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

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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.