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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. DEATH STRANDING
2. Valve Index VR Kit
3. DEATH STRANDING
4. Far Cry 5
5. Sea of Thieves
6. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
7. Satisfactory
8. F1 2020
9. No Man's Sky
10. Neon Abyss

Mortal Shell's beta had over 350,000 players
https://www.pcgamer.com/mortal-shells-beta-had-over-350000-players/
Mortal Shell is a forthcoming Souls-like from Cold Symmetry, which opened its beta to the public due to popular demand. That beta is now over and the developers have shared some of the numbers, which is why we know that over five million people watched it being streamed on Twitch and YouTube, over 350,000 people played it, and the merchant's cat was stroked over 150,000 times.
>> Good numbers for a beta.

Sea of Thieves hits 15 million players, 1 million of them on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-hits-15-million-players-1-million-of-them-on-steam/
Sea of Thieves has passed the 15 million player milestone, with over one million of those being from the recent Steam release alone.
Although it launched to a lukewarm reception in 2018, Sea of Thieves has clearly grown a lot. Interestingly, the majority of its 15 million players began their piracy adventures in 2020, with the first six months of the year seeing more players than the entirety of 2019, which itself eclipsed 2018's numbers. June this year alone saw 3.3 million players, and Rare has attributed this success to the Steam release of the game, which launched on June 3.
>> Both chakkra and jason1637 have made threads about it.

GOG's new weekly sale is full of indie games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200720_weekly_sale

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first one is the Early Access title Shieldwall, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1216320/Shieldwall/
• The other one is War of Rights, also in Early Access, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/424030/War_of_Rights/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The Star Deal, that started yesterday and will end in 24 hours, is Dragon Star Varnir - Complete Deluxe Edition Bundle, 66% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dragon-star-varnir-complete-deluxe-edition-bundle
• And there's an Assassin's Creed Build Your Own Bundle, with 10 games to choose your 3 or 5 games bundle for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/assassins-creed-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Paper Mario: The Origami King can now run with 60fps on PC via Nintendo Switch Emulator Yuzu
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/paper-mario-the-origami-king-can-now-run-with-60fps-on-pc-via-nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu/
A couple of days ago, we informed you about Paper Mario: The Origami King running on the Nintendo Switch emulators, Yuzu and Ryujinx. And today, we are happy to report that there is a 60fps mod for it, allowing the game to run with 60fps on the PC via the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu.
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Now while there is already a 60fps mod for it, there are still some slowdowns here and there. My guess is that the Yuzu team will be able to address them in the later versions of the emulator. Still, PC gamers can already enjoy Paper Mario: The Origami King at higher framerates. After all, the Nintendo Switch version is locked at 30fps.
>> The mod is available from GitHub.

This mod allows you to play Halo 3 in third-person mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-allows-you-to-play-halo-3-in-third-person-mode/
Modder ‘parapara’ has released a new mod for Halo 3 that allows you to play its campaign mode in third-person mode. This mod supports both solo and co-op modes. Naturally, though, every user must have the mod installed, otherwise you won’t be able to play in co-op.
This is a pretty simple mod that enables a third-person camera viewpoint. The game has a full 3D model for Master Chief, so you can expect basically everything; from reloading and changing weapons to proper running/walking/jumping mechanics.
In order to install the mod, you’ll have to place the map files in your steam/steamapps/common/halomasterchiefcollection/halo3/maps folder. Do note that you’ll also have to disable Easy Anticheat, otherwise the mod will not work.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods.

Free Bloodborne demake with Zelda-like graphics is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/free-bloodborne-demake-with-zelda-like-graphics-is-available-for-download/
Bloodborne fans, here is something special for you today. Max Mraz has released a free demake of Bloodborne in a Zelda-like top-down game. This fan Bloodborne Demake uses the Solarus engine, and you can download it right now.
Max Mraz has recreated the entire Central Yharnam, allowing players to explore the streets of a cursed, gothic town, hunting beasts and uncovering twisted bosses.
In Yarntown, players have a normal melee attack, a charged attack, pistol shots and a dodge roll. Now as you may have guessed, these mechanics are more similar to the 2D Zelda SNES game than to Bloodborne. So yeah, consider this demake a mashup of Bloodborne and Zelda.
>> There's a video of the mod, that you can download from here.

New free demo released for the Unity Engine-powered Sonic fan game, Project ’06
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-free-demo-unity-engine-powered-sonic-fan-game-project-06/
In November 2019, we informed you about a demo for the upcoming Sonic fan game, Project ’06. Project ’06 aims to remake Sonic the Hedgehog (from 2006) in Unity Engine. And today, we are happy to report that a brand new free demo is available for download.
According to its creator, this new demo contains the stages Wave Ocean, Dusty Desert, White Acropolis, Crisis City, Flame Core, Radical Train, Tropical Jungle, Kingdom Valley, Aquatic Base & Tails’ Wave Ocean.
>> You can download it from Mediafire or Google Drive.

CookiePLMonster has patched the ‘black blob’ artifacting issue in Mass Effect on AMD Ryzen CPUs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cookieplmonster-has-patched-the-black-blob-artifacting-issue-in-mass-effect-on-amd-ryzen-cpus/
After 9 years game developer Adrian who also goes by the name Silent or CookiePLMonster, has finally fixed the strange ‘black blob’ artifacting/glitch issue in Mass Effect, that only impacted AMD FX and Ryzen processor systems.
Just in case you didn’t know about this old Game glitch/bug, when Mass Effect was released, the PC port was affected by a mysterious ‘blocky’ character texture issue, when AMD released its Bulldozer-based CPUs in 2011, and it even effects all the current AMD Ryzen processors. As you can see from this video the character models are all in ‘black shapes’.
‘Adrian’ has actually posted a fix that works with both the Steam and Origin version of the Mass Effect game and doesn’t require an ASI Loader or any third-party software.
>> You can learn more in his blog post and download the fix from GitHub.

This unofficial Metal Gear Solid Remake in Unreal Engine 4 looks stunning
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/unofficial-metal-gear-solid-remake-unreal-engine-4/
Metal Gear Solid fans, here is something really cool for you today. YouTube’s ‘Bluedrake42’ has shared a video, showcasing a new unofficial Metal Gear Solid Remake in Unreal Engine 4. This remake is being created by a fan, and below you can find gameplay footage from the fight between Solid Snake and Rex.
Now the good news here is that the creator of this remake has not revealed himself/herself yet. As such, Konami won’t be able to send him/her a C&D letter. Staying anonymous until your remake is complete is crucial for such projects.

GAMING NEWS

Gameplay footage surfaces from People Can Fly’s cancelled horror action-adventure, Come Midnight
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gameplay-footage-surfaces-from-people-can-flys-cancelled-horror-action-adventure-come-midnight/
Adrian Chmielarz, co-founder of People Can Fly, has shared some gameplay footage from their cancelled horror action-adventure game, Come Midnight. According to Chmielarz, Come Midnight was a action-adventure pulp that mixed the worlds of Raymond Chandler and H.P. Lovecraft.

First PC update released for Death Stranding, is 5GB in size, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-pc-update-released-for-death-stranding-is-5gb-in-size-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Kojima Productions has released the first PC patch for Death Stranding. This patch is 5GB in size and comes with a number of fixes and improvements.
Going into more details, this new update adds AVX judgement to CPU check at startup. Moreover, it brings various stability improvements and general bug fixes. And… well… that’s it.

Doom SNES source code is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-snes-source-code-is-now-available-for-download/
Now here is something really cool for all Doom modders out there. The source code for Doom SNES has been released, and it’s now available for download on Github. Thus, modders can now download and experiment with it.
>> You'll find it at GitHub.

Ubisoft is reportedly working on Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed VR games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-reportedly-working-splinter-cell-assassins-creed-vr-games/
For a long time, PC gamers have been waiting patiently for a new Splinter Cell game. And, from the looks of it, the wait will be over soon. As The Information reported, Ubisoft is indeed working on a new Splinter Cell game. However, there is a catch. According to the report, this new Splinter Cell game will be a VR title.

New Fable game to be announced on July 23rd with an in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-fable-game-to-be-announced-on-july-23rd-with-an-in-engine-trailer/
Last month, we informed you about a placeholder Twitter account for Fable. And from the looks of it, Microsoft will indeed announce a new Fable game in a few days, during its Xbox Series X first-party games showcase.

The Division 2 Title Update 10.1 – Full patch notes revealed, comes out on July 21st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-division-2-title-update-10-1-full-patch-notes-revealed-comes-out-on-july-21st/
Ubisoft has revealed the full patch notes for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Title Update 10.1. According to the French company, this new update will release on July 21st, and will add missing audio and subtitles for Keener’s Legacy collectibles.

Here are 17 minutes of gameplay footage from Shadow Warrior 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-17-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-shadow-warrior-3/
Devolver and Flying Wild Hog have released a new video, showing 17 minutes of gameplay footage from Shadow Warrior 3. This gameplay video features a full playthrough of the “Way to Motoko” mission. Moreover, it will give you a glimpse at the game’s graphics, as well as its gameplay mechanics.

KOEI Tecmo officially announces Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/koei-tecmo-officially-announces-atelier-ryza-2-lost-legends-the-secret-fairy/
Last week, we informed you about the latest part in the Atelier Ryza series, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy. And today, KOEI Tecmo has officially announced this game. As the press release reads, this magical JRPG will be coming to the PC this Winter.