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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG sees the release of Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town, with a 15% discount until August 18. The game has a demo so you can try it: https://www.gog.com/game/willy_morgan_and_the_curse_of_bone_town

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

• The new daily deal is Worms W.M.D, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/327030/Worms_WMD/
• Publisher Ultimate Games has its games on sale, up to 90% off during the next 13 days: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ultimategames
• And these are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Brave Alchemist Colette is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135830/Brave_Alchemist_Colette/
  • Virtual Pool 4 gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/336150/Virtual_Pool_4/
  • DARQ is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/433550/DARQ/
  • Risen 2: Dark Waters is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/40390/Risen_2_Dark_Waters/
  • And Caladrius Blaze gets an 80% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/386770/Caladrius_Blaze/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• Publisher Akupara has its games up to 80% off during the next 6 days. The keys are for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/akupara-publisher-sale/
• The Just Cause franchise is up to 89% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/just-cause-franchise-sale/
• And publisher Herocraft also has its games on sale, up to 90% off. The keys are for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/herocraft-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has two new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Project CARS - Game Of The Year Edition, 80% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition
• And there's a new Metal Slug Pack, featuring 4 games 75% off during the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/metal-slug-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

EA Access is coming to Steam soon after years of exclusivity on Origin
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-access-is-coming-to-steam-soon-after-years-of-exclusivity-on-origin/
It appears that Electronic Arts’ subscription service for PC games, EA Access, will soon become available on Steam. “Don’t just get the game. Get more from your game with EA Access — it’s the ultimate game membership for anyone who loves EA games,” EA said on the service’s Steam page. “Follow EA and you’ll be notified as soon as EA Access is available” .

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Unreal Engine 4 Fan Remake of GoldenEye 007, GoldenEye 25, receives a C&D letter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-fan-remake-of-goldeneye-007-goldeneye-25-receives-a-cd-letter/
Well, it was bound to happen. The GoldenEye 25 team has announced that its Unreal Engine 4 Fan Remake of Nintendo 64’s GoldenEye 007 has received a C&D letter.
Now instead of shutting the whole project down, the team aims to release a game without the James Bond references. As such, the team still plans to complete and release this 90s shooters.
(...)
Lastly, the team will rename GoldenEye 25 to Project Ianus. The team will also delete all the GoldenEye 25 social media accounts this Friday.
>> It's a shame but, as the article already says, it was bound to happen. Now I wonder if, after launch, a mysterioys mod will appear and bring back all the James Bond references...

GAMING NEWS

CD Projekt RED shows new cinematic in-engine & gameplay footage for Cyberpunk 2077
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cd-projekt-red-shows-new-cinematic-in-engine-gameplay-footage-for-cyberpunk-2077/
CD Projekt RED has released the second episode of the Night City Wire for Cyberpunk 2077. This new episode features new cinematic in-engine and gameplay footage from Cyberpunk 2077, so make sure to watch it.
>> And here are new 4K screenshots.

Activision will most likely reveal COD 2020, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, this Friday
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/activision-will-most-likely-reveal-cod-2020-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-this-friday/
Activision has launched a teaser website for COD 2020, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. This teaser website hints at an August 14th reveal, so we can assume that the publisher will officially reveal its new COD game this Friday.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Update 8.2 releases on August 19th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-update-8-2-releases-on-august-19th/
PUBG Corporation has announced that Update 8.2 for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will go live on August 19th. Furthermore, this update will be available on the PC Test Server this Wednesday, August 12th.

Death Stranding receives a 5.1GB Update, improves stability & framerates when using Steam Input
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-receives-a-5-1gb-update-improves-stability-framerates-when-using-steam-input/
Kojima Productions has released a brand new update for the PC version of Death Stranding. According to the release notes, patch 1.02 improves overall stability, packs a number of bug fixes, and improves framerates when using Steam Input.

EA Sports details FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, releases new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-sports-details-fifa-21-ultimate-team-releases-new-trailer/
EA Sports has detailed FIFA 21’s Ultimate Team, and released a brand new gameplay trailer for it. In FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, players can team up with a friend online in Division Rivals against other solos or duos, in Squad Battles against the AI, or kick back in FUT Friendlies House Rules against other players.

F1 2020 Patch 1.07 fixes crashes & bugs, improves performance, full release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/f1-2020-patch-1-07-fixes-crashes-bugs-improves-performance-full-release-notes/
Codemasters has released a brand new update for its latest F1 game, F1 2020. According to the changelog, patch 1.07 fixes some crashes and bugs. Additionally, it improves performance when players set Steam in offline mode.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed until 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-has-been-delayed-until-2021/
Paradox Interactive and Hardsuit Games have announced a second delay for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. According to the teams, this highly anticipated game will now release sometime in 2021.

Dirt 5 gets slightly delayed, will now release on October 16th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dirt-5-gets-slightly-delayed-will-now-release-on-october-16th/
Codemasters has announced that Dirt 5 has been slightly delayed. Instead of releasing on October 9th, the game will now release a week later, on October 16th. So yeah, not that big of a deal if you ask me.

Mortal Shell Day-1 Update detailed, brings a number of fixes and optimizations
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-shell-day-1-update-detailed-brings-a-number-of-fixes-and-optimizations/
Cold Symmetry has detailed the day-1 update for its upcoming Dark Souls-inspired action RPG, Mortal Shell. According to the release notes, this patch brings a number of fixes and optimizations, as well as various improvements.

First BioShock 4 details surface: Unreal Engine 4, narrative & systems-driven experience, new world
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-bioshock-4-details-surface-unreal-engine-4-narrative-systems-driven-experience-new-world/
The first details for the next BioShock game have surfaced via Cloud Chamber ‘s job listings. According to the team, the new BioShock (which we’ll be calling BioShock 4 in this article) will be using Unreal Engine 4, and will feature a brand new world.