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

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Round three of news of the week.

 

1-SALES

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2-DRIVERS

AMD Crimson ReLive 17.4.1 smooths out VR performance on Rift and Vive
http://www.pcgamer.com/amd-crimson-relive-1741-smooths-out-vr-performance-on-rift-and-vive/
AMD just released a new Crimson ReLive driver package (17.4.1) that will be of interest to anyone who owns an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset—and an AMD graphics card, of course.

>>You can download them from here.

 

3-MODS/EMULATORS

Classic Flyer mod for Ark: Survival Evolved restores winged dinos to pre-nerf glory
http://www.pcgamer.com/classic-flyer-mod-for-ark-survival-evolved-restores-winged-dinos-to-pre-nerf-glory/
If you're not hip to the whole Ark scene, here's a quick catch-up: the latest patch to the dino survival game included some pretty drastic changes to flying dinosaurs, and many players aren't too happy about it. In particular, the winged dinos' flying speed was greatly reduced and capped. There were also reductions to stamina and carry weight. Birds got nerfed, in other words.
The Classic Flyers mod claims to undo the patch completely.

 

4-GAMING NEWS

New Quake Champions trailer showcases fast and crazy raw gameplay
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-quake-champions-trailer-showcases-fast-and-crazy-raw-gameplay/
Bethesda has released a new trailer for Quake Champions, featuring 2 minutes of raw gameplay. As we can see, Quake Champions is as fast and as crazy as Quake 3 Arena, something that will definitely please its fans. The closed beta phase for Quake Champions begins this month, and the game will be released this year.

>>Chazore has made a thread about this new gameplay... and as always, he hasn't bothered posting the link in this thread.

 

GRIP – Spiritual successor to Rollcage – gets a multiplayer trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/grip-spiritual-successor-to-rollcage-gets-a-multiplayer-trailer/
Caged Element has released a multiplayer trailer for its spiritual successor to Rollcage, GRIP. GRIP promises to bring old-school style combat racing back with a bang, and is described as a true tribute to the explosive fun had in a past gaming era. The game is already available on Steam Early Access, and comes with a 20% discount until April 11th.

 

Mass Effect: Andromeda – Patch 1.05 will improve lip-sync and facial acting
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mass-effect-andromeda-patch-1-05-will-improve-lip-sync-and-facial-acting/
BioWare has revealed the changelog for Mass Effect: Andromeda’s upcoming patch. This patch will update your game’s version to 1.05 and will improve lip-sync and facial acting during some conversations. In addition, this patch will allow players to skip the autopilot sequences in the galaxy map.

>>This time it's shikamaru317 who has made a thread about it.

 

Free demo released for 2D side-scrolling action cyberpunk RPG, Dex
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-demo-released-for-2d-side-scrolling-action-cyberpunk-rpg-dex/
Dreadlocks has released a free demo for its side-scrolling action sci-fi RPG, Dex. Dex is described as a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

 

NieR: Automata has physically shipped & digitally sold one million units
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nier-automata-has-physically-shipped-digitally-sold-one-million-units/
Square Enix has announced that the worldwide shipment and digital sales of its action-RPG, NieR: Automata have exceeded one million. While the company did not reveal specific percentages for “shipped” and “sold” units, we do know that almost 1/4 of digital sales is coming from the PC platform.

>>And despite its success, they're still driving vivster nuts by not fixing the technicals flaws the game has.

 

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is now available on Steam
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/flatout-4-total-insanity-is-now-available-on-steam/
Strategy First, in partnership with dedicated racing development team Kylotonn Games, launched FlatOut 4: Total Insanity on Steam today. According to the press release, FlatOut 4: Total Insanity allows fans to smash, burn and cause mayhem competitively in both online and offline races.