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Time to check the Thursday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Dune: Awakening falls just shy of Steam's top 100 as it nets 142,000 players on its first proper launch day
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/dune-awakening-falls-just-shy-of-steams-top-100-as-it-nets-142-000-players-on-its-first-proper-launch-day/
It's Dune June and Funcom's new survival MMO—Dune: Awakening—is finally here. Actually, it's been here since June 5, when people who forked over for its advanced access version got into the game, but now it's really here: Funcom is letting the hoi polloi in, even those who spent a mere $50 on it. What's the world coming to?
Unsurprisingly, Dune: Awakening hit its highest-ever concurrent player peak in the immediate aftermath of its full launch, topping out at 142,050 players at the same time on June 10. It's still going strong: at time of writing, 110,000 players are skipping about Arrakis.
It's a strong showing, though it puts the game at 119 in SteamDB's all-time concurrent player rankings, just between Clair Obscur and the open beta for New World: Aeternum. So not even in the top 100. Dismal failure. Funcom should probably just pack it in.
Or not. 142,000 players online simultaneously seems pretty good for a game that hit on a Tuesday, and I'd be flabbergasted if Dune didn't easily pip that record when everyone's home this weekend.

This week, the Epic Store gives away Two Point Hospital: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/two-point-hospital
Next week, they’ll give away The Operator.

Steam has new deals and sales/events:

• Park Beyond is going to be 67% off until the 18th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368130/Park_Beyond/
• Land of the Vikings, that has a demo, gets a 70% discount until the 25th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1981570/Land_of_the_Vikings/
• These are the Sales/Events:
  • Konami is having/had its Press Start 2025 event today and there are two games on sale with up to 50% discounts until the 19th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/KONAMIPRESSSTART2025
  • The Game Con Canada Event will last until the 16th of June, has lots of upcoming games and three games on sale, up to 80% off. The deals will end between the 17th and the 19th, depending on the game: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43251443/sale/GameConCanada
  • Publisher/Developer Travellin Cats (guess what you’ll find in their games), celebrates its anniversary putting its games up to 51% off until the 26th of June: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43624937/sale/TravellinCats2025
  • To celebrate the 1st anniversary of Still Wakes the Deep, the game and some bundles are on sale with up to 58% discounts until June 26: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40103847/sale/swtdanniversary
  • And Publisher GrabTheGames launches its Summer Sale putting its games up to 93% off. The length of the deals vary, ranging from June 15 to at least the 25th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33066823/sale/GrabTheGamesPublisherSale

Humble Bundle presents the Narrative Arc Bundle, with up to 7 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/narrative-arc-bundle.

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Remnant II - Ultimate Edition, with a 67% discount during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/remnant-ii-ultimate-edition
• The new BYO Brutal Bundle features 12 titles to choose from for your bundles of 3+ or 5+ games during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-brutal-bundle

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GAMING NEWS

Here’s what the first patch for MindsEye will address, fix & improve
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/heres-what-the-first-patch-for-mindseye-will-address-fix-improve/
IO Interactive has just released MindsEye, and as I’ve reported, the game currently has major optimization issues. Thankfully, the devs are aware of them and will try to fix them. At the end of this week, we’ll get the first patch, so let’s see what it will address, fix, and improve.

First patch for Oblivion Remastered is now available to everyone
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-patch-for-oblivion-remastered-is-now-available-to-everyone/
Last week, we informed you about the first patch for the PC version of Oblivion Remastered, which was available in beta form. And today, we are happy to report that this patch, which is 15GB in size, is available to everyone.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Patch 36.1 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/pubg-battlegrounds-patch-36-1-released-detailed/
KRAFTON has released Update 36.1 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC. This update makes big changes to the Ranked system and gives players early access to the 2025 Black Market. It also improves game balance and adds helpful features to make the game better for both serious and casual players. To celebrate, the team has shared a new trailer you can watch below.

Konami & Bloober Team working on a remake of the first Silent Hill
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/konami-bloober-team-working-on-a-remake-of-the-first-silent-hill/
Konami and Bloober Team have announced that they are working on a remake of the first Silent Hill game. This was hinted at in Konami’s Press Start June 2025 event. So, let’s dive in.

Postal 2 Redux is a full remake of Postal 2 in Unity Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/postal-2-redux-is-a-full-remake-of-postal-2-in-unity-engine/
Flat2VR Studios, Team Beef, and Running With Scissors today revealed plans for POSTAL 2 Redux, a ground-up overhaul of 2003’s infamous open world shooter.