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Green Man Gaming is running a nice sale to celebrate its 14th anniversary. Hundreds of games are discounted as part of the event, and a large portion of its catalog is filled with titles verified to run on Steam Deck.

Cashing in on the offers is simple. After adding a product to your cart, enter the promo code BDAY14 at checkout. This will automatically apply the discount to your eligible games. Both XP members and non-members can use the promotional code, making this a great way for everyone to stock up on hit Steam Deck titles.

While the above BDAY14 code works for everyone, it’s worth noting that XP members are seeing exclusive discounts that lower prices even further. If you’re interested in saving as much cash as possible, consider signing up to become an XP member. The service is free, though you’ll need to spend $1 to unlock additional price cuts–so consider buying something cheap like Garfield Kart: Furious Racing to become eligible for the best prices on all games.

With that out of the way, there are tons of Steam Deck games on sale for you to peruse. Some of the highlights include Ghostwire: Tokyo for $12.90 (down from $60), Hitman: World of Assassination for $24.08 (down from $70), and God of War for $21.50 (down from $50). And if you’re a fan of turn-based RPGs, be sure to check out 8-Bit Adventures 2 and Symphony of War, both of which are dirt cheap right now.

Tango Gameworks was shut down by Microsoft last week, but the studio was responsible for several great games–including The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2. If you haven’t yet played through the horror series, now’s a great time to check them out, as you can snag both for just over $11.

Along with video game discounts, shoppers can sign up for a chance to win a year’s worth of PC games. GMG doesn’t say exactly what’s included in the bundle, but it looks to be filled with hit titles that should keep you busy for the next 12 months.

You’ll find a list of our favorite GMG Steam Deck deals below.

Green Man Gaming Birthday Sale Best PC Game Deals

Note: All prices shown below are with the promo code applied. Note that if you’re an XP member, the price you pay will be a bit lower. Keep in mind that you’ll need to spend $1 after becoming an XP member for additional discounts to kick in.

Ubisoft has announced that it will be doing a full reveal of Assassin’s Creed Codename Red on May 15, and also that it will be dropping its colorful codename. Instead, the first Assassin’s Creed game set in Japan will now be called Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

The reveal will start on May 15 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET and this will be first brand showcase dedicated to Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Ubisoft didn’t provide any more information on the game, but fans are curious whether it will skip the previous generation of consoles.

According to the Ubisoft Store listing data, it appears that it will come to PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, skipping the Xbox One. However, one insider claims that the game will not come to PS4. We will most likely get confirmation on available platforms when Ubisoft airs the debut reveal trailer later this week.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows was revealed back in 2022 and takes place in feudal Japan. Given the franchise’s theme of stealth, a game set in Japan featuring figures like ninjas felt like a natural fit. Assassin’s Creed Shadows is also being led by the team responsible for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Last year, the game’s protagonist was seemingly leaked through a profile banner on a Ubisoft writer’s LinkedIn profile.

Ubisoft has several other games in the series in development, including the mobile-focused Assassin’s Creed Jade set in China and the witch-centered Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe.

After becoming the first human to receive Neuralink’s N1 implant back in January, 29-year-old quadriplegic Noland Arbaugh is reportedly playing Old School Runescape, Slay The Spire, and a number of other popular games using the implant and signals from his brain.

“I’m beating my friends in games that, as a quadriplegic, I should not be beating them in,” Arbaugh said in a recent Neuralink blog post, adding, “Y’all are giving me too much, it’s like a luxury overload. I haven’t been able to do these things in 8 years, and now I don’t know where to even start allocating my attention.”

Arbaugh, who was left paralyzed from the shoulders down after a 2016 car accident, previously depended on an assistive device known as a mouth stick–a tool that allows users to operate a touchscreen when placed in the mouth, but wasn’t satisfied with the device, as he needed a caregiver nearby if he wanted to use it, and using the mouth stick also carried the risk of developing side-effects like pressure sores and muscle spasms. Additionally, he couldn’t speak while using the device.

“The biggest thing with comfort is that I can lie in my bed and use [the N1],” Arbaugh explained. “Any other assistive technology had to have someone else help or have me sit up. Sitting causes stress mentally and on my body which would give me pressure sores or spasms. [The implant] lets me live on my own time, not needing to have someone adjust me throughout the day.”

But not everything has gone according to plan. Per Neuralink’s blog post, a number of the implant’s threads retracted from Arbaugh’s brain in the weeks following surgery, leading to a net decrease in the number of effective electrodes. This ultimately resulted in a reduction in bits-per-second (BPS) processed by the implant, but Neuralink says the issue has been resolved.

“In response to this change, we modified the recording algorithm to be more sensitive to neural population signals, improved the techniques to translate these signals into cursor movements, and enhanced the user interface,” reads the blog post, which was written by the scientists involved in Neuralink’s Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface (PRIME) study. “These refinements produced a rapid and sustained improvement in BPS, that has now superseded Noland’s initial performance.”

According to Arbaugh, Neuralink’s N1 brain-computer interface (BCI) has drastically improved his quality of life, without the drawbacks he experienced when using the mouth stick. According to the Neuralink blog post, he recently clocked in 69 hours of BCI use in a single week, with 34 of those hours spent on recreational activities like gaming. In addition to Runescape and Slay The Spire, Arbaugh has also been playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Sid Meier’s Civilization 6.

“I think [the implant] should give a lot of people a lot of hope for what this thing can do for them, first and foremost their gaming experience, but then that’ll translate into so much more and I think that’s awesome,” Arbaugh said of the N1’s potential for quality-of-life improvement in patients suffering paralysis.

Arbaugh recently uploaded footage of himself using the N1 implant on Twitter, showing followers how he uses his mind to move the cursor. Neuralink is reportedly working on ways to improve the N1 implant’s gaming compatibility.

Atlus has announced that it will be delisting Shin Megami Tensei V and its DLC from the Nintendo eShop on June 14, the same day that the enhanced Vengeance port releases. Atlus has also confirmed that those who have already purchased the content will still be able to download them after the delisting.

On n Atlus Japan’s website, the company stated that as soon as Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance goes live on digital storefronts, the base version and its corresponding DLC will all disappear. For those who still want the content, it will be available until 11:59 PM on June 13.

Shin Megami Tensei V was first released in November 2021 exclusively for Nintendo Switch. The game is now getting an enhanced re-release in the form of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. This version has all previously released DLC and an entirely new story route, which Atlus claims to add 75 hours of more gameplay. It’s also going to be released on all platforms, including PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

In GameSpot’s Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance preview, we said, “After getting hands-on with the new content in SMT V: Vengeance, the dark and twisted RPG is getting even sicker.”

Square Enix has revealed its three-year plan to achieve long-term growth within the company. It also gave the plan a catchy name, “Square Enix Reboots, and Awakens.”

There are four pillars in this plan. The first one involves enhancing productivity by focusing more on quality rather than quantity. Additionally, there will be an emphasis on making games “fun” and making sure that Square Enix finds more ways to leverage its rich library of IP.

The second pillar sees Square Enix embracing multiplatform releases, including PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo, iOS, and Android. The focus here is on trying to get more customers to enjoy Square Enix properties. Square Enix is also looking into expanding its IP across all media formats, which could possibly mean things like movies.

The third pillar focuses more on foundational stability, including structural reforms in the company’s European and American offices. There will also be closer collaboration between divisions in Japan. Square Enix will rebuild its systems for training new gradates, and junior and mid-level employees, as well as for hiring and promotions.

Lastly, Square Enix will designate a maximum of 100 billion yen, or approximately $640,000,000, for strategic investments over a three-year period. As for what kind of investments Square Enix will make, the company isn’t ruling out inorganic investments designed to expand its business, which means that acquisitions could be considered.

Last month, Square Enix announced that it expected to lose 22.1 billion yen, or $140,000,000, in “content abandonment losses” for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2024 due to seemingly canceling projects. Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu revealed earlier this year that the company would shift development processes to create fewer, and higher-quality games.

The PUBG that took the video game industry by storm in 2017 is coming back for a limited time with the Erangel Classic event. Officially known today as PUBG: Battlegrounds, the battle royale that birthed a frenzied race to dominate the genre is looking to its storied past unlike ever before. From May 14-28 on PC, and May 23-June 6 on consoles, the original version of Erangel, the game’s first and, to this day, most beloved map, will be free for all players.

It seems the battle royale genre is now old enough to elicit nostalgia among its players as PUBG is not the first to do this–Fortnite OG saw the game’s original map return for a few weeks at the end of 2023, and the original versions of Call of Duty and Apex Legends’ oldest maps have returned at different times over recent years, too.

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