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Thursday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam Autumn 2017 sale has been launched
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-autumn-2017-sale-launched/
Valve has just launched its annual Steam Autumn sale. This sale will last until November 28th and players can find some sweet deals for a variety of PC games. Every day Valve will feature new titles on its frontpage, so we strongly suggest visiting Steam on a daily basis.

 

The Steam Link is on sale for $5
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-link-is-on-sale-for-5/
I bought a Steam Link just a couple months ago, so it naturally makes sense that it would go on sale for a fraction of what I paid. And I do mean a fraction: the Steam Link is on sale at GameStop for a surprising 90% off, dropping the price from it's usual $49.99 down to a measly $5 (though you'll have to pay shipping and handling as well). If the GameStop link sells out, it's also available direct from Steam.

>>It's also 90% off at Steam.

 

SOFTWARE

VRMark Cyan Room DirectX 12 benchmark now available, appears to run amazing on AMD’s GPUs
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/vrmark-cyan-room-directx-12-benchmark-now-available-appears-run-amazing-amds-gpus/
Futuremark has announced the release of VRMark Cyan Room. VRMark Cyan Room is a VR benchmark that uses a pure DirectX 12 engine built in-house and optimized for VR. This benchmark tool features a large, complex environment and many eye-catching effects.

>>The benchmark is on sale at Steam, 75% off (in case you're interested in it).

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Half-Life 2 work-in-progress mod adds new weapons, improved AI, dismemberment mechanics
http://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-2-work-in-progress-mod-adds-new-weapons-improved-ai-dismemberment-mechanics/
We may never see a third Half-Life game, but Half-Life 2 continues to thrive—not least by way of its ever-intriguing community and catalogue of player-made mods—despite its age.
Gunship Mark II's work-in-progress Half-Life 2: MMod has been around for some time, however is now gearing up for release and has a new trailer.

>>Check out the mod's page at moddb.

 

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed: Origins still needs further optimization improvements, patch 1.05 benchmarked
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-origins-still-needs-optimization-improvements-patch-1-05-benchmarked/
Assassin’s Creed: Origins is a pretty interesting case on the PC. Ubisoft’s latest title is among the most demanding PC games of 2017. And while it scales wonderfully on more than four CPU cores/threads, the game suffers from optimization issues. The French company has just released a new patch for the PC version and so we decided to benchmark it.

 

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus gets a free trial
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolfenstein-ii-new-colossus-gets-free-trial/
Bethesda has announced the release of a free trial for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. This free trial will let gamers play through the entire first level of the game.
Naturally, and as with most free trials, those who choose to upgrade to the full version of the game will be able to keep all of their save data.

>>The game is 50% off due to the actual sales, so it's the perfect moment to try it and then decide.

 

First ELEX patch fixes crashes on 16-core CPUs, brings various gameplay tweaks and fixes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-elex-patch-fixes-crashes-16-core-cpus-brings-various-gameplay-tweaks-fixes/
Piranha Bytes has released the first patch for its latest action RPG, ELEX. According to the release notes, this patch fixes some crashes for systems with more than 16 logical CPU cores. In addition, this patch fixes saving for all Windows user, as well as some freezes in tutorials.

 

Action JRPG, Tokyo Xanadu eX+, is coming to Steam on December 8th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/action-jrpg-tokyo-xanadu-ex-coming-steam-december-8th/
Aksys Games has announced that Nihon Falcom’s action JRPG, Tokyo Xanadu eX+, will release on Steam on December 8th. The Steam version will support 60FPS along with new scenarios, new playable characters, new modes and more.

 

Project CARS 2 demo releases later today
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/project-cars-2-demo-releases-later-today/
Slightly Mad Studios and Bandai Namco announced that the official Project CARS 2 demo will release later today. This demo was designed and created to allow players to get a taste of the racing action on offer in the full game.

>>And the game is 40% off at Steam.