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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

You can win a copy of dungeon crawler Blightbound on our forums
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-win-a-copy-of-dungeon-crawler-blightbound-on-our-forums/
Addictive-looking dungeon crawler Blightbound hit Steam at the end of last month. It's a co-op loot fest where three heroes murder lots and lots of Blight-corrupted monsters in their mysterious fog. Want to give it a go? The PC Gamer community team is giving away 50 copies of the game on our forums.
Here's how you can win one: Go and sign in to the forums, or create an account. Then, post in this thread about Blightbound, minding the rules, and tell us what appeals to you about the game. Finally, go and put your name in the giveaway widget to confirm you entered. (All hail the giveaway widget.)
There are rules, obviously. You can only enter once, don't quote the original post in your forum post, and remember to put your name in the giveaway widget. (All hail the giveaway widget.) If you're a randomly selected winner, well, you'll get an email with a Steam code. So use a real email for your account, not a throwaway.
>> Good luck.

Phantasy Star Online 2 surpasses one million registered players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/phantasy-star-online-2-surpasses-one-million-registered-players/
SEGA has announced that its popular free-to-play online action RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2, has surpassed one million registered players. This achievement comes right after the successful launch on Xbox One and PC in North America earlier this year.
The game is currently available in 33 more nations and territories. Not only that, but Phantasy Star Online 2 will be coming to Steam later this month.

Trials of Mana has significantly exceeded Square Enix’s expectations
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/trials-of-mana-has-significantly-exceeded-square-enix-expectations/
During its Investor Q&A with Yosuke Matsuda, Square Enix revealed that Trials of Mana has exceeded its expectations. In case you weren’t aware of, Trials of Mana is a full, high-definition remake of the third entry in the classic Mana series.

GOG sees the release of the game Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game, and it does so with a 20% discount until August 30: https://www.gog.com/game/chef_a_restaurant_tycoon_game

Steam ha stwo new deals:

• The new daily deal is Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061730/Super_Monkey_Ball_Banana_Blitz_HD/
• And developer Matthew Brown has put its games 70% off until August 26: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/matthewbrown

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition, 82% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-definitive-edition
• And the new Very Positive Bundle 4 features 8 games at a 97% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/very-positive-bundle-4

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

EA's subscription service is coming to Steam August 31
https://www.pcgamer.com/eas-subscription-service-is-coming-to-steam-august-31/
A few days ago, EA announced their subscription service EA Play would be coming to Steam. Now we know this is happening August 31.
EA Access, the subscription for consoles, and Origin Access, its PC counterpart, has been consolidated and rebranded into EA Play, offering access to its library of games that include The Sims 4, Battlefront II, Jedi: Fallen Order and more, for as long as you pay. For £4 / $5 month or £20 / $30 a year, you get access to the subscription library, 10% off EA game purchases, and the option to play new releases up to 10 days ahead of everyone else, for up to a total of 10 hours.

The Steam Game Festival will be a recurring event
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-game-festival-will-be-a-recurring-event/
Valve confirmed today that its Steam Game Festival, originally planned as a way for developers to promote their games among the cancellation of gaming events, will be a permanent fixture in its events lineup, with two more planned for the first half of 2021.
This was a decision made following "feedback from developers and players alike", which likely included "Man, playing demos for new and upcoming games sure is neat," "Remember when demos were a regular thing you got with your print magazine purchases?" and "How the hell am I supposed to play 900 demos in a single week? I'm a working adult!"

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GAMING NEWS

Don’t expect any news for The Elder Scrolls 6 or Starfield in 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dont-expect-any-news-for-the-elder-scrolls-6-or-starfield-in-2020/
At E3 2018, Bethesda announced its new upcoming IP, Starfield. Starfield will be a first-person role-playing single-player space-themed adventure game. However, and similarly to last year, Bethesda will not reveal any additional details or news for it in 2020.

Online game retailer MAX has leaked Prince of Persia Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/online-game-retailer-max-has-leaked-prince-of-persia-remake/
It appears that a new Prince of Persia Remake is currently under development. Online game retailer MAX has listed this remake for current-gen platforms, hinting at a possible reveal next month during Ubisoft’s upcoming event.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to be officially revealed on August 26th, gets teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-to-be-officially-revealed-on-august-26th-gets-teaser-trailer/
After an ARG, Activision revealed that it will officially announce the next Call of Duty game on August 26th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also shared a new teaser trailer that you can find below.

Black Myth: Wu Kong is a new action-adventure RPG, gets a 13-minute gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-myth-wu-kong-is-a-new-action-adventure-rpg-gets-a-13-minute-gameplay-trailer/
Game Science is currently working on a new action-adventure RPG game, Black Myth: Wu Kong. Black Myth: Wu Kong will be using Unreal Engine 4 and will release on the PC. The game is based on Journey to the West, and below you can find 13 minutes of gameplay footage from it.

Lost Ark may finally come to the West as Amazon and Smilegate sign a new publishing deal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lost-ark-may-finally-come-to-the-west-as-amazon-and-smilegate-sign-a-new-publishing-deal/
Amazon Games today announced it has reached an exclusive publishing agreement for North America and Europe with Korean developer Smilegate RPG. They will collaborate to publish a game releasing next year, with specific details to come at a later date.

First World of Warcraft Shadowlands Ray Tracing Comparison Screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-ray-tracing-comparison-screenshots/
Blizzard has finally introduced some new Ray Tracing effects in the PTS version of World of Warcraft Shadowlands. This new build adds support for Ray Traced Shadows, improving all of the game’s shadows with this new technique.
>> The shadows are the same, only softer.

Medieval Dynasty enters Early Access on September 17th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/medieval-dynasty-enters-early-access-on-september-17th/
Toplitz Productions and Render Cube have announced that the Early Access phase for Medieval Dynasty will begin on September 17th. In Medieval Dynasty, players will journey into a world of untouched beauty and experience the life and loves through the eyes of an ambitious and uncommon man.