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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Take Two shares sales numbers for GTA 5, Borderlands 3, Red Dead Redemption 2 & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/take-two-shares-sales-numbers-for-gta-5-borderlands-3-red-dead-redemption-2-more/
During its earnings conference call for Q1 of fiscal year 2021, Take Two shared some new sales numbers for Grand Theft Auto 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, Borderlands 3, The Outer Worlds and NBA 2K20.
>> The summary is:

• GTA V: 135 millions
• RDR 2: 32 millions
• NBA 2K20: 14 millions
• Borderlands 3: 10 millions
• The Outer Worlds: 2.8 millions

Capcom shares new sales numbers for Resident Evil 3 Remake, Monster Hunter World & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/capcom-shares-new-sales-numbers-for-resident-evil-3-remake-monster-hunter-world-more/
During its Q1 2020 Fiscal Year 2020 Report, Capcom shared some new sales numbers for its latest games. Going into more details, the Japanese company shared the sales figures for Resident Evil 3 Remake and Monster Hunter World Iceborne.
According to the report, Resident Evil 3 Remake has sold 2.7 million units on all platforms. From the looks of it, Resident Evil 3 Remake is not as successful as Resident Evil 2 Remake was. On the other hand, Monster Hunter World and its Iceborne expansion have sold over 16 million units.
>> We knew the RE3R numbers from PCGamer's article from yesterday, but they didn't said the sales of Monster Hunter.

GOG has a new sale, plus a new release:

• Let's start with the Quake Con sale, with up to 75% discounts during the next 13 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200804_quakecon_sale
• And the new release is Guard Duty, that will be 50% off until August 11: https://www.gog.com/game/guard_duty

Steam has a new deal and a new range of weeklong deals:

• The Early Access title Barotrauma is 40% off until August 13: https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • XIII - Classic is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170760/XIII__Classic/
  • Worms Armageddon is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/217200/Worms_Armageddon/
  • Unruly Heroes is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780350/Unruly_Heroes/
  • Punch Club gets a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/394310/Punch_Club/
  • Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/520720/Dear_Esther_Landmark_Edition/
  • And the Syberia games are 90% off, for example the first one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/46500/Syberia/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• Ubisoft has put its games up to 80% off during the next 6 days. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ubisoft-hits/
• Versus Evil has also put its games on sale, up to 90% off during the next 6 days. The keys are for Steam except Armikrog, that's also available for GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/versus-evil-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Planet Coaster, 80% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/planet-coaster
• And there's a new Bethesda VR pack, with 4 games at a 74% discount for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/bethesda-vr-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Skyrim mod adds a two-handed weapon that's just a chair
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-skyrim-mod-adds-a-two-handed-weapon-thats-just-a-chair/
I've downloaded a lot of weapons mods for Skyrim over the last eight years, but none quite so grand and intimidating as The Chair. XvomTheMad's mod is literally just a chair, but it's solidly built and quite deadly.
Carrying around a chair instead of a greatsword or a mighty axe tells everyone around you that you've grown past the need for conventional weapons—everything is now a weapon in your hands. Like Bullseye, but without all the throwing and getting beaten up by Daredevil.

Destiny 2 is getting rid of Mars, so it's been rebuilt for Garry's Mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-is-getting-rid-of-mars-so-its-been-rebuilt-for-garrys-mod/
Bungie is kicking a whole bunch of planets into the vault. Come the arrival of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Mars, Mercury, Titan and Io will all be removed from the map, as the associated quests and storylines are no longer relevant. To make up for their eventual departure, a modder has rebuilt a significant chunk of Mars for Garry's Mod.
"If Bungie's gonna try to vault Mars, I will just have to spend 200 hours building it myself," Quantum said on Reddit. The red planet is, not surprisingly, their favourite Destiny 2 locale, because you're not going to spend 200 hours building a map that you think is just so-so.
>> You'll be able to find it at the Steam Workshop.

GAMING NEWS

XBOX head Phil Spencer thanks the PC Gaming community for their support, says “there is more work to do”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/xbox-head-phil-spencer-thanks-the-pc-gaming-community-for-their-support-says-there-is-more-work-to-do/
Xbox has made several changes to provide better PC support over the last couple of years, and on top of that several Xbox Game Studios titles are finding great success on the PC platform as well. XBOX studios head Phil Spencer recently thanked PC players for showing their support, while also acknowledging the fact that there’s more work to do ahead. Spencer thanked the PC gaming community for the warm reception they have given to recent Xbox games, in his latest Tweet.

Project CARS 3 Official PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/project-cars-3-official-pc-requirements/
Bandai Namco and Slightly Mad Studios have revealed the official PC system requirements for Project CARS 3. Project CARS 3 will be using MADNESS Engine, and will support 24-hour cycle, dynamic all-seasons, all-weather conditions.

PC gamers won’t be able to play as Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-gamers-wont-be-able-to-play-as-spider-man-in-marvels-avengers/
Square Enix and Sony announced that Spider-Man will be playable exclusively in the Playstation versions of Marvel’s Avengers. As such, PC and Xbox gamers won’t be able to assume the role of their “beloved friendly neighborhood.”
>> And it will be this way until a mod (or mods) bring it to PC. If the game is good enough to make the effort worth it, of course.

WipEout-inspired anti-gravity racer, PACER, releases on September 17th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wipeout-inspired-anti-gravity-racer-pacer-releases-on-september-17th/
R8 Games has announced that its WipEout-inspired anti-gravity racer, PACER, will fully release on September 17th. PACER is an explosive anti-gravity combat racing game where players can race in a variety of single player modes or with up to 10 players via online multiplayer.