And another edition of the news:
SALES & DEALS
Metro Exodus sold 2.5X times better on the Epic Store than Metro: Last Light on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-sold-2-5x-times-better-on-the-epic-store-than-metro-last-light-on-steam/
Deep Silver and Epic Games have announced at GDC 2019 that the Epic Store release of Metro Exodus was a success as it surpassed the units that Metro: Last Light sold on Steam during its launch in 2013. In fact, Metro Exodus sold 2.5X times better than Metro Last Light did.
>> Kerotan has a thread about this.
GOG Spring Sale discounts more than 600 games
https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-spring-sale-2019/
Spring is here, at least according to GOG, which is hosting a sale with more than 600 deals and discounts going up to 90 percent. It's already started and will run until March 28, 11 pm UTC.
Along with the regular sale, which includes Pillars of Eternity 2 (34 percent off), The Witcher 3 GOTY (70 percent off) and Battletech (40 percent off), every day will see new flash deals appear.
Flash deals are, of course, the most stressful kind of sale, but maybe that's appropriate for spring. Life erupting out the ground, the trauma of birth, the fear that you'll never be able to shed all of that Easter egg weight—it's a trying time.
At Steam, there are two new daily deals:
On the Humble Store, the Spotlight Deal is Dead by Daylight, up to 60% off for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/dead-by-daylight/
And at Fanatical, there are two new deals:
SOFTWARE & DRIVERS
AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.3 is optimized for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice & Generation Zero
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-2019-edition-19-3-3-is-optimized-for-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-generation-zero/
AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.3 is optimized for both Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Generation Zero.
Furthermore, this driver fixes an intermittent corruption or flickering on some game textures during gameplay in Rainbow Six Siege, as well as the stutter issues on some HMD devices when using the Vulkan API in DOTA 2.
It’s worth pointing out that this driver has not fixed yet the issues that could cause the mouse cursor to disappear or move out of the boundary of the top of a display on AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics, or the inaccurate fluctuating readings on AMD Radeon VII when using performance metrics overlay and Radeon WattMan gauges.
>> Available from here.
Irdeto launches Denuvo Anti-Cheat solution in order to combat cheating in video games and esports
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/irdeto-launches-denuvo-anti-cheat-solution-in-order-to-combat-cheating-in-video-games-and-esports/
At GDC 2019, Irdeto announced the launch of its Anti-Cheat solution to protect against cheating in video games and esports, called Denuvo Anti-Cheat. According to the press release, Denuvo Anti-Cheat prevents cheaters from manipulating and extracting data or code to gain an advantage over other gamers.
>> More Denuvo crap...
Epic Games showcases an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/epic-games-showcases-an-amazing-unreal-engine-4-ray-tracing-tech-demo-called-troll/
At GDC 2019, Epic Games showcased an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”. According to the team, this demo was running on a single NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080Ti and showcased what developers can currently achieve with real-time ray tracing.
>> They've also shown another demo about next gen physics and destruction system.
Epic wants everyone to use its online services, even if they release on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-wants-everyone-to-use-its-online-services-even-if-they-release-on-steam/
As it already announced, Epic is making its online services available to all developers for free. That includes the cross-platform systems it designed for Fortnite: friends lists, matchmaking, inventory and purchase management, voice chat, analytics, support ticketing, and more. The SDK is available now, Epic announced during its GDC 2019 keynote, and Unity and Unreal integration are coming this year.
Epic on Steam friend importing: 'The user can do with [their data] as they please'
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-on-steam-friend-importing-the-user-can-do-with-their-data-as-they-please/
Last week, users discovered that the Epic Games Store was copying a Steam file that contained their friends' user IDs and other data. It did this before prompting users to choose whether or not to import their Steam friends into the Epic launcher.
Epic explained that while the client did copy the file, nothing was sent to Epic unless the user opted in, at which point hashed friend IDs were uploaded. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said that the early copying was a problem that would be fixed.
The Epic Store won't accept 'crappy games,' says Tim Sweeney
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-epic-store-wont-accept-crappy-games-says-ceo-tim-sweeney/
For years now, Valve has struggled with the problem of what it should and shouldn't sell on the Steam store. At first, Valve was the gatekeeper. Then it introduced Greenlight, allowing Steam users to vote for games they want to see on Steam. Finally, it did away with all of that, and now allows anyone to put just about any game on Steam if they pay a $100 fee.
(...)
Right now, Epic is much like Steam was in the early days, negotiating Epic Store releases game-by-game, but it plans to open up the store more widely in the future. When it does, it won't take Valve's hands-off approach.
Earlier this week, I asked Epic CEO Tim Sweeney how Epic will decide what does and doesn't get to be published on the Epic Store. He began by explaining that the Unreal Engine side of Epic and the publishing side of Epic have "very different policies."
>> We'll see about that, especially if they use the Unreal Engine...
MODS/EMULATORS
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GAMING NEWS
Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human are coming to the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/heavy-rain-beyond-two-souls-and-detroit-become-human-are-coming-to-the-pc/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Quantic Dream has announced that Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human will be coming to the PC. Yes, this isn’t an April’s fools joke; these Playstation-exclusive games are indeed coming to the PC, however there is a catch.
>> And they're timed Epic Store exclusives, as Kerotan said in his thread.
Remedy’s Control will be exclusive to Epic Games Store for one year
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remedys-control-will-be-exclusive-to-epic-games-store-for-one-year/
505 Games, a subsidiary of the Italian entertainment company Digital Bros., today announced at the Game Developers’ Conference (GDC) a partnership that will see the digitally-distributed PC versions of two highly-anticipated games release exclusively through the Epic Games store.
The two games that will be exclusive to the Epic Games store are Control and Journey to the Savage Planet.
Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds will be exclusive for one year on Microsoft Store and Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/obsidians-the-outer-worlds-will-be-exclusive-for-one-year-on-microsoft-store-and-epic-games-store/
Alongside Remedy’s Control, Obsidian Entertainment and Epic Games have announced that the highly anticipated RPG, The Outer Worlds, will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store for one year. Contrary to Control, though, The Outer Worlds will also be available for purchase on Microsoft Store at launch.
>> This time is Azzanation who has made a thread about this.
Battlefield 5 – March 25th Battle Royale Update – Full patch release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-march-25th-battle-royale-update-full-patch-release-notes-revealed/
Electronic Arts and DICE have revealed the full release notes for the upcoming battle royale Firestorm update for Battlefield 5. Alongside the introduction of this new battle royale mode, DICE has improved aerial combat and has further polished the vehicle and weapons experience.
Anthem patch 1.04 will add a FOV slider and DLSS support, will remove loading when getting into the Forge
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anthem-patch-1-04-will-add-a-fov-slider-and-dlss-support-will-remove-loading-when-getting-into-the-forge/
Electronic Arts and Bioware have revealed some of the changes, improvements and enhancements that will be coming to Anthem via its upcoming patch. Do note that these are not the only improvements that are coming to Anthem (according to Bioware the full release notes for its upcoming patch are 13 pages).
KILL la KILL – IF releases on the PC on July 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kill-la-kill-if-releases-on-the-pc-on-july-26th/
PQube has announced that Arc System Works and Studio TRIGGER’s KILL la KILL – IF will be releasing on July 25th for PC/Steam worldwide. Furthermore, the publisher has announced that two new playable characters “Mako Mankanshoku” and “Ultimate Double Naked DTR” will be available to download as free characters.
Lost Ember, a storydriven third-person exploration adventure game, will release on July 19th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lost-ember-a-storydriven-third-person-exploration-adventure-game-will-release-on-july-19th/
Mooneye Studios has announced that its storydriven third-person exploration adventure game, Lost Ember, will release on July 19th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.
Monster Hunter World will get an official 40GB high-resolution texture pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-will-get-an-official-high-resolution-texture-pack/
Capcom has announced that the PC version of Monster Hunter World will receive an official high resolution texture pack. According to the Japanese company, this pack will require at least 40GB of free space and 8GB of graphic memory (VRAM).
Just Cause 4 PC patch #2 available for download, improves performance, AA, water and vegetation
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/just-cause-4-pc-patch-2-available-for-download-improves-performance-aa-water-and-vegetation/
Avalanche Studios has released a new, and highly anticipated, PC patch for Just Cause 4. According to the team, this patch brings performance improvements, as well as visual improvements to the water, vegetation and the game’s anti-aliasing system.