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Friday news!

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Offworld Trading Company is free to play this weekend on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/offworld-trading-company-is-free-to-play-this-weekend-on-steam/
Stardock has announced that Offworld Trading Company is free to play starting today on Steam until May 6th, 1PM ET. Offworld Trading Company is a fast-paced economic real-time strategy from Civilization IV lead Designer, Soren Johnson.
This free to play offer features both the single-player campaign and the multiplayer modes. Furthermore, the game comes with a 50% discount during this free to play period.

 

There are two new deals at Fanatical:

• The star deal, for 24h, is Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor, 90% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/diaries-of-a-spaceport-janitor
• The other sale is, finally, a Star Wars themed one, up to 78% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/star-wars

 

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver 397.55 released, fixes GTX1060 crashing issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-hotfix-driver-397-55-released-fixes-gtx1060-crashing-issues/
Last month, NVIDIA released a new driver for its graphics card, the NVIDIA GeForce 397.31 WHQL. Among other things, that driver came with a developer preview for NVIDIA RTX ray tracing technology for DirectX 12, as well as official support for Vulkan 1.1. However, it was reported that this driver introduced some crashing issues in systems equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 graphics card. And thankfully, the green team released a new hotfix that addresses these issues.

>>Download them from here.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Fallout Liberty Hell is a Fallout 4 mod, aiming to recreate Philadelphia, new screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-liberty-hell-is-a-fallout-4-mod-aiming-to-recreate-philadelphia-new-screenshots/
Liberty Wastes Beautification Committee is currently working on a new mod for Fallout 4 that will create a post-apocalyptic Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This mod has been under development for two years, and the team has released some new screenshots and a trailer.

 

This Dark Souls mod makes the game more like Breath of the Wild
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-dark-souls-mod-makes-the-game-more-like-breath-of-the-wild/
Named The Breath of the Soul, FTRicher's latest adds new items by way of buffs and healing components. It allows weapons to be upgraded, but only by virtue of souls. It makes changes to the movesets of certain weapons. It employs new starting classes, and new starting gifts. It makes enemies drop weapons more frequently. And, the biggie, it makes the map more explorable from the outset.

 

GAMING NEWS

Demo available for survival/management game with RPG elements, Dead In Vinland
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-available-for-survival-management-game-with-rpg-elements-dead-in-vinland/
Playdius has announced that a free demo for its upcoming survival management that features some RPG elements, Dead In Vinland, is now available on Steam. As the press release reads, the Demo will allow players to experiment the first days on Dead In Vinland’s “cursed island, struggling for their survival with a deep management & crafting system and getting through strained and deadly battles.”

 

Gray Dawn is a new first-person horror game, releases in Q2 2018, first screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gray-dawn-is-a-new-first-person-horror-game-releases-in-q2-2018-first-screenshots/
Interactive Stone has announced that its new first-person horror game, Gray Dawn, will release in Q2 2018. In this first-person atmospheric thriller, you play as Father Abraham, a Swedish-born priest who is suspected of murdering one of the altar boys.

 

Second patch for Radical Heights adds new gadget & extended customization, packs performance improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-patch-for-radical-heights-adds-new-gadget-extended-customization-packs-performance-improvements/
Boss Key Productions has released the second big patch for its free to play battle royale game, Radical Heights. According to the release notes, this patch adds a new gadget, the Scanner, introduces more ways to customize your characters and adds new bike ramps.

 

Call of Duty: WWII Multiplayer is free to play this weekend
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-wwii-multiplayer-is-free-to-play-this-weekend/
Activision has announced that the multiplayer mode for Call of Duty: WWII is free to play this weekend. According to the team, all progression will carry over from free trial to full title once purchased and all inventory items and unlockables will carry over from free trial to full title once purchased.

 

Activision promises to dedicate significant resources to the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/activision-promises-to-dedicate-significant-resources-to-the-pc-version-of-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/
During its financial conference call for investors and analysts, Activision Blizzard’s Chief Operating Officer, Coddy Johnson, said that the publisher will dedicate significant resources to the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in order to offer a great PC product.

 

Pro Cycling Manager 2018 releases on June 28th, first screenshots unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-cycling-manager-2018-releases-on-june-28th-first-screenshots-unveiled/
Focus Home Interactive has announced that Pro Cycling Manager 2018, the official Tour de France 2018 video game, will release on June 28th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released its first screenshots that you can view below.