AI slop” is making it harder for real indie games worth to play Back in June, roughly 1 in 5 games at Steam Next Fest disclosed using AI.

Now, just a few months later, that number has jumped to around 1 in 3. Some developers have even avoided public demos because they fear their games could be copied.