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Tuesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Monster Hunter World PC sales have exceeded Capcom’s expectations
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-pc-sales-have-exceeded-capcoms-expectations/
Capcom has announced that the PC sales for Monster Hunter World have exceeded the company’s expectations. Unfortunately the Japanese company did not reveal any sales numbers so we don’t know how many copies the PC version has actually sold.

 

GOG is giving away four classic oldies and some 'validation'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-is-giving-away-four-free-games/
If there's one thing I've learned from years of reading Garfield, it's that Mondays are bad. This particular Monday is good, however, because on this Monday, GOG is giving away four classic oldies.
Shadow Warrior Classic Complete, Stargunner, Bio Menace, and Tyrian 2000 aren't the newest games on GOG (or, you know, in general) and the original Shadow Warrior is, well, sort of racist. But if you haven't picked some or all of them up previously, you're not going to beat the price.

>>And we can't forget about the daily deal, Infinifactory, 75% off: https://www.gog.com/game/infinifactory

 

Fanatical's Bundle Blast discounts loads of neat games and their DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/fanaticals-bundle-blast-discounts-loads-of-neat-games-and-their-dlc/
Fanatical's latest special offers fall under the banner of Bundle Blast—a discount period live now through Thursday, September 20 at 4pm BST / 8am PST. It offers some great savings.
Take the Arkham Knight Bundle, for example. For £7.35, it comes with the titular superhero action game and 23 slices of DLC. Sticking with the Caped Crusader, the Batman Bundle gathers Arkham Origins and its Asylum and City successors—alongside a handful of DLC—for just £6.75.

>>And don't forget about the two Martian Mystery 3 and Martian Mystery 6 bundles, with 3 or 6 games respectively.

 

On Steam, we have to talk about the daily and weeklong deals:

• The daily deal is Kentucky Route Zero, 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/Kentucky_Route_Zero/
• For the fans of that duo, Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans is 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/564050/Bud_Spencer__Terence_Hill__Slaps_And_Beans/
• The Early Access title Besiege is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/Besiege/
• Ancient Frontier is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/521790/Ancient_Frontier/
• Next we have Survivalist with a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/340050/Survivalist/
• The FMV adventure Press X to Not Die is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/402330/Press_X_to_Not_Die/
• The Divinity Anthology, featuring the games Beyond Divinity, Divine Divinity and Divinity II: Developer's Cut, is 90% off... and that's not the only Divinity games on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/17798/

 

On the Humble Store, there's a Square-Enix Japan Sale with up to 50% discounts for the next two days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/square-enix-japan-sale/

 

SOFTWARE

Linus Torvalds is taking time off from Linux to work on his ‘unprofessional’ attitude
https://www.pcgamer.com/linus-torvalds-is-taking-time-off-from-linux-to-work-on-his-unprofessional-attitude/
Linus Torvalds, the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, is taking a break from overseeing its development to work on correcting his "unprofessional" behavior towards others.
Torvalds made the announcement in an open letter to the Linux community shared through the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML). In it, he acknowledged that he is "not an emotionally empathetic kind of person," and that his rough attitude may have driven talented developers away from Linux. He also apologized for his "flippant attacks in emails" that were sometimes personal.

>>And he does it now that Steam has launched Steam Play... I'm telling you, it's a conspiracy!

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Xbox 360 emulator Xenia now supports DirectX 12, first Halo 3 DX12 screenshots revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/xbox-360-emulator-xenia-now-supports-directx-12-first-halo-3-dx12-screenshots-revealed/
The development team behind Xenia, the best Xbox 360 emulator, has been making some progress and decided to completely ditch the Vulkan API in favour of DirectX 12. As such, and for the time being, Xenia is now exclusive to Windows 10 and the team has shared the first screenshots from Halo 3 being emulated in this latest DX12 version of Xenia.
The team has made impressive steps towards emulating this title, though it’s not close to being perfectly emulated. Also, the team did not include any framerate counter so we don’t know how the game actually runs on it. Still, and since Microsoft has not announced yet the Masterchief Collection for the PC, this may be the only way PC gamers will be able to experience Halo 3 on their machines.

 

First Shadow of the Tomb Raider mod released, adds one new Black outfit
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-mod-released-adds-one-new-black-outfit/
While Shadow of the Tomb Raider does not officially support mods, modder ‘EzioMaverick’ has released the first one for it. As its title suggests, this Outfit Mod adds one new outfit to Lara’s inventory that players can equip at camps.
As with most mods for games that do not officially support mods, this one also requires Kaldaien’s Special K mod. EzioMaverick promises to release more outfits so I guess someone will create a nude mod soon. I mean, that’s what numerous players are waiting for.

>>Check the links for the links and the instructions to install it.

 

GAMING NEWS

New Gundam Breaker is coming to the PC on September 24th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-gundam-breaker-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-september-24th/
Bandai Namco has just announced that New Gundam Breaker is coming to the PC on September 24th. The game was originally meant to come out alongside its console version, however the publisher delayed it in order to deliver the highest quality experience for PC players. Or at least that’s what Bandai Namco claimed.

 

Shenmue I & II patch 1.03 packs CPU load optimisations, fixes crashes and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shenmue-i-ii-patch-1-03-packs-cpu-load-optimisations-fixes-crashes-and-more/
SEGA has released a brand new update for the HD remaster of Shenmue 1 & 2. According to the release notes, this patch will update your game’s version to 1.03 and comes with further CPU load optimisations, fixes for some crashes, as well as fix for various instances of localisation issues.

 

Sea of Thieves Forsaken Shores free DLC slightly delayed, now releases on September 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-forsaken-shores-free-dlc-slightly-delayed-now-releases-on-september-26th/
Microsoft has announced that the third free content update for Sea of Thieves, Forsaken Shores, has been slightly delayed. According to the company, Rare’s priority is to ensure delivery of a stable, polished and bug-free experience that all players can enjoy which is why it decided to delay the DLC by one week.

 

Ubisoft is offering the Spartan Starter pack for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-is-offering-the-spartan-starter-pack-for-assassins-creed-odyssey-for-free/
It appears that Ubisoft is currently giving away the Spartan Starter pack for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Gamers can simply visit its official website, register or login and acquire their free content. However, there are some additional details that you should read so… keep reading.

 

Resonance of Fate 4K/HD Edition is officially coming to Steam on October 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resonance-of-fate-4k-hd-edition-is-officially-coming-to-steam-on-october-18th/
tri-Ace has announced that a 4K/HD Edition for Resonance of Fate will be released on Steam on October 18th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released the debut trailer for this particular version that you can find below.

>>Shikamo has a thread about this announcement.

 

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a new single player RPG set in The Witcher world, releases on October 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/thronebreaker-the-witcher-tales-is-a-new-single-player-rpg-set-in-the-witcher-world-releases-on-october-23rd/
CD Projekt RED has just announced that Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a brand new adventure set in the world of The Witcher, is coming to the PC on October 23rd. Now while some will drool all over their screens since this is a new The Witcher game, we strongly suggest tempering your expectations.

 

Metro Exodus – Official gameplay video showcases real-time ray traced Global Illumination effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/metro-exodus-official-gameplay-video-showcases-real-time-ray-traced-global-illumination-effects/
NVIDIA has just released a new video for Metro Exodus, showcasing 6 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version with RTX mode enabled. In other words, this video showcases the real-time ray traced Global Illumination effects that 4A Games will implement to the game.