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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Enshrouded hits 2 million players, and those players have over 2,600 new feature requests
https://www.pcgamer.com/enshrouded-hits-2-million-players-and-those-players-have-over-2600-new-feature-requests/
Like a storage chest that simply cannot fit another iron ingot, 2024 is creaking under the strain of so many dang survival games. And we're barely two months in! Palworld blew up in January, Nightingale is out today, Pacific Drive launches Thursday, and Sons of the Forest is on the brink of its 1.0 release later this week, too.
And then there's survival RPG Enshrouded, which glided into early access last month and quickly became a proper hit. Developer Keen Games announced today that it's still going strong: over 2 million players have taken the plunge into Enshrouded's mist-covered world, and it hasn't even been out for 30 days yet.
All those players aren't shy about making requests to the developers of the early access RPG, either: In a post on Steam today, Keen Games issued "a reminder that you can vote for one of the 2600+ player suggestions on our feedback platform."

GOG has brought three Deals of the Day that will last until Friday:

• The first one is The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, 20% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_legend_of_heroes_trails_into_reverie
• The second one is Foundation, still in Early Access, with a 25% deal: https://www.gog.com/en/game/foundation
• And the third one, Age of Wonders 4, gets a 30% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/age_of_wonders_4

Steam has four new deals:

• Transport Fever 2 gets a 50% discount until the 27th of February: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/Transport_Fever_2/
• Road Redemption will be 85% off until the same 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/300380/Road_Redemption/
• Sherlock Holmes The Awakened is going to be 60% off until the 4th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949030/Sherlock_Holmes_The_Awakened/
• And the fourth one is Merchant of the Skies, with a 40% discount until March, the 5th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040070/Merchant_of_the_Skies/

The Humble Store has the new Indie Hits Spotlight Sale, with up to 90% deals during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/indie-hits-spotlight/.

And we have Fanatical, with a new Star Deal and two bundles added for the BundleFest:

• The new Star Deal is Ghostrunner, 77% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/ghostrunner
• The new bundles are:
  • BYO Bento Bundle 4, with 23 titles to choose from for your 3, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-bento-bundle
  • And the BYO RPG Bundle, featuring 22 games for your bundle of 3, 5 or 8 titles: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-rpg-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The new upcoming version of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PC Brazil will no longer have stutters
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/marvels-spider-man-2-pc-brazil-no-stutters/
The modding team behind the unofficial PC port of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has done incredible things so far. However, one of my biggest gripes with it was its stuttering issues. And today, I’m happy to report that its next version, codenamed V10, will no longer have any stutters.
This is huge as it will finally allow PC gamers to explore the game’s city. We can also expect numerous visual fixes and improvements. So, things are progressing nicely I’d say. And for those wondering, yes. You can already play it from start to finish.
Here’s a video that showcases the new V10 build. As you can see, the game can now run smoothly, without any stuttering issues.

2023's GOTY becomes Baldy's Gate 3 with mod that parts Astarion's hair like Moses did the Red Sea
https://www.pcgamer.com/2023s-goty-becomes-baldys-gate-3-with-mod-that-parts-astarions-hair-like-moses-did-the-red-sea/
If life really is a simulation, and we become aware that it is, I'm looking forward to installing the mod that will stop my hair from receding. Until then the opposite is now possible for Astarion's hair in Baldur's Gate 3 thanks to a new Nexus mod from loregamer.
You can do a lot of terrible things in Baldur's Gate 3, but I think relieving the central real estate of Astarion's head of its hair is up there with brutally punting a squirrel into a rock face.
Perhaps this was meant to be. The extremely astute out there may have noticed that the word 'bald' actually appears within the name of the game. Curious don't you think? A detail that promoted one of the early great memes of the game, when a version of the cover art was posted on the subreddit in which each character was bald, and the title simply read 'Bald'. The prophecy is being fulfilled.
>> There's only one screenshot, but it's enough.

Modders are achieving justice for Persona 3's missing female protagonist in a way that's only possible on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/modders-are-achieving-justice-for-persona-3s-missing-female-protagonist-in-a-way-thats-only-possible-on-pc/
Persona 3 is a strange beast. All its best parts are scattered across a bunch of different versions: the epilogue is only available on the PS2 FES version, while the alternate female protagonist (FeMC) and all her new social links were restricted to the PSP-only Portable version of the game (so too were party members you could directly control in battle; the AI-only party members of the PS2 games were a constant headache).
All those scattered pieces made the game seem ideal for a remake that brought all its distinct parts into one cohesive package, and then Persona 3 Reload just… didn't? It didn't do that. Instead, we got controllable party members and modern graphics in what was otherwise a remake of original, non-FES Persona 3. No epilogue and no FeMC. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great game, but it feels like there are still pieces missing. That's probably why modders have decided to stop waiting for Atlus and just build those parts themselves.
Spotted by GamesRadar, an enterprising group of Persona modders on GitHub have kicked off the FeMC Reloaded Project, aimed at restoring P3P's female protag—real name Kotone Shiomi—back to her rightful place as the game's alternative (and best) main character in Persona 3 Reload.
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Of course, it's still very much in its early stages, as one glance at its Trello board will tell you. The vast majority of P3R is still naturally based around the presence of the default male protagonist. Per the mod's GameBanana page, it doesn't sound like it has plans to change the game's story or restore Shiomi's social links, but hey, someone else can always take the foundation it lays down and build on it.
>> The article has an embedded tweet with a video.

GAMING NEWS

SAND LAND gets an official gameplay overview trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/sand-land-gets-an-official-gameplay-overview-trailer/
SAND LAND has released the official gameplay overview trailer for Akira Toriyama’s upcoming action RPG, SAND LAND. This trailer will detail most of the key features of this new role-playing game, so make sure to watch it.
>> Even if they hadn't mentioned it, it has so many Toriyama designs that his involvement would be obvious.

No Rest for the Wicked seems to be a cool mix between Diablo 4 and Dark Souls
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/no-rest-for-the-wicked-seems-to-be-a-cool-mix-between-diablo-4-and-dark-souls/
IGN has shared a new gameplay video for the upcoming action RPG from the creators of Ori games, No Rest for the Wicked. And, from what we can see, No Rest for the Wicked appears to be a cool mix between Diablo 4 and Dark Souls.

New 6-minute gameplay trailer for Little Devil Inside
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-6-minute-gameplay-trailer-for-little-devil-inside/
Neostream Interactive has shared a 6-minute gameplay trailer for its upcoming 3D action adventure RPG, Little Devil Inside. The game will be using a third-person perspective, and it will have elements of survival, combat, and open-world exploration. So, this trailer will give you a glimpse at those gameplay mechanics.

You can now download a demo for Contra: Operation Galuga
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-download-a-demo-for-contra-operation-galuga/
Konami has just released a demo for its upcoming new Contra game, Contra: Operation Galuga. Contra: Operation Galuga is a re-imagination of the classic run-‘n’-gun action game from the ‘80s. So, since this is a free demo, you should at least give it a try.

Monster Hunter Stories is coming to PC in Summer 2024
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-stories-is-coming-to-pc-in-summer-2024/
Capcom has just announced that the first Monster Hunter Stories game will be officially coming to PC in Summer 2024. To celebrate this announcement, the publisher shared a gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is coming to PC on June 21st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shin-megami-tensei-v-vengeance-is-coming-to-pc-on-june-21st/
ATLUS has just announced that Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will be officially coming to PC on June 21st. To celebrate this announcement, the team shared a gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Patch 1.16 fixes bugs, improves stability, reduces unintended framerate drops
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-patch-1-16-fixes-bugs-improves-stability-reduces-unintended-framerate-drops/
Ryu Ga Gotoku just dropped a new update for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Title Update 1.16 is all about fixing bugs, making things smoother, and stopping those annoying frame rate drops with certain GPUs. So, let’s take a closer look at it.