Carzy Zarx’s PC Gaming Emporium - Catch Up on All the Latest PC Gaming Related News

[JEMC]

Let’s go with the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

'5,000,000 Henrys' and they're all quite hungry: KCD2 has sold gangbusters since its launch last year
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/5-000-000-henrys-and-theyre-all-quite-hungry-kcd2-has-sold-gangbusters-since-its-launch-last-year/
A mere week after Warhorse celebrated Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's first birthday with some fun statistics, it's dropped another big one: KCD2 has sold 5 million copies since its release last year. I suspect it's probably more chuffed with this stat than the ones about players doing several million drunken murders (though that's worthy of pride too).
"Five million Henrys are now adventuring in Bohemia," wrote Warhorse on X, terrifyingly. "KCD2 has officially reached this massive milestone and it is all thanks to you. Our community is growing every single day and we couldn't be more excited to have you with us. Thank you for making this journey unforgettable!"
For comparison, KCD1 sold about 2 million copies in the first year of its release, and had sold 8 million by November 2024. So while KCD2 might not quite have outpaced its predecessor, at the rate it's going it won't be long until it has.

Arc Raiders had nearly 1 million concurrent players in January, and around 6 million 'weekly active users', claims Nexon—putting the extraction shooter on par with some of the biggest MMOs
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-had-nearly-1-million-concurrent-players-in-january-and-around-6-million-weekly-active-users-claims-nexon-putting-the-extraction-shooter-on-par-with-some-of-the-biggest-mmos/
Arc Raiders has, by all accounts, done rather quite well for itself. Shooting past 12 million players worldwide back in January, a recent investor presentation reveals that 2026 got off to a bang for the hottest extraction shooter on the block (thanks, Eurogamer).
A slide relating to the game itself claims the following—firstly, that Arc Raiders hit a concurrent player peak of 960,000 players in January, and "approximately six million weekly active users sustained to date". The exact minutiae of what "sustained" means isn't clear, but that nigh-on 1 million isn't too far from reality.
On Steam alone, Arc Raiders hit an all-time peak of 481,966 players. Factor in consoles and other digital platforms, and you could certainly hit 1 million concurrents across the board.
Data from Newzoo also looks to more-or-less verify the count, claiming January peaks of daily active users of around 1.6 million on Steam, 1.5 million on PlayStation, and just under 1 million on Xbox.

The Humble Store has launched Date Night In Buy & Save, featuring 29 games and up to 80% discounts. The trick here is that you’ll get aditional discounts if you buy two (5%), three (10%) or four (15%) games. It will last 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/date-night-in-buy-save/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Digimon Story Time Stranger, 33% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/digimon-story-time-stranger
• The BYO Craft and Build Bundle features 13 games for your 2+, 3+ or 5+ bundles during the next 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-craft-and-build-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

The latest Steam beta lets you give Valve your frame rate data, focusing on SteamOS devices to 'learn about game compatibility'
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-latest-steam-beta-lets-you-give-valve-your-frame-rate-data-focusing-on-steamos-devices-to-learn-about-game-compatibility/
With the oncoming approach of multiple Valve devices and the wider adoption of SteamOS, Valve is looking to collect frame rate data in the hopes of improving compatibility.
As mentioned in the recent Steam client beta patch notes, it has "Added the option to provide anonymized frame rate data. When enabled, Steam will collect gameplay frame rate data, stored without connection to your Steam account but identified with the kind of hardware you are playing on."
Reportedly, the data gained will help Valve improve game compatibility and Steam, in return. Valve says, "This feature is currently in beta with a focus on devices running SteamOS."

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This 8-bit Morrowind from someone with 'no experience with game making' will run on your actual Game Boy Color and is genuinely kind of great
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/this-8-bit-morrowind-from-someone-with-no-experience-with-game-making-will-run-on-your-actual-game-boy-color-and-is-genuinely-kind-of-great/
I have one job here at PC Gamer and it's this: reminding you all that I really like Morrowind quite a lot. They tell me that's "not a personality," in response to which I begin levitating.
Anyway, today's Morrowind news is this: someone's making a version for the Game Boy. Not "someone made a Game Boy-styled recreation," someone is actually going through the trouble of making a cut-down Morrowind you can run on a literal Nintendo Game Boy Color.
From Jordanly on Itch.io, The Elder Scrolls Travels: Morrowind is a free, bitesize Morrowind experience made in GB Studio. A confession: it was actually made some time ago, but it got a fresh update yesterday that brought it to my attention, and now I'm bringing it to yours.
"I've seen and played a few Gameboy demakes before and I thought it would be fun if there was a demake of Morrowind," writes Jordanly in a blog post accompanying the game's earliest iterations. "I have no experience with game making, but for some reason I decided to try."
The result is… kind of fantastic? Make no mistake—this isn't the entire Morrowind experience condensed down onto a GB cartridge, but you can pick a race (and one of three heads for each one) and a class, meander through Seyda Neen, even take a silt strider (which you pilot! Yourself!) to Vivec to check out Miun-Gei's wares (I'm reasonably certain Miun-Gei does not, as of the current patch, have wares).
>> The article has two screenshots.

GAMING NEWS

Kena: Scars of Kosmora is coming to PC in 2026
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kena-scars-of-kosmora-is-coming-to-pc-in-2026/
Ember Lab has just announced the sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Kena: Scars of Kosmora. Kena: Scars of Kosmora will come out on PC sometime in 2026, and below you can find its debut trailer.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC on March 19th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach-is-coming-to-pc-on-march-19th/
Sony has just announced that Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will be coming to PC on March 19th. The studio that will be responsible for the PC version is none other than Nixxes. Moreover, the publisher shared the game’s PC features and PC trailer, so let’s take a look at them.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.2 will feature Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-2-will-feature-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots/
And it has finally happened. Konami has just announced Metal Gear Solid: MasteR Collection Vol.2. This new collection will be released on August 27th, and it will feature the first-ever port of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
>> Shikamo has made a thread about this announcement.

First in-engine trailer for Silent Hill: Townfall
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-in-engine-trailer-for-silent-hill-townfall/
Konami has revealed the first in-engine trailer for its new Silent Hill game, Silent Hill: Townfall. Silent Hill: Townfall is developed by Screen Burn, and it will be using Unreal Engine 5.

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is coming to PC on March 3rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/legacy-of-kain-defiance-remastered-is-coming-to-pc-on-march-3rd/
Crystal Dynamics has just announced that Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered will be coming to PC on March 3rd. To celebrate this announcement, the team has shared its debut trailer, which you can find below.

Here is the first gameplay trailer for Control Resonant
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-first-gameplay-trailer-for-control-resonant/
Remedy has released the first gameplay trailer for Control Resonant. This trailer will give you a glimpse at the game’s combat system. So, if you are interested in it, you should definitely check it out.
>> Looks like Remedy wants to try making a Hack’n’Slach game.

Beast of Reincarnation is coming to PC on August 4th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/beast-of-reincarnation-is-coming-to-pc-on-august-4th/
Fictions and GAME Freak have announced that Beast of Reincarnation will be coming to PC on August 4th. To celebrate this announcement, the teams shared a new trailer that you can find below.

New trailers for John Wick, Resident Evil Requiem, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-for-john-wick-resident-evil-requiem-star-wars-galactic-racer-castlevania-belmonts-curse-and-more/
At the latest State of Play, Sony revealed some new games. Since we haven’t received a press release for them, I’ve decided to share their trailers in one big story. I also included below the trailers for some other games. So, let’s dive in.
>> The article has 10 trailers, some of which have their own article at PCGamer.