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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new sales and two new releases:

• The first sale is the Midweek Sale filled with Iceberg published titles up to 80% off until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/iceberg_sale
• And publisher Herocraft has put its games up to 75% off during the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210203_herocraft_sale
• The first new release is a game that fans of Star Fox will probably love: Redout: Space Assault, with a 10% discount until February 9th: https://www.gog.com/game/redout_space_assault
• And Starcom: Nexus arrives with a 25% discount until February 10: https://www.gog.com/game/starcomnexus

Steam has two new daily deals and 4 new Midweek Madness deals:

• The first daily deal is Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/867290/Crossroads_Inn_Anniversary_Edition/
• The second daily deal is Warstone TD, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/562500/Warstone_TD/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • The Early Access title Foundation is 25% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/Foundation/
  • Creaks gets a 40% discount until the 5th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/956030/Creaks/
  • DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT is 60% off until Friday 5th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/851850/DRAGON_BALL_Z_KAKAROT/
  • And the The Banner Sage franchise is on sale, up to 85% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/BannerSaga

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal and three new bundles:

• The new Star Deal is Tropico 5 - Complete Collection, 89% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/tropico-5-complete-collection
• And these are the three new Platinum Bundles:
  • The Platinum Tycoons Pack brings 3 games with a 82% discount for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/platinum-tycoons-pack
  • The Platinum Stealth Pack beings another 3 games with a 86% discount for the same 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/platinum-stealth-pack
  • And the Platinum Sci-Fi Pack features another 3 games with a 88% discount for the same 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/platinum-sci-fi-pack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve to pay $4 million in Steam Controller patent infringement case
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-to-pay-dollar4-million-in-steam-controller-patent-infringement-case/
Valve has been ordered to pay $4 million in damages, after a weeklong jury trial found that it had infringed a patent related to the Steam Controller's back controllers. Lawyers representing SCUF parent company Ironburg Inventions told the jury that Valve had been warned about Ironburg's patent in 2014, after a prototype of the Steam Controller was first shown at CES.
Ironburg's lawyer told the jury last week (via Law 360),"Valve's intentional disregard of its infringement is at the heart of this case."

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Realistic Driving Experience mod for Cyberpunk 2077
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/realistic-driving-experience-mod-for-cyberpunk-2077/
Realistic Driving Experience is a mod for Cyberpunk 2077. The mod aims to provide a realistic driving experience for the recent open-world role-playing game from CD Projekt Red.
Realistic Driving Experience offers better curve behavior, the possibility to drift, better suspension, better breaking, and last but not least, better handling for bikes.
According to the creator, the mod does not make driving easier, but rather harder. The aim is to make driving feel more realistic, especially when driving in the desert area of the game.
>> Available from Nexus Mods

Cancelled Goldeneye 007 Remaster is playable on PC via the X360 emulator, Xenia
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/goldeneye-007-remaster-playable-pc-x360-emulator-xenia/
We’ve said it a lot of times and we’ll say it again; emulators are a must for preserving old games. Not only that, but they allow PC gamers to experience a number of console-only games on their platform. And, surprisingly enough, the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia, is able to run the cancelled Goldeneye 007 Remaster that was recently leaked online.
Let’s take things from the beginning though. Back in 2008, Nintendo, Activision and Microsoft agreed to remaster the classic Nintendo 64 game, Goldeneye 007, for Xbox 360. Activision was planning to release the game via XBLA. However, and at the last minute, the publisher decided to cancel it.
A couple of days ago, though, a video appeared on YouTube, featuring two hours of gameplay footage from that cancelled remaster. That was legit footage from a leaked build that gamers can download and play.
Now what’s really cool here is that this leaked build is playable on the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia. Not only that, but according to various reports, Goldeneye 007 Remaster works like a charm on Xenia.

GAMING NEWS

PSA: Some Cyberpunk 2077 game mods/custom saves might make your PC vulnerable to attacks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/psa-some-cyberpunk-2077-game-mods-custom-saves-might-make-your-pc-vulnerable-to-attacks/
Cyberpunk 2077 is already out on the PC, and we also have some custom mods for this game as well. Such as the the Enhanced Controls Mod, a vehicle controls/handling mod and the third-person experimental mod. And then there is a trainer that you can use in order to skip the game’s grinding.
Now it appears that CD Projekt Red’s Customer Support team has just issued a warning on Twitter against using similar Cyberpunk 2077 game mods from unknown sources. According to them, some external DDL files used by this game can be used to execute vulnerable code on PCs, making the game an exploit tool.

First official Mass Effect Legendary Edition screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-official-mass-effect-legendary-edition-screenshots-released/
Electronic Arts and Bioware have released the first official screenshots for Mass Effect Legendary Edition. These screenshots will give you a glimpse at the improved graphics for these amazing action RPG games.
>> They're all from CGI scenes.

Battlefield 6 to be revealed this Spring, will support immersive battles
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-6-to-be-revealed-this-spring-will-support-immersive-battles/
During Electronic Arts Q3 FY 2021 earnings call with analysts, CEO Andrew Wilson shared some details on the next Battlefield game, and revealed the new game is coming this Holiday 2021.

Embracer Group merges with Gearbox, acquires Aspyr Media
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/embracer-group-merges-with-gearbox-acquires-aspyr-media/
Embracer Group has today entered into a merger agreement with The Gearbox Entertainment Company, also known as Gearbox. In addition, Embracer Group has acquired Aspyr Media through its wholly-owned subsidiary Saber Interactive.
>> Unlike previous acquisitions, this one is so big that there's even a thread about it, made by B6a6es.

Total War: WARHAMMER III officially announced, releases in late 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/total-war-warhammer-iii-officially-announced-releases-in-late-2021/
SEGA today announced Total War: WARHAMMER III, the third release in an ongoing partnership between Creative Assembly and Games Workshop. In order to celebrate this announcement, SEGA released the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.
>> scottslater has made a thread about this announcement,