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The Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam has two new deals:

• Swords & Souls: Neverseen is the new daily deal, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/679900/Swords__Souls_Neverseen/
• And the Early Access title Blackwake is 90% off for the next 4 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/420290/Blackwake/

Fanatical has four new deals:

• The Star Deal is Human: Fall Flat, 67% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/human-fall-flat
• That is part of Curve Digital's new sale with up to 90% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/curve-digital
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker Imperial Edition is 65% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pathfinder-kingmaker-imperial-edition
• And there's also a new Staff Picks build your own bundle, with 16 games to choose your 3, 5 and 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/staff-picks-build-your-own-bundle-february-2020

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam has broken its record for most concurrently online users
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-has-broken-its-record-for-most-concurrently-online-users/
According to SteamDB, Steam has broken its record for most concurrently online users. The last record was set on January 14th back in 2018. That record was 18.537.490 million users while the new record currently is 18.801.944 million users online.
While the number of online players is higher, the number of users in-game is lower. Back in January of 2018, more than seven million users were in-game. At the time of the new record only 5.956.968 users were playing.
The top games on Steam together account for around 2.5 million users. Starting from the top these game are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, Grand Theft Auto V and Monster Hunter: World.

Steam users played for nearly 21 billion (yes, billion) hours in 2019
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-users-played-for-nearly-21-billion-yes-billion-hours-in-2019/
With 2020 now well underway, Valve has shared a look back at the "major updates and new features" that were added to Steam throughout 2019. It was a big year: More new games "found success" on Steam in 2019 than in 2018, according to the Year in Review blog post, and median earnings among new releases went up too. Monthly active users grew to nearly 95 million, and despite the occasional perception that Steam sales aren't the big deal they used to be, "2019 finished strong with our most successful sale ever."
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There are some interesting bits of trivia, too. Nearly 21 billion hours of game time were played on Steam last year, 4.3 million items were uploaded to the Steam Workshop (including some "fake items" used to hijack accounts that forced the introduction of new verification steps), 44 review bombs were addressed, and over the final two months of the year, 3.7 million people used Remote Play, and 2.3 million used Remote Play Together.

Capcom has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Devil May Cry 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/capcom-has-removed-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-from-devil-may-cry-5/
Similarly to Resident Evil 2 Remake, Capcom has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Devil May Cry 5. As such, PC gamers who have boycotted the game – due to Denuvo – can go ahead and purchase it now.

MODS/EMULATORS

New video released for the Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth fan remake in Unreal Engine 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-video-released-for-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-battle-for-middle-earth-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-4/
The BFME: Reforged Team has released a new video for its upcoming fan remake of Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth in Unreal Engine 4. This video showcases the Isengard Fortress.
According to the team, the Orthanc tower has influenced the fortress design.

GAMING NEWS

New official gameplay teaser trailer released for Atomic Heart
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-official-gameplay-teaser-trailer-released-for-atomic-heart/
Mundfish has released a new official gameplay teaser trailer for Atomic Heart. Atomic Heart is a game that is heavily inspired by Bioshock, Prey and Zeno Clash. This new teaser trailer features gameplay footage that was present in the previous video we shared a couple of days ago.

Someday You’ll Return is a new story-driven psychological horror game, coming to PC this April
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/someday-youll-return-is-a-new-story-driven-psychological-horror-game-coming-to-pc-this-april/
CBE Software has announced a new story-driven psychological horror game, Someday You’ll Return. This new horror game will be coming to the PC on April 14th, and below you can find its release date trailer.

New gameplay video released for post-apocalyptic adventure game, Beautiful Desolation
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-video-released-for-post-apocalyptic-adventure-game-beautiful-desolation/
The Brotherhood has released a new gameplay video for its upcoming post-apocalyptic adventure game, Beautiful Desolation. Beautiful Desolation is a point n click adventure game with African landscapes that were captured with photogrammetry. It looks cool, so be sure to watch this video.

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Update 2.0 released, adds crossplay between PC, Xbox One & PS4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-update-2-0-released-adds-crossplay-between-pc-xbox-one-ps4/
Hasbro and nWay have announced the availability of Update 2.0 for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid. According to the press release, this update gives players, for the first time, access to online lobbies and spectator mode. It also adds crossplay support between PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4.

FAIRY TAIL has been delayed, now releasing on June 25th on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fairy-tail-has-been-delayed-now-releasing-on-june-25th-on-the-pc/
KOEI TECMO and developer GUST Studios announced today that their upcoming magical JRPG, FAIRY TAIL, will now come out on June 25th, 2020, for Windows PC via Steam. The change of date is due to the developer’s desire to further enhance the game for a more enriching FAIRY TAIL experience.

Monster Hunter World Update 11.50 released, is 3.8GB in size, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-update-11-50-released-is-3-8gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
Capcom has released a new major update for Monster Hunter World. Update 11.50.00 is 2GB in size (and goes up to 3.8GB when you enable its High Resolution Texture Pack), and comes with a lot of tweaks, changes and fixes.

The new Batman game is reportedly a ‘soft reboot’ of the series
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-new-batman-game-is-reportedly-a-soft-reboot-of-the-series/
According to GWW, the upcoming Batman game from Warner Bros Montreal will be a ‘soft reboot’ of the Batman: Arkham series. Unfortunately these news might disappoint some fans who were hoping for a continuation of the series.

Curse of the Dead Gods Early Access reveal trailer and gameplay
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/curse-of-the-dead-gods-early-access-reveal-trailer-and-gameplay/
Curse of the Dead Gods is an upcoming rogue-lite Early Access title from Passtech and Focus Home Interactive. The Early Access will be starting on March 3rd and the game will be available on Steam.