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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

PUBG and Fortnite end 2018 on a high note, CS:GO free to play a success, Battlefield 5 falls short
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pubg-and-fortnite-end-2018-on-a-high-note-csgo-free-to-play-a-success-battlefield-5-falls-short/
SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, claiming that PLAYERUNKNOWN’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite ended the year on a high note. Going into more details, Fortnite had its highest grossing month to date, while PUBG sold 2.75 million units across console and PC.
Counter Strike: Global Offensive has recently went free to play and it appears that this transition was a success. CS:GO hit a new MAU high point for the franchise in its second month as a F2P title. Superdata estimates the free version generated roughly $49 million between November and December.
Furthermore, The Sims 4 benefited from end-of-year promotions. A significant price cut led to a surge in new unit sales on both console and PC however, the DLC revenue on PC declined year-over-year by 10%.

Sea of Thieves is 50% off until the end of the month
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-is-50-off-until-the-end-of-the-month/
Buoyed by recent support from streamers like Summit1g, Rare's open world pirate game has regularly been at the top of the Twitch charts lately. According to the latest dev diary, the game has seen an uptick of new users as a result, and perhaps hoping to continue the trend of new players, Sea of Thieves is on sale until January 31 for 50% off. That's $30 or £24.99.

 

Steam's daily deal is Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/607890/Sword_Art_Online_Hollow_Realization_Deluxe_Edition/

At Fanatical, there are 4 new deals:

• The Reaper Bundle, available fro the next 13 days, brings 10 games with a 97% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/es/bundle/reaper-bundle
• The Early Access title When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is going to be 20% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/game/when-ski-lifts-go-wrong
• GTA V is also on sale, 52% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/game/grand-theft-auto-v
• And the publisher Dovetail Games Trains has put its Train Simulator games and some of its add-ons on sale, up to 75% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/publishers/dovetail-games--trains

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

Deep Silver comments on Metro Exodus using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/deep-silver-comments-on-metro-exodus-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
A lot of PC gamers were disappointed when they discovered earlier this week that Metro Exodus will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Naturally, the game’s Steam forum was filled with threads asking Deep Silver and 4A Games to reconsider it and remove it. And, surprisingly enough, the publisher has responded and stated its policy regarding Metro Exodus and all of its future games.
Deep Silver stated that its policy is to protect its PC games with Denuvo, meaning that this stance will not change (at least in the foreseeable future).
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GAMING NEWS

Far Cry New Dawn has gone Gold, gets a story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/far-cry-new-dawn-has-gone-gold-gets-a-story-trailer/
Ubisoft has announced that Far Cry New Dawn has gone Gold and released its story trailer in order to celebrate it. In Far Cry New Dawn, players will have to face off against the ruthless highwaymen and their leaders the Twins as they fight to survive in a dangerous post-apocalyptic frontier.

Adventure/stealth game, A Plague Tale: Innocence, releases on May 14th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/adventure-stealth-game-a-plague-tale-innocence-releases-on-may-14th/
Focus Home Interactive has released a new behind-the-scenes video for A Plague Tale: Innocence. According to the press release, the first episode focuses on Amicia and Hugo, the two main characters of A Plague Tale: Innocence, and their relationship.

Real-time ray tracing in games may take off as next-gen Xbox is rumoured to be supporting it
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/real-time-ray-tracing-in-games-may-take-off-as-next-gen-xbox-is-rumoured-to-be-supporting-it/
A recent Reddit post claimed to be presenting some new information about the next-gen Xbox console. Now while this post has been deleted, it appears that some information that contained could be true.
Now I’m pretty sure that you are puzzled here as to why we’re covering this story. And to be honest, the answer is simple; if this information is correct, real-time ray tracing may actually be used in a lot of next-gen games. Real-time ray tracing will be currently supported by a few PC games, however we may see a lot of such titles (obviously on the PC) provided next-gen consoles support it.
>> And given that Phil Spencer went on stage at AMD's CES conference to reafirm their relationship, it also means that AMD has something (Navi?) in the works capable of doing RT with "next-gen" graphics.

Avalanche’s Generation Zero releases on March 26th, official PC system requirements revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/avalanches-generation-zero-releases-on-march-26th-official-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
Avalanche Studios has announced that its open-world survival game, Generation Zero, will release on March 26th. Furthermore, the team has revealed (via its Steam store page) the game’s official PC system requirements.