Let's go with the news:

SALES & DEALS

Tekken 7 has sold 5 million copies, Devil May Cry 5 3.1 million units, Resident Evil 2 Remake 5.8 million copies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-7-has-sold-5-million-copies-devil-may-cry-5-3-1-million-units-resident-evil-2-remake-5-8-million-copies/
Katsuhiro Harada and Capcom have revealed new sales figures for Tekken 7, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil 7. From the looks of it, all these games have performed well, meaning that we could see some new installments on next-gen platforms.
Going into more details, Tekken 7 has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide on all platforms. On the other hand, Devil May Cry 5 has sold 3.1 million units. Thus, DMC5 is the most successful part of the franchise.
Resident Evil 7 has sold 7 million copies on all platforms. Moreover, Resident Evil 2 Remake has sold 5.8 million units worldwide.
Last but not least, Street Fighter 5 has sold 4.1 million copies on Playstation 4 and PC. Monster Hunter: World has also sold 14.9 million units worldwide, and is the most successful Capcom game so far.

Steam has two new sales:

• The new daily deal is Shortest Trip to Earth, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/Shortest_Trip_to_Earth/
• And Sea Salt will be 20% off for the next 4 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/983350/Sea_Salt/

On the Humble Store, Red Dead Redemption 2 is on sale, up to 40% off during the next 5 days. The keys are for the Epic Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/red-dead-redemption-2/

Fanatical has two new sales and an interesting incentive:

• SEGA has its games up to 85% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/sega
• Kalypso stars in a new Pick & Mix bundle, with 17 titles to choose your 3, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/kalypso-pick-and-mix-build-your-own-bundle
• And, if you buy one of the selected titles, you'll get a free copy of Deus Ex: Game of the Year. These are the selected titles, all on sale: https://www.fanatical.com/en/collections/free-deus-ex-promotion

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

This mod finally allows you to permanently kill zombies with one headshot in Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-finally-allows-you-to-permanently-kill-zombies-with-a-headshot-in-resident-evil-2-remake/
Resident Evil 2 Remake is a truly amazing game. However, we can all agree that it was really annoying when zombies were not dropping dead after a headshot. I mean, we’ve seen this happening in the cut-scenes so why is it not happening in the actual game? Well thankfully, there is a mod that allows you now to headshot zombies.
Created by modder Ferrazbaixista, this mod lets you permanently kill zombies with one headshot. Thus, all you have to do is aim at their heads and shoot them. Of course that’s easier said than done.
Furthermore, all of the enemies’ weak points are now weaker than before. According to the modder, this will provide a more realistic experience.
On the other hand, though, ammo is more scarce and there aren’t a lot of healing items. Again, this change aims to provide a more realistic experience than the one featured in the vanilla version.
>> Sounds like the proper way to play the game. If you want to give it a try, you'll be able to find it at Nexus Mods.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a 3.4GB overhaul mod that is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-is-a-3-4gb-overhaul-mod-that-is-available-for-download/
Modder ‘Levi’ has released a 3.4GB overhaul mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Oblivion Remastered is a lore-friendly, easy-to-install, mod that adds hundreds of hours of content to the game. Moreover, it overhauls the graphics and mechanics for a greater experience.
Oblivion Remastered adds tons of new textures and upscaled old ones. Moreover, it packs new HD character models and a realistic underwater environment.
Not only that, but the mod adds two entirely new worldspaces that are comparable to Cyrodil itself. Naturally, these new environments also feature new quests.
It’s also worth noting that Oblivion Remastered has new gameplay features. For instance, it features duel wielding, new sprint mechanics, new fighting mechanics and faster horses. It also gives players the ability to pet creatures and command mounts. Players can also camp. Furthermore, there are war factions with the surrounding areas (that you can also explore with new content), new worlds, etc.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Rocket League now supports an experimental DirectX 11 client
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rocket-league-now-supports-an-experimental-directx-11-client/
Psyonix has announced that Rocket League now supports an experimental DirectX 11 client on the PC. According to the team, players shouldn’t notice any difference in appearance or gameplay when using this experimental client.

Call of Duty: Warzone is most likely COD: MW’s Battle Royale mode, may be a free standalone game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-warzone-is-most-likely-cod-mws-battle-royale-mode-may-be-a-free-standalone-game/
A couple of days ago, Activision teased the Battle Royale mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. And from the looks of it, this BR mode will be called Call of Duty: Warzone. Not only that, but according to the latest rumours, COD: Warzone will be a free standalone game.

Post-apocalyptic adventure game, Beautiful Desolation, releases on February 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/post-apocalyptic-adventure-game-beautiful-desolation-releases-on-february-26th/
The Brotherhood, a leading adventure game developer and the creators of critically acclaimed STASIS and CAYNE, today announced that Beautiful Desolation will release on February 26th. Moreover, the team revealed the game’s official PC requirements that you can find below.

First gameplay video surfaces for the upcoming tactical strategy game, CORRUPTION 2029
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-video-surfaces-for-the-upcoming-tactical-strategy-game-corruption-2029/
The Bearded Ladies have released a first gameplay video of their new IP, the tactical strategy game CORRUPTION 2029. The video explains the background story set in a dystopian America and shows several ways to solve conflicts against the inhuman enemies that got infected by the CORRUPTION.

Part two of the news:

Conan Chop Chop has been delayed again
https://www.pcgamer.com/conan-chop-chop-has-been-delayed-again/
Conan Chop Chop, the co-op roguelite that originally masqueraded as an April Fools' gag, won't be hitting its February 25 release date. It's been delayed before, but apparently Mighty Kingdom still needs to get that "final chop in place," according to CEO Philip Mayes.

Classic indie RPG Geneforge is being remastered
https://www.pcgamer.com/classic-indie-rpg-geneforge-is-being-remastered/
Spiderweb Software has returned to Kickstarter to fund its next RPG. The indie joint, founded by Jeff Vogel in 1994, has been consistently putting out complex, liberating RPGs that, you'll quickly notice, aren't exactly easy on the eyes. They're great, though, and the next one will revisit one of the most unusual outings: Geneforge.

Destiny 2's inventory-deleting bug was caused by a remarkable run of bad luck
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-inventory-deleting-bug-was-caused-by-a-remarkable-run-of-bad-luck/
A couple of weeks ago, Bungie was forced to take Destiny 2 offline for the bulk of a day to fix a bug in an update that caused widespread loss of glimmer and rare enhancement materials. Yesterday, it happened again—it didn't take quite as long to fix (because developers knew what was going on this time) but it was still several hours of downtime for a major online game.
You might wonder how this kind of thing happens in a well-established game being run by a large, experienced game studio. If so, that large, experienced game studio is here to explain: With the game back online, Bungie posted an unusually https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/48723" target="_blank">deep and detailed explanation of what went wrong, and what it's doing to avoid that kind of gong show in the future.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney condemns loot boxes, says game companies should 'divorce themselves from politics'
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-condemns-loot-boxes-says-game-companies-should-divorce-themselves-from-politics/
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney offered some stinging criticism of loot boxes and "pay-to-win" games during his keynote speech at this year's DICE Summit. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, Sweeney said that said that the industry needs to move away from a "customer adversarial model" if it wants to maintain the trust of its audience.

79% of League of Legends players say they were harassed after a match ended, according to a community survey
https://www.pcgamer.com/79-of-league-of-legends-players-say-they-were-harassed-after-a-match-ended-according-to-a-community-survey/
League of Legends' reputation for making people lose their cool during a game is well documented, but a surprising 79 percent of the 3,784 respondents to a recent community survey said that harassment continued after the match was over. Getting cussed out, being sent friend requests repeatedly, and, almost exclusively in the case of League's female players, being sexually harassed, were the most common forms of post-match toxicity.

Watch 12 minutes of Doom Eternal's 'Battlemode' multiplayer combat
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-12-minutes-of-doom-eternals-battlemode-multiplayer-combat/
Doom Eternal's new Battlemode multiplayer mode was revealed last year as a 2v1 throwdown between one player as the Doomslayer, and two others working together as demons. Today we got a closer look at that asymmetric mode in action courtesy of a 12-minute IGN video featuring one of their guys against two of id's.

Sea of Thieves is getting a new cursed chest that will set your ship on fire
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-is-getting-a-new-cursed-chest-that-will-set-your-ship-on-fire/
The Sea of Thieves content update for February won't arrive until next week, but developer Rare shared a look at what's coming today in the first of what is apparently going to be an ongoing Sea of Thieves news series called—wait for it—Sea of Thieves News.

PUBG is getting an 8v8 team deathmatch mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-is-getting-an-8v8-team-deathmatch-mode/
PUBG is getting a team deathmatch mode with its imminent 6.2 title update, as part of a new Arcade branch of the game focused on new game types. Unlike the game's shortlived stab at TDM in 2018, this one eschews the sprawl of battle royale for tight, 8v8 matches across seven small maps set in existing PUBG environments.

New Resident Evil Resistance additions include maps and Masterminds
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-resident-evil-resistance-additions-include-maps-and-masterminds/
Resident Evil Resistance, the assymetrical multiplayer outing that'll come bundled with the Resident Evil 3 remake, just had two new playable villains and maps announced. The game operates similarly to Dead by Daylight: four survivors need to ward off the attacks of a powerful antagonist, and in Resistance these antagonists are "Masterminds," each with varying abilities and approaches.

Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn says he left BioWare because it became too 'corporate'
https://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-writer-drew-karpyshyn-says-he-left-bioware-because-it-became-too-corporate/
Longtime BioWare designer James Ohlen left the studio in July 2018, after 22 years and credits on games ranging from Baldur's Gate to Anthem. His departure came shortly after that of writer Drew Karpyshyn, who'd been with BioWare for nearly as long—his first credit is as a writer and editor on the Baldur's Gate 2 manual—and who left, for the second time, a few months earlier. Now they're back together again at Ohlen's new studio, Archetype Entertainment.

Disney wants developers to 'come and play' with its properties
https://www.pcgamer.com/disney-wants-developers-to-come-and-play-with-its-properties/
Disney has always been stingy with its properties, but that may be set to change as it lays out its new plan for gaming.
At the 2020 DICE Summit, and shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Disney's Senior VP for Games and Interactive Experiences, Sean Shoptaw, said he wants to "empower [developers] to do really unique things" with Disney's huge list of properties. He encouraged the developers at his DICE talk to "come and play" with its franchises.

Former Starbreeze executive convicted of insider trading
https://www.pcgamer.com/former-starbreeze-executive-convicted-of-insider-trading/
An unnamed executive at Payday publisher Starbreeze has been convicted of insider trading.
Starbreeze suffered major financial difficulties in late 2018, following the disastrous launch of Overkill's The Walking Dead. (...) Shortly following the launch of The Walking Dead, Starbreeze's CEO Bo Andersson stepped down.
Following this, Starbreeze announced it would be undergoing a corporate restructure and refocusing its efforts on its most popular series, Payday. Before the restructuring was announced, two executives, including Andersson, were alleged to have sold their shares in the company, leading to a raid by the Swedish police and an investigation into insider trading.

Black Mesa wants players to test its full 1.0 launch build
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-mesa-wants-players-to-test-its-full-10-launch-build/
Black Mesa, the extensive remake of Half-Life 1, is very close to completion. So close, in fact, that developer Crowbar Collective wants players to test the release candidate build.
In a Steam announcement, Crowbar Collective announced it has pushed a complete build to a public beta branch, with the intention of this build then becoming the same one released when the game comes out of early access. In effect, unless there are any major, unexpected issues that need fixing at the last second, this is the release build of Black Mesa.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will have both real-time and turn-based combat modes
https://www.pcgamer.com/pathfinder-wrath-of-the-righteous-will-have-both-real-time-and-turn-based-combat-modes/
Owlcat Games has announced that Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous will be getting a much-requested turn-based combat mode.
In its latest Kickstarter update, Owlcat confirmed that, while the game, like its predecessor, is still being developed and balanced with real-time-with-pause combat in mind, it will also introduce an option that lets players play in a more traditional turn-based fashion as well.

It's time, time for the Friday news!

SALES & DEALS

The Witcher 3 sales were up 554% thanks to the Netflix show
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-3-sales-were-up-554-thanks-to-the-netflix-show/
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is doing rather well for itself thanks to Netflix's recently-released The Witcher series.
As spotted by PC Games Insider, The NPD Group claims that, compared to December 2018, December 2019 saw a massive 554% increase in sales for physical editions of The Witcher 3 across all platforms. Considering that was the same month that Netflix released its own take on the fantasy series, it's clear the Henry Cavill-fronted show convinced a heck of a lot of people to try out the game.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Aztez are now available for free on Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-and-aztez-are-now-available-for-free-on-epic-games-store/
Epic Games has announced that Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Aztez are now available for free on Epic Games Store. From today and until February 20th, PC gamers can visit their EGS pages and acquire their free copies.
>> Next week, the free game will be the card game Faeria. Also, there's a Valentine sale of sorts (for the love to videogames) on the Epic Store, with up to 75% discounts until February 27th: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-EN/collection/for-the-love-of-the-games

On the Humble Store there are two new sales:

• The Sonic franchise is on sale, up to 75% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sonic-franchise-week/
• And 2K also has its games on sale for the next 6 days, with up to 80% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/2k-sale/

Fanatical has four new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Spintires, 80% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/spintires
• Table Manners: The Physics-Based Dating Game is 25% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/table-manners
• Wreckfest is 60% off for the next 3 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/wreckfest
• And Jackbox Games Inc has its games up to 50% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/jackbox-games-inc.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam Labs' new experiment will help you decide what to play next
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-labs-new-experiment-will-help-you-decide-what-to-play-next/
Steam Labs is a virtual place where Valve conducts "experiments" aimed at making Steam easier to use. One of the most interesting experiments we've seen so far is the Interactive Recommender, which uses machine learning instead of conventional tags in order to find games you might be interested in.
The newest experiment, Play Next, performs a similar function, and is actually based on the same technology that powers the Interactive Recommender. But instead of rooting through the store to find games you might want to buy, it roots through your massive backlog (you have one, right?) to find games that it's about time you finally got around to playing.

MODS/EMULATORS

Fortnite map makers recreate Counter-Strike's Dust 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-map-makers-recreate-counter-strikes-dust-2/
A team has recreated Counter-Strikes Dust 2 map in Fortnite.
Team Evolve, a collective of players who create and share impressive maps using Fortnite's in-game Creative mode, showed off its remake of Dust 2 on Twitter. It's eerie how similar it is; I wouldn't have realised it wasn't Counter-Strike if it wasn't for those radioactively green trees. The architecture, the colours and the general grunginess of it all are spot-on.
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Dust 2 will be coming to Fortnite through the Battle Lab feature. Introduced in December, Battle Lab essentially opened up the game's battle royale mode to custom maps made in Creative. Assuming you have the code for it—which Evolve will be releasing soon through its Twitter—you can play a Battle Lab creation with up to 15 friends, or you can hope to find it in public matchmaking.

GAMING NEWS

CRYENGINE-powered action RPG, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, has been fully released on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cryengine-powered-action-rpg-wolcen-lords-of-mayhem-has-been-fully-released-on-steam/
WOLCEN Studio has fully released its CRYENGINE-powered action RPG, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, on Steam. This game has been in Early Access for a while, but it’s now feature-complete. In order to celebrate it, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

New in-engine trailer released for Marvel’s Avengers, showcasing some of the characters & their powers
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-in-engine-trailer-released-for-marvels-avengers-showcasing-some-of-the-characters-their-powers/
Square Enix and Marvel have released a new in-engine trailer for Marvel’s Avengers. This trailer showcases some of the characters that players can select, and their powers. Moreover, it packs some brief gameplay sequences.

DayZ is free to play on Steam until February 17th, and you can download it right now
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dayz-is-free-to-play-on-steam-until-february-17th-and-you-can-download-it-right-now/
Bohemia Interactive has announced that the standalone version of DayZ is free to play this weekend on Steam. From today and until February 17th, players can visit the game’s Steam store page, download and play it.
>> And it's also 40% off.

Half-Life: Alyx releases on March 23rd, gets brand new screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-alyx-releases-on-march-23rd-gets-brand-new-screenshots/
Valve has announced that Half-Life: Alyx will release on March 23rd. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released some new screenshots that you can find below. Half-Life: Alyx will be using the Source 2 Engine and these screenshots showcase what you can expect from it.

Square Enix releases official gameplay presentation video for Outriders
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/square-enix-releases-official-gameplay-presentation-video-for-outriders/
Square Enix has released an official gameplay presentation video for Outriders. This video gives us the first look at its gameplay mechanics. Now since this video will give you an idea of how the game plays, we suggest watching it.

New mind-blowing screenshots for Microsoft Flight Simulator showcase next-gen graphics
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-mind-blowing-screenshots-for-microsoft-flight-simulator-showcase-next-gen-graphics/
Microsoft Flight Simulator is easily one of the most impressive – visually – games out there. While the game is still in an alpha stage, it looks absolutely incredible. Seriously, the game’s alpha build showcases next-gen graphics, and it’s a beauty to behold.

Remedy is working on four games right now, Vanguard to be long-term service-based multiplayer game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remedy-is-working-on-four-games-right-now-vanguard-to-be-long-term-service-based-multiplayer-game/
Remedy has announced that it is currently working on four games/projects. The “first game project” is the single-player campaign of CrossfireX. The second project is also a game in the Crossfire universe, though we don’t have enough information about it yet.
>> And of those four, only one could, I repeat, *could*, be a sequel.

Borderlands 3 February Update is now available, increases level cap, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/borderlands-3-february-update-is-now-available-increases-level-cap-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Gearbox has released the February Update for Borderlands 3. This update increases the level cap from 50 to 53, giving you three additional skill points to add to your skill trees. It also adds several highly requested feature updates, such as True Takedown Mode, skippable cutscenes, and event toggling.

First gameplay footage surfaces for the PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-footage-surfaces-for-the-pc-version-of-halo-combat-evolved-anniversary/
Following the release of Halo: Reach, 343 Industries is currently working on Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary for the PC. The team has launched a new flight/beta phase earlier this week. As such, below you can find the first gameplay footage from Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

Friday news, part two:

SWAT-themed tactics game Hot Brass begins open beta testing next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/swat-themed-tactics-game-hot-brass-begins-open-beta-testing-next-week/
Hot Brass is a SWAT-themed "action-stealth-strategy" game, which immediately brought to mind memories of Sierra's old tactical shooter series. It is not like that, though: Instead, it's a top-down tactics game featuring a variety of maps and scenarios that puts a priority on thinking rather than shooting—although going by the title, there will be a good bit of shooting going on too.

Quantic Dream opens the door to more PC releases with move to self-publishing
https://www.pcgamer.com/quantic-dream-opens-the-door-to-more-pc-releases-with-move-to-self-publishing/
French game studio Quantic Dream has been known primarily as a PlayStation studio. It's not owned by Sony, but its previous three releases—Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human—were published by Sony and, until quite recently, exclusive to PlayStation consoles. That will change in the future, however, as Quantic Dream says it's now in a position where it can publish its own stuff.

Crippling server issues are getting in the way of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem's big launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/crippling-server-issues-are-getting-in-the-way-of-wolcen-lords-of-mayhems-big-launch/
Another day, another online game launch hampered by widespread server issues. It's a story as old as time, and this version involves Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, a gorgeous action RPG that graduated out of Steam Early Access today. Though Wolcen has been dominating Steam's best sellers list all week, today's full launch is proving enormously successful, with a current peak of over 60,000 players—a number that keeps on climbing.
Update, 02/13/2020, 4:00 pm PST: Wolcen's developers have given another update recently. "Servers and server capacities are currently being deployed and will be fully functional in a few hours," reads a Twitter update. "We're also preparing a hotfix for progression reset issues. We will push that hotfix in a few hours as well."

Stardew Valley creator would like everyone to please calm down
https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-creator-would-like-everyone-to-please-calm-down/
Earlier this week, Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said on Twitter that he's working on two new projects, a non-farming game set in the Stardew Valley game world, and another that's even less well-defined at this point. The comments got a lot of attention, despite their very casual, offhand nature: An awful lot of people really like Stardew Valley, and the promise of more—even if only tangentially connected—is exciting.

Fallout 76 Wastelanders will let you recruit (and maybe seduce) a bartender for your camp
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-wastelanders-will-let-you-recruit-and-maybe-seduce-a-base-bartender/
A couple of weeks ago Bethesda gave us a rundown of the reputation system coming to Fallout 76 when the Wastelanders expansion arrives on Steam this April. This week, they dished up some information about "Allies," a sort of limited version of the NPC companions from previous Fallout games.

Big changes are coming to the way Destiny 2 armor mods work next season
https://www.pcgamer.com/big-changes-are-coming-to-the-way-destiny-2-armor-mods-work-next-season/
Destiny 2's Armor 2.0 system, introduced to the game last year in the Shadowkeep expansion, made some big and mostly positive changes to the game's handling of armor, particularly with regard to customization—the most important part of the game, as any serious Destiny player will tell you. One aspect of it that fell short, however, was elemental affinities—arc, void, or rolar—which affects what mods can be placed on armor. Under the current rules, if you don't like the affinity of a particular piece of armor, your only option is to re-grind and hope for the best, which is not ideal. In the next season, however, that will change.

Massive Entertainment producer confirms that Avatar game is still in development
https://www.pcgamer.com/massive-entertainment-producer-confirms-that-avatar-game-is-still-in-development/
It's been a long time since we last heard anything about Massive Entertainment's game based on James Cameron's Avatar, meaning it would've been easy to assume it had been quietly canned. Except, according to a Massive producer, The Division developer is still hard at work on it… it's just not ready to say anything else at the moment. In an interview with Screenrant, Jesper Karabanov confirmed that the game was still in development, but that he can't say anything else about it yet.

Rainbow Six Siege's next characters are an astronaut and the Juggernaut
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-sieges-next-characters-are-an-astronaut-and-the-juggernaut/
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The new season will add two more characters to the roster, revealed today as Iana and Oryx. Ubisoft is waiting to fully explain these characters this weekend at its big annual competition, the Six Invitational, but some fresh lore sets the table: Iana comes from a family of engineers, washed out of the Air Force "for reasons beyond her control," and is currently residing on a space station, while Oryx is Kaid's second-in-command at the Fortress, but has a mysterious 15-year gap in his history. (Perhaps he picked up a gig as a stunt double for Vinnie Jones.)

Untitled Goose Game wins Game of the Year at this year's DICE awards
https://www.pcgamer.com/untitled-goose-game-wins-game-of-the-year-at-this-years-dice-awards/
House House's Untitled Goose Game has picked up the top honour at the 23rd Annual DICE awards, taking home the Game of the Year award.
At the awards ceremony held in Las Vegas, House House beat out Death Stranding, Control, Disco Elysium and Outer Wilds to be named the best game of 2019.

And these are the GOG and Steam deals during the weekend:

+GOG

• The first sale at GOG is the weekly sale, with up to 90% discounts on adventure games: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200210_weekly_sale
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance is on sale too, up to 75% off for the next 4 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/kingdom_come_deliverance_2nd_anniversary
• The Midweek sale, full of war games, brings 90% discounts for another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200212_midweek_sale
• And this weekend sale is a We Love Games Sale, with up to 90% discounts for another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/we_love_games_sale

+Steam

• The first of the two daily deals is the Early Access title Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense, 10% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/469600/Legion_TD_2__Multiplayer_Tower_Defense/
• And the other one is We Were Here Together, with a 25% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/865360/We_Were_Here_Together/
• Capcom has its games on sale, up to 87% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/capcom/
• Last Year is the first weekend sale, it's free to try for the next 2 days and 30% off in case you're interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1195460/Last_Year/
• HITMAN 2 is 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/863550/HITMAN_2/
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

Enough with the news, it's time to enjoy the weekend! I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.

Anyone here tried Wolcen yet?. It reached 1.0 just yesterday.

The Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

DSOGaming Grand Giveaway – More than 1000 keys available for the closed beta of Shadow Arena
https://www.dsogaming.com/editorial/dsogaming-grand-giveaway-more-than-1000-keys-available-for-the-closed-beta-of-shadow-arena/
The closed beta phase for Shadow Arena will begin in a few days, and we’ve got more than 1000 keys to give away. Contrary to our previous giveaways, in this one you are guaranteed a key once you enter your email in the following form (read the update at the end of the article).
>> This contest opened Saturday but there's no sign of it being closed, so it's worth giving it a chance if you're interested.

Celebrate the Sonic the Hedgehog movie's release with up to 75% off the games on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/celebrate-the-sonic-the-hedgehog-movies-release-with-up-to-75-off-the-games-on-steam/
It's February 14, which is a very special day. It's a day for celebration and for love, for not taking those you adore for granted and cherishing them. That's right, it's the day the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is finally out.
To celebrate, Sega has put every Sonic game available on Steam on a deep discount. Now, I'm a massive Sonic fan and would just tell you they're all great and to buy them all (which you can with the Ultimate Bundle for £45), but there are still a few standout games here.
>> The sale will last until the 21st. But that's not the only sale at Steam right now:

• The First Tree is the daily deal, 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/555150/The_First_Tree/
• And the Early Access title Barotrauma is 34% off until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/

GOG starts the week with two weekly sales:

• The regular weekly sale is full of action arcade games up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200217_weekly_sale
• And Bethesda has its games on sale. From The Elder Scrolls games to Wolfenstein or Dishonored, they're up to 75% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/bethesda_publisher_sale

On the Humble Store there are two new sales:

• There's a VR Sale with up to 75% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/vr-sale/
• And the Outer Worlds is 25% off for the next 5 days. The key is for the Epic Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-outer-worlds

And Fanatical has launched its Bundle Blast 2020, with lots of bundles available for us. Also, they're giving away bundles in a new contest. Check it out: fanatical.com

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

New version of Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition released, adds soft shadows, self shadows, and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-version-of-silent-hill-2-enhanced-edition-released-adds-soft-shadows-self-shadows-and-more/
The team behind the unofficial Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition project has released a brand new version of it. This new version adds support for soft shadows, self shadows, increases blood, and improves the Fog effects.
Furthermore, this new version increases draw distance in certain areas to hide the environment loading in. It also improves storage support, increases the Noise Effects resolution, and brings some lighting improvements. For example, it fixes an issue where some light sources would not properly brighten and darken James.
Moreover, Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition now has a Fog Fix option that makes the game’s fog closer resemble the PlayStation 2’s version. It also increases the camera speed movement to match the PlayStation 2’s version.
>> Available from its official website.

Lost Souls V2.0 is an overhaul mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl, available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lost-souls-v2-0-is-an-overhaul-mod-for-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl-available-now-for-download/
DimitriShumski has released a brand new version of his Lost Souls overhaul mod for the first STALKER game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl. Lost Souls Version 2.0 aims to improve the game visually and also make it slightly more hardcore. However, the mod also tries to keep the essential STALKER experience intact.
Going into more details, version 2.0 adds a new Main Menu Background and Options Tab. It also brings sharper HD Textures for Structures, Vehicles, Props and Decals, as well as sharper HD Textures for All Nature with an enhanced Autumn Feeling. Furthermore, players will find new skies and lightning, as well as slightly improved weather effects.
Furthermore, there are new Textures for all guns (OWR3 Mod), HD NPC Models, and sharper and more detailed textures for all mutants. A more powerful flashlight is also present, alongside light HUD with new visuals.
>> You can get it from ModDB.

Unreal Engine 4-powered Super Mario Bros FPS tech demo is almost complete, new gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-powered-super-mario-bros-fps-tech-demo-is-almost-complete-new-gameplay-footage/
Super Mario Bros fans, here is something really special for you today. Sean Noonan has been working on a first-person tech demo of Super Mario Bros in Unreal Engine 4. This project is almost complete and Noonan plans to release it to the public soon.
In order to celebrate this, Noonan released a brand new gameplay trailer that you can find below. Moreover, GmanLives has shared a video showing 7 minutes of gameplay footage from it.

Aliens Eradication is a must-have total conversion mod of Doom 2 for all Aliens fans
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/aliens-eradication-is-a-must-have-total-conversion-mod-of-doom-2-for-all-aliens-fans/
Aliens fans, here is a must-have mod for you. Payload4367 has released a new beta build of Aliens Eradication. Aliens Eradication is a total conversion mod of Doom 2 that is based on Alien Trilogy and looks retro-cool.
The final version of this mod aims to feature seven maps. Moreover, the modder may add multiplayer functionalities to it at a later date. For now, the modder focuses on a solid single-player experience.
>> This mod is available from ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Dreams’ Creative Director: It would be great to see Dreams on PC, but it’s not in development right now
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dreams-creative-director-it-would-be-great-to-see-dreams-on-pc-but-its-not-in-development-right-now/
Back in January 2019, Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips hinted at Dreams coming to the PC. And while it is possible, the creative director of Dreams, Mark Healey, confirmed that the game is not currently under development for the PC.

PUBG Update 6.2 is now available, adds classic Team Deathmatch, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pubg-update-6-2-is-now-available-adds-classic-team-deathmatch-full-patch-notes-revealed/
PUBG Corporation has released a brand new update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. This patch adds a brand new way to experience PUBG – Arcade Mode. Through Arcade mode, players will be able to enjoy new ways to play the game outside of the traditional Battle Royale format.

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition is coming to Steam on March 13th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition-is-coming-to-steam-on-march-13th/
State of Decay 2 has been exclusive on the Microsoft Store for almost two years now. That time is almost over, as it should, since an improved edition of the game will be made available through Steam on March 13th.

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous reaches $1 million on Kickstarter, The Wonderful 101: Remastered surpasses $1.5 million
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pathfinder-wrath-of-the-righteous-reaches-1-million-on-kickstarter-the-wonderful-101-remastered-surpasses-1-5-million/
Owlcat Games has announced that their current Kickstarter campaign for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous has reached $1 million after only eight days. Similarly, PlatinumGames has announced that The Wonderful 101: Remastered has surpassed $1.5 million.

Bleeding Edge Closed Beta details and new gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/bleeding-edge-closed-beta-details-and-new-gameplay-footage/
Bleeding Edge is the upcoming 4v4 team brawler from Ninja Theory. This game looks very different from all the others before, especially Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. If you are a fan of that game there is no need to worry, because the studio is already working on a sequel.

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is perhaps the best looking action RPG, 4K Screenshots Gallery
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/wolcen-lords-of-mayhem-is-perhaps-the-best-looking-action-rpg-4k-screenshots-gallery/
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is a new action RPG that fully released on the PC a few days ago. Powered by CRYENGINE, this indie game pushes some of the best graphics we’ve seen in an action RPG. In fact, the game can – at some times – look as good as the pre-release footage of Diablo 4.

Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Void Edge Operators gameplay, gadgets and starter tips
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/rainbow-six-siege-operation-void-edge-operators-gameplay-gadgets-and-starter-tips/
This is the Year 5 for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, which is probably the most popular online title from Ubisoft. Operation Void Edge comes with two new Operators, a map rework and numerous gameplay updates.

StarCraft Ghost Dev Kit leaked online and here are 7 minutes of gameplay footage from it
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/starcraft-ghost-dev-kit-leaked-online-and-here-are-7-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-it/
StarCraft Ghost is a game that a lot of Blizzard fans would love to play. This was a third-person stealth-action game for Xbox, Playstation 2 and PC, and looked kind of cool. And, thankfully, we can now take a look at a build prior to its cancellation.

DOOM Eternal ‘What is DOOM Eternal?’ trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/doom-eternal-what-is-doom-eternal-trailer/
Bethesda released a new unlisted trailer for the upcoming first-person shooter DOOM Eternal. Basically the trailer explains what the game is all about, meaning ripping and tearing…until it is done.

The Monday news, part two:

The IRS may want to tax your V-Bucks
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-irs-may-want-to-tax-your-v-bucks/
There's an old saying that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. It's an adage that the Internal Revenue Service in the US appears particularly committed to. A CNN report has revealed that the IRS website specifically cited Fortnite's V-Bucks and Robux from Roblox as digital currencies that could be subject to "tax consequences."

Hunt: Showdown is raising funds for Australian wildlife with the Fire Fight DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/hunt-showdown-is-raising-funds-for-australian-wildlife-with-the-fire-fight-dlc/
Crytek has joined the ranks of game studios raising funds for fire relief in Australia with the release of the Fire Fight DLC for Hunt: Showdown. The package includes two weapons inspired by New Orleans firefighters from the 1890s: The Algiers Phoenix heavy knife, and the Sparks LRR, a charred rifle that symbolizes resilience against the destructive power of fire.
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The Fire Fight DLC goes for $8/£6/€8, with all proceeds raised until March 31 going to Wires, Australia's largest wildlife rescue organization. The Wires website says the organization took more than 20,000 calls in December alone, a 14 percent over the previous year, and its volunteers attended more than 3300 rescues.

Shenmue 3's Story Quest Pack DLC arrives next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3s-story-quest-pack-dlc-arrives-next-week/
Shenmue 3 is "a seamless continuation of the series that makes up for its limitations with pure heart," we said in our 83/100 review. Its first DLC, Battle Rally was a bit different (...)
The second DLC release, coming next week, sounds like it will be considerably more substantial. Entitled Story Quest Pack, it will see Ryo reconnect with Zhang Shugin, a character returning from Shenmue 2. He required multiple rescues last time around and it sounds like more of the same may be required in the DLC, as players will "quickly become embroiled in a new escapade where nothing is as it seems."
>> It's this week, on the 18th.

Metro Exodus makes its way to Steam at 40% off
https://www.pcgamer.com/metro-exodus-makes-its-way-to-steam-at-40-off/
Feeling a deep-seated need to leave the Moscow metro and venture beyond, to the horrid nuclear wastes and terrible mutant creatures of eastern Russia? Good news, because Metro Exodus, the third in the long-running series, has come to Steam. It’s also currently priced at 40%, just $24, or a pretty sweet $50 for the entire franchise pack including Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, Metro Exodus, and the Metro Exodus expansions.
>> The sale will last another 24 hours.

Anime French Revolution strategy RPG Banner of the Maid is now in English
https://www.pcgamer.com/french-revolution-strategy-rpg-banner-of-the-maid-is-now-in-english/
Here's a weird one for you, fellow tactics and history nerds: Strange, glorious strategy RPG Banner of the Maid is now available localized into English on Steam. Banner of the Maid is a mix of turn-based strategy and JRPG, like Final Fantasy Tactics or Fire Emblem, but it’s set during a fantasy alternate history French Revolution, having players take the role of “young officer” Pauline Bonaparte, who is… some kind of alternate history lady Napoleon, I guess? The game has been available on Steam in Chinese for about a year, and seems to have done pretty well on the Chinese market. Azure Flame Studio is a Chinese indie team, and have localized the game with the help of English-speaking beta testers, according to their announcement. The full game, and the DLC, are localized to English. The update that adds English also adds a new, easier Story Mode “for players who focus on the story rather than the combat.”

Katana Zero’s free DLC will be three times larger than expected
https://www.pcgamer.com/katana-zeros-free-dlc-will-be-three-times-larger-than-expected/
When last we checked in with Katana Zero, last year, they’d just added a crucial update where you can pet the cat. That is good. What followed was a pretty quiet period from askiisoft, developers of Katana Zero, as they worked on another game. They’ve just taken to their Twitter to say that the game’s expansion DLC is still on track and will still be free, it’s just taken longer than expected because it’s three times the size it was originally planned to be. This is, frankly, good because Katana Zero was good and I want as many more hours of it as they are willing to make for me.

Surreal exploration game Ramiwo releases this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/surreal-exploration-game-ramiwo-releases-this-week/
Are you prepared to, as the developers of Ramiwo ask, provide heavy stimulation to your frontal cortex? Grant your brain some sweetmeats? I am ready for this, as surrealist, psychedelic exploration game Ramiwo releases on February 19th. This seems like one for those who simply enjoy finding the niches, nooks, and vistas of digital environments. It’s a strange-looking game about exploring a cubic network of interlinked worlds, finding the portals between them, and mapping out their strangeness.

Mecha action game Daemon X Machina deploys on PC, and the port is great
https://www.pcgamer.com/mecha-action-game-daemon-x-machina-deploys-on-pc-and-the-port-is-great/
If you like mecha, consider going to fight giant renegade AI war machines and giant robots as an augmented posthuman after an apocalyptic event in just-released Daemon X Machina. Developed by Marvelous Inc and published by XSEED Games, Daemon X Machina was released on February 13th. It’s an action game with highly customizable giant Arsenal mechs and giant mech pilots, known as Outers, which both have superhuman powers. The story seems somewhat barebones, but the action combat looks quite good—and it’s polling at an “Overwhelmingly Positive” on Steam. Some even compare it favorably to mech-fan ur-games Armored Core.

Crippling server issues are getting in the way of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem's big launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/crippling-server-issues-are-getting-in-the-way-of-wolcen-lords-of-mayhems-big-launch/
Another day, another online game launch hampered by widespread server issues. It's a story as old as time, and this version involves Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, a gorgeous action RPG that graduated out of Steam Early Access today. Though Wolcen has been dominating Steam's best sellers list all week, today's full launch is proving enormously successful, with a current peak of over 60,000 players—a number that keeps on climbing.
Update, 02/13/2020, 4:00 pm PST: Wolcen's developers have given another update recently. "Servers and server capacities are currently being deployed and will be fully functional in a few hours," reads a Twitter update. "We're also preparing a hotfix for progression reset issues. We will push that hotfix in a few hours as well."
Update, 02/16/2020, 12:30 pm PST: In a full statement posted to Steam, Wolcen Studio has explained a bit more detail about the reasons for the game servers' extended downtime.

Oregon's rework in Rainbow Six Siege Void Edge is a lot to take in
https://www.pcgamer.com/oregons-rework-in-rainbow-six-siege-void-edge-is-a-lot-to-take-in/
I was surprised to hear that Oregon would be Rainbow Six Siege's first map rework of 2020. It's a launch map that's somewhat iconic in the community, so I assumed it was untouchable. Turns out it's very touchable—so much so that Oregon's rework feels like a different map entirely.

Rainbow Six Siege director says Clash is a 'top candidate' for a rework
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-director-says-clash-is-a-top-candidate-for-a-rework/
In Rainbow Six Siege Year 5 and Year 6, Ubisoft is spending less time pumping out new operators to spend more time improving the ones it already has. Lord Tachanka’s long-awaited rework is the first product of this initiative. Speaking to PC Gamer at the Six Invitational 2020, game director Leroy Athanassoff shared another operator that’s in need of a significant rework: Clash.
>> And Tachanka is getting a flame grenade launcher.

Hell yeah, Rainbow Six Siege is getting a Golden Gun mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/hell-yeah-rainbow-six-siege-is-getting-a-golden-gun-mode/
With fewer operators on the horizon in Rainbow Six Siege Year 5 (2020) and Year 6 (2021), Ubisoft is hoping to keep players entertained with more events, battle passes, and modes. One of these sideshows is the Arcade, a new playlist for small, experimental game types launching sometime during Operation Void Edge. The first mode coming to Arcade revives a classic versus mode dating all the way back to 1997’s GoldenEye 007 on the N64.

Audiosurf, 12 years old this month, just received an update
https://www.pcgamer.com/audiosurf-12-years-old-this-month-just-received-an-update/
I would not have predicted the first Audiosurf would still be receiving patches in the year 2020, but here we are. The "ride a space rollercoaster that rises and falls in time to songs from your mp3 collection" game from 2008 has been updated for better widescreen support and more corkscrew twists.

Fortnite added a Rickroll emote
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-added-a-rickroll-emote/
I hated Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up when I was a kid and now when it comes on I nod my head to this slice of non-threatening boy pop from 1987 because time makes fools of us all. God knows how the actual kids playing Fortnite feel about it, now that Epic has added the song and accompanying dance as an emote.

Watch a new trailer for bee management game Hive Time
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-a-new-trailer-for-bee-management-game-hive-time/
I have fond memories of playing SimAnt, trying to avoid death by spider, rain, or human foot while growing my little colony and protecting the Queen. Hive Time is sort of like Sim Bee, a deliberately not too realistic management sim where you have control of a beehive.

New World dev diary reveals the factions and lore of the MMO's PvE
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-world-dev-diary-reveals-the-factions-and-lore-of-the-mmos-pve/
Amazon Game Studios has released a new developer diary for its upcoming massively multiplayer RPG New World. The diary reveals three factions of New World's Aeternum—the Lost, Angry Earth, and Ancients. In New World, players are cast as a shipwrecked 17th-century explorer discovering the hidden secrets of a monster-ridden island.

Even today I'm still pissed Starcraft Ghost never came out. Interesting to see a little piece of it come to light.

It's not good to hold on to that resentment for so long. You have to let it go.

Are you looking forward Cyberpunk 2077? Do you want a Cyberpunk 2077 themed Nvidia RTX 2080Ti? Do you have twitter? If you said yes, I have good news for you!