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Wednesday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

World of Warcraft is the biggest selling entertainment product ever, not Grand Theft Auto V [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-of-warcraft-is-the-biggest-selling-entertainment-product-ever-not-grand-theft-auto-v/
Yesterday, MarketWatch claimed that Grand Theft Auto V was the biggest selling entertainment product ever, surpassing even films like Avatar or Star Wars. However, this information is incorrect as there is PC-only game that has generated almost double the amount that GTA V has raised, and that is no other than World of Warcraft.
As MarketWatch stated, GTA V has earned more than $6 billion so far. On the other hand, Blizzard announced last year that World of Warcraft had generated around $10 billion. And that was last year.
UPDATE: It appears that Space Invaders is the best selling entertainment product. While this game relied on arcade sales, it’s still considered as an entertainment product. As such, Space Invaders has earned more than GTA V or World of Warcraft.
Space Invaders has generated $13.93 billion, followed by Pac-Man ($12.81 billion). Street Fighter 2 has generated $10.61 billion so it’s a unclear whether WoW has managed to surpass it or not.

 

The new daily deal from GOG is Fist Puncher, 85% off: https://www.gog.com/game/fist_puncher

 

At Steam we have the daily deal, Nine Parchments at half its price, and the Midweek Madness deals:

• Plague Inc: Evolved is 60% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/246620/Plague_Inc_Evolved/
• The Mount & Blade franchise is on sale, 66% off (like GOG): http://store.steampowered.com/sale/mountandblade/

 

SOFTWARE

A new kind of ransomware forces you to play PUBG to unlock your files
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-kind-of-ransomware-forces-you-to-play-pubg-to-unlock-your-files/
"Ransomware" is malicious software that works basically like a computer virus, except that instead of destroying your data, it locks it down until you pay whatever ransom the creators decide to extort. (...) Not all such attacks are quite so malicious, however.
Case in point: The PUBG Ransomware discovered by MalwareHunterTeam (via Bleeping Computer), which encrypts all your files, including images, music, and documents, and refuses to release them unless and until you play Playerunknown's Battlegrounds for an hour.

>>What in the actual f*ck?!

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Prey Real Lights plus Ultra Graphics mod improves Parallax Occlusion Mapping, lighting, blood and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/prey-real-lights-plus-ultra-graphics-mod-improves-parallax-occlusion-mapping-lighting-blood-and-more/
Our reader ‘jmx777’ has released a brand new version of his amazing Real Lights plus Ultra Graphics mod for Prey. According to the release notes, this new version adds tracking cameras sparks on emp grenades and Thypons interference, improves fire effects of pipe leaks, improves blood and lighting, and adds heat distortion effects to all the heat emitters.

>>It's available from Nexus Mods.

 

GAMING NEWS

First Chrono Trigger patch released, allows players to use the original “SNES” graphics
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-chrono-trigger-patch-released-allows-players-to-use-the-original-snes-graphics/
Square Enix announced today that following fan feedback, Chrono Trigger for Steam has received the first of a number of planned patches to enhance the game’s presentation and features.

 

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands & Splinter Cell Mission are free to play this weekend
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-wildlands-splinter-cell-mission-are-free-to-play-this-weekend/
Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands will be free to play this weekend. During this free weekend, players will gain access to the full open world of Bolivia, including all missions, features and side activities.

 

New gameplay trailer released for Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-cryteks-hunt-showdown/
Crytek has released a new gameplay trailer for its first-person PvP bounty hunting game, Hunt: Showdown. Hunt: Showdown is available on Steam Early Access and recently received a performance patch, featuring major CPU optimizations, reducing the overall memory footprint of the game and addressing the stalls and stutters that players had reported.

 

Free Radical had plans for Battlefront IV, V and VI, Rebellion tried to finish the project
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-radical-had-plans-for-battlefront-iv-v-and-vi-rebellion-tried-to-finish-the-project/
The Vault Project has shared a really detailed document about the development of Free Radical’s Battlefront 3 game. According to the document, Free Radical had plans for more Battlefront games and signed up a deal with Lucas Arts.

 

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi releases on June 5th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nobunagas-ambition-taishi-releases-on-june-5th/
KOEI Tecmo announced today the upcoming western release of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi, the latest standalone entry in the Grand Strategy Series which focuses on the pivotal events of Sengoku Era Japan, slated for release on June 5th. In order to celebrate this announcement, KOEI Tecmo also released some screenshots that you can find below.

 

Bullet Witch and SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal are coming to the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bullet-witch-and-senran-kagura-burst-renewal-are-coming-to-the-pc/
XSEED Games has announced that it will bring Bullet Witch and SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal to the PC in 2018. As the press release reads, the cult-favorite action adventure title Bullet Witch, previously an exclusive on Xbox 360, will come out on April 25th and will feature visual and gameplay improvements to bring it in line with modern gaming standards.

 

Forza Horizon 4 to be present at E3 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-4-to-be-present-at-e3-2018/
Fernanda Delgado, head of Xbox in Spain and Portugal, confirmed to Gamereactor that the next Forza Horizon game, which most likely be called Forza Horizon 4, will be present at E3 2018. Delgado did not reveal anything other than that, except that we will also learn the game’s location at that event.

>>Not that surprising given that the franchise has become a yearly product, with the Motorsports and Horizon games taking turns.