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And it's finally Friday!

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is free to play this weekend on Steam, download it right now
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rising-storm-2-vietnam-is-free-to-play-this-weekend-on-steam-download-it-right-now/
Tripwire has announced that Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, the next in the Rising Storm series that brings the franchise into the era of automatic rifles, man-portable grenade launchers and more modern weapons systems, is free to play this weekend on Steam. PC gamers can download and start playing this multiplayer game right now and until June 3rd.

 

Just Cause 3 is under $5 on Steam right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/just-cause-3-is-under-dollar5-on-steam-right-now/
If you've yet to play Square Enix's action set piece simulator Just Cause 3, now is probably the best time to do so: it's only $4.49 on Steam right now. Or, if you want to lash out and get all associated DLC as well, that'll set you back $6.74.
It's not just the latest instalment that's cheap. You can also get Just Cause 2 for $2.99, and the original Just Cause for a measly 97 cents.

>>This is the daily deal, so don't waste your time if you're interested.

 

Total War: Warhammer 2, Vermintide 2 going cheap in the Skulls for the Skull Throne sale
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammer-2-vermintide-2-going-cheap-in-the-skulls-for-the-skull-throne-sale/
Chaaarge! cries the Empire. Waaagh! cries the Greenskins. Saaale! cry both in unison. From now through Monday, June 4, Steam hosts the Skulls for the Skull Throne sale—a roundup of discounted Games Workshop games, including Total War: Warhammer 2, Blood Bowl 2 and Vermintide 2.
I reckon those three are the pick of the bunch—going for £29.99/$44.99 (-25%) £5.09/$6.79 (-66%) £17.84/$22.49 (-25%) respectively—but there's plenty more to sink your teeth into.

 

There are three new deals at Fanatical:

• The Star Deal is Dying Light, 66% off for the next 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dying-light
• Call of Juarez is 90$ off for the next 24 hours. It's dirt cheap! https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/call-of-juarez
• The game Smoke and Sacrifice is 25% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/smoke-and-sacrifice

 

And on the Humble Store, we have another two new deals:

• Smoke and Sacrifice is also on sale at the Humble Store, 20% off for the next week: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/smoke-and-sacrifice
• Tannenberg is 30% off for the next two days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tannenberg

 

SOFTWARE

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.5.2 available for download, fixes various game issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-edition-18-5-2-available-for-download-fixes-various-game-issues/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 18.5.2 is optimized for Budget Cuts and comes with fixes for various games.
Going into more details, this new driver fixes an application crash or hang after the initial splash screen in Sea of Thieves, the brightness or white screen issues in The Crew on daytime maps, an application hang upon changing resolution in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and Shader Cache failing to enable or not correctly caching shaders for games.

>>Download them from here.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Fallout: New Vegas fan prequel, Fallout: New California, to be released in October 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-new-vegas-fan-prequel-fallout-new-california-release-october-2018/
The team behind the total conversion mod for Fallout New Vegas, Fallout New California, announced that it will release it in October 2018. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can watch below.
Fallout: New California is a prequel to Fallout New Vegas and promises to feature hours of new gameplay, as well as a fully voiced stand alone campaign. This total conversion mod will add an all new story around a new player character, an adopted resident of Vault 18, embarking on a journey through the wastelands of the New California Republic’s Cajon Pass.

 

Fallout 4 enemy spawn mod drops 50 behemoths into the wasteland at once
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-enemy-spawn-mod-drops-50-behemoths-into-the-wasteland-at-once/
Named Spawn Grenade, this creation adds "baseball-like" grenades which generate enemies in large batches of one to 50. Everything from Bloatflies to Radroaches, Supermutants to Synths, Raiders to Behemoths can be produced at once—the sum of which looks like the header image above, and the following screens below.

 

GAMING NEWS

First free content for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is now available
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-free-content-for-warhammer-vermintide-2-is-now-available/
Fatshark today announced that the first Content Update to the million selling hit game Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is now available for free. In order to celebrate this announcement, Fatshark has also released a new trailer that you can watch below.

 

11 bit studios reveals roadmap of free content updates for Frostpunk
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/11-bit-studios-reveals-roadmap-of-free-content-updates-for-frostpunk/
11 bit studios has announced what’s to come for Frostpunk in 2018 and beyond in this handy roadmap being revealed today. Frostpunk debuted as the top selling game globally on Steam and has continued to be one of the bestsellers on PC in the weeks since release.

 

Launch trailer released for noir-influenced horror game, The Piano
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/launch-trailer-released-for-noir-influenced-horror-game-the-piano/
Mistaken Visions has revealed a brand new launch trailer for the noir-influenced horror game, The Piano, which will release via Steam on Monday June 4th. The trailer gives players a taste of the The Piano’s eerie, otherwordly atmosphere, and also provides a first taste of the game’s voice acting.

 

Haunting film noir game, Dollhouse, to be released by SOEDESCO
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/haunting-film-noir-game-dollhouse-to-be-released-by-soedesco/
SOEDESCO has announced that it will now be taking care of the digital PC version of the upcoming haunting film noir game, Dollhouse. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released some screenshots and a video announcing this partnership with Creazn Studio.

 

Maxi joins the Soul Calibur 6 roster
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/maxi-joins-the-soul-calibur-6-roster/
Bandai Namco has announced that Maxi will be joining Soul Calibur 6’s roster of playable characters. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released some new screenshots and a trailer that you can view below.

 

Football Nation VR 2018 is the first virtual reality football game, will feature a World Cup-inspired tournament
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/football-nation-vr-2018-is-the-first-virtual-reality-football-game-will-feature-a-world-cup-inspired-tournament/
CherryPop Games has announced the launch of Football Nation VR 2018 coming to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on June 7th at £9.99 with an addtional 30% discount during launch. Football Nation VR 2018 will include a free tournament content update inspired by the World Cup and owners of VRFC will receive the upgrade for free.

 

Psychological horror game, DARQ, gets a brand new teaser trailer + new screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/psychological-horror-game-darq-gets-a-brand-new-teaser-trailer-new-screenshots/
Unfold Games has released a brand new teaser trailer and some new screenshots for its psychological horror game, DARQ. DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy trapped in a lucid nightmare. While exploring the darkest corners of his subconscious, Lloyd learns how to survive by bending the laws of physics and manipulating the fluid fabric of the dream world.

 

Overload, spiritual successor to the classic Descent game, has been fully released on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/overload-spiritual-successor-to-the-classic-descent-game-has-been-fully-released-on-steam/
Revival Productions has announced that Overload, the spiritual successor to the classic six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) tunnel shooter sci-fi game Descent, is now available for PC (Windows, Mac, & Linux) for $29.99 on Steam (and will be coming soon to GoG).

 

Ubisoft confirms Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, releases a teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-confirms-assassins-creed-odyssey-releases-a-teaser-trailer/
Yesterday, it was revealed that the next Assassin’s Creed game would be called Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. And Ubisoft has just confirmed the game’s title via its official Assassin’s Creed Twitter account.

>>shikamaru317 has a thread about this announcement.

 

Vampyr gets a launch trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/vampyr-gets-a-launch-trailer/
Focus Home Interactive has released the launch trailer for its narrative-driven action-RPG, Vampyr, which releases next week on June 5th. In Vampyr you play as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a famous surgeon and blood transfusion specialist freshly turned into a vampire after arriving back in his home city of London following the Great War.

 

SG/ZH: School Girl/Zombie Hunter is coming to Steam on June 5th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sg-zh-school-girl-zombie-hunter-is-coming-to-steam-on-june-5th/
D3 Publisher has announced that Tamsoft’s third-person shooting game, SG/ZH: School Girl/Zombie Hunter, is coming to Steam on June 5th. According to its description, SG/ZH: School Girl/Zombie Hunter takes place in the prestigious Kirisaki Institute, a school that’s suddenly been surrounded by hordes of zombies and completely cut off from the outside world.

 

Wreckfest leaves Steam Early Access on June 14th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wreckfest-leaves-steam-early-access-on-june-14th/
Bugbear Entertainment has announced that its racing game, Wreckfest, has entered the final lap and is closing in on the finishing line. As such, the game will leave Steam Early Access and will be fully released on June 14th.

 

Dynasty Warriors 9 PC Update 1.09 is now available, improves mouse camera movement
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dynasty-warriors-9-pc-update-1-09-is-now-available-improves-mouse-camera-movement/
KOEI Tecmo has released a brand new update for the PC version of Dynasty Warriors 9. According to the release notes, patch 1.09 adds the setting Dynamic Camera Settings to “Options”, improves the movement of archers, soldiers and officers, and improves the behavior for controlling the camera by using a mouse.

 

Warhammer: Chaosbane is the first ARPG set in the Warhammer universe, first screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-chaosbane-is-the-first-arpg-set-in-the-warhammer-universe-first-screenshots/
Bigben, Games Workshop and Eko Software today revealed the name of the game based on the famous Warhammer license: Warhammer: Chaosbane. This adaptation of the franchise will be the first Action-RPG to take place in the Warhammer Fantasy world.

 

Final Fantasy XV Mod Organizer is coming out on June 7th, will let you create models and weapons
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xv-mod-organizer-is-coming-out-on-june-7th-will-let-you-create-models-and-weapons/
Square Enix has announced that the Mod Organizer for Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition will release on June 7th. This modding tools will allow players to create and share new models and weapons.

 

Anthem gets a new teaser trailer, full trailer coming on June 9th
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/anthem-gets-a-new-teaser-trailer-full-trailer-coming-on-june-9th/
Electronic Arts and Bioware have released a new teaser trailer for Anthem. This teaser shows 3-4 seconds of in-engine footage, so don’t expect much from it. EA also stated that the full trailer will be released on June 9th during its EA Play event.