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Tuesday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

State of Decay 2 surpasses two million players in two weeks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/state-of-decay-2-surpasses-two-million-players-in-two-weeks/
Microsoft and Undead Labs have announced that State of Decay 2 has surpassed two million players in its first two weeks. According to the press release, survivors have eliminated close to 2 billion zombies so far and last week, players tended to survive about three days on average, and players have completed over 121,000 community stories and started brand new communities with a new map that includes extra bonuses to help kickstart their new survival challenge.
As we’ve already said, this number also includes the Xbox Game Pass subscribers who were able to download and play the game. As such, this figure does not mean that the game has sold two million units.

 

Let's check Steam's daily and weeklong deals:

• The daily deal is Aragami, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/280160/Aragami/
• The first of the weeklong deals I'll list is Airport Madness 3D, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/445770/Airport_Madness_3D/
• Death Coming is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/705120/Death_Coming/
• Insurgency is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/222880/Insurgency/
• Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is 67% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/747340/Unforgiving__A_Northern_Hymn/
• Redout: Enhanced Edition is 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/517710/Redout_Enhanced_Edition/
• And the last one is The Way, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/The_Way/

 

On the Humble Store, we have the weekly publisher sale, this time featuring Devolver Digital: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/devolver-digital-sale/

 

And at Fanatical, the Star Deal is Agent of Mayhem, 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/agents-of-mayhem

 

SOFTWARE

Developers fear for Mac gaming as Apple deprecates OpenGL support
https://www.pcgamer.com/developers-fear-for-mac-gaming-as-apple-deprecates-opengl-support/
According to the official 'What's New in macOS' page, Apple is deprecating support for OpenGL and OpenCL with the release of macOS 10.14. If you're not familiar with developer terminology, deprecation means the feature will continue to work, but will not be supported moving forward and could break. Here's how Apple describes the change:
"Apps built using OpenGL and OpenCL will continue to run in macOS 10.14, but these legacy technologies are deprecated in macOS 10.14. Games and graphics-intensive apps that use OpenGL should now adopt Metal. Similarly, apps that use OpenCL for computational tasks should now adopt Metal and Metal Performance Shaders."

>>To those that bought a Mac for gaming: It serves you right. What were you thinking?

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Dark Souls mod plunges the entire game into darkness
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-mod-plunges-the-entire-game-into-darkness/
Dark Souls' Tomb of the Giants is one of Lordran's most treacherous environments. With only the player's immediate vicinity lit, the area is mostly pitch black—save for the faint glow of the Demon Ruins lava beneath. Notaprofi's Pure Darkness mod applies the same effect to the entire game.

 

GAMING NEWS

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition releases on July 3rd, available for free to original Steam owners
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-faction-guerrilla-re-mars-tered-edition-releases-on-july-3rd-available-for-free-to-original-steam-owners/
THQ Nordic has announced that Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Edition will release on July 3rd. Furthermore, the publisher confirmed that this remastered version will be available for free to all Steam owners of the original Red Faction Guerrilla game.

>>Giving the remasters for free to the owners of the original game is a very good habit THQ Nordic has. The rest of the companies should follow its example.

 

Warner Bros and IO Interactive will announce Hitman 2, logo gets leaked prior to official reveal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warner-bros-and-io-interactive-will-announce-hitman-2-logo-gets-leaked-prior-to-official-reveal/
A few hours ago, Warner Bros tweeted a teaser of a new game that will be revealed this Thursday. However, it appears that its official website has spoiled that surprise. As we can see below, the logo for Hitman 2 is present at Warner Bros’ website, hinting towards an incoming announcement.

 

Second big patch for Agony fixes numerous collision problems, polishes lighting, removes some puzzles
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-big-patch-for-agony-fixes-numerous-collision-problems-polishes-lighting-removes-puzzles/
Madmind has released the second big patch for its survival horror first-person game, Agony. According to the release notes, this patch fixes numerous collision problems, polishes lighting, removes some puzzles in order to make the progression more fluid and fixes some background animation glitches.

 

Here are ten minutes of gameplay footage from Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-ten-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-dragon-quest-xi-echoes-of-an-elusive-age/
Gamespot has shared a new video, showing ten minutes of gameplay footage from Square Enix’s upcoming RPG, Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age. This video showcases free roaming as well as the game’s combat mechanics.

 

Bandai Namco confirms that CODE VEIN will release on September 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bandai-namco-confirms-that-code-vein-will-release-on-september-26th/
Bandai Namco announced today that Code Vein will release on September 26th. In addition, the publisher revealed some pre-order bonuses (that we won’t cover because we are against pre-orders) and detailed the game’s Collector’s Edition.

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance patch 1.05 features over 200 bug fixes and newly simulated women clothing
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-patch-1-05-features-over-200-bug-fixes-and-newly-simulated-women-clothing/
Warhorse Studios has released a brand new patch for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. According to the release notes, patch 1.05 comes with over 200 bug fixes and newly simulated women clothing, as well as the ability to wash away your sins by buying indulgences in churches.

 

World War 3 is powered by Unreal Engine 4, will have a Battle Royale mode, supports up to 64 players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-war-3-is-powered-by-unreal-engine-4-will-have-a-battle-royale-mode-supports-up-to-64-players/
The Farm 51’s developers have been answering some community questions about their new multiplayer military first-person shooter on the game’s official Steam forum. According to the developers, World War 3 will be powered by Unreal Engine 4 and will support up to 64 players in a match.