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Let's go with the Thursday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Let's start the sales with GOG and its two new deals:

• The new daily deal is Quest for Infamy, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/game/quest_for_infamy
• There's a new promo that will last another two days and features up to 75% discounts. Given that the promo is called RPG fix, it's easy to guess what kind of games you'll find in it: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180918_rpg

 

At Steam, there are also two new deals:

• The daily deal is Kingdom Come: Deliverance, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/
• There's a special Live from TGS section with new trailers and gameplays from the Japanese show. And there's also special sales from games that featured on the TGS. Check them out here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tgs2018/

 

On the Humble Store the game Tabletop Simulator is on sale, 50% off for the next three days. The sale seems to be a success as they've run out of Steam Keys, but more are on the way: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tabletop-simulator

 

And remember that today ends Fanatical's Bundle Blast. If you have missed one of the new bundles, 35 in total, check out the available bundles from here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle

 

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 411.63 WHQL is optimized for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon 4 and FIFA 19
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-411-63-whql-is-optimized-for-assassins-creed-odyssey-forza-horizon-4-and-fifa-19/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 411.63 WHQL offers the optimal gaming performance in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon 4, and FIFA 19.

>>Download them from here.

 

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.9.2 improves performance in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, F1 2018 and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-18-9-2-improves-performance-in-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-f1-2018-and-more/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.9.2 driver improves performance in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Star Control: Origins, F1 2018 and Fortnite. It also fixes some particle corruption issues on some cloud textures in Star Control: Origins.

>>Download them from here.

 

Valve and Ubisoft fined over Steam and Uplay refund policies in France
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-and-ubisoft-fined-over-steam-and-uplay-refund-policies-in-france/
Valve and Ubisoft have been fined by French authorities over the refund policies of Steam and Uplay, specifically their failure to specify that consumers in the country have 14 days to demand a refund from digital services. Ubisoft has no refund policy in place for Uplay—all purchases are final—while Valve offers a 14-day refund policy but only on games that have been played for less than two hours. Neither of those are adequate under French law, but that's not the only problem.
As noted by French gaming site NoFrag (via PCGamesN), French law allows for no exception for the number of hours played: Article L221-18 states, in Google translated form, "The consumer has a period of fourteen days to exercise his right of withdrawal from a contract concluded at a distance, following a canvassing telephone or off-premises, without having to motivate his decision or to bear other costs than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25."

 

MODS/EMULATORS

New The Witcher 3 4K Texture Pack released, replaces all the terrain textures in Skellige
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-the-witcher-3-4k-texture-pack-released-replaces-all-the-terrain-textures-in-skellige/
Modder ‘Boostin4kix’ has released a brand new 4K texture pack for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to the modder, this texture pack completely replaces all the textures used in the terrain with high quality 4K textures.
As the modder noted, all the terrain textures have been replaced with very high quality 4K diffuse and normal maps. Do note that this texture pack will not affect other regions, meaning that White Orchard, Velen, or any other level will retain their original textures.
Thankfully, Boostin4kix has also released a 4K texture pack for White Orchard. Both of the aforementioned texture packs try to maintain a vanilla style, so this is something that most PC gamers should at least download and try.

>>Both mods are available from Nexus Mods. the Skellige one from here and the White Orchard one from here.

 

GAMING NEWS

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-official-pc-system-requirements/
Bandai Namco has revealed the official PC system requirements for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown via its Steam store page. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i3-7100 with 4GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti.

 

THQ Nordic acquires Alone in the Dark and Act of War from Atari
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/thq-nordic-acquires-alone-in-the-dark-and-act-of-war-from-atari/
THQ Nordic has announced that it has acquired the Alone in the Dark and Act of War franchises from Atari. THQ Nordic has not announced any further details or any plans to re-release the previous games on modern-day platforms.

>>Maybe this way we'll have a new AitD game that doesn't suck.

 

Devil May Cry 5 – TGS 2018 trailer shows Dante and Nero fighting demons
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/devil-may-cry-5-tgs-2018-trailer-shows-dante-and-nero-fighting-demons/
Capcom has released a new gameplay trailer for Devil May Cry 5. Contrary to the previous trailers that focused entirely on Nero, this brand new TGS 2018 trailer showcases both Dante and Nero fighting demons.

 

GRIP: Combat Racing gets split-screen co-op and 10-player online modes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/grip-combat-racing-gets-split-screen-co-op-and-10-player-online-modes/
Wired Productions has shared details on the multiplayer features for its ferociously fast, futuristic arcade combat racer, GRIP: Combat Racing, including split-screen, tournament creation and online leaderboards. GRIP: Combat Racing will offer players a unique competitive experience, testing their reflexes to the limit as they hurtle towards the finish line at over 767 mph.

 

JUMP FORCE officially releases in February 2019, four new playable characters announced
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/jump-force-officially-releases-in-february-2019-four-new-playable-characters-announced/
Bandai Namco has announced that JUMP FORCE will launch in February 2019, and has revealed 4 brand new playable characters that will be joining the game’s roster. These new characters are Yusuke and Toguro from the fan favourite classic manga Yu Yu Hakusho, as well as Kirua and Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter.

 

Resident Evil 2 Remake gets a story trailer, showing Ada Wong
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/resident-evil-2-remake-gets-a-story-trailer-showing-ada-wong/
Capcom has released the story trailer for its upcoming remake of Resident evil 2. As its title suggests, this trailer focuses on the story behind Resident Evil 2 and shows – for the first time officially – Ada Wong, mysterious Annette Birkin and Chief Officer Brian Irons.

>>ZODIARKrebirth has made a thread about this new trailer.

 

Just Cause 4 – 20 minutes of official live gameplay presentation from Gamescom 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/just-cause-4-20-minutes-of-official-live-gameplay-presentation-from-gamescom-2018/
Square Enix and Avalanche Studios have released a live gameplay presentation that delves deeper into the sheer size and scale of the world in Just Cause 4. Presented in front of a live audience during Gamescom 2018, Game Director Francesco Antolini reveals brand new and exclusive information while Producer Bryan Rodriquez plays the game live.

 

New gameplay trailer released for Call of Cthulhy
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-call-of-cthulhy/
Focus Home Interactive has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Cyanide’s upcoming Call of Cthulhy. In this new gameplay trailer, the Darkwater investigation begins to spiral out of control in the midst of unsettling conspiracies, bizarre cults and even the Old Ones themselves.

 

New Monster Hunter World patch adds new and proper PC mouse camera controls
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-monster-hunter-world-patch-adds-new-and-proper-pc-mouse-camera-controls/
Capcom has released a brand new update for the PC version of Monster Hunter World that adds new mouse camera controls. According to the team, the new control type is in line with the control standards for most PC games and to change the controls, players will have to open up the in-game Start Menu, go to Options, and select the Controls tab.