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SALES & DEALS

GOG's new Midweek sale, Metroidvania and adventure games, offers up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190807_midweek_sale

Steam has one non-legit daily deal as well as three Midweek Madness deals:

• The non-legit daily deal is DuckTales: Remastered, 75% off for the next 3 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/237630/DuckTales_Remastered/
• The Midweek Madness deals are:
  • The Early Access title SimAirport is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598330/SimAirport/
  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/552500/Warhammer_Vermintide_2/
  • And This War of Mine gets another 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/282070/This_War_of_Mine/

There's a new Humble Bundle with Bohemia Interactive. Just on the first tier, $1/0.89€, you'll be able to get ARMA 2, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, Take On Helicopters and Take On Mars. This bundle will last another 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/bohemia-interactive-2019-bundle

And at Fanatical, there are three new deals.

• The Star Deal is Redout Complete Pack, 86% off for the next 48 hours (it's funny because the enhanced edition is also on sale at Fanatical and 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/redout-complete-pack
• Frostpunk gets a 50% discount for the next 3 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/frostpunk
• And lastly, there's the new Bento Bundle 2, with 10 games at a 97% discount for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/bento-bundle-2

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Battlefield 4, Crackdown 3 and Lost Planet 3 artist releases new Unreal Engine 4 Ray Tracing Tech Demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-4-crackdown-3-and-lost-planet-3-artist-releases-new-unreal-engine-4-ray-tracing-tech-demo/
3D artist Alden Filion, who has worked in some triple-A games like Battlefield 4, Crackdown 3 and Lost Planet 3, has released a new Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo. This tech demo was created for the Nvidia DXR Spotlight contest, and it looks really cool.
UE4 Diode is basically a short third-person action/melee game that takes advantage of real-time ray tracing. Players can explore a castle, solve a simple puzzle and fight some enemies.
>> If you have an RTX card and want to give it a go, you can download this demo from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

New and smoother flythrough video released for the Far Cry mod for Crysis, FarCry Reloaded
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-and-smoother-flythrough-video-released-for-the-far-cry-mod-for-crysis-farcry-reloaded/
Last month, we informed you about a Far Cry total conversion mod for the first Crysis game. FarCry Reloaded is ambitious and aims to feature 9 levels from Far Cry into a single big level. However, the flythrough video that modder ‘roadiereloaded’ initially released was really choppy, something that frustrated a lot of our readers.
Thankfully, roadiereloaded released a brand new flythrough video from a new build of the mod that is smoother. As the modder told us, he has also added some AI driving around to “pacify the motion sick victims of the stuttering video.”

You can now play the Metroid Prime games on the PC with mouse and keyboard, and better FOV
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-the-metroid-prime-games-on-the-pc-with-mouse-and-keyboard-and-better-fov/
Now here is something really cool. Thanks to a custom version of the Dolphin emulator, called PrimeHack, PC gamers can play the main trilogy of Metroid Prime like never before. And by that, we mean with proper keyboard and mouse controls, as well as higher FOV values.
PrimeHack currently supports Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Similarly to the original Dolphin emulator, gamers will need an .ISO of the original GameCube versions in order to play them.
>> The PrimeHack emulator is available from here. The ISOs are on you.

GAMING NEWS

Real-time strategy game, Iron Harvest, to be playable at Gamescom 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/real-time-strategy-game-iron-harvest-to-be-playable-at-gamescom-2019/
Deep Silver has announced that King Art’s upcoming real time strategy game, Iron Harvest, will be playable at Gamescom 2019. For the first time all players in Europe will get the chance to control their very own Diesel-Mechs and lead their troops onto the battlefield.

Anthem Cataclysm Update 1.3.0 available to download, brings numerous improvements, full patch release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anthem-cataclysm-update-1-3-0-available-to-download-brings-numerous-improvements-full-patch-release-notes/
Electronic Arts and Bioware have officially released Anthem Cataclysm via a brand new update. According to the release notes, update 1.3.0 brings new story missions and enables the Cataclysm event. Moreover, it packs numerous weapon balance tweaks, and fixes various bugs/issues.

Psyonix will remove the annoying loot boxes from Rocket League later this year
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/psyonix-will-remove-the-annoying-loot-boxes-from-rocket-league/
Psyonix has just announced that it will remove the loot boxes from Rocket League. According to the team, Rocket Pass Premium, DLC Cars, and Esports Shop items will continue to be offered for direct purchase alongside its new system.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood Update 1.0.3 released, brings gameplay, bugs, audio and graphics fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-youngblood-update-1-0-3-released-brings-gameplay-bugs-audio-and-graphics-fixes/
Bethesda and MachineGames have released the first proper update for Wolfenstein: Youngblood. According to the release notes, this patch brings numerous gameplay, visual, audio and bug fixes. Moreover, patch 1.0.3 features major crash fixes.

Death Stranding is no longer listed as a PS4 exclusive on Sony’s official website
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-is-no-longer-listed-as-a-ps4-exclusive-on-sonys-official-website/
Over the past few months, we’ve seen numerous hints towards a PC version of Death Stranding. This new game from the mastermind behind the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima, was listed as a PS4 exclusive on Sony’s website. However, it appears that the game is no longer listed as one.
>> Will it launch on Steam or Epic like previous Sony exclusives?