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Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

With the Summer Sale over, GOG goes back to its usual goings, starting with a new weekly sale with upt o 80% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190618_weekly_sale

At Steam there are two fake daily deals as well as the new weeklong deals:

• The first of the fake daily deals is the Early Access game Empyrion - Galactic Survival, 50% off for the next 7 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/383120/Empyrion__Galactic_Survival/
• The other one is Ride 2, 75% off for the next 6 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/477770/Ride_2/
• When it comes to the weeklong deals:
  • 39 Days to Mars is 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/504920/39_Days_to_Mars/
  • Pocket Rogues, still in Early Access. is 45% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/946610/Pocket_Rogues/
  • Hearts of Iron III is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/25890/Hearts_of_Iron_III/
  • And Breach & Clear gets a massive 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/266130/Breach__Clear/

On the Humble Store, there are two new deals:

• There's a Stimulating Simulator Sale, with up to 90% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/stimulating-simulator-sale/
• The METAL GEAR franchise sale (that on PC it means MG Rising and the MGS V games) are up to 80% off for the next 12 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/metal-gear-franchise-sale/

And at Fanatical, Tabletop Simulator is 57% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/tabletop-simulator

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 available for download, improves Vulkan support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-2019-edition-19-6-2-available-for-download-improves-vulkan-support/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 driver improves the Vulkan support on the Radeon GPUs.
In addition, this new driver fixes a TDR that could occur when exiting some gaming applications that are using DirectX 12 API when multiple displays are connected and in clone mode, as well as some performance drops with Windows VR across multiple game titles on some Radeon RX 400 and Radeon RX 500 series graphics products.
>> Available from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

Star Wars Battlefront 3 Legacy, total conversion mod for Battlefront 2 2005, pre-demo available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-3-legacy-total-conversion-mod-for-battlefront-2-2005-pre-demo-available-for-download/
Star Wars fans, here is something for you today. The Battlefront III Legacy Mod Team has released a pre-demo of Star Wars Battlefront 3 Legacy; an upcoming total conversion mod for Battlefront 2 2005 that aims to bring to it the content from Free Radical’s cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 3 game.
As its description reads, Star Wars Battlefront III Legacy (or: Swbf3: Legacy) is a large-scale conversion mod created for the 2005 version of Battlefront 2 (not the latest one from DICE) using as many Assets from the cancelled game as possible; including both eras (Clone Wars and GCW), a brand-new HUD+Interface and a few converted maps such as Coruscant and Cato Neimoidia.
Star Wars Battlefront 3 Legacy’s pre-demo comes only with Battlefront 3’s Coruscant, the Clone Wars era, three gamemodes and a lot of updated and new content from the previous beta versions. This pre-demo is said to be the most complete as it was planned for a longer time.
>> You'll find the link to this pre-demo (ModDB) in the article ,as well as the two other mods, one required and the other very much recommended, in order to play it.

Halo: Combat Evolved, Watch_Dogs and Manhunt look great with Reshade Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/halo-combat-evolved-watch_dogs-and-manhunt-look-great-with-reshade-ray-tracing/
YouTube’s members ‘Digital Dreams’ and ‘EiermannTelevision’ has shared some videos, showing Halo: Combat Evolved, the first Watch Dogs game and Manhunt with Reshade Ray Tracing. These videos are using the alpha version of Pascal Gilcher’s Reshade mode; a mod that adds cool ray tracing/path tracing effects to pretty much all DX9, DX10 and DX11 games.
>> With reshade and the E3 mod, Watch Dogs looks like the game they originally showed us.

GAMING NEWS

Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat League arrives on June 18th, trailer does not include PC version
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-11-kombat-league-arrives-on-june-18th-trailer-does-not-include-pc-version/
Warner Bros and NetherRealm Studios today released a gameplay trailer for the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat League, an all-new seasonal ranked mode where players can compete against other online Kombatants to earn exclusive in-game rewards.

ARK: Survival Evolved Free Expansion Valguero releases tomorrow, adds new map, new dino and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ark-survival-evolved-free-expansion-valguero-releases-tomorrow-adds-new-map-new-dino-and-more/
Studio Wildcard revealed that it will release a new expansion map for ARK: Survival Evolved – ‘Valguero’ tomorrow, June 18 on Steam. This free downloadable update for ARK adds a vast, diverse map with exotic biomes to explore and call home.

World War 3 will be free to play from June 20th to June 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-war-3-will-be-free-to-play-from-june-20th-to-june-23rd/
The Farm 51 has announced a free weekend for its multiplayer military first-person shooter, World War 3. From June 20th and until June 23rd, PC gamers will be able to download the game from Steam and play it for free.

The Division 2 Title Update #4 is now available for download, full patch release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-division-2-title-update-4-is-now-available-for-download-full-patch-release-notes-revealed/
Ubisoft has just released a major new update for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. According to the release notes, title update #4 introduces the first post-launch Specialization, Gunner. The Gunner is equipped with a powerful minigun and will serve as the vanguard for SHD agents.

New trailer released for the Agony spin-off game, Succubus
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailer-released-for-the-agony-spin-off-game-succubus/
Madmind Studio has released a new trailer for SUCCUBUS – a spin-off to the widely discussed Agony. This time, as the title of the game suggests, Succubus named Vydija – a lusty demon based on religious beliefs – becomes the main protagonist.

New free content released for Killing Floor 2, adds new game mode called “Objective”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-free-content-released-for-killing-floor-2-adds-new-game-mode-called-objective/
Tripwire Interactive today released Killing Floor 2’s latest free content update, Killing Floor 2: Back & Kickin’ Brass. Players can jump into Killing Floor 2: Back & Kickin’ Brass today, which kicks-off the summer event with a brass-load of new content, along with some frightening familiar faces.

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, gothic horror side-scrolling action RPG, is now available on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-gothic-horror-side-scrolling-action-rpg-is-now-available-on-steam/
505 Games has announced the release of the gothic horror side-scrolling action RPG that is created by Koji Igarashi (director of Castlevania), Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released the game’s launch trailer that you can find below.

Techland lead game designer hints at Dying Light 2 supporting Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/techland-lead-game-designer-hints-at-dying-light-2-supporting-ray-tracing/
During an E3 2019 gameplay presentation, Techland’s lead game designer Tymon Smektala claimed that the team is currently working with both NVIDIA and AMD in order to implement real-time ray tracing effects in Dying Light 2.

20 minutes of gameplay footage from Borderlands 3 behind closed doors E3 2019 demo [off-camera]
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/20-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-borderlands-3-behind-closed-doors-e3-2019-demo-off-camera/
YouTube’s ‘VGFAQ’ has shared a video, showing 20 minutes of gameplay footage from the behind closed doors E3 2019 demo of Borderlands 3. Unfortunately, this is off-camera footage, meaning that the image and colours are not that great (it’s way better than the mediocre off-camera footage of Marvel’s Avengers).