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It's Monday already? Wow, time sure flies fast when you're not around here XD. I guess that means I'll have to do the news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and Fall
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
4. Subnautica
5. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
6. Dying Light Enhanced Edition
7. DRAGON BALL FighterZ
8. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
9. Slay the Spire
10. FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE

 

Activision Blizzard earned more than $4 billion on in-game purchases in 2017
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-earned-more-than-4-billion-on-in-game-purchases-in-2017/
Activision earned $7 billion in net revenues in 2017, which is an awfully impressive number, although maybe not all that surprising surprising given the games in its stable: Overwatch, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and a few others you may have heard of. But what's really interesting (or potentially terrifying, depending on your perspective) is that more than half of that amount—over $4 billion—comes from in-game purchases.

>>And that's why microtransactions won't go away anytime soon. *sigh*

 

GOG doesn't have a weekly sale yet. That, coupled with the "rumors" of Steam having a Lunar New Year sale from Feb 15-19, likely means that GOG is working on something similar.

 

SOFTWARE

Here is what NVIDIA’s VXAO looks like in Final Fantasy XV, comparison screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-is-what-nvidias-vxao-looks-like-in-final-fantasy-xv-comparison-screenshots/
As you may already be aware of, the PC benchmark of Final Fantasy XV featured three specific NVIDIA GameWorks effects. These three effects were: Turf, HairWorks and Flow. The final version of the game will support two additional effects, VXAO and ShadowWorks, and Resetera’s member icecold1983 was able to enable VXAO in the benchmark tool, showcasing what gamers can expect from this technique.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

CEMU 1.11.4 is now available to everyone for download, improves game compatibility
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cemu-1-11-4-is-now-available-to-everyone-for-download-improves-game-compatibility/
The team behind the best WiiU emulator, CEMU, has released a brand new version of it. This latest version of CEMU boots games that weren’t compatible before, like Mario Part 10, Art Academy: Atelier, Wii Party U and Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival.

>>You can download it from the official website.

 

Unreal Engine 4 Zelda VR fan tech demo is now available, supports both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-zelda-vr-fan-tech-demo-is-now-available-supports-both-htc-vive-and-oculus-rift/
A few days ago we informed you about a new fan tech demo for Zelda in Unreal Engine 4. This tech demo allowed players to control Fierce Deity Link and fight the Darknut. And yesterday, its creator released a VR version of this demo that supports both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift.

>>You may want to try it, Conina. This is the direct download link.

 

Grand Theft Auto 5 Redux 1.3 mod is now available, improves NPC physics & enhances animations
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/grand-theft-auto-5-redux-1-3-mod-is-now-available-improves-npc-physics-enhances-animations/
Josh Romito has released a new version of his graphics overhaul for Grand Theft Auto V, GTA5Redux. According to the modder, this new version of his mod is compatible with the latest version of the game and adds a GTA 5 Redux intro video and a GTA 5 Redux menu logo.

>>Available from here.

 

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 5.0 is now available, reworks lots of textures to Ultra HD quality
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-hd-reworked-project-5-0-is-now-available-reworks-lots-of-textures-to-ultra-hd-quality/
Modder ‘Halk Hogan PL’ has released a brand new version of his amazing HD Texture Pack for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project aims to overhaul CD Projekt RED’s title, featuring high quality meshes with a lot of details (most of them are created from scratch and good optimalization is preserved), very high quality detailed textures with great sharpness and performance, without any unnecessary VRAM losses, very high quality accurate normal maps and specially customized materials for all reworked stuff.

>>If you're interested, head to Nexus Mods.

 

Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch 2.0.3 is now available featuring numerous Actor, Item, Mesh and Quest fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unofficial-fallout-4-patch-2-0-3-is-now-available-featuring-numerous-actor-item-mesh-and-quest-fixes/
The Unofficial Patch Project Team has released a brand new patch for Fallout 4. According to the release notes, the unofficial Fallout 4 patch 2.0.3 adds keywords for power armor paint introduced with patch 1.10.64 and keyword data for the Gatling Laser added by patch 1.10.50.

>>This mod is also available from Nexus Mods.

 

GAMING NEWS

New One Piece World Seeker screenshots showcase environments and characters
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-one-piece-world-seeker-screenshots-showcase-environments-and-characters/
Bandai Namco has released a new set of screenshots for One Piece World Seeker. In One Piece World Seeker, players will take an adventure freely to unlock the dark secret behind a mysterious island in a new world where various cultures and environments live together.

 

New screenshots and trailer for upcoming first-person open-world exploration game, Eastshade
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-screenshots-and-trailer-for-upcoming-first-person-open-world-exploration-game-eastshade/
Eastshade Studios has released new screenshots and a trailer for its upcoming first-person open-world exploration game, Eastshade. In Eastshade you assume the role of a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade and capturing the world on canvas using your artist’s easel.

 

First-person puzzler Q.U.B.E. 2 releases on March 13th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-person-puzzler-q-u-b-e-2-releases-on-march-13th/
Toxic Games has announced that its first-person puzzle sequel Q.U.B.E. 2 will launch on March 13th. Q.U.B.E. 2 offers a brain-teasing adventure for fans of the original Q.U.B.E. and newcomers alike.