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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam smash hit Content Warning has sold over 700,000 copies after giving away 6 million free copies
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/steam-smash-hit-content-warning-has-sold-over-700000-copies-after-giving-away-6-million-free-copies/
I imagine all game developers get butterflies in their stomachs when they're about to push their game live, but it's not often a game previously given away for free suddenly starts asking for money. That was the deal indie studio Landfall made with players when it surprise-released Content Warning on April Fools' day.
The Lethal Company-like horror game that challenges friends to record scary videos and go viral on SpöökTube would be free to claim for its first 24 hours, after which Landfall would start charging $8. Over six million copies of Content Warning were claimed during the free period, a response that Landfall CEO Wilhelm Nylund tells PC Gamer was "completely unlike anything" they've experienced.
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Those six million day one copies blew Landfall's biggest expectations out of the water, but it also made the team slightly nervous that nobody would be interested in picking it up once the $8 price tag kicked in.
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In its first day, Content Warning sold over 100,000 copies, "multiple times more" copies than Landfall has ever sold in a day. The next day, it did even better: 125,000 copies. Within a week, it cracked 700,000. Now almost two weeks later, Content Warning still sits comfortably in Steam's top sellers list by revenue, at times beating out Call of Duty, Destiny, and Apex Legends.
>> And now they’re giving you the chance to go viral.

Steam is about to have a big sale on shooters of the first-person variety
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/steam-is-about-to-have-a-big-sale-on-shooters-of-the-first-person-variety/
Third-person shooters? You can keep 'em. Unless they have an option to also be played in the first-person, in which case I guess they might be included in the Steam FPS Fest, a sale on games of the Doom clone variety that will be kicking off on April 15.
Some of the games due to be discounted during the sale include Squad, RoboCop: Rogue City, Trepang2, Rust, Verdun, Ravenfield, Killbug, and Far Cry 6. It's a pretty wide selection, including recent hits and remakes as well as a few classics of the genre. Even Depth, the game where you can play as a shark or one of a team of divers trying to take them down, will be on sale.
>> It will run from Monday, 15th, to the 22nd.

The Humble Store has launched the Pioneers & Builders Sale, with up to 95% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/pioneers-builders-sale/.

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Dead Island 2 - Gold Edition, 51% off during 24 hours. There are keys for Steam and EGS: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dead-island-2-gold-edition
• The BYO Wonder Bundle has 21 titles to choose from for your 1, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-wonder-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 just got a new HD Texture Pack that overhauls over 890 textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/brothers-in-arms-road-to-hill-30-just-got-a-new-hd-texture-pack-that-overhauls-over-890-textures/
Modder ‘FCH823’ has released a new HD Texture Pack for Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 that overhauls over 890 textures. This is a must for everyone who wants to replay this classic Brothers in Arms game.
To overhaul the game’s textures, the modder used AI tools. Most textures have been upscaled x4, whereas some of the lower-resolution textures have been upscaled x8.
Going into slightly more details, this pack overhauls the textures for characters, weapons, vehicles, buildings, foliage and more. Basically, all textures have been overhauled. Not only that but the modder has remade from scratch the 101st airborne shoulder patches.
>> The article has some comparison screenshots.

GAMING NEWS

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Patch 1.2 Released, Featuring a Total of 155 Fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/tomb-raider-i-iii-remastered-patch-1-2-155-fixes/
Apsyr has released Title Update 1.2 for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered. This patch comes with a total of 155 fixes for all three games. So, let’s take a closer look at its full patch notes.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be reportedly announced on April 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-will-be-reportedly-announced-on-april-18th/
Deep Silver and Warhorse Studios revealed earlier today their plans to announce a new game on April 18th. And, according to Tom Henderson, this new game will be the sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance.