Tuesday news:
SALES & "SALES"/DEALS
Outlast series has sold more than 15 million units
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/outlast-series-has-sold-more-than-15-million-units/
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Red Barrels’ CEO, Philippe Morin, has revealed that the Outlast series has now sold 15 million units in total. As Morin claimed, Red Barrels has earned $64 million in revenue from sales, or $45 million CAD after the distributors have taken their cut.
At GOG we have two new deals:
- Today's daily deal is Battlevoid: Harbinger at 80% off: https://www.gog.com/game/battlevoid_harbinger
- The other deal is a promo of the Legends of Eisenwald series that will last the whole week and features up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180514_eisenwald
At Steam we have the daily deal and the weeklong deals:
- The daily deal is a trap, because it's actually a weeklong sale of the publisher Playism. Up to 80% off on some titles: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/playism
- There's also the weeklong deals, with offers like:
- NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits is 10% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/57000/NyxQuest_Kindred_Spirits/
- Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville is 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/257170/Rebuild_3_Gangs_of_Deadsville/
- The Early Access title House Party is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/611790/House_Party/
- Beat Cop is 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/461950/Beat_Cop/
- Worms Armageddon is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/217200/Worms_Armageddon/
Fanatical's new Star Deal is Monster Monpiece Deluxe Bundle, 90% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/monster-monpiece-deluxe-bundle
SOFTWARE
Unity Engine 2018.2 beta now available, packs Texture Mipmap Streaming & Particle System improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unity-engine-2018-2-beta-now-available-packs-texture-mipmap-streaming-particle-system-improvements/
Unity Engine has released a new beta version of its engine, Unity Engine 2018.2. According to the release notes, the Unity Engine 2018.2 beta features Texture Mipmap Streaming and Particle System improvements, Package Manager updates, Camera Physical properties and High DPI monitor support.
MODS/EMULATORS
Here is Red Steel 2 running with 60fps on the PC thanks to the Dolphin Wii emulator
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-red-steel-2-running-with-60fps-on-the-pc-thanks-to-the-dolphin-wii-emulator/
YouTube’s ‘reznoire’ has shared a new video, showing Red Steel 2 running with 60fps on the PC thanks to the latest version of the best Wii emulator, Dolphin. In order to play the game, reznoire used a wii remote that is currently supported by the emulator.
Furthermore, reznoire used the following PC system in order to capture this gameplay footage: Intel Core i5-7600k, EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 and 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200.
Black & White 2 Redux mod adds new features, new playable creatures and improves AI
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-white-2-redux-mod-adds-new-features-new-playable-creatures-and-improves-ai/
Modder ‘Boxhead78’ has released a new mod for Lionhead’s Black & White 2. Black & White 2 Redux ams to recreate the game with an increased difficulty, and it mainly adds an improved AI, changed landscapes, minor features and a changed balance.
>>It's available from Nexus Mods.
The Witcher 3 Devil’s Pit mod will introduce proper stealth and sneaking mechanics
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-devils-pit-mod-will-introduce-proper-stealth-and-sneaking-mechanics/
In case you weren’t aware of, the Devil’s Pit mod for The Witcher 3 introduces unused area of caverns located at the Devil’s Pit quarry along with numerous enhancements to the area and additional content that can be enjoyed within the base game.
The new version of this mod that is currently under development will introduce stealth and sneaking mechanics. Upon entering the new sneaking mode all enemies turn neutral (if initiated before combat). Visual detection range is based on field of view cone with up to 55 degrees to the sides (total FOV of 110) and 20 meters forward, measured from position and rotation of the head. Those parameters change depending on time of day, location and weather condition.
>>Also available from Nexus Mods.
GTA 5 gets a cloud retexture mod that's out of this world
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-gets-a-cloud-retexture-mod-thats-out-of-this-world/
Grand Theft Auto 5 looks lovely in its vanilla PC state—but overhaul mods like Jamal Rashid's Natural Vision Remastered elevate San Andreas almost to the point of photorealism. The most recent aesthetic-adjuster to catch my eye is Modojo's New Clouds for Visual V. It is gorgeous. VisualV, for those unaware, is another popular GTA 5 overhaul project which, at the time of writing, has been downloaded over 660,000 times. New Clouds for Visual V is a work-in-progress endeavour that leans on that to retexture the San Andreas sky. The results are stunning.
GAMING NEWS
Bigben Interactive has acquired the developers of Styx and Call of Cthulhu, Cyanide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bigben-interactive-has-acquired-the-developers-of-styx-and-call-of-cthulhu-cyanide/
Bigben has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Cyanide, a French studio developing video games. As the press release reads, in the wake of Bigben’s increased stake in the capital of the Kylotonn Racing studio, this transaction will allow the Group, until now a publisher and distributor of video games, to fully integrate the development phase of games.
Boss Key Productions is no more, servers for Radical Heights will remain live
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/boss-key-productions-is-no-more-servers-for-radical-heights-will-remain-live/
Cliff Bleszinski has just announced that Boss Key Productions has shut down. Bleszinski was honest about the reasons behind the closure of his new studio, claiming that LawBreakers was a financial failure (something most of us already knew) and that Radical Heights was too late to the party.
>>There's a thread about it, made by walterbates.
Here are the first 17 minutes from State of Decay 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-the-first-17-minutes-from-state-of-decay-2/
Microsoft and IGN have released a new gameplay video, showing the first 17 minutes from State of Decay 2. State of Decay 2 is a new survival game that promises to immerse players in an all-new, multiplayer zombie survival fantasy.
EIDOS Montreal is currently working on Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Avengers and an unannounced game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/eidos-montreal-is-currently-working-on-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-the-avengers-and-an-unannounced-game/
In an interview with Venturebeat, EIDOS Montreal studio head, David Anfossi, confirmed that the team is working on three games. The first game is Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the second is The Avengers, and the third is an unannounced title.
ZONE OF THE ENDERS: THE 2nd RUNNER MARS releases on September 6th, new screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/zone-of-the-enders-the-2nd-runner-mars-releases-on-september-6th-new-screenshots/
Konami announced today that ZONE OF THE ENDERS: The 2nd RUNNER MARS will release on September 6th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Konami released some new screenshots and a trailer that you can view below.
Demo available for Solar Warden; space combat game from Star Citizen’s ex-lead technical designer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-for-solar-warden-space-combat-game-from-star-citizens-ex-lead-technical-designer-now-available/
Polar Zenith has released a demo for its six-degrees-of-freedom space combat game, Solar Warden. This demo will allow players to take control of the Solar Warden fleet defending planet Earth against a short number of incoming waves of meteors filled with the hostile space based aliens – the Silicoid.
>>You can download the demo from indieDB.
MotoGP 18 gets a new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/motogp-18-gets-a-new-gameplay-trailer/
Milestone has released a new gameplay trailer for MotoGP 18. MotoGP 18 will give players the opportunity to take part in the best motorcycle racing show on earth, featuring all the official content from 2018 MotoGP season and exclusive improved features which will set a completely new level of realism and immersion.
F1 2018 releases on August 24th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/f1-2018-releases-on-august-24th/
Codemasters has just announced that F1 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, will release on August 24th. The team also shared the game’s logo, as well as some small generic details about its Career mode.
RAGE 2 – Official Gameplay Trailer Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/rage-2-official-gameplay-trailer-released/
As promised, Bethesda has released the first official gameplay trailer for RAGE 2. In RAGE 2, players will dive headfirst into a dystopian world devoid of society, law, and order. Players can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
>>And we even have some screenshots.
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