Let's go with today's news.

By the way, for those interestd in investing in VR in the future, Futuremark has launched a new benchmark for VR named... VRMark (they don't go with complicated names), and now it has a 25% off offer. More, on the PCGamer's article.

Now, onto the news:

MAFIA 3 IS 2K GAMES’ FASTEST-SELLING GAME, 4.5 MILLION COPIES SHIPPED IN ITS FIRST WEEK
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mafia-3-is-2k-games-fastest-selling-game-4-5-million-copies-shipped-in-its-first-week/
2K Games has announced that Mafia 3 is its fastest-selling game to date. The publisher has shipped 4.5 million copies of Mafia 3 in its first week, surpassing even titles like Bioshock and Borderlands.

TERRARIA AND DUNGEON DEFENDERS 2 CONTENT CROSSOVER ANNOUNCED FOR LATER THIS YEAR
http://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-and-dungeon-defenders-2-content-crossover-announced-for-later-this-year/
Re-Logic, developer of 2D sandbox adventure Terraria, and Trendy Entertainment, developer of tower defense action RPG Dungeon Defenders 2, have been cooking up a little surprise for their fans: the two games will invade each other with some crossover content, as you can see in the announcement trailer above.

RAINBOW SIX SIEGE: OPERATION RED CROW ADDS A PAIR OF JAPANESE OPERATORS
http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-operation-red-crow-adds-a-pair-of-japanese-operators/
Ubisoft has confirmed that the Rainbow Six Siege expansion teased earlier this week is called Operation Red Crow. More interestingly, a handful of Redditors who believe that NDAs are for chumps have revealed that it is set in Japan, and will feature two new operators named Echo and Hibana.

WATCH DOGS 2 SEASON PASS REVEALED, WILL SELL FOR $40
http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-dogs-2-season-pass-revealed-will-sell-for-40/
The Watch Dogs 2 season pass will include three separate post-release DLC bundles, as well as the Psychedelic Pack, a day-one customization package for hacker hero Marcus Holloway, and the Root Access Bundle, slated for release sometime this winter. Collectively, they'll provide "several hours of additional mission contents including new co-op challenges and difficulty levels, outfits, vehicles and tons of customization items."

>>There's someone that hasn't taked this news very well. I'm talking about S.T.A.G.E.

WASTELAND 3 – NEW BEAUTIFUL SCREENSHOT RELEASED, CINEMATICS CHARACTER MODEL SHOWCASED
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/wasteland-3-new-beautiful-screenshot-released-cinematics-character-model-showcased/
inXile Entertainment has released a new screenshot for Wasteland 3. In addition, the team also announced that the game will use talking head models for cinematics, with a “tweaked realism” style reminiscent of the talking heads in Fallout 1 and 2. As such, the team decided to showcase the Mister Funtimes character model via Sketchfab.

Part two:

FAR CRY 3: BLOOD DRAGON IS GOING FREE FOR THE MONTH NEXT WEEK
http://www.pcgamer.com/far-cry-3-blood-dragon-is-going-free-for-the-month-next-week/
In keeping with this week's theme of "brilliant shooters that only found a niche audience", the next Ubisoft game to go free as part of the publisher's "Ubi 30" 30th anniversary celebration is Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

>>While it's not a new thread, TomaTito shared this update in his Ubi30 thread.

EA CONFIRMS 2017 RELEASE FOR STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2
http://www.pcgamer.com/ea-confirms-2017-release-for-star-wars-battlefront-2/
Electronic Arts spent a big chunk of yesterday's earnings call talking about Titanfall 2 and its plan for the franchise for "years to come." But it also revealed a bit about another of its heavy hitters, Star Wars Battlefront, when CFO Blake Jorgensen hinted that the sequel will arrive near the end of 2017.

BLIZZARD TEASES THE NEXT HEARTHSTONE EXPANSION WITH A NEW ISSUE OF THE GADGETZAN GAZETTE
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-teases-the-next-hearthstone-expansion-with-a-new-issue-of-the-gadgetzan-gazette/
Blizzard continues to tease the next Hearthstone expansion with a new "issue" of the Gadgetzan Gazette, which suggests that there is more trouble afoot in the Goblin-run trading outpost than was first suspected. Last week's edition of the paper hinted that the expansion might take a bank heist theme, but it turns out that other parts of the town are suffering from a crime wave too.

CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE HAS A PERMADEATH YOLO MODE
http://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-has-a-permadeath-yolo-mode/
The latest annual instalment of Activision's war-torn first-person shooty fighter series Call of Duty arrives tomorrow, and will include permadeath. On the off-chance you've not been keeping pace with this one, Infinite Warfare is set in space and promises a campaign that "spans the solar system." So far, we've learned about its crafting system and combat rigs, and we know it's to include an '80s-themed Zombies in Spaceland multiplayer.

GOG'S 'MONSTROUS FALL SALE' KICKS OFF TODAY WITH FREE GAMES AND BIG DISCOUNTS
http://www.pcgamer.com/gogs-monstrous-fall-sale-kicks-off-today-with-free-games-and-big-discounts/
For the next ten days, digital distribution service GOG is hosting a 'Monstrous Fall Sale' which sees a load of games going cheap and, in some cases, completely free.

>>The Witcher 3 GOTY for 29.99 €? Damn! What are you still doing here? Go to GOG.com right now!

I couldn't mention GOG and not Steam's deals. They are Punch Club with a 75% off and Firewatch with a 40% off.

So Apperently... If you buy CODIW/CODMWR from Windows Store, you cannot play with anyone who bought it on another marketplace such as Steam according to Neogaf...

The Fuck is this nonsense? If this is true, it is truly LOLz worthy

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1306855

25h from now we have the announcement for the new Hearthstone expansion.

Well, if that's true and Activision/Msoft doesn't solve it immediatly, I can see a lot of people asking for refunds (which I don't know if MSoft have already introduced on their store), to buy it anywhere else and never, ever, coming back to the Windows Store.

It's Friday! And that means that these are the last news of the week.

By the way, if you're a Blizzard fan and want to watch this year's BlizzCon, here's a PCGamer article about it.

1-Drivers

AMD Radeon driver 16.11.1 released, optimized for COD: Infinite Warfare & Modern Warfare Remastered
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-driver-16-11-1-released-optimized-for-cod-infinite-warfare-modern-warfare-remastered/
AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.11.1 adds support for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.

>>You can download this new AMD driver from here.

2-Mod

• Brutal Doom 64 – New version comes with better textures, new death animations & improved sounds (video inside) http://www.dsogaming.com/news/brutal-doom-64-new-version-comes-with-better-textures-new-death-animations-improved-sounds/

3-Gaming News

PC GRAPHICS SETTINGS REVEALED FOR CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE & CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-graphics-settings-revealed-for-call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-remastered/
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered release today and below you can find the graphics settings for their PC versions.
Let’s start with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. PC gamers will be able to adjust a number of settings, such as Texture resolution, Shadow map resolution, Shadow caster levels, Particle Lighting, Tessellation and Level of Detail.

COD: INFINITE WARFARE'S BUNDLES REQUIRE UP TO 150 GB, ACCORDING TO LISTINGS
http://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-infinite-warfares-bundles-are-between-70-and-150-gb/
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a very big game. Though it doesn't seem like its Windows Store entries are meant to be live yet (searching for them in the store returns nothing), we stumbled on them earlier today and found a few different versions of Infinite Warfare with size estimates of up to 149 GB.
Update: We're able to pre-load Infinite Warfare on Steam now (it wasn't showing up in our library earlier, but a restart fixed that), so we have more accurate sizes. On Steam, Infinite Warfare requires 74.2 GB, the Modern Warfare Remastered campaign requires 44.9 GB, and the Modern Warfare Remastered multiplayer requires 25 GB. So, that's about 144 GB total, nearly what's advertised on the Windows Store.

>>Am I the only one thinking that game sizes are getting out of control?

FORZA HORIZON 3 – PC DEMO IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-3-pc-demo-is-now-available-for-download/
As promised, Microsoft has finally released the PC demo for Forza Horizon 3. In addition, Microsoft revealed the PC requirements for this demo. What’s really interesting here is that, even though the game supports framerates higher than 30fps, the requirements are focused on the 30fps experience.

SPACE HULK: DEATHWING – FPS POWERED BY UNREAL ENGINE 4 – RELEASES ON DECEMBER 9TH
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/space-hulk-deathwing-fps-powered-by-unreal-engine-4-releases-on-december-9th/
Focus Home Interactive announced today that its tactical Space Hulk FPS title, Space Hulk: Deathwing, will be released on December 9th.
Space Hulk: Deathwing is powered by Unreal Engine 4, and aims to offer to players and up to three of their friends the chance to experience a desperate battle against Genestealers in the claustrophobic tunnels of a Space Hulk.

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED – NEW UPDATE RELEASED, IMPROVES OVERALL PERFORMANCE FOR DX11 AND DX12
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/deus-ex-mankind-divided-new-update-released-improves-overall-performance-for-dx11-and-dx12/
NIXXES and EIDOS Montreal have released a new update for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. According to the release notes, this patch adds new content for Breach, adds new Breach achievements and introduces various Breach UI improvements.

The second, and final for this week, news post:

DARKEST DUNGEON BREAKS 1 MILLION UNITS SOLD, OFFICIAL MOD SUPPORT IS ON THE WAY
http://www.pcgamer.com/darkest-dungeon-breaks-1-million-units-sold-official-mod-support-is-on-the-way/
Darkest Dungeon is an undisputed crowdfunding success story. It pulled in $313,000 on Kickstarter, worked out the bugs in Early Access, released in good time, and turned out to be a really good game. So good that, following its release on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, it has now sold more than one million copies, an accomplishment that developer Red Hook Studios expressed gratitude for—and dug deeper into—in a recent blog post.

ABANDON SHIP BRINGS THE PRESSURE OF FTL-STYLE COMMAND TO THE HIGH SEAS
http://www.pcgamer.com/abandon-ship-brings-the-pressure-of-ftl-style-command-to-the-high-seas/
If "FTL-meets-Sunless Sea in the golden age of sail" strikes you as a good idea (and why wouldn't it?), then you might want to direct your attention to Abandon Ship, an upcoming high-seas fantasy game set in a procedurally-generated world rendered in the style of an oil painting. As the ship's captain, you must lead your crew through countless dangers, undertake quests, engage in tactical combat, deal with random shenanigans, and make the hard decisions that can impact your fate, and theirs, in all sorts of unseen ways.

MAIZE LAUNCH TRAILER INTRODUCES YOUR ROBOTIC RUSSIAN BEAR SIDEKICK
http://www.pcgamer.com/maize-launch-trailer-introduces-your-robotic-russian-bear-sidekick/
I have a feeling that the launch trailer for Maize, the game about sentient ears of corn and the government scientists who created them, will give you a pretty good idea about whether or not you're going to want to play it. It introduces Vladdy, a Russian robot bear of apparently ill temperament, who will serve as your sidekick in the game—but he doesn't quite get the opportunity to say hello.

SKYRIM SPECIAL EDITION UPDATE AVAILABLE IN BETA, FIXES 'SOME' SOUND FILES
http://www.pcgamer.com/skyrim-special-edition-update-available-in-beta-fixes-some-sound-files/
An update for the Skyrim Special Edition is now available, in beta form, on Steam. It includes general performance and optimization improvements, fixes an issue with saved games being marked as modded though no mods were active, and corrects issues with NPCs not appearing in their proper spots. Hopefully, that includes the horse that got in the way of the opening sequencewhen I played. Back to the stable, you scoundrel.

DOUBLE FINE TO PUBLISH CUTESY HAND-PAINTED ADVENTURE GAME KNIGHTS AND BIKES
http://www.pcgamer.com/double-fine-to-publish-cutesy-hand-painted-adventure-game-knights-and-bikes/
Knights and Bikes bills itself as a "co-op adventure about childhood" and was successfully Kickstarted earlier this year. It's conceived by the creative minds of Rex Crowle and Moo Yu—whose collective experience boasts the likes of console hits Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet and Ratchet & Clank—and has now snagged Double Fine as its publisher.

KILLING FLOOR 2 DROPS TYPICALLY ANARCHIC TRAILER AHEAD OF FULL RELEASE THIS MONTH
http://www.pcgamer.com/killing-floor-2-drops-typically-anarchic-trailer-ahead-of-full-release-this-month/
Killing Floor 2 arrived on Early Access in April last year, where Tyler labelled it "a superb mutant bloodbath" that's "like Killing Floor but better." It wasn't without its shortcomings—such is the iterative nature of Steam's pre-launch initiative—however, a year and half on, it has its sights set on a November 18 launch.

WARHAMMER: END TIMES - VERMINTIDE IS FREE TO TRY THIS WEEKEND
http://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-end-times-vermintide-is-free-to-try-this-weekend/
Fresh from its job board erecting update last month, the Left 4 Dead-leaning multiplayer FPS Warhammer: End Times—Vermintide is free to try this weekend on Steam.

And that's it, mostly. Making the weekend sales is kind of useless this week because, as I posted yesterday, GOG.com is doing its 'Monstrous Fall Sale' (... by the way, have you already claimed the free copy of LITTLE BIG ADVENTURE 2 (TWINSEN'S ODYSSEY)?), and on Steam their Punch Club and Firewatch sales will last until Monday, plus that Vermintide offer.

There's nothing else to mention as far as I know.

So that's it for the week. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

Well, that new expansion kinda looks amazing. Can't wait to spend hundreds of moneys on it and then play it for a few minutes before I go back to Rocket League.

Guru3D has an article about it, and it turns out that it's all Activision's doing.

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-on-windows-store-cannot-play-with-other-platforms.html

Not allowing that cross-buy thing with XboxOne is one thing (understandable giving that they're not MSoft) but I don't really get why the've decided to not allow cross-play between Windows Store & Steam users or even W.Store & XboxOne players.

Was it too much work for them? Or do they want the Windows Store to fail?

Nvidia’s Latest Driver Package Installs Unwanted Telemetry

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-latest-drivers-telemetry/

There's no need to alarm and they even explain hoe to remove it if you want to.