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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 18 million copies worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-has-sold-over-18-million-copies-worldwide/
CD Projekt RED has just announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 18 million copies worldwide on all platforms. The game came out on December 10th, 2020. This basically means that it took CDPR one and a half years in order to hit this goal.
>> And...

The Witcher franchise & The Witcher 3 have sold over 65 and 40 million copies, respectively
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-franchise-the-witcher-3-have-sold-over-65-and-40-million-copies-respectively/
CD Projekt RED has announced that The Witcher 3 has sold over 40 million copies worldwide on all platforms. Additionally, the team revealed that The Witcher franchise has sold over 65 million copies.
>> Ryuu96 made a thread about these two news some days ago. You've probaly already seen it and left (or not) a comment there.

GOG's Indie Spring Sale will end in 7 hours, but there are still new flash deals and a new Weekly Sale:

• The first flash deal is Pathologic 2, 65% off during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/pathologic_2
• The second one is Freedom Fighters, 70% off until Wednesday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/freedom_fighters
• And the third, and last, flash deal is SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, 75% off until the 20th: https://www.gog.com/en/game/snk_40th_anniversary_collection_copy3
• The Weekly Sale features up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220418_weekly_sale

Steam has a new daily deal: Offworld Trading Company is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/271240/Offworld_Trading_Company/.

There are several new deals at Humble:

• There's a new Humble Bundle: the Dungeon Defenders Legendary Collection, with up to 7 games to get during the next 18 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/dungeon-defenders-collection
• And the Humble Store has two new sales:
  • The Hitman franchise Sale brings up to 75% discounts during 4 days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hitman-franchise-sale/
  • And the Hack & Slash Sale features up to 90% discounts for four days. There are keys for Steam, GOG and UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hack-slash-sale/

And Fanatical has three deals:

• The new Star Deal is Neverwinter Nights: Complete Adventures, 85% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/neverwinter-nights-complete-adventures
• 2K Games is doing its Spring Sale and offers its games up to 91% of during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/2k-games
• The BYO Easter Bundle 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-easter-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This incredible mod for Teardown introduces combat & a wave-based survival mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-incredible-mod-for-teardown-introduces-combat-a-wave-based-survival-mode/
Remember Teardown? You know, that amazing voxel game that had a mind-blowing destruction system? Well, its full version will release later this month, and an amazing mod for it has already been released.
Created by modder DimaK007, this mod introduces combat to the game. Moreover, it adds a wave-based survival mode and a robot damage model.
Players can shoot at the robot parts until they break. By destroying the head, players can kill the robot instantly. Moreover, and by destroying their legs, you will make the robot unable to walk.
>> There's a video but, sadly, they forgot to include the link to the mod.

Modder has increased the performance of Super Mario 64 up to six times
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/modder-has-increased-the-performance-of-super-mario-64-up-to-six-times/
Now here is something truly stunning. Kaze Emanuar has managed to increase the performance of Super Mario 64 up to six times. What’s really impressive here is that the modder has made the game run better, even on the original Nintendo 64 hardware.
The modder has looked at every single variable, understood every fuction, and then optimized everything listed in this 13,000 line map file. That was a huge undertaking, and we have to congratulate him for achieving something like that.
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Now the good news for PC gamers is that this optimized version of Super Mario 64 will lower the PC requirements needed for running a Nintendo 64 emulator. As such, even more PC gamers will be able to enjoy the game.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition gets a new HD Texture Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/grand-theft-auto-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-gets-a-new-hd-texture-pack/
Modder ‘Zeneric’ has released a brand new HD Texture Pack for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. This pack is 1.3GB in size and overhauls over 40 props including street/traffic lamps.
Going into more details, the modder reduced the props memory total from 3GB to 1.5GB. This was achieved by downscaling normal/rough/metal/packed, except basecolor, maps 2 times (4k to 2k). Furthermore, the modder fixed some bugs such as neon green text not displaying correctly on the phone booths, etc.

Star Fox actor comes out of retirement for a Half-Life 2 mod that replaces Alyx with a sexy blue fox
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/star-fox-actor-comes-out-of-retirement-for-a-half-life-2-mod-that-replaces-alyx-with-a-sexy-blue-fox/
If you've ever thought to yourself that the one thing that could make Half-Life 2 better is a sexy blue fox in place of Alyx Vance, you've probably played Gagnetar's Alyx Replacement mod for Half-Life 2 that swaps out Eli Vance's daughter for Krystal, the primary heroine of the Star Fox series.
The mod was originally released in 2017 and got a significant upgrade in early 2018, but now it's taken an even bigger step into the big-time with the addition of original Krystal voice actor Estelle Ellis, who is doing "a complete rework of Alyx's lines" for the mod. It's an especially remarkable get because Ellis hasn't done any videogame voice acting for close to 20 years: Mobygames lists her most recent credit as Perfect Dark Zero in 2005.

12 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Half-Life 2 VR Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/12-minutes-of-gameplay-from-the-upcoming-half-life-2-vr-mod/
YouTube’s ‘Brian Tate’ has shared a video, showcasing 12 minutes of gameplay footage from an upcoming VR Mod for Half-Life 2. As the title suggests, this mod will allow you to play this classic game in VR, and does not need any other mods in order to work properly.
Led by Cabalistic and a team of modders, Half-Life 2 VR Mod features full MSAA support and the Vulkan API. As such, performance should be better than what Half-Life 2 offers by default.
This VR Mod will allow you to do things that were almost impossible in the non-VR version. For instance, you can spin the blocks in the playground just by hitting them or play tetherball with a corpse in Ravenholm. You will also be able to physically dodge for cover, and manually reload your guns.

New Resident Evil First-Person Fan Remake Beta available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-resident-evil-first-person-fan-remake-beta-available-for-download/
Back in September 2021, we informed you about a fan remake of the first Resident Evil game in the Unity Engine. Created by PerroAutonomo, this fan remake targets 32-bit visuals and looks retro-cool. And last month, PerroAutonomo released a brand new beta version of it.
Although it’s far from being complete, this latest beta version features a lot of locations. Additionally, it packs numerous zombies to fight, though the fighting system needs a lot of work and polish. This fan remake also retains the original inventory system, as well as the game’s puzzles.

GAMING NEWS

Overwatch 2 gets a new gameplay trailer, focusing on Sojourn
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/overwatch-2-gets-a-new-gameplay-trailer-focusing-on-sojourn/
Blizzard has released a new gameplay trailer for Overwatch 2 that focuses on Sojourn. In addition, the team released a cinematic trailer with the origin of this character.

Diablo 2: Resurrected Patch 2.4 released, adds Legacy Graphics Emulation
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/diablo-2-resurrected-patch-2-4-released-adds-legacy-graphics-emulation/
Blizzard has released a brand new update for Diablo 2: Resurrected. According to the team, this latest update brings major balance tweaks and changes to almost every class. Moreover, it packs a number of AI tweaks, and adds a new Legacy Graphics Emulation option.

New Sniper Elite 5 trailer focuses on weapons & customization
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-sniper-elite-5-trailer-focuses-on-weapons-customization/
Rebellion has released a new video for Sniper Elite 5 which gives in-depth insight from the development team about the variety of weapons in the game as well as the incredible customization options available to the player. The new Weapons & Customization Spotlight also reveals the steps the team at Rebellion takes to recreate the authentic weapons in minute detail.

Galactic Civilizations IV will release on April 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/galactic-civilizations-iv-will-release-on-april-26th/
Stardock announced that the newest installment of the award-winning space 4X strategy sandbox game series, Galactic Civilizations IV, will release on April 26th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

New leaked environmental screenshots surface for Saints Row
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-leaked-environmental-screenshots-surface-for-saints-row/
It appears that some brand new screenshots for the Saints Row reboot have been leaked. These leaked screenshots showcase some of the game’s environments. Or to be more precise, the desert location.