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The Friday news:

SALES & DEALS

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne hits 5 million sales
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-hits-5-million-sales/
Capcom has announced that the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion has hit the 5 million sales milestone.
This new figure is the first to include sales from the PC version of the expansion, which launched in January—four months later than its console counterparts. Before that, the only number we had available for Iceborne specifically came from the updated sales figures released last month, which only counted up to December 31, 2019. At that point, it had sold 3.9 million copies across PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Anodyne 2, A Short Hike, and Mutazione are free on the Epic Games Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/anodyne-2-a-short-hike-and-mutazione-are-free-on-the-epic-games-store/
Like the wheel of a normal, properly functioning mouse, the calendar has turned over with a click, a new Thursday has arrived, and it's now time to grab some more free stuff from the Epic Games Store. A trio of critically-acclaimed indies are up for grabs this week: Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, A Short Hike, and Mutazione.
>> Next week the free games will be Watch_Dogs and The Stanley Parable.

Humble has three new sales:

• There's another Humble Bundle, the Just Drive bundle, with up to 14 games available during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/just-drive
• The game Ultimate Chicken Horse is 50% off for the next 10 days, and so is the 4-pack: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/ultimate-chicken-horse
• Fantasy General II is up to 35% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fantasy-general-ii/

Don't forget about Fanatical's Spring Sale, with new flash deals every day.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 11.0 released, is 7GB in size, overhauls numerous textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-hd-reworked-project-11-0-released-is-7gb-in-size-overhauls-numerous-textures/
As promised, Halk Hogan PL has released the latest version of his graphical overhaul mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The Witcher 3 HD Reworked Project 11.0 Toussaint is 7GB in size, overhauls numerous textures, and is now available for download.
In case you weren’t aware of, this project features very high quality textures with great sharpness and performance. Moreover, it does not increase the VRAM requirements. Also, this project features very high quality accurate normal maps, and a lot of them are baked from high poly meshes. Additionally, this mod comes with high quality meshes. Furthermore, it packs better objects LODs.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

The Super Mario FPS Unreal Engine 4 fan game is finally available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-super-mario-fps-unreal-engine-4-fan-game-is-finally-available-for-download/
Last month, we informed you about a Super Mario FPS fan game that Sean Noonan has been working on. And today, we are happy to report that this tech demo is available for download. Yeap, you can download and run this Super Mario FPS demo on your PC systems.
Sean Noonan, who is a Lead Level Designer at Splash Damage, has created his own interpretation of World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros in Unreal Engine 4. Players will be able to explore it, collect coins, and use weapons in a first-person mode to kill enemies.
>> You can download it from his website.

GAMING NEWS

First gameplay trailer released for upcoming action RPG, Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-upcoming-action-rpg-xuan-yuan-sword-vii/
SOFTSTAR and DOMO Studio have released the first gameplay trailer for Xuan-Yuan Sword VII. Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an upcoming action RPG in a third-person perspective that uses Unreal Engine and will be coming to the PC in 2020.

Sea of Thieves Heart of Fire Update released, adds a new Tall Tale, Commendations & Achievements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-heart-of-fire-update-released/
Microsoft and Rare have announced that the Heart of Fire Update for Sea Of Thieves is now available for download. As with all previous content updates, Heart of Fire is free to all owners of Sea of Thieves. Moreover, Microsoft has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Rumour: Activision is working on a replacement for Destiny, Call of Duty 2020 & Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rumour-activision-is-working-on-a-replacement-for-destiny-call-of-duty-2020-modern-warfare-2-remastered/
TheGamingRevolution, who is well known leaker, has leaked the games that Activision is currently working on. According to the leaker, Activision has a F2P COD game that targets a 2021 release. For 2020, however, COD fans can look forward to Call of Duty 2020 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered.

New Terminator Resistance Update adds FOV slider, FidelityFX, Chromatic Aberration option & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-terminator-resistance-update-adds-fov-slider-fidelityfx-chromatic-aberration-option-more/
Reef Entertainment has released a brand new update for Terminator Resistance. According to the release notes, this new patch adds a FOV slider and a Chromatic Aberration toggle. It also adds a FidelityFX setting, and brings level lighting and post-processing improvements.

PlatinumGames is working on a brand new engine that will power its next-gen games, PlatinumEngine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/platinumgames-is-working-on-a-brand-new-engine-that-will-power-its-next-gen-games-platinumengine/
PlatinumGames has announced that it’s currently building a new in-house engine for its next-generation games. Codenamed PlatinumEngine, PlatinumGames has been working on this engine for two years.

Third developer video for turn-based historical strategy game, Humankind, focuses on city expansion
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/third-developer-video-for-turn-based-historical-strategy-game-humankind-focuses-on-city-expansion/
SEGA has released the third developer diary for Amplitude Studios upcoming turn-based historical strategy game, Humankind. According to the publisher, today’s Feature Focus video will take you through what it means to lay claim to territories in Humankind.