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SALES & DEALS

Pokemon-inspired game, Temtem, has sold half a million copies on the PC in a month
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pokemon-inspired-game-temtem-has-sold-half-a-million-copies-on-the-pc-in-a-month/
Humble Bundle and Crema have announced that their Pokemon-inspired game, Temtem has sold half a million copies on the PC. Temtem came out on January 21st, meaning that it took Crema a month in order to hit its 500K milestone.

WoW Visions of N’Zoth turns around declining user numbers, DBZ: Kakarot sets new record for the franchise
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wow-visions-of-nzoth-turns-around-declining-user-numbers-dbz-kakarot-sets-new-record-for-the-franchise/
SuperData has shared its monthly report, stating that Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has shared a new record for the franchise. Moreover, the latest update for World of Warcraft, Visions of N’Zoth, has turned around declining user numbers.
Going into more details, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has sold more than double those of any previous Dragon Ball title. As we’ve already reported, the game has sold over 1.5 million copies in its first month.
On the other hand, WoW’s subscriber numbers grew 17% from December to January (not including China). However, these numbers are still down substantially (64%) from August 2019, the month World of Warcraft Classic was released.
SuperData also reports that January was a mixed bag for battle royale games.

GOG starts the week with 4 new sales:

• The first of the three new weekly sales is the 1C Entertainment sale with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200224_weekly_sale_1c
• Deep Silver also has a weekly sale with up to 80% deals: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200224_weekly_sale_deep_silver
• To celebrate the launch of 7 dungeon crawler games on the store, they've made a Dungeon Crawler sale with up to 86% discounts. Also, if you have Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown on Steam, you can claim it on GOG thanks to GOG Connect. Here's the link to the sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200124_dungeon_crawlers
• And lastly, Dungeons 3 and its DLCs have launched on the store with up to 80% discounts for the next 4 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200221_promo_launch_dungeons_3

Steam has two new deals:

• The new daily deal is Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/234270/Ken_Folletts_The_Pillars_of_the_Earth/
• And there's a Yume Nikki inspirational sale, with up to 67% discounts for the next 6 days: https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/Playism/list/56619/

And Fanatical's BundleFest is still going on. Check them out here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

New The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim mod allows you to play all the major paid expansions for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-mod-allows-you-to-play-all-the-major-paid-expansions-for-free/
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim fans, here is something special for you today. SinistarESO has released a 1.4GB mod for Skyrim that allows you to play all of its expansions for free. The three Skyrim expansions that are available in this pack are: Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn.
Unfortunately, the modder did not provide any additional details. For what it’s worth, the mod is available for download right now from here. We suggest downloading it while you still can as Bethesda may take it down. After all, it enables players to play for free the game’s paid DLCs/expansions.
UPDATE:
It appears that the modder has disabled the mod for now. Since the mod is down, you can at least go ahead and try Fantasy Forest Overhaul, CG4 Lens Rain and Dragon Ball Powers and Techniques by Darkfoot.
>> It was obvious that this wouldn't last long. I still posted it because you may be able to find it somewhere else.

Morrowind Normal Map PBR Version 3.0 released, featuring 5.6GB of normal, specular & occlusion maps
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/morrowind-normal-map-pbr-version-3-0-released-featuring-5-6gb-of-normal-specular-occlusion-maps/
Back in December 2019, we informed you about a massive mod for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, called Normal Map PBR. This mod aims to overhaul the game’s visuals by adding materials files, normal maps, specular maps, occlusion maps for over 2400 textures. And today, modder Hasphat released a brand new version of it.
Normal Map PBR Version 3.0 adds Skyrim textures in key locations. Moreover, it has improved pretty much all normal, specular and occlusion maps. As such, metals are now more “metally“. The game also now has better armors, better trees, better rocks, better grounds, better weapons and better creatures. Not only that, but this latest version includes a fix for Improved Argoinians neck.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods.

Portal 3 64 and Mario Party 64 romhacks for Super Mario 64 are now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/portal-3-64-and-mario-party-64-romhacks-for-super-mario-64-are-now-available-for-download/
YouTube’s ‘Kaze Emanuar’ and ‘MrComit’ have released two cool romhacks for Super Mario 64. The first romhack brings the mechanics of Mario Party to Super Mario 64, allowing you to play numerous mini-games. On the other hand, the second romhack brings together Valve’s Portal with Super Mario 64.
In case you are wondering, these romhacks work perfectly with a Nintendo 64 emulator. Thus, PC gamers can go ahead and enjoy these “alternative” versions Super Mario 64.
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Those interested can download Portal 3 64 from here and Mario Party 64 from here. For Portal 3 64 you’ll also need to use this tool so you can patch it onto the SM64 US.z64 ROM).
>> Theer are two videos in the article showing these two romhacks.

This mod for The Witcher 3 aims to fix Geralt’s unresponsive movement
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-for-the-witcher-3-aims-to-fix-geralt-unresponsive-movement/
ArmadilloMan has released a brand new version of his BetterMovement mod for The Witcher 3. As the title suggests, this mod attempts to overhaul the unresponsive movement from the game. As such, and by using this mod, Geralt will be more responsive to your commands.
Going into more details, this mod adds 4 presets for each category of change: vanilla, fast, faster, and fastest. Not only that, but players can also modify each aspect individually. There is also a real-time mode, which effectively makes Geralt move like he’s from DOOM. Moreover, this mod fixes an issue with dodging/evading where you could sometimes warp.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 11.0 releases on March 12th, gets new preview video
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-hd-reworked-project-11-0-releases-on-march-12th-gets-new-preview-video/
Modder Halk Hogan has announced that The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 11.0 will release on March 12th. The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project is a must-have graphics overhaul mod for CD Projekt RED’s RPG. In order to showcase the new textures, the modder released a new preview video that you can find below.
As we’ve already reported, The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project brings very high quality textures. These new textures come with great sharpness and performance, and without any unnecessary VRAM losses. The mod also packs very high quality accurate normal maps, high quality meshes with a lot of details and better objects LODs.
So far, Half Hogan has overhauled the game’s environments, terrain and buildings. He has also improved the textures for rocks, water, vegetation and animals.

Modder is working on a Fallout New Vegas map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/modder-is-working-on-a-fallout-new-vegas-map-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-teaser-trailer/
Modder ‘Bahngo’ is currently working on a really cool Fallout New Vegas map for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. This custom map will be available in the game’s “Zombies” mode, and you can find a teaser trailer for it below.
This trailer showcases some of the locations that will be featured in this map. As such, we strongly suggest watching it as it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

GAMING NEWS

Cloud Imperium and Crytek have settled their Star Citizen/Cryengine case out of court
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cloud-imperium-and-crytek-have-settled-their-case-out-of-court/
Back in 2017, we informed you about Crytek’s lawsuit against Cloud Imperium. In case you weren’t aware of, Crytek sued Cloud Imperium for violating a contract. Cloud Imperium responded in 2018 to that lawsuit, eliminating virtually all of Crytek’s claims. And today, it has come to our attention that the companies have settled their case out of court.

Here are three minutes of gameplay from Outriders featuring legendary weapons
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-three-minutes-of-gameplay-from-outriders-featuring-legendary-weapons/
Outriders is the upcoming looter-shooter from People Can Fly. We recently posted an article with some gameplay, along with an interview of the studio director and the lead writer. Game Informer published a video, showcasing some of the legendary weapons which can be found in the game.

Electronic Arts has reportedly cancelled a Star Wars Battlefront spin-off
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-has-reportedly-cancelled-a-star-wars-battlefront-spin-off/
Kotaku’s Jason Schreier has reported that Electronic Arts has cancelled a Star Wars Battlefront spin-off. According to Schreier’s sources, EA cancelled this Star Wars game in 2019. The reason behind this cancellation? Unrealistic timelines.

New beautiful Microsoft Flight Simulator screenshots surface online
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-beautiful-microsoft-flight-simulator-screenshots-surface-online/
Yesterday, we shared a new gameplay video for Microsoft Flight Simulator that focused on the game’s airports. And today, we are presenting you some new in-game screenshots from the game’s latest alpha build.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Steam Early Access in 2020 according to Hasbro
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-is-coming-to-steam-early-access-in-2020-according-to-hasbro/
During an investor event at the New York Toy Fair, Hasbro revealed that Baldur’s Gate 3 will release later this year on Steam Early Access. In other words, and similarly to Larian Studios’ previous titles, Baldur’s Gate 3 will have an Early Access phase.

Here are 23 brand new in-game screenshots for Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-two-brand-new-in-game-screenshots-for-resident-evil-3-remake/
Resident Evil 3 Remake releases next month and two brand new in-game screenshots have surfaced online. These new screenshots showcase Jill, as well as Nemesis. Moreover, they hint at environmental destruction, something that a lot of RE3 are really hoping to see in this remake.