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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Lost Ark has surpassed 20 million global users
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lost-ark-has-surpassed-20-million-global-users/
Amazon Games and Smilegate recently announced that Lost Ark, the free-to-play MMORPG, has exceeded 20 million global users. In the first three days after launching in the West, more than 4.7 million new users joined the player community, and currently more than 10 million of Lost Ark’s come from North America, Europe, South America, and Australia.
>> I wonder if that number is from before or after the massive ban that I posted about yesterday?

Itch.io's 'Bundle for Ukraine' fundraiser offers nearly 1,000 games for your donation
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/itchios-bundle-for-ukraine-fundraiser-offers-nearly-1000-games-for-your-donation/
Itch has launched the Bundle for Ukraine, a massive collection of nearly a thousand games designed to raise funds for two humanitarian organisations aiding civilians in the war-torn country. Donations start from $10 and, in exchange, you'll get a dizzying amount of games: 991, to be exact. Honestly, more than you'll probably ever be able to play.

GOG has a contest where 3 users can win a key for Haven: https://www.gog.com/en/news/bjoin_the_haven_contestb

Steam has no new daily deals (the 2 featured are weeklong deals), but has 5 Midweek Madness deals, one long sale and the mentioned weeklong deals:

• The first Midweek Madness deal is the Spyro + Crash Remastered Game Bundle, 61% off until Thursday (the individual games are also on sale, 65 and 50% off, respectively): https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/10631/Spyro__Crash_Remastered_Game_Bundle/
• The Women Day Sale features up to 75% discounts until March 10: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/womenday
• Hearts of Iron IV is 75% off (the DLCs reach up to 50% off) until Thursday 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/Hearts_of_Iron_IV/
• The Overcooked franchise is between 50 and 80% off until the 10th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/OvercookedFranchise
• The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos is going to be 50% off until Friday 11: https://store.steampowered.com/app/970830/The_Dungeon_Of_Naheulbeuk_The_Amulet_Of_Chaos/
• Ubisoft is offering up to 80% discounts on some of its titles until March 21: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/UbisoftMidweek
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • A Cat in Dungeons is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574620/A_Cat_in_Dungeons/
  • Sable features a 35% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/757310/Sable/
  • Curse of the Dead Gods gets a 50% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1123770/Curse_of_the_Dead_Gods/
  • killer7 comes with a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/868520/killer7/
  • And Vomitoreum is a massive 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1549750/Vomitoreum/

The Humble Store has four new sales:

• The Capcom BYOB comes with 28 titles to choose your up to 5 games bundle. And remember, the bigger your bundle is, the higher the discount (up to 80% off). All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/capcom-byob/
• The Dragon Ball Franchise Sale features up to 85% discounts during the next 6 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/dragon-ball-franchise-sale/
• Publisher 2K puts its titles on sale with up to 85% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam, EGS and 2 for GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/2k-publisher-sale/
• And the Adrenaline Fueled Sale brings up to 90% discounts during 6 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG the Bethesda launcher, UPlay and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/grid-details-adrenaline-fueled-sale/

Fanatical has two new flash deals:

• The first one is Ghostrunner, 69% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/ghostrunner
• The other one is Dragon Star Varnir - Complete Deluxe Edition Bundle, 75% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dragon-star-varnir-complete-deluxe-edition-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod aims to introduce better ragdoll shot reactions
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-red-dead-redemption-2-mod-aims-to-introduce-better-ragdoll-shot-reactions/
AnymYo has released a pretty cool mod for Red Dead Redemption 2, called Cineastic Euphoria Ragdoll Rework. According to its description, this mod aims to bring back some cineastic and diversified euphoria ragdoll shot reactions.
Going into more details, the mod adds new gunshot reactions, for each weapon type (revolver, pistol, shotgun, bow and so on). Moreover, NPCs will now behave differently depending on each weapon type and hit zone. The modder has also implemented a range of random varieties to certain shot behaviors.
The modder also noted that all modified euphoria tasks are completely rebuilt from the ground up. Furthermore, NPCs will now react longer to shots without collapsing.

This STALKER: Call of Pripyat Mod adds new storyline, models & locations
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-stalker-call-of-pripyat-mod-adds-new-storyline-models-locations/
STALKER fans, here is something for you today. The SZM-Team has released a new version of the Choice of Destiny Mod for STALKER: Call of Pripyat.
Choice of Destiny is a global modification with new storyline, models and locations. According to the team, the three new locations are Predbannik, Agroprom, and the Swamps. Naturally, this mod also adds some new quests.
It’s also worth noting that Choice of Destiny adds more than 50 new caches scattered in new locations. It also uses a standalone build of the X-Ray Engine.
Lastly, the mod also includes a Freeplay Mode. After completing the main story, a freeplay story will be made available, And yes, this new Freeplay also has some new quests.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Mod allows you to play as Zack Fair
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/final-fantasy-7-remake-mod-allows-you-to-play-as-zack-fair/
Modder ‘Jujub’ has released a pretty cool character swap mod for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, allowing you to play as Zack Fair. Zack basically replaces Cloud’s 3D model, so don’t expect new dialogue lines or different voices.
And, while this is really cool, my biggest issue with this mod is that it’s just a 3D character swap mod. Thus, and even though Zack looks like Zack, he does not behave or sound like Zack.

GAMING NEWS

Battlefield 2042 Update 3.3 releases tomorrow, adds Scoreboard, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/battlefield-2042-update-3-3-releases-tomorrow-adds-scoreboard-full-patch-notes/
DICE has announced that Battlefield 2042’s Update 3.3 will release tomorrow. This new patch will introduce an updated Scoreboard, and fixes some bugs and crashes. Moreover, DICE revealed its full patch notes that you can find below.
>> That tomorrow is today.

Square Enix’s Forspoken has been delayed until October 11th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enixs-forspoken-has-been-delayed-until-october-11th/
Square Enix has announced that its upcoming action RPG, Forspoken, has been delayed until October 11th, 2022. According to the publisher, this delay will give its dev team enough time to further polish it.