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SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

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Elden Ring Nightreign's first major DLC has sold over 2 million copies in under a week, as it manages to reignite that soul-crushing spark I had the first time I played
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreigns-first-major-dlc-has-sold-over-2-million-copies-in-under-a-week-as-it-manages-to-reignite-that-soul-crushing-spark-i-had-the-first-time-i-played/
You know a FromSoftware game is going to be good when your first reaction to it is anger, frustration, and utter despair. I've had an adverse reaction to the start of every Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Demon Souls, proclaiming to anyone who'd listen that I'd never touch any of these games again, only to then put hundreds of hours into them. I'm nothing if not consistent.
Elden Ring Nightreign was no different in this respect. Dropped into the chaos that is Limveld, I had no idea what was going on or why I had just spawned next to one of the Godskin duo at an evergaol. It was a rough entry into the game, and I hated it, but then I played another round and started to join the dots together. Snap to 200 hours later, and I had beaten all the Nightlords and their Everdark variants, but games were strangely easy.
Well, FromSoft must've heard all my bragging because the latest DLC, Forsaken Hollows, launched last week, and it's rough. I've been repeatedly stomped on by the two new nightlords, the Balancers and Dreglord, whether I'm playing one of the new nightfarers or not. I can't even get past the second night boss sometimes—why is that Demon Prince so angry, and who thought it was a good idea to let Curseblade and Divine Beast Warrior team up?
But the difficulty of the latest DLC hasn't stopped a shedload of dedicated nightfarers from diving in and putting themselves through the wringer. "2 million nightfarers in search of the Forsaken Hollows," an official blog post says. "For every nightfarer who joined the hunt against the Dreglord, we offer our immense gratitude."

Steam has one new deals and eight new sales:

• The deal is The Medium , 70% off until next Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293160/The_Medium/
• These are the sales/events:
  • Taskbar Treasure Week has “the coziest indie games of the year”, as well as demos, upcoming releases and games with up to 80% discounts. The deals will end between the 14th and the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45193622/sale/TaskbarTreasureWeek
  • Avalanche Studios Winter Sale has games up to 89% off. The deals will end between the 15th and the 17th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/1080307/sale/AvalancheWinterSale2025
  • Four is a Party Sale, with multiplayer games, has up to 90% off deals. Those deals will end between the 15th and the 18th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/fourisaparty2025
  • Choose Wisely Festival, about games where your decisions matter, has demos, upcoming titles and games with up to 90% discounts. The Sale will end on the 15th, but some deals will last until the 18t. And then there’s one with a deal that will end on the 22nd. Can you find it?: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/choosewiselyfestival25
  • Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms celebrates its 1st Anniversary (tho it launched on the 21st of November…) with a 40% discount on the game and up to 50% discounts on DLCs. It will last until the 18th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33330069/sale/alalothfirstanniversary
  • Metro Franchise Sale features up to 90% discounts until the 18th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MetroSale2025
  • 11 bit Studios Publisher Sale will have games up to 90% off until Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/11BitPublisherSaleDec2025
  • Fying Light Franchise Sale has games and DLCs up to 80% off. While the games say that the deals will end on the 18th, the page of the sale says that it will run until the 5th of January. You now know what to expect during the Winter Sale: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025758/sale/DyingLightWinterFranchiseSale
• And there are, of course, new weeklong deals.

And Fanatical has these:

• The new Star Deal is Moonstone Island, with a 66% discount during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/moonstone-island
• The Star Wars Collection makes a comeback. This time it will be 80% off during 3 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/star-wars-collection
• The Mystery Box Bundle - Holiday Edition has 25 unknown games to get in packs of 5. It doesn’t say when it will end: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mystery-box-bundle

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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Unreal Engine 5.6 Fan Remaster Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-unreal-engine-5-6-fan-remaster-released/
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind fans, here is something special for you today. Greg Coulthard has released a new version of his fan remaster of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in Unreal Engine 5.6. This remaster of Morrowind is free, and you can download it right now.
For those unaware, Coulthard has ported the entire map of Morrowind to UE5. All the assets used here are from the original game. As Coulthard has noted, his goal wasn’t to upgrade the game’s graphics. Instead, he wanted to see whether or not it was possible to port Morrowind’s map to UE5 and how it would look in it.
>> There is a roughly 6 minutes video in the article.

GAMING NEWS

The Alters – December 8th Update Adds New Free Content
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-alters-december-8th-update-adds-new-free-content/
11 bit studios has released the December 8th Title Update for The Alters, which adds new free content to the game. This is something that all owners of the game will appreciate. So, let’s take a closer look at it.

STALKER 2 Patch 1.7.1 Released & Fully Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/stalker-2-patch-1-7-1-released-fully-detailed/
GSC GameWorld has released Title Update 1.7.1 for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.