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

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Doing this on a holiday that ALSO happens to be Monday...*sigh* Let's go with the news, and sorry if I didn't catch an April's fool joke:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Grand Theft Auto V surpass 33 & 10 million Steam sales, respectively
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-and-grand-theft-auto-v-surpass-33-10-million-steam-sales-respectively/
It appears that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Grand Theft Auto V are still among the best selling PC games on Steam. According to the latest Steamspy stats, Bluehole’s battle-royale title has surpassed 33 million copies.

 

Fortnite and Call of Duty: WWII drove digital game spending in February
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-and-call-of-duty-wwii-drove-digital-game-spending-in-february/
The latest Superdata report says the worldwide digital videogames market grew six percent year-over-year in February 2018, hitting $9.1 billion in total. Interestingly, social, pay-to-play (subscription-based), and free-to-play markets on PC are actually all down slightly, but the premium PC market—that is, games that you actually have to buy if you want to play them—is up by 33 percent.

 

Time to check GOG and its two new sales:

• The daily deal is Mages of Mystralia, 40% off: https://www.gog.com/game/mages_of_mystralia
• The weekly sale, dubbed A little less conversation, has a nice selection of action games up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180402_weekly_sale

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

CEMU 1.11.6 is now available, improves emulation compatibility, adds UI game list
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cemu-1-11-6-is-now-available-improves-compatibility-adds-ui-game-list/
The team behind the best WiiU emulator, CEMU, has released a brand new version. CEMU 1.11.6 is now available to all Patreon backers and will be made available to the public on April 3rd.

 

Here is your first look at The Last Of Us and Red Dead Redemption running on the PC via emulation
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-your-first-look-at-the-last-of-us-and-red-dead-redemption-running-on-the-pc-via-emulation/
John GodGames Emus has shared some videos, showing The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption running on the PC via emulation thanks to RPCS3. RPCS3 is the best emulator for Playstation 3 and as we can see, Red Dead Redemption runs without major graphical glitches, though performance is still not that great.

 

New Project Lambda screenshots, Half-Life in Unreal Engine 4, look gorgeous
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-project-lambda-screenshots-half-life-in-unreal-engine-4-look-gorgeous/
SilverTM has released some new screenshots from its fan remake/project of Half Life/Black Mesa in Unreal Engine 4. This project will feature only the first chapter from Valve’s classic shooter, and will be made available to the public once it’s done.

 

This mod for Need for Speed removes its annoying chromatic aberration and vignette effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-for-need-for-speed-removes-its-annoying-chromatic-aberration-and-vignette-effects/
Modder ‘GrosRelou’ has released a new mod for the 2016 version of Need for Speed that removes its annoying chromatic aberration and vignette effects. Chromatic aberration is perhaps the worst effect we’ve ever seen, and every developer should be offering options to disable it. And when that is not possible, we have to rely on such mods, so thank God for modders.

>>Download it from Nexus Mods.

 

Extreme Wolfenstein Version 4 adds new map-based enhancements, new graphics, new enemies and grenades
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/extreme-wolfenstein-version-4-adds-new-map-based-enhancements-new-graphics-new-enemies-and-grenades/
Modder ‘Sigma64’ has released a new version of his Extreme mod for Wolfenstein 3D. In case you weren’t aware of, Extreme Wolfenstein is a gameplay enhancement mod for modern gamers. This mod makes enemies stronger, smarter, and better equipped and some boss levels are automatically tweaked, to include mini-bosses or different items.

>>This mod is available from ModDB.

 

Rise of Mordor, a Lord of the Rings conversion mod for Total War: Attila, hits first public alpha
https://www.pcgamer.com/rise-of-mordor-a-lord-of-the-rings-conversion-mod-for-total-war-attila-hits-first-public-alpha/
Total War: Rise of Mordor is a conversion mod for Total War: Attila that, in its final form, will let you play through a newly-crafted campaign featuring 19 factions from Middle Earth. You can take your first peek at it now thanks to a public alpha released this week that will hand you control over some of the factions and let you play around with custom units that are based on the ones you'll have seen in the films.

>>The mod is also available from ModDB.

 

GAMING NEWS

New Dynasty Warriors 9 update adds Photo Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-dynasty-warriors-9-update-adds-photo-mode/
KOEI Tecmo has released a new update for Dynasty Warriors 9. Instead of focusing on improving the game’s overall performance, though, this update adds a Photo Mode. Yes, a Photo Mode, because apparently this is more important than improving the actual gaming experience.

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Patch 1.4.1 released, fixes corrupted saves
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-patch-1-4-1-released-fixes-corrupted-saves/
Yesterday, Warhorse Studios released a new major update for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This patch introduced a new HD Texture Pack, new HD Audio, and fixed 200 major bugs. However, it appears that this patch also corrupted some save files. Thankfully, the team was quick to react and released a hotfix that resolves this issues.

 

New BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle gameplay trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-blazblue-cross-tag-battle-gameplay-trailer-released/
Arc Systems has released a new gameplay trailer for its new anime 2v2 fighting game, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. Alongside some new gameplay footage, this trailer also gives us a glimpse at its story mode, as well as its cinematic opening.

 

New screenshots released for Unreal Engine 4-powered open-world survival game, SCUM
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-unreal-engine-4-powered-open-world-survival-game-scum/
Gamepires has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming open-world survival game that will be powered by Unreal Engine 4, SCUM. SCUM aims to evolve the multiplayer open world survival game with unprecedented levels of character customization, control, and progression where knowledge and skills are the ultimate weapons for long-term survival.

 

Star Citizen Alpha 3.1 is now available, new details and screenshots unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-1-is-now-available-new-details-and-screenshots-unveiled/
Roberts Space Industries and Cloud Imperium Games have announced the release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.1 to its eager fan base. Star Citizen is an epic first-person experience where players fly highly detailed space ships, battle on foot through massive environments, explore life-sized planets and moons, and discover boundless adventure in an ever-changing and expanding galaxy.

>>It's almost like they read me complaining... too bad the article is from yesterday.

 

Amazon Game Studios cancels its team battle sport game that would be using its Lumberyard Engine, Breakaway
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amazon-game-studios-cancels-its-team-battle-sport-that-would-be-using-its-lumberyard-engine-breakaway/
Amazon Game Studios has announced that it has cancelled the development of its team battle sports game that would be the first one using its Lumberyard Engine, Breakaway. The team claimed that it was unable to achieve the breakthrough that made the game what it hoped it could be, and such as it has decided to focus on new ideas.

 

Ken Silverman’s BUILD2 Engine is available for download, lets you create your own retro FPS games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ken-silvermans-build2-engine-is-available-for-download-lets-you-create-your-own-retro-fps-games/
I’m pretty sure that most of you retro fans already know the BUILD Engine. This first-person shooter engine, created by Ken Silverman, powered some classic FPS games such as Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood, Powerslave and Redneck Rampage. And we are happy to report that its successor, BUILD2 Engine, is now available for download and is distributed for free to everyone.

 

New Survarium screenshots showcase brand new graphics renderer
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-survarium-screenshots-showcase-brand-new-graphics-renderer/
Vostok Games has released three new screenshots for its free to play post-apocalyptic online FPS game, Survarium, showcasing the brand new graphics renderer. According to the team, these are WIP screenshots, meaning that the final game may look even better.

 

Darksiders 3 may release this August according to EB Games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/darksiders-3-may-release-this-august-according-to-eb-games/
EB Games may have just leaked the release date for Darksiders 3. The online store updated the release date for this brand new Darksiders game, hinting at an August 8th release. And while EB Games was quick to restore the placeholder date – that it has been using these past months – some users were able to capture a screenshot from the updated page.

 

Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown will receive major performance improvements next week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cryteks-hunt-showdown-will-receive-major-performance-improvements-next-week/
Crytek has announced that next week it will release a major performance patch for the Early Access version of its first-person PvP bounty hunting game, Hunt: Showdown. According to the team, the general smoothness and response of the game should increase and in many cases overall framerate should also increase with this patch.