So, yesterday I saw in person one of those Samsung 49" monitors, and my God that thing is large! It's hilarious. If I had one of those, I would end with neck pain, like if I had watched a tennis match from the net.

I can't believe they've sold enough of those to make a bigger, 5120x1440, model... or maybe it didn't sell enough and Samsung is trying again with a bigger res to see if that changes something.

Wednesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

GOG has two new deals:

• The daily deal is A Story About My Uncle, 85% off: https://www.gog.com/game/story_about_my_uncle_a
• To celebrate Unreal's 20th anniversary, beyond the free game, there are other deals, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180522_special_promo_unreal_20th_anniversary

At Steam, we have the new daily deal as well as two Midweek Madness deals:

• Steam's daily deal is Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/
• Northgard is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/Northgard/
• The Early Access title TerraTech is free to try until Sunday (included), and 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/285920/TerraTech/

And at Fanatical, we have two new bundles:

• The first one is Fairy Fencer F Bundle, with two anime RPGs going 93% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/fairy-fencer-f-bundle
• The other one is Merchant's Chest Bundle, whit seven simulator games where exploring and trading are key: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/merchants-chest-bundle

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Red Alert – Unplugged is a fan-made sequel to Command & Conquer Red Alert, alpha version available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-alert-unplugged-is-a-fan-made-sequel-to-command-conquer-red-alert-alpha-version-available-for-download/
Modder ‘soscared101’ is currently working on a fan-made sequel to Command & Conquer Red Alert, called Red Alert – Unplugged. Red Alert – Unplugged is a standalone mod based off the OpenRA engine, and its alpha version is currently available for download.

>>You can download it from ModDB.

Here is how you can change the FOV, disable mouse smoothing, motion blur and more in State of Decay 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-how-you-can-change-the-fov-disable-mouse-smoothing-motion-blur-and-more-in-state-of-decay-2/
State of Decay 2 has just been released and PC gamers have already figured ways via which they can adjust/tweak the game. Although the game comes with a certain amount of graphics seetings, gamers can further tweak it thanks to its .INI configuration files.

STALKER Call of Chernobyl 1.4.12 available for download, featuring new maps, gameplay systems & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stalker-call-of-chernobyl-1-4-12-available-for-download-featuring-new-maps-gameplay-systems-more/
TeamEPIC has released a brand new version of its free-play sandbox Call of Chernobyl mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. In case you weren’t aware of, STALKER Call of Chernobyl features 32 explorable maps, reworked level design and level fixes, new original level, trucks cemetery, full AI and A-Life overhaul, as well as engine and script enhancements.

>>This mod is also available from ModDB.

Stardew Valley multiplayer mod lets you farm with unlimited players
https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-multiplayer-mod-lets-you-farm-with-unlimited-players/
The Stardew Valley multiplayer beta allows you to invite up to three players to your farm over the internet or a LAN connection. Since they need a place to live, you also need to build them three cabins. But what if you want, say, a hundred friends to join you in Stardew Valley for some farming royale?
The answer is: mods. The Unlimited Players mod for the Stardew Valley multiplayer beta uncaps the limit on friends and cabins, so invite as many pals as you want. Keep in mind, if you want scores of friends on your farm you'll still need to build each of them a cabin, at least for now. The mod, which is a work in progress, may lift the one-cabin-per-day build limit or remove the requirement for cabins altogether in the future.

Dark Souls 3 'Don't Stop Moving' mod kills you for being too slow
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-3-dont-stop-moving-mod-kills-you-for-being-too-slow/
With Dark Souls Remastered out on Friday, I've got Dark Souls fever. And while I've spent the last several weeks testing the original game's most challenging mods, today's intrigue showcases modder Loki's Don't Stop Moving—a player-made Dark Souls 3 project whose idle health degeneration echoes the '94 film Speed. Sort of.
(...)
Only when moving does it level off—and the speed of depletion is tied to your Vigor Level. Furthermore, this mod caps your Estus Flask at five servings. "Bone Shards can still upgrade the amount healed," explains Loki, "but once you hit 5 total Estus, that's it."

GAMING NEWS

Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale coming to Steam Early Access in Q2 2018, first screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/islands-of-nyne-battle-royale-coming-to-steam-early-access-in-q2-2018-first-screenshots/
Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and is described as an online, competitive sci-fi first person shooter with a focus on last-man-standing gameplay. And today, Define Human Studios revealed that the game will hit Steam Early Access in Q2 2018.

The Crew 2 – Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-crew-2-official-pc-system-requirements/
PC gamers will need at least an Intel Core i5-2400s or an AMD FX-6100 with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD HD 7870 in order to play the game on Low settings at 1080p with 30fps. For High settings at 1080p and 30fps, Ubisoft recommends an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or an AMD R9 270X.

Gray Dawn releases on June 7th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gray-dawn-releases-on-june-7th/
Interactive Stone has announced that its upcoming first-person horror game, Gray Dawn, will release on June 7th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new video that showcases 8 minutes of gameplay footage.

Here is another small gameplay video for Rune Ragnarok
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-another-small-gameplay-video-for-rune-ragnarok/
Human Head Studios has released another small gameplay video for its sequel to Rune, Rune Ragnarok. As we’ve already said, the combat system seems a bit basic and we are pretty sure that this was Human Head’s intention as it wants to make it feel similar to the old Rune game.

Warhorse Studios announced free DLCs for Kingdom Come Deliverance, modding tools officially coming
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhorse-studios-announced-free-dlcs-for-kingdom-come-deliverance-modding-tools-officially-coming/
Warhorse Studios has announced some free DLCs that will be coming to Kingdom Come Deliverance. Among these free DLCs will be the highly anticipated modding tools which will allow PC gamers to mod the game. While the team did not reveal how much gamers will be able to mod, we expect to see also see a level editor.

Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry officially announced, first screenshots + details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/leisure-suit-larry-wet-dreams-dont-dry-officially-announced-first-screenshots-details/
Last week, we informed you about a new Leisure Suit Larry game. And today, Assemble Entertainment officially announced Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Don’t Dry and shared the first details and screenshots for it. This new Leisure Suit Larry will be developed by Crazy Bunch and will be a 2D point n click adventure game.

Sunset Overdrive has been rated for the PC by the Korean game rating board
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sunset-overdrive-has-been-rated-for-the-pc-by-the-korean-game-rating-board/
It appears that Sunset Overdrive may finally find its way to the PC as the Korean game rating board has rated the game for our platform. Although nothing is set on stone yet, these ratings are really trustworthy so we can assume that Sunset Overdrive PC will be revealed at E3 2018.

>>GribbleGrunger has made a thread about it.

Tekken 7 – New free update coming on March 31st, will feature character customisation items
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-7-new-free-update-coming-on-march-31st-will-feature-character-customisation-items/
Bandai Namco has announced that Tekken 7 will receive a brand new free update on March 31st. According to the publisher, this update will feature character customisation items including story costumes, NJPW collaboration items, outfits and more.

Wednesday news, part two:

The Overwatch anniversary event is live, have a look at the new skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-anniversary-skins-2018/
The 2018 Overwatch Anniversary Event is live, bringing new skins to the game and a new Overwatch Legendary Edition that's now available for purchase. More than 50 new cosmetic items have been added for the big birthday party, all past seasonal cosmetics are back, previous season brawls will rotate on a daily basis, and there's a new Deathmatch map to play on called Petra, an Indiana Jones-looking joint with a breakable floor that will drop you to your death.

Nexus Mods launches reward system for modders, seeds it with $100,000
https://www.pcgamer.com/nexus-mods-launches-system-to-pay-modders-seeds-it-with-dollar100000/
Nexus Mods, the long-running and popular repository of mods for PC games like Skyrim, The Witcher 3, Stardew Valley, and hundreds of others, has implemented a system that will allow mod authors to earn money for their work. The system is designed to award mod makers donation points based on the number of unique downloads their mod files receive each month—and those points can be traded for cash. To seed the program, Nexus Mods has put up $100,000, which it will use for payments to participating mod authors over the next 12 months.

Hearthstone's latest round of nerfs is now live
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-latest-round-of-nerfs-are-now-live/
The latest round of Hearthstone balance changes is now live: That means a big jump in the Naga Sea Watch Mana cost, a smaller increase to Spiteful Summoner, a significant nerf to the amount Dark Pact heals for, and a change to the Quest Rogue quest reward that should make it a little less brutal against slow decks (but will still probably be annoyingly strong).

Earthfall, a co-op shooter that mixes Left 4 Dead with Fortnite, leaves Early Access in July
https://www.pcgamer.com/earthfall-a-co-op-shooter-that-mixes-left-4-dead-with-fortnite-leaves-early-access-in-july/
Earthfall is an end-of-the-world shooter that's very reminiscent of the Left 4 Dead games: Four players working together to fend off charging hordes of bad guys across multiple multi-mission campaigns. But instead of zombies, it's aliens this time around, and you can build defensive fortifications to help hold off the horde, giving the game a bit of a Fortnite twist.
It's been in Steam Early Access for a little over a year now, and today developer Holospark announced that it will go into full release on July 13.

Mike Bithell's new game Quarantine Circular is another weird text adventure
https://www.pcgamer.com/mike-bithells-new-game-quarantine-circular-is-another-weird-text-adventure/
Three years after the release of Thomas Was Alone, and just one year after Volume, developer Mike Bithell discussed plans for two new games: a "smaller" project and a "seismic, massive" one. Last year, Bithell released the smaller project on that list: Subsurface Circular, a short text adventure headlined by some strange robots. It seems he found room for another small game, because today Bithell abruptly released Quarantine Circular, a completely separate but equally short text adventure. You can get it on Steam for $6 (or $4.79 if you buy by May 29).

Rocket League's Salty Shores update lands next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-leagues-salty-shores-update-lands-next-week/
Rocket League's latest Content Update is an '80s-themed summer outing named Salty Shores. It's due next week.
With it, comes a new seaside arena that's billed as its "sunniest map to date". The following trailer apes Venice, Bondi, Maho, Blackpool, and other famous beach front resorts.

Watch the Battlefield 5 reveal here
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-battlefield-5-reveal-here/
Hosted by the Daily Show's Trevor Noah, the Battlefield 5 Live Reveal kicks off at 1 pm PDT/ 4 pm EDT / 9 pm BST on Twitch, Mixer, YouTube , and Battlefield.com.

PES 2019 announces seven official league licenses
https://www.pcgamer.com/pes-2019-announces-seven-official-league-licenses/
When PES 2019 revealed its August 30 launch date earlier this month, it promised more on its official club, stadium and league deals in the "weeks to come". It's now revealed seven new leagues, and has confirmed a handful of stadiums. Better still, my beloved Glasgow Celtic are now involved.

That would be ultra wide. Not a fan. Needs to be 5120x2880 to retain 16:9. And needs to be 120hz and 10-bit at a minimum going forward. :P

You do actually get used to bigger display sizes though, my next monitor will probably be 40-something inches.

40" 4K HDR 144Hz G-sync would be amazing.

That's ultra-ultra wide, as it's 32:9 instead of the 21:9 of the usual ultras. Actually, there are new terms for those monitors: the actual 3840x1080 model is called DFHD (dual full HD) and the 5120x1440 will be... you guessed it right, DQHD (Dual quad HD).

But I guess there's a market for it. It would be like two 2560x1440 monitors glued together.

Be happy with the 27" ones that will, finally, launch at the end of this month.

Well, gaming on ultrawides like that is great if you use them properly - as a way to have better peripheral vision. If you sit too close and do indeed turn your head too much, I guess you might end up with neck pain eventually (though, this is basically 2 wide monitors side by side, something that I've been using at work for some 15 years without any problems).

I agree that distance is key. But it's hard to appreciate how wide that thing is until you manage to see it in person.

I've seen ultrawides before, but even they look small compared to that thing .

Oh, I have a fair idea about its size - that's, more or less, 2x 24inch monitors slapped together. I have that setup currently at work, they are at 1m distance from my eyes.

At home I have my 23" monitor next to a 23" TV, and I use both at the same time. Still, I was impressed by the size of it.

What can I say, I'm easy to impress.