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SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Quake Champions free-to-play offer extended into next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/quake-champions-free-to-play-offer-extended-into-next-week/
Quake Champions is in kind of a strange place right now. It's been publicly available for almost a year, it boasts cutting-edge gib-splosion technology, and it's good. But it's also still in Early Access on Steam, and so even though it's intended to be a free-to-play game, it is not currently free: If you want to get in, you have to pony up for the $30 Champions Pack. Until June 25, however, you do not.
It's not a free-for-keepsies offer as far as I can tell (the announcement on Steam says Bethesda is "extending free-to-play access until Monday, June 25," which reads to me to mean that access will go away when Monday arrives) but that's not a huge blow since it is, eventually, going to be free anyway.

 

Now that we're talking about Steam, let's check what else is on sale:

• The daily deal is Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/589360/Ni_no_Kuni_II_Revenant_Kingdom/
• Now I'd talk about the weeklong deals..., but they are only 3, so check them out by yourself
• Even though they're not part of the weekly sale, there are other games on sale until this Thursday, when the Summer Sale will begin. One of them is Frostpunk, 15% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/Frostpunk/
• Dead by Daylight is also on sale, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/Dead_by_Daylight/
• Mark of the Ninja is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/Mark_of_the_Ninja/
• And Trine 2; Complete Story is 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/35720/Trine_2_Complete_Story/

 

At GOG we have two new deals:

• The daily deal is Where is My Heart?, 50% off: https://www.gog.com/game/where_is_my_heart
• To celebrate the launch of Escape from Monkey Island, completing the collection of the most famous videogame pirate, the games are on sale. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/news/release_escape_from_monkey_island

 

On the Humble Store there is a Hitman Franchise sale, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hitman-franchise-sale/

 

Finally, at Fanatical there are two new deals:

• Frostpunk is 33% off for the next two days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/frostpunk
• There's a new Dollar Classics bundle, where you can get 21 games for $1: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dollar-classics-bundle

 

SOFTWARE

This Steam page lets you check how much money you've spent on video games
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-steam-page-lets-you-check-how-much-money-youve-spent-on-video-games/
Bad news: it's now possible to see how much money you've ever spent on Steam. Spotted by Venture Beat, the official Steam tool adds up every cent you've ever spent on the storefront and displays the total in USD. Similar tools exist, such as Steam Calculator, though that tool only estimates the worth of your account: this one tells you, to the cent, how much you've spent.
The Steam tool also has one other important caveat: it won't include codes you've redeemed. So if you've received a code in a bundle, or purchased one by a third-party, that price won't be included: this strictly adds up the money you've spent on Steam, and you'll probably find that all of those sales – you know, the ones where you buy games cheaply that you never get around to playing – add up.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

CEMU 1.12.2 is now available for download, optimizes performance, draw calls & code translation
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cemu-1-12-2-is-now-available-for-download-optimizes-performance-draw-calls-code-translation/
The team behind the best WiiU emulator, CEMU, has released a brand new version that is currently available to all backers. CEMU 1.12.2 adds support for gl_FrontFacing in GPU7 shaders, adds experimental UI localization, optimizes code translation, brings small improvements to generated code, fixes a bug that could cause permanent 100% CPU usage on one core and optimizes draw calls by avoiding unnecessary render state checks.

 

quake2xp is a Quake 2 graphics overhaul mod that supports real-time per-pixel lighting & shadowing
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/quake2xp-is-a-quake-2-graphics-overhaul-mod-that-supports-real-time-per-pixel-lighting-shadowing/
Modder ‘KirkBarnes’ has shared some new screenshots for his graphics overhaul mod for id Software’s classic shooter, Quake 2. These screenshots showcase Relief Mapping with self shadowing that will most probably be supported in the next version of quake2xp.
Those interested can download its latest beta version from here. We also suggest using the high-quality weapon models that modder ‘Turic’ released a while back.

 

Dark Souls New Game Plus Infinite mod might be its most gruelling yet
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-new-game-plus-infinite-mod-might-be-its-most-gruelling-yet/
There are a number of ways to make From Software's notoriously difficult Dark Souls more challenging—however Notaprofi's New Game Plus Infinite mod might be its most torturous yet.
Potentially worse than Bonewheels Everywhere, this project "extends difficulty growth of the New game pluses beyond NG+6," says its creator. "Each play-through the game will be getting harder and harder until you can't beat it. How far can you go?"
Notaprofi notes New Game Plus Infinite is exclusively compatible with Dark Souls' Prepare to Die edition, but should function with other mods installed. Full details can be found on its Nexus Mods page.

 

GAMING NEWS

Here are 16 minutes of gameplay footage from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-16-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night/
IGN has shared a new video, showing the opening 16 minutes from the E3 2018 demo build of Koji Igarashi’s spiritual successor to Castlevania, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scrolling platformer featuring RPG and crafting elements. And in case you weren’t aware of, Koji Igarashi is leading the project, with Michiru Yamane composing the music and Inti Creates leading the development.

 

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has been delayed to 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mechwarrior-5-mercenaries-has-been-delayed-to-2019/
Piranha Games’ president, Arman Nouri, has announced that MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has been delayed until 2019. And even though there isn’t any specific date yet, Piranha Games hopes to announce one at MechCon 2018 in December.

 

Need for Speed: Payback June update available for download, full patch release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/need-for-speed-payback-june-update-available-for-download-full-patch-release-notes-revealed/
Ghost Games has released a brand new update for Need for Speed Payback. According to the patch notes, the June update adds three new cars, adds AllDrive: Quick Races and Chat Wheel, adds new rims, improves various features and fixes an inconsistent color coding issue that appeared once players reached the maximum number of Wraps.

 

Frostpunk update 1.1.0 is now available, adds Survivor Mode and support for NVIDIA Ansel
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/frostpunk-update-1-1-0-is-now-available-adds-survivor-mode-and-support-for-nvidia-ansel/
11 bit studios has released a brand new patch for Frostpunk. According to the release notes, this patch adds a Survivor Mode, achievements for the Survivor Mode, quick save/load functionalities, as well as support for NVIDIA’s Ansel.