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Wednesday news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Get Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Vermintide 2 for cheap with Fanatical
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-and-vermintide-2-for-cheap-with-fanatical/
Monolith's Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is (somehow) four years old later this year—yet it remains one of the best open world action adventure games out there today.
If you somehow missed the boat/mountable Caragor the first time round, you might like to stop by Fanatical who has slashed the recommended retail value of its Game of the Year Edition by 85 percent.
That means visiting Gondor, Minas Ithil, Black Gate and beyond will costs just $2.99/£2.39 for the next 24 hours as part of the digital distributor's Best of Star Deals Week. Expect new games daily from now through Sunday—so be sure to check back each day.

 

Let's continue with the Humble Store, with two sales available:

• The first one is an Activision Sale, that will only last another 25 hours or so: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/activision-sale/
• The other one is a THQ Nordic Sale, that will last for another five days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/thq-nordic-sale

 

The game Gone Home is the star of GOG's daily deal, and it's 66% off: https://www.gog.com/game/gone_home

 

Lastly, we have Steam's Midweek Madness sales, featuring:

• The popular, and still in Early Access, title Dead Cells is 33% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/
• The Surge is 60% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/378540/The_Surge/

 

SOFTWARE

Vulkan 1.1 is now available to all developers, sporting developer-requested features
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vulkan-1-1-is-now-available-to-all-developers-sporting-developer-requested-features/
The Khronos Group, an open consortium of leading hardware and software companies creating advanced acceleration standards, announced today the release of the Vulkan 1.1 and SPIR-V 1.3 specifications. Version 1.1 expands Vulkan’s core functionality with developer-requested features, such as subgroup operations, while integrating a wide range of proven extensions from Vulkan 1.0. Khronos will also release full Vulkan 1.1 conformance tests into open source and AMD, Arm, Imagination, Intel Corporation, NVIDIA and Qualcomm have implemented conformant Vulkan 1.1 drivers.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

RPCS3 now runs Ratchet & Clank, Silent Hill: Downpour, Ni no Kuni, Godzilla and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rpcs3-now-runs-ratchet-clank-silent-hill-downpour-ni-no-kuni-godzilla-and-more/
The team behind the best Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, has published a new status report. According to the report, some Playstation 3 exclusive games are currently playable on it, thus giving PC gamers the opportunity to finally experience them.

 

Immersive Movement mod for Skyrim greatly improves the movement of the player, animals and creatures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/immersive-movement-mod-for-skyrim-greatly-improves-the-movement-of-the-player-animals-and-creatures/
Last week, we informed you about the Immersive Movement mod for Fallout 4. Created by modder Zana Daniel, this mod changes the movements of the player, animals, and all creatures in such a way that would actually make sense from a biological and physical perspective. And the modder has also brought this mod to Skyrim Special Edition.

>>And like the Fallout 4 mod, this one is also available from Nexus Mods.

 

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed Origins patch 1.4.0 is now available, full release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-origins-patch-140-is-now-available-full-release-notes-revealed/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Assassin’s Creed Origins. This patch will update your game’s version to 1.4.0 and adds a reward to the main game for completing the Discovery Tour. In addition, this patch sports a fix for New Game+ and two fixes for the Discovery Tour mode.

 

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition gets a launch trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/final-fantasy-xv-windows-edition-gets-a-launch-trailer/
Square Enix has just released the launch trailer for Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition. Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition will feature higher-quality assets than its console versions and supports minor modding capabilities at launch.

 

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – First major content for Year 3 is now available
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-siege-first-major-content-for-year-3-is-now-available/
Ubisoft announced today that “Outbreak” Event and Operation Chimera’s two new operators, the first major content for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 3, is now available. This new content is also accompanied by select modifications to the game’s various editions, first announced at the Six Invitational.

 

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is now planned for an April 2018 release
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana-is-now-planned-for-an-april-2018-release/
In an interview with Greg’s RPG HeaveN, NIS America president Takuro Yamashita revealed that the PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be released in April 2018. The game was originally meant to hit Steam in September 2017, however on its initial launch day NIS America revealed that the game was delayed.

 

State of Decay 2 will release on May 22nd, official PC requirements unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/state-of-decay-2-release-date-may-22nd-official-pc-requirements/
Microsoft has announced (thanks IGN) that State of Decay 2 will release on May 22nd. State of Decay 2 is a new survival game that is developed by Undead Labs, and will be a Play Anywhere game (meaning that it will most likely come out exclusively on the Windows Store).

>>Another one that won't launch on Steam... for now. Anyway, you can share your thoughts (if you haven't done it yet), over at shikamaru317's thread.

 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 PC update 26 is now available, adds new game mode and new map
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-3-pc-update-26-is-now-available-adds-new-game-mode-and-new-map/
Treyarch has released a brand new update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. According to the release notes, this patch brings a new game mode (Infected) as well as a new map (Redwood Snow). In addition, this patch packs some security improvements and general performance updates.

 

Medieval fantasy retro FPS that is inspired by Heretic, AMID EVIL, hits Early Access on March 12th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/medieval-fantasy-retro-fps-that-is-inspired-by-heretic-amid-evil-hits-early-access-on-march-12th/
New Blood Interactive has released a new video, showing 5 minutes of gameplay footage from its upcoming medieval fantasy retro FPS that is inspired by Heretic, AMID EVIL. This video shows off the Hordes of Evil mode and the team has also revealed that the game will hit Steam Early Access on March 12th.

 

Devil May Cry HD Collection appears to have some tech issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/devil-may-cry-hd-collection-appears-to-have-some-tech-issues/
While Devil May Cry HD Collection releases on March 13th, Twitch Prime members were able to get their hands on the first Devil May Cry HD Remaster. And according to some early reports, there are some minor technical issues with this upcoming collection.

Last edited by JEMC - on 07 March 2018