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Tuesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

GOG's daily deal is Caveblazers, 60% off: https://www.gog.com/game/caveblazers

 

At Steam we have the daily and the weeklong deals. Let's check out some of them:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Trailmakers, 40% off. There's also a demo, if you're interested in trying it before: https://store.steampowered.com/app/585420/Trailmakers/
• Final Fantasy XV is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/637650/FINAL_FANTASY_XV_WINDOWS_EDITION/
• Outcast - Second Contact is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/618970/Outcast__Second_Contact/
• Democracy 3 has a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/Democracy_3/
• Depth is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/274940/Depth/
• And the last one is Dex, 85% off (and has a demo to try it before): https://store.steampowered.com/app/269650/Dex/

 

At Fanatical, Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon is 85% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/warhammer-40-000-armageddon

 

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 399.07 WHQL is optimized for Battlefield 5 open beta, PES 2019, Strange Brigade and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-399-07-whql-is-optimized-for-battlefield-5-open-beta-pes-2019-strange-brigade-and-more/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 399.07 WHQL driver provides the optimal gaming experience for Battlefield V Open Beta, F1 2018, Immortal: Unchained, Pro Evolution Soccer 2019, Strange Brigade, and Switchblade.
Going into more details, this new driver adds/updates the SLI profiles for F1 2018 and Immortal: Unchained, and improves the 3D compatibility mode for Monster Hunter World. This driver also addresses a blur issue when TAA was set at 100% in Rainbow Six Siege, some missing textures when using Vulkan API in DOOM on Geforce 600/700 series Kepler GPUs and resolves the stuttering and performance issues that could occur for some game configurations in Call of Duty Black Ops 4.

>>Download them from here.

 

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-18-8-2-is-optimized-for-strange-brigade-and-f1-2018/
Similarly to NVIDIA, AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 driver is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018.
Going into more details, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 offers up to 5% faster performance on the Radeon RX Vega 64 and up to 3% faster performance on the Radeon RX 580 in Strange Brigade.

>>Get them from here.

 

ArtEngine introduces new feature to synthesise PBR materials direct on-mesh, cuts texturing time by 90%
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/artengine-introduces-new-feature-to-synthesise-pbr-materials-direct-on-mesh-cuts-texturing-time-by-90/
Artomatix has announced a new application of its ArtEngine product for studios that is set to fundamentally change how 3D content is being created, with the news that they now support the synthesis of full PBR materials directly on the surface of a 3D mesh. This allows ArtEngine from Artomatix to cut model texture time by as much as 90% and enables 3D artists to mass produce unique variations of textured models.

 

Ray tracing benchmark built from the ground up is headed to 3DMark this fall
https://www.pcgamer.com/ray-tracing-benchmark-built-from-the-ground-up-is-headed-to-3dmark-this-fall/
UL Benchmarks (Futuremark's parent company) is working on an update to its popular 3DMark benchmark that will evaluate ray tracing performance of graphics cards. We already knew this, but up until now, there hasn't been any mention of when it will release. I've since learned that UL Benchmarks is trying to coincide the update with Microsoft's next major update to Windows 10, known as Redstone 5.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Fallout 4 Project Valkyrie is a huge 20-quest mod that adds new game endings
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-project-valkyrie-is-a-huge-20-quest-mod-that-adds-new-game-endings/
Not only does Fallout 4's Project Valkyrie mod add 20 new quests and a handful of dungeons, bunkers, and player bases to the Commonwealth, it lets you alter the base game's ending.
Out now on Nexus Mods, it's billed as an expansion for similar player-made projects Fusion City Rising and Outcasts & Remnants.

 

GAMING NEWS

Here are 16 minutes of gameplay footage from Battlefield 5 with real-time ray tracing enabled
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-16-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-battlefield-5-with-real-time-ray-tracing-enabled/
YouTube’s ‘SkilledRebuilds’ has shared a video, showing 16 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2018 build of Battlefield 5. In this video, real-time ray tracing was enabled and the game was running on a single RTX 2080Ti graphics card.

 

Cyberpunk 2077 – First gameplay trailer released, shows 48 minutes from the Gamescom 2018 demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cyberpunk-2077-first-gameplay-trailer-released-shows-the-gamescom-2018-demo/
And the moment all players have been waiting for has arrived. CD Projekt RED has released the first gameplay trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, showcasing the demo that was showcased at this year’s Gamescom 2018 event.

>>flashfire926 made a thread about it.

 

Lucius III has been announced, coming to Steam later this year
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lucius-iii-has-been-announced-coming-to-steam-later-this-year/
Shiver Games has announced that Lucius is returning to Steam in 2018 for the last time. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead.

 

Rumour: Cyberpunk 2077 will support both real-time ray tracing and NVIDIA’s Hairworks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-will-support-both-real-time-ray-tracing-and-nvidias-hairworks/
It appears that CD Projekt RED’s new role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077, will support real-time ray tracing tech as well as NVIDIA’s Hairworks tech. This information comes from a leaked video which showcases the in-game graphics menu of Cyberpunk 2077.

>>The source of this rumor is quite dubious, but it wouldn't be surprising from a studio like Projekt RED that aims to push tech.

 

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2018 build of ASHEN
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-gamescom-2018-build-of-ashen/
AURORA44 and Annapurna Interactive have released a new video, showing 11 minutes of gameplay footage from their upcoming action RPG, ASHEN. ASHEN is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. At its core, Ashen is about forging relationships and players can guide those they trust to their camp in order to survive.

 

Call of Duty: WWII receives a 10GB update, available tomorrow on PC, release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-wwii-receives-a-10gb-update-available-tomorrow-on-pc-release-notes-unveiled/
Sledgehammer Games has prepared a massive new update for Call of Duty: WWII. This update is 10GB in size and features a new Division, new Basic Training, packs some multiplayer fixes and brings various UI improvements. In addition, this latest patch adds new Orders and Contracts and brings Shovel Melee Weapon Variants in Zombies mode.

 

Mortal Royale is a fantasy battle royale game supporting 1000 players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-royale-is-a-fantasy-battle-royale-game-supporting-1000-players/
Star Vault AB has announced a new battle royale game that is set in a fantasy setting and supports up to 1000 players, called Mortal Royale. The sign ups for the game’s alpha phase have opened and its development team has released a new trailer that you can find below.