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Monday... *sigh* Let's go with the news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's top 10:

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
3. Total War: WARHAMMER II
4. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5. LawBreakers
6. No Man's Sky
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. theHunter: Call of the Wild
9. H1Z1: King of the Kill
10. Foxhole

 

GOG's Piñata Madness sale gives you mystery games
http://www.pcgamer.com/gogs-piata-madness-sale-gives-you-mystery-games/
Loot boxes in their many forms are big business for video games these days, but they're not just limited to in-game hats and boosts. GOG has started up Piñata Madness, where you pay a bit of money, smash open your piñata, and see what game you've received inside.

>>And that's not all, because the game Deadlight: Director's Cut is free to get for the next two days!

 

SOFTWARE

GeForce 385.28 drivers welcome the Agents of Mayhem
http://techreport.com/news/32392/geforce-385-28-drivers-welcome-the-agents-of-mayhem
The GeForce 385.28 driver update was prepared especially for Volition's Agents of Mayhem, Gaijin Entertainment's Crossout MMO, and Tripwire Interactive's Killing Floor: Incursion VR horror game.

>>As always, you can download it from here.

 

At the same time, AMD has launched the new 17.8.1 Beta 6 driver, optimized for Vega. Check it out here: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Radeon-Software-Crimson-ReLive-Edition-for-Radeon-RX-Vega-Series-Release-Notes.aspx

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Ni no Kuni is now fully playable and runs great via Vulkan on RPCS3
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ni-no-kuni-is-now-fully-playable-and-runs-great-via-vulkan-on-rpcs3/
The team behind the best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, has released a new version and we are happy to report that the first Ni no Kuni game is now almost fully playable on it. What’s also interesting is that some flickering issues that were present with the Vulkan API have been addressed, and there have been some noticeable performance improvements.

 

GoldenEye: Source – New version released, comes with a Server blacklist feature
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/goldeneye-source-new-version-released-comes-with-a-server-blacklist-feature/
The team behind GoldenEye: Source, the multiplayer total conversion modification of Half-Life 2, has released a brand new version of it. This new version comes with a Server blacklist feature in order to protect players from malicious servers.

>>You can download it from here.

 

Guard Duty is a Source Engine remake of the classic Half-Life: Blue Shift
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/guard-duty-is-a-source-engine-remake-of-the-classic-half-life-blue-shift/
Tripmine Studios has released some new comparison screenshots between its upcoming remake of Half-Life: Blue Shift in Source Engine, Guard Duty, and its original version. Guard Duty is total conversion mod, aiming to be composed of entirely custom content. In other words, think of it as the Black Mesa mod for Blue Shift.

 

Cinematic mod: Awakening aims to expand and overhaul Half-Life 2’s world, demo is now available
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cinematic-mod-awakening-overhaul-half-life-2-visuals-demo-now-available/
Remember the FakeFactory Cinematic mod for Half-Life 2. Well, NervenHölle-Team is currently working on an expanded version of it that aims to overhaul Half-Life 2’s universe. Cinematic mod: Awakening uses the Cinematic Mod 2013 platform with additional work being done by third-party/community members, and all work is done with the permission of FakeFactory’s author.

>>You can download the demo from here.

 

Grand Theft Auto V – New update for NaturalVision Remastered mod further enhances visuals
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/grand-theft-auto-v-new-update-for-naturalvision-remastered-mod-further-enhances-visuals/
Modder ‘Razed’ has released a new version of his graphics overhaul mod for Grand Theft Auto V, NaturalVision Remastered. According to the modder, this new version comes with two new optional add-on (the first one makes nights brighter and the second one removes lens-flares in third-person viewpoint), as well as additional tweaks and fixes.

>>You can download it from here.

 

Fallout 4 mod gives you a movable home base built inside a Vertibird
http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-mod-gives-you-a-movable-home-base-built-inside-a-vertibird/
Before you get too excited, let me gently give you the bad news. While this mod does let you craft a Vertibird player-home hybrid, you can't literally fly your sweet chopper-house around the game and land wherever you want. When you travel in your Vertibird, it's handled a bit like fast-travel—the screen fades to black, your hear the rotors kick in, and you're basically teleported (with some time passage) to the new location.

>>You can download it from here.

 

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed: Origins – New video details the new combat system mechanics & gladiator arenas
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/assassins-creed-origins-new-video-new-combat-system-mechanics-gladiator-arenas/
Ubisoft and IGN have shared a new gameplay video for Assassin’s Creed: Origins in which game director Ash Ismail walks us through every aspect of the brand new combat system and the gladiator arenas. Assassin’s Creed: Origins will feature a brand new combat system that seems inspired by other third-person games like Dark Souls.

 

Here is almost 40 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of Middle-earth: Shadow of War
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-almost-40-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pc-version-of-middle-earth-shadow-of-war/
Warner Bros has released a new video from a recent livestream, showing almost 40 minutes of gameplay footage from Middle-earth: Shadow of War. In this video, Monolith introduced the Cirith Ungol Shadow Of War Region. Moreover, Monolith revealed that the game was running on the PC (and on Windows 10).

>>If they keep showing gameplay, we'll end up not needing to play the game because we would have seen it all.

 

The first Destiny was, at some point, considered to be released on the PC via Steam
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-first-destiny-release-on-pc-via-steam/
Steam’s database is one of the most trustworthy places for leaks of games that were/are coming to the PC. However, this place has also hinted at some games that were considered at some point – but never got the green light – to be released on the PC. One of them was Halo 3 and it appears that the first Destiny was also considered to hit the PC via Steam.

 

Details of What To Expect When Destiny 2 Launches
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/details-of-what-to-expect-when-destiny-2-launches/
As the release date for Destiny 2 closes in details about what to expect on the launch day have been slowly dripping in with hints and rumors floating about EDGE magazine has crushed them all. The latest issue of the popular magazine EDGE featured the content for which players will be experiencing once they enter the game on launch day. Starting the game off players will have the privileged to choose from over 80 PvE missions.