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We've reached the Friday news!

SALES & DEALS

Cinematic platformer Horace is free to own on Epic Games Store until January 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cinematic-platformer-horace-is-free-to-own-on-epic-games-store-until-january-23rd/
505 Games and Epic Games have announced that Horace is currently free to own on Epic Games Store. PC gamers can visit the game’s EGS page and acquire their free copy from today and until January 23rd.
>> The next free game will be, if nothing changes, The Bridge.

7 of the 10 best-selling games of the decade were Call of Duty
https://www.pcgamer.com/8-of-the-10-best-selling-games-of-the-decade-were-call-of-duty/
Market research company The NPD Group has released its list of the ten best-selling games of the 2010s in the US across all platforms, including Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. Grand Theft Auto 5 from Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar topped the list, which isn't terribly surprising, but after that it's Call of Duty (almost) all the way down.
The full list, based on dollar sales in the US:

• Grand Theft Auto 5 (Take-Two Interactive)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision Blizzard)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision Blizzard)
• Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision Blizzard)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Take-Two Interactive)
• Call of Duty: WWII (Activision Blizzard)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Activision Blizzard)
• Minecraft (Microsoft)

Let me make a quick reminder that the Humble Store is having its Winter Sale until the 23rd, and they've renewed its deals, so it's worth checking it again.

Fanatical has two new sales

• The new Star Deal is Turmoil, 65% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/turmoil
• And Deep Silver has its games on sale, up to 80% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/deep-silver

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 442.01 Hotfix Driver resolves issues with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & The Witcher 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-442-01-hotfix-driver-resolves-issues-with-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-the-witcher-3/
NVIDIA has released a new hotfix driver for its graphics cards. The NVIDIA GeForce 442.01 Hotfix Driver resolves issues with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & The Witcher 3. As such, and only if you encounter glitches in these two games, you can go ahead and download it.
Going into more details, this driver fixes an issue with COD: MW that could cause the streaming of gameplay using StreamLabs OBS to stop. It also resolves a crash when a user reaches a specific cut scene in The Witcher 3’s Blood and Wine DLC. Furthermore, it addresses an issue that could cause minor stuttering when using NVIDIA SLI in combination with G-SYNC.
>> Available from here.

Sea of Solitude, Worms WMD and more join the Origin Access library
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-solitude-worms-wmd-and-more-join-the-origin-access-library/
EA's hoping to remind us all that it's still in the game subscription service by announcing the next wave of games to come to its Origin Access platform this month.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed to September 17th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-has-been-delayed-to-september-17th/
Well, we all saw that coming, right? After all, Cyberpunk 2077 was releasing in April 2020 and we haven’t seen any new screenshots or trailers these past few weeks. And today, CD Projekt RED announced that the game has been delayed until September 17th, 2020.
>> Yep, it isn't a surprise. You can comment on it at LudicrousSpeed's thread.

Cyberpunk 2077’s Multiplayer mode unlikely to come out in 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077s-multiplayer-mode-unlikely-to-come-out-in-2021/
Yesterday, CD Projekt RED announced the new release date for Cyberpunk 2077. As such, this new first-person cyberpunk RPG will come out on September 17th, 2020. Not only that, but its multiplayer mode will most likely release in 2022.

Report: Horizon Zero Dawn is indeed coming to the PC in 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/report-horizon-zero-dawn-is-indeed-coming-to-the-pc-in-2020/
In December 2019, we informed you about a rumour regarding a possible PC release for the Playstation 4-exclusive game, Horizon Zero Dawn. And today, Kotaku’s Jason Schreier has confirmed these rumours.
>> the-pi-guy made a thread about it.

More first-party Playstation exclusives are coming to the PC, and Dreams may be one of them
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/more-first-party-playstation-games-are-coming-to-the-pc-and-dreams-may-be-one-of-them/
A few hours ago, we informed you about Horizon Zero Dawn potentially coming to the PC. And from the looks of it, HZD will not be the only first-party Playstation exclusive that will release on the PC.
>> Better for us. right?

Veteran developer Toshihiro Nagoshi on Yakuza and the future of the series
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/veteran-developer-toshihiro-nagoshi-on-yakuza-and-the-future-of-the-series/
Sega’s veteran producer and designer, Toshihiro Nagoshi, has recently given several interviews were he spoke about the future of the Yakuza series. Yakuza: Like a Dragon released today exclusively for the Playstation 4. Yakuza: Like a Dragon is different from other Yakuza games because it’s an RPG.

Monster Hunter World Performance Patch released, fixes CPU utilization and Save Data issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-performance-patch-released-fixes-cpu-utilization-and-save-data-issues/
As promised, Capcom has released a new performance patch for both Monster Hunter World and Iceborne. This patch aims to resolve the high CPU usage issue that some PC gamers have been experiencing. It also fixes an issue where the save data would not properly convert to the new file format.

Cryptic Studios’ executive producer answers questions about Magic: Legends
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cryptic-studios-executive-producer-answers-questions-about-magic-legends/
Executive producer of Cryptic Studios, Stephen Ricossa, had recently given an interview to Game Informer, where he answered numerous questions regarding their games. We already informed you about the recent gameplay trailer release of the upcoming free-to-play MMO action RPG title, Magic: Legends.