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Silksong has sold more than 3.2 million copies on Steam in less than 2 weeks, industry analyst firm estimates
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/silksong-has-sold-more-than-3-2-million-copies-on-steam-in-less-than-2-weeks-industry-analyst-firm-estimates/
September might be packed with game releases, but Silksong set an early watermark for the month by clearing out the release calendar of competitors, claiming a place in all-time peak player count rankings, and—lest we forget—setting Steam entirely on fire. As the dust settles, we're now getting our first estimates for just how many copies Silksong has sold.
In its game discovery newsletter, games industry analyst firm GameDiscoverCo estimates based on available data that Hollow Knight: Silksong has already sold more than 3.2 million copies on Steam. Additionally, GameDiscoverCo reckons it's been downloaded approximately 1.5 million times through Xbox Game Pass, though it's unclear how many of those downloads were distributed between console and PC.
For an indie release from a relatively small production team, that's a phenomenal success, particularly when compared with other Metroidvanias. Silksong's in a genre with no shortage of enthusiasts, but Metroidvanias aren't what we'd typically consider as having mass market appeal.
Comparing Steam sales numbers against other games released this year with the Metroidvania tag, GamesDiscoverCo says "Silksong's dominance is striking." Using GamesDiscoverCo's numbers, Silksong has sold more than 69 times as many copies on Steam as the next-best performing game, Sega's Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.

Those years of Silksong memes were no joke: Even Borderlands 4 can't escape its shadow after their first weekends on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/those-years-of-silksong-memes-were-no-joke-even-borderlands-4-cant-escape-its-shadow-after-their-first-weekends-on-steam/
The weekend after launch is often when games hit their all-time peak Steam concurrents (at least until a big sale or special update), and Borderlands 4 managed to hit 304,398 on Sunday, according to SteamDB's record keeping.
It's an impressive achievement for Gearbox's $70 co-op shooter, but if it puts Borderlands 4 somewhere in the stratosphere, then Hollow Knight: Silksong must be mingling with the aurora borealis, having hit 587,150 concurrent Steam players on the Saturday after it launched.
Those numbers put Borderlands 4 at #46 on the list of all-time highest Steam concurrent peaks, just below Elden Ring Nightreign, and Silksong all the way up at #17, sandwiched between Apex Legends and Path of Exile 2.

Steam has two new deals and lots of sales/events:

• Fuel Harvest Together is going to be 40% off until the 29th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3441460/Fuel_Harvest_Together
• Lyca will have a 40% discount until the same 29th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3421300/Lyca
• There are new weeklong deals
• And now I’d tell you about the sales/events, but here’s the thing: there are 15 of them (mostly Pre-Autumn Sale and TGS ones)! And I’ll be honest, I like you, guys, but not that much. Therefore, if you want to check them out, go here: https://store.steampowered.com/specials#tab=TopSellers

Humble has four new deals:

• Humble Bundle has the Capcom Retro Revival Pack, featuring 65 games during only 7 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/capcom-retro-revival-pack
• The Humble Store has three new sales:
  • Splinter Cell Spotlight Sale has the games 75% off during 5 days. All the keys are for UbiConnect: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/splinter-cell-spotlight-sale
  • Marvelous / Xseed Publisher Sale features up to 80% discounts until the 29th of September: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/xseed-september-sale
  • Koei Tecmo TGS Sale will have games up to 85% off during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-tgs-sale

Fanatical has a couple of things:

• The September Savers are here with up to 96% discounts: https://www.fanatical.com/en/on-sale
• The Batman: Arkham Collection is back, with 3 games and 88% off during 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection

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GAMING NEWS

Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake Gets Official PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/panzer-dragoon-zwei-remake-gets-official-pc-requirements
Forever Entertainment has launched the Steam store page for Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake, revealing its PC requirements. So, let’s see what PC you’ll need to run this upcoming remake.

Football Manager 26 will have Denuvo, gets PC requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/football-manager-26-will-have-denuvo-gets-pc-requirements
Sports Interactive has launched the Steam store page for Football Manager 26, revealing its PC requirements. Also, from what we can see, this new soccer manager game will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech.

Old-school Sci-fi Horror FPS HYPERVIOLENT to be fully released on September 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/old-school-sci-fi-horror-fps-hyperviolent-to-be-fully-released-on-september-23rd
Fulqrum Publishing has announced that its old-school sci-fi horror FPS, HYPERVIOLENT, will be fully released on September 23rd. The game has been in Early Access since April 2023. This means that it took the devs over two years to reach their final version. To celebrate it, the publisher shared a new trailer that you can find below.