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Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam's top 20 new releases in October include Destiny 2 and Postal 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-top-20-new-releases-in-october-include-destiny-2-and-postal-4/
With November's halfway point now well behind us, Valve has released its list of the top 20 new game releases for October. Some of them, like Destiny 2 and Disco Elysium, won't surprise anyone; but others, well, they might.
The list is based on revenue generation over the first two weeks, which is why these rundowns never appear until a few weeks after the end of the month: Games released at the end of the month still need their two weeks to ring up the revenues, after all. And they are ranked chronologically, not by revenue, so there's no "winner" here, although it's probably safe to assume that Destiny 2 pulled in more bucks than, say, Postal 4: No Regerts.
>> Get the full list at Steam:

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is EA’s top-selling Star Wars title on PC in its initial launch window
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-is-eas-top-selling-star-wars-title-on-pc-in-its-initial-launch-window/
Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm announced that the critically acclaimed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is the fastest-selling digital launch for a Star Wars game in its first two weeks. The game is also now EA’s top-selling Star Wars title on PC in its initial launch window.

Steam doesn't have a weekly sale because later today will start the Autumn Sale. Meanwhile there's a new daily deal, American Fugitive with a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/934780/American_Fugitive/

At Fanatical, besides their Black Friday sale, there's a new bundle, the METAL SLUG Pack, with 4 games at a 75% discounts for the next 10 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/metal-slug-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Adopt a purple monkey in Sea of Thieves with your Twitch Prime membership
https://www.pcgamer.com/adopt-a-purple-monkey-in-sea-of-thieves-with-your-twitch-prime-membership/
Sea of Thieves added pet monkeys and parrots when its Pirate Emporium went live back in September. The only issue was that pirates had to pay real-world money to buy those pets (and then lovingly fire them out of cannons). As of today, however, you can get a pirate pet for free if you're a Twitch Prime member through your Amazon Prime membership—which costs $13 per month or $120 per year. So... not exactly free, really.

Valve removed 1000 games from Steam because publishers were 'abusing' Steamworks
https://www.pcgamer.com/1000-games-were-just-removed-from-steam-and-we-dont-know-why/
Something strange appears to be happening on Steam, where, as chronicled by Steam Tools, roughly 1000 games have been suddenly removed from the system. Some of the "banned" games look a little sketchy but others seem like fairly normal games (for Steam at least), and have been on the platform for months or years.
Update: Shortly after our story went up, developer Alexandra Frock noted on Twitter that "a good chunk" of the removed games were linked to a single Russian publisher, Dagestan Technology, that appeared to be operating under a large number of different names. Selecting "related apps" for individual listings of banned games reveals how they're connected: Sly Pigs, for instance, is five steps removed from Running Sausage, but only two from BattleStar Mazay.

MODS/EMULATORS

New gameplay trailer released for the Aliens indie fan game, Alien: Hope for the Future
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-the-aliens-indie-fan-game-alien-hope-for-the-future/
Back in October, we informed you about a new Aliens indie fan game, Alien: Hope for the Future. And today, we are happy to report that a new gameplay trailer has been released. This trailer will give you a glimpse at what this indie game aims to achieve, so be sure to watch it.

GAMING NEWS

Directors of Diablo IV are talking about a darker open-world Diablo
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/directors-of-diablo-iv-are-talking-about-a-darker-open-world-diablo/
Diablo IV Game Director Luis Barriga and Art Director John Mueller have recently given an interview to Game Informer. They spoke about making a darker Diablo, which sounds like it was a unanimous decision within the studio.
>> You can watch the interview here.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Update 1.0.3.1 releases tomorrow, is 8.5GB in size, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-update-1-0-3-1-releases-tomorrow-is-8-5gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft has announced that a new update for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint will go live tomorrow. Update 1.0.3.1 is 8.5GB in size on the PC, and promises to improve and fix impactful issues based on community feedback.

Red Dead Redemption 2 November 25th Update released, further improves stability, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-dead-redemption-2-november-25th-update-released-further-improves-stability-full-patch-notes/
Rockstar has released a brand new update for the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2. According to the release notes, the November 25th update (which is around 300MB in size) aims to further improve the game’s overall stability.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare November 25th Update adds up to 4-player parties in Gun Game, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-november-25th-update-adds-up-to-4-player-parties-in-gun-game-full-patch-notes/
Infinity Ward has released a brand new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, the November 25th update adds up to 4-player parties in Gun Game. It also turns off spawn cameras for Headquarters and Hardpoint.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order November 25th Update is now available and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-november-25th-update-is-now-availabe-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
Respawn has released a brand new update for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. According to the release notes, the November 25th update focuses on a lot of the issues that the community has raised over the past few weeks.

New Cyberpunk 2077 details emerge: modding, sex scenes, game length, destructible environments & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-cyberpunk-2077-details-emerge-modding-sex-scenes-game-length-destructible-environments-more/
In its yearly polish community meeting, CD Projekt RED revealed some new details about its upcoming title, Cyberpunk 2077. The company shared some new details about the game’s gameplay mechanics, its story, the game’s length, its destructible environments and more.
>> It's a lengthy article with a lot of info.