Wow. A 500GB SSD was quite expensive 5 years ago.

I assume he upgraded it in the meantime. They also were like half as fast 5 years ago. My games are rocking on a 512GB 850Pro. And Doom still takes too long to load.

Maybe he has upgraded, maybe not.

As for your Doom comment: 1) How much is too long? (I ask because not everybody feels suffer times the same way); and 2) Is that 850Pro an SSD or an M.2 (or other variant)? Because the latest ones are much more faster than a regular SSD.

I meant of course the 960Pro which is M.2 only. My shitty 850 Pro is for the OS.

A level of Doom to load takes about 5 sec, could be longer because it feels like an eternity. What makes it even worse is that you always have to manually press space after it's done loading instead of just automatically loading into the level.

Yeah, a "shitty" 850Pro...

Having to press space is a bit odd, unless you start to get attacked the very first moment the level starts, but in any case, five seconds is not a long wait.

Welcome to a new round of news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's top 10

1. Playerunknown’s Battelegrounds.
2. Grand Theft Auto V.
3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition.
4. NieR: Automata.
5. H1Z1: King of the Kill.
6. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
7. Black Desert Online.
8. Rocket League.
9. Stardew Valley.
10. Fallout 4.

The guys at GOG have a new weekly sale, with lots of games from Kalypso and GSC: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170703_weekly_sale

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA adds DirectX 12 support for its Fermi GPUs (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 5XX and GTX 4XX series)
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-adds-directx-12-support-for-its-fermi-gpus-nvidia-geforce-gtx-5xx-and-gtx-4xx-series/
A few days ago, we informed you about a new NVIDIA driver that was released and packed some optimization improvements for Lawbreakers’ beta build and for Spider-man: Homecoming VR. However, it appears that this driver also fully enables DirectX 12 on NVIDIA’s older “Fermi” GPUs.

>>Be careful with this new driver!, because...

Nvidia’s latest 384.76 GPU drivers are causing Watch Dogs 2 to crash
http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-latest-38476-gpu-drivers-are-causing-watch-dogs-2-to-crash/
Some gamers are reporting trouble getting Watch Dogs 2 to run after installing Nvidia's 384.76 WHQL drivers that were released yesterday. If that is a game you play, your best bet is to avoid the driver update for the time being, or roll back to a previous version if you've already installed them.

>>In before some of you (and I have a certain someone in mind) says it: that's what happens when you play games like Watch Dogs 2 .

Steam has 33 million daily and 67 million monthly active users
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-has-33-million-daily-and-67-million-monthly-active-users/
At Indigo 2017, Valve’s Alden Kroll shared some interesting stats about Steam. According to Alden, there are currently 33 million daily and 67 million monthly active users. In addition, and as we’ve already reported, Steam has already reached over 14 million concurrent users.

MODS/EMULATORS

The best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, can run Read Dead Redemption for the first time
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/best-emulator-playstation-3-rpcs3-runs-read-dead-redemption/
Red Dead Redemption is a game that was never ported to the PC. And while Rockstar does not plan to ever porting it, PC gamers may one day finally play it thanks to emulation. The team behind the best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, has been working hard on it and as a result of its incredible work, Red Dead Redemption can, for the first time ever, go in-game.

SC Revolution – New mod for StarCraft: Brood War improves mechanics, adds new units & abilities
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sc-revolution-mod-starcraft-brood-war-improves-mechanics-new-units-abilities/
Modder ‘RavenWolf’ has released a new version of his SC Revolution mod for the original StarCraft: Brood War. In case you weren’t aware of, SC Revolution introduces improved mechanics, new units, upgrades and abilities to StarCraft: Brood War, as well as a lot of changes that will improve the gameplay and open new strategies and compositions to fight with.

If you want to try it, you can download it from here.

Fallout 4 modders are bringing skills back to the wasteland
http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-modders-are-bringing-skills-back-to-the-wasteland/
Fallout Cascadia is an ambitious overhaul mod for Fallout 4 under development by a team of dozens of members of the modding community, including some veterans of the Skyrim expansion project, Beyond Skyrim. Designed as an entirely independent entry in the post-apocalyptic RPG series, Cascadia takes place "decades after previous Fallout games, in the year 2329" in the ruins of Seattle. It won't allow players to import their existing characters from Fallout 4, but there's a good reason for that: Cascadia will feature the series' classic skills system which was controversially removed for its fourth entry.

Modder adds a home base for the hardest working man in Skyrim: the courier
http://www.pcgamer.com/modder-adds-a-home-base-for-the-hardest-working-man-in-skyrim-the-courier/
Celebrated Skyrim modder Arthmoor has stepped in with an equal dose of mod skills and empathy, and the Provincial Courier Service mod is the result, giving our favorite letter-carrier a proper home and base of operations. In it you'll find a desk, a bed, a dining area, a kitchen, and other creature comforts the courier can enjoy when he's not running all over the world trying to stick a letter in your pants.

Beyond Skyrim - Bruma mod is enormous and out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/beyond-skyrim-bruma-mod-is-enormous-and-out-now/
You might remember the frosty city of Bruma from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, where, like the rest of the country of Cyrodiil at that time, its main order of business was the presence of all those pesky hell portals popping up all over the place. Thanks to Beyond Skyrim - Bruma, a massive Skyrim mod that releases today, you can now revisit Bruma and its surroundings some 200 years later, to a time when returning dragons are one of the main talking points.

Assassin’s Creed 2 – Overhaul 2.0 mod is now available, comparison shots included
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-2-overhaul-2-0-mod-is-now-available-comparison-shots-included/
Modder ‘hecumarine’ has released a new version of his Overhaul mod for Assassin’s Creed 2. In case you weren’t aware of, this project is a total texture replacement pack which aims to make the game look as beautiful and realistic as possible while keeping the original feel of the game.

>>You can try this mod downloading it from here.

GAMING NEWS

Lawbreakers – Open beta phase starts today, will last until July 5th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/lawbreakers-open-beta-phase-starts-today-will-last-until-july-5th/
Boss Key Productions has announced that starting today, for the very first time, the PC beta of Lawbreakers is open to all gamers via Steam. The PC beta event ends July 5 at 9 AM PDT and in order to celebrate this open beta phase, Boss Key Productions released a new trailer for Lawbreakers that can be viewed below.

>>That today, was last Friday...

New screenshots released for OUTCAST – Second Contact
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-outcast-second-contact/
Appeal Studio has released some new screenshots for its upcoming remake of the cult PC game Outcast, OUTCAST – Second Contact. These new screenshots showcase some of the game’s environments, as well as the new and improved character/animal models. OUTCAST- Second Contact is currently planned for release this Fall.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana – “Mysteries of the Isle” Trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana-mysteries-of-the-isle-trailer/
NIS America has released a new trailer for its upcoming action RPG, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA. In this new Ys game, players will follow Adol on his latest adventure and uncover the mysteries of a cursed island. The game is currently planned for a September 12th release.

Here is two minutes of new gameplay footage from CODE VEIN
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-two-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-code-vein/
Bandai Namco has released a new trailer, showcasing two minutes of new gameplay footage from CODE VEIN. CODE VEIN is an action RPG powered by Unreal Engine 4, in which players will feast on the blood of enemies through a journey across a massive interconnected world to unlock its mysterious sanguine past.

StarCraft: Remastered – Official PC System Requirements
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/starcraft-remastered-official-pc-system-requirements/
Blizzard has just revealed the official PC requirements for StarCraft: Remastered. PC gamers will need at least an Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU with 2GB of RAM, 2.8GB of free hard-disk space, and an NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (256 MB) or an AMD Radeon X1600 graphics card.

>>The summary is this: if you can't run this game, you need a new PC asap.

Part 2 of today's news:

H1Z1 update adds new nighttime skirmish and team scoring
http://www.pcgamer.com/h1z1-update-adds-new-nighttime-skirmish-and-team-scoring/
H1Z1: King of the Kill's latest update introduces a bunch of tweaks, changes, and additions to Daybreak's battle royale shooter. Most notably for those who enjoy playing with friends, team scoring has arrived, which will display alongside individual performances at the end of the match. And, the matches will be ending in lots of new spots from now on: changes to the encircling cloud of death-gas means the final circle will end up in "thousands" of new spots, while other areas, like the edges of the map, have been removed as possible final showdown zones.

Heroes of the Storm's new Support hero is the Zerg-infested Admiral Stukov
http://www.pcgamer.com/heroes-of-the-storms-new-support-hero-is-the-zerg-infested-admiral-stukov/
Blizzard has announced the newest playable character coming soon to Heroes of the Storm: StarCraft's Alexi Stukov, a Terran vice admiral who was killed, reanimated, and infested by the Zerg. In Heroes of the Storm, Stukov is a Support hero that can heal allies and slow and silence enemies.

New report says Mass Effect: Andromeda isn't getting any single-player DLC
http://www.pcgamer.com/new-report-says-mass-effect-andromeda-isnt-getting-any-single-player-dlc/
We reported yesterday on a rumor that planned story DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda had been canceled because of the tepid response to the game and the changes that have taken place at BioWare as a result. The whole thing was quickly confirmed as a hoax—producer Mike Gamble said he'd "never heard of Sinclair Networks," the company that claimed to be developing the DLC—and that was the end of it.
Until today, that is, when Kotaku reported that the hoax actually got it right: According to three sources "familiar with BioWare's plans," Andromeda will not get any single-player DLC.

Fight Knight blends dungeon-crawler exploration with first-person fisticuffs
http://www.pcgamer.com/fight-knight-blends-dungeon-crawler-exploration-with-first-person-fisticuffs/
If you've ever wondered what it would be like if Batman took on an old-school dungeon crawler, then Fight Knight, which debuted (and was funded) today on Kickstarter might be something you'll want to take a look at. It's a game about a hard-punching knight—the Fight Knight, as you may have guessed—who embarks upon a quest to ascend "the Tower" armed with nothing but his clenched, armored fists.

Destiny 2's weapons and armor won't have random rolls
http://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-weapons-and-armor-wont-have-random-rolls/
Earlier this week I wrote a feature outlining the nagging worries I have about Destiny 2’s design, a game I am otherwise almost uncomfortably excited about playing. Clearly inspired by the article, Bungie has decided to pile on a new worry. According to an E3 interview game director Luke Smith gave to Mashable, all the gear in the game—i.e. weapons and armor—will drop with set perk rolls.

Dead Cells update adds new biome, monsters, gear
http://www.pcgamer.com/dead-cells-update-adds-new-biome-monsters-gear/
People seem to be enjoying roguelike-ish, Metroidvania-esque platformer Dead Cells, and if you count yourself among their number, perhaps because you got a whopping saving on the game a few days ago, you might be pleased to hear that it's just received a new update that adds a brand new, mysterious biome, and more.

All of Hearthstone's Wild sets to become available for purchase again
http://www.pcgamer.com/all-of-hearthstones-wild-sets-to-become-available-for-purchase-again/
Hearthstone players will soon be able to purchase every set that's been released for the game. The return of outdated expansions comes as part of improvements being made to the Wild format and will make it easier for players to get their hands on powerful old cards like Haunted Creeper and Loatheb without having to craft them using arcane dust.

The Lion's Song's fourth and final episode out July 13
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-lions-songs-fourth-and-final-episode-out-july-13/
Cast your mind back to 2016, and you might remember a little adventure game named The Lion's Song, which released the second of its four chapters at around Christmas time. It's a game about art and science in Europe in the early 20th century, and that wonderfully fresh setting is supported by some lovely pixel art and music. I appear to have missed the launch of episode 3, but here's news that the fourth and final chapter of The Lion's Song will release in a couple of weeks, on July 13.

Summer Games Done Quick 2017 has kicked off
http://www.pcgamer.com/summer-games-done-quick-2017-has-kicked-off/
Summer Games Done Quick has officially kicked off, just in time to spend the first half of your working week surreptitiously watching people play video games in a tiny browser window. The seasonal speedrunning event is a fundraising drive for Doctors Without Borders, but it's also a good oppportunity to watch virtuosic gamers slay world records.

Five Nights at Freddy's 6 gets cancelled
http://www.pcgamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-6-gets-canned/
The Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon has confirmed the next FNaF game has been cancelled—despite having spent the last month dropping hints regarding what it might entail.
Taking to a Steam community update post, Cawthon explains he simply no longer wants to work on the game and that he's been "neglecting other things in [his] life for the sake of trying to keep up with mounting expectations."

Middle-earth: Shadow of War stream teases otherworldly brawls, PC graphics settings
http://www.pcgamer.com/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-stream-teases-otherworldly-brawls-pc-graphics-settings/
When our James got to grips with Middle-earth: Shadow of War at last month's E3 he described it as a "violent Tolkien fan-fiction generator" whose "new tools at every level make for unpredictable, dramatic, and memorable encounters." Developer Monolith held a livestream this weekend that showcased some of the above, and also offered a glimpse at the Shadow of Mordor follow-up's PC settings.

Spider-Man: Homecoming VR experience out now on Steam for free
http://www.pcgamer.com/spider-man-homecoming-vr-experience-out-now-on-steam-for-free/
First teased during the Sony conference at this year's E3, the Spider-Man: Homecoming Virtual Reality Experience is out now on Steam free-of-charge.

Well, I've managed to get all the stickers of the Steam Summer Sale. At least with these ones you can't get the same card over and over again.

What happens when you get all the stickers? I never bothered. 

Apparently nothing.

I think I'll have them now as wallpapers for my Steam profile.