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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Remember Human: Fall Flat? Turns out over 40 million humans paid up
https://www.pcgamer.com/remember-human-fall-flat-turns-out-over-40-million-humans-paid-up/
Wibbly-wobbly platformer Human: Fall Flat came out in 2016, and its blend of funky physics, dreamlike floating worlds, and multiplayer support saw it quickly find an audience. Those that like this game love it, and it's a much more freeform and relaxing experience than some of the obvious comparisons one might make (such as Fall Guys).
I played it years ago and liked it well enough, but a new press release from publisher Curve had my jaw dropping. This game was on my radar as a 'neat indie platformer' but over the seven years since release Human: Fall Flat has shipped more than 40 million copies worldwide. This is a paid game that usually retails at around $20 across various storefronts, and not on any streaming service I can see, so even allowing for regular sale discounts that's a lot of jellybeans. By which I mean cash.

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Plaion Publisher Sale features up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam, GOG and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/plaion-publisher-sale/" target="_blank"> https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/plaion-publisher-sale/
• And the SEGA Warhammer Sale puts the games of this franchise up to 75% off during the next 13 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sega-warhammer-sale/

Fanatical has two new 24h Flash Deals:

• The first one is Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Complete Edition, 70% off. The key is for UbiConnect: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/assassin-s-creed-valhalla-complete-edition
• The second one is Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem, 75% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/wolcen-lords-of-mayhem

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII gets a 4K Texture Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dirge-of-cerberus-final-fantasy-vii-gets-a-4k-texture-pack/
I’m pretty sure that most of you don’t know Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is an action role-playing third-person shooter that came out exclusively on Playstation 2. Thanks to emulators, though, PC gamers can now enjoy an unofficial HD Remaster of it.
YouTube’s ‘1vierock’ has recently shared a 4K Texture Pack for this game, that overhauls all of its textures. This pack uses AI techniques, meaning that the enhanced textures look similar to the original ones.
By using this 4K Texture Pack and running the game at 4K resolutions, PC gamers can enjoy an unofficial HD Remaster of this title.
>> There's a roughly 5 minutes long video of the mod in action.

The same devs who ported A Link to the Past to PC are reverse-engineering another SNES classic
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-same-devs-who-ported-a-link-to-the-past-to-pc-are-reverse-engineering-another-snes-classic/
The developer group going by snesrev on GitHub released an early version of a full port of Super Metroid for PC this week. While you've effectively been able to play Super Metroid on PC via emulation for decades now, this is a full, native port of the Super Nintendo classic, bypassing any need to emulate the original hardware.
In addition to providing further redundancies in the preservation of classic games, full reverse-engineered ports like this open up the doors for further modding, custom content, and quality of life changes. As Super Metroid's PC port matures, we may see developers produce new ROM hacks, or true, stretch-free widescreen support (many classic games are restricted to 4:3 with black bars, or can be hideously stretched to fit 16:9).

GAMING NEWS

RoboCop: Rogue City delayed until September 2023, gets first gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/robocop-rogue-city-delayed-until-september-2023-gets-first-gameplay-trailer/
Nacon has just announced that RoboCop: Rogue City has been delayed until September 2023. The game was originally meant to come out in June 2023. Moreover, the publisher shared the game’s first gameplay trailer which you can find below.
>> I had forgotten about this game.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum gets an in-engine story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-gets-an-in-engine-story-trailer/
Nacon has released a story trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. This trailer features in-engine footage, so it can give you an idea of what you can expect, visually, from this upcoming game.

Sons Of The Forest Patch 01 released & here are all of its changes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/sons-of-the-forest-patch-01-released-here-are-all-its-changes/
Endnight Games has released the first major update for its open-world survival horror, Sons Of The Forest. According to the release notes, this first patch adds new items to the game, and fixes numerous bugs.

PC requirements for Capcom’s team-based dinosaur game, Exoprimal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-requirements-for-capcoms-team-based-dinosaur-game-exoprimal/
Capcom has updated the Steam store page of Exoprimal, revealing the game’s official PC system requirements. In addition, the company confirmed that the game will release on July 14th.

Resident Evil 4 Remake PC Chainsaw Demo is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake-pc-chainsaw-demo-is-now-available-for-download/
Capcom has just released a PC demo for Resident Evil 4 Remake on Steam. As such, PC gamers will be able to test the game and see whether their PC systems are able to run it.

First-person survival horror game, Ad Infinitum, gets new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-person-survival-horror-game-ad-infinitum-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/
Nacon has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming first-person survival horror game, Ad Infinitum. Moreover, the publisher revealed that the game will release in September 2023.

Forspoken Update 1.10 brings numerous optimizations, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/forspoken-update-1-10-brings-numerous-optimizations-full-patch-notes/
Square Enix has released a brand new update for Forspoken. According to the release notes, Update 1.10 comes with numerous performance improvements and optimizations.

WILD HEARTS March 10th Update features numerous bug fixes, improvements & balance tweaks
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/wild-hearts-march-10th-update-features-numerous-bug-fixes-improvements-balance-tweaks/
Omega Force has released a new patch for WILD HEARTS that comes with a lot of bug fixes, improvements and balance tweaks. However, according to the release notes, the March 10th Update does not feature any performance optimizations on PC.

Atomic Heart March 10th Update adds FOV & removes mouse acceleration
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/atomic-heart-march-10th-update-adds-fov-removes-mouse-acceleration/
Mundfish has released a brand new update for Atomic Heart. According to the release notes, the March 10th Update adds a FOV setting and removes the mouse acceleration. Furthermore, it packs some performance and stability improvements.