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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is free to own on Steam for a limited time
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dear-esther-landmark-edition-is-free-to-own-on-steam-for-a-limited-time/
The Chinese Room and Secret Mode are currently giving away for free Dear Esther: Landmark Edition on Steam. From today and until February 16th, PC gamers can visit the game’s Steam store page and acquire their free copy.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is a remake of the Source Engine-powered Dear Esther in Unity engine. This enhanced version features full audio remaster, and a brand-new Directors’ Commentary mode.
>> Here's the Steam page.

Dying Light 2 has reportedly sold one million copies on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dying-light-2-has-reportedly-sold-one-million-copies-on-pc/
Techland released Dying Light 2 on PC last week and according to SteamSpy, the game has already sold one million copies on Steam. The game also currently has Very Positive reviews on Steam, so we can expect it to hit the 2 million goal in the next couple of weeks.

Lost Ark breaks a million players, becomes today's top Steam game by concurrents
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/lost-ark-breaks-a-million-players-becomes-steams-top-game-by-concurrent-player-count/
After the usual online game launch issues, in this case Lost Ark going down for maintenance before its f2p launch and then delaying server deployment for almost six hours, Smilegate's hit Korean MMO finally had its full western release.
In the days prior, so many players had been preloading that Steam strained under the weight. Once the floodgates opened, Lost Ark hit a peak of 984,111 concurrent players, a total it's gone on to beat the day after launch, when it peaked at 1,325,305 players. That made it number one on Steam's top 100 for the day, beating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (959,550 players) and Dota 2 (722,671 players). It also beat both games' records for highest player peak: 1,308,963 for CS:GO and 1,295,114 for Dota 2.

GOG starts the week with two new flash deals and a new sale:

• The first flash deal is Heroes of Might and Magic 5: Bundle, 85% off during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/heroes_of_might_and_magic_5_bundle
• The second one is Shadow Warrior 2, 90% off until wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/shadow_warrior_2
• And they've launched the We Love Games Sale, featuring up to 90% discounts on more than 3000 titles until February 21. You can check all the deals from here or check them grouped by topic from here.

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first daily deal is Gang Beasts, 55% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/285900/Gang_Beasts/
• The second daily deal is Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition, with a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/596970/Sunless_Skies_Sovereign_Edition/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• Publisher Astragon puts its games up to 80% off during the next 4 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/astragon-publisher-sale/
• The Lovers & Fighters Sale brings up to 85% discounts during the next 4 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG and the Rockstar thing: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/lovers-fighters-sale/
• And Plug In Digital puts its games on sale with up to 90% discounts during the next 11 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/plug-in-digital-indie-sale/

And Fanatical has five new sales:

• The Star Deal is Spintires, 85% off. The deal started yesterday and will last another 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/spintires
• Team17 puts its games on sale with up to 86% discounts during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/team17-digital-ltd
• Focus Home Interactive puts its games up to 91% off during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/focus-home-interactive
• There's also a Valentine's Deals Sale
• And the new BYO Very Positive Bundle 2 comes with 20 games to choose for your 1, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-very-positive-bundle-2

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dark Souls 3 Ashen Blood is a single-player Bloodborne-based overhaul mod, demo released
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dark-souls-3-ashen-blood-is-a-single-player-bloodborne-based-overhaul-mod-demo-released/
Modder ‘Jennisaurus715’ has released a demo for Ashen Blood; a single-player focused, Bloodborne-adjacent overhaul mod for Dark Souls 3.
As the modder noted, this mod alters gameplay, weapons, enemies, map design, visual effects, and soon to be more. This demo is meant to be an early test before the release of Elden Ring, so the player will be limited to Firelink, Undead Settlement, and Ariandel.

Take a look at the V-Reloaded Graphics Overhaul Mod for Grand Theft Auto 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/take-a-look-at-the-v-reloaded-graphics-overhaul-mod-for-grand-theft-auto-5/
ZED_Modding has shared a video, showcasing a brand new graphics mod for Grand Theft Auto 5, called V-Reloaded. V-Reloaded promises to improve the game’s graphics, something that a lot of PC gamers will appreciate. After all, and at least for now, Rockstar does not plan to bring the new next-gen features of GTA5 to the PC.
According to the modder, V-Reloaded features improved timecycles, 16K Water and 16K NASA Moon. Moreover, it will have 4K Water Sea Foam and 4K Bullet Shot Glass.
Additionally, PC gamers can expect realistic color saturation, adaptive exposure and realistic shadows. The modder has also improved the exhaust backfire flash, the engine damage smoke, and reworked the swimming pools.

GAMING NEWS

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2 confirmed, will be using new engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-warzone-2-confirmed-will-be-using-new-engine/
Activision has just lifted the embargo for both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty Warzone 2. According to the publisher, both of these games will be using a new engine and will release later this year.

Here are some brand new screenshots for Elden Ring
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-some-brand-new-screenshots-for-elden-ring/
Earlier this week, Bandai Namco lifted the preview embargo for Elden Ring, and a number of new screenshots surfaced online. As such, we’ve decided to share these screenshots to all our Elden Ring fans.