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SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

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Grand Theft Auto 5 has now sold an incredible 220 million copies, with roughly 20 million in the last year alone
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/grand-theft-auto-5-has-now-sold-an-incredible-220-million-copies/
Following yet another delay to Grand Theft Auto 6, CEO of Take Two Strauss Zelnick has casually mentioned one reason why his company's shareholders shouldn't be too worried: Grand Theft Auto 5, which obviously includes the massively successful GTA Online, has now sold over 220 million copies since its release in 2013.
The corporate mega-flex comes in an interview with Chris Dring at The Game Business, where Zelnick first of all reiterates the "ready when it's ready" approach to GTA6's release date (which has now been delayed twice).

Arc Raiders surpassed 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms this weekend, and you better believe that most of them were on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-surpassed-700-000-concurrent-players-across-all-platforms-this-weekend-and-you-better-believe-that-most-of-them-were-on-pc/
The past weekend was a big weekend for Arc Raiders, which Embark Studios says surpassed 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms.
"It's been a little over one week since we opened up the tunnels for you to head Topside, and this past weekend we reached over 700,000 concurrent Raiders on the surface!" Embark wrote on X.

GOG has launched the Git Gud Promo, with up to 92% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20251111_git_gud_promo.

Steam has one new deal and several sales/events:

• FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is going to be 60% off until the 24th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492040/FATAL_FURY_City_of_the_Wolves
• These are the new sales/events:
  • Publisher Finji puts its games on sale with up to 70% discounts until the 17th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/finji_publishersale2025
  • Adult Games Showcase has the kind of games you’re probably thinking, including upcoming releases, demos and some games on sale with up to 40% discounts. The Showcase will end on the 18th, but I don’t know about the deals.: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45750054/sale/AdultGamesShowcase
  • Microids will have its games up to 90% off until November, the 20th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MicroidsPublisherSale2025
  • Digital Extremes Ltd. presents its TennoGen Sale for Warframe, with skins 50% off. The event will last until the 24th of November, and I guess the deals will as well: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32978945/sale/tennogen2025
  • Hypetrain 10th Anniversary Publisher Sale features up to 90% discounts that will last until November 24: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hypetrainpublishersale
• And, of course, there’s the new weeklong deals

The Humble Store has the Fwllow Traveller Publisher Sale, with games up to 90% off during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fellow-traveller-publisher-sale

Fanatical has three new 24h Flash Deals:

• Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition gets a 30% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dungeons-and-dragons-neverwinter-nights-2-enhanced-edition
• Monster Hunter Wilds is 44% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/monster-hunter-wilds
• Hell Let Loose has a 67% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/hell-let-loose

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Yakuza 0 Just Got An Amazing Local Co-op Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/yakuza-0-just-got-an-amazing-local-co-op-mod
Modder ‘Jhrino’ has released an amazing mod for Yakuza 0 that lets you play the entire game with a friend via local co-op. This is one of the best ways to replay one of the best Yakuza games on PC. So, don’t sleep on it.
What’s cool here is that this mod adds Kiryu and Majima to various gameplay cutscenes. While it does not change the dialogue lines, it will be cool to see Kiryu and Majima as they work together in the cutscenes.
For those wondering, yes. You can also upgrade the skills of the second player. All you have to do is press “Shift + O” on the Pause Menu. This will toggle between Kiryu’s and Majima’s skills.
You can go ahead and install the mod from this link. At the end of the article, you can also find a video for it. This video will give you a pretty good idea of what you can expect from it. So, be sure to watch it.

New STALKER 2 Mod Delivers The Ultimate Freeplay Experience
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/new-stalker-2-mod-delivers-the-ultimate-freeplay-experience
STALKER 2 fans, here is something really cool for you today. Modder ‘Greshnyy’ has just released a mod that aims to deliver the ultimate freeplay experience.
So, what does this mod do? Well, it basically removes the main quest and keeps every side quest intact. Players will now start with basic gear and a single goal: survive. There is no story to follow here. Players will start in the zone, and they will forge their own path.
Now, while there is no main quest, every side quest, every faction, and every A-Life system is still active. The Zone is alive and dynamic, but it no longer revolves around you. This also means that you can explore the entire Heart of Chornobyl at your own pace.
This basically means you can live the life you want. You can become a skilled artifact hunter, risking your life in dangerous areas for treasure. Or, you can join a faction, earn their trust, and fight for land and beliefs. You could also become a mutant hunter, tracking deadly creatures. Or, you can just explore the world on your own, visiting every dark place and forgotten ruin to see what you find.
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A new Baldur's Gate 3 mod restores cut dialogue where Withers gets gently bullied by a child
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/a-new-baldurs-gate-3-mod-restores-cut-dialogue-where-withers-gets-gently-bullied-by-a-child/
Baldur's Gate 3 cut content sleuth SlimX has uncovered the most important missing piece of Larian's RPG yet: A couple lines of dialogue where Tiefling refugee and budding YA novel protagonist Arabella makes fun of immortal camp moocher Withers. Not only that, but SlimX has also made a mod restoring the scene available for free on his Patreon.
Have you ever wondered why Arabella calls Withers "Bone Man?" Me either. He is a Man very self evidently made of Bones, so we're not exactly solving a riddle for the ages here. Still, Arabella's patter with Withers is a charming, unexpected bit of writing that punches above its weight in shading more depth into both characters: Withers clearly has a soft spot for children, and Arabella has no problem chopping it up with an immortal watcher. Seeing more of that relationship is certainly welcome.
>> The linked video is also in the article and it’s almost 2 minutes long.

Tavern Keeper's item design tool is so good one player made a tabletop D&D set where you can actually read the stats on the character sheets
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/tavern-keepers-item-design-tool-is-so-good-one-player-made-a-tabletop-d-and-d-set-where-you-can-actually-read-the-stats-on-the-character-sheets/
I've fallen hard for Tavern Keeper, a sim where you manage an inn in a fantasy realm filled with halflings, orcs, and elves, serving drinks, cooking meals, and dealing with occasional devastating fire or insect infestation. Despite only entering early access just last week (after more than a decade of development), it's already beloved among players who awarded it an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' review score average on Steam.
Something I didn't get too deeply into when I gushed about Tavern Keeper last week is its item design tool. There are all sorts of objects to build in your tavern, from useful furniture like tables, chairs, and beds to decorative items like bookcases, paintings, and rugs—but that's just the start.
Tavern Keeper also invites players to modify existing items or create their own with its in-game design tool and share them with other players. I've only done some basic modifications so far, like decorating countertops with items like gold coins, goblets, playing cards, and perhaps a dagger half-buried in the wood of a table. Typically fantasy set dressing.
But the item design tool in Tavern Keeper is so flexible that players have been creating some shockingly imaginative stuff. Case in point, this Dungeons & Dragons table created by Jolle that I spotted over on Reddit:
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It's already pleasing to look at from a distance, with some papers, candles, and dice laid out as if a few halflings and orcs gathered for a campaign at their local pub. But zooming in on it reveals more and more detail. There isn't just dice, but D20s, D10s, and D4s. There's a little gaming board with figurines that include a dragon and several heroes—and the tiny figurines even have bases so they don't fall over, as they would. There are character sheets set out in front of three of the four seats at the table, and at the dungeon master's seat there's a DM privacy screen, a reference book, and other materials. Lovely!
>> The article has some screenshots, plus the code to import the item.

GAMING NEWS

Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.5 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/battlefield-6-update-1-1-1-5-released-full-patch-notes
DICE has just released Title Update 1.1.1.5 for Battlefield 6 and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.