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Let's go with the last rounds of news of the week:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Two articles about sales, and two about deals:

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS has sold 4 million copies worldwide in just 3 months
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-4-million-copies-worldwide-in-3-months/
Bluehole Studio has just announced that PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS has sold 4 million copies in just three months. What’s really surprising here is that Steamspy’s data are lower than what Bluehole Studio reports (usually Steamspy’s data is approximately the same or a bit higher than the actual sales).

 

LoL was the top earning PC game in May, Overwatch & Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds still doing great
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/lol-was-the-top-earning-pc-game-in-may-overwatch-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-still-doing-great/
Superdata has released some new stats, reporting that while the worldwide digital video games market grew 9% year-over-year in May, PC sales declined by 30%. This decline was mainly due to Overwatch’s release in May 2016 which significantly boosted PC sales back then.

 

Get Killing Floor for free in the Humble FPS Sale
http://www.pcgamer.com/get-killing-floor-for-free-in-the-humble-fps-sale/
The big sale news today is obviously the launch of the Steam Summer Sale, but the good folks at the Humble Store are having one, too. The Humble FPS Sale isn't quite the same scale as Steam's, but there are some good deals up for grabs, and until Saturday morning you can pick up a full copy of the original Killing Floor absolutely free.

>>Shikamo has made a thread about this opportunity.

 

Win a Steam Wallet worth $200
http://www.pcgamer.com/win-a-steam-wallet-worth-200/
'Tis the season to make savings, and alongside Steam's Summer Sale comes Bundle Stars' Red Hot Sale. Now live via the Bundle Stars site everything "from Mad Max and Batman: Arkham Knight, to Dead Cells and Northgard" is reduced —and by using Bundle's RED5 discount voucher, you stand to save an additional five percent on top of sale prices.
Better yet, if you'd like the chance to net some games for free then you might be interested in the Bundle Stars Red Hot Sale Leaderboard Challenge. With a total prize pot of $1,500 and 51 prize winners, you could be treating yourself to your favourites in just over a week's time.

 

SOFTWARE

The Humble Software Bundle has all the tools you need
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-humble-software-bundle-has-all-the-tools-you-need/
Humble Bundles are usually all about the games, but this one running for the next couple of weeks has your professional life in mind. The Humble Software Bundle is up right now, and it's got just about everything your PC would need, other than a ton of games, of course.

>>Since it's not about games, I didn't know where to put this, so I decided to put it here in the "software" section.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

God of War Collection runs with 60fps on the latest version of RPCS3
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/god-of-war-collection-runs-with-60fps-on-the-latest-version-of-rpcs3/
God of War fans, here is something for you today. The team behind the best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, has revealed that God of War Collection now runs with 60fps on it. Not only that, but a lot of graphical glitches have been fixed.

 

GAMING NEWS

Destiny 2 – There will be no recoil on all weapons on the PC when using mouse+keyboard [UPDATE: There will be]
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2-there-will-be-no-recoil-on-all-weapons-on-the-pc/
UPDATE: Destiny 2’s PC project lead has tweeted that the PC version will feature recoil, though it will be heavily modified in order to provide a better gaming experience on the PC.

 

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice gets a new beautiful trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/hellblade-senuas-sacrifice-gets-a-new-beautiful-trailer/
Ninja Theory has released a new trailer for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice tells the story of Senua, a traumatised Celtic warrior journeying into the Viking underworld of hel. It looks beautiful and interesting, and it is coming to the PC on August 8th.

 

Bohemia’s free multiplayer tactical shooter, Argo, is now available to everyone
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/bohemia-free-multiplayer-tactical-shooter-argo-available/
Bohemia Interactive has released its free 5-vs-5 tactical first-person shooter Argo. In order to celebrate this announcement, Bohemia has also released the game’s launch trailer that can be viewed below. Argo deploys players to a re-imagination of Malden – the iconic island terrain from the first Arma game (originally titled Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis), which was released today sixteen years ago on June 22nd 2001.

 

Beyond Good and Evil 2 – E3 2017 First In-Engine Demo
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/beyond-good-and-evil-2-e3-2017-first-in-engine-demo/
Ubisoft has released a new video for Beyond Good and Evil 2, in which Creative Director Michel Ance gives us a behind the scenes look at the first in-engine demo shown at E3 2017. In Beyond Good and Evil 2, players will fight alongside unforgettable characters in a stunning new solar system, as they struggle for freedom and the right to determine their own fate among the stars.

 

 

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 – Latest patch adds “Chromatic Aberration” option, fixes various bugs
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sniper-ghost-warrior-3-latest-patch-adds-chromatic-aberration-option-fixes-various-bugs/
CI Games has released a new patch for its latest sniper action FPS game, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. According to the release notes, this patch adds an option to disable Chromatic Aberration, and adds toggles for Sprint and Aim.

>>Chazore will be pleased by this, given how much he hates that Chromatic Aberration effect.

 

Here is almost 13 minutes of gameplay footage from the E3 2017 build of ELEX
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/13-minutes-gameplay-footage-elex-e3-2017-build/
World of Elex has shared a new video, showing almost 13 minutes of gameplay footage from the E3 2017 build of Piranha Bytes’ upcoming open-world action RPG, ELEX. ELEX is described as a handcrafted action role-playing experience set in a post-apocalyptic science-fantasy universe, and puts players into a huge, seamless open world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.