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Monday news!

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Conan Exiles
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Wizard of Legend
5. House Flipper
6. The Forest
7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
8. Stardew Valley
9. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

 

Hearts of Iron IV has sold one million copies worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hearts-of-iron-iv-has-sold-one-million-copies-worldwide/
Paradox Development has announced that its grand strategy wargame Hearts of Iron IV has sold one million copies. This is the third of its historical titles, after Crusader Kings II and Europa Universalis IV, to hit the one million market, and is evidence of a strong and durable market for challenging games about our shared past.

 

Grand Theft Auto 5 has sold over 95 million copies
https://www.pcgamer.com/grand-theft-auto-5-has-sold-over-95-million-copies/
Grand Theft Auto 5 has a thriving mod scene, an ever-impressive performance subculture and an Online component that continues to generate new features—and, clearly, revenue—like nobody's business. During its Q4 earnings report, publisher Take-Two Interactive revealed the open world crime sim has shifted 95 million copies across all platforms since launch in 2013.

 

PC gaming industry expected to reach $33.6 billion by 2020, League of Legends the most popular core PC game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-gaming-industry-expected-to-reach-33-6-billion-by-2020-league-of-legends-the-most-popular-core-pc-game/
TheGreatSetup has shared with us some really interesting statistics about PC gaming and video-games in general. The team has spent 6 months gathering 500 essential data-points about video game industry for 2018.
According to the stats, 80% of the total video game industry’s 36 billion U.S dollars revenue in 2017 belongs to software sales and there are more than 2.5 billion video gamers from all over the world. Moreover, the video games market is expected to be worth over 90 billion U.S. dollars by 2020, from nearly 78.61 billion in 2017.

 

Let's check GOG's deals:

• The daily deal is AER - Memories of Old, 50% off: https://www.gog.com/game/aer
• The weekly sale, called Cool cult classics. It's possible that you won't find the games you expect, but they're up to 90% off, so it may be a good time to get them: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180521_weekly_sale

 

The daily deal at Steam is the Early Access game Ylands, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/298610/Ylands/

 

And at Fanatical, we have to talk about two new deals:

• The Star Deal, that will last 24 hours, is Sudden Strike Trilogy, 85% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sudden-strike-trilogy
• There's a new bundle, the Killer Bundle XI that, for the next two weeks, will let you get ten RPG and co-op shooters at an amazing price: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-xi

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

The Nintendo Switch Emulator, RyujiNX, can now boot Splatoon 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-nintendo-switch-emulator-ryujinx-can-now-boot-splatoon-2/
RyujiNX, one of the two major open-source emulators for Nintendo Switch, progresses spectacularly. While this is a new emulator, that has been under development for around two months, it can now boot the Nintendo Switch exclusive, Splatoon 2.

 

Here is Uncharted running on RPCS3 with almost perfect visuals
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-uncharted-running-on-rpcs3-with-almost-perfect-visuals/
YouTube’s ‘reznoire’ has shared a new video, showing the first Uncharted game running on the best PS3 emulator, RPCS3. While the game is still far from being playable, RPCS3 manages to emulate its graphics almost perfectly. There are some minor glitches and missing graphics however the game looks almost identical to the original PS3 version.

 

Doom 3 gets a new enhancement mod that overhauls visuals and brings balance changes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-3-gets-a-new-enhancement-mod-that-overhauls-visuals-and-brings-balance-changes/
Created by VoltexPixel, Omega Doom III is an enhancement mod for it that includes enhanced gun sounds (mostly remastered by the modder), subtitles, improved graphics including high-quality textures, headlight feature, balance changes, and more.
Its latest version has just been released and those interested can download it from here. VoltexPixel claims that its next version will feature high-resolution settings, more sound effects remade/remastered and extra balance changes.

 

This Dark Souls mod is inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-dark-souls-mod-is-inspired-by-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-available-for-download/
FTRichter has released a brand new gameplay mod for the first Dark Souls game that is heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, called Dark Souls – The breath of the Soul. This mod features a lot of gameplay and mechanic changes and its title suggests, most of them were influenced by the latest Zelda game.

>>The mod is available from Nexus Mods.

 

Unofficial patches released for Far Cry, Bully, GTA III, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unofficial-patches-released-for-far-cry-bully-gta-iii-gta-vice-city-and-gta-san-andreas/
PC gamers and modders have released new unofficial patches for Far Cry, Bully: Scholarship Edition, Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto Vice City and Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. These patches fix some rendering issues and crashes, and bring various Quality of life improvements.

>>You'll have to check the article to learn what those improvements are, and the links to download them.

 

New version of the mash-up of Doom and Blood, Blood: Dead on Arrival, released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-version-of-the-mash-up-of-doom-and-blood-blood-dead-on-arrival-released/
Modders ‘MrFroz’ and ‘Chunky ‘ have released a brand new version of his cool mash-up of the classic Doom and Blood games for GZDoom and QZDoom, Blood: Dead on Arrival. This new version polishes many gameplay aspects and adds a ton of brand new content.

>>This mod can be found at ModDB.

 

This Dark Souls 2 mod enables proper offline mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-dark-souls-2-mod-enables-proper-offline-mode/
Modder ‘Phize’ has released a new mod for Dark Souls 2 that enables proper offline mode. Thanks to this mod, PC gamers can finally enjoy Dark Souls 2 in offline mode without having to go offline on Steam, disable network adapters, or other workarounds.

>>This one is available from Nexus Mods.

 

This BattleTech mod unlocks the entire map early so you can explore outside the campaign
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-battletech-mod-unlocks-the-entire-map-early-so-you-can-explore-outside-the-campaign/
Scrappy mech game BattleTech is one of the best PC games you can play right now, but some players might feel its star map—which opens up gradually throughout the campaign—is too restrictive. A mod released this week changes that, opening up the entire map early in the campaign.
You'll still need to play a few hours to unlock it, completing the tense Liberation of Weldry campaign mission. But after that, you'll be free to roam around every star system, taking on contracts wherever you fancy.

 

XCOM 2 mod adds over 1,000 lines from cult space sitcom Red Dwarf
https://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-mod-adds-over-1000-lines-from-cult-space-sitcom-red-dwarf/
XCOM 2 can be exceptionally tough, exceptionally rewarding and, with the right mod installed, exceptionally funny. Red9's work-in-progress Red Dwarf Voice Pack fits the latter billing by adding over 1,000 voice lines from the cult space sitcom to hilarious effect.
With Lister (219 lines), Rimmer (299 lines), Kryten (216 lines), Cat (297 lines), and Holly (91 lines), I can't get enough of it.

>>Available from the Steam Workshop.

 

GAMING NEWS

The first three The Bard’s Tale games will be remastered by Krome Studios, first screenshots unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-first-three-the-bards-tale-games-will-be-remastered-by-krome-studios-first-screenshots-unveiled/
InXile Entertainment has announced that the first three classic The Bard’s Tale games will receive a remaster treatment. As the developer noted, these remasters will be developed by Krome Studios and you can find below the first screenshot comparisons between the vanilla and the remastered versions.

 

New Leisure Suit Larry game, Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, appears on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-leisure-suit-larry-game-leisure-suit-larry-wet-dreams-dont-dry-appears-on-steam/
It appears that Steam may have leaked a brand new Leisure Suit Larry game. Although we don’t know much, the package for this new Leisure Suit Larry game, called Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry, has gone live on Steam.

>>I wonder how "sexy" will the game be, given Valve's recent change when it comes to Steam and the sexual content (for Japanese games, not the likes of The Witcher 3, for example).

 

Here is almost an hour of multiplayer gameplay footage from Call of Duty Black Ops 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-almost-an-hour-of-multiplayer-gameplay-footage-from-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/
During its community reveal event, Treyarch allowed YouTubers to get their hands on the multiplayer mode of Call of Duty Black Ops 4. And below, you can find four videos showcasing almost an hour of gameplay footage from it.

 

Star Citizen Alpha 3.1.4 is now available, full release notes and features revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-1-4-is-now-available-full-release-notes-and-features-revealed/
Cloud Imperium has just announced that Star Citizen Alpha 3.1.4 is available to all backers. This new version of Star Citizen improves atmospheric simulation to support drag and gravity in motion control calculations, changes acceleration algorithm to transient and fixes various memory leaks.

 

DICE teases Battlefield V details: War Stories, new Battlefield in a new setting, gameplay changes and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dice-teases-battlefield-v-details-war-stories-new-battlefield-in-a-new-setting-gameplay-changes-and-more/
In order to further hype the official reveal of Battlefield V, DICE has teased some new details about this new Battlefield game. In a series of tweets, the official BF Twitter account shared things that may interest Battlefield fans.

 

New official gameplay trailer released for ONRUSH + fan-made comparison video between Motorstorm
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-official-gameplay-trailer-released-for-onrush-fan-made-comparison-video-between-motorstorm/
Codemasters & Koch Media have today released a takedown focussed gameplay trailer for their action packed arcade racer, ONRUSH. The new trailer showcases how teamwork can enable players to complete a variety of stunning takedowns and cause complete devastation to take the win.

 

New impressively beautiful Code Vein screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-impressively-beautiful-code-vein-screenshots-released/
Bandai Namco has released a new set of impressively beautiful screenshots for its upcoming action RPG, Code Vein. Code Vein is a third-person action RPG that finds players assuming the role of a Revenant in which players must use special attacks in order to survive.

 

Imperator: Rome is a new Roman themed strategy game from Paradox Interactive
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/imperator-rome-is-a-new-roman-themed-strategy-game-from-paradox-interactive/
Paradox Development announced Imperator: Rome, an upcoming grand strategy game set in the classical world from the glory days of Athens to the establishment of the Roman Empire four centuries later.