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

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Monday again. Time for the news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
3. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
4. NieR:Automata
5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Year 3 Pass
6. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
7. Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger
8. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition
9. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
10. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

 

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has sold 500K units in less than a week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-vermintide-2-has-sold-500k-units-in-less-than-a-week/
Fatshark today announced that Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has surpassed 500,000 units sold just days after being released on PC. As the team revealed, 204 million minutes have been watched on Twitch and 50 billion enemies have been killed.

 

Astroneer gets 20 percent discount, dev diary shows off splitters and power system skill ceiling
https://www.pcgamer.com/astroneer-gets-20-percent-discount-dev-diary-shows-off-splitters-and-power-system-skill-ceiling/
Hot on the heels of its "biggest update to date", Astroneer is going cheap on Steam this week now through March 16. Its latest developer diary explores the latest iteration of splitters—heading to the sandbox adventure 'em up next week—and the power system skill ceiling.

>>Check it out at Steam.

 

Save big on Tyranny, Dying Light, Pillars of Eternity in GOG's St Patrick's Day Sale
https://www.pcgamer.com/save-big-on-tyranny-dying-light-pillars-of-eternity-in-gogs-st-patricks-day-sale/
Saint Paddy's Day, March 17, is a celebration best known for Irish music, drinking, shamrocks, drinking, Leprechauns, Guinness, and drinking. Digital games distributor GOG now throws videogames into the green-whirring festivities with its St Patrick's Day Sale—running now through March 19.
With savings of up to 90 percent on over 300 games, highlights from the limited-time discount period include parkour-meets-zombie stomper Dying Light, and high fantasy role-players Tyranny and Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition.

>>Because of that, there are no weekly or daily deals. Check out the rest of the games on sale at GOG.com

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

New Chrono Trigger mod removes the blurry filter from sprites, tilesets and worldmap
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-chrono-trigger-mod-removes-the-blurry-filter-from-sprites-tilesets-and-worldmap/
A few days ago, we informed you about a mod for Chrono Trigger that removed the bilinear filtering from it. However, and even though things got improved, this mod did not remove the filter that was applied to the tilesets and sprites. Thankfully, though, Steam user ‘Speedwagon’ released a new mod that removes that blurry filtering.
As the modder noted, this patch/mod is based on rescaled assets from the Steam version and to bring back the good old pixelly look of the game.

>>Get the mod from Steam.

 

New Final Fantasy XV mod improves TurfEffects grass, makes it taller
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-final-fantasy-xv-mod-improves-turfeffects-grass-makes-it-taller/
Reddit’s member ‘null-subject’ has released a new mod for Final Fantasy XV. This mod improves the TurfEffects grass by making it flatten quicker and stay flattened longer. Moreover, it introduces a variant that makes the grass taller.

 

This mod adds Fortnite's building tools to CS:GO
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-mod-adds-fortnites-building-tools-to-csgo/
If you're ever having a hard time retaking B on Inferno, just build a better sightline. Created by Kinsi55, creator of CS:GO battle royale mod Go 4 The Kill, this mod demonstrates what CS:GO would play like if you could build ramps and platforms as readily as you can in Fortnite Battle Royale.

 

MiniDoom 2 is a fan-made, sidescrolling take on the classic FPS
https://www.pcgamer.com/minidoom-2-is-a-fan-made-sidescrolling-take-on-the-classic-fps/
Two years ago I wrote about a Doom fan game which imagined the ye olde shooter as a sidescrolling, Metal Slug-esque platformer. Dubbed MiniDoom, studio Calavera described it as a "very short parody game". The concept must have stuck though, because but now they've gone ahead and released MiniDoom 2, a remake of the original described as "bigger, louder and more badass".

>>The game is available from its website or Itch.io.

 

GAMING NEWS

Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Patch 1.4 will improve performance on PC, will optimize multicore CPU support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-patch-1-4-will-improve-performance-on-pc-will-optimize-multicore-cpu-support/
Even though Warhorse Studios released yesterday the highly anticipated patch 1.3 for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, its lead designer and co-founder, Daniel Vavra, revealed that the team is already working on the next patch.

 

State of Decay 2 will not feature any microtransactions
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/state-of-decay-2-will-not-feature-any-microtransactions/
During its latest official livestream, Undead Labs revealed that State of Decay 2 will not feature any microtransactions. This basically means that the game won’t feature any loot-boxes. However, the team did reveal that the game will receive expansions in the form of DLCs.

 

Tomb Raider 1, 2, 3 remasters are coming to Steam, will feature a new 3D engine, will be free to old owners
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tomb-raider-1-2-3-remasters-are-coming-to-steam-will-feature-a-new-3d-engine-will-be-free-to-old-owners/
Realtech VR has announced that it will release remastered versions of Tomb Raider 1, 2 and 3 on Steam. These remasters will be based on the mobile versions, will support OpenVR, will feature a new 3D engine, and will be free to all owners of these games.
As Realtech VR claimed, these remasters will require the purchase of the DOS version of each game being sold on Steam. In other words, think of these remasters as ZDoom which can play all Doom games.

>>Now I regret not buying them during the last sale .

 

Immortal: Unchained – First Impressions + 10 Minutes From Closed Alpha
https://www.dsogaming.com/first-impressions/immortal-unchained-first-impressions-10-minutes-from-closed-alpha/
Immortal: Unchained is an upcoming hardcore action-RPG sci-fi shooter that is set in a dark, sci-fi universe. The game is described as is described as a unique take on a well-known sub-genre, blending a third-person action shooter with a hardcore RPG. Toadman Interactive has provided with a closed alpha key for it and below you can read our first impressions of it.

 

Mount & Blade 2 now features Global Illumination, Compute Shader Skinning & Particle Shading
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mount-blade-2-now-features-global-illumination-compute-shader-skinning-particle-shading/
Taleworlds Entertainment has announced some technical new details about Mount & Blade 2. According to its developers, this upcoming medieval action RPG now features a new Global Illumination system which can correctly illuminate both static and dynamic objects.

 

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will support mouse and keyboard on the PC, preliminary PC minimum specs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-will-support-mouse-and-keyboard-on-the-pc-preliminary-pc-minimum-specs/
Activision has just revealed that the PC version of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy will support mouse and keyboard. Moreover, the preliminary PC minimum requirements for the game have just been revealed via its Steam store page.

 

New Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-screenshots-released/
Activision has released a new set of screenshots for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy features versions of Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped and dazzling “N. Hanced Fur-K” graphics. This collection comes with new lighting, animations, textures, models, and cinematics, as well as new recorded dialogue from original voice actors.

 

First Final Fantasy XV PC patch is now available, fixes framerate issues when using a summon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-final-fantasy-xv-pc-patch-is-now-available-fixes-framerate-issues-when-using-a-summon/
Square Enix has just released the first PC patch for Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition. According to the Japanese company, this first patch addresses the bug that involved the Frame Rate Per Second decreasing after summoning an astral.