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Friday. Last round of news of the week:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Brawlhalla has more than 5.3 million players, will offer cross-play support between PC and PS4
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/brawlhalla-5-3-million-players-cross-play-pc-ps4/
Blue Mammoth Games has announced that its epic free-to-play platform fighter, Brawlhalla, will offer PlayStation 4 to PC cross-play when it officially launches, allowing console gamers to battle the thriving PC community for supremacy. Furthermore, the team revealed that more than 5.3 million players have made Brawlhalla the most played fighting game on Steam in 2016 and 2017.

 

EA’s PC sales increased by 34% in its Q1 FY2018, generated $240 million, Battlefield 1 surpassed 21 million players
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/eas-pc-sales-increased-by-34-in-its-q1-fy2018-generated-240-million-battlefield-1-surpassed-21-million-players/
Electronic Arts today announced preliminary financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017. According to the report, Battlefield 1 had more than 21 million players joining the game as of quarter end, and the monthly active players for The Sims 4 on PC increased more than 20% year-over-year.

>>The Sims 4... this franchise will never die, will it?

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Dark Souls' Boss Rush mod now disables saves so as to preserve main game progress [Updated]
http://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-boss-rush-mod-lets-you-fight-every-single-boss-one-after-another/
Souls' bosses are harbingers of dread and death. However, in between each one, you're met with a whole bunch of much smaller, equally intimidating death dealers. Wulf2k's Boss Rush mod intends on eliminating that busy work by letting you fight one boss after another.
Update: Souls modder Wulf2k has updated their Boss Rush mod so that consecutive enemy bashing no longer compromises the progress of players' main game character runs.

 

Dark Souls Enemy Placement mod is a total nightmare
http://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-enemy-placement-mod-is-a-total-nightmare/
Reddit user gumbenzoin's Enemy Placement is a work-in-progress mod that was originally designed as a private project "made for myself and a friend to make our coop more interesting," so says its creator. He or she has now turned it over to the public in an act of kindness/abject torment.

 

GAMING NEWS

For Honor will finally receive dedicated servers
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/for-honor-will-finally-receive-dedicated-servers/
Ubisoft announced today the For Honor development schedule which details a steady rollout of new content releases and improvements to the overall game experience for the rest of the calendar year and leading into 2018. The schedule is headlined by two seasons launching in 2017, alongside plans to introduce dedicated servers further down the road. In addition to major releases, For Honor will continue to evolve through regular gameplay updates which take into account community feedback.

 

Destiny 2 – PC open beta begins on August 28th, PC beta system requirements revealed
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2-pc-open-beta-begins-on-august-28th-pc-beta-system-requirements-revealed/
Bungie has announced that the open beta phase for the PC version of Destiny 2 will begin on August 28th. Those who have pre-ordered the game will gain early access to it, and the beta will open to everyone on August 29th. This open beta phase will last until August 31st and even though Bungie did not clarify, we are pretty sure that you’ll need a Battle.net account in order to download it.

 

COD: Modern Warfare Remastered available on Steam and has been bombarded with negative reviews
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cod-modern-warfare-remastered-available-steam-bombarded-negative-reviews/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is now available on Steam and is priced at… 39,99€. Yeap, even though this remaster is almost one year old, it’s priced at that price. And as you’d expect, PC gamers have bombarded the game’s Steam store page with negative reviews.

>>Imho, those negative reviews are well deserved.

 

Dead Alliance – Open beta phase has been launched, will end on July 31st
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-alliance-open-beta-phase-has-been-launched-will-end-on-july-31st/
Maximum Games has launched the free multiplayer open beta of its upcoming team-based shooter Dead Alliance, running from July 27th – July 31st. The open beta invites players to turn the undead into weapons against their enemies in three intense game modes – Team Deathmatch, King of the Hill and the MOBA-inspired Attrition mode – across three zombie-plagued maps.

 

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice gets an official trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/hellblade-senuas-sacrifice-gets-an-official-trailer/
Ninja Theory has released a new official trailer for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, featuring in-game footage. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and its PC version will have an uncapped framerate, as well as support for resolutions up to 4K. In addition, 21:9 monitors will be supported at launch. The game is currently planned for an August 8th release.

 

Hand-drawn Metroidvania game, Sundered, is now available
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/hand-drawn-metroidvania-game-sundered-is-now-available/
Thunder Lotus Games announced today the release of its hotly anticipated hand-drawn Metroidvania game, Sundered. Notably galvanized by the release are the game’s 4,600 Kickstarter backers, who had made Sundered’s January 2017 crowdfunding campaign one of the year’s notable successes.

 

Middle-earth: Shadow of War – New trailer focuses on The Agonizer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-new-trailer-focuses-on-the-agonizer/
Warner Bros today released a new video for Middle-earth: Shadow of War featuring Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Silicon Valley), who portrays The Agonizer. The Agonizer is said to be a spirited yet deadly Orc enemy, who is just one of the numerous personalities players may encounter through the Nemesis System in the upcoming open-world action game.

 

Final Fantasy XV’s Regalia is coming to Forza Horizon 3 on August 1st as a free DLC
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xvs-regalia-is-coming-to-forza-horizon-3-on-august-1st-as-a-free-dlc/
Turn 10 studios has announced that Final Fantasy XV’s Regalia will be coming to Forza Horizon 3. Beginning on August 1, Forza Horizon 3 players will be able to download and enjoy the Regalia in Forza Horizon 3 for free. In order to celebrate this announcement, Turn 10 released three screenshots showcasing the Regalia in Forza Horizon 3.