So, apparently, it's Monday again. I guess that means it's time to start with the news again:
SALES & "SALES"/DEALS
Steam's Top 10
- DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
- PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
- Raft
- House Flipper
- Wizard of Legend
- Conan Exiles
- Stellaris: Distant Stars Story Pack
- The Forest
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
- Assassin's Creed Origins
Fortnite breaks another record, generating $296 million in April across all platforms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-breaks-another-record-generating-296-million-in-april-across-all-platforms/
SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, claiming that Fortnite has broken another record by generating $296 million in April across all platforms. Epic’s free to play game generated $223 million in March, therefore it will be interesting to see whether it will hit $300 million in May.
Nioh has sold two million copies worldwide across all platforms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nioh-has-sold-two-million-copies-worldwide-across-all-platforms/
Team Ninja has announced that Nioh has sold two million copies worldwide on Playstation 4 and PC. Nioh was released in February 2017 on PS4 and came out on the PC after almost nine months, in November 2017.
>>GribbleGrunger has made a thread about it.
Guns of Icarus Alliance and Galactic Civilizations 2 are free on Steam right now, and you get to keep them
https://www.pcgamer.com/guns-of-icarus-alliance-and-galactic-civilizations-2-are-free-on-steam-right-now-and-you-get-to-keep-them/
If you're looking to plug a few hours this weekend but don't fancy splashing out on something new, then you're in luck, with two games going for free on Steam right now that you can download and keep forever.
The first is Guns of Icarus Alliance, the expanded version of steampunk airship combat game Guns of Icarus Online. The original was purely PvP, but Alliance adds PvE elements, six factions to choose from, and an ever-changing world "that is constantly being shaped and reshaped by the players".
>>Galactic Civilizations II is no longer free, but Guns of Icarus Alliance will remain free until tomorrow.
Buy the Deus Ex games for cheap today, including Human Revolution for $3/£2
https://www.pcgamer.com/buy-the-deus-ex-games-for-cheap-today-including-human-revolution-for-dollar3pound2/
If Deus Ex is one of those series that you've always said you'll play some day but you've never actually got round to buying the games, then today is as good a chance as any. The original and the follow-up, Invisible War, are both on sale for less than $1, while 2011's Deus Ex: Human Revolution is $3/2. That's a lot of game for not much money.
The most recent in the series, Mankind Divided—which split long-time fans—also gets a permanent 50% price cut, which makes it $29.99/£19.99. I wouldn't buy it at that price, though, because it's on sale for less than half of that fairly regularly.
>>That's the Steam daily deal, the Deus Ex franchise.
Now let's look at GOG and its deals:
And at Fanatical we have 4 deals:
SOFTWARE
Vampyr will not be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vampyr-will-not-be-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
Focus Home Interactive and DONTNOD have confirmed – via the game’s official Twitter account – that Vampyr will not be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. The game has already gone Gold and will release as scheduled, on June 5th.
MODS/EMULATORS
Marvel’s Thanos is coming to Grand Theft Auto V with all of his powers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/marvel-thanos-is-coming-to-grand-theft-auto-v-with-all-of-his-powers/
Talented modder ‘JulioNIB’, best known for his Hulk, Ghost Rider, Iron Man, Dragon Ball and Crysis mods for GTA V, is currently working on a brand new mod for Rockstar’s open-world game. This new mod will bring Marvel’s Thanos to it, alongside all of his Gauntlet powers.
Players will be able to create portals and teleport, jump really high, use his Gauntlet in order to shoot powerful beams and throw some meteors to enemies.
Fallout 4: New Vegas mod versus Fallout New Vegas environmental comparison video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fallout-4-new-vegas-mod-versus-fallout-new-vegas-environmental-comparison-video/
The team behind the highly ambitious Fallout 4: New Vegas mod for Fallout 4 has released an environmental comparison video between the original and the modded versions. While this total conversion mod is still a WIP project, it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.
New Fallout 4 graphics overhaul mod & Unofficial Fallout 4 patch 2.0.4 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-fallout-4-graphics-overhaul-mod-unofficial-fallout-4-patch-2-0-4-available-for-download/
Fallout 4 fans, we have some new stuff for you today. Modder ‘Bretton’ and the ‘Unofficial Patch Project Team’ have released a new Fallout 4 graphics overhaul mod and a new version of the Unofficial Fallout 4 patch, respectively.
>>You'll have to check the article to find the links to both mods.
Fallout 4 conversion mod Fallout: Cascadia unveils impressive teaser trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-conversion-mod-fallout-cascadia-unveils-impressive-teaser-trailer/
Ambitious Fallout 4 overhaul mod Fallout: Cascadia does more than just bring back the skill and dialogue systems from previous games in the series. It's a standalone story that lets you explore a huge map—roughly 80 square kilometres—set in and around the ruins of Seattle, Washington. Judging by the new teaser trailer, above, that landscape is going to be varied, detailed, and very pretty indeed.
The Dark Mod 2.4 features experimental multi-core support, better graphics, sound and gameplay
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-dark-mod-2-4-features-experimental-multi-core-support-better-graphics-sound-and-gameplay/
Team Dark Mod has released a brand new version of its Thief-inspired game, The Dark Mod. In case you weren’t aware of, The Dark Mod started as a THIEF mod for Doom 3 but has become a free standalone game.
>>You can download it from its official website: thedarkmod.com.
This sadistic mod makes Dark Souls even harder through a series of debuffs
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-sadistic-mod-makes-dark-souls-even-harder-through-a-series-of-debuffs/
Everyone knows Dark Souls is hard, but that doesn't mean that experienced players aren't up for making it even trickier. Jack wrote a guide to doing just that last year, and a new mod called The Scorched Contract would slot in nicely. Every time you beat a boss you gain a debilitating debuff, making the next battle even more of a slog.
>>This mod is available from Nexus Mods.
GAMING NEWS
Here are 24 minutes of gameplay footage from The Bard’s Tale 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-24-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-bards-tale-4/
InXile has released a new video for its upcoming Unreal Engine 4-powered fantasy RPG, The Bard’s Tale 4 (which will be now called The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep). This new video shows 23 minutes of gameplay footage from the game’s alpha version and in case you don’t want to spoil anything at, you should avoid it.
New gameplay trailer for ONRUSH shows off its game modes
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-onrush-shows-off-its-game-modes/
Codemasters & Deep Silver today released a new trailer which focuses on the game modes of ONRUSH. The new trailer showcases each of the game’s distinct modes: Countdown, Lockdown, Switch and Overdrive.
The Wolf Among Us 2 has been delayed until 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-wolf-among-us-2-has-been-delayed-until-2019/
Back in July 2017, Telltale Games announced that it’s been working on a second season for The Wolf Among Us. This second season was meant to hit stores in the latter half of 2018, however the team has just announced that the game has been delayed. As such, The Wolf Among Us 2 is now scheduled for a 2019 release.
World War 3 is a new multiplayer FPS from the creators of Get Even and Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-war-3-is-a-new-fps-from-the-creators-of-get-even-and-painkiller-hell-damnation/
The Farm 51 has announced that it is working on a brand new first-person shooter, called World War 3. World War 3 is a multiplayer military FPS set in a modern, global conflict. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a teaser trailer that you can watch below.
Madden NFL 19 may come to the PC according to the official EA Play website
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/madden-nfl-19-may-come-to-the-pc-according-to-the-official-ea-play-website/
Now here is something really interesting. The official EA Play website indicates that Madden NFL 19 will be coming to the PC. We don’t know whether this is a typo or not, however we do know that the game will be now using the Frostbite Engine; an engine that makes it easier to port games to the PC.
>>Between the fact that I don't even like proper football, much less egghand, and that if it launches on PC it will be on Origin, I couldn't care less about this game.
Miami Street is a new free racing game from Microsoft Studios and Electric Square
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/miami-street-is-a-new-free-racing-game-from-microsoft-studios-and-electric-square/
Microsoft and Electric Square are currently offering a free racing game on Windows Store, called Miami Street. In Miami Street, players invited to the street racing scene to win the car collection of their dreams as they enter an event, pick their lineup of cars, and choose who to challenge as they race their way to victory.
>>JRPGfan made a thread about this game.
killer7 announced for the PC, coming in Fall 2018, first details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/killer7-announced-for-the-pc-coming-in-fall-2018-first-details/
NIS America has announced that killer7 will be coming to the PC in Fall 2018. killer7 was created from the minds of iconoclast writer/director SUDA51 (Goichi Suda) and legendary directors Hiroyuki Kobayashi and Shinji Mikami, and was originally released in 2005 for Nintendo Gamecube.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds devs will now focus on performance, server-side optimization, and cheating
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-devs-will-now-focus-on-performance-server-side-optimization-and-cheating/
Bluehole has announced that it will be now focusing on improving overall performance, server-side optimizations, and addressing the cheating issues in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The developers have also admitted that they have failed to address complaints about performance, and that they haven’t done the best job of communicating about the changes they are making to the game.
New Battlefield V details: No loot boxes or Premium Pass, enhanced movement system, bullet penetration & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-battlefield-v-details-no-loot-boxes-or-premium-pass-enhanced-movement-system-bullet-penetration/
The official Twitter account for Battlefield V has revealed some new details about Battlefield V. According to the developers, this latest Battlefield game won’t feature loot boxes or a Premium Pass, meaning that all players will have access to the same maps and modes.
Tennis World Tour gets a launch trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tennis-world-tour-gets-a-launch-trailer/
Bigben Interactive has released the launch trailer for Tennis World Tour, the upcoming tennis simulation video game developed by Breakpoint. In Tennis World Tour, you will play as one of 30 professional tennis players, learn all the shots, master each type of surface and experience a realistic career mode.