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Thursday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Kingdom Come: Deliverance has sold one million copies, 45% coming from the PC, hotfix 1.2.5 available
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-has-sold-one-million-copies-45-coming-from-the-pc/
It appears that Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a huge success for Warhorse Studios. In less than a month, the game has sold one million copies on all platforms. Furthermore, the team released a new hotfix patch for it.

 

There's a new promo sale at GOG with lots of strategy games like Cossacks, Stronghold Crusader, Disciplines, Blitzkrieg, Ultimate General and more: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180222_ultimate_general_tiein

 

SOFTWARE

Steam users can now choose to 'ignore' curators they don't like
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-users-can-now-choose-to-ignore-curators-they-dont-like/
Back in December, Valve made some major changes to the Steam Curators system intended to make it easier to "find and follow Steam Curators that you know and trust." Now there's a new option that does precisely the opposite, by enabling Steam users to ignore curators whose suggestions aren't making the grade for you.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

This Darkest Dungeon mod sheds light with MS Paint makeover
https://www.pcgamer.com/darkest-dungeon-mod-sheds-light-with-ms-paint-makeover/
From its boss rushing to its sun praising and dragonslaying, Darkest Dungeon's player-made mods breath new life into a game obsessed with death. But it needn't be all doom and gloom and paranoid masochistic alcoholism—Blackest basement's (uploaded by mikolaj007) Mspaint dungeons mod adds a welcome splash of colour to Darkest Dungeon's otherwise dank and depressive oubliettes.

 

GAMING NEWS

Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Real-life locations versus in-game environments
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/kingdom-come-deliverance-real-life-locations-versus-in-game-environments/
Reddit’s member ‘xXEdgy13YrOldXx ‘ has shared some really interesting comparison between some real-life locations and their Kingdom Come: Deliverance in-game counterparts. As we can see, Warhorse was able to recreate a lot of castles and houses as they look in real-life, though it’s obvious that we need a better lighting system in order to come closer to photorealistic visuals (perhaps the game could have looked better if Warhorse kept the lighting system from the beta build).

 

Fortnite 3.0.0 is now available, brings major building improvements, adds Hand Cannon & Color Blind Option
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-3-0-0-is-now-available-brings-major-building-improvements-adds-hand-cannon-color-blind-option/
Epic Games has released a brand new update for Fortnite. This patch will update your game’s version to 3.0.0 and comes with major building improvements, adds Hand Cannon, a Color Blind option, as well as new Orchestral music score.

 

Warcraft 3 patch 1.29 adds widescreen support, Editor improvements & custom matches with 24 players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warcraft-3-patch-1-29-adds-widescreen-support-editor-improvements-custom-matches-with-24-players/
Blizzard has released a new patch for Warcraft 3 that adds support for widescreen resolutions, some experimental modes like 24 player support for custom games, as well as a number of Editor improvements.

 

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition will get a free demo prior to its release
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xv-windows-edition-will-get-a-free-demo-prior-to-its-release/
Now here is a nice surprise. Square Enix has just announced that it will release a demo for the PC version of Final Fantasy XV prior to its official launch. This demo will feature the first Chapter and will allow players to fully explore the tutorial and opening quests of the game.

 

First Dragon Ball FighterZ patch is coming later this month, may not resolve all online issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-dragon-ball-fighterz-patch-is-coming-later-this-month-may-not-resolve-all-online-issues/
It’s been almost a month since the release of Dragon Ball FighterZ and Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have finally revealed their roadmap for patches. According to Tomoko Hiroki, game producer at Bandai Namco, the first patch for Dragon Ball FighterZ will come out later this month.

 

New SoulCalibur 6 videos showcase Mitsurugi, Zasalamel and Ivy
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-soulcalibur-6-videos-showcase-mitsurugi-zasalamel-and-ivy/
Bandai Namco has released three new videos for SoulCalibur 6, showcasing some characters that will be featured in it. These three characters are: Mitsurugi, Zasalamel and Ivy.

 

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 closed beta begins this weekend, features 3 levels and all 15 careers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-vermintide-2-closed-beta-begins-this-weekend-features-3-levels-and-all-15-careers/
Fatshark today announced that the highly anticipated sequel to the multi-million selling game Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide has reached beta. The Warhammer: Vermintide 2 beta will be rolling out this weekend and anyone who signed up for it will receive a key in the mail shortly if they haven’t already.