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

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Monday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. SpellForce 3
4. Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Italia
5. Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
6. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
7. Call of Duty: WWII
8. Nioh: Complete Edition / 仁王 Complete Edition
9. Divinity: Original Sin 2
10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Year 2 Pass

 

Rainbow Six Siege hits 100,000 concurrent Steam users following White Noise update
http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-hits-100000-concurrent-steam-users-following-white-noise-update/
Rainbow Six Siege's White Noise update, which Evan got a sneak peak at last month, dropped this week and helped the game to reach its highest Steam player count ever, two years after it first released.

 

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is now available for free on UPLAY until December 18th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-black-flag-is-now-available-for-free-on-uplay-until-december-18th/
After the amazing free giveaway of World in Conflict Complete Edition, Ubisoft is now offering Assassin’s Creed Black Flag for free. From now and until December 18th, PC gamers can log onto UPLAY and acquire their free copy.

 

If we look at GOG, we see that they don't have their usual weekly sale online, and also that their Slitherine sale will last another 15 days... can we be on the verge of GOG's Winter/X-mas sale?

 

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 388.59 WHQL driver is optimized for Fallout 4 VR, adds support for NVIDIA TITAN V
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-388-59-whql-driver-is-optimized-for-fallout-4-vr-adds-support-for-nvidia-titan-v/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 388.59 WHQL driver offers optimal performance in Fallout 4 VR. Moreover, this driver adds official support for the newly announced NVIDIA TITAN V GPU.

>>You can download them from here.

 

Valve quietly launches Steam's anti-key-scamming Curator Connect feature
http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-quietly-launches-steams-anti-key-scamming-curator-connect-feature/
As we learned earlier this year, Steam's Curator Connect feature stands to let developers search for appropriate Curators, and send them copies of their games directly through Steam. In what Tyler aptly described as a "formalized, proactive system for PR", the feature aims to prevent fraudsters from obtaining and reselling Steam keys.
According to Kotaku UK, Steam's Curator Connect is now operational, having spent the last several weeks in closed beta.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

DOOM is now 24 years old and here are some of its best total conversion mods
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-is-now-24-years-old-and-here-are-some-of-its-best-total-conversion-mods/
DOOM has turned today 24 years old. On December 10th, 1993, id Software released the game that changed the first-person genre forever. And in order to celebrate the game’s 24th anniversary, we’ve decided to share with you some of its greatest total conversion mods.

 

Skyrim: Lordbound is an expansion-sized mod packing 30+ hours of gameplay, new screenshots released
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/skyrim-lordbound-is-an-expansion-sized-mod-packing-30-hours-of-gameplay-new-screenshots-released/
Modder ‘Arcky’ and his team are currently working on an expansion-sized mod for Skyrim, Skyrim: Lordbound. Skyrim: Lordbound will feature a whole new storyline and region for players to explore and promises to offer 30+ hours of new content, non-linear quests, new weapons/armor and more.

 

New Mafia: Redux screenshots showcase new textures and 2D/3D assets
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-mafia-redux-screenshots-showcase-new-textures-and-2d-3d-assets/
Last week, we informed you about a new graphics mod for the first classic Mafia game called Mafia Redux. Created by modder ‘GhostCZMods’, this mod aims to add new textures and 2D/3D assets to it. Mafia Redux 1.1 will release in January 2018 and GhostCZMods shared with us some new screenshots from it.

 

GAMING NEWS

The Evil Within 2 – Free trial is now available
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-evil-within-2-free-trial-is-now-available/
Bethesda has announced that a free trial is now available for The Evil Within 2. This free trial will let players experience the terrifying opening chapters of the game.

 

Call of Duty: WWII – New PC update available, implements all previous console balance tweaks & fixes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-wwii-new-pc-update-available-implements-all-previous-console-balance-tweaks-fixes/
Sledgehammer Games has released a new patch for the PC version of Call of Duty WWII. According to the release notes, this PC update brings the PC version up to date with the version available on current-gen consoles. This basically means that Sledgehammer has implemented all the balance tweaks and fixes that were made previously available only on consoles.

 

Okami HD – PC version will support mouse+keyboard but will be locked at 30fps
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/okami-hd-pc-version-will-support-mousekeyboard-but-will-be-locked-at-30fps/
Okami HD releases in a couple of days and Capcom’s Chief Operating Officer, Wbacon, has revealed some new information about the PC version. According to Wbacon, the PC version of Okami HD will support mouse and keyboard. And while these are amazing news for PC gamers, Wbacon stated that the PC version will be locked at 30fps.

>>BOOOO!!!

 

New gameplay trailer released for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-blazblue-cross-tag-battle/
Arc System Works has released a new gameplay trailer for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be a 2v2 fighting game that will be releasing on the PC.

 

Monster Hunter World gets an amazing new gameplay trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/monster-hunter-world-gets-an-amazing-new-gameplay-trailer/
Capcom has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Monster Hunter World. In Monster Hunter: World, players will have a wide variety of gear to assist them in navigating the fantastical environments in the game, including the Glider mantle.

 

TimeSplitters Rewind is still alive, new screenshots released
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/timesplitters-rewind-is-still-alive-new-screenshots-released/
It’s been a while since our last look at the fan-made remake of TimeSplitters 1, 2 & 3, TimeSplitters Rewind, right? In fact, back in July, the team claimed that it was experiencing development issues due to CRYENGINE. However, TimeSplitter Rewind is still alive and Cinder Interactive Arts has released some new screenshots from it.

 

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries releases in December 2018 & will support mods
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries-releases-on-december-2018-will-support-mods/
Piranha Games president, Russ Bullock, revealed at MechCon 2017 that MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will release in December 2018. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will be the first standalone single-player MechWarrior title in development for PC in nearly 15 years, and will feature intense PvE ‘Mech combat in an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice.

 

Antigraviator is a new WipeOut-inspired game that is coming to the PC in 2018, gets teaser trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/antigraviator-is-a-new-wipeout-inspired-game-that-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-2018-gets-teaser-trailer/
Cybernetic Walrus is currently working on a new WipeOut-inspired anti-gravity racing game called Antigraviator. Antigraviator will be using the Unity Engine, is scheduled for a Q2 2018 release, and Cybernetic Walrus has released a brand new teaser trailer for it.

 

First official trailer released for Overkill’s The Walking Dead, release date set for Fall 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-official-trailer-released-for-overkills-the-walking-dead-release-date-set-for-fall-2018/
505 Games, OVERKILL and Starbreeze Studios have released the first official trailer for Overkill’s The Walking Dead. This trailer introduces us to Aidan, the game’s first playable character. However, this is just a CGI trailer and not a gameplay trailer.

 

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection features 12 Street Fighter games, releases in May 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/street-fighter-30th-anniversary-collection-features-12-street-fighter-games-releases-in-may-2018/
Capcom has just announced Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. This new collection features 12 Street Fighter games and will release in May 2018. In order to celebrate this announcement, Capcom also released a trailer dedicated to this collection that you can watch below.

>>You can share your thoughts at Green098's thread... and, in case you were hoping to get it physically (!), check out Ruler's thread.

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance won’t feature any microtransactions, gets brand new screenshots
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-wont-feature-any-microtransactions-gets-brand-new-screenshots/
Warhorse Studios has announced that Kingdom Come: Deliverance won’t feature any microtransactions. This is definitely something that will please a lot of gamers as Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a highly anticipated single-player game.