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The Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

Doom Eternal sold 3 times more than Doom 2016 at launch, Half-Life: Alyx had a total of 860K players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-eternal-sold-3-times-more-than-doom-2016-at-launch-half-life-alyx-had-a-total-of-860k-gamers/
SuperData has shared its monthly report, stating that that Doom Eternal sold 3 million digital units in March 2020. According to the company, that’s more than three times what Doom sold (957K) during its launch in May 2016. The company also noted that since Doom Eternal is a primarily single-player game, it will likely have a shorter revenue tail than other multiplayer shooters that monetize through the regular sale of in-game content.
Speaking of multiplayer games, SuperData claims that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare saw a 159% jump (month-over-month) in monthly active user numbers thanks to Warzone. Thus, COD: MW reached an all-time high of 62.7 million players.
On the other hand, Half-Life: Alyx was a blockbuster by the standards of virtual reality (VR) exclusive titles. Half-Life Alyx had a total of 860K gamers in March 2020. The game also had a limited addressable audience, as there was an install base of fewer than 4 million PC-compatible VR headsets at the end of 2019. Direct purchases of Half-Life: Alyx generated $40.7M in revenue. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of free copies of the game were bundled with VR devices to boost interest in VR.

To celebrate the launch of Order of Battle: Red Steel, GOG has a new sale on the previous Order of Battle game and DLCs, with up to 51% discounts for the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200423_order_of_battle_sale

Steam has two new daily deals:

• Reus is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/222730/Reus/
• And the Company of Heroes franchise is up to 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/company-of-heroes/

The Humble Store has a new Rockstar sale with up to 70% discounts on several of its games (no GTA game included) during the next 7 days. The keys are for several stores: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/rockstar-sale/

Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Hard West, 95% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/hard-west
• Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment has put its games up to 90% off during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/good-shepherd-entertainment
• And there's a new Sanctuary bundle with 8 games and 2 DLCs with a 96% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/sanctuary-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

GOG Galaxy's huge 2.0 update is coming soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-galaxys-huge-20-update-is-coming-soon/
I didn't mind juggling different launchers and libraries, whether it was Steam, the Epic Games Store, Origin or one of the other lot, but then I got my hands on GOG Galaxy 2.0 and became more discerning. It's a huge change from the old client, and following a lengthy open beta it's now almost ready for launch.
GOG Galaxy 2.0's trick is that it unifies your game library. If your games are spread out across several platforms, you'll no longer have to jump between them, as 2.0 puts them all in one place. And it doesn't just let you, say, launch Half-Life from Steam, it also captures your achievements and stats, making it feel fully integrated.

MODS/EMULATORS

New Resident Evil 2 Remake mod brings a real simulated dress with physics for breasts and butt
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-resident-evil-2-remake-mod-brings-a-real-simulated-dress-with-physics-for-breasts-and-butt/
These past few weeks, we’ve shared a lot of Resident Evil 3 Remake mods. However, a brand new one has just appeared for Resident Evil 2 Remake. According to the modder, this mod introduces a real physical simulation of a dress with movement or action.
Now what’s also cool about this mod is that it adds independent physics on Claire’s left and right breasts. Yeap, we now have more advanced boob physics (eat that Dead or Alive). Moreover, the Real Dress mod also adds physics to Claire’s butt.
>> You can find it at Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Borderlands 3 Mayhem Mode 2.0 and new seasonal event
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/borderlands-3-mayhem-mode-2-0-and-new-seasonal-event/
Borderlands 3’s Mayhem Mode is getting an update on April 23rd. The update will improve the Mayhem Mode by offering a more varied, lasting, and rewarding challenge. Players will battle their way through ten challenging Mayhem levels for powerful Legendary loot.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare April 22nd Update released and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-april-22nd-update-released-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
Infinity Ward has released a brand new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, the April 22nd Update brings some general fixes. Moreover, this patch comes with a fix for an exploit for Call of Duty Warzone.

Sea of Thieves Ships of Fortune Update is now available to everyone
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-ships-of-fortune-update-is-now-available-to-everyone/
Rare has announced that Sea of Thieves’ latest free content update, Ships of Fortune, is now available for all players. This latest update invites players to join a new Trading Company, Reaper’s Bones. Furthermore, it presents players new opportunities for increased rewards and cosmetic items by representing their favorite company as an Emissary.

Beyond Blue, new underwater exploration game, releases on June 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/beyond-blue-new-underwater-exploration-game-releases-on-june-8th/
E-Line Media has announced that Beyond Blue, its highly anticipated ocean adventure will release on June 8th, 2020. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a new trailer that you can find below.

Monster Hunter World Update 13.50.00 released, PC version now on par with console version
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-update-13-50-00-released-pc-version-now-on-par-with-console-version/
As promised, Capcom released today Update 13.50.00 for Monster Hunter World that brings the PC version on part with the console version. Thus, and starting from this update, all future PC patches will release at the same time as the console versions.

CS:GO & Team Fortress 2 source code leaks are from older builds, Valve confirms, no reason to worry
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/csgo-team-fortress-2-source-code-leaks-are-from-older-builds-valve-confirms-no-reason-to-worry/
Earlier today, it was reported that the source code for both Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 has been leaked online. Some claimed that this leak could lead to malware finding their way on players’ systems, however, that’s not the case. Valve has confirmed that both CS:GO and TF2 are safe, provided you play on official servers.

Trackmania Nations Remake releases on July 1st, will be exclusive on Epic Games Store and UPLAY
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/trackmania-nations-remake-releases-on-july-1st-will-be-exclusive-on-epic-games-store-and-uplay/
Ubisoft Nadeo has announced that the remake of Trackmania Nations, which will be simply called Trackmania, will release on July 1st. Moreover, this remake will release exclusively on Epic Games Store and UPLAY.

New gameplay footage from Cyberpunk 2077’s latest Q&A video emerges
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-from-cyberpunk-2077s-latest-qa-video-emerges/
Cyberpunk 2077 is still a few months away, but we already know that the game is basically finished. CD Projekt Red is now only fixing and polishing the game. We also informed that Cyberpunk 2077’s DLCs and expansions will be similar to The Witcher 3. Last year, CDPR released a Q&A video for Cyberpunk 2077, where the developers answered some of the most popular questions.
A reddit user pieced together the extra game footage from that video. In the video we can see V following Placide in the crowded streets of Night City. According to the UI the name of the quest/mission is ‘Pattern Recognition’.

New gameplay footage released for Path of Exile 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-released-for-path-of-exile-2/
Grinding Gear Games has released the first Behind the Scenes video for Path of Exile 2, revealing some new gameplay footage from it. This video focuses on the game’s music. Eben from the community team sat down with composer Kamil to gain his insights and inspirations for the game’s music.