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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Tekken 7 is the best-selling game in the series in 26 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tekken-7-is-the-best-selling-game-in-the-series-in-26-years/
Tekken 7 has officially shifted over nine million copies, cementing itself as the best-selling game in the series.
It's managed to beat out Tekken 3's 26-year record as the series bestseller, which stood at 8.5 million copies. The only other game to come close to those numbers was Tekken 5 at 8.2 million copies sold, which makes Tekken 7's milestone all the more impressive. Creator Katsuhiro Harada also revealed that the series has reached a cumulative total of 53 million copies sold.

GOG comes with four flash deals and two Midweek Sales:

• The first flash deal is Observer: System Redux, 40% off during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/observer_system_redux
• The second flash deal is the Dragon's Lair Trilogy, 50% off until Friday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/dragons_lair_trilogy
• Ocean's Heart is the third flash deal, with a 60% discount until June 3: https://www.gog.com/en/game/oceans_heart
• And the last flash deal is Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition, with a 75% discount for 46 hours as well: https://www.gog.com/en/game/warhammer_chaosbane_slayer_edition
• The first Midweek Sale comes with a mix of games with up to 86% discounts during 4 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220601_midweek_sale
• The second Midweek Sale features family friendly games with up to 90% discounts until Sunday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20220601_childrens_day

Steam has two new daily deals and a new Midweek Madness deal:

• The first daily deal is Just Shapes & Beats, 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/531510/Just_Shapes__Beats/
• The second daily deal is Project Warlock, that has a demo (and another one for Project Warlock II), 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/893680/Project_Warlock/
• The Midweek Madness deal is the The Dark Pictures Franchise, with between 34 and 67% discounts until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TheDarkPicturesFranchise

Fanatical will refresh its Star Deal in an hour, and I'll update this post with it (or not), but it also has a new bundle. Edited with the Star Deal and a new sale:

• The new Star Deal is Total War: WARHAMMER III, 30% off during 45 hours (or Friday's nromal refresh time): https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/total-war-warhammer-iii
• The new Crystal VR Collection BYOB comes with 27 titles to choose for your 3, 4, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/crystal-vr-collection-build-your-own-bundle
• There's also a Warhammer Skulls Festival of Video Games with loys of games and DLCs on sale with up to 80% discounts. You can also get a scratchcard if you spend over 5€ (but they don't state what prizes you can get): https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/warhammer

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Here is your first look at Zelda Ocarina of Time on PC with Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-is-your-first-look-at-zelda-ocarina-of-time-on-pc-with-ray-tracing/
DarioSamo, the man behind the amazing Ray Tracing Mod for the unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64, has released some screenshots and a short video from an upcoming Ray Tracing Mod for Zelda Ocarina of Time.
These screenshots and video showcase some cute real-time dynamic shadows. The original version of Zelda Ocarina of Time did not feature any real-time dynamic shadows. As such, this is the first time we see something like that in this classic Zelda game.

Skyrim Special Edition gets a 4K Texture Pack for animals and creatures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/skyrim-special-edition-gets-a-4k-texture-pack-for-animals-and-creatures/
Modder ‘XilaMonstrr’ has released a new 4K Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition that overhauls all animals and creatures. This pack is based on Bellyache’s Classic Animal and Creature Retextures, and basically upscales all of those textures in 4K.
Going into more details, this 4K Texture Pack features various textures for almost all animals and creatures. Below you can find the number of textures offered for each creature.

V Rising mods let you zoom all the way in and hide the UI
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/v-rising-mods-let-you-zoom-all-the-way-in-and-hide-the-ui/
Vampire survival game V Rising is a certified hit, quickly springing onto Steam's top 10 most-played list and selling over a million copies in its first week of early access. But the game tends to keep you at arms length, with a camera that looks down at your vampire from above and doesn't let you zoom all the way in to fully enjoy your exquisite castle or the vast open world. It can also be a little hard at times to navigate through the map and see threats lurking on the roads ahead, and the UI, while not overbearing, makes taking great screenshots a bit difficult.
Some cool mods have popped up that change that. ModernCamera removes the zoom limit so you can scroll your view way, way in. At floor level, you can even adjust the camera's angle so you're looking at your vampire head-on instead of top-down. You probably won't want to fight zoomed in all the way—aiming spells is tricky and it's easy to lose track of mobs—but it is quite bracing to run down the roads and through the woods in wolf form with the camera following behind you instead of peering down at you.
Another mod, HideInterface, binds the F11 key to toggle the UI on and off, which pairs nicely with the camera mod and allows you to take great screenshots of your vampire and your carefully decorated castle. Not everything bears close-up scrutiny, naturally, since the game wasn't meant to be looked at this closely from such a low angle (your castle definitely does not have a roof, for example). But if you've been wanting to show off your vampire and your lair, these two mods work great together.

GAMING NEWS

Sonic Frontiers gets a gameplay teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/sonic-frontiers-gets-a-gameplay-teaser-trailer/
SEGA has released a new gameplay teaser trailer for the next mainline Sonic game, Sonic Frontiers. This teaser trailer can give you a glimpse at what the game currently looks like, and how it plays. However, and since this is a teaser trailer, it does not reflect the quality of the final product.
>> Xxain made a thread about this yesterday.

God of War Patch 1.0.12 adds support for AMD FSR 2.0
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/god-of-war-patch-1-0-12-adds-support-for-amd-fsr-2-0/
Santa Monica Studio and Jetpack Interactive have released a new patch for the PC version of God of War that adds support for AMD FSR 2.0. AMD FSR 2.0 uses temporal upscaling techniques, so it should look as good as NVIDIA’s DLSS.

Last edited by JEMC - on 01 June 2022