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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam has only one daily deal, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/Divinity_Original_Sin_2__Definitive_Edition/

At Fanatical, there are 2 deals:

• Remember yesterday's sales for Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games? Well, they're part of a bigger Ubisoft sale that ends in 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/ubisoft
• And Kingdom Come: Deliverance Complete Bundle, featuring the game and 4 DLCs is 50% off for another 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/kingdom-come-deliverance-complete-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

CRYENGINE 5.7 will support DirectX 12, Vulkan and Ray Tracing, to be available in Spring 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cryengine-5-7-will-support-directx-12-vulkan-and-ray-tracing-to-be-available-in-spring-2020/
Crytek has updated its CRYENGINE roadmap, revealing that version 5.7 will add full support for DirectX 12, Vulkan and the Ray Tracing effects that the team showcased via its Neon Noir tech demo at GDC 2019.
CRYENGINE 5.7 targets a Spring 2020 release and will also come with support for the Oculus Quest, Area Lights Implementation, Improved Multiple View Rendering (Sandbox), Opaque Particles that use Deferred Lighting, as well as Optimized Dynamic Instancing.
In Summer 2019, Crytek will release CRYENGINE 5.6 features Mesh and Opaque Particles casting Shadows, Tessellated Particle Ribbons, Renderer Optimization Pass, Opaque Particles Z-Buffer, Memory Footprint Reduction and Various CPU Optimizations.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Update 5.0 now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pillars-of-eternity-2-deadfire-update-5-0-now-available-for-download/
Obsidian Entertainment and Versus Evil today announced that update 5.0 for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is available for download. As the press release reads, on the one year anniversary of its launch Obsidian continues to refine the player experience for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and introduces a whole host of new content, balances, and fixes with update 5.0, including the full release of turn-based mode.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is the new Ghost Recon game, releases in October 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-is-the-new-ghost-recon-releases-in-october-2019/
It appears that the next Ghost Recon game has been leaked via its Deluxe Edition, and will be called Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Ghost Recon Breakpoint will be a story-driven 4 player experience against Cole D. Walker and is planned for an October 4th release.

RAGE 2 – BFG weapon to be locked behind Deluxe and Collector’s Editions at launch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rage-2-bfg-weapon-to-be-locked-behind-deluxe-and-collectors-editions-at-launch/
RAGE 2 releases next week and it has been confirmed that the BFG weapon will be locked behind the Deluxe and Collector’s Editions at launch. This basically means that those who will not purchase these overpriced editions will not have access to this specific weapon.

The Black Masses has been delayed until Summer 2019, free demo coming soon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-black-masses-has-been-delayed-until-summer-2019-free-demo-coming-soon/
Brilliant Game Studios has announced that its open world first-person fantasy co-op RPG, The Black Masses, has been delayed until Summer 2019. The Black Masses features the next generation of crowd rendering technology rebuilt from Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator, and promises to feature a lot of enemies on screen.

John Wick Hex is the first game inspired by the hit action movie, to be timed-exclusive on Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/john-wick-hex-is-the-first-game-inspired-by-the-hit-action-movie-to-be-timed-exclusive-on-epic-games-store/
Good Shepherd Entertainment, in partnership with global content leader Lionsgate, has announced John Wick Hex, the upcoming video game from acclaimed Game Director, Mike Bithell (Volume, Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular). John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, and you can find its debut trailer below.
>> The game appears to be very unique in its style.

SEGA has acquired the developers of Two Point Hospital, Two Point Studios
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sega-has-acquired-the-developers-of-two-point-hospital-two-point-studios/
SEGA announced today the acquisition of Two Point Studios, the Farnham-based developer behind the award-winning Two Point Hospital. Two Point Studios had been working with SEGA Europe in a publishing partnership capacity since January 2017 as part of SEGA Europe’s Searchlight programme. The Searchlight team look for exciting new development talent, working on new IP, with franchise potential, and this acquisition is the first of its kind of as a direct result of this internal initiative.
>> dx11332sega has made a thread about it.

Fortnite Season 9 Update is available for download, full patch release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-season-9-update-is-available-for-download-full-patch-release-notes-revealed/
Epic Games has released a brand new update for Fortnite. According to the release notes, the Season 9 patch comes with some weapon and item changes (for example it adds Combat Shotgun and adjusts Tactical Shotgun damage), as well as some gameplay tweaks and enhancements.

Monster Hunter World x The Witcher 3 is now available on the PC as a free update
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-x-the-witcher-3-is-now-available-on-the-pc-as-a-free-update/
Capcom has announced that the sixth update for its monster hunting game, Monster Hunter World, has been released on the PC, featuring various bug fixes as well as a special collaboration with “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”.
>> By the way, CD Projekt RED has launched an online store for its merchandise.

Official launch trailer released for RAGE 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-launch-trailer-released-for-rage-2/
Bethesda has released the official launch trailer for RAGE 2. The game is being developed by by id Software and Avalanche Studios and promises to feature insane action, open-world environments with no loadings, vehicular combat, upgradable weapons, and like its predecessor will be using a first-person perspective.