The news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

GOG has two new deals for us:

• The daily deal is The Deadly Tower of Monsters, 70% off: https://www.gog.com/game/the_deadly_tower_of_monsters
• There's a special promo to celebrate that the publisher Surprise Attack is changing its name to Fellow Traveller , and it's putting their games on sale, up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180723_fellow_traveller

At Steam, we have new daily and weekly sales:

• The daily deal is Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/433300/Marvel_Ultimate_Alliance/
• The first of the weekly deals I'll post is The Letter - Horror Visual Novel, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/460430/The_Letter__Horror_Visual_Novel/
• Kerbal Space Program is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/220200/Kerbal_Space_Program/
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War is 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/260230/Valiant_Hearts_The_Great_War__Soldats_Inconnus__Mmoires_de_la_Grande_Guerre/
• Child of Light is also 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/256290/Child_of_Light/
• Valley is 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/378610/Valley/
• Don't forget to check out the rest of the weeklong sales.

On the Humble Store, they have fours deals for us:

• The first one is a Destiny 2 sale... where only the Digital Deluxe edition being on sale, 50% off for the next 22 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/destiny-2/
• There's also the Techland publisher week, with discounts up to 75%: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/techland-publisher-week/
• Remember the GOG promo I posted above about a publisher that has changed its name? Well, their games are also on sale here, up to 90% off: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fellow-traveller-publisher-sale/
• The last sale is a Software sale, RPG Maker, PCMark and tools like that, with discounts up to 90% too: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/software-sale/

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MODS/EMULATORS

This Kingdom Come Deliverance mod enables fully customizable third-person camera viewpoint
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-kingdom-come-deliverance-mod-enables-fully-customizable-third-person-viewpoint/
Modder ‘AntonVit’ has released a must-have mod for Kingdom Come Deliverance. This mod, called KCD_Camera_Tool, enables a free camera viewpoint and players can create their own third-person viewpoints.
Players can adjust the X and Y axis in order to create a behind the shoulder viewpoint or leave at its default settings in order to have a centred third-person camera, can adjust the field of view, can adjust the camera movement speed per axis, enable a bow zoomer feature and enable a bow crosshair.

>>Get this mod from Nexus Mods.

Fallout 4 mod overhauls lighting, shadows, ambience and fog in most of the game’s interiors
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-4-mod-overhauls-lighting-shadows-ambience-and-fog-in-most-of-the-games-interiors/
Fallout 4 Ultra Interior Lighting mod is a comprehensive lighting mod that brings you many more shadow lights and a general improvement to overall lighting, ambience and fog to the interiors of the Commonweatlh, Far Harbor and Nuka World.
Created by modder ‘gargorias’, this mod increases the total amount of shadow cast lights in most of the interiors of the game from 10%-40% to 80%-100%, thus creating more believable and realistic environments.

>>This mod is available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Here are ten minutes of gameplay footage from Shadow of the Tomb Raider
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-ten-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider/
Square Enix has released a new video, showing ten minutes of gameplay footage from Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This video shows Lara exploring the largest hub ever found in a Tomb Raider game featuring a bustling city with challenge tombs, side missions, and more.

>>It's sunny... on a new Tomb Raider game? Impossible!

Here are 33 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of Madden NFL 19
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-35-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pc-version-of-madden-nfl-19/
Gamespot has shared a new video, showing 33 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of Madden NFL 19. It’s been a decade since the last PC version of Madden NFL, so this video is something that will definitely excite a number of PC gamers.

Disgaea 5 Complete has been delayed once again, now planned for a Fall 2018 release
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/disgaea-5-complete-has-been-delayed-once-again-now-planned-for-a-fall-2018-release/
Back in May 2018, NIS America claimed that the PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete would release in Summer 2018. However, it appears that the game has been delayed once again, as it’s now planned for a Fall 2018 release.

Fallout 76 beta will begin this October
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-76-beta-will-begin-this-october/
Bethesda has announced that the beta phase for Fallout 76 will begin in October, one month prior to the game’s release. The team did not reveal the content that will be available in the beta, although we do know that Bethesda will start selecting those that have pre-ordered the game in October.

New Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain patch makes Quiet playable in FOB Online Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-patch-makes-quiet-playable-in-fob-online-mode/
Konami has released a brand new patch for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain that makes Quiet playable in FOB Online Mode. Metal Gear Solid 5 was released almost three years ago, so this is a pleasant surprise.

Sandbox MMO Boundless fully releases on September 11th, will support crossplay between PC and PS4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sandbox-mmo-boundless-fully-releases-on-september-11th-will-support-crossplay-between-pc-and-ps4/
Square Enix Collective has announced that its forthcoming sandbox MMO Boundless from UK studio Wonderstruck will launch on September 11th. Offering gamers a single universe of connected worlds in which every element – the politics, the economy, the crafting and the communities – is entirely created and run by the players, Boundless promises to ensure everyone is exploring, building, crafting, trading and collaborating within one single ecosystem.

NBA Playgrounds 2 renamed to NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, releases in Fall 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nba-playgrounds-2-renamed-to-nba-2k-playgrounds-2-releases-in-fall-2018/
2K Games today announced that they will publish the next great arcade-action sports game from developer Saber Interactive NBA 2K Playgrounds 2. This over-the-top, two-on-two basketball experience will complement the best-selling NBA 2K simulation franchise and expand 2K’s footprint in the basketball video game space.

>>Stuart23 has made a thread about it.

The news, part two:

No Man's Sky dev 'desperate to communicate better', plans season of free updates
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-dev-desperate-to-communicate-better-plans-season-of-free-updates/
Two years later, the hype for No Man's Sky is back reckons our Chris. The space exploration game is on the cusp of the NEXT update—its "largest so far", due tomorrow—and Hello Games is "desperate to communicate better" with its players. Better still, the developer will launch a season of free weekly updates.

>>Only two years? I thought it was more.

Hearthstone devs reveal the new Doctor Boom legendary card (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/official-hearthstone-stream-about-to-reveal-a-batch-of-new-cards-from-the-boomsday-project/
Blizzard will unveil some of the new cards coming our way in The BoomsDay Project, the upcoming Hearthstone expansion that was announced earlier this month. The event will be hosted by Hearthstone senior designer Peter Whalen and Brian Kibler, noted card pro and one-half of the Hearthstone's ultimate power couple.
Update: Brian Kibler just wrapped up today's The Boomsday Project reveal stream, and the headline is that Blizzard brought out the big boy himself. The good doctor is back, but his new form is very different to the ubiquitous minion that found his way into pretty much every deck back in the Goblins vs Gnomes era. The new Dr Boom, subtitled 'Mad Genius', is still a 7-Mana legendary card, but he's now a 'Hero card' exclusive to the Warrior class. That means that when you play him, he'll replace your existing hero and a trigger a bunch of additional benefits. These are: gain 7 armor immediately, all your Mechs acquire the keyword 'Rush' (enabling them to attack other minions on the turn they're played), and an upgraded hero power called 'Big Red Button'.

Playdek and GMT Games partnering to bring popular Labyrinth, COIN wargames to digital
https://www.pcgamer.com/playdek-and-gmt-games-partnering-to-bring-popular-labyrinth-coin-wargames-to-digital/
Playdek and GMT Games have announced today that they’re initiating a long term partnership to bring GMT’s catalogue of strategy and wargames to digital platforms. The two companies previously partnered on the digital adaptation of hit cold war strategy game Twilight Struggle. The first announced games are the ambitiously-subtitled Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001-? and Imperial Struggle, the mechanical successor to Twilight Struggle. Beyond that, games from GMT’s popular COunterINsurgencies (COIN) series will be adapted. GMT has said it's narrowed the choice of which game will be adapted down to two, but it's not ready to announce which just yet.

Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six team up for Wildlands Special Operation 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-and-rainbow-six-team-up-for-wildlands-special-operation-2/
Last week, Ubisoft teased a Ghost Recon Wildlands crossover with Rainbow Six Siege coming with the launch of Special Operation 2, the second of four free updates planned for Wildlands' Year 2. Today it revealed which Rainbow Six operators will be joining the party in Bolivia: The Navy SEAL Valkyrie, GIGN's Twitch, and Caveira of BOPE, who's gone off the grid and on a homicidal rampage.

Rocket League loot box odds revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-loot-box-odds-revealed/
After a year overflowing with loot box and pay-to-win controversies, loot boxes are now steadily being phased out, with many studios adopting battle pass-style business models, outright removing loot boxes from their games, or disclosing the odds of their loot boxes to maintain transparency. Rocket League developer Psyonix joined the latter group earlier today: the math behind Rocket League's loot crates is now out in the wild thanks to a recent blog post.

Megaton Rainfall will finally get VR support on PC next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/megaton-rainfall-will-finally-get-vr-support-on-pc-next-month/
Megaton Rainfall was one of the sleeper hits of 2017, and a quick glance at some gameplay footage is enough to understand why. You play as an "indestructible interdimensional superbeing" who can fly at roughly a billion miles per hour, around a planet that is roughly the size of the real planet Earth. Along the way you'll encounter procedurally generated cities harried by massive alien vessels. Naturally, you must destroy these aliens, though the city will likely suffer a lot of collateral damage, too.

Fortnite Founder's skins are finally coming
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-founders-skins-are-finally-coming/
Fortnite Battle Royale is free, but Fortnite Save the World—the PvE portion that got the ball rolling last year—is not. It's available for purchase in different flavours of "Founder's Packs," which include various hero and weapon start packs, special weapons, and other such in-game loot. Back in March, Epic confirmed that Founder's Pack owners would also get some new skins, although a date hadn't been set at that time. Now it has.

Fortnite tweaks Slurp Juice, adds Compact SMG, reintroduces Playground mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-tweaks-slurp-juice-adds-compact-smg-reintroduces-playground-mode/
Fortnite's Playground mode returns on Wednesday—with new team select options that "let you and your squad set up team battles for practice and training." That's according to update v5.10, whose patch notes detail tweaks to its Slurp Juice healing item, and the introduction of the Compact SMG.

Resident Evil 2 remake devs worried about 'ridiculous' giant alligator fight
https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-2-remake-devs-worried-about-ridiculous-giant-alligator-fight/
The Resident Evil 2 remake will include Tofu, Hunk and that big bastard alligator, we learned last month. But the latter didn't come easy.
In conversation the Daily Star, Capcom producers Tsuyoshi Kanda and Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, say they toyed with cutting the hulking crocodilian entirely as they felt it jarring against the remake's darker tone. They were always wary, though, of fan backlash.

GTA Online: After Hours nightclub update out now on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-after-hours-nightclub-update-out-now-on-pc/
GTA Online's much-anticipated After Hours nightclub update is live on PC.
Featuring real-world performers The Black Madonna, Tale of Us, Solomun and Dixon, the update brings with it ten purchasable nightclub locations—available on Maze Bank Foreclosure.

If Anthem doesn't succeed, it won't be the end of BioWare, thinks ex-studio designer
https://www.pcgamer.com/if-anthem-doesnt-succeed-it-wont-be-the-end-of-bioware-thinks-ex-studio-designer/
Last month, Baldur's Gate lead designer James Ohlen left BioWare after 22 years of service. Prior to his departure, Ohlen worked on Anthem. He reckons the upcoming action RPG will do well at launch—but it won't mark the end of the studio, should it flop.
Speaking to Game Informer (via gamesindustry.biz), Ohlen says he thinks EA sees BioWare as a "long-term" part of the company.

>>They won't close it, obviously, but I'm sure there would be plenty of lay-offs.

Stardock is offering the Colonize the Universe Bundle for $40. It includes:

Rimworld

Planetbase

Galactic Civilizations III (includes base game, Mega Events DLC, Crusade)

Offworld Trading Company

Uf! Don't get me wrong, that's a good deal (Rimworld alone is worth more than half that amount), but at the same time it's "only" 4 games...

I guess you really have to like those games.

Surprised they didn't throw Sins of a Solar Empire in there.

Latest rumors say that the 9900k will boost up to 5GHz and 4.7GHz on all 8 cores. People seem to be skeptical regarding the heat that would produce. The 8700k has 2 cores less and only goes up to 4.3GHz on all cores.

Anyway if all of that is still true then I will definitely going to get that one. Should be a gigantic update to my 6850k.

It's a bit hard to believe those numbers given that there's no new node and the TDP will be the same 95W of their 6-core CPUs. But hey, they could be smart and weld the heatspreader again like AMD does, helping with the heat problem.

But I'm more interested in how much they're going to ask for it. The i7-8700K was $359, and I don't see this one being cheaper.

I don't think that would be enough.
Intel would have had to make a multitude of architectural tweaks to reduce power consumption... Or. Maybe they have reduced leakage considerably.

Well, we'll see how real are Intel's claims once we get the reviews.

Wednesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Let's start checking GOG and its deals:

• The daily deal is Shardlight, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180725_daily_deal_shardlight
• No Man's Sky is 50% off: https://www.gog.com/game/no_mans_sky
• There's a new promo "Turning Japanese" filled with japanese games up to 80% off for the next seven days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180725_japanese_midweek

At Steam, we have the daily and three Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is The Council, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/The_Council/
• The Swords of Ditto is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/619780/The_Swords_of_Ditto/
• No Man's Sky is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/
• The Sword Art Online franchise is on sale. from 40 to 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/swordartonline/

On the Humble Store, No Man's Sky is also on sale for the next six days, also 50% off: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/no-mans-sky

Finally, at Fanatical there are three deals to talk about:

• The Star Deal, that will end in 24 hours, is Dark Rose Valkyrie, 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dark-rose-valkyrie
• Redout Complete Edition is 75% off for the next 3 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/redout-complete-pack
• There's a new Elemental Bundle, with 10 games 97% off for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/elemental-bundle

SOFTWARE

Steam's new chat client is out of beta, Valve says more changes are coming
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-new-chat-client-is-out-of-beta-valve-says-more-changes-are-coming/
The new and vastly improved Steam chat client that Valve rolled into beta testing in June, with support for group chats, multiple channels, voice chat support, and inline multimedia, is now fully operational and live for everyone.
The new Steam chat is a big step forward, not least because it looks and acts like Discord, the current king of the game-centric chat client ring. Persistent group chats are "built for gaming," as players can see which of their regular cohorts are online, invite them to a voice channel, and then fire out some game invites. There's also a web-based option, so if you can't (or don't want to) fire up Steam, you can still participate in your communities through your browser.

MODS/EMULATORS

Fallout Miami total conversion mod for Fallout 4 gets an official trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fallout-miami-total-conversion-mod-for-fallout-4-gets-an-official-trailer/
The team behind Fallout Miami, a Fallout 4 mod that is set around Miami Beach, has released its first official trailer. Fallout Miami is a total conversion that aims to recreate Miami Beach, featuring new quests and enemies and offering lots of gameplay hours.

Fallout 4 Project Phoenix mod adds three-part quest, 14 locations and a new faction
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-project-phoenix-mod-adds-three-part-quest-14-locations-and-a-new-faction/
The online, multiplayer, survival-focused Fallout 76 may be on the horizon—here's everything we know about that, by the way—but there are still a host of singleplayer Fallout mods to look out for. Schratt0r's Project Phoenix for Fallout 4 is another of those. It's out now, with a three-part quest, 14 new locations and a new faction in tow.
Unlocked North-West of the Poseidon Reservoir, as outlined in the footage above, Project Phoenix follows the tale of an unhinged, wealthy chap who fancies himself as dictator.

>>Get it from Nexus Mods.

Vermintide 2 rolls out first batch of Sanctioned Mods
https://www.pcgamer.com/vermintide-2-rolls-out-first-batch-of-sanctioned-mods/
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has rolled out its first batch of officially approved mods. Known as Sanctioned Mods, 11 player-made project have been greenlit by developer Fatshark—playable in the game's Official Realm.
As detailed by Jody here, Vermintide 2 has now been split into an Official Realm and a Modded Realm. The dev explains this ensures unmodded players will "never be exposed to mods that affect their experience unless they have chosen to." The first wave includes a number of UI nips and tucks, a bestiary and a reworked version of the original Vermintide's Mod Framework.

GAMING NEWS

No Man’s Sky NEXT Update release notes revealed, adds third-person camera, reworks animation system and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/no-mans-sky-next-update-release-notes-revealed-adds-third-person-camera-reworks-animation-system-and-more/
No Man’s Sky NEXT update releases in a few days and Hello Games revealed the full release notes for this major patch. As we all know, the NEXT update will introduce a full multiplayer experience, near-unlimited base building, command of freighter armadas and a graphical overhaul.

The original LaserDisc trilogy of Dragon’s Lair is now available on GOG
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-original-laserdisc-trilogy-of-dragons-lair-is-now-available-on-gog/
Digital Leisure has released the original LaserDisc trilogy of Dragon’s Lair on GOG. This collection features Dragon’s Lair, Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp and its sci-fi counterpart Space Ace. These games were originally released in 1983 mainly for the arcades and their gameplay is focused on quick time events.

Forsaken Remastered has been officially announced, releases on July 31st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forsaken-remastered-has-been-officially-announced-releases-on-july-31st/
Back in January, we informed you about a possible remaster of Forsaken. And today, Nightdive Studios has officially confirmed this remaster. Forsaken Remastered will be coming out on July 31st and below you can find its debut/announcement trailer.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 will feature a FOV slider, mouse acceleration/filtering options off by default
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-will-feature-a-fov-slider-mouse-acceleration-filtering-options-off-by-default/
Treyarch has revealed some new details about the PC version of Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the team, the PC version will come with ADS sensitivity options that can be customized horizontally and vertically, independently.

To the Core is a new free to play roguelite third-person action-platforming speedrunner
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/to-the-core-is-a-new-free-to-play-roguelite-third-person-action-platforming-speedrunner/
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences has released a new free to play roguelite action-platforming speedrunner on Steam, called To the Core. The game currently has mostly positive reviews and in it, players can run, jump and dash their way through levels filled with obstacles and hazards, fight through heaps of enemies to save their father and set record times.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider has gone Gold
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-has-gone-gold/
Square Enix and Eidos-Montréal have announced that Shadow of the Tomb Raider has officially gone gold. According to the press release, Lara’s defining moment is out of Eidos-Montréal’s hard-working hands & on its way to manufacturing.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 unable to run Monster Hunter World with 60fps on highest settings at 1440p, PC screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-gtx1080-unable-to-run-monster-hunter-world-with-60fps-on-highest-settings-at-1440p-pc-screenshots/
Monster Hunter World releases next month on the PC and it appears that some people have already gotten their hands on it. Resetera’s ‘FluffyQuack ‘ who got access to it has shared some initial performance impressions, and shared some PC screenshots that you can find below.