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The penultimate news edition of the week (it's been a short one, right? ;-P):

SALES & DEALS

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold around 1.4 million digital units at launch, Fortnite is still going strong
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-has-sold-around-1-4-million-digital-units-at-launch-fortnite-is-still-going-strong/
SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, stating that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has sold roughly 1.4 million digital units across console and PC, thus outperforming FromSoftware’s previous title, Dark Souls 3.
It’s worth noting that the overall sales for Sekiro are higher. Earlier this month, Activision stated that the game has already sold more than two million copies worldwide.
Moreover, Fortnite continues to hold steady despite increased competition. According to SuperData’s stats, Fortnite’s revenue grew 7% year-over-year in March, which is the first year-ago comparison that includes console, PC and Mobile.
On the other hand, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege declines again despite “Year Four” spike. While Rainbow Six in-game spending increased 43% across console and PC in March compared to February on the back of a new “Year Four” content release, revenue was still down roughly 20% year-over-year.
>> Check the article if you want to know which are the top grossing titles for PC (Fortnite is nº 5).

World War Z sells over 1 million units in its first week, 250K coming from the Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-war-z-sells-over-1-million-units-in-its-first-week-250k-coming-from-the-epic-games-store/
Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive have announced that World War Z, the action-packed co-op shooter inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster film, has sold more than 1 million units since it launched last week.

Steam has one real daily deal and a fake one:

• The first and real one is Train Fever, 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/304730/Train_Fever/
• And the fake one is the Early Access title Edge Of Eternity, 20% off for the next 4 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/269190/Edge_Of_Eternity/

On the Humble Store, the new Spotlight Deal is Plane Mechanic Simulator, 25% off for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/plane-mechanic-simulator

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 430.39 WHQL driver is optimized for Mortal Kombat 11, Anthem & Strange Brigade
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-430-39-whql-driver-is-optimized-for-mortal-kombat-11-anthem-strange-brigade/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 430.39 WHQL driver provides the optimal gaming experience for Mortal Kombat 11, Anthem, and Strange Brigade.
Furthermore, this new driver includes support for GeForce GTX 1650 desktop, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1650 notebook GPUs, adds support for seven new G-SYNC compatible monitors and adds support for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update (including Variable Rate Shading).
NVIDIA has also fixed some bugs/issues. For instance, the green team addressed an issue that could cause MadVR to not render videos in HDR mode using MPC player, various memory leaks that could occur when launching games, as well as random desktop flickers that could occur on some multi-display PCs.
>> Available from here.

Tim Sweeney: “If Valve commits to a permanent 88% revenue share, we’ll stop making new exclusive deals”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tim-sweeney-if-valve-commits-to-a-permanent-88-revenue-share-well-stop-all-exclusive-deals/
Now here is something really interesting. Epic Games’ CEO, Tim Sweeney, has just stated that if Steam commits to a permanent 88% revenue share for all developers and publishers without major strings attached, Epic Games will hastily organize a retreat from exclusives and consider putting its own games on Steam.
>> HAHAHAHA! Who does he thinks he's fooling? Just like when they said there wouldn't be another Metro Exodus and did it with Anno 1800, right? If anything, they'll do it more, given that Steam still dominates the market and they'd need those deals to lure devs back to their store.

MODS/EMULATORS

Classic Dino Crisis gets an AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack, available for download now
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/classic-dino-crisis-gets-an-ai-enhanced-hd-texture-pack-available-for-download-now/
It’s no secret that a lot of gamers would want to see a remaster of the first Dino Crisis game. And while Capcom does not plan on remastering or remaking this title yet, PC gamers can go ahead and enjoy its Dreamcast version with more detailed textures thanks to this new AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack.
Created by Reddit’s member ‘pepodmc_’, this Texture Pack features a combination between upscaled Gigapixel textures and new textures (as the modder didnt like some textures and others were so low resolution that he couldn’t improve them via the AI Gigapixel algorithm).
As said, this HD Texture Pack is for the Dreamcast version of Dino Crisis and you can use the Reincast Dreamcast emulator in order to run it (you can download the emulator from here). Also note that this Texture Pack works with the “VGA FIX” PAL T7019D__06 (SPANISH) version of the game (though the modder will update it for other pal versions as well).
>> This is the download link for the mod.

First Mortal Kombat 11 mod lets you play as Sector, Cyrax & Kronika, PC version lacks balance tweaks & day1 patch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-mortal-kombat-11-mod-lets-you-play-as-sector-cyrax-kronika-pc-version-lacks-balance-tweaks-day1-patch/
Mortal Kombat 11 has just been released and it appears that the first mod for it has surfaced. Created by The Game Modding Channel, this mod lets PC gamers play as Cyrax, Sektor and Kronika, and there is a video below showcasing the mod in action.
Now the bad news here is that the The Game Modding Channel has not made this mod available to the public (and I don’t know whether there are such plans). This mod could be very well behind a Patreon wall and if that’s the case, we won’t bother sharing any new mods from this modder.

GAMING NEWS

New 4K screenshots released for Remedy’s upcoming supernatural game, Control
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-4k-screenshots-released-for-remedys-upcoming-supernatural-game-control/
Remedy has released some new 4K screenshots from its upcoming supernatural action-adventure game, Control. These screenshots showcase the main female protagonist, as well as some of the game’s environments.

First Anno 1800 patch released, fixes several crashes and Steam framerate drops
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-anno-1800-patch-released-fixes-several-crashes-and-steam-framerate-drops/
Ubisoft has released the first update for its latest strategy city building game, Anno 1800. According to the release notes, this patch addresses an issue for the Steam version that made the game’s FPS drop significantly.