^I'm sure he always said that she was a little crazy, but that he loved that side of her. I bet he no longer likes it .

Friday news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Far Cry franchise is on sale: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/far-cry-sale/
• There's a new publisher sale that will last for another 7 days, starring Square-Enix: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/square-enix-publisher-week/

The game Dead in Bermuda is "On the House" at Origin (if the link doesn't work, sorry, search it for yourselves).

SOFTWARE

Unity Engine can achieve animated feature quality visuals, rendered in real-time
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unity-engine-can-achieve-animated-feature-quality-visuals-rendered-in-real-time/
In January 2017, we informed you about an amazing first-person interactive story that will showcase the capabilities of Unity 2018 for powering high-end visuals for game productions. While this game is not out yet, Yibing Jiang shared another video showing what game developers and artists can achieve with it.

MODS/EMULATORS

Occult-Scrim mod will turn the original Half-Life into a top-down action shooter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/occult-scrim-mod-will-turn-the-original-half-life-into-a-top-down-action-shooter/
Modder ‘defragen1’ is currently working on a new mod for the first Half-Life that will turn it into a top-down action shooter. This mod, called Occult-Scrim, is far from finished, however the modder has released a new video showcasing some of its features.

Snatch and sell smartphones, cash, cigarettes with this GTA 5 pickpocket mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/snatch-ifruit-smartphones-on-the-fly-with-this-gta-5-pickpocket-mod/
If you've ever played Grand Theft Auto 5, you've probably stolen a car. You've probably owned an illegal gun. And you've probably pulled the trigger. But have you ever dipped someone's pockets—swiping their cash or phone or smokes without them noticing? iLLo's work-in-progress Pickpocket Script has you covered.

>>More info at the GTA5-mod page.

GAMING NEWS

The Crew 2 will be released on June 29th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-crew-2-will-be-released-on-june-29th/
Ubisoft announced today that The Crew 2, the newest iteration in the open world driving franchise The Crew, will launch on June 29th. Developed by Ubisoft Ivory Tower, a studio based in Lyon, France, The Crew 2 will let players experience the thrill of American motorsports inside a fully redesigned USA.

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr releases on May 11th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-40000-inquisitor-martyr-releases-on-may-11th/
NeocoreGames announced today that Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr will be released on May 11th. To celebrate this occasion NeocoreGames has published a new gameplay trailer showcasing some of the new enemy types that will make the work of our Inquisitors even more challenging.

New in-engine trailer for Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-in-engine-trailer-for-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia/
SEGA has released a new in-engine trailer for Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, in which we meet Guthfrid, King of Viking Northymbre. Guthfrid began life as a slave but now his prosperous kingdom is an attractive target for a new wave of invaders.

EA will revamp the progression system of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 on March 21st, will reduce micro-transactions
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-will-revamp-the-progression-system-of-star-wars-battlefront-2-on-march-21st-will-reduce-micro-transactions/
Electronic Arts has announced that the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Progression update, which includes a complete re-design of the in-game progression system, will begin rolling out on March 21st. As the publisher noted, with this update, progression will be now linear. This means that Star Cards, or any other item impacting gameplay, will only be earned through gameplay and will not be available for purchase.

>>Shikamaru317 has made a thread about it.

Modding tools available for 3030 Deathwar Redux
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/modding-tools-available-for-3030-deathwar-redux/
Crunchy Leaf Games announced today that the modding tools for its open-world space adventure game, 3030 Deathwar Redux, are currently available. Dubbed 3030 Deathwar Redux: The Nanobot Conspiracy, this gigantic new update is free to all current and future 3030 players. Chiefly, the release opens all game files to be modded – that includes scripting, missions, dialogue, characters and game locations.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 listed on Amazon Italy by Activision Blizzard
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-listed-on-amazon-italy-by-activision-blizzard/
IGN has spotted an interesting listing on Amazon Italy. From the looks of it, Activision will be releasing a remastered version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

>>Will they bundle it with BO4, or they'll spare us the wait for the standalone release?

Far Cry 5 has micro-transactions, will be cosmetics and ‘speed up’ items
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/far-cry-5-has-micro-transactions-will-be-only-cosmetics-and-will-not-affect-gameplay/
Far Cry 5 releases in a few days and Ubisoft told Gamespot that its latest open-world title will feature micro-transactions. However, and similar to pretty much all latest games, these micro-transactions will be only for cosmetic items and they will not affect – according to Ubisoft – the gameplay.

Friday news, part two and last of the week:

Hearthstone designer reveals new The Witchwood cards for Even-and-Odd decks
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-designer-reveals-new-the-witchwood-cards-for-even-and-odd-decks/
Hearthstone players will soon be headed off to The Witchwood, wherein they will discover 135 new cards, a new Dungeon Run-styled mode called Monster Hunt, and as lead designer Dean "Iksar" Ayala talks about in this new video, an interesting twist on deck building.

Multiplayer monster raising farm sim Re:Legend finds publisher ahead of Steam release
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiplayer-monster-raising-farm-sim-relegend-finds-publisher-ahead-of-steam-release/
Re:Legend is a self-styled "sim-JRPG" about taming and raising monsters known as Magnus and enlisting their help in farming, fishing, fighting and other daily tasks. Today, Terraria publisher 505 Games announced it will publish Re:Legend, and that the game will come to Steam Early Access later this year.

Overwatch's new support tank Brigitte launches next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-brigitte-release-date/
Overwatch's newest hero, Brigitte, launches on March 20. Though she's classified as a support hero, Brigitte is more like a hybrid support/tank, as she carries a large barrier shield and fights on the front line in addition to healing her allies.

Space mystery Outer Wilds resurrected by Edith Finch publisher, coming 2018
https://www.pcgamer.com/space-mystery-outer-wilds-resurrected-by-edith-finch-publisher-coming-2018/
Outer Wilds, you may recall, is a first-person game about exploring a solar system in 20-minute intervals on account of the time loop the whole shebang is trapped in. We played and rather enjoyed an early build in 2015 but haven't heard much about the game since, until now. Today, developer Mobius Digital Games announced a partnership with publisher Annapurna Interactive, who also published What Remains of Edith Finch and Gorogoa. Together, the two will finally bring Outer Wilds to PC later this year, well over three years after its announcement.

Overwatch is already dialing back Sombra's recent buffs
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-is-already-dialing-back-sombras-recent-buffs/
Just a few weeks ago, the Overwatch hacker Sombra received a pretty significant buff. In exchange for hacked health packs no longer generating ult charge, her weapon spread was reduced, making it much easier to deal damage, and her Hack time was sped up considerably.
Many in the community said this was too much. In particular, the increased Hack speed made the ability near-impossible to interrupt, as it's now possible to squeeze in a Hack between reloads or a few missed shots. Well, it looks like Blizzard has taken note, and nerfs are incoming.

A typo in a Civilization 6 data file is messing with the AI's priorities
https://www.pcgamer.com/typos-in-a-civilization-6-data-file-are-messing-with-the-ais-priorities/
There's a story going around that sounds too improbable to be true: that Civilization 6's AI leaders have been acting strangely all this time because of five misspellings in a data file. The likelihood that Firaxis wouldn't have noticed such an obvious error for so long seems minuscule. And yet, inside one of Civ 6's loose data files, Leaders.xml, are the following five lines.
Update: Firaxis has confirmed that the spelling errors are a mistake.

Far: Lone Sails, a land yacht journey across a barren desert, is coming in May
https://www.pcgamer.com/far-lone-sails-a-land-yacht-journey-across-a-barren-desert-is-coming-in-may/
Far: Lone Sails reminds me quite a bit of The Final Station, another 2D journey across a desolate, end-of-the-world landscape, and based on that alone it has my interest. But the muted beauty of the trailer and the promise of slow-burn environmental storytelling rather than wholesale zombie slaughter have my expectations elevated: I really want to play this game.
Far: Lone Sails is scheduled for release on May 17 on Steam.

This new Sinking City video features a very good looking GDC demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-new-sinking-city-video-features-a-very-good-looking-gdc-demo/
The Sinking City is an open-world investigation game with a Lovecraftian twist, set in the 1920s in Oakmont, Massachusetts, a city plagued by flood. And not just any floods: Supernatural floods. It's the biggest game ever made by Ukrainian developer Frogwares, which has previously developed a number of Sherlock Holmes games and the 2013 Portal-esque Magrunner: Dark Pulse. With its first public showcase about to take place at GDC and EGX, the studio has released a trailer looking at the challenges of creating a demo that will properly showcase what the game is all about.

Neo Cab is a lovely-looking 'emotional survival game about gig labour'
https://www.pcgamer.com/neo-cab-is-a-lovely-looking-emotional-survival-game-about-gig-labour/
Neo Cab is the debut game from Californian outfit Chance Agency. It's a survival game, of sorts, but not what we're used to from the genre. And it looks gorgeous.
"Neo Cab is an emotional survival game about gig labor, tech disruption and the experience of being a driver-for-hire… perhaps the last of their kind," reads a tweet from the game's newly launched Twitter account.

Scavengers is an ambitious multiplayer survival shooter, spiritual successor to Halo 5's Warzone
https://www.pcgamer.com/scavengers-is-an-ambitious-multiplayer-survival-shooter-and-spiritual-successor-to-halo-5s-warzone/
Scavengers is the debut venture of Midwinter Entertainment—a studio led by ex-343 Industries studio head Josh Holmes. Inspired by Halo 5's Warzone mode, the game bills itself as a multiplayer "co-opetition" survival shooter. But don't be put off by that because Scavengers sounds impressive, pants portmanteau aside.

And now, the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• There's not much to say about GOG. They've been having a special St. Patrick's Day Sale through all the week that will last until Monday. If you still haven't checked it, go now: gog.com

+Steam

• The Call of Duty franchise is on sale, from 20% (some Season Passes) up to 80% off (the whole CoD collection): http://store.steampowered.com/sale/cod/
• RPG Maker and Visual Novel Maker are not only 75 and 25% off, but also free to try during this weekend: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/rpg-maker/
• And there's also the 1343 weeklong deals

And that's all folks! I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.

It's Monday? Already? *sigh* I guess it's time for the news, then:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
3. Surviving Mars
4. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
5. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition
6. NieR:Automata
7. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
8. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
9. Surviving Mars
10. Far Cry 5

While there's still a few hours left of its St. Patrick's Sale, GOG has already launched it's usual weekly sale. Dubbed "Worlds to Live by", the sale features games with unique game worlds like Transistor, FEZ, Psychonauts, World of Goo and more, up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180319_weekly_sale

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA will announce RTX Technology and real-time Ray Tracing for GameWorks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-will-announce-rtx-technology-and-real-time-ray-tracing-for-gameworks/
According to Videocardz, NVIDIA will announce this Monday the RTX Technology which is a new real-time cinematic rendering technique for game developers. What’s really cool here is that three developers are already participating in the development of RTX and these three developers are EA Games, Remedy, and 4A Games.

>>We'll see if that turns out to be true or not.

Itch.io says it's 'not super-interested' in replacing human curators with algorithms
https://www.pcgamer.com/itchio-says-its-not-super-interested-in-replacing-human-curators-with-algorithms/
Curation, as Itch.io explained in a recent blog post, "is the act of selecting games to highlight and present to customers." Different platforms do it differently: Steam, for instance, relies heavily on algorithms to handle the mass of games it offers, with sometimes mixed results. But Itch.io, content director Spencer Hayes explained, is "not super-interested" in taking that approach.

MODS/EMULATORS

Kingdom Come: Deliverance mod removes the “Save & Quit” mechanic for true purists fans
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-mod-removes-save-quit-mechanic-for-true-purists-fans/
And we went full circle. When Kingdom Come: Deliverance came out, there wasn’t any ‘Save & Quit’ option, something that frustrated a number of gamers. As a result of that backlash, Warhorse had added that option via an update. And here we are today with a mod that removes that recently implemented option.

>>Get the mod from Nexus Mods.

This mod significantly improves the ambient occlusion effects in Kingdom Come: Deliverance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-significantly-improves-the-ambient-occlusion-effects-in-kingdom-come-deliverance/
Modder ‘bravo16mt’ has released a new mod for Kingdom Come: Deliverance that greatly improves its ambient occlusion effects. This mod, called Ambient Occlusion Fix, makes ambient occlusion more noticeable, thus making most of the environments feel less flat and more realistic.

>>Again, this mod is available from Nexus Mods.

This realism mod makes Kingdom Come: Deliverance brutally hard
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-realism-overhaul-mod-makes-kingdom-come-deliverance-much-tougher/
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is not exactly an easy game, but you can transform Henry from lowly peasant to fearsome knight fairly quickly if you know what you're doing. Modder Knoxogoshi's Ultimate Realism Overhaul looks to change that by making the game harder, especially early on. It bumps up the difficulty of combat, slows down progression, and makes Groschen—Bohemia's currency—harder to come by. It sounds brutal, but if you've already finished your first playthrough then it might be a good excuse to start all over again.

This Final Fantasy XV mod lets use your own music while driving the Regalia
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-final-fantasy-xv-mod-lets-use-your-own-music-while-driving-the-regalia/
Final Fantasy XV fans, here is a really interesting mod for you today. Modder ‘Lulech23’ has released a simple – but crucial – application for the game to completely customize your roadtrip audio experience.

>>And yes, this mod is also available from Nexus Mods

Half Life is coming to Unreal Engine 4, first screenshots, first chapter will be fully playable
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-is-coming-to-unreal-engine-4-first-screenshots-first-chapter-will-be-fully-playable/
SilverTM and a team of gamers are currently working on a fan remake of Half Life/Black Mesa in Unreal Engine 4. While the team does not aim to recreate the entire game, it will release a playable version of the game’s first chapter so that everyone can experience it.

>>I know. Half Life running on UE4 is a sacrilege. But sometimes it's good to be naughty...

Occult Scrim takes Half Life into the third-person and improves enemy AI
https://www.pcgamer.com/occult-scrim-takes-half-life-into-the-third-person-and-improves-enemy-ai/
Occult Scrim looks like a fun twist on Half Life: it's not quite a fully top-down shooter, but it's nearly there, with the camera floating way overhead. Your job is to blast through enemies to rack up points, which you'll spend on new weapons and items when you return to your base, an armoury.

>>This mod is available from ModDB.

Resident Evil 4 HD Project adds more dynamic light sources, fixes incorrect lighting
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-4-hd-project-adds-more-dynamic-light-sources-fixes-incorrect-lighting/
Resident Evil 4 HD is perhaps one of the best projects we’ve ever seen. Created by Albert and Chris, this mod has greatly improved all of the game’s textures and replaced numerous low-poly objects with higher-quality ones. And modder Albert has released some new comparison screenshots, showcasing the new improvements that will be coming in a new version.

Sonic Maker will let you create your own Sonic stages and looks awesome, gets first test video
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sonic-maker-will-make-you-create-your-own-sonic-stages-and-looks-awesome-gets-first-test-video/
Sonic fans, here is something special for you today. Someone is currently working on a Sonic fan project that will let you create and play your own Sonic retro stages. This project is called Sonic Maker, and in theory it will be similar to Mario Maker. As such, gamers will be able to create their own levels using a lot of the game’s assets.

GAMING NEWS

MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries gets a brand new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries-gets-a-brand-new-gameplay-trailer/
Piranha Games has released a new gameplay video for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. This three minute video showcases entirely new updates to some of the biomes that will be playable at launch.

Ys: Memories of Celceta is coming to the PC this Summer, first PC screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ys-memories-of-celceta-is-coming-to-the-pc-this-summer-first-pc-screenshots/
XSEED Games has announced that Ys: Memories of Celceta will be coming to the PC this Summer. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released the first PC screenshots that you can view below.

Cyan will release updated versions of its Myst games in 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyan-will-release-updated-versions-of-its-myst-games-in-2018/
In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Myst, Cyan announced that it will release updated versions of all the Myst games later this year. So far, there have been six Myst games (excluding Obduction which was a spiritual successor). These six games were: Myst, Riven, Myst III: Exile, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Myst IV: Revelation and Myst V: End of Ages.

SEGA teases new Sonic Racing game
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/sega-teases-new-sonic-racing-game/
The official Twitter account for Sonic the Hedgehog has teased a new Sonic Racing game. SEGA has not revealed anything yet about it, however you can view its teaser trailer below.

>>Green098 made a thread about it a couple days ago.

God Dance Fantasy is a new JRPG that is coming to Steam on March 22nd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/god-dance-fantasy-is-a-new-jrpg-that-is-coming-to-steam-on-march-22nd/
Wangyuan Shengtang has announced that its latest JRPG, Faith of Danschant, will come to the West on March 22nd. The Western version of Faith of Danschant will be called God Dance Fantasy and will be priced at $29.99.

RESIDENCE of EVIL: The Game is a new free PC game that is heavily inspired by Resident Evil
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/residence-of-evil-the-game-is-a-new-free-pc-game-that-is-heavily-inspired-by-resident-evil/
MoonGlint has announced a new free PC game that is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and is heavily inspired by the classic Resident Evil games, RESIDENCE of EVIL: The Game. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released the first screenshots that you can view below.

AMID EVIL – First Impressions + First 14 Minutes
https://www.dsogaming.com/first-impressions/amid-evil-first-impressions-first-14-minutes/
AMID EVIL is a new retro first-person shooter, created by the producers of DUSK and the creators of Return of the Triad. This retro shooter can be easily described as the spiritual successor to Heretic and below you can read our first impressions of it, accompanied by a video showing the game’s first chapter.

New gameplay footage revealed for Frogwares’ Lovecraftian game, The Sinking City
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-revealed-for-frogwares-lovecraftian-game-the-sinking-city/
A few days ago, Frogwares released a new video in which it showcased the GDC build of its upcoming Lovecraftian game, The Sinking City. Frogwares plans to showcase the game at both GDC and EGX, and this video will give you an idea of that demo build that will be present at those events.

Randy Pitchford gives an update on Duke Nukem Forever 2001, may include it in a future Duke Nukem package
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/randy-pitchford-gives-an-update-on-duke-nukem-forever-2001-may-include-it-in-a-future-dnf-package/
As Randy Pitchford said, Take-Two has all the IP rights for Duke Nukem Forever. And while Gearbox was able to acquire a license that allows it now to release Duke Nukem Forever (think of it as a sub-license), it does not have any license that will allow it to release legacy stuff for free.

Epic Games is giving away all the assets of its third-person MOBA game, Paragon, for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/epic-games-is-giving-away-all-the-assets-of-its-third-person-moba-game-paragon-for-free/
Epic Games has just announced that it is giving away all the assets of its cancelled third-person MOBA game, Paragon, for free to all developers. These assets are currently available for download in the Unreal Engine Marketplace, so be sure to download them right away.

Need for Speed: Payback March update releases tomorrow, full patch release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/need-for-speed-payback-march-update-releases-tomorrow-full-patch-release-notes-unveiled/
Electronic Arts and Ghost Games have revealed the full release notes for Need for Speed Payback’s March update. This latest patch for EA’s racing game will be released tomorrow and according to its changelog, it will add Drift Zones, Speed Runs, Speed Traps and Jumps to AllDrive.

Hunt: Showdown gets a beautiful GDC 2018 tech demo video, showing the capabilities of CRYENGINE V
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/hunt-showdown-gets-a-beautiful-gdc-2018-tech-demo-video-showing-the-capabilities-of-cryengine-v/
Crytek has released the GDC 2018 tech demo video for its first-person PvP bounty hunting game, Hunt: Showdown, showcasing the capabilities of CRYENGINE V. Some of the highlights of this video are the Vulkan Renderer, voxelization, the Global Illumination effects and the shadows that are cast by the sun.

One Piece World Seekers gets some new screenshots, showcasing the Jail Island
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/one-piece-world-seekers-gets-some-new-screenshots-showcasing-the-jail-island/
Bandai Namco has released a new set of screenshots for One Piece World Seekers. These brand new screenshots showcase the Jail Island where an ominous sense of danger seems to be looming.

Monday news, *sigh*, part two:

Doppelganger puzzler Echoplex marks full release with neat behind-the-scenes documentary
https://www.pcgamer.com/doppelganger-puzzler-echoplex-marks-full-release-with-neat-behind-the-scenes-documentary/
Launched in full yesterday after a stint in Early Access, Echoplex now packs a full-motion story alongside its maze of neon-bleached, shadow-stalking levels. Built by a modest-sized team, I'm impressed with how far Echoplex has come—a process which is outlined in this behind-the-scenes making of trailer.

Overwatch's new hero Brigitte launches next week, but isn't playable in competitive for a while
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-brigitte-release-date/
Update: Overwatch developer Scott Mercer has confirmed that despite launching next week, Brigitte won't be available for Competitive Play until the beginning of season 10. We're currently in season nine of Competitive Play, which began on February 28 and is expected to last until around the end of April.

>>It launches this week. Tomorrow, to be more precise.

Hearthstone finally gets an official deck tracking app (but only in China)
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-gets-finally-gets-an-official-deck-tracking-app-but-only-in-china/
Hearthstone is in rude shape right now, with a good amount of deck diversity on the ladder and a spooky expansion waiting around the corner. But there's always room for improvement, and one perennial complaint about the game is that it does a terrible job of tracking your stats. The only data the client exposes in-game is your total number of wins with each class, and overall across constructed and arena. Thin gruel, given that the game is well-suited to statistical analysis, with sites like HS Replay and Vicious Syndicate designed to give players an edge using data. There's also a range of deck tracking software which all use Blizzard's API to give you a ton of extra info and help ensure you know what's left to draw.

>>Maybe they'll bring it over here too.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends is getting a Houses of Morrowind expansion and some big changes
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-elder-scrolls-legends-is-getting-a-houses-of-morrowind-expansion-and-some-big-changes/
Having already done Skyrim and Clockwork City, The Elder Scrolls: Legends is ticking off another stop on the tour guide by heading Vvardenfell for its next expansion: Houses of Morrowind. The new set was announced earlier today and is scheduled for release on March 29. It will add 149 cards to the game based on the mystical realm of the Dunmer, and also make some big changes to the core mechanics of the game, foremost of which are the addition of new three-attribute cards and an increase to the already voluminous deck size limit.

Destiny 2's Heroic Strike modifiers delayed, Crucible Weekly Playlist schedule revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-heroic-strike-modifiers-delayed-crucible-weekly-playlist-schedule-revealed/
Bungie has posted a new update to the Destiny 2 development roadmap, and I'm happy to say that very little has changed. Just one thing, in fact: Heroic strike modifiers, which were expected to arrive on March 27 as part of the 1.1.4 update, have been pushed into season 3, which will begin in May with the 1.2.0 update.

Fortnite removes Boogie Bomb to combat unlimited weapon carry glitch
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-removes-boogie-bomb-to-combat-unlimited-weapon-carry-glitch/
Fortnite's Boogie Bomb—which makes your opponents dance on the spot while you watch, laugh, and then shoot them in the head—has been temporarily removed from the game after a player discovered that it allows you to carry an infinite number of weapons and items.

Bit.Trip game Runner3 gets May release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/bittrip-game-runner3-gets-may-release-date/
The next installment in the Bit.Trip Runner series, Runner3, will sprint onto PC on May 22, developer Choice Provisions has announced. As a long-time fan of the pacey platform games, it's one I'm looking forward to: once again, you control the auto-running Commander Video, guiding him through levels by leaping, sliding and kicking.

Arkane's latest Prey DLC hint points to a June 10 launch (or reveal) date
https://www.pcgamer.com/arkanes-latest-prey-dlc-hint-points-to-a-june-10-launch-or-reveal-date/
Prey's latest teaser for what we can now safely assume is an expansion set on the moon hints that publisher Bethesda will reveal all the details in its E3 presentation on June 10—or perhaps even launch the DLC live on air. Developer Arkane Studios tweeted out a picture, below, featuring its employees each revealing a bloodshot eye and holding up cryptic signs. But the blackboard in the top-right is the most revealing bit.

RICO is a co-op cop shooter that harks back to F.E.A.R. in its latest trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/rico-is-a-co-op-cop-shooter-that-looks-a-lot-like-fear-in-its-latest-trailer/
RICO reminds me of F.E.A.R., the solid horror shooter from Monolith Productions, but without the scary bits. It's a co-op cop shooter in which you and a partner blast through procedurally-generated levels, slipping in and out of slow motion as you bust down doors and shotgun bad guys from three feet away, sending them flying across the room.

Ambitious space MMO Dual Universe hires one of EVE Online's original designers
https://www.pcgamer.com/ambitious-space-mmo-dual-universe-hires-one-of-eve-onlines-original-designers/
Dual Universe's ambitions are vast: it's a space MMO with PvP combat, freeform voxel tech building tools, and an end game in which you have to master a built-in scripting language to reprogram the behaviour of your ship. After Evan saw it up close he described it as "one part EVE, one part Minecraft", which means the latest hire from developer Novaquark is probably a good fit. It's recruited Hrafnkell Oskarsson, one of EVE Online's original designers.

Super Mega Baseball 2 details online multiplayer modes, supports crossplay with consoles
https://www.pcgamer.com/super-mega-baseball-2-details-online-multiplayer-modes-supports-crossplay-with-consoles/
Super Mega Baseball is one of my favourite sports games of the past five years, and the sequel looks like it will improve on the arcadey original in nearly every way. One of the major additions to Super Mega Baseball 2 is online multiplayer, and developer Metalhead Software released a video (above) this week detailing just how that will work.

Nightmarish disco platformer Octahedron gets free demo ahead of Tuesday release
https://www.pcgamer.com/nightmare-disco-platformer-octahedron-gets-free-demo-ahead-of-tuesday-release/
Jody took an in-depth look at Octahedron, a colourful platformer in which you have to escape from a neon underworld, last month, and his piece should tell you whether you'll end up enjoying it or not. But if you're still undecided ahead of the game's release on Tuesday (March 20), then developer Demimonde has released a free demo in which you can try out a selection of levels from the full game.

Bandai Namco's Little Witch Academia RPG out in May
https://www.pcgamer.com/bandai-namcos-little-witch-academia-rpg-out-in-may/
Bandai Namco's beat 'em up version of Netflix-only anime series Little Witch Academia is coming to PC on May 15, the developer has announced. Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time features an original story following the show's main character, Akko, who accidentally creates a time loop in a library (as you do). She and her friends at Luna Nova Academy have to get things back to normal.

Ex-Hitman and The Division devs form new studio to work on unnamed 'cult classic'
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-hitman-and-the-division-devs-form-new-studio-to-work-on-unnamed-cult-classic/
What do you get when you mix a group of ex-Hitman and The Division developers, who've set off on their own and are working on an as yet undisclosed "cult classic"? You get Sharkmob, a new indie outfit comprised of ex-Ubi and IO folks that's headed by former Massive CEO Fredrik Rundqvist.

Ni No Kuni 2's launch trailer is bursting with colour and battles and fireballs
https://www.pcgamer.com/ni-no-kuni-2s-launch-trailer-is-bursting-with-colour-and-battles-and-fireballs/
Vibrant colour scheme? Yes. Whimsical characters? Uh-huh. Orchestral score? Yup. Big bastard baddies and a fair whack of ham-fisted voice acting? You betcha. Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom's launch trailer is bursting with discernable JRPG traits, and it looks rather wonderful.

Nice deal: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/bayonetta-plus-vanquish-pack?

Bayonetta + Vanquish for €12 in total

The security company is unknown and they went against standard industry protocol... Why did they do that? So they could make a name for themselves and profit from it.

The security issues require some pretty intimate access to the host machine anyway. So to me it's ultimately a non-issue... You give me administration/low-level/direct hardware access to a machine and I could do all sorts of things.

Just remember that whether you own AMD, Intel, nVidia, ARM... All processors have flaws, some are horrific, some are pretty benign.
Some need to be fixed in a hardware revision, others just need a software/firmware update or in some cases a simple BIOS setting changed, what should be the concern is if said machines are used in a sensitive environment or becomes a very common attack vector to compromise machines.

With that in mind... One of the flaws attacks USB host controllers, namely Asmedia ASM1042, ASM1142 and ASM1143... Which are ALSO found on Intel Platforms. (My own x79 board uses the ASM1042 controller.)

Virtual Machine perhaps? It's how I get old Win95 games running on modern OS's.
You do tend to loose things like GPU acceleration though. (Unless that has changed in the last several years.)

In-fact, here is a guide for just that.
https://socket3.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/install-configure-ibm-os2-warp-4-52-using-oracle-virtualbox/

https://gpuopen.com/announcing-real-time-ray-tracing/
Yes.
The future is, soon.

"Hunt: Showdown gets a beautiful GDC 2018 tech demo video, showing the capabilities of CRYENGINE V"
The game is seriously impressive (and very fun).
Too bad it isn't on a console (and a first party / exclusive, title), and therefore won't win best graphics of 2018.

"Occult Scrim takes Half Life into the third-person and improves enemy AI"
"Half Life is coming to Unreal Engine 4, first screenshots, first chapter will be fully playable"
Both of these projects look great.
Hopefully both projects make their way to Source 2, when it is made available.


Also the HTC Vive has received a price drop, and the Vive Pro has received its launch price.
800 USD for the Pro, without base-stations or controllers.
The base unit Vive will now be 500 USD for the HMD, two controllers, two base-stations, and a copy of Fallout 4 VR.

Real time ray tracing sounds like marketing fluff right now. It would be nice if they'd just incorporate ASICs in their Chips 100% designated for raytracing. But I gues we'll have to wait a few generations until it reaches mainstream GPUs in a meaningful capacity. And then the asshat developers would have to jump on it too, which they won't because consoles go up in flames even thinking of raytracing.

So yeah, can't wait to see the first fully raytraced game in 2030.

Hopefully by that time industry will move on to something like voxel octrees.