Didn't have a pleasure to run into them, I'll certainly check them out if the opportunity arises.

Looks like I'm already done with my new PC planning. I have a case, storage, PSU and cooler. Now I'll just have to wait.

For Intel to release my new CPU
For Asus to release a fitting MB
For Nvidia to release a GPU
For Asus again to release a monitor worth serving my build

My new case is great, but my mini-itx motherboard looks comical inside.

*** NEW CONTEST ***

If you life in the UK or Europe, Hexus has a contest that may interest you:

https://hexus.net/tech/features/systems/141139-win-pc-specialist-3rd-gen-amd-ryzen-gaming-pc/

Nice specs (though too much RGB), might be worth a try

I entered too, but that won't stop me from wishing you good luck.

And yeah, too much RGB in there. If I won it, the first thing I'd after testing it works is to tear it appart and put it in my current case.

Guys you can turn the RGB off xD

But we know they're there!

Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Rayman Legends is available for free on UPLAY until April 3rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rayman-legends-is-available-for-free-on-uplay-until-april-3rd/
Ubisoft has announced that Rayman Legends is available for free right now on UPLAY. From today and until April 3rd, PC gamers can visit the game’s UPLAY store page and acquire their free copy. This is a free to own offer, meaning that you’ll be able to keep this game forever.

Somebody dropped $10,000 on Humble Bundle's 'Conquer COVID-19' collection
https://www.pcgamer.com/somebody-dropped-dollar10000-on-humble-bundles-conquer-covid-19-collection/
If you're spending your days inside to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus—and if you can, you should—then you might be looking for ways to fill the time. If so, the new Humble Bundle might be able to help. It's a one-week-only package of more than 40 games, plus a bunch of ebooks and digital comics, and for the musically inclined (or those who wish they were), Music Maker EDM Edition and a $10 coupon for in-app purchases.
>> The bundle will be available until April 7.
Also, the Humble Store has a Human Fall Flat Sale, with up to 60% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/human-fall-flat-sale/

GOG has two new sales:

• First comes the Midwek Sale with up to 85% discounts on "Space Opera" games: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200401_midweek_sale
• The second one is a special sale with "Games that will make you smile". It offers up to 90% discounts and will end on April 4: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200401_funny_games_to_cheer_you_up

Steam has two new sales, as well as the Midweek Madness deals:

• Imperator: Rome is free to try for 4 days and 50% off until April 6: https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/Imperator_Rome/
• EVERSPACE is 80% off for the next 6 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/396750/EVERSPACE/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • The Early Access title GTFO is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/GTFO/
  • Terrania celebrates that it has sold over 12 million copies with a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/Terraria/
  • The Sniper Elite franchise is up to 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/sniper-elite/
  • Human: Fall Flat is 60% off until April 9: https://store.steampowered.com/app/477160/Human_Fall_Flat/

Also at Steam, we find two new free games:

• Lovers ' Smiles is free until April 3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/956100/Lovers__Smiles/
• Autobahn Police Simulator (that seems to be a terrible game given the user reviews), will be free until April 7: https://store.steampowered.com/app/348510/Autobahn_Police_Simulator/

Fanatical has two new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Yakuza Kiwami Pack, 56% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/yakuza-kiwami-pack
• That is part of a new SEGA sale that has its games up to 80% off for the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/sega

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

There's already an Animal Crossing mod for Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.pcgamer.com/theres-already-an-animal-crossing-mod-for-resident-evil-3-remake/
Have you somehow missed out on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons mania that's been sweeping the internet since March 20? Maybe you don't have access to a Nintendo Switch, or you prefer a different genre of games—like survival horror, perhaps? Well, if you have a PC and a copy of Resident Evil 3 Remake, now you too can be a part of the Animal Crossing fandom, thanks to a mod that gives Jill Valentine an Isabelle mask.
Resident Evil 3 won't even be released until this Friday (April 3), but that hasn't stopped some dedicated modders from getting in early doors, ensuring that players of the PC version of the game need not go a single day before experiencing RE3 as it was surely intended: with Jill wearing the bright yellow head of a cartoon Shih Tzu.
Creator Crazy Potato gives the mod a single-sentence description that sums up their decision to bring Animal Crossing's unofficial franchise mascot Isabelle into the world of Resident Evil: "Jill is a fan", they claim. While I'm not sure that's official lore per Capcom, the mental image of Jill Valentine chilling to Animal Crossing during some well-deserved down-time is undeniably an endearing one.
>> If you're interested, head over to Nexus Mods to get it.

You can now play as Claire Redfield or Ada Wong in Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-claire-redfield-or-ada-wong-in-resident-evil-3-remake/
Resident Evil 3 Remake releases in a couple of days and there are already a bunch of mods for it. Today, we are bringing you two new mods that let you replace Jill Valentine with either Claire Redfield or Ada Wong.
Now as you may have guessed, these are simply 3D character model replacements and nothing more. Thus, don’t expect Claire’s or Ada’s voice when using them. Still, the good news is that both of them have full facial animations. Not only that, but these models are from Resident Evil 2 Remake, so you can expect great, modern-day visuals from them.
>> Check the article for the Nexus Mods links to the mods.

GAMING NEWS

Wasteland 3 has been delayed until August 28th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wasteland-3-has-been-delayed-until-august-28th/
inXile Entertainment has just announced that Wasteland 3 has been delayed until August 28th. The team was originally planning to release the game on May 19th. However, and in order to further polish it, inXile has decided to delay it until late Summer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered is officially coming to PC on April 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remastered-is-officially-coming-to-pc-on-april-30th/
Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered will be exclusive to PS4 for one month. Therefore, this remaster will be coming to the PC on April 30th. Moreover, the publisher has released an official trailer that you can find below.
>> Shikamo has a thread about it.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Remaster vs Original Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-remaster-vs-original-graphics-comparison/
Activision announced yesterday a remaster for the single-player campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This remaster is currently available on PS4, and will be coming to the PC on April 30th. Thus, YouTube’s ElAnalistaDeBits has shared a comparison video between this remaster and its original version.

Resident Evil Resistance 4K PC Screenshots on Max Settings
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/resident-evil-resistance-4k-pc-screenshots-on-max-settings/
The open beta phase for Resident Evil Resistance is a go, and below you can find some 4K screenshots from the PC version on Max Settings. Resident Evil Resistance is the multiplayer mode that will ship alongside Resident Evil 3 Remake. And… well… things are not looking good.

Half-Life Alyx Update 1.2 released, adds new features, fixes bugs & crashes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-alyx-update-1-2-released-adds-new-features-fixes-bugs-crashes-full-patch-notes/
Valve has released the first patch for Half-Life Alyx. According to the release notes, update 1.2 adds some new features and options. Moreover, it fixes a number of bugs, and brings some performance optimizations.

Half-Life vs Half-Life 2 vs Half-Life Alyx Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/half-life-vs-half-life-2-vs-half-life-alyx-graphics-comparison/
YouTube’s ‘PlayGround’ has shared a video comparison between Half-Life, Half-Life 2 and Half Life Alyx. This video compares the graphics of these three Half-Life games, and shows off their graphical evolution.

Be warned, Crytek updates the official website of Crysis for an April Fools joke
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/be-warned-crytek-updates-the-official-website-of-crysis-for-an-april-fools-joke/
A lot of PC gamers are hoping for a remaster of the first Crysis game. And while Crytek may have teased something like that in its previous CRYENGINE trailers, we’re pretty sure that this won’t happen anytime soon. Thus, we’ve decided to warn you about an upcoming April Fools joke related to this franchise.
Crytek has just updated the official website of Crysis with a new animated image. This image shows Nomad from the first Crysis game.

Wednesday news, part two:

PUBG's April Fools event adds a touch of high fantasy with a new mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubgs-april-fools-event-adds-a-touch-of-high-fantasy-with-a-new-mode/
PUBG will be running a Fantasy Battle Royale event mode for a week, starting on April 1. That's fantasy as in wizards and dragons and magic (oh my).
If you want to join in just follow the special banner in the main lobby. Before beginning a match the game will prompt you to choose from one of four character classes lifted straight out of D&D lore—wizards, barbarians, paladins, and rangers—each brings a different set of skills to the fight.

Minecraft Dungeons is delayed until May
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-dungeons-is-delayed-until-may/
Minecraft Dungeons is an isometric dungeon crawler that forgoes Minecraft's famous crafting and building in favor of runs through randomly-generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, puzzles, and other such subterranean fun. It looks quite promising—Chris said in his new preview that it "will be a fun and frantic dungeon crawler—if the loot holds up."
Unfortunately, developer Mojang said today that the expected April release isn't going to happen.

Launch yourself to victory with Fortnite's new Crash Pad, added in today's big patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/patch-notes-fortnite-update-12-30-kingsman-umbrella/
It's Fortnite update time again, and it's a pretty big one. We're well into the second half of the second season of Chapter 2, which means we're well on the way to Fortnite Season 3. Either way, the battle royale machine rumbles on, and we've got a decent set of changes in the Fortnite patch notes 12.30 to enjoy.

QuakeCon 2020 is cancelled
https://www.pcgamer.com/quakecon-2020-is-cancelled/
QuakeCon, the summertime gaming convention that began in 1996 as a small gathering of deathmatchers and grew over the years into a major annual spectacle, has been cancelled. The 2020 event wasn't scheduled to take place until August, but Bethesda said that "uncertainties" caused by the ongoing pandemic means that the planning and preparation required to pull the convention together simply isn't possible—and it's not something people should be focusing on anyway.

Half-Life: Alyx level editor is now the focus of Valve's development
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-alyx-level-editor-is-now-the-focus-of-valves-development/
When Valve announced Half-Life: Alyx last year, it said that a level editor would be available to the public, a commitment that remains on the Alyx website. "A set of Source 2 tools for building new levels will be available for the game, enabling any player to build and contribute new environments for the community to enjoy," it says. "Hammer, Valve’s level authoring tool, has been updated with all of the game's virtual reality gameplay tools and components."

Gears 5 multiplayer designer has left The Coalition, citing 'personal issues'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-5-multiplayer-designer-has-left-the-coalition-citing-personal-issues/
Gears 5 multiplayer design director Ryan Cleven has left The Coalition after six years, citing "personal issues". The Twitter announcement comes after the recent addition of a new Gridiron mode to the game, a 5v5 take on capture-the-flag.

Rockstar to donate 5 percent of in-game purchases to Covid-19 relief efforts
https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-to-donate-5-percent-of-in-game-purchases-to-covid-19-relief-efforts/
Rockstar Games has announced it will donate five percent of revenue from in-game purchases in GTA Online and Red Dead Online to COVID-19 relief efforts. All purchases made between April 1 and the end of May in both games will apply.

Pong is back, and now it's an RPG
https://www.pcgamer.com/pong-is-back-and-now-its-an-rpg/
Atari has announced a new Pong game, and it's not just Pong for smartphone with flashy backgrounds. No, it's an RPG starring "humanized paddles", complete with dungeons, cosmetics, loot and probably lore.
>> Even though there's a Steam page for this game, you should keep in mind what day is today.

Monster Boy developer announces DuckTales QuackShots
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-boy-developer-announces-ducktales-quackshots/
Game Atelier and FDG Entertainment, the developer and publisher of Monster Boy, are now working on a new DuckTales game, apparently. DuckTales Quackshots features Donald and his nephews jumping around the world, exploring ruins and platforming, but given the date it might not be a good idea to take this at face value.

Verdant Village is a high fantasy take on Stardew Valley with an early free demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/verdant-village-is-a-fantasy-stardew-valley-with-a-very-early-free-demo/
If you've built the loveliest farmland, found yourself the handsomest spouse, and grown the tastiest turnips in Stardew Valley, and now you want another life sim to envelop you for the next few months you should try Verdant Village.

Overwatch heroes get googly eyes for April Fools' Day
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-heroes-get-googly-eyes-for-april-fools-day/
This feels like one of those features that players end up requesting as the norm beyond April 1. Overwatch heroes are currently supporting big wobbly googly eyes thanks to a quiet update Blizzard slipped out for April Fools' day.

A Soldat 2 demo and the original Soldat are free on Steam now
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-soldat-2-demo-and-the-original-soldat-are-free-on-steam-now/
Sometimes it's good just to switch your brain off and unleash a flurry of bullets as you not-so-gracefully fling yourself into the sky using a jetpack— that's my experience after playing Soldat 2's free demo. The 2D side-scrolling multiplayer shooter is a sequel to the classic original Soldat. The Soldat 2 demo and the original game are currently available to play for free via Steam.
>> The first one seems to have always been free to play.