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The first round of gaming news of the week. DSOGaming hasn’t posted anything interesting today, so I’ve decided to post a few articles from the last days:

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A new Frostpunk game is coming 'as early as 2027' after Frostpunk 2 spearheaded the 'highest sales in the company's history'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/a-new-frostpunk-game-is-coming-as-early-as-2027-after-frostpunk-2-spearheaded-the-highest-sales-in-the-companys-history/
2024 was a good year for 11 Bit Studios. With a generated revenue of PLN 140.54 million (£28.21 million), an 168.9% increase year on year, "marking the highest sales in the company's history". Mostly thanks to the release of Frostpunk 2, according to an investor report. So it's no wonder that the biggest takeaway from all of this is that there needs to be more Frostpunk games.
"The sharp increase in 11 Bit Studios’ revenue in 2024 was primarily driven by new game releases during the period, led by Frostpunk 2," the report says. "By the end of December, we sold 592,000 copies of the game, generating revenue of PLN 69.73 million (£14 million)," Przemysław Marszał, president of the management board of the company, adds.
But it has to be said that all this success isn't solely down to Frostpunk 2. Legacy games like Frostpunk and This War of Mine apparently also performed well. Together, they accounted for PLN 35.75 million (£7.18 million) in revenue, a 13.7% increase from 2023. But Frostpunk was probably helped along by Frostpunk 2 hype.
With this success in mind, the studio confirmed that it will be carrying on support for Frostpunk 2 with upcoming DLCs and a couple of new features, as well as teasing the next Frostpunk game: "We intend to diversify both the scale of our projects and their development timelines. This also means capitalising on near-term, financially attractive opportunities. This underlies our decision to initiate production on the next project set in the Frostpunk universe, which we plan to launch as early as 2027."
However, despite the success of Frostpunk 2 and the exciting prospect of yet another game in the pipeline, 11 Bit Studios still failed to meet expectations. The sales growth did not translate into a corresponding increase in margins as the company recorded an operating loss of PLN 2.84 million (£570,000).

GOG has several sales/promos:

• The Gamirror Games 7th Anniversary Sale started days ago, and features up to 50% discounts during another 2 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250418_gamirror_publisher_sale
• The Tomorrow Corporation Publisher Sale has games up to 75% off during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250421_tomorrow_publisher_sale
• The Strategy Games Promo has up to 90% discounts during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250418_strategy_promo
• And the Visual Novel Promo has games up to 95% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250422_visual_novel_promo

Besides the Box Pushing Event, that features roughly 0,367% of all Steam games, Steam also has these deals:

• My Time at Sandrock is going to be 45% off until the Thursday, the 24th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084600/My_Time_at_Sandrock/
• The Spell Brigade, still in Early Access, will have a 25% discount until the 25th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904000/The_Spell_Brigade/
• These are the sales launched in the last 24 hours:
  • The Minimal and Chill Showcase has has upcoming titles and games up to 80% off. The showcase will last until the 27th, but the length of the deals vary: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44955240/sale/MinimalandChillShowcase
  • The Tomorrow Corporation Publisher Sale is also here on Steam and has up to 75% discounts until the 28th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/worldofgoo2launch
  • The Nordic Games Sale has up to 90% discounts. The sale will last until the 28th, but some deals will end sooner than that: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33519178/sale/NordicGamesSale
  • The Strategems Sale has strategy games up to 90% off. The Sale will last until the 28th, but some deals will end tomorrow and others will last until, at least, the 5th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025551/sale/Strategems
  • The last one is the Golf with Your Friends franchise Sale, with up to 70% discounts until the 5th of May: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/golfwithyourfriends_franchise25
• And, of course, there are also new weeklong deals

The Humble Store has the Build & Prosper Sale, with games up to 97% off during another 2 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/build-prosper/.

Fanatical has another two deals:

• The new Star Deal is MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics, with a 35% deal during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-arcade-classics
• The new Prestige Collection - BYOB - April 2025 has 20 titles to choose from to make your 2+, 3+ or 5+ games bundles during 38 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/prestige-collection-build-your-own-bundle

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GAMING NEWS

New trailers for Covenant, Painkiller, FBC: Firebreak and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-for-covenant-painkiller-fbc-firebreak-and-clair-obscur-expedition-33/
A new set of trailers aired today during the Galaxies Gaming Showcase 2025 event. So, below you can find the trailers for Covenant, Painkiller, FBC: Firebreak and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
>> There are 7 trailers for as many games.

Star Wars: Outlaws Free Demo Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-outlaws-free-demo-available-for-download/
Now here is something cool. Ubisoft has released a free demo for Star Wars: Outlaws, which is now available on both Steam and Ubisoft Connect.
This demo will let you experience the iconic planet of Tatooine as the scoundrel Kay Vess alongside her loyal companion, Nix. In the demo, players will seek out a mercenary to join their crew. To find him, you will need to navigate the planet’s lawless dunes on your speeder.
>> This way you’ll be able to talk trash of the game with proper knowledge. It also shows that Ubi is far from happy with the sales of the game.

Riven Crown is a new indie Souls-like game coming to PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/riven-crown-is-a-new-indie-souls-like-game-coming-to-pc/
Intima Leaf has announced a new Souls-like game that will be coming to PC, called Riven Crown. The game promises to offer 25–35 hours of gameplay, and players will encounter a wide variety of enemies and NPCs.

Days Gone Remastered’s new tech features coming to PC for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/days-gone-remastereds-tech-features-coming-to-pc-for-free/
Sony has announced that all the improvements and tweaks of the remastered version of Days Gone will be available to PC for free. So, let’s see what’s in store for all Days Gone PC owners.