Carzy Zarx’s PC Gaming Emporium - Catch Up on All the Latest PC Gaming Related News

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Lots and lots of news today:

 

1-Mods/Fan projects

• Rise of the Tomb Raider – SLI Fix Found, Offering 95% SLI Scaling On Two NVIDIA GPUs http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-sli-fix-found-offering-95-sli-scaling-on-two-nvidia-gpus/
• Grand Theft Auto V Modded Keeps Impressing Us http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/grand-theft-auto-v-modded-keeps-impressing-us/

 

2-X-COM 2

The game launches this week and the first reviews are appearing, along with some performance reviews and more about its mods:

• XCOM 2 Review: http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-review/

• XCOM 2 performance (p)review. It's in german so most of us won't understand it... but we can still see the pics and a graph is a graph. The game seems to be quite demanding! (30fps with a GTX 970 on max details and 1080p) http://www.pcgameshardware.de/XCOM-2-Spiel-55610/Specials/Technik-Test-1184829/

• XCOM 2 launch day mods revealed http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-launch-day-mods-revealed/

 

3-Gaming News

STAR CITIZEN IS FREE TO PLAY THIS ENTIRE WEEK

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-is-free-to-play-this-entire-week/

Cloud Imperium has launched yet another “Free Fly” event this week. This basically means that PC gamers can go ahead, download and try the game for free until this Friday. This free event gives players access to the Star Citizen 2.1.2 Alpha build, as well as to the Social Module and the Arena Commander.

 

STREET FIGHTER V – NEW TRAILER FOCUSES ON THE GAME’S AVAILABLE MODES

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/street-fighter-v-new-trailer-focuses-on-the-games-available-modes/

Capcom has released a new trailer for Street Fighter V, detailing the game modes that will be featured in it. Street Fighter V will come with six game modes: Tutorial, Character Story, Survival, Training, Network Battle and Capcom Fighters Network. Do note that the Story mode won’t be available from the get-go as it will be made available (for free) in Summer.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr60NVYqH_A

 

FINAL FANTASY XV – NIFLHEIM BASE BATTLE TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/final-fantasy-xv-niflheim-base-battle-trailer/

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XV that focuses on its battle system. What’s really worth noting is that the game will feature sneak kills as can be seen in this trailer. Final Fantasy XV has not been announced yet for the PC, but we’re certain that it will eventually come to our platform. Oh, and needless to say that its music is simply phenomenal.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO7nyrNBFXA

 

THE DIVISION BETA HAS BEEN EXTENDED

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-division-beta-has-been-extended/

If you've enjoyed frolicking around The Division's dour, post-apocalyptic Manhattan this weekend, then here's good news: the beta has been extended. That means instead of wrapping up at 3 AM PST on Monday morning, it'll be open to beta players until 3AM on Tuesday, February 2 (that's about 8pm in Australia).

 

TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION BETA HAS ALREADY BEEN HACKED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-the-division-beta-has-already-been-hacked/

It appears that the beta build for The Division has already been hacked. This information surfaced yesterday and we got more details about it via Reddit. Basically, the game’s PC beta does not have any anti-cheat system at all, and almost everything can be hacked on a client’s side.

 

DUAL GEAR GETS NEW SCREENSHOTS & PRE-ALPHA GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dual-gear-gets-new-screenshots-pre-alpha-gameplay-footage/

Orbital Speed Studio has released some new screenshots and a pre-alpha gamepaly video for DUAL GEAR. The Pre-Alpha demo footage shows the blending of Real Time Tactical Action with a turn-based element, featuring many weapons such as Cannon, missile and Plasma Rifle.

>>Follow the link to check them.

 

NEW SCREENSHOTS RELEASED FOR CAMEL 101’S UPCOMING SURVIVAL HORROR GAME, SYNDROME

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-camel-101s-upcoming-survival-horror-game-syndrome/

Camel 101 has released a new set of screenshots for its new first person survival horror game, Syndrome; a game that aims to take the genre back to its roots. In Syndrome, and contrary to other survival horror games, players will be able to find and carry a few weapons, however there won’t be enough ammunition to deal with all the transformed monstrosities.

 

DANGANRONPA: TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC RELEASES ON STEAM ON FEBRUARY 18TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc-releases-on-steam-on-february-18th/

Spike Chunsoft has announced that DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc will be released on Steam on February 18th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Spike Chunsoft released a new set of screenshots from the game’s Steam version that can be viewed below.

 

SUPERHOT TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 25TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/superhot-to-be-released-on-february-25th/

The SUPERHOT Team has just announced that its stylishly time-bending shooter, SUPERHOT, is coming to PC (Win/Mac/Linux) via retailers and digital distributors on February 25th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer for SUPERHOT that can be viewed below.

>>This is the trailer announcing the release date: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWJSiJsmO-A

 

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016, THE DIVISION & XCOM 2 ARE THIS WEEK’S BEST SELLING PC GAMES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/football-manager-2016-the-division-xcom-2-are-this-weeks-best-selling-pc-games/

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, Football Manager 2016, The Division and XCOM 2 are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG.