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Time for the news:

 

1-Mods

• SUPER HOP is a wonderful bullet-time puzzle mod with free demo (video inside) http://www.pcgamer.com/super-hop-is-a-wonderful-bullet-time-puzzle-mod-with-free-demo/

 

2-Gaming News

BULLETSTORM: FULL CLIP EDITION GETS A STORY TRAILER
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition-gets-a-story-trailer/
People Can Fly and Gearbox have revealed a brand-new story trailer for Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, the upcoming remastered release of Bulletstorm. This brand new trailer also provides a closer look at the remastered release’s stunning hi-res overhaul.

 

NEW DEMO RELEASED FOR FIRST-PERSON OPEN-WORLD PARKOUR ADVENTURE TITLE, DOWNWARD
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-demo-released-for-first-person-open-world-parkour-adventure-title-downward/
Caracal Games has released a new demo for Downward. According to the press release, Downward is a first-person open-world parkour adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic world, in which the player must use parkour to traverse the ruins of the game’s world and find answers to this apocalypse.

 

MINECRAFT HAS SOLD MORE THAN 120 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE, HAS 55 MILLION MONTHLY PLAYERS
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/minecraft-has-sold-120-million-copies-worldwide-has-55-million-monthly-players/
Microsoft has announced that Minecraft has sold more than 120 million copies worldwide across all platforms. In addition, the publisher revealed that there are 55 monthly players, which is more than 15 million monthly players since last June.

>>It's a good piece of news from MSoft, so it's no surprise that Vasto made a thread about this.

 

MIDDLE EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR – OFFICIAL PC REQUIREMENTS
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-official-pc-requirements/
Now here is a nice surprise. Warner Bros and Monolith have revealed the official PC requirements for Middle Earth: Shadow of War. According to the PC specs, PC gamers will at least need a modern-day quad-core with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 or an AMD Radeon HD 7950.

>> Chazore made a thread about this announcement yesterday (you could have come here and post the link, dude!)

 

SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS RELEASES ON MARCH 17TH, NEW SCREENSHOTS
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/senran-kagura-estival-versus-releases-on-march-17th-new-screenshots/
XSEED Games today announced that SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS, the latest iteration and first home console release in its beloved busty brawler series, will launch on the PC via Steam on March 17th. To celebrate the occasion, the game will be offered at 10% off its regular list price of $39.99, €39.99, and £29.99 for the first week after launch (other international pricing may vary).

>> LivingMetal made a thread about it.

 

NIXXES ON DIRECTX 12: “DX12 IS HARD, CAN BE WORTH THE EXTRA EFFORT, BUT IT MAY NOT BE EITHER”
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nixxes-on-directx-12-dx12-is-hard-can-be-worth-the-extra-effort-but-it-may-not-be-either/
At this year’s GDC, Jurjen Katsman, CEO of NIXXES Software, talked about DirectX 12 and expressed his opinions about it. As we’ve already said, DX12 is not exactly what it was promised and it appears that Katsman agrees to this. And while he admitted that DX12 can be worth the extra effort, he also claimed that it may not be (at least for some developers).

>>Wait, so DX12 isn't as good as they promised? Well, who could have guessed that?

 

NEW ARK PATCH ADDS ELECTRIC EELS, FORCE FIELDS, AND TREE-CLIMBING LIONS
http://www.pcgamer.com/ark-update/
Ark's v254 patch arrived recently, introducing sci-fi inspired gear and gadgets like jetpacks and dino-mounted lasers. Today it will be supplemented with patch v255, which will add impenetrable force fields and and four new dinosaurs, including tree-climbing prehistoric lions and electric eels. Yes, both the forest and the sea have become considerably less safe, so it's a good thing your future-tech is getting a boost to help you cope. You can watch an announcement trailer for the new patch above.

 

STUDIO WILDCARD WILL PAY MODDERS $4,000 PER MONTH IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR MODS FOR ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/studio-wildcard-will-pay-modders-4000-per-month-in-order-to-complete-their-mods-for-ark-survival-evolved/
Now here is something interesting. Studio Wildcard has revealed that it will be selecting 15 modders each and every month, and will pay them $4,000 in order to complete their mods for ARK: Survival Evolved. Each month, the mods will be evaluated and it will be determined if those modders will continue to be paid for the next month, or if a mod will be dropped from the program and a new one added.

 

TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION – UPDATE 1.6 IS NOW AVAILABLE, FULL RELEASE NOTES REVEALED
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-the-division-update-1-6-is-now-available-full-release-notes-revealed/
Ubisoft has released a new update for Tom Clancy’s The Division, and revealed its full changelog. According to the release notes, this patch will update your game version to 1.6 and fixes several instances of FPS drops and freezes, packs several improvements and bug fixes made to gamepad support, and adds more options for character customisation.