Let's go with the Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Granblue Fantasy: Relink has sold over one million units in 12 days
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/granblue-fantasy-relink-one-million-units/
Cygames has announced that its action RPG, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. The game came out on February 1st, meaning that it took 12 days in order to hit this milestone.
In this RPG, players will form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash, shoot or hex their way to victory. The game has party-based mechanics such as Link Attacks and Chain Bursts to help them crush foes.

A classic RPG Maker engine, the same one used to create Pokémon Uranium, is completely free on Steam this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-classic-rpg-maker-engine-the-same-one-used-to-create-pokemon-uranium-is-completely-free-on-steam-this-week/
There was a time in my early teenagehood where I was so entrenched in anime and JRPG brain rot that I convinced myself I was talented enough to make a game all of my own. That never happened, of course, but the one thing I do remember from that time was how much fun I had poking around in RPG Maker. It's a great little bit of software that's birthed some bangers like Corpse Party, To the Moon and Mad Father. And right now, one of its older versions is totally free on Steam.
RPG Maker XP, the fourth iteration of the toolset, is free to nab until February 19 at 10 AM PST. The deal is on as part of the RPG Maker Festival 2024 and "RPG Maker Day" on February 15, which celebrates the engine and a bunch of neat games that have come out of it.

GOG has launched a new sale:

• The Love at First Pixel 2024 Sale puts more than 4500 titles on sale with up to 90% discounts until the 21st: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2024_love_at_first_pixel
• And with a big sale comes... a GIVEAWAY: FlatOut will be free during the next 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/flatout

Steam has two new deals:

• Submachine: Legacy will be 25% off until February, the 20th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1564790/Submachine_Legacy/
• And A Little to the Left gets a 35% discount until the same 20th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/A_Little_to_the_Left/

The new Humble Bundle is Destiny 2: The Story So Far, with up to 6 items to get during 14 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/destiny-2-the-story-so-far.

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Digital Deluxe Edition, 39% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/atelier-marie-remake-the-alchemist-of-salburg-digital-deluxe-edition
• And the new Mystery Fire Bundle features up to 20 unknown games to grab: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mystery-fire-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Grand Theft Auto 5 will soon get a God of War Mod with custom animations
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/grand-theft-auto-5-god-of-war-mod/
Talented modder “JulioNIB” is currently working on a God of War Mod for Grand Theft Auto 5. This mod will feature custom animations for Kratos’ attacks, and you can find below a pre-release video for it.
As you can see, the mod is currently in an early development stage. Despite that, though, it does look cool. From the looks of it, Kratos will be able to combo attack his enemies and vehicles.
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Although there is no ETA on when this mod will come out, its first release will be exclusive to the modder’s Patreons. Contrary to other modders, though, JulioNIB will eventually release it to the public for free. After all, that’s exactly what the modder did for all of his previous mods.

GAMING NEWS

Diablo 4 Patch 1.3.2 released and here are all its tweaks, fixes, changes and improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/diablo-4-patch-1-3-2-released/
Blizzard has just released Patch 1.3.2, and shared its full list of tweaks, fixes, changes and improvements. This new update introduces Uber Unique Crafting. So, let’s take a closet look at it.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 delayed until Summer 2024
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/earth-defense-force-6-delayed-until-summer-2024/
D3Publisher has announced that EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 has been delayed for PC until Summer 2024 for Western audiences. According the publisher, this delay will give SANDLOT more time in order to further polish it.

Lies of P Patch 1.5.0.0 released, adding new free content and fixing some bugs
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/lies-of-p-patch-1-5-0-0/
NEOWIZ has released a new patch for its latest Souls-like game, Lies of P. Title Update 1.5.0.0 adds new free content to the game, and fixes some bugs. So, let’s take a closer look at it.

NEOWIZ has accidentally removed Denuvo from Lies of P
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/neowiz-has-accidentally-removed-denuvo-from-lies-of-p/
A few hours ago, we informed you about a new patch for Lies of P. Well, along with some free content for the game, it appears that the developers have also removed Denuvo by accident. Or at least that’s my assumption.

Helldivers 2 February 14th Patch released to improve stability and reduce crashes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/helldivers-2-february-14th-patch-released-to-improve-stability-and-reduce-crashes/
Arrowhead Game Studios has just released a new patch for Helldivers 2. According to its release notes, the February 14th Update aims to improve overall stability and reduce crashes. It will also resolve connectivity and disconnect issues. So, let’s take a closer look at its changelog.
>> Note that this is not the flawed patch that had to be rolled back, it's a new one.

Ys X: Nordics coming to PC in Fall 2024, PC requirements revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ys-x-nordics-coming-to-pc-in-fall-2024-pc-requirements-revealed/
NIS America has announced that the English version of Ys X: Nordics will be coming to PC in Fall 2024. To celebrate this announcement, the publisher shared a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Wednesday news, part two:

After years of anonymity, gaming's least famous but most recognisable voice has broken cover to chat PEGI 18, AI acting, and his €200 paycheque
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-years-of-anonymity-gamings-most-famous-but-least-recognisable-voice-has-broken-cover-to-chat-pegi-18-ai-acting-and-his-euro200-paycheque/
If you've ever watched a game trailer in Europe, you've almost certainly heard Richard Wells' voice. He is, in his own words, "the guy who says 'PEGI 18' on all of your video games," which is to say he's the smooth baritone that lets you know a game's age rating right before its trailer plays; the British equivalent of that ESRB guy who says "product not yet rated" before E3 trailers. He's ubiquitous but—until he became a TikTok sensation—anonymous, and it turns out he only made €200 (£170) for his work.

The majority of non-LGBTQ+ gamers don't care if a main character is trans, according to GLAAD Gaming's debut report
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-majority-of-non-lgbtq-gamers-dont-care-if-a-main-character-is-trans-according-to-glaad-gamings-debut-report/
To accompany the official launch of GLAAD Gaming, the organisation has released its first report on the state of LGBTQ+ gamers in the industry—and it could banish some common assumptions made by the public at-large.

EA and a studio reportedly invested $125 million making a new singleplayer IP with zero microtransactions, no grind, a shorter running time, and guess what: 'No one bought it'
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-reportedly-invested-dollar125-million-making-a-new-singleplayer-ip-with-zero-microtransactions-no-grind-a-shorter-running-time-and-guess-what-no-one-bought-it/
A new report by IGN into the wider topic of industry layoffs, which are worse than they've ever been, contains a fascinating insight about one of last year's less-successful AAA titles. Immortals of Aveum was the debut title from Ascendant Studios, released on Steam and consoles in August 2022, came out to mixed reviews and largely sank without trace: PCG's review called it a fun magical FPS that "fails to cast any new spells" on the way to a 68% score.

Deus Ex seems deader than ever as Adam Jensen actor reveals Eidos asked him years ago 'to stop talking about Adam Jensen'
https://www.pcgamer.com/deus-ex-seems-deader-than-ever-as-adam-jensen-actor-reveals-eidos-asked-him-years-ago-to-stop-talking-about-adam-jensen/
It hurts to say it, but Deus Ex seems deader than Beth DuClare right now. While I hope the once and future king of immersive sims won't stay down for long, the layoffs at Eidos Montreal and cancellation of an upcoming DX project have made the series' future seem bleaker than ever. But according to Elias Toufexis—the instantly recognisable voice of Human Revolution and Mankind Divided protagonist Adam Jensen—things have been bleak for years now.

Unions call for strikes at Ubisoft studios in France to protest wages: 'We cannot tolerate being treated as expendable to mitigate their bad decisions'
https://www.pcgamer.com/unions-call-for-strikes-at-ubisoft-studios-in-france-to-protest-wages-we-cannot-tolerate-being-treated-as-expendable-to-mitigate-their-bad-decisions/
After final negotiations "hit a wall," labor unions in France are calling for a one-day strike by Ubisoft employees in the country over what they say are lowball wage increase offers aimed at offsetting management failures.

This week's Baldur's Gate 3 patch will fix its most annoying little party management inconvenience
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-patch-6-party-management/
The next big Baldur's Gate 3 patch is coming this week, and although its kissing-related changes are obviously the star, there's more to it than "improved smooches." Larian announced today that the patch will finally fix a party management inconvenience that I imagine near-universally prompted players to think "ugh, that's slightly annoying" an hour or two into the game.
>> By the way, Hasbro made $90 millions thanks to this game.

World of Warcraft's subscription is about to get almost 3,000% more expensive in Argentina—and it'll 'only get worse with inflation'
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-subscription-is-about-to-get-almost-3000-more-expensive-in-argentinaand-itll-only-get-worse-with-inflation/
Last month, Argentinian World of Warcraft players found a nasty surprise in their inbox—an email from Blizzard announcing two separate price hikes to their World of Warcraft subscriptions, making the game prohibitively expensive. Firstly, though, some context is in order.

World of Warcraft's lead storyteller quietly left Blizzard last fall: 'I've felt the itch to stretch my creativity in new directions'
https://www.pcgamer.com/steve-danuser-world-of-warcraft-departure/
The World of Warcraft community discovered almost by accident recently that the lead creator of the game's stories has quietly left Blizzard.
Warcraft narrative director Steve Danuser's departure wasn't announced, but rather discovered by fans who noticed an update to his LinkedIn page that sets the end of his Blizzard employment to last November, right around the time of the annual BlizzCon convention in Anaheim.

More than 20 years after its debut, revered sci-fi adventure The Ur-Quan Masters is finally coming to Steam next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/more-than-20-years-after-its-debut-revered-sci-fi-adventure-the-ur-quan-masters-is-finally-coming-to-steam-next-week/
The Ur-Quan Masters, an open-source remake of the revered sci-fi exploration-adventure Star Control 2, is coming to Steam next week, free for all and with a slightly different title—Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters.

Hearthstone is celebrating 10 years of RNG mayhem with free cards for everyone and a new nostalgia-themed expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-is-celebrating-10-years-of-rng-mayhem-with-free-cards-for-everyone-and-a-new-nostalgia-themed-expansion/
Can you believe Hearthstone turns ten this year? My bank manager can, because over the course of that decade I could have bought a small car rather than a near-complete card collection, but here we are. This week, Blizzard released a slew of announcements about what to expect from what it has dubbed The Year of the Pegasus. (Fun fact: Pegasus was the game's internal codename during early development.)

Some class-locked portal reskins? That'll be $20, please—Diablo 4's hellish microtransactions continue to sting
https://www.pcgamer.com/some-class-locked-portal-reskins-thatll-be-dollar20-pleasediablo-4s-hellish-microtransactions-continue-to-sting/
Microtransactions in fully-priced games are (unfortunately) here to stay for as long as they keep working—that's a bitter pill I've swallowed at this point, though every now and then something comes along to make it sting all over again. As is the case with Diablo 4's recent "Dark Pathways" pack, which wants you to shell out $20 for some portal reskins (and $10 for some coins).

The patch Diablo 4 players hoped would fix its worst endgame grind hasn't fixed its worst endgame grind
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-patch-diablo-4-players-hoped-would-fix-its-worst-endgame-grind-hasnt-fixed-its-worst-endgame-grind/
Diablo 4's newest patch could've been Blizzard's solution to an endgame that mostly consists of grinding a single boss for the best loot, but it doesn't seem like it went far enough.

I knew who Michael Robinson was but after googling PC futbol I found out he became a tv pundit in Spain for many years, That's the box ticked for learning something new today.

Cheers.. was going to add it to my library but found I already have it lol. The perks of Steam games, bundles and deals.

When one of the artists I hang out with gets noticed on Youtube: https://youtu.be/YmUI7VVE02I?t=677

For full res:

^ Man, I.. I don't know what to say. Congrats?

Yep, he was very well known and also, and more importantly, liked by everybody.

And ,just for the sake of it, here's a fun fact: one of his trademarks and a reason people liked him was his English accent, which made him more genuine. And so the TV channel he worked for payed him every year to stay one month in England, to protect his accent.

Yeah....Riptide has been in a few bundles (Across humble, fanatical, etc)

Yeah, that made quite a bit of money on BG3 - so much that recently there was some info they are in negotiations with Tencent (who owns 30% of Larian) to sell them exclusive right for making D&D video games.

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Tekken 8 has sold two million units in two weeks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-8-has-sold-two-million-units-in-two-weeks/
Bandai Namco has just announced that Tekken 8 has sold over two million units. Tekken 8 came out on January 26th, meaning that it took a bit more than two weeks in order to hit this milestone.
This information comes straight from Bandai Namco’s latest earning calls. According to Bandai Namco, the game sells better than they had hoped for at this point.

This week, theEpic Store will give away Dakar Desert Rally: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/dakar-desert-rally.
And next week, they'll give away the original Fallout games:Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game.

Steam has a new deal: the LOVE FMV bundle, that includes the games Five Dates and Ten Dates, is 56% off. The individual games are on sale (62 and 40% off, respectively) until the 21st, so I guess the bundle's deal will last the same: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/22936/LOVE_FMV/.

There's a new Humble Bundle: the Capcom Cup: Fighters & Arcade Classic Pak, with up to seventy, yes 70, items to get during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/capcom-cup-fighters-classics-pack.

Fanatical has a new Star Deal: Trepang2 will be 46% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/trepang-2

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Here’s Skyrim with over 1000 mods and Reshade Ray Tracing, running on an NVIDIA RTX4090 at 4K
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/skyrim-1000-mods-reshade-ray-tracing/
Digital Dreams has shared a new video, showcasing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with over 1000 mods and Reshade Ray Tracing. This video will give you an idea of what a heavily modded version of Skyrim looks like on modern PCs. So, go ahead and take a look at it.
Now what’s great here is that the modder has shared the entire list of mods they have used. And yes, they are indeed over 1000 mods. Moreover, they have used Reshade in order to apply RTGI. This Reshade solution is not as good or polished as native RTGI. Despite that, it can enhance the game’s graphics.
To capture this video, Digital Dreams used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. At Native 4K with all these mods, the RTX 4090 was able to stay above 60fps at all times. Even during combat or in towns, the framerate never dropped below 65fps.
>> The article has an 8 minutes video.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered already got its first NSFW Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/tomb-raider-i-iii-remastered-already-got-its-first-nsfw-mod/
Aspyr has just released the remastered collection for the first three classic Tomb Raider games, and the first NSFW mod for it is already available for download.
This first mod will make Lara Croft topless. This is a pretty basic mod, and we expect more “detailed” ones to come out in the coming weeks. Still, the fact that there is already one out is wild. I mean, the game came out just yesterday.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos, obviously, but, strangely enough, the article has the link to the mod.

GAMING NEWS

Forza Motorsport Patch 5.0 promises to bring major PC performance improvements [UPDATE: Patch 5.0 is available for download]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-motorsport-patch-5-0-pc-performance-improvements/
Turn10 has spilled the details on Patch 5.0, set to drop in February. The team promises some big PC performance improvements with this update. So, let’s check out all the cool enhancements they have in store for us.
UPDATE: Turn10 has just released Title Update 5.0. Alongside the following tweaks, fixes and changes, this new patch also adds the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Moreover, it brings new multiplayer events and new reward cars.

Here’s your first look at Lara Croft from the new Unreal Engine 5-powered Tomb Raider game
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/lara-croft-unreal-engine-5-tomb-raider/
Crystal Dynamics has released a new artwork for its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered Tomb Raider game. This artwork gives us a glimpse at the re-designed model for Lara Croft. So, go ahead and take a look at it.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League February 14th Patch Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-february-14th-patch-released-detailed/
Rocksteady just dropped the first update for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League after the game’s launch. The patch, released on February 14th, tackles some bugs and sorts out the difficulty scaling issues that were giving players a hard time.

The news, part two:

The Sims 4 free update adds vitiligo skin details in continued effort for more inclusive character creation
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-free-update-adds-vitiligo-skin-details-in-continued-effort-for-more-inclusive-character-creation/
As part of its continuing efforts to diversify The Sims 4 character creation, Maxis has added new skin details to Create-A-Sim. These patches of depigmented skin are caused by vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1% of the US population and 100 million people worldwide. Maxis says that Sims of all ages can have vitiligo with varying amounts of coverage and symmetry on their face, torso, and limbs as part of a free base game update that launched today.

Helldivers 2 starts recruiting more devs for the war effort after its galactic success, aims to 'accelerate and beef up [its] content plans'
https://www.pcgamer.com/helldivers-2-starts-recruiting-more-devs-for-the-war-effort-after-its-galactic-success-aims-to-accelerate-and-beef-up-its-content-plans/
Helldivers 2, a solid third-person co-op shooter about blasting bugs, has been doing damn well for itself—too well, in fact, slamming right into the ceiling of Steam's global top sellers chart like a kid who didn't expect mentos to mix with coke quite so explosively. As a result, there have been some hefty server and performance issues.
Though given the game's positive reception, none of that's been enough to dampen anyone's enthusiasm. Players are downright patriotic for Helldivers. As a direct result of the game's success, its studio Arrowhead has begun a recruitment drive for more devs—that's according to its CEO Johan Pilestedt on Twitter.

Microsoft Flight Sim's free DLC finally adds what we've all wanted: giant mechanical dragonflies, decolonisation, and the chance to win a magical floating Xbox controller
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-sims-free-dlc-finally-adds-what-weve-all-wanted-giant-mechanical-dragonflies-decolonisation-and-the-chance-to-win-a-magical-floating-xbox-controller/
We're all a bit iffy about flying Boeings ever since that plane had its door ripped off, so why not try an alternative? For instance, the gargantuan mechanical dragonflies that dotted the skies above the Butlerian Jihad of 200 BG to 108 BG? Those have so many moving parts that could go horribly wrong that you probably won't even think about the doors.
If you're tempted, then I've got good news: Microsoft Flight Sim's free Dune expansion is out now, bringing the Royal Atreides Ornithopter from those Denis Villeneuve films into the wide, flighty world of the game and giving you a chance to, uh, realistically simulate flying them. Can you realistically simulate a fictional thing? Yes. No further questions, please.

Deep Rock Galactic's first spin-off is out now in Early Access, and it's the best auto-shooter since Vampire Survivors
https://www.pcgamer.com/deep-rock-galactics-first-spin-off-is-out-now-in-early-access-and-its-the-best-autobattler-since-vampire-survivors/
Playing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor's demo last year, I already felt like I'd discovered a promising vein of gold. Playing a preview of the game's full Early Access build this week has been like digging through and finding a whole glittering cavern of riches. As a big fan of Vampire Survivors-inspired games, I think this is my favourite yet—and it's out today.

My favourite game of 2023 that gave me all the feels is trying to give me, uh, different feels with its giant cosmic dildo
https://www.pcgamer.com/my-favourite-game-of-2023-that-gave-me-all-the-feels-is-trying-to-give-me-uh-different-feels-with-its-giant-cosmic-dildo/
It's Valentine's Day, and what better way to celebrate than trying to win a dildo of cosmic proportions?
I finally got around to playing The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood last month and it's become one of my all-time favourite games. It's gorgeously witchy and ethereal, all the vibes that I bloody love. The art and music are beautiful, I love the DIY tarot card system, and while the story isn't the strongest it was still enough for me to plough through multiple playthroughs and get a couple of tears out of me.

Forget Skull and Bones, there's another pirate game out on Steam this week that's plundered my heart with turn-based naval combat and pirate presidential campaigns
https://www.pcgamer.com/forget-skull-and-bones-theres-another-pirate-game-out-on-steam-this-week-thats-plundered-my-heart-with-turn-based-naval-combat-and-pirate-presidential-campaigns/
After years of delays, disappointing previews, and a beta our own Tyler Wilde described as "cheesy and unnatural", I think it's fair to say a bit of scepticism about the launch of Skull and Bones this Friday is sensible. Hopefully it is good, but if it does turn out to be a load of old hornswoggle, I think I've at least found an alternative.
Just released on Steam, Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale is a pirate sim that really revels in the details. As a captain out to pull off a historic score by plundering the Spanish treasure fleet, you're free to build up your power by sailing the Caribbean taking down merchant convoys, scrapping with other pirate factions, trading between ports, completing mercenary contracts, and generally making a nautical nuisance of yourself.

Football Manager players are exploiting a bug in its naive AI to buy the best players in history for less than 1% of their value
https://www.pcgamer.com/football-manager-players-are-exploiting-a-bug-in-its-naive-ai-to-buy-the-best-players-in-history-for-less-than-1-of-their-value/
The thing about football (or soccer, for our cross-Atlantic cousins) is that it's just as much about the art of the deal as it is about the art of the beautiful game. The sport's best and brightest are traded between clubs for price tags in the hundreds of millions, and assembling a dream team requires haggling, cajoling, and leveraging whatever angle you have to get the best players at the best price.
Unless you're haggling in Football Manager 2024, that is, in which case it's simply a matter of exploiting the poor AI with a very specific set of contractual terms that it will always, always accept, trading away players who should be worth nine-digit sums for the pittance of €2.5 million.

Palworld dev says talk of player dropoff is 'lazy' and 'it is fine to take breaks from games'
https://www.pcgamer.com/palworld-dev-says-talk-of-player-dropoff-is-lazy-and-it-is-fine-to-take-breaks-from-games/
Palworld is 2024's first surprise hit, combining all the familiar elements of the popular survival genre with an irresistible layer of Pokémon-inspired Pals to do your bidding. It's a game with no firm endpoint but a finite amount of stuff to do, and so unsurprisingly plenty of players picked it up, played it, and moved onto other things.
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The game has been dinged for its player numbers going down when, really, anyone could've seen this was inevitable. Palworld's not an MMO, it's not a live service game, and it's not something like Counter-Strike 2. The criticism seems to have stung one Pocketpair dev, anyway, who has doubtless just enjoyed the busiest month of their entire life.

Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/suikoden-creator-yoshitaka-murayama-has-died/
Yoshitaka Murayama, known as the writer and director of the Konami RPG series Suikoden, has died. Murayama's death was reported by Rabbit & Bear Studios, which he founded in 2020. In a statement published Wednesday, Rabbit & Bear said he passed away on February 6 due to complications arising from an "ongoing illness."
>> Hiku made a thread about this sad news yesterday.

In case you don't have enough survival games this month, Sons of the Forest leaves early access next week (and it's getting raccoons)
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-case-you-dont-have-enough-survival-games-this-month-sons-of-the-forest-leaves-early-access-next-week-and-its-getting-raccoons/
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We're only in February and it's already been a massive year for survival, first with record-setting critter-catcher Palworld and then with smash-hit open world RPG Enshrouded barely a week later. Now we're looking down the barrel at three more survival games all arriving next week: co-op Victorian gaslamp fantasy Nightingale, singleplayer driving survival game Pacific Drive, and the 1.0 launch of last year's tremendous survival hit Sons of the Forest. Yep. All next week.