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Thursday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Rocket League surpasses 33 million players, Anniversary update releases later today
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rocket-league-surpasses-33-million-players-anniversary-update-releases-later-today/
Psyonix announced today that Rocket League has more than 33 million players across all platforms, and that the Anniversary Update will be available for download later today beginning at 3pm PDT.

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

This Japanese XCOM-like mecha strategy game has been translated to English after 23 years
http://www.pcgamer.com/this-japanese-xcom-like-mecha-strategy-game-has-been-translated-to-english-after-23-years/
CRW: Metal Jacket is an XCOM-like "mecha strategy game" that was originally released in Japan in 1994. The DOS version was localized for China and Korea, according to Mobygames, and it was re-released a couple of years later as CRW: Counter Rebellion War for the PlayStation. But it only became widely available to Western gamers this past weekend, thanks to a fan translation that was completed and released on July 1.

>>If you want to try it, you can download the game and the fan translation from here.

 

GAMING NEWS

FATE/EXTELLA is coming to Steam on July 25th, first PC screenshots released
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/fateextella-steam-july-25-first-pc-screenshots/
XSEED Games today announced that Fate/EXTELLA, the high-octane action title set within the much-beloved Fate universe, will launch for PC via Steam on July 25th as a standalone digital release for $49.99, €49.99, and £39.99. To celebrate, XSEED Games will host a one-week 10% off launch sale for the base game from July 25th through July 31st.

 

TEKKEN 7 – Patch 1.03 is now available, includes minor improvements & game design modifications
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-7-patch-1-03-available-minor-improvements-game-design-modifications/
Bandai Namco has released a new patch for the PC version of TEKKEN 7. According to the release notes, this patch comes with minor improvements & game design modifications regarding some issues that were reported by the game’s community.

 

WWE 2K18 – First official features revealed, new graphics engine confirmed
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wwe-2k18-first-official-features-revealed-new-graphics-engine-confirmed/
2K have revealed the first feature set details for WWE 2K18, the forthcoming installment in the flagship WWE franchise. Mark Little, Executive Producer at Visual Concepts, has provided a comprehensive overview of several key focus areas for WWE 2K18.

 

Gears of War 4 – July update is now available, introduces two brand new maps
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/gears-of-war-4-july-update-is-now-available-introduces-two-brand-new-maps/
The Coalition has released a new update for Gears of War 4. According to the release notes, this patch brings two brand new maps (Raven Down and Windflare), packs miscellaneous fixes and improvements, and improves the Lightning Weapon Skin set animation.

 

Former Irrational Games developers announce a new first-person game, City of Brass
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/former-irrational-games-developers-first-person-game-city-of-brass/
Uppercut Games has announced a new first-person rogue-lite game called City of Brass. In City of Brass, players assume the role of a cunning thief, battling to reach a fabled treasure at the city’s heart, wielding a blade and whip that can be used to disarm, trip or stun enemies, to swing to safety, grab inaccessible objects or even break through flimsy barricades.

 

Paradox will offer a free game or two DLCs instead of refunds to those who purchased its over-priced games
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/paradox-offer-free-game-two-dlcs-instead-of-refunds/
As a gesture of goodwill, and since Paradox cannot offer any refunds, the publisher is offering one free game or two DLCs to all those who purchased one of its games from its approved re-sellers and didn’t pay in USD.

 

Monster Hunter: World – New official trailer shows 23 minutes of gameplay footage
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/monster-hunter-world-new-official-trailer-shows-23-minutes-of-gameplay-footage/
Capcom has released a new trailer for Monster Hunter: World, showing 23 minutes of direct gameplay footage. Monster Hunter: World is an action RPG that introduces a living, breathing ecosystem in which players take on the role of a hunter that seeks and slays ferocious beasts in heart-pounding battles that unfold across the vast ever-changing terrain.

 

Middle Earth: Shadow of War will allow players to port old nemeses from Shadow of Mordor
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-will-allow-players-to-port-old-nemeses-from-shadow-of-mordor/
Warner Bros today announced the Nemesis Forge, a new update for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor that will allow a player to bring their top Nemesis and Follower from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to Middle-earth: Shadow of War when it releases on October 10th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Warner Bros released a new trailer for the Nemesis Forge.