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SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

For the first time, PUBG is on sale on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/for-the-first-time-pubg-is-on-sale-on-steam/
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been $30 on Steam since its Early Access release in March of 2017. It didn't participate in any seasonal Steam sales, or run special promotions of its own. It never needed to, having sold millions of copies in just over a year, but now for the first time ever, PUBG is 33 percent off on Steam, bringing it to $20 (or £18.08).

>>It will be on sale until July 5th, so you have time to think about it. Meanwhile here are the rest of the Steam deals:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Abandon Ship, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/551860/Abandon_Ship/
• Railway Empire is the first of the two Midweek Madness deals (that will last just a bit more than 24 hours), 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/Railway_Empire/
• The Life is Strange franchise is on sale, with up to 75% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/life-is-strange/

 

GOG's daily deal is Tetrobot and Co., 80% off: https://www.gog.com/game/tetrobot_and_co

 

On the Humble Store, there are two new deals:

• Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Gold Edition is 75% cheaper for the next 25 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion-gold-edition
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is also on sale on the Store, 33% off too for the next 15 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/playerunknowns-battlegrounds

 

Finally, at Fanatical there's one new bundle, but a very good one. The Indie Legends 8 bundle includes 10 games like the Broken Sword Trilogy or Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered with a huge discount. The bundle will last 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-8-bundle

 

SOFTWARE

Steam now has developer and publisher 'Homepages'
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-now-has-developer-and-publisher-homepages/
Steam's move into the modern age has taken another step forward with the launch, in beta, of Publisher and Developer Homepages. The new pages give Steam users the ability to follow individual developers and publishers, and to be automatically notified when they release new games, while studios can far more easily and effectively show off their wares.
Under the old system, developer and publisher pages were simply ugly lists of games, prices, and a very general indication of Steam user ratings. The new homepages provide a much more attractive and flexible layout with more detailed information about each game offered, slots for top sellers, new and upcoming releases, and games on sale, and an 'about' page.

 

Popular antivirus software may corrupt Dark Souls Remastered save files
https://www.pcgamer.com/popular-antivirus-software-may-corrupt-dark-souls-remastered-save-files/
As detailed throughout the Dark Souls subreddit, Dark Souls remastered players using both BitDefender and Windows Defender have reported corrupted save files, indefinite load times and instances where cloud sync services—Google Drive, for example—interprets save files as "in use" and therefore makes them inaccessible. It seems the problem has been kicked up to publisher Bandai Namco. Under the headline "Warning: BitDefender and Windows Defender may treat DS:R saves as corrupted files", here's Dark Souls community manager Izmar.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

A coder spent 1,200 hours reverse-engineering Diablo's source code
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-coder-spent-1200-hours-reverse-engineering-diablos-source-code/
A coder who goes by the name of GalaxyHaxz has uploaded a reverse-engineered version of the original Diablo source code. According to this GitHub post, it took them over 1,200 hours over the course of "6-12 months", in bid to ensure "that everything is preserved."
Devilution, as the project is known, doesn't contain any of the original game's assets so don't expect a free copy of the classic action slasher. Do however expect an accessible project that aims to make things "much easier" to support and maintain into the future.

 

FO4 Landscape Overhaul HD mod brings 2K HD landscape textures to Fallout 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fo4-landscape-overhaul-hd-mod-brings-2k-hd-landscape-textures-to-fallout-4/
Modder ‘luxor8071’ has released a new texture pack for Fallout 4 that aims to improve its landscape textures. According to its description, the FO4 Landscape Overhaul HD mod is a realistic and high detailed HD texture overhaul and all ground textures are in 2K resolution, featuring diffuse, normal and specular maps.
Those interested can download the FO4 Landscape Overhaul HD texture pack from here.

 

Mod brings Cyberdog Rex from New Vegas to Fallout 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/mod-brings-cyberdog-rex-from-new-vegas-to-fallout-4/
You probably remember Cyberdog Rex from Fallout: New Vegas. Rex was a former police dog who was cybernetically enhanced, and while many of his parts were replaced with robotics he remained 100% A Very Good Boy. A quest in New Vegas involved finding Rex a replacement brain, as his organic one had begun to deteriorate.
While Fallout fans also love Dogmeat, it's nice to see Rex again, and you can bring him to Fallout 4 with the Project Cyberdog Rex Dogmeat Replacer mod created by Shadowliger. This is a replacer mod and is a visual change only, though the modder is apparently working on a larger Cyberdog mod.

 

GAMING NEWS

Aggelos is a Wonder Boy in Monster World-inspired retro platformer, available now on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/aggelos-is-a-wonder-boy-in-monster-world-inspired-retro-platformer-available-now-on-the-pc/
PQube, LookAtMyGame and developer Wonderboy Bobi have announced that Aggelos, a new, retro-styled 2D action-adventure, is now available on Steam. Aggelos is described as a mesmerizing new action-RPG that looks like it was plucked straight out of the 16-bit era but plays like a modern-day marvel.

 

Anima: Gate of Memories – The Nameless Chronicles is now available on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anima-gate-of-memories-the-nameless-chronicles-is-now-available-on-the-pc/
BadLand Publishing has announced that Anima: Gate of Memories – The Nameless Chronicles is now available on Steam. As the press release reads, the Nameless Chronicles will take players back to the events that gave birth to the first Anima, but from the standpoint of the enemy side.

 

Circle Empires is a new real-time strategy game, coming out in August 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/circle-empires-is-a-new-real-time-strategy-game-coming-out-in-august-2018/
Iceberg Interactive and developer Luminous announced a new PC real-time strategy game, called Circle Empires. As the press release reads, Circle Empires started as an indie demo which was available on Game Jolt and has been downloaded by well over 150.000 strategy fans.

 

Valkyria Chronicles 4 releases on September 25th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valkyria-chronicles-4-releases-on-september-25th/
SEGA has announced that Valkyria Chronicles 4 will release on September 25th. The PC version of Valkyria Chronicles 4 will support 4K resolutions, customisable keyboard and mouse controls, as well as ultra-widescreen monitors.

 

Here are 22 minutes of gameplay footage from Overkill’s The Walking Dead
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-22-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-overkills-the-walking-dead/
Polygon has shared a new video, showing 22 minutes of gameplay footage from the E3 2018 demo of Overkill’s The Walking Dead. This video will give you an idea of what you can expect from this first-person The Walking Dead game that will release on November 6th.

 

Official gameplay trailer released for Unreal Engine 4-powered Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-gameplay-trailer-released-for-unreal-engine-4-powered-islands-of-nyne-battle-royale/
Define Human Studios has released an official gameplay trailer for its upcoming battle royale game, Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale. Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and is described as an online, competitive sci-fi first person shooter with a focus on last-man-standing gameplay. And today, Define Human Studios revealed that the game will hit Steam Early Access on July 12th.

>>Is it really necessary to name the engine? I mean, there are other games that use it, so it's not really a novelty or anything like that.

 

New The Surge 2 details surface (New Game Plus, online, combos and more)
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-the-surge-2-details-surface-new-game-plus-online-combos-and-more/
Deck13 has been answering some fan questions via its official Twitter account, revealing some new information about The Surge 2. According to the developers, the game will feature new game plus, it will have double the number of weapon classes (than its predecessor) and the weapon skill system will be enhanced and upgraded.

 

Warner Bros follows Ubisoft’s example, will move everything to games as a service
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warner-bros-follows-ubisofts-example-will-move-everything-to-games-as-a-service/
In an interview with GamesBeat, David Haddad, president of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, revealed that the publisher plans to move everything to games as a service. This is the second publisher that invests as much to GaaS as possible, with Ubisoft already doing this with pretty much all of their franchises.

>>Great ... :-/

 

Cyberpunk 2077 E3 2018 demo has been leaked in… audio format
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-e3-2018-demo-has-been-leaked-in-audio-format/
Cyberpunk 2077 fans, we have something really special for you today. It appears that the Cyberpunk 2077 E3 2018 demo has been leaked. However, this is an audio leak, meaning that you will be able to only hear what was showcased at this behind-closed-doors presentation and not see the actual demo.

>>Let's be honest, how useless is that?