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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Chivalry 2 has sold one million copies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/chivalry-2-has-sold-one-million-copies/
Torn Banner Studios, Tripwire, and Deep Silver have announced that Chivalry 2 has sold over 1 million units worldwide since launching on June 8th. This incredible sales milestone marks the first million-unit selling title for publisher, Tripwire Presents, and takes the throne as developer Torn Banner’s fastest-selling title, ever.

Sea of Thieves had 4.8 million active players in June 2021, August Update released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-had-4-8-million-active-players-in-june-2021-august-update-released/
Rare announced that Sea of Thieves had its best month in June as it saw 4.8 million active pirates out on the water. In addition, the team detailed and released the game’s August Update.
The August Update adds a brand new crop of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean cosmetics in the Pirate Emporium. Therefore, players can transform their ship into a vessel of purgatory with the Cursed Ferryman Ship Collection, make pirates think they’re facing a harbinger of the abyss with the Davy Jones Cursed Costume Set, or adopt a simian sidekick dressed like that dread figure himself in the form of the Condemned Captain Monkey pet.

Steam has four new deals, including two early Midweek Madness deals, as well as new weeklong deals:

• The first daily deal is KingSim, 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146170/KingSim/
• The second daily deal is The House of Da Vinci 2, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259840/The_House_of_Da_Vinci_2/
• The first Midweek Madness deal is LEGO Builder's Journey, 20% off until August 19: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1544360/LEGO_Builders_Journey/
• The other one is Insurgency: Sandstorm, 50% off until August 20: https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/Insurgency_Sandstorm/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Exodus Borealis, still in Early Access, is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1528810/Exodus_Borealis/
  • Oakwood is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/890970/Oakwood/
  • Adventures of Pip has a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/303550/Adventures_of_Pip/
  • Old School Musical comes with a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/398030/Old_School_Musical/
  • Leaving Lyndow is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/585840/Leaving_Lyndow/
  • And High Hell is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/673000/High_Hell/

At the Humble Store there's a new Europa Universalis Franchise Sale, with up to 80% discounts during the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/euruopa-universalis-franchise-sale/.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dracula’s Castle is a brand new Castlevania-inspired mod for Skyrim
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/draculas-castle-is-a-brand-new-castlevania-inspired-mod-for-skyrim/
Modder ‘ayrasci’ has released a new cool Castlevania-inspired mod for Skyrim Special Edition, called Dracula’s Castle. As the title suggests, this mod introduces Dracula’s Castle from Castlevania, complete with quests, enemies, armors and weapons.
Going into more details, players will be able to find Dracula’s castle near the docks of Solitude. By entering this castle, players will fight enthralled minions, bats, foglings and various forms of the undead on their way up to the Count’s Quarters. Additionally, enemies in the castle will respawn like normal dungeon enemies unless you kill Dracula. Not only that, but the mod introduces a new “Heart” ingredient. Players can use this to cure any disease.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Crysis Trilogy – Original (X360) vs Remaster Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/crysis-trilogy-original-x360-vs-remaster-graphics-comparison/
Crytek has released a new video for Crysis Trilogy in which it compares the remastered versions of the three Crysis games with their original versions.

Official teaser trailer released for Call of Duty: Vanguard
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-teaser-trailer-released-for-call-of-duty-vanguard/
After numerous leaks, Activision has released an official teaser trailer for Call of Duty: Vanguard. In addition, the publisher confirmed that it will officially reveal this new Call of Duty game on August 19th at 10:30 AM PT.

Launch trailer released for Annapurna’s Twelve Minutes
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/launch-trailer-released-for-annapurnas-twelve-minutes/
Annapurna Interactive released the launch trailer of the interactive thriller Twelve Minutes. Twelve Minutes will be releasing on August 19th, and will be available on both Steam and Windows Store.