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Friday news!

SALES & DEALS

Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 & Oxygen Not Included were removed from the Epic Games Store Mega Sale
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-oxygen-not-included-were-removed-from-the-epic-games-store-mega-sale/
Yesterday, Epic Games launched the first big sale for the Epic Games Store. However, it appears that some publishers/developers were not willing to participate in it and as such, both Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 and Oxygen Not Included have been removed from the Epic Games Store.
>>Keep in mind that the current free game is Stories Untold, and the next one will be RiME next week!

Warhammer games Steam sale begins to mark Skulls for the Skull Throne event
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-games-steam-sale-begins-to-mark-skulls-for-the-skull-throne-event/
Games Workshop's Skulls for the Skull Throne event is back for a third year, bringing updates and discounts to the many, many, many Warhammer PC adaptations. Lots of different studios are taking part, as well as prolific Warhammer publisher Focus Home Interactive. Most of the new stuff is available now, while the sale will continue throughout the weekend and conclude on Monday at 6 pm BST.
>> Check them out here. And remember that the resy of the Steam deals are at the end of the second news post.

Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition is free on the Humble Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/guacamelee-super-turbo-championship-edition-is-free-on-the-humble-store/
Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition is completely free over on the Humble Store, letting you smack people around, hunt giant chickens and dress up like a luchadore superhero without dipping into your bank account.
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The Championship Edition includes all the DLC from the original game, more areas, new bosses and enemies, lots of combat tweaks and more. Possibly more chickens, too. They're good chickens.
>> And don't forget to take a look at the Spring Sale, that has been updated with new publishers and games

At Fanatical, there's 3 new deals:

• The Star Deal is Bayonetta, 78% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/bayonetta
• Don't forget to check the new Flash Deals from the May Madness sale.
• And check out the new Indie Favorites Bundle, with 7 games at a 97% discounts for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/indie-favorites-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Bethesda has officially removed Denuvo from the Steam version of RAGE 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bethesda-has-officially-removed-denuvo-from-the-steam-version-of-rage-2/
Man, what a roller coaster this has been. While testing the review code, we’ve discovered that Avalanche has implemented the Denuvo anti-tamper tech in RAGE 2 (even though Bethesda hadn’t listed Denuvo on the game’s Steam store page). This, obviously, frustrated a lot of PC gamers who felt cheated by the publisher.
Not only that, but the Bethesda store version did not use this controversial anti-tamper tech, something that puzzled a lot of gamers. However, here we are today with Bethesda completely removing Denuvo from the Steam version too.

MODS/EMULATORS

Quake 2 Retexture Project will improve more than 200 textures, will feature fake Global Illumination effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-2-retexture-project-will-improve-more-than-200-textures-will-feature-fake-global-illumination-effects/
Back in March 2019, we informed you about a new Texture Pack for Quake 2 called Quake 2 Retexture Project. And today, the modder has revealed some new details about his project and released some new screenshots.
Quake 2 Retexture Project will feature more than 200 textures (that were created from scratch). These new textures aim to significantly improve the visuals of the game and they will have PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials. Moreover, the shaders that have been used in this project support Albedo, Roughness, Specular, Parallax, Normal mapping, though there is currently no support for a “metallness” shader.

PS4 Marvel Spider-Man mod for Grand Theft Auto 5 is now available for free download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ps4-marvel-spider-man-mod-for-grand-theft-auto-5-is-now-available-for-free-download/
Back in March, we informed you about a Spiderman mod for Grand Theft Auto 5. And today, I’m happy to report that modder JulioNIB has finally released this mod to the public. Not only that, but this public release is not put behind a Patreon wall, meaning that everyone can go ahead and download it for free.
This mod allows players to web swing with a variation in animations and ending animations, web zip to target, hang upside down from various objects, wall climb, web grab and attach targets and web grab and throw vehicles. It also features both melee and special melee attacks, and all of them are based on the PS4 Marvel’s Spider-Man game.
>> Get this mod from his Patreon page.

GAMING NEWS

Heavy Rain releases on the PC on June 24th, Beyond: Two Souls on July 27, Detroit: Become Human in Fall 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/heavy-rain-releases-on-the-pc-on-june-24th-beyond-two-souls-on-july-27-detroit-become-human-in-fall-2019/
Quantum Dream has just announced that Heavy Rain will be released on the PC on June 24th, and Beyond Two Souls will be coming out on July 27th. In addition, the team confirmed that Detroit: Become Human will be coming to the PC in Fall 2019.

Octopath Traveller will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech + PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/octopath-traveller-will-be-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-pc-system-requirements/
Square Enix has revealed, via the game’s Steam store page, that Octopath Traveller will be using the controversial Denuvo anti-tamper tech. In addition, the publisher has also revealed the game’s official PC system requirements.

Toki Remake is coming to the PC on June 6th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/toki-remake-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-june-6th/
Microids has announced that the remake of Toki will be coming to the PC on June 6th. The PC release will feature a speedrun mode, new graphics filters and a Jukebox that will include 32 music tracks in total with 24 composed by Raphael Gesqua and 8 compositions from the original game.

Lords of the Fallen 2 may not release soon as CI Games terminates contract with Defiant Studios
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lords-of-the-fallen-2-may-not-release-soon-as-ci-games-terminates-contract-with-defiant-studios/
Back in June 4th, CI Games announced that Defiant Studios would be developing the second part in the Lords of the Fallen series. However, and almost a year afterwards, the publisher announced the termination of its partnership with Defiant Studios.