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SALES & DEALS

Terraria has sold over 30 million units worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/terraria-has-sold-over-30-million-units-worldwide/
505 Games and Re-Logic, in partnership with Pipeworks Studios, have announced that Terraria has sold over 30 million units worldwide. 505 Games is also helping new and existing players join the fun with ease by offering helpful tips and tricks in Two Nights in Terraria.
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Lastly, Re-logic has cancelled Terraria: Otherworld. Terraria: Otherworld was a world/sandbox arena game that would expand upon the original game. Moreover, it would approach Terraria’s gameplay in a new direction. Also, there is no word yet on whether Terraria 2 is still under development.

This Roblox game about adopting pets had more players this week than Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-roblox-game-about-adopting-pets-had-more-players-this-week-than-mount-and-blade-ii-bannerlord/
Roblox is a world unto itself. While we busy ourselves with the likes of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Doom Eternal, a cutesy Roblox game about adopting pets and family members has managed to accrue more concurrent players this week than both of those games combined.
It's called Adopt Me! , and according to its creators DreamCraft, it managed to rack up 683,404 concurrent players this week. That can be attributed to an April Fools update: The lure was a "free temporary pet rock" as well as perks like "double pet aging" and "bucks". You also got an "increased furniture limit and backpack space" as well as "extra seats in some cars for your pets". I don't quite understand what any of that means, but it definitely sounds cool.

Drawful 2, Gone Home and Hob are now free to own on Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/drawful-2-gone-home-and-hob-are-now-free-to-own-on-epic-games-store/
Epic Games has announced that Drawful 2, Gone Home and Hob are currently free to own on Epic Games Store. From today and until April 9th, PC gamers will be able to visit their EGS store pages and acquire their free copies.
>> And the next free game will be Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments. Also the Epic Store has launched its Spring Sale, that will last until April 16.

Talking about free games, there are new free games at Steam:

• Gang of Four is free until April 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/350300/Gang_of_Four/
• Pinball FX 3 has put 3 tables for free until April 8. The tables are Star Wars, Aliens and Marvell themed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/442120/Pinball_FX3/
• Keyboard Killers will allegedly go free later today until the 6th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/699240/Keyboard_Killers/
• The same is true for Welcome Back To 2007 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/848550/Welcome_Back_To_2007_2/
• And Khan VS Kahn will also go free later today until April 12: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1020330/Khan_VS_Kahn/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• Astragon Entertainment stars in publisher weekend sale, with up to 80% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/astragon-publisher-sale/
• And Gearbox also has a publisher sale, with up to 90% deals for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/gearbox-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has three new sales:

• The new Star Deal is F1 2019 Legends Edition, 75% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/f-1-2019-legends-edition
• No Man's Sky has a 53% discount for the next 9 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/no-man-s-sky
• And there's a new Cryptic Bundle 9, with 8 games at a 98% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cryptic-bundle-9

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.4.1 driver is optimized for Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-2020-edition-20-4-1-driver-is-optimized-for-resident-evil-3-remake/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.4.1 driver offers optimal gaming experience in Resident Evil 3 Remake.
Moreover, this driver comes with a number of fixes. For instance, it fixes a black screen or application hang in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm. It also addresses a launch crash issue in Doom Eternal.
>> Available from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

New Half Life Alyx Non VR Mod makes the game playable by converting all basic gameplay mechanics
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-half-life-alyx-non-vr-mod-makes-the-game-playable-by-converting-all-basic-gameplay-mechanics/
Last month, we informed you about the first non VR mod for Half-Life Alyx. And today, we are happy to present you another mod that makes the game playable on mouse and keyboard. Yeap, this mod has basically converted all of the VR gameplay mechanics to K&M.
Created by modder ‘r57zone’, this mod allows you to pull up objects (using the capabilities of the engine), reload weapons, fire weapons, and use a wrist pocket for an object. Basically, all of the gameplay mechanics of Half-Life: Alyx now work with a mouse and keyboard.
Do note that we still don’t know whether the full game can be finished with this mod. Moreover, this mod is behind a Patreon wall for its early version. The modder does plan to release a public version at a later date. In future versions, r57zone also aims to further polish these K&M gameplay mechanics.
You can find more details about this new non VR mod on its GitHub page. Naturally, we’ll be sure to let you know when the public version comes out.

Fluffy Manager 5000 Mod now supports both Resident Evil 3 Remake & Resident Evil Resistance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fluffy-manager-5000-mod-now-supports-both-resident-evil-3-remake-resident-evil-resistance/
FluffyQuack has released a new version of his must-have mod for the latest Resident Evil games, Fluffy Manager 5000. Fluffy Manager 5000 is a mod manager that makes it possible to install mods and 3D character swap mods. And since RE3R is now out, its latest version adds support for both Resident Evil 3 Remake and Resident Evil Resistance.
>> You can download it from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

New combat gameplay trailer released for tactical multiplayer shooter, Boundary
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-combat-gameplay-trailer-released-for-tactical-multiplayer-shooter-boundary/
Surgical Scalpels today revealed the latest gameplay trailer for its multiplayer sci-fi shooter, Boundary. The trailer provides a glimpse of the imposing solar farm map complete with giant reflectors as well as brief glimpse at the games newest additions to the armoury including tactical shield and re-forged AK rifle.

Story-driven psychological horror game, Someday You’ll Return, has been delayed until May 5th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/story-driven-psychological-horror-game-someday-youll-return-has-been-delayed-until-may-5th/
CBE Software has announced that Someday You’ll Return has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Someday You’ll Return is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creators of J.U.L.I.A. Therefore, the game will now globally launch for the PC on May 5th, 2020.

Sea of Thieves is coming soon on Steam, will support cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-is-coming-soon-on-steam-will-support-cross-play-between-xbox-one-and-windows-10/
Rare and Microsoft have announced that Sea of Thieves will be coming soon on Steam. Sea of Thieves came out last year on Windows Store and aims to offer the essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting.

Gearbox’s employees will not receive any royalty bonuses from Borderlands 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gearboxs-employees-will-not-receive-any-royalty-bonuses-from-borderlands-3/
Gearbox’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, recently told the studio’s employees that they will not receive the expected royalty bonuses. Instead, the developers will receive small bonus checks, but nothing close to the significant bonuses they were expecting.
>> Pitchford is now pissing off its own employees. Way to go!

Here is how Fallout 76 owners can get its upcoming Steam version for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-how-fallout-76-owners-can-get-its-upcoming-steam-version-for-free/
Bethesda has announced that all PC owners of Fallout 76 will receive the Steam version for free on April 13th. All you have to do to get your free Steam copy of Fallout 76 is go here and link your Steam account to your Bethesda.net account before 11:59pm ET, April 12.

Here are the first 16 minutes of Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-the-first-16-minutes-of-resident-evil-3-remake/
Resident Evil 3 Remake is almost upon us, and IGN has shared another gameplay video. This video features the first sixteen minutes of the game, including cutscenes. Just remember that the video contains opening spoilers, obviously.

Deep Silver’s new survival game, Windbound, releases on August 28th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/deep-silvers-new-survival-game-windbound-releases-on-august-28th/
Deep Silver today announced their new indie IP, Windbound, will release on the PC on August 28th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a new trailer that you can find below.

Red Dead Redemption 2 April 2nd Update released, fixes numerous crashes and bugs, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-dead-redemption-2-april-2nd-update-released-fixes-numerous-crashes-and-bugs-full-patch-notes/
Rockstar has released a brand new update for Red Dead Redemption 2. According to the release notes, the April 2nd Update fixes a number of crashes and bugs/glitches. It also improves overall stability.