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Time for the Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG starts this week with the Halloween Sale, with more than 300 games up to 90% off for the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191028_halloween_sale

Steam has one daily deal, HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/HELLDIVERS_Dive_Harder_Edition/. And don't forget that, thanks to the leak that Rhonin the wizard posted, today will start the Steam's Halloween Sale.

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• Life is Feudal: Your Own is 85% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/life-is-feudal
• And there's a new bundle, the Cursed Bundle, with 9 games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cursed-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Electronic Arts all but confirms its return to Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-all-but-confirms-its-return-to-steam/
A new rumour surfaced last week, suggesting that Electronic Arts would return to Steam. And yesterday, the publisher has shared a teaser video that all but confirms this. This video shows an EA steamy cup (get it? Steam, EA).
>> It would be great but also odd. Why coming back to Steam now and not going to the Epic Store given that they left to get more money?

Steam now asks if you want to revise your user review after spending more time with a game
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-now-asks-players-if-they-want-to-revise-their-user-review-after-hours-of-play/
The beta version of the new Steam client has started asking players whether they want to revise their user review once they've logged additional hours in a given game.
The new feature, part of Steam's big new library update, was first highlighted by user PunnyCasual on the Destiny 2 subreddit. A pop-up message on their Steam client, which they captured and posted here, read: "You've played an additional 93 hours. Would you like to revise your review?"

MODS/EMULATORS

PC gamers can now play Zelda: Breath of the Wild with higher FOV and an “Over the Shoulder” camera
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-gamers-can-play-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-with-higher-fov-and-an-over-the-shoulder-camera/
While The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has not been officially released on the PC, PC gamers can already enjoy it by using the Nintendo WiiU emulator, CEMU. Not only that, but earlier this Summer, the first mods appeared online for this Zelda game.
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The man responsible for this mod is Silentverge. Silentverge was able to increase the FOV and include various camera angles. PC gamers can now use a close FOV, a classic FOV and a FAR FOV cameras. However, the most exciting new viewpoint that this mod adds is the “Over the Shoulder” camera.
This Over the Shoulder camera is a really cool new way to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. As such, we strongly suggest downloading it and testing it.

First mods for The Outer Worlds let you skip startup videos & unlock UE4 Developer Console
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-mods-for-the-outer-worlds-let-you-skip-startup-videos-unlock-ue4-developer-console/
Private Division has just released Obsidian’s new RPG, The Outer Worlds, and it appears that its first mods have surfaced online. The first mod allows you to skip the startup splash videos, while the second one unlocks the UE4 developer console.
According to Infogram, there is currently no convenient method to skip the developer splash video that plays when starting the game. However, most users can work around this by replacing the .mp4’s with blank files. You can also bypass it by deleting the file, however this may introduce issues.
On the other hand, the second mod unlocks the UE4 developer console. This will allow players to mess with developer commands, cvars and more.
>> Check the article for the links (to Nexus Mods and GitHub).

You can make The Outer Worlds' tiny text bigger with an INI tweak
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-make-the-outer-worlds-tiny-text-bigger-with-an-ini-tweak/
The Outer Worlds has received a positive response both from reviewers and many happy players, though one fairly common complaint has to do with the teeny, tiny text size. There's a lot of reading in The Outer Worlds: dialogue subtitles, item descriptions, journal entries, menu text, and more. And there's currently no option to adjust the size of the on-screen text, which is unfortunate. It's pretty itty-bitty.
However, a fix may be on the way. On Twitter, Obsidian Production Director Alec Frey said he would "double check this issue is in our database today and is properly prioritized!" Hopefully, we'll soon see some options to adjust the size of the game's tiny text.
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In the meantime, there's a tweak PC players can use while we cross our fingers for an official option to be added. There's an INI file that can be edited to scale up the entire UI, which makes the text a bit larger. I tried it out and it works, though you'll need to fiddle with the value a bit to find the sweet spot. And keep in mind, this tweak resizes the entire UI, so if you make it too big it will expand past the edges of your screen and you may not be able to read everything or click certain elements.
>> Check the article for the instructions.

Skyrim HD SE is a 10GB HD Texture Pack, featuring thousands of 1K, 2K and 4K textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-hd-se-is-a-10gb-hd-texture-pack-featuring-thousands-of-1k-2k-and-4k-textures/
Over the past few months, we’ve shared a number of Texture Packs for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. However, there are gamers out there that would prefer a single pack with a lot of textures for numerous objects. And today, we are bringing you such a HD Texture Pack.
Modder ‘luxor8071’ has released a 10GB HD Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition that features thousands of 1K, 2K and 4K textures. As said, this pack is ideal for those that do not want to search the Internet in order to find out the best packs for skyboxes, snow, furniture, interiors, etc.
Going into slightly more details, this pack adds new high quality textures for architecture, skies, clutter and dungeons. It also improves the textures of various effects, like whitewater and candleflames. Moreover, it adds new textures for both the Dawnguard and the Dragonborn DLCs.
In order to install Skyrim HD SE, you’ll have to first install SMIM and Blended Roads. Then, you’ll have to download Skyrim HD SE from here. Afterwards, you’ll have to run SSELODGen or TexGen and DynDOLOD.

These mods for the first Spyro game upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/these-mods-for-the-first-spyro-game-upscale-all-of-the-enemy-and-boss-textures-to-4k/
Modder ‘Cramped Misfit’ has released two must-have texture packs for the first Spyro game. These mods are for Spyro Reignited Trilogy and upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K. Now as the title suggests, these improved textures are only for the first Spyro game (from the collection). As such, don’t expect the enemies and bosses in Spyro 2 and Spyro 3 to look better. Still, these packs are a must-have for anyone that wants to play the first part.
>> Check the article for the links to both mods (both at Nexus Mods) and the instructions to install them.

GAMING NEWS

CCP Games will showcase a new tech demo for EVE Aether Wars on November 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ccp-games-will-showcase-a-new-tech-demo-for-eve-aether-wars-on-november-23rd/
CCP Games has announced will be showcasing the next iteration of EVE Aether Wars, their technology partnership with London-based start-up, Hadean, on November 23rd.

New in-engine trailer released for Shenmue 3, showcasing environments and characters
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-in-engine-trailer-released-for-shenmue-3-showcasing-environments-and-characters/
YsNet has released a brand new in-engine trailer for Shenmue 3. This trailer is in Japanese and most of you won’t understand a thing. Still, it packs a few new in-engine sequences that some of you may find interesting.

Daymare 1998 Patch 2.0 brings new difficulty mode, performance optimizations, collision fixes & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/daymare-1998-patch-2-0-brings-new-difficulty-mode-performance-optimizations-collision-fixes-more/
Invader Studios has released a brand new patch for its Resident Evil-inspired title, Daymare 1998. According to the release notes, patch 2.0 adds a new difficulty mode, as well as support for Simplified Chinese.

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout does not support mouse on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/atelier-ryza-ever-darkness-the-secret-hideout-does-not-support-mouse-on-the-pc/
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is a game that I was kind of looking forward to. However, it appears that the PC version will not be that optimized for our platform. According to early reports, the game does not support mouse on the PC.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is always-online on the PC, even for its single-player campaign
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-is-always-online-on-the-pc-even-for-its-single-player-campaign/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has just been released and we can confirm that the game is always-online on the PC. Currently there is no way to play this game in offline mode. Furthermore, even its single-player campaign mode requires a constant internet connection.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from major pop-ins and cut-scene stutters on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-suffers-from-major-pop-ins-and-cut-scene-stutters-on-the-pc/
It appears that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from some technical/visual issues. As we’ve already reported, the game requires a constant Internet connection even for its single-player mode. Not only that, but the game suffers from major pop-in and cutscene stutters issues.

Death Stranding is officially coming to the PC in Early Summer 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-is-officially-coming-to-the-pc-in-early-summer-2020/
Alongside the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2, the PC version of Death Stranding was the worst kept secret. And today, Kojima Productions has officially announced that the game will be coming out on the PC in 2020.
>> FloatingWaffles has made a thread about this.