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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

V Rising shifts 2 million in a month, gives horselords a big 'ol nerf to celebrate
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/v-rising-shifts-2-million-in-a-month-gives-horselords-a-big-ol-nerf-to-celebrate/
V Rising is one of the year's surprise hits, swooping out of the darkness and sucking in 500,000 players within a few days of release. Now Swedish developer Stunlock studios has announced that the game has, after one month on the digital shelves, sold over 2 million copies on Steam.
That level of success brings with it expectation, particularly because there's a large PvP element to V Rising (you can of course just co-op on private servers if you want to opt out). Stunlock Studios has had a hell of a lot of feedback to sift through, and has been gamely fixing the more serious bugs (the game is still in early access) while also doing things like making stairs easier to find.
The latest patch adds a major building improvement, allowing players to dismantle floors and borders that are next to a wall or pillar in their castle without first dismantling the wall itself. It also adds localization for the Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, and Turkish languages, and has updated existing localizations thanks to community feedback.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Epic's free multiplayer tools let developers enable Steam crossplay
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/epics-free-multiplayer-tools-let-developers-enable-steam-crossplay/
In 2019, Epic made the online services developed for Fortnite freely available to any game developer who wanted to use them. The software development kit included systems for friends lists, matchmaking, lobbies, leaderboards, stat-tracking, and cross-platform multiplayer. Recently, it brought crossplay between PC and PlayStation to Fall Guys in all its playlists. And now, Epic Online Services lets developers enable crossplay between Epic and Steam.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Playstation classic Jak and Daxter gets an unofficial native PC port
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playstation-classic-jak-and-daxter-gets-an-unofficial-native-pc-port/
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is a 3D platform game that came to Playstation 2 in December 2001. Developed by Naughty Dog, this is the first part of the Jak and Daxter series. And although Sony does not plan to bring this classic game to our platform, a team of indie devs has basically ported the game to PC.
This indie team has decompiled around 400,000 lines of GOAL code, out of an estimated 500,000 total lines. This unofficial PC port of Jak and Daxter uses an OpenGL renderer (which renders most of the game world and foreground). The team claims that all levels are fully playable, and you can finish the game with 100% completion. The only downside is that there isn’t currently any audio.
It’s also worth noting that the team aims to port both Jak II and Jak 3.
>> Cool! Shame about the missing audio, tho.

Demo released for Streets of Rage 2 New Era, a fan remaster of SEGA’s classic brawler
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-released-for-streets-of-rage-2-new-era-a-fan-remaster-of-segas-classic-brawler/
Streets of Rage is SEGA’s iconic 16-bit brawler series and from the looks of it, a team of fans is currently reverse-engineering its second part. Not only that, but there is a demo that you can download and play right now.
Contrary to other Streets of Rage projects, Streets of Rage 2 New Era is not using any emulation tricks. As such, it can use the full power of modern technologies. Additionally, devs/modders can add new levels, new characters, high-quality SFX and HD graphics.

GAMING NEWS

Capcom has officially announced Dragon’s Dogma 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/capcom-has-officially-announced-dragons-dogma-2/
Capcom has just announced the sequel to Dragon’s Dogma, Dragon’s Dogma 2. According to the Japanese company, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is currently in development, and there is no ETA on when it will come out. Unfortunately, the team did not share any screenshots or trailer, though it at least gave us a look at its logo. It’s not much but hey, at least it confirmed that Dragon’s Dogma 2 is happening. Thus, I went ahead and included below the entire 10th-anniversary video of Dragon’s Dogma.