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The Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Hogwarts Legacy surpasses $1 billion retail sales, is Warner Bros’ largest release of all time
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hogwarts-legacy-surpasses-1-billion-retail-sales-is-warner-bros-largest-release-of-all-time/
Warner Bros has revealed that Hogwarts Legacy has surpassed $1 billion in retail sales, making it the company’s largest release of all time.
Furthermore, Hogwarts Legacy is Warner Bros’ best-selling game year-to-date. So yeah, apparently “that” boycott really hurt the sales of this game.

Fanatical's new Star Deal is Golden Light, 70% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/golden-light.
And be warned, next Monday Fanatical will start its May Madness deals.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam's new layout is hiding my screenshots from me and this is the worst minor inconvenience of my week
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-new-layout-is-hiding-my-screenshots-from-me-and-this-is-the-worst-minor-inconvenience-of-my-week/
Steam's interface is about to change again—or has already if you're in the Steam Client beta—and I've been on the receiving end of enough site design changes in my life to know it won't feel so wrong for too long. Except that Valve managed to make the already bad Screenshot Manager window even worse and it's ruining my week.

Game engine maker Unity lays off 600 employees and plans to close half its offices worldwide
https://www.pcgamer.com/game-engine-maker-unity-lays-off-600-employees-and-plans-to-close-half-its-offices-worldwide/
Unity has laid off approximately 600 employees in its third round of layoffs over the past year, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which says the company is also looking to cut the number of offices it maintains worldwide nearly in half over the next few years, from 58 to 30.
According to Unity, the layoffs are part of an effort to reduce layers of management, streamline its operations, and improve the company's profitability. "It's all about setting ourselves up for higher growth," Unity CEO John Riccitiello said.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Hogwarts Legacy May 4th Update released, brings over 500 fixes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/hogwarts-legacy-may-4th-update-released-brings-over-500-fixes-full-patch-notes/
Avalanche Software has released a massive new update for Hogwarts Legacy. According to the release notes, the May 4th Update brings over 500 fixes, packs performance improvements, and adds an Arachnophobia Mode.

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl gets short but refreshing gameplay/in-engine video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-gets-short-but-refreshing-gameplay-in-engine-video/
GSC GameWorld has released a short but refreshing gameplay/in-engine video for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. And, as the title implies, the video shows the main protagonist drinking a NON STOP energy drink.

Last edited by JEMC - on 05 May 2023