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SALES & DEALS

Six Batman games are now free on the Epic Games Store, Metro 2033 Redux free next week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/six-batman-games-are-now-free-on-the-epic-games-store-metro-2033-redux-free-next-week/
Last week, we assumed that a Batman collection would be available for free on EGS. And it appears we were right. Epic Games has just announced that six Batman games are now available for free on the Epic Games Store. These six Batman games are basically the three Rocksteady Batman games and the three Lego Batman games.
In other words, PC gamers can get for free:

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Batman: Arkham City
  • Batman: Arkham Knight
  • Lego Batman
  • LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
  • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

PlanetSide Arena is now in Early Access, and we've got 30 Recruit Edition keys to give away
https://www.pcgamer.com/planetside-arena-is-now-in-early-access-and-weve-got-30-recruit-edition-keys-to-give-away/
Last week we got our first hands-on time with PlanetSide Arena's massive 240-player battle royale mode. It was chaotic and fun, and today the multiplayer shooter enters Early Access on Steam so you can try it yourself.
PlanetSide Arena is free to play in Early Access, but there's a Recruit Edition selling for $20 that comes with 80 standard crates and an alpha strike banner. We've got 30 Steam keys for the Recruit Edition, and we've giving them away, raffle-style!
To enter the raffle, just enter your email in the widget below

The Humble Store has two new sales:

At Fanatical, there are 4 new deals:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Nvidia's cloud gaming platform gets a more user-friendly redesign
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-cloud-gaming-platform-gets-a-more-user-friendly-redesign/
When we tested Nvidia's cloud gaming platform, GeForce Now, back in February, the user interface was organized as if you were opening up Netflix or Amazon Video for the first time. The most popular games were splayed across the top, and then categorized into groups like new releases and free-to-play. Nothing was alphabetized. If you wanted to easily see if GeForce Now supported your game, you'd have to go to the https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/supported-games/">Nvidia website, where the entire catalog was and still is alphabetized. Not terribly inconvenient, but not exactly user-friendly either.
Once the service's catalog of games grew to more than 500, it became even more difficult to search for games. If you had already played a game, it was added to an easily accessible personal library. Finding a specific new game was a challenge with the way everything was categorized, but at least there was a search bar in the app itself. Now, Nvidia has completely changed that with its new GeForce Now UI design, saying it brings "search front and center."
Update 9/19: Nvidia discovered a bug that would negatively impact users' experience, so its holding off on the rollout until it can fix and test the new UI. It could take a couple of days before it's totally fixed, but GeForce Now members can still use the current version without issue in the meantime.

Valve will appeal French courts ruling that Steam cannot ban resale of 'dematerialised' games (updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/french-courts-rule-that-steam-cannot-ban-resale-of-dematerialised-games/
Original story: After a long legal battle that we first covered back in 2015, French consumer rights association UFC-Que Choisir claim to have won a major victory against Valve, as reported by French games site Next Inpact. The French courts have ruled that under European law, users should be allowed to re-sell 'dematerialised' non-physical goods, specifically digital games sold via Steam.
Update: Valve's Doug Lombardi responded to our request for comment with the following statement:
"We disagree with the decision of the Paris Court of First Instance and will appeal it. The decision will have no effect on Steam while the case is on appeal"
>> Not surprising at all.

Steam gets a new 'Deep Dive' discovery tool and Community Recommendations
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-gets-a-new-deep-dive-discovery-tool-and-community-recommendations/
More work is afoot in the Steam Labs, the not-so-secret facility where Valve tinkers on new Steam features that could benefit from hand-on use but aren't quite ready for prime time. Experiment number five is called Deep Dive, and is actually based on a project called Diving Bell released in July by indie developer and occasional PC Gamer contributor Lars Doucet.
Diving Bell was designed as a new discovery tool for Steam, similar to the Interactive Recommender but with an "entirely opposite" approach. Instead of coming up with recommendations based on your Steam history, it begins with a game you specify and then uses "dumb algorithms" to come up with a group of recommended games based on preset criteria.

Valve makes more changes to Steam's Discovery update to address visibility complaints
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-makes-more-changes-to-steams-discovery-update-to-address-visibility-complaints/
Last week, Valve made some changes to Steam's mysterious algorithms intended to give users better recommendations for games they might like. Shortly after it went live, though, some indie developers complained that their games were actually being shown less than they had been prior to the update, and were suffering a subsequent reduction in wishlisting. But other developers said they hadn't noticed anything untoward, making it hard to know for certain whether something had actually gone wrong.
Valve said at the time that it had its finger on the pulse, and that "new features and tweaks are always likely after initial release." Today it acknowledged that one of the changes in that update has resulted released games being favored over upcoming games in the "More Like This" section of the store, and announced new changes aimed to address that.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Terminator Resistance is a new official Terminator FPS, first details and screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/terminator-resistance-is-a-new-official-terminator-fps-first-details-and-screenshots/
Reef Entertainment has just announced Terminator: Resistance; an officially licensed, first-person shooter set during the ‘Future War’ scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films from James Cameron, ‘THE TERMINATOR’ and ‘T2: JUDGMENT DAY’.

Here are the PC graphics settings for Call of Duty Modern Warfare Open Beta
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-pc-graphics-settings-for-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-open-beta/
The Open Beta phase for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare begins in under an hour, and we can finally reveal its PC graphics settings. From the looks of it, PC gamers will be able to adjust a number of graphics settings. However, it appears that there won’t be any support for Ray Tracing.

Conan Exiles and Conan: Unconquered are free to play on Steam this weekend
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/conan-exiles-and-conan-unconquered-are-free-to-play-on-steam-this-weekend/
In celebration of the Conan franchise and in order to display the evolution of all three titles, Funcom has made survival game Conan Exiles, MMO Age of Conan and the RTS game Conan Unconquered available to play for free for a limited time. From today and until September 23rd, anyone can log on to Steam to play the three Conan games.

Remnant: From the Ashes – Free Update Leto’s Lab is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remnant-from-the-ashes-free-update-letos-lab-is-now-available-for-download/
Perfect World Entertainment has announced that a free new dungeon, Leto’s Lab, is live in Remnant: From the Ashes. As the publisher noted, this dungeon will give players a new challenge in the third-person survival action shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monstrous creatures.

Netflix Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is a new turn-based strategy game, coming to the PC in late 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/netflix-narcos-rise-of-the-cartels-is-a-new-turn-based-strategy-game-coming-to-the-pc-in-late-2019/
Curve Digital and Kuju have announced Narcos: Rise of the Cartels; a brutal tactical turn-based strategy game that is based on Narcos. To celebrate the announcement, Curve and Kuju have released a new trailer. This trailer showcases the game’s stylish visuals and authentic Narcos atmosphere.

Respawn may announce its new triple-A VR game on September 25th, at Oculus Connect 6
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/respawn-may-announce-its-new-triple-a-vr-game-on-september-25th-at-oculus-connect-6/
It appears that Respawn will officially announce its new triple-A VR game at Oculus Connect 6. Vince Zampella, CEO of Respawn, has hinted at this by re-tweeting the event.

John Wick Hex releases on October 8th on the Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/john-wick-hex-releases-on-october-8th-on-the-epic-games-store/
Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced that John Wick Hex will release on October 8th on the Epic Games Store. John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Ubisoft details major improvements for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Open Beta
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-details-major-improvements-for-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-open-beta/
Yesterday, Ubisoft revealed that the open beta phase for Ghost Recon Breakpoint will begin on September 24th. And today, the French company detailed the major improvements that will be coming to it.

New trailers released for The Surge 2 and Citadel: Forged With Fire
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-released-for-the-surge-2-and-citadel-forged-with-fire/
Focus Home Interactive has released the launch trailer for its upcoming action RPG, The Surge 2. On the other hand, Blue Isle Studios has revealed Citadel: Forged With Fire’s release date via a new gameplay trailer.

Jurassic Dream is a CRYENGINE free Jurassic Park game that you can download right now
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/jurassic-dream-is-a-cryengine-free-jurassic-park-game-that-you-can-download-right-now/
Jurassic Park fans, here is something special for you today. LifelessTapir has released a free game in which he basically recreated the entire Isla Nublar island in CRYENGINE. As such, players can download and play this game in order to re-explore the island from the first Jurassic Park movie.
Unfortunately, though, this project does not feature any dinosaurs. Therefore, think of it as a walking simulator (or an exploration game). Still, the attention to details is extraordinary and the game looks great thanks to CRYENGINE.

Report: Epic Games paid 9.49 million euro to Digital Bros/505 Games for exclusivity deals [UPDATE: Only for Control]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/report-epic-games-paid-9-49-million-euro-to-digital-bros-505-games-for-exclusivity-deals/
Remedy’s Control is an absolutely amazing game. Still, a lot of PC fans were put off the moment 505 Games revealed that the game would be coming exclusively on the Epic Games Store. However, today we have a glimpse at the amount that Epic Games paid for that exclusivity deal.
According to Digital Bros, the parent company of 505 Games, Epic Games paid them 9.49 million euro by June 30th. Moreover, 55% of that payment went to 505 Games.



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