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Friday news!

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

The Humble Store is having a Paradox Weekend sale, with games reaching an up to 75% discount: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/paradox-weekend-sale/

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Castlevania: Simon’s Destiny, Castlevania total conversion mod for GZDOOM, is now available for download
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/castlevania-simons-destiny-castlevania-total-conversion-mod-gzdoom-now-available-download/
Back in September, we informed you about a Castlevania total conversion mod for GZDoom, called Castlevania: Simon’s Destiny. Castlevania: Simon’s Destiny aims to reinvent the very first NES title of the franchise with a nostalgic yet brand new first person gameplay. And we are happy to report that this total conversion is available for download.

>>And you can download it from moddb.

 

GAMING NEWS

Monster Hunter World won’t feature any micro-transactions or loot boxes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-wont-feature-micro-transactions-loot-boxes/
In an interview with Gamespot, Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said that Monster Hunter World won’t feature loot boxes. Or micro-transactions. And that’s because the concept of randomized items has already been implemented in Monster Hunter World.

 

Wolfenstein 2 tech details: +30k drawcalls & up to +6 million triangles per frame, volumetric fog, tessellated water surface and more
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-2-tech-details-30k-drawcalls-6-million-triangles-per-frame-volumetric-fog-tessellated-water-surface/
id Software’s Lead Renderer Programmer, Tiago Sousa, has shared some interesting tech details about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. According to Sousa, Wolfenstein 2 sports almost 30X more drawcalls than DOOM, something that could explain why this game is a bit more demanding that it.

 

Destiny 2 – Patch 1.0.6 is now available and addresses memory leaks, introduces stuttering issues
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2-patch-1-0-6-now-available-addresses-memory-leaks-introduces-stuttering-issues/
Bungie has released a new update for Destiny 2. According to the release notes, the Destiny 2 patch 1.0.6 fixes a memory leak that caused gradual performance degradation over time. However, it appears that this new patch has introduced some annoying stuttering issues.

 

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA has been delayed to 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ys-viii-lacrimosa-dana-delayed-2018/
NIS America has announced that the PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA has been delayed once again. The game was originally meant to hit the PC this September, however it was delayed due to continued efforts in improving its gameplay quality. While NIS America did not reveal any ETA when it announced that delay, we were hoping for a 2017. However, this won’t be the case.

 

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation – Update 2.6 is now available, brings new tutorials and UI improvements
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ashes-singularity-escalation-update-2-6-now-available-brings-new-tutorials-ui-improvements/
Stardock has released a v2.6 update for its massive-scale RTS game, Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation. In addition to the new tutorials, the update includes several improvements, a new Quantum Upgrade, a rework of air production for the Substrate faction, adjustments to the way players repair their forces, and more.

 

Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Patch 1.05 addresses audio static bug, brings bug fixes & improvements
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/middle-earth-shadow-war-patch-1-05-addresses-audio-static-bug-brings-bug-fixes-improvements/
Monolith has released a brand new update for Middle-earth: Shadow of War. According to the release notes, the Shadow of War patch 1.05 addresses the audio static issue we previously reported. In addition, this patch comes with various minor bug fixes and improvements.