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It's Wednesday and these are the news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Fortnite has surpassed 7 million players
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-has-surpassed-7-million-players/
Epic Games has announced that over 7 million gamers have played Fortnite on all platforms. While the team did not clarify which percentage of them is exclusively playing the free-to-play mode, Battle Royale, we do know that more than one million gamers have played it on its first day.

 

Stardock strategy games headline the latest Humble Bundle
http://www.pcgamer.com/stardock-strategy-games-headline-the-latest-humble-bundle/
For those of you who don't yet have enough Humble Bundles in your lives, the new one from Stardock is really quite good. For a minimum of $1, you'll get Sorcerer King: Rivals, Fallen Enchantress, The Political Machine 2016, and The Corporate Machine. That's a really good deal for a dollar. But it's only the beginning.

 

Darkest Dungeon is cheap this week, new class mods make it a must buy
http://www.pcgamer.com/darkest-dungeon-is-cheap-this-week-new-class-mods-make-it-worth-getting/
Red Hook Studios' Darkest Dungeon is one of the hardest yet most enjoyable games I've ever played—an experience that's been bolstered over time by its range of neat player-made mods. The base game is subject to a 60 percent discount on Steam till Friday, and there are a number of cool new class mods which make it worth checking out.

>>The offer, available here, is one of the two Midweek Madness deals on Steam. The other one is Dying Light, that's 50% off (60% for the Enhanced version).

 

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

TEKKEN 6 is fully playable on the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-6-is-fully-playable-on-the-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3/
The team behind the best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, has announced that TEKKEN 6 is now fully playable on RPCS3, running at 60fps. The latest version of RPCS3 runs the game with perfect graphics, including now fixed shadows, working sound and at 60fps.

>>But that's not the only news worthy article about RPCS3, because...

 

Here are Demon’s Souls, Red Dead Redemption, Persona 5, Dante’s Inferno and more being rendered at higher resolutions
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-demons-souls-red-dead-redemption-persona-5-dantes-inferno-and-more-being-rendered-in-higher-resolutions/
The development team of RPCS3 has announced that a new high resolution rendering mode will be added to this PS3 emulator in the coming weeks. In order to showcase the visuals improvements, the team shared a screenshot from Demon’s Souls running in native 4K with 16xAF.

 

GAMING NEWS

New screenshots released for Sonic Forces, showing off custom Hero Character & Chemical Plant
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-sonic-forces-showing-off-custom-hero-character-chemical-plant/
SEGA released today brand new screenshots from Sonic Team’s upcoming game, Sonic Forces. The screenshots showcase the customizable Hero Character utilizing the newly revealed Drill Wispon to destroy enemies and speed through the Chemical Plant.

 

New screenshots released for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus & DOOM VFR
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-wolfenstein-ii-the-new-colossus-doom-vfr/
Bethesda has released some new screenshots for the VR version of DOOM, DOOM VFR, and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Both DOOM VFR and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus are powered by the id Tech 6 Engine, and both are planned for a 2017 release.

 

Skyrim Special Edition – Survival Mode is now available to everyone & free for a limited time
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-special-edition-survival-mode-is-now-available-to-everyone-free-for-a-limited-time/
After a short beta period, Bethesda has released the Survival mode for Skyrim’s Special Edition to everyone. According to its description, Skyrim’s survival mode adds new gameplay features and challenges to transform Skyrim into a land of unrelenting cold and harsh wilderness.

 

Crazy Justice is a new Unreal Engine 4-powered third-person shooter with destructible environments
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/crazy-justice-is-a-new-unreal-engine-4-powered-third-person-shooter-with-destructible-environments/
Black Riddles Studio has announced that it is working on a new third-person shooter game in cel-shaded style with steampunk elements. The game will be powered by Unreal Engine 4, will feature destructible environments using NVIDIA’s PhysX technology, and will support cross-play between the Xbox One and the PC versions.

 

Obsidian admits that Fallout: New Vegas was limited by consoles
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/obsidian-admits-that-fallout-new-vegas-was-limited-by-consoles/
It’s no secret that multi-platform games are limited by the hardware of consoles; a limitation that’s not present on the PC as developers can push things as much as they want. The Crysis series is a perfect example of how a game can be limited by consoles and it appears that Fallout: New Vegas was also a victim of such a thing.