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'Melts our frozen-solid hearts': Frostpunk 2 devs celebrate 350,000 copies sold—covering the production and marketing costs
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/melts-our-frozen-solid-hearts-frostpunk-2-devs-celebrate-350000-copies-soldcovering-the-production-and-marketing-costs/
Frostpunk 2 had a bit of a slow start after its release late last week, but luckily this isn't a long-term reflection as the developers, 11 bit studios, celebrate a momentous milestone of 350,000 copies sold just four days after release. 
"We are super happy to announce that we've already exceeded 350,000 copies of Frostpunk 2 sold," Frostpunk 2's official Twitter confirms. "What's more, the total estimated sales revenue has already covered the costs we spent on producing and marketing the game." 
It's a fantastic achievement and one to be celebrated, but some eager fans aren't giving 11 bit studios any downtime. "Congrats," one player replies. "Since you recouped development costs, Frostpunk 3, when?"
>> If selling 350K copies is a slow start, lots of studios would love to have this kind of launches.

Steam has several things for us, including sales and, of course, new weeklong deals:

• DEVOUR will be 20% off until September 26: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/DEVOUR/
• To the Moon gets an 80% discount until the 27th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/To_the_Moon/
• Publisher Serenity Forge celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a sale, putting its games up to 90% off until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/serenity_forge_10
• POOLS, that has a demo, features a 25% discount until September 28: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663530/POOLS/
• Party Animals is going to be 50% off until the 4th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260320/Party_Animals/
• The G-Fusion Game Festival brings us the chance to discover several upcoming games, some with demos, as well as featuring 2 games on sale with 10 and 30% discounts until October 5: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/g-fusion2024beijing
• AI War 2 will be 75% off until the 7th of October: https://store.steampowered.com/app/573410/AI_War_2/
• There are several japanese publishers that, by sheer coincidence, are having sales right now that TGS is taking place:
  • The Capcom TGS Sale has games up to 87% off until the 29th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/capcom/sale/tgs
  • D3Publisher brings up to 84% deal on its games until the 30th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/d3p/sale/tgs24
  • Square-Enix runs their TGS Sale 2024 with up to 90% discounts until September 30: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/squareenix/sale/squareenix_tgssale24
  • Konami puts its games on sale, up to 90% off. Sadly, they don’t list when the deals will end: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/konamipublishersale2024
• And here’s a very small sample of the weeklong deals:
  • Conbunn Cardboard is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2004590/Conbunn_Cardboard/
  • Lil Gator Game features a 45% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586800/Lil_Gator_Game/
  • UFO ROBOT GRENDIZER – The Feast of the Wolves is half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295970/UFO_ROBOT_GRENDIZER__The_Feast_of_the_Wolves/
  • Dots eXtreme is going to be 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/521130/Dots_eXtreme/
  • Minabo - A walk through life has a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1822560/Minabo__A_walk_through_life/
  • Haydee will be 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/530890/Haydee/
  • And the last one is RIDE, with a hefty 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/345660/RIDE/

Fanatical has a new Star Deal and two sales:

• The new Star Deal RAGE® 2 - Deluxe Edition, with a 91% deal during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rage-2-deluxe-edition
• Publisher Frontier Developments Games puts its titles on sale during 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/frontier-developments
• And KOEI TECMO also puts its games on sale, but during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/koei-tecmo-games-co-ltd

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

PlayStation 4 Emulator shadPS4 Version 0.3.0 Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playstation-4-emulator-shadps4-version-0-3-0-released/
The team behind the best PlayStation 4 emulator, shadPS4, has released a brand new version of it. Version 0.3.0 comes with a lot of improvements, and it most likely includes all the custom fixes that were made for Bloodborne. So, let’s take a look at it.
shadPS4 V0.3.0 brings Cheat/Patching support, as well as DLS support. Moreover, it now has support for around 26 languages. The emulator now comes with support for unlocking trophies, as well as for more controllers (Dualshock and Xbox). Plus, the devs have made a lot of GUI improvements.
Do note that old save files may no longer be compatible with this new version of it. As such, the devs recommend following this guide before updating. So, if you’ve been playing any PS4 games with it, I suggest taking a look at the guide.
>> The article has a video, but it’s from the previous update, not this one.

Tim Walz loves Crazy Taxi, so thanks to modders you can now play Crazy Taxi as Tim Walz
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/tim-walz-is-apparently-a-crazy-taxi-nut-so-someone-modded-him-into-the-dreamcast-classic/
This year's US presidential election has, as ever, brought a hitherto-unknown degree of scrutiny to certain of its key players. One person who seems to have come out of it fairly well is the Democratic nomination for vice president, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, whose biography is basically a folksy paean to public service, on top of which he comes across as an actual human being rather than an Onion character.
One standout discovery among the deep-dives into Walz's past is that the man has great taste in consoles, and was particularly attached to the Sega Dreamcast: to the extent his wife apparently took to hiding it from him. And lo the internet delivered, with one Resetera user turning out to have acquired the very console in question after it was handed down by Walz, and recalling the machine came with a copy of Crazy Taxi. IGN has a full rundown if you want to get into the weeds, but the short version is that the US now has a Veep nominee who knows all about making some kerrr-aazzzy money.
Are ya ready? Well here we Walz, thanks to a new mod that puts the political everyman into the original Crazy Taxi. It's the work of one Edward La Barbera, who read the articles about Walz and his Dreamcast and, y'know, thought it would be a laugh.
>> The article has an over 5 minutes video.

GAMING NEWS

Black Myth: Wukong September 23rd Update Released, Is 1.7GB in Size, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/black-myth-wukong-september-23rd-update-released-is-1-7gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
Game Science has just released the September 23rd Update, also known as Title Update 1.0.9.15179, for the PC. This patch is 1.7GB in size, and you can find its full patch notes below.
Now although the update is 1.7GB in size, you’ll need more than that in order to install it. As the devs claimed, due to the platform’s update mechanism, your PC will need to reserve around 92GB of free disk space.

16 minutes of gameplay from Hardsuit Labs’ canceled Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/16-minutes-of-gameplay-from-hardsuit-labs-canceled-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/
YouTube’s ‘Fernando Euphoria’ has shared a video, showcasing 16 minutes of gameplay from the canceled version of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. This video will give you an idea of what the game looked like in its pre-alpha state. So, if you are a fan of the series, you should definitely check it out.