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

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We've reached Friday! Let's go then by the last round of news of the week:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 has sold one million units worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sniper-ghost-warrior-3-has-sold-one-million-units-worldwide/
CI Games announced today that Sniper Ghost Warrior 3, its major first-person shooter released in April 2017, has sold more than 1 million units globally across physical and digital formats. The company also announced its financial forecast for the fiscal year 2017, as well as a significant, strategic restructuring and refocusing of its internal development team.

 

The Steam Lunar New Year Sale has begun
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-lunar-new-year-sale-has-begun/
As predicted in January, the Steam Lunar New Year Sale has begun! This sale will be a slightly shorter sale than some, running over what is basically an extended weekend and coming to an end on February 19.

 

And for the fans of fighting games, there's a Fighter Sale on the Humble Store.

 

SOFTWARE

Steam's wishlist tool has had an overhaul
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-wishlist-tool-has-had-an-overhaul/
Valve rolled out a new update to Steam's wishlist functionality today, adding a bunch of new ways to advise the UI what you want to see. First of all, various statuses will be displayed in the root wishlist list, including whether the game is in Early Access, what it's score rating is, and you'll be able to purchase without clicking through to the game page, too.

>>I've seen a lot of people complaining about it. I'm pretty much indifferent about it, with my biggest complaint being that it's on a page on its own and you can't scroll between "my wishlist", "my games" and the games I follow with just one click like before.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Star Wars Battlefront 2 mod removes the annoying Chromatic Aberration effect
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-2-mod-removes-the-annoying-chromatic-aberration-effect/
Modder ‘RGF_Lamestreamer’ has released an interesting mod for Star Wars Battlefront 2. The Full Filmic FX Remover mod removes the Lens Flare, Chromatic Aberation, Film Grain, Vignette, Radial Blur, Motion Blur and Lens Distortion effects from DICE’s latest Star Wars title.

>>You can get the mod from Nexus Mods, but you'll need the Frosty mod manager, available from here.

 

The Winner of ModDB's Endless Space 2 contest adds romanceable characters, 19 new endings
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-winner-of-moddbs-endless-space-2-contest-adds-romanceable-characters-19-new-endings/
As we reported last month, turn-based 4X 'em up Endless Space 2 recently launched a mod competition in collaboration with ModDB. The winners are now in, and lilyophelia's Endless Romance has secured first place. 'Tis Valentine's season after all.

>>Go know more about the mod, you'll have to (obviously) go to Moddb.

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance tweaks improve texture streaming, enable Volumetric Fog
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-tweaks-improve-texture-streaming-enable-volumetric-fog/
Nexusmods’ users ‘Artins90’ and ‘Moosan82’ have shared some interesting tweaks for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. These tweaks will improve texture streaming, may reduce stuttering, may improve performance on HDD disks and will enable Volumetric Fog.

>>Check the article to see what is necessary to do.

 

GAMING NEWS

New CODE VEIN screenshots showcase multiplayer and new characters
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-code-vein-screenshots-showcase-multiplayer-and-new-characters/
Bandai Namco has released new screenshots for its upcoming action RPG title CODE VEIN. According to the press release, the new screens show a first look at the game’s online multiplayer mode as well as two new characters.

 

The Bard’s Tale IV will release in Q3 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-bards-tale-iv-will-release-in-q3-2018/
InXile Entertainment has announced that The Bard’s Tale IV is currently scheduled for a Q3 2018 release. The team will also launch an alpha testing really soon, as well as a beta phase for all backers later this year.

 

Latest Forza Motorsport 7 patch adds Spectate & Seed the Grid, packs PC-specific fixes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/latest-forza-motorsport-7-patch-adds-spectate-seed-the-grid-packs-pc-specific-fixes/
Turn10 has released a brand new update for Forza Motorsport 7, adding a Spectate mode and a Seed the Grid feature. With Spectate, players can hop into public and private lobbies and view the races as they happen. On the other hand, with the Seed the Grid feature, lobby hosts now have the option to set the race grid as they see fit.

 

First YumeNikki -Dream Diary- gameplay footage surfaces
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-yumenikki-dream-diary-gameplay-footage-surfaces/
YumeNikki -Dream Diary- releases next week and YouTube’s ‘ebtvjp’ has shared a video with the first gameplay footage from this upcoming title. YumeNikki -Dream Diary- is described as a collaborative show of the utmost respect for auteur Kikiyama’s seminal release, and these screenshots show the game’s new 3D visuals.

 

Metal Gear Survive Beta 4K Screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/metal-gear-survive-beta-4k-screenshots/
The open beta phase for Metal Gear Survive is currently underway and below you can find some 4K screenshots from it. For this gallery we used the Extra High settings and kept our MSI Afterburner active in order to give you an idea of how the beta runs in 4K on a single GTX980Ti.