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Tuesday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

There are two articles about sales figures, five about free games or deals, and the weeklong Steam deals:

Fortnite has passed 20 million players
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-passed-20-million-players/
Epic Games has announced that Fortnite now has over 20 million players. This is mainly due to the free to play Battle Royale mode that has been recently released on all platforms.

 

Bomber Crew earned $1 million in its first week, and a bunch more stuff is on the way
http://www.pcgamer.com/bomber-crew-earned-1-million-in-its-first-week-and-a-bunch-more-stuff-is-on-the-way/
"The reception for Bomber Crew has been really good," Miller told Rock Paper Shotgun. Publisher Curve previously announced that it brought in more than $1 million in its first week alone. It's been so successful, in fact, that developer Runner Duck is already talking about releasing "another game" in the years to come.

>>Good for them!

 

We have 50,000 free Steam key bundles to give away with Fanatical
http://www.pcgamer.com/we-have-50000-free-steam-key-bundles-to-give-away-with-fanatical/
Welcome to our latest free Steam key giveaway. We're teaming up with Fanatical (formerly Bundle Stars) to give away 50,000 bundles, each of which contains three free Steam keys for the following games. To stock up your library even further, you can use the code FANATICAL10 to get 10% off most games in the Fanatical store before November 19.

>>The games are "Sir, You Are Being Hunted", "Dead Effect" and "12 is Better Than 6".

 

The first Watch_Dogs is available for free on UPLAY until November 13th, and here is a list of graphics mods to use
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-watch_dogs-available-free-uplay-november-13th-list-visuals-mods-use/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Ubisoft is giving away free copies of the first Watch_Dogs game on UPLAY. This free giveaway will last until November 13th, meaning that you have a whole week in order to acquire your free copy.

>>That is, if they manage to get their servers working. Zkuq made a thread about it.

 

For Honor will be free to play this weekend, will offer all game modes, maps and heroes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/honor-will-free-play-weekend-will-offer-game-modes-maps-heroes/
Ubisoft has announced that For Honor will be free to play this weekend. From November 9th, players will be able to download and play this fighting melee game. The free weekend will offer all the game’s modes, maps and heroes, and will end on November 12th.

 

Get up to 85 percent off car games in Humble's Racing Sale
http://www.pcgamer.com/get-up-to-85-percent-off-car-games-in-humbles-racing-sale/
When Shaun covered the Humble Store's last 'Racing Sale' he used the strapline: "I feel the need, the need for affordable speed". This made me chuckle, which is why I've chosen to reuse it. The latest similarly named sale sidesteps recycling, though, and comes with new games—some of which come with 85 percent off.

>>Check it out over here.

 

All Walls Must Fall marks Berlin Wall anniversary with new trailer, 50 percent discount
http://www.pcgamer.com/all-walls-must-fall-marks-berlin-wall-anniversary-with-new-trailer-50-percent-discount/
After tinkering with All Walls Must Fall earlier this year, Tom billed the moody, futuristic Cold War shooter as "one to watch". To mark the 28th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, developer Inbetweengames has now launched a new trailer and has halved the game's Early Access price tag, should you wish to get eyes on it yourself.

>>Any excuse is good enough to do what you want to do. This is the Steam page of the game.

 

Let's take a look now at some of Steam's 519 weeklong deals:

• Comedy Night is 25% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/665360/Comedy_Night/
• The Dwarves is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/403970/The_Dwarves/
• Styx: Shards of Darkness is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/355790/Styx_Shards_of_Darkness/
• Tyranny is 60% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/362960/Tyranny/
• Mother Russia Bleeds is 75% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/361300/Mother_Russia_Bleeds/

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Deus Ex Revision 1.3.0.1 is now available, addresses and improves lots of things
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/deus-ex-revision-1-3-0-1-now-available-addresses-improves-lots-things/
Caustic Creative has released a brand new update for its amazing Revision mod for the first Deus Ex game. According to the release notes, Deus Ex Revision 1.3.0.1 features some fixes to numerous levels, and improvements to its new Survival mode.

>>You can download it from moddb.

 

Put a moustache on Dogmeat and others in Fallout 4 with the Movember Mod
http://www.pcgamer.com/put-a-moustache-on-dogmeat-and-others-in-fallout-4-with-the-movember-mod/
'Movember', as it is called, is a month-long event where moustaches are grown (on faces, not on farms or in gardens or something) to raise awareness of men's health issues like prostate cancer.
In addition to pitching in by darkening your lower lip with what is most likely a really shitty looking moustache, you can also participate virtually in Fallout 4 with the Movember Mod. Made by modder Elianora (who also created a 'Save the Boobies Mod' for breast cancer awareness, and lots of other mods), the Movember Mod adds wearable moustaches, moustache-related clothing, and some accessories.

 

GAMING NEWS

Injustice 2 online PC open beta is now live, official PC requirements revealed, Denuvo confirmed
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/injustice-2-online-pc-open-beta-now-live-official-pc-requirements-revealed/
Warner Bros has announced the launch of the online PC open beta phase for Injustice 2. PC gamers can visit the game’s Steam page, download and start playing it.

 

The Evil Within 2 patch 1.03 is now available, features a number of PC-specific fixes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/evil-within-2-patch-1-03-now-available-features-number-pc-specific-fixes/
Bethesda and Tango Gameworks have released a new patch for The Evil Within 2. According to the release notes, patch 1.03 comes with a number of PC-specific fixes. However, and from the looks of it, it does not improve the game’s performance in any way.

 

Sonic Forces gets an official launch trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/sonic-forces-gets-official-launch-trailer/
SEGA has just released the Sonic Forces launch trailer. Sonic Forces is developed by the same team behind Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations. The game has players experience fast paced action as Modern Sonic, catapult past perilous platforms as Classic Sonic, and use powerful new gadgets as their own Custom Hero Character.

 

Second developer diary for Gravel focuses on the Career mode
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/second-developer-diary-gravel-focuses-career-mode/
Milestone has released the second developer diary for Gravel that focuses on the game’s Career mode. The Career mode was developed around the Off-Road Masters, the annual TV show where the best riders in the world compete in races all over the planet, organized by the Gravel Channel, the extreme sports TV channel completely dedicated to off-roading.

 

Nioh: Complete Edition features the WORST keyboard controls we’ve seen in a PC game lately
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nioh-complete-edition-worst-keyboard-controls-pc-game/
Nioh: Complete Edition has just been released on the PC and since KOEI Tecmo has provided us with a review code, we can confirm that the keyboard controls are awful. No seriously, these are by far the worst keyboard controls we’ve seen in a PC game, surpassing even those of Attack on Titan.

 

First Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus patch unlocks Vault, improves stability on NVIDIA’s hardware
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-wolfenstein-ii-new-colossus-patch-unlocks-vault-improves-stability-nvidias-hardware/
Bethesda has just released the first Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus patch. According to the release notes, this patch improves overall stability on NVIDIA 10-series GPUs. In addition, it fixes some issues with Skyboxes, and improves Win 10 stability on NVIDIA GPUs.

 

Dishonored 2 update 5 fixes framerate hiccups, brings UI optimizations
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dishonored-2-update-5-fixes-framerate-hiccups-brings-ui-optimizations/
Bethesda and Arkane Studios have released a new patch for Dishonored 2. According to the release notes, the Dishonored 2 update 5 brings various UI optimizations and comes with a number of PC-specific fixes.