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Another day, another round of news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Assassin's Creed Valhalla doubles Odyssey's day one player count
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-doubles-odysseys-day-one-player-count/
Just two days after launch, Ubisoft already has reason to call Assassin's Creed Valhalla a record breaker—Eivor's Viking saga has already doubled AC: Odyssey's day one player count, according to a new press release. Additionally, Ubisoft says Valhalla's launch has "reached high levels of viewership and engagement on Twitch and YouTube that surpass any Ubisoft game launch to date."

Steam has two new sales:

• The King of Fighters franchise is up to 75% off for the next 4 days: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/king-of-fighters/
• And, once again, we have the Armistice Sale to support War Child UK. The sale will last 4 days and bring between 15 and 90% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/armistice

And Fanatical's new Star Deal is Torchlight I & II Pack, 93% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/torchlight-1-and-2-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Cinebench R23 benchmark adds thermal torture test and support for Apple’s new M1 chip
https://www.pcgamer.com/cinebenchr23-adds-thermal-torture-test/
One of the most popular cross-platform CPU benchmarks has just received a spot of tweakage. Cinebench R23 imposes a 10-minute thermal throttling runtime by default, as opposed to the traditional single-run sprint that has previously defined the benchmark, along with a 30-minute system stability mode. Also added is support for Apple’s new M1 chip, its first ARM processor for Mac systems.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Fallout 76 Steel Dawn Update releases on December 1st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-76-steel-dawn-update-releases-on-december-1st/
Bethesda has announced that the Steel Dawn Update for Fallout 76 will release on December 1st. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released a brand new trailer that you can find below.

PUBG Update 9.2 available on PC Test Server, adds Dirt Bike, brings new features
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pubg-update-9-2-available-on-pc-test-server-adds-dirt-bike-brings-new-features/
PUBG Corporation has released Update 9.2 for PUBG on the PC Test Server. This new update adds the Dirt Bike, brings some new features, and introduces some performance improvements.