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Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Jurassic World Evolution & Planet Coaster have sold more than 2 million copies, Elite Dangerous surpasses 3 million
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/jurassic-world-evolution-planet-coaster-have-sold-more-than-2-million-copies-elite-dangerous-surpasses-3-million/
Frontier has announced that Jurassic World Evolution and Planet Coaster have sold more than two million sales. Moreover, Elite Dangerous has surpassed three million sales, making it the third game that has been successful for this small studio.
Jurassic World Evolution is also described as the most successful game launch for Frontier to date as it was released on June 12th, 2018, meaning that it took the team around seven months in order to hit its 2 million goal.

The new Humble Bundle features Gang Beasts, Everything, Gnog, and more
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-humble-bundle-features-gang-beasts-everything-gnog-and-more/
The Humble Double Fine Presents Bundle is a collection of games that are not made by Double Fine, but are published through its Double Fine Presents indie publishing label. It starts at $1 for Mountain, 140, and Thoth, a trio of minimalist experiments in platforming, twin-stick shooting, and "existential nature simulation," a descriptor which at the very least should have you curious. (Tyler liked it; lots of other people, not so much, although it now has a "very positive" user rating on Steam.)

 

At Steam, we have another daily deal and three Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Relics_of_War/
• The first of the Midweek Madness deals is Graveyard Keeper, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/
• Stick Fight: The Game is also 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/674940/Stick_Fight_The_Game/
• And Pummel Party is 34% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/880940/Pummel_Party/

At Fanatical there are four new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Okami HD, a bit more than 50% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/okami-hd
• That is part of a new Capcom sale, with up to 80% discounts: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/capcom
• There's a new Pick&Mix bundle with Aspyr, with 27 games to pick for the next 9 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/aspyr-pick-and-mix-bundle
• And Redout Complete Pack, with the games and 7 DLCs, is 80% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/redout-complete-pack

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

Influencers are one of the main 'discovery engines' on the Epic Games Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/influencers-are-one-of-the-main-discovery-engines-on-the-epic-games-store/
Epic Games Store’s director of publishing strategy and SteamSpy creator, Sergey Galyonkin, posted some clarifications on Twitter in regards to the role of influencers on the store. This comes after a ResetEra post that purported to summarise statements Galyonkin made on his Russian-language podcast caused some concerns.
The post, which provides a great deal of commentary but almost no direct quotes, made the rounds yesterday. One thing that stood out was the 20 percent figure that Galyonkin offered as an example of what he might expect an indie developer to spend on influencers. It’s an extraordinarily high number, especially when compared to the 5 percent he gave as an example for larger, publisher-backed games.
On Twitter, Galyonkin clarified that it’s not mandatory and that he believes giving developers the option to send referral links to influencers, thereby giving them a share of the revenue, creates more parity between indie developers and big publishers.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

You can now play Dragon Age: Inquisition in first-person mode with full body awareness
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-dragon-age-inquisition-in-first-person-mode-featuring-full-body-awareness/
Created by modder ‘wavebend’, this mod introduces a first-person camera with full body awareness, crosshair, and a toggle feature to switch on the fly between the first-person and third-person perspectives. Naturally, this mod works on both combat and non-combat areas, such as Skyhold.
What’s also really cool here is that in first-person mode, players will be able to manually aim arrows using the crosshair, regardless of whether auto-targeting is active or not.
According to the modder, this realistic first-person mod is not tuned for combat, meaning that players may run into tons of issues while using it. Still, we believe that this is a pretty cool way to re-experience Bioware’s RPG.
>> This mod is available from Nexus Mods.

This mod for The Witcher 3 aims to improve numerous character faces
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-for-the-witcher-3-aims-to-improve-numerous-character-faces/
Modder ‘Tahril’ has released a new mod for The Witcher 3 that aims to improve the depth and detail of the faces for numerous characters. This mod is being updated almost on a daily basis you can download its latest version right now.
Furthermore, Tahril plans to improve the faces of various NPCs – alongside of course the main characters that interact with – that can be found in the cities or villages. An early version of that pack is also available for download, though it’s incomplete at this point.
As always, some of you may not like some of the changes that have been made in some faces. For example, Tahril has significantly reduced Triss’ freckles (an artistic choice that may disappoint a number of gamers).
>> Get this mod from Nexus Mods.

 

GAMING NEWS

Forza Horizon 4 Update 5 available for download, full patch release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-4-update-5-available-for-download-full-patch-release-notes-revealed/
Playground Games has just released a brand new update for Forza Horizon 4. According to the release notes, the January 15th patch adds a Free-For-All adventure mode, and comes with various wheel tweaks, fixes and adjustments.
>> And apparently, they're learning from what's happening to Fortnite, and they've dropped some dances (that I didn't know it had).

New brand screenshots for World War Z showcase hordes of zombies
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-brand-screenshots-for-world-war-z-showcase-hordes-of-zombies/
Saber Interactive has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming four-player co-op multiplayer game inspired by the hit blockbuster movie, World War Z. These new screenshots showcase the hordes of zombies that players will have to face in it, showing what the Swarm Engine is capable of.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, Blackout, will be free to play on January 17th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4s-battle-royale-mode-blackout-will-be-free-to-play-on-january-17th/
Activision and Treyarch have announced that the battle royale mode for Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Blackout, will be free to play on January 17th. This basically means that until January 24th, everyone will be able to download and play it.

Official Far Cry New Dawn PC System Requirements Revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-far-cry-new-dawn-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
Ubisoft has just revealed the official PC system requirements for Far Cry New Dawn. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5 2400 or an AMD FX 6350 with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or an AMD Radeon R9 270X graphics card.

Reports suggest that Electronic Arts has cancelled its upcoming open-world Star Wars game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/reports-suggest-that-electronic-arts-has-cancelled-its-upcoming-open-world-star-wars-game/
It appears that Electronic Arts has cancelled its open-world Star Wars game. This Star Wars game was being developed by EA Vancouver and was meant to be a re-imagination of the cancelled single-player adventure Star Wars game that Visceral Games was working on and was cancelled in 2017.
>> Zombie9ers has a thread about it.

Stylish neo-noir action platformer, Katana ZERO, releases this March
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stylish-neo-noir-action-platformer-katana-zero-releases-this-march/
Askiisoft and Devolver Digital have announced their partnership to bring the near-future samurai story Katana ZERO to PC and console this March. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Multiplayer trailer released for GOD EATER 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/multiplayer-trailer-released-for-god-eater-3/
Bandai Namco has released a multiplayer trailer for GOD EATER 3. According to its description, during multiplayer, you and your friends can defeat powerful Ash Aragami online, play with customized heroes, and assemble up to 8 members in Assault Mode.

New trailer showcases Genesis Alpha One’s roguelike gameplay
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailer-showcases-genesis-alpha-ones-roguelike-gameplay/
Team17 and Radiation Blue have today revealed a new trailer showcasing the roguelike gameplay of the forthcoming Genesis Alpha One. Genesis Alpha One is the debut game from Radiation Blue, a German based independent developer, compromised of talented developers whose combined game credits include Hitman: Blood Money, Hitman: Contracts, Velvet Assassin, Spec Ops: The Line, SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars, SpellForce 3 and The Settlers.