"PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the best selling game in the history of PC gaming"

Wait, no.
Even going by Steamspy numbers, it isn't the best selling PC game.
https://steamspy.com/app/730
CS:GO
36 million owners.

Well, that shows how reliable are some of those news :-/.

Today news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

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SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Unbelievable Grass Two Redux 1.3 significantly overhauls the grass in Skyrim
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/unbelievable-grass-two-redux-1-3-significantly-overhauls-the-grass-in-skyrim/
Modder ‘alpinehunter’ has released a brand new version of his Unbelievable Grass Two for Skyrim. Unbelievable Grass Two is a grass modification, which adds many different kinds of grass all over Skyrim.

>>You can download it from Nexus Mods.

No Man’s Sky: RaYRoD’s Overhaul v1.4 adds new weather types, denser forests & inventory variations
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/no-mans-sky-rayrods-overhaul-v1-4-adds-new-weather-types-denser-forests-inventory-variations/
Modder ‘RaYRoD_TV’ has been working hard on his overhaul mod for No Man’s Sky. Last week the modder released its 1.2.2 version and today he has released the 1.4.1 version which adds numerous features, tweaks and adjusts various things and fixes some bugs.

>>This mod is available from moddb.

GAMING NEWS

SEGA announces a new Total War game, Total War: Three Kingdoms
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sega-announces-a-new-total-war-game-total-war-three-kingdoms/
SEGA has just announced the next major historical strategy game in the award-winning Total War series, Total War: Three Kingdoms. Total War: Three Kingdoms will take place in ancient China where three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is coming to the PC on January 30th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-january-30th/
NIS America has announced that Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will release on the PC on January 30th. The game was originally meant to hit the PC in September 2017, however, NIS America decided to delay that particular version in order to further optimize it.

DUSK is a retro first-person shooter inspired by Quake, Blood & Hexen and is available on Early Access
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dusk-is-a-retro-first-person-shooter-inspired-by-quake-blood-hexen-and-is-available-on-early-access/
New Blood Interactive has announced today that DUSK, its Quake-inspired retro FPS developed by David Szymanski and featuring a soundtrack by metal mastermind Andrew Hulshult (IDKFA, Rise of the Triad), is now available on Steam Early Access. In order to celebrate this launch, the team has also released a new trailer for DUSK that you can view below.

Space Invaders Extreme and Groove Coaster are coming to Steam
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/space-invaders-extreme-and-groove-coaster-are-coming-to-steam/
Taito has announced that it will release on the PC two of its titles. In February 2018, the company will launch Space Invaders Extreme on Steam and later this year the team will release Groove Coaster. In order to celebrate this announcement, Taito released a teaser trailer for the Steam versions of Space Invaders Extreme and Groove Coaster.

Dark Souls Remastered is coming to the PC in May, will feature improved lighting & upscaled textures
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dark-souls-remastered-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-may-will-feature-improved-lighting-upscaled-textures/
It appears that Kotaku has spoiled Bandai Namco’s surprise. According to the publication, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco will officially reveal Dark Souls Remastered in a few hours from now, and this remaster will be coming to the PC in May 2018.

>>Miyamotoo has a thread about it.

Attack on Titan 2 – Online multiplayer modes and features detailed + New screenshots
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/attack-on-titan-2-online-multiplayer-modes-and-features-detailed-new-screenshots/
KOEI Tecmo today revealed the action-packed online features for their upcoming action title ATTACK ON TITAN 2, along with the next set of playable characters in the still growing new roster.

The news, part two:

Former Police frontman Sting will star in Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
http://www.pcgamer.com/former-police-frontman-sting-will-star-in-where-the-water-tastes-like-wine/
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a "road game" that follows an anonymous backpacker crossing the US during the Great Depression, encountering 16 different characters, each with a unique story arc, along the way. A trailer released today showcases several of those characters and the voice actors behind them, included among them the mononymous rock star and tantric sex pro Sting, who plays the role of the Wolf.

Blizzard's Ben Brode hints at Hearthstone re-balance coming next month
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzards-ben-brode-hints-at-hearthstone-re-balance-coming-next-month/
Without quite coming out and explicitly promising it, Hearthstone game director Ben Brode has given a strong indication that a balance patch will arrive next month. This morning he took to Twitter to address recent calls for change from the community.

The super-fast Lampadati Viseris comes to GTA Online
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-super-fast-lampadati-viseris-comes-to-gta-online/
Another week in GTA Online means another new ride to show off to your friends. The Lampadati Viseris, available now at Legendary Motorsport, has clean, sweeping lines that put it a world apart from the Annis Savestra that was released last week, but they do share one common trait: A pair of machine guns pointing out from under the hood.

Mewgenics lives, is now a Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel project
http://www.pcgamer.com/mewgenics-lives-is-now-a-edmund-mcmillen-and-tyler-glaiel-project/
Mewgenics was a curious cat game initially announced by Team Meat (they of Super Meat Boy fame) back in 2012. Since then, it's been put on hold, delayed, and then finally, in early 2016, cancelled. At the time, McMillen said that it was possible for the game to make a return some time in the future. And guess what? That future is now. We're living in it.

Try the demo for murder mystery adventure game Rainswept
http://www.pcgamer.com/try-the-demo-for-murder-mystery-adventure-game-rainswept/
Rainswept is an adventure game set in the innocent-looking town of Pineview, where detective Michael Anderson heads to investigate a murder-suicide after a couple is found dead in their kitchen. It's coming to PC later this year, but you can already try it via the hour-long demo available on Itch (both the .rar and .exe versions work fine).

Street Fighter 5 Arcade Edition update adds colour-coded training mode
http://www.pcgamer.com/street-fighter-5-arcade-edition-update-adds-colour-coded-training-mode/
Street Fighter 5 welcomes its much-anticipated Arcade Edition next week, which adds an Extra Battle Mode, Team Battle Mode, a host of balance adjustments, and a new colour-coded advantage system to the game's training system.

Dynasty Warriors 9 teases combat, horses, scroll system in new in-game footage
http://www.pcgamer.com/dynasty-warriors-9-teases-combat-horses-scroll-system-in-new-in-game-footage/
Billed by its producer Akihiro Suzuki as an open-world "rebirth" of the series, Dynasty Warriors 9 is coming to PC next month. Now, publisher Koei Tecmo has dropped a new gameplay trailer, five new character trailers and a load of new information on its horses and scrolls.

Stellaris: Apocalypse expansion adds Titan ships, marauding pirates, planet-killing weapons
http://www.pcgamer.com/stellaris-apocalypse-expansion-adds-titan-ships-marauding-pirates-planet-killing-weapons/
Like most of Paradox's games, the space-flung 4X-meets-grand strategy affair Stellaris has benefited from a slew of post-launch support. It's latest portion of DLC, Apocalypse, brings with it new military options, civic paths and challenges, and it due at some stage in "early 2018".

"Dark Souls Remastered is coming to the PC in May, will feature improved lighting & upscaled textures"

Oh boy, upscaled textures.
Clearly no expense was spared.

Has anyone ever bought Dark Souls for it's graphics? It wasn't even a looker on release.

Yeah, but you'd think they'd at least doll out textures that weren't upressed. I find the upres route to being lazy at best.

I mean, think of it this way, when 4k is the norm, we'd expect 4k res textures to go with the 4k res right?, but I can imagine devs going with 2k assets and upressing them to 4k, to save on workload and overall effort, which itself would be lazy. 

If modders can toss in 4k textures into a game like Skyrim, AAA devs can easily do the same tbf. 

Friday news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Humble Winter Sale has big discounts on GTA 5, Destiny 2, Prey and more
http://www.pcgamer.com/humble-winter-sale-has-big-discounts-on-gta-5-destiny-2-prey-and-more/
The Humble Store has kicked off its annual winter sale today, so if your funds haven't been depleted by the holiday period (not to mention all the other sales) you might want to check it out. All the usual suspects are there, but GTA 5 is going for a neat 50 percent off ($37.49). If you're one of the dozen or so people who don't yet own that game, that's a pretty good price.

>>That 50% deal on GTA V isn't that impressive, but some of the other deals aren't bad.

SOFTWARE

FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE and DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be both using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xii-the-zodiac-age-and-dragon-ball-fighterz-will-be-both-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE and DRAGON BALL FighterZ are two highly anticipated new releases. And from the looks of it, both of these games will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech.
Let’s start with the obvious one, DRAGON BALL FighterZ. Bandai Namco has used the Denuvo anti-tamper tech on all of its latest PC releases, so it does not surprise us that its new fighting game will also be using it. Instead of notifying all Steam users from the get-go, though, the publisher has mentioned the implementation of Denuvo in the game’s EULA and not in its Steam store page. As suggested, DRAGON BALL FighterZ will be using both Denuvo and EasyAntiCheat.
On the other hand, Square Enix has included the implementation of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech in FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE’s Steam store page. As the publisher states, the game incorporates a 3rd-party DRM, which is no other than the Denuvo Anti-tamper.

MODS/EMULATORS

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Source Engine fan remake beta #3 is now available to everyone
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/counter-strike-condition-zero-source-engine-fan-remake-beta-3-is-now-available-to-everyone/
Modder ‘JASONakaBOURNE’ has released a brand new version of his Counter-Strike: Condition Zero remake in the Source Engine. This new beta version adds human gibs (when you do a blast damage to the bot or player ragdoll), spark shower effects (when you hit only metal surface) and blood squirting particles to the ragdoll’s of all classes of Terrorist’s Team.

>>You can download it from moddb.

GAMING NEWS

FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE is coming to the PC on February 1st, official PC requirements, first screenshots
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xii-the-zodiac-age-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-february-1st-official-pc-requirements-first-screenshots/
Square Enix has announced that FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE is coming to the PC on February 1st. The Steam version will feature all of the modern advancements and features available in the PS4 version, such as latest-generation visuals, a remastered soundtrack, new Speed and Trial modes, fast forward function, and many other enhanced features.

Zwei: The Arges Adventure is coming to the PC on January 24th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/zwei-the-arges-adventure-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-january-24th/
XSEED Games announced today that Zwei: The Arges Adventure, the original entry in the Zwei series from acclaimed developer Nihon Falcom and stand-alone predecessor to Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, will launch for Windows PC via Steam, GOG, and The Humble Store by Humble Bundle on January 24th.

Here are 9 minutes of new gameplay footage from Monster Hunter World
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-9-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-monster-hunter-world/
Capcom has released a new official video for Monster Hunter World, showing 9 minutes of brand new gameplay footage. This new video showcases the stunning but deadly Coral Highlands environment in Monster Hunter World.

Sakura will be free to play for all Street Fighter V players from January 16th and until January 23rd
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sakura-will-be-free-to-play-for-all-street-fighter-v-players-from-january-16th-and-until-january-23rd/
Street Fighter 5 Arcade Edition releases in a few days and Capcom has announced that Sakura will be free to play for all SFV: Arcade Edition and existing Street Fighter V players from January 16th through 23rd.

First-person horror adventure TheNightfall is now available on Steam
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-person-horror-adventure-thenightfall-is-now-available-on-steam/
VIS-Games and SilentFuture announced today the release of their latest psycho-horror-spectacle TheNightfall. According to its description, this enthralling first-person indie game takes players into the depths of the human psyche and promises exciting thrills of a very special kind.

Dark Souls Remastered will feature 2K unconverted textures on the PC
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dark-souls-remastered-will-feature-2k-uncoverted-textures-on-the-pc/
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have revealed some additional details about Dark Souls Remastered. Although there is no mention of a new lighting system – or a transition to a new engine – the teams confirmed that the PC version will feature 2K textures.

Electronic Arts and Bungie promise to fix/improve Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and Destiny 2
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-and-bungie-promise-to-fix-improve-star-wars-battlefront-2-and-destiny-2/
2018 is here and it appears that EA and Bungie will do their best to improve Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and Destiny 2, respectively. Both companies have revealed some of their 2018 plans for these two titles, so go ahead and take a look at what’s it’s coming to both of them.

Friday news, part two and last for the week:

PUBG players respond to BP apology with demand for Chinese region lock over cheating
http://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-players-respond-to-bp-apology-with-demand-for-chinese-region-lock-over-cheating/
PUBG Corporation has issued an apology for problems with the distribution of the in-game currency BP following the full release of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds in December, and promised that players who were shortchanged will be taken care of. Based on the responses, however, the BP flub isn't what players are worried about.

SOS, the social survival game, will release on Early Access later this month
http://www.pcgamer.com/sos-the-social-survival-game-will-release-on-early-access-later-this-month/
What sets SOS apart from other multiplayer survival games is its built-in social element: Players can talk to one another freely through a proximity-based chat (a microphone is required to play) and spectators can listen in on those conversations and throw out emotes in response. It's not the last player standing that counts, then, but the most entertaining—although as we learned in our December preview, a creative killer instinct is obviously a plus. It's been in closed testing for awhile now, but Outpost Games announced today that it will go into Early Access release on Steam on January 23.

Spanish government approves $7.8 million grant for indie devs
http://www.pcgamer.com/spanish-government-approves-78-million-grant-for-indie-devs/
Last week, Àlvaro Nadal, Spain's minister of energy, tourism and digital agenda, cancelled a €2 million ($US2.4 million) grant—which would have been used to fund the country's independent game developers—for unspecified reasons. As it turns out, a bigger grant was the main reason for its cancellation: as reported by Polygon, today the Spanish government approved €6.5 million ($US7.8 million) in indie funding.

>>I told you they had backtracked.

Seedy vampire RPG Vampyr is getting a deep-dive video series
http://www.pcgamer.com/seedy-vampire-rpg-vampyr-is-getting-a-deep-dive-video-series/
Vampyr is a narrative-driven RPG about vampires from Life is Strange creator Dontnod. As game director Philippe Moreau told us last summer, it's built around player choice and the conflict between protagonist Jonathan Reid's duty as a doctor and his blood-sucking nature. Ahead of Vampyr's delayed release, Dontnod plans on exploring these and other themes in a video series appropriately titled "Dontnod presents Vampyr."

Adorable musical platformer Fe coming to PC next month
http://www.pcgamer.com/adorable-musical-platformer-fe-coming-to-pc-next-month/
Fe is "a personal narrative about our relationship with nature," according to developer Zoink. More specifically, it's a beautiful music-powered platformer about cute little low-poly animals, and now it has a release date. Fe will come to PC exclusively via Origin on February 16, 2018.

Ela nerfed again in the Rainbow Six Siege 'Mid-Season Reinforcements' update
http://www.pcgamer.com/ela-nerfed-again-in-the-rainbow-six-siege-mid-season-reinforcements-update/
The Rainbow Six Siege patch 4.2, also known as the Operation White Noise Mid-Season Reinforcements, is now live on the technical test server. The update nerfs Ela, with reductions to her SMG magazine size from 50 rounds to 40 and also to the effects of her concussive mines, which will still reduce the movement speed of enemies caught in their impact zone but will no longer disable sprinting.

Celeste gets a solid release date and a nine minute gameplay video
http://www.pcgamer.com/celeste-gets-a-solid-release-date-and-a-nine-minute-gameplay-video/
Austin reported earlier this week that Celeste, a new action platformer by the creators of Towerfall Ascension, would release in January. At the time, it was anyone's guess when in January, but during today's Nintendo Direct presentation a release date of January 25 was confirmed (and yes, naturally, that includes the PC version).

Elite Dangerous: Beyond to add team-based Wing Missions, open beta kicks off this month
http://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-beyond-to-add-team-based-wing-missions-open-beta-kicks-off-this-month/
Last month, Elite Dangerous' Thargoid alien race began attacking spaceports. Now, developer Frontier has announced the first update to the game's third season will explore humanity's next move. The open beta for Elite Dangerous: Beyond—Chapter One is available to all PC players later this month.

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord welcomes the Aserai
http://www.pcgamer.com/mount-blade-2-bannerlord-welcomes-the-aserai/
Following last month's Vlandians reveal, Mount & Blade 2: Banner has announced its latest faction: the Aserai. Based on the tribes that thrived prior to the Arab Conquests of the seventh and eighth century, a typically comprehensive blog post from developer TaleWorlds details their history, lore and combat capabilities.

Bandai Namco on Dark Souls PC remaster: 'There is no discount'
http://www.pcgamer.com/bandai-namco-on-dark-souls-pc-remaster-there-is-no-discount/
Despite what you might have heard online yesterday, it appears owners of the original Dark Souls will not be in-line for a 50 percent discount of Dark Souls: Remastered via Steam.
That's according to a spokesperson from publisher Bandai Namco who, when asked about the possibility of reduced rates for existing PC players, said: "I have been told it is the same price for all platforms. There is no discount."

With the news out of the way, it's time to take a look at what do GOG and Steam have in store for us this weekend:

+GOG

• GOG is still running its New Year's Resolutions Sale, with discounts up to 90%. The sale ends this Monday 15, so this may be your last chance to take advantage of the sale.

+Steam

• Undertale is 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/391540/Undertale/
• The Life is Strange franchise is on sale, 75% off for the Complete Season, and 30% for Before the Storm: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/life-is-strange/
• Devolver Digital is still running its sale, in conjunction with Game Done Quick: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/devolverdonequick/
• And don't forget about the 493 weeklong deals.

And just like that, we've completed the first full week of news of the year. Until next Monday, I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.

"Dark Souls Remastered will feature 2K unconverted textures on the PC"

Lossless compression?
I could support that; I have plenty of VRAM.