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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has a new sale and also a new release:

• The new Midweek Sale features games set in space up to 90% off during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210217_midweek_sale
• And the game Pesterquest arrives on the store with a 40% discount until February 24: https://www.gog.com/game/pesterquest

Steam has two new daily deals, as well as two new Midweek Madness deals:

• The first daily deal is Pro Cycling Manager 2020, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178400/Pro_Cycling_Manager_2020/
• The other one is Imperator: Rome, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/Imperator_Rome/
• The first Midweek Madness deal is Project Hospital, 50% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/868360/Project_Hospital/
• And publisher Shiro Games has its games between 33 and 75% off until te 19th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/shirogames

There are two new deals at Humble:

• There's a new Humble Bundle: the Humble Plug in (and play!) Digital Bundle, with up to 12 games to grab during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/plug-in-and-play-digital
• And at the Humble Store we have the Imperator: Rome Sale, with up to 75% off during the next 5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/imperator-rome-sale/

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

• The new StarDeal is Youtubers Life, 68% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/youtubers-life
• The first of the new bundles added to Bundlefest is the All Stars 13 Bundle, with 7 games at a 99% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/all-stars-13-bundle
• And the Anime BYOB comes with 18 games to choose your 2, 3 or 5 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-anime-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Developer booted off Steam for putting its name as 'Very Positive'
https://www.pcgamer.com/developer-booted-off-steam-for-putting-its-name-as-very-positive/
When you open a game's Steam page, do you find yourself instinctively glancing at its review ratings? If so, you're just the kind of person one developer tried to fool by naming their studio 'Very Positive,' an impressively brazen ploy that's since seen them booted off the platform.
The deception was first spotted by the GameDiscoverCo newsletter. Banking on the fact that both the reviews summary and developer/publisher fields use the same blue font, the creator of Emoji Evolution came up with a shameless plan to trick prospective buyers into thinking they'd stumbled across a popular hit.
The anonymous creator emailed Vice reporter Patrick Klepek to explain: "I knew that reviews have a huge impact on the customer's decision. I noticed that the publisher/developer name is located really close to the reviews and has the same colour, and I decided to use it for my purposes."

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Mod for Skyrim Special Edition adds subtle face animations for your character
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-for-skyrim-special-edition-adds-subtle-face-animations-for-your-character/
Conditional Expressions is a new mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. The mod adds subtle face animations that will bring more life into you character.
Conditional Expressions features subtle facial animations based on the character’s conditions, or when the character is idle. These animations will add more personality and realism to the character. However, the animations are not exaggerated, and will probably fit all characters regardless their back-story, or moral alignment.
Conditional Expressions mod requires SKSE, MFG Fix, and Address Library for SKSE Plugins. It’s also configurable via MCM, and also compatible with all animation mods out of the box, since it only affects the character’s face.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

DayZ Update 1.11 brings major stability improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dayz-update-1-11-brings-major-stability-improvements/
Bohemia Interactive announced the release of update 1.11 for its multiplayer zombie survival game, DayZ. The new update stabilizes important features of the game, significantly improving the overall experience for players.

Amazon’s New World has been delayed again, now releasing in August 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amazons-new-world-has-been-delayed-again-now-releasing-in-august-2021/
Back in July 2020, Amazon announced a delay for its upcoming MMORPG, New World. And yesterday, the company announced yet another delay for this game. According to Amazon, New World will now release on August 31st, 2021.

Diablo 2 Remaster, called Diablo 2 Resurrected, to be announced at Blizzcon 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/diablo-2-remaster-called-diablo-2-resurrected-to-be-announced-at-blizzcon-2021/
Blizzcon 2021 begins later this week and from the looks of it, Blizzard will officially announce the rumored Diablo 2 Remaster. According to a leak, Diablo 2 Remastered will be called Diablo 2 Resurrected.

Civilization VI February Update detailed, comes out on February 25th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/civilization-vi-february-update-detailed-comes-out-on-february-25th/
Firaxis has announced that the February Update for Civilization VI will release on February 25th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a new video that highlights all of its upcoming changes, adjustments and additions.