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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Horizon Zero Dawn has sold between 200K-500K copies on PC, 35% from PS4 double dippers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-zero-dawn-has-sold-between-200k-500k-copies-on-pc-35-from-ps4-double-dippers/
Horizon Zero Dawn came out on the PC four days ago and according to Steamspy, it has sold between 200K-500K units. Moreover, Playtracker states that 35% of its owners on Steam have already played the game on PS4/PS4 Pro.
According to those that have access to specific Steamspy data, the game may have sold closer to 500K (426k to be exact). However, and as we’ve already said, Steamspy does not offer 100% accurate results. As such, it makes more sense to consider the lower value of its estimated results. Additionally, and if it did sell 426K, it will soon be listed as a game that has 500K-1 million sales).

GOG has two novelties:

• The new Midweek Sale is full of 2D games up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200812_midweek_sale
• And Godhood goes out of development with its 1.0 update and, in order to celebrate it, it will be 20% off until August 18: h https://www.gog.com/game/godhood

Steam has five new deals:

• The Tiny Teams Festival Sale is full of games developed by small studios and will last until tomorrow: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tinyteamsfestival
• Coinciding with the release of its latest "content pack", Imperator: Rome is 50% off until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/Imperator_Rome/
• The free to play title Realm of the Mad God Exalt has its DLCs between 50 and 70% off until August 14: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/RotMG_Exalt
• The Battlefield franchise is between 63 and 80% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/battlefield/
• And Dead Cells will be 40% off until August 24: https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/

Fanatical's new Star Deal is Frostpunk, 70% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/frostpunk

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam Game Festival is returning for the fall
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-game-festival-is-returning-for-the-fall/
The Steam Game Festival debuted in December 2019 in conjunction with The Game Awards, with time-limited demos for 13 upcoming games. A spring edition followed in March, to help make up for the loss of GDC, with a longer time-frame—five days instead of 48 hours—and demos for 40 games. The a week-long Summer Game Festival dropped 900 demos in our lap and, well, we did our best.
And it's coming back again: Geoff Keighley, who knows about these sorts of things, said on Twitter today that the Steam Game Festival: Autum Edition will give us even more game demos in October.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You can now play as Wario in the Super Mario 64 PC native DX12 game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-wario-in-the-super-mario-64-pc-native-dx12-game/
SM64 SGI Project has released a brand new version of Render96 HD Model Pack for Super Mario 64 that adds a Wario 3D model. This Wario mod is basically a character swap mod for Luigi, and by replacing it PC gamers can play Super Mario 64 with Mario’s evil twin, Wario.
Since this is a simple character swap mod, Wario has the same voice with Mario. Moreover, the game’s NPCs refer to him as Mario during the cut-scenes. Still, it’s a cool mod that a lot of Super Mario 64 fans will find interesting.
Alongside the Wario model, Render96 HD Model Pack v1.4 adds doors and a HD Bowser fight 1 arena. It also updates a number of textures. You can download Render96 HD Model Pack v1.4 from here.
Furthermore, a new mod came out that brings Mario’s moveset from Super Mario Odyssey to Super Mario 64. By using this mod, players can experience Super Mario 64 in a completely different way. Therefore, we highly recommend downloading it.

GAMING NEWS

3D Realms will reveal a new dark-fantasy FPS on September 5th during Realms Deep 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3d-realms-will-reveal-a-new-dark-fantasy-fps-on-september-5th/
3D Realms has announced that it will reveal a new dark-fantasy FPS during its upcoming Realms Deep 2020 event. Realms Deep 2020 will be an online festival, celebrating old-school and retro First Person Shooters from around the world.

First Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will add a new level, brings fixes for crashes, physics and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-adds-new-level-brings-fixes-for-crashes-physics-and-more/
Mediatonic has announced that the first patch for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will be available tomorrow. This new update will add a new level, Jump Showdown. Moreover, it brings a number of fixes and improvements.

Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster may be announced in September 2020, may release this October
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mass-effect-trilogy-remaster-may-be-announced-in-september-2020-may-release-this-october/
The moment a lot of Mass Effect fans have been waiting for come relatively soon. Liana Ruppert, is a massive fan of the Mass Effect games has shared a mysterious tweet, hinting at a September 2020 announcement of Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare August 11th Update fixes Shooting Range trial exploit
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-august-11th-update-fixes-shooting-range-trial-exploit/
Infinity Ward has released a new update for Call of Duty Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, this patch fixes an exploit in the Shooting Range trial. Moreover, this new update brings a number of weapon balance tweaks.

Atomic Heart targets a 2021 release date, gets a brand new gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/atomic-heart-targets-a-2021-release-date-gets-a-brand-new-gameplay-video/
Mundfish has released a brand new gameplay video for Atomic Heart, showcasing a mini-boss Fight with Plyush. Furthermore, Mundfish has announced that the game now targets a 2021 release. Not only that, but this trailer features music from Doom composer Mick Gordon.

Second Extinction, co-op FPS in which you fight dinosaurs, hits Steam Early Access in September 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-extinction-co-op-fps-in-which-you-fight-dinosaurs-hits-steam-early-access-in-september-2020/
Systemic Reaction has announced that its upcoming co-op FPS in which you fight dinosaurs, Second Extinction, will hit Steam Early Access in September 2020. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.