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Time for the Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot has sold over two million copies worldwide on all platforms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-has-sold-over-two-million-copies-worldwide-on-all-platforms/
Bandai Namco has announced that Dragonball Z Kakarot has sold over two million copies worldwide. This come almost a month after the game surpassing 1.5 million units. In short, this new action RPG game is the most successful DBZ game to date.
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Unfortunately, Bandai Namco has not revealed any platform-specific sale numbers. As such, we don’t know how many units the PC version has sold. However, and thanks to Steamspy, we may have an estimated number of PC sales. As we can see, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has sold between 200K and 500K units on the PC.

Anno 1800 now has over one million players, is the fastest-selling Anno game to date
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anno-1800-now-has-over-one-million-players-is-the-fastest-selling-anno-game-to-date/
Ubisoft has https://www.anno-union.com/en/union-update-one-million/" target="_blank">announced that Anno 1800 currently has over one million players. As such, Anno 1800 is the fastest-selling game in Ubisoft’s beloved 21-year-old series. So yeah, apparently strategy games are not dead as some people thought.

GOG's Midweek Sale is full of Action games up to 75% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200311_midweek_action_games

Steam has two new daily deals and the new Midweek Madness deals:

• The first of the daily deals is Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1051310/Paper_Dolls_Original/
• The other one is Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/612390/Dandara_Trials_of_Fear_Edition/" https://store.steampowered.com/app/612390/Dandara_Trials_of_Fear_Edition/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • The first one is Farming Simulator 19, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787860/Farming_Simulator_19/
  • The Surge 2 is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/644830/The_Surge_2/
  • Rocket League is also 50% off, but until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/252950/Rocket_League/
  • And publisher Bigben Games has its games up to 90% off until the 16th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/bigbensale2020

The Humble Store features a new Festival of Speed Sale, with up to 80% discounts on racing games for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/festival-of-speed-sale/

At Fanatical, the Spring Sale is still going on, remember to check it out regularly as there are daily deals, but they've changed the free game they were given away for every 10 € spend with Homebrew - Patent Unknown.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 442.59 WHQL driver available for download, optimized for Call of Duty Warzone
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-442-59-whql-driver-available-for-download-optimized-for-call-of-duty-warzone/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to its description, the NVIDIA GeForce 442.59 WHQL driver offers optimal performance in Call of Duty Warzone. Call of Duty Warzone is the upcoming Call of Duty battle royale game that will be available later today.
This new driver also fixes some crashes with some flashing issues in NBA 2K20. It also implements a check in the installer to verify that the Microsoft SHA2 support patches are installed on the user system. Not only that, but it fixes some blue-screen crashes when connecting a VR headset to the notebook.
>> Available from here.

Steam purchases are working again
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-purchases-are-working-again/
Steam broke earlier today: As first noticed on Reddit, users attempting to purchase anything through the storefront were running face-first into an error message telling them that the transaction could not be completed.
Valve acknowledged on Twitter that something had gone wrong.
As of now, purchases appear to be working again. There's no official confirmation from Valve yet, but I've been able to successfully buy a couple of games, as have some of my fellow PC Gamers. It's not officially all-clear, but it seems to be getting there.

Epic Games Store now has wishlists
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-now-has-wishlists/
Wishlists, in the context of digital storefronts, are lists of videogames that you wish somebody would buy for you so you don't have to spend your own money on them. It's a common feature, supported by Steam, GOG, Origin, and even the Windows Store, but for some reason it hasn't been available on the one storefront that's putting the most pressure on Steam—the Epic Games Store.
As of today, that's no longer the case. Fire up the EGS client, or pop around to the store site, and you'll notice that next to the "Buy Now" button on game listings is a new, smaller button with the outline of a heart on it. (You can also see it in the image above.) That's the wishlist button: Click it, the heart will fill in, and the game in question will be added to your wishlist. To view the contents of your wishlist, hit your account menu, at the top of the screen on the EGS website, or down in the bottom-left corner in the launcher.

MODS/EMULATORS

This Ghostbusters Mod lets you play as Peter Venkman and Egon Spengler in Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-ghostbusters-mod-lets-you-play-as-peter-venkman-and-egon-spengler-in-resident-evil-2-remake/
George Chief has released a pretty cool mod for Resident Evil 2 Remake. This Ghostbusters mod lets you replace Leon Kennedy with Peter Venkman or Egon Spengler.
From the looks of it, George Chief has used the 3D models from Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered. As such, don’t expect high-polygon count to both of these 3D models. Thankfully, though, there are full facial expressions.
>> You can download this mod from the author's website.

This Stardew Valley mod adds a cute cafe run by twin NPCs
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-stardew-valley-mod-adds-a-cute-cafe-run-by-twin-npcs/
Stardew Valley's Pelican Town is a small and humble community. There's a couple of stores, health clinic, museum, blacksmiths, the Stardrop Saloon and that's about it. There's always room for more business in the Sleepy Town of Stardew—especially if it's a super cute cafe that sells green tea and is owned by a set of twins. If that very specific scenario sounds like something you would like then you're in luck, the Stray Catfe mod adds a relaxing cafe to Stardew's community.
The Stray Catfe mod is created by Sierra Schedin and includes a cosy cafe and a pair of twins who run it. Theo and Tabitha are two fully formed NPCs who have their own dialogue, backstory, schedules, and events. The pair have recently moved to Pelican Town to open a cafe with Tabitha serving the drinks and Theo handling the paperwork.

GAMING NEWS

Here are the official and final PC system requirements for Doom Eternal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-official-and-final-pc-system-requirements-for-doom-eternal/
Bethesda has revealed the official and final PC system requirements for Doom Eternal. As we can see, and compared to previous PC specs, these new ones are a bit lower. For instance, Bethesda now recommends the GTX970 for gaming at 1080p and with 60fps.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare March 10th Update released and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-march-10th-update-released-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
Activision and Infinity Ward have released a brand new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, the March 10th update comes with some Playlist changes. Moreover, it comes with a number of PC-specific fixes and tweaks.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Update 1.19 released and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-dead-redemption-2-update-1-19-released-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
Rockstar has released a brand new update for Red Dead Redemption 2. According to the release notes, the March 9th update brings various improvements to both the base game and its online mode. Moreover, it fixes a few bugs and issues that its fans have reported.

E3 2020 will be most likely cancelled, announcement possibly coming tomorrow [UPDATE: It’s official]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/e3-2020-will-be-most-likely-cancelled-announcement-possibly-coming-tomorrow/
E3 2020 was an event we were all looking forward to. Sure thing, Sony will not be there, however Microsoft, Devolver and Ubisoft were still planning to hold their annual press conferences. However, it appears that this won’t happen this year as ESA will most likely cancel the event.
UPDATE: ESA has officially cancelled E3 2020.
>> HollyGamer has made a thread about this rumor.

PUBG Update 6.3 released, adds Panzerfaust, brings weapon balance tweaks, QoL improvements & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pubg-update-6-3-released-adds-panzerfaust-brings-weapon-balance-tweaks-qol-improvements-more/
PUBG Corporation has released a brand new update for the PC version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on the Test Servers. According to the release notes, Update 6.3 introduces a new Karakin exclusive launcher, Panzerfaust. Moreover, it brings weapon balance tweaks, quality of life improvements and numerous bug fixes.

The first 3D Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat 4, is now available on GOG and is DRM-free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-first-3d-mortal-kombat-game-mortal-kombat-4-is-now-available-on-gog-and-is-drm-free/
Warner Bros has released Mortal Kombat 4 on GOG. Mortal Kombat 4 is the first 3D Mortal Kombat that NetherRealm Studios created. Of course back then Ed Boon’s team was known as Midway Games.

Here are 16 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Streets of Rage 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-16-minutes-of-brand-new-gameplay-footage-from-streets-of-rage-4/
GameXplain has shared a new video, showing 16 minutes of gameplay footage from Streets of Rage 4. This new video showcases some of the levels, characters, and combos that players can perform. Therefore, we strongly suggest watching it.

Warner Bros planned to have an E3 2020 Press Conference to reveal the new Batman & Harry Potter games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warner-bros-planned-to-have-an-e3-2020-press-conference-to-reveal-the-new-batman-harry-potter-games/
Warner Bros has been teasing a new Batman game for a while. And while the publisher has not officially unveil this game yet, a lot of us believed that this would happen at E3 2020. And it appears we were right. As Kotaku’s Jason Schreier revealed, Warner Bros was planning to have its first press conference at E3 2020.