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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Survival game, Valheim, has sold one million copies in a week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/survival-game-valheim-has-sold-one-million-copies-in-a-week/
Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate have announced that their latest survival game, Valheim, has sold one million copies in just a week.

Steam has no new deals... but that will change later today when the Lunar Sale begins.

The Humble Store has a new Destiny 2 Sale with up to 50% discounts during the next 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/destiny-2-sale/

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal: DiRT 4, 95% off during he next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dirt-4

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Epic Games showcases its Unreal Engine Next-Gen MetaHuman Creator
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/epic-games-showcases-its-unreal-engine-next-gen-metahuman-creator/
Epic Games has shared two videos, showcasing its next-gen creator via which developers can create highly detailed human characters, MetaHuman. MetaHuman Creator is a cloud-streamed app designed to take real-time digital human creation from weeks or months to less than an hour, without compromising on quality.
>> Machiavellian made a thread about it yesterday.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Far Cry Remake Demo Mod for Crysis available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/far-cry-remake-demo-mod-for-crysis-available-for-download/
Far Cry fans, here is something for you today. Modder Flowgroover released FarCrysis X; a fan remake of the first Far Cry game in Crysis. This first version of FarCrysis X features three maps/environments and eight weapons.
Going into more details, the maps that Flowgroover and Derril have recreated in Crysis are Training, Fort and Pier. The eight weapons available in this mod are Machete, Desert Eagle, P90, M4, Sniper, M249, G36 (not placed) and G4 (temporary, not placed).
>> You'll find it at ModDB.

This mod for Cyberpunk 2077 adds support for TrackIR
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/cyberpunk-2077-mod-trackir-support/
CDPR’s forum member Hreich has released a cool mod/utility that enables TrackIR support in Cyberpunk 2077. Thanks to this utility, PC gamers can use their optical motion tracking game controller in order to look around while walking and while driving.
In order to showcase this mod in action, Hreich released the following video. Surprisingly enough, TrackIR appears to be working great in Cyberpunk 2077. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely better than most of us were originally expecting.
>> You'll have to check the article for the link to that utility and the instructions to install it.

Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy Mod is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/star-wars-battlefront-iii-legacy-mod-download/
Star Wars Battlefront fans, here is something special for you today. The Battlefront III Legacy Mod Team has released Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy; a large-scale conversion mod created for Battlefront 2 that most of you will find interesting.
Going into more details, Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy Mod is using as many recovered assets that are available from the cancelled game Star Wars Battlefront 3 by Free Radical.
This mod includes both eras (Clone Wars and GCW). Additionally, it brings a brand new HUD and interface.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Aliens Eradication TC 2021 is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/aliens-eradication-tc-2021-is-now-available-for-download/
Payload Games has released a brand new version of the total conversion mod of GZDoom/Doom/Doom 2 that is based on Alien Trilogy, Aliens Eradication.
According to the developers, this latest update focuses mostly on the Total Conversion when playing with the original Doom and Doom2 maps and custom maps that use mostly vanilla assets.
>> Head to ModDB to get it.

Existing mods won’t likely work in Mass Effect Legendary Edition
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/existing-mods-wont-likely-work-in-mass-effect-legendary-edition/
Last week, Bioware claimed that it has been in touch with the modding community regarding Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. However, it appears that things are not looking that great. According to Mgamerz, owner of ME3Tweaks.com and the lead developer of the Mass Effect Trilogy editor toolset ME3Explorer, most existing mods will not work in this upcoming remaster trilogy.

GAMING NEWS

First Nioh 2 Complete Edition PC update released, fixes bugs & improves performance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-nioh-2-complete-edition-pc-update-released-fixes-bugs-improves-performance/
Team Ninja has released the first PC update for Nioh 2 Complete Edition. According to the release notes, patch 1.25.1 fixes various bugs and improves performance when using High settings for the game’s Effect Quality.

Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars game is still quite far away
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisofts-open-world-star-wars-game-is-still-quite-far-away/
As we already informed you, Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment are working on a new open-world Star Wars title. Lucasfilm Games will provide guidance and assistance in this project. Unfortunately, this open-world Star Wars game is still quite far away.

Six Days in Fallujah has been revived, coming to PC in 2021, first screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/six-days-in-fallujah-has-been-revived-coming-to-pc-in-2021-first-screenshots/
Victura and Highwire Games today announced Six Days in Fallujah; a first-person tactical military shooter based on true stories from the Second Battle for Fallujah in 2004. Originally announced by Atomic Games in 2009, Six Days in Fallujah returns with a new publisher, new developer and an all-new game from many of the core leadership team who created the original Halo and Destiny games.