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Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

Narrative platformer GRIS has sold one million copies on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/narrative-platformer-gris-has-sold-one-million-copies-on-the-pc/
Nomada Studio has announced that its narrative platformer, GRIS, has sold one million copies worldwide on the PC. GRIS is a serene and evocative experience, free of danger, frustration or death. The game looks absolutely gorgeous, and it’s good knowing that it found a big audience on the PC.
>> Congratulations to the studio... but the game has sold 1 million copies across both PC and Switch.

GOG enters a new week with three sales (two of them new):

• The sale that comes from last week is the one with the The Evil Within games and its 75% discounts, that will run for another 3 more days: https://www.gog.com/promo/promo_launch_evil_within
• The new weekly sale features lots of RPG games up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200420_weekly_sale
• And publisher Raw Fury has its games up to 80% off for the next 3 days (apparently, it started late Friday or Saturday): https://www.gog.com/promo/20200418_raw_fury_sale

Steam has two new daily deals:

• Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/455980/Judgment_Apocalypse_Survival_Simulation/
• Yoku's Island Express, that has a demo, is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Yokus_Island_Express/

The Humble Store has an Anno 1800 Sale, with up to 50% disconts for 4 days. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/anno-1800-sale/

And finally, there's Fanatical, that has a new Insanity Sale with a constant flow of flash deals (most of them lasting 48 hours). There are currently 9 deals active, with more to come every hour. You better go check it out!

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now also playable on the Yuzu Nintendo Switch Emulator
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-now-also-playable-on-the-yuzu-nintendo-switch-emulator/
Last month, we informed you about Animal Crossing: New Horizons running on the PC via the Ryujinx Nintendo Switch emulator. However, we know that some of you prefer the other Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu. So, we are happy to report today that this latest Animal Crossing game is also playable on it.
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There is now a Dino Crisis Mod that you can download for Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/there-is-now-a-dino-crisis-mod-that-you-can-download-for-resident-evil-3-remake/
Dino Crisis is a game that would significantly benefit from a remake. And while Capcom is not currently working on such a project, its fans can now get a taste of such a remake via this mod. As the title suggests, Dino Evil 3 is basically a mashup of Dino Crisis with Resident Evil 3 Remake.
This mod transforms all zombies into dinosaurs (or to be more precise, into small T-Rexes). Moreover, it replaces Jill’s default outfit with the one for Regina from Dino Crisis.
Now while this is a cool concept, the mod is still in a really early stage. For instance, the dinosaurs may sometimes get stuck in the environment. Moreover, their skin looks weird and glossy. It doesn’t feel right and the modder should definitely work on the textures. Hit detection also appears to have minor issues.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Super Mario Odyssey 64, Super Mario Odyssey romhack for Super Mario 64, is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/super-mario-odyssey-64-super-mario-odyssey-romhack-for-super-mario-64-is-available-for-download/
Kaze Emanuar, best known for the Super Mario Bros remake in Super Mario 64 and the VR mod for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, has released a new romhack for Super Mario 64. This romhack brings the gameplay mechanics and levels of Super Mario Odyssey to Super Mario 64.
Naturally, this romhack only works with the Nintendo 64 emulators on the PC. Thus, Super Mario Odyssey 64 is a game that only PC gamers can experience.
Players will have to patch the downloaded file on their Super Mario 64 US.z64 rom in order to make this work. You can download the Super Mario Odyssey 64 Patch from here. You can also download the patcher from here.

Doom Reborn, Doom 1 & 2 Remakes in id Tech 4, Pre-Beta Version 1.65 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-reborn-doom-1-2-remakes-in-id-tech-4-pre-beta-version-1-65-available-for-download/
Modder ‘gamehacker’ has released a new pre-beta version of Doom Reborn. Doom Reborn is a total conversion of the original Doom Series, aiming to remake the original Doom & Doom 2 in the id Tech 4 Engine.
Doom Reborn features new textures and new models of the original weapons and monsters. From what we can see, these models are from Doom 3. Moreover, this TC Mod features re-imagined maps that are as close to the original levels as possible.
>> Isn't a pre-beta an alpha? Anyway, if you want to try it, you'll have to go to ModDB.

This Divinity: Original Sin 2 total overhaul mod has me itching to play it all over again
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-divinity-original-sin-2-total-overhaul-mod-has-me-itching-to-play-it-all-over-again/
Even when my co-op partners and I had to retry Divinity: Original Sin 2's buggy final boss fight three times to get it to work right, it was still easily 2017's game of the year. What an RPG! I loved it, even when it was buggy or unbalanced, because the freedom it gave you to play how you wanted was always worth it. So when I look at the Divinity Unleashed total overhaul mod, which promises that "every community complaint about the world's greatest RPG has been converted into one mod that fixes it all," I'm not thinking finally, Divinity OS2 was bad but this mod will make it good. Instead, I'm thinking could this be different enough to lure me back in for another hundred hours?
>> The answer to his question is... no, at least for him.

Here’s a Bannerlord mod to add 21 new minor factions with unique troops
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-bannerlord-mod-to-add-21-new-minor-factions-with-unique-troops/
One of the cooler features of the new Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is the minor factions that roam the land, which vary from bandits to mercenaries and secret societies. Unfortunately the feature isn’t that fleshed out in Bannerlord’s current Early Access build, and those factions don’t have a ton of interaction with the rest of the world beyond mercenary work—and some would argue there just aren’t enough of them. Parts of the map can feel empty at times, aside from the occasional merchant caravan. Enter Calradia at War, a mod for Bannerlord by Anopey that adds 21 new minor factions and unique troops to go with many of them. It also makes some of those new factions follow the rules for upgrading, so if they meet with success their troops will upgrade faster. For modders, Calradia at War also serves as a framework to add your own custom factions, including an API from the creator.

GAMING NEWS

No Man’s Sky Exo Mech Update 2.42 fixes gameplay, performance & stability issues, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/no-mans-sky-exo-mech-update-2-42-fixes-gameplay-performance-stability-issues-full-patch-notes/
Hello Games has released a brand new patch for No Man’s Sky Exo Mech. According to the release notes, Update 2.42 fixes a number of gameplay and stability issues. Moreover, it resolves some bugs that could cause performance issues.

Borderlands: Game of the Year will be free to play for a week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/borderlands-game-of-the-year-will-be-free-to-play-for-a-week/
Borderlands: Game of the Year is currently available to play for free on Steam. The GOTY version is an enhanced Ultra HD remaster of the original shooter-looter. This version also includes all four of the DLC add-ons.
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The event will end on April 23rd 9:59 AM PDT.

Microsoft releases new beautiful screenshots for Flight Simulator Alpha
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/microsoft-releases-new-absolutely-beautiful-screenshots-for-flight-simulator-alpha/
Microsoft has released a new set of beautiful screenshots from the Alpha phase of Flight Simulator. These screenshots showcase the amazing, and sometimes next-generation – graphics that this upcoming flight sim will feature.

Saber Interactive’s Tim Willits hints at Crysis Remastered featuring both Crysis and Crysis Warhead
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/saber-interactives-tim-willits-hints-at-crysis-remastered-featuring-both-crysis-and-crysis-warhead/
Last week, Crytek revealed that it’s working on Crysis Remastered. Crytek is co-developing this remaster with Saber Interactive and according to Tim Willits, the remaster will feature more than one single-player campaigns.

New Black Mesa update tweaks HECU, fixes bugs and improves stability, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-black-mesa-update-tweaks-hecu-fixes-bugs-and-improves-stability-full-patch-notes/
Crowbar Collective has released the first post-launch update for Black Mesa. According to the release notes, this patch tweaks HECU, fixes a number of bugs and issues, and improves overall stability.

Medieval Dynasty is an open world medieval game – First details, screenshots & gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/medieval-dynasty-is-an-open-world-medieval-game-first-details-screenshots-gameplay-footage/
Now here is a game that has completely passed under our radar. Medieval Dynasty is an open world medieval game that uses Unreal Engine 4. The game is currently being developed for the PC, and targets a 2020 release on Steam Early Access.