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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Fall Guys has sold over 11 million units on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fall-guys-has-sold-over-11-million-units-on-the-pc/
In August 2020, Devolver announced that Fall Guys had sold 7 million units on the PC. And today, the publisher announced that this massively multiplayer party game has sold over 11 million units on our platform.

Outward has sold more than one million units worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/outward-has-sold-more-than-one-million-units-worldwide/
Deep Silver announced that the critically acclaimed RPG, Outward, has surpassed 1 million copies sold. Outward is a co-op adventure exploration game that launched on March 26th, 2019.
Twenty months from launch, and having just announced an upcoming second DLC, The Three Brothers, both Deep Silver and Nine Dots Studio celebrate this milestone.

Monster Hunter World apparently sold well on PC, gets an unofficial Hard Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-apparently-sold-well-on-pc-gets-an-unofficial-hard-mode/
According to some leaked documents from Capcom, Monster Hunter World has sold well on the PC. Even though its PC release was delayed, Monster Hunter World has managed to sell more copies on the PC than on Xbox One or PS4 in some regions.
>> Those regions are Asia. Check the article for the actual numbers.

Okami HD has sold more than two million copies worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/okami-hd-has-sold-more-than-two-million-copies-worldwide/
According to some leaked documents from Capcom, Okami HD has sold more than two million copies worldwide on all platforms. Not only that, but the PC version has outsold the PS3, PS4 and Xbox One versions.
Going into more details, Okami HD has sold 536K copies on the PC. The only platform that was able to top the PC was Nintendo Switch, in which Okami HD has sold 600K copies.
>> Soren0079 has made a thread about it.

Over 15 million Fortnite players crammed Battle Buses into Galactus's gob
https://www.pcgamer.com/over-15-million-fortnite-players-crammed-battle-buses-into-galactuss-gob/
Since the start of season 4 Marvel super-villain Galactus has been looming over Fortnite's island, and last night he arrived. The event was another demonstration of Epic's commitment to the spectacular: shortly after 9pm BST, players stood on the SHIELD Helicarrier watching the super-villain's approach, before being launched into a short on-rails sequence starring various Avengers, listening to some AC/DC, and then jamming an exploding Battle Bus into the baddy's gob.
Shortly after the event ended, Epic revealed that it had led to Fortnite's highest-ever number of concurrent players, an astonishing 15.3 million people, as well as attracting a huge online audience.

GOG has a new sale and also an updated feature with discounts:

• The new Midweek Sale brings city building games up to 75% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20201202_midweek_sale
• And the store is testing a new redeem process and, to do so, the games Moonlighter and Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York gets a 50% discount with the code MOONPIRE until December 4th. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/news/bget_special_discounts_while_testing_our_new_redeem_process_b

Steam has five new deals, three of them are part of the Midweek Madness deals:

• The new daily deal is What Remains of Edith Finch, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/What_Remains_of_Edith_Finch/
• The Wonderful 101: Remastered, that has a demo, will be 32% off until December 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190400/The_Wonderful_101_Remastered/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • The one is Satisfactory, still in Early Access, 20% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/
  • Space Haven, also in Early Access, is also 20% off until the 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/Space_Haven/
  • And SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is 34% off until Friday 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/969990/SpongeBob_SquarePants_Battle_for_Bikini_Bottom__Rehydrated/

There are two Humble deals:

• The new Humble Explore & Expand Bundle features up to 9 games to grab for the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/explore-expand
• At the Humble Store there's a new VR Sale for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/vr-sale

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 457.51 WHQL driver released, adds support for the RTX 3060Ti GPU
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-457-51-whql-driver-released-adds-support-for-the-rtx-3060ti-gpu/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 457.51 WHQL driver adds official support for the RTX 3060Ti GPU.
Furthermore, this driver fixes a number of bugs and issues. For instance, it fixes some blue-screen crashes that could occur while playing or browsing videos from the Chrome browser. It also addresses some blue-screen crashes that could upon waking from sleep on the NVIDIA Ampere GPUs.
This driver does not offer optimal performance in any of the latest games. So basically, you can skip it if you have not purchased an RTX 3060Ti GPU.
>> Available from here.

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GAMING NEWS

King Arthur: Knight’s Tale hits Steam Early Access on January 12th, 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/king-arthur-knights-tale-hits-steam-early-access-on-january-12th-2021/
Neocore Games has announced that its role-playing tactical game, King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, will be available on Steam Early Access on January 12, 2021.
According to the developers, Early Access will allow them to work hand in hand with their players and implement changes to the game as they go, based on the feedback they receive from the community. The Early Access period will last for a few months, with regular content updates.

Doom Eternal Update 4 released, adds free new Master Level and Master Level mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-eternal-update-4-released-adds-free-new-master-level-and-master-level-mode/
id Software has released the fourth major update for Doom Eternal. According to the release notes, this new update adds a free new Master Level and Master Level mode.

New Cyberpunk 2077 trailer showcases its Photo Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-cyberpunk-2077-trailer-showcases-its-photo-mode/
CD Projekt RED has released a new trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 that showcases its Photo Mode. As with most Photo Modes, this one for Cyberpunk 2077 will offer a number of filters and effects, and will allow you to freely move your camera.