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

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Let's go with the first news of the year:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's TOP 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
4. Divinity: Original Sin 2
5. They Are Billions
6. DARK SOULS III
7. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition
8. Cuphead
9. ARK: Survival Evolved
10. Assassin's Creed Origins

 

Valve reveals Steam’s best selling titles and top new releases of 2017
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/valve-reveals-steams-best-selling-titles-and-top-new-releases-of-2017/
Valve has revealed Steam’s best selling games and top new releases of 2017. For the best selling games of 2017, Valve looked at game sales, in-game transactions, and DLC, took the top 100 products and split them into tiers. The first two tiers feature 12 games, the third tier features 16 games and the last tier features 60 games.

>>Theses is the top twelve:

1. H1Z1
2. Rocket League
3. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
4. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
5. Rainbow Six: Siege
6. ARK: Survival Evolved
7. Dota 2
8. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
9. Warframe
10. Grand Theft Auto V
11. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
12. Divinity: Original Sin II

 

Let's end this part with GOG's new weekly sale, featuring war games. Titles like This War of Mine, Men of War, Europa Universalis and many, many more can be yours for up to 85% less: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180101_weekly_sale_war_games

 

SOFTWARE

AMD will, most likely, not address the DX9 crashing issues introduced by the Adrenalin driver
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-will-most-likely-not-address-the-dx9-crashing-issues-introduced-by-the-adrenalin-driver/
Back in December, AMD released a brand new driver for its graphics cards, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition. This new driver brought some new functionalities such as a new Overlay feature (default ALT+R) allowing management of certain Radeon Settings features while in-game or on desktop such as Radeon ReLive, Radeon FreeSync, Radeon Chill, Frame Rate Target Control, Display Color, and Performance Monitoring. However, it appears that this driver also broke compatibility with some older DX9 titles.
When some users brought this information to AMD, one of the red team’s technical support engineers claimed that the company will, most likely, not address these issues.

>>Bad move from AMD. If they break something, they should fix it, period.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

You can now play Super Mario 64 in first-person perspective
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-super-mario-64-in-first-person-perspective/
Ever wondered what Super Mario 64 FPS would have looked like? Well, time to find out. Talented modder ‘Kaze Emanuar’ has released a new interesting mode for the classic Nintendo 64 game, Super Mario 64. This mode allows players to experience this iconic Super Mario game in first-person perspective.

>>This is the download link.

 

Diddy Kong Racing 64 Unreal Engine 4 Remake is now available for download
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/diddy-kong-racing-64-unreal-engine-4-remake-is-now-available-for-download/
A couple of days ago we informed you about Diddy Kong Racing 64 being recreated in Unreal Engine 4. And today, CryZENx has released this fan remake to the public. This tech demo features one stage and allows players to control Diddy Kong.
Those interested can download Diddy Kong Racing 64 Unreal Engine 4 Remake from here.

 

Mafia Remastered adds new HD textures, improves water & 3D models, enables widescreen & more
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mafia-remastered-adds-new-hd-textures-improves-water-3d-models-enables-widescreen/
Modder ‘spartaque12’ has released a brand new community modpack for the first classic Mafia game. Mafia Remastered is basically a collection of mods aiming to improve Mafia’s graphics, and all of the mods were carefully selected to maintain the game’s atmosphere.

>>Check it out at moddb.

 

New Mass Effect Texture Pack released, improves and adds a lot of HD textures
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-mass-effect-texture-pack-released-improves-and-adds-a-lot-of-hd-textures/
Modder ‘CDAMJC’ has released an Anniversary Edition of his MEUITM texture pack for the first Mass Effect game. As the title suggests, this pack adds new high-quality textures to Mass Effect in order to improve its overall visual quality.

>>You can download it from Nexus Mods.

 

Fallout 4: New Vegas – First Gameplay Footage & New Screenshots
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-4-new-vegas-first-gameplay-footage-new-screenshots/
The team behind the New Vegas mod for Fallout 4 has released the first gameplay video for it, showcasing some of its system mechanics. This video also packs some combat mechanics so you will get an idea of what you can expect from it. Furthermore, the team also released some brand new screenshots that you can view below.

 

New screenshots & gameplay video for Half Life 2 demake in Half-Life GoldSource Engine
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-screenshots-gameplay-video-for-half-life-2-demake-in-half-life-goldsource-engine/
Back in September we informed you about a demake of Half Life 2 in the Half-Life GoldSource Engine. And yesterday, the team behind it released some new WIP screenshots and a brand new gameplay video for it.

 

GAMING NEWS

Iron Harvest is a new real-time strategy game, new in-engine video showcases destructible environments
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/iron-harvest-is-a-new-real-time-strategy-game-new-in-engine-video-showcases-destructible-environments/
King Art Games has released a brand new in-engine video for Iron Harvest. Iron Harvest is a new real-time strategy game and this latest video shows off the game’s destructible environments.

 

Need for Speed Payback will get an online free roaming mode in 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/need-for-speed-payback-will-get-an-online-free-roaming-mode-in-2018/
Electronic Arts and Ghost Games have announced that Need for Speed Payback will receive an online free roaming mode in 2018. The teams did not reveal any additional information about this mode, though we expect to hear more about in the coming weeks or months.