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Let's go with the last round of news of the week:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Let's see what the Humble Store has for us this weekend, and that's nothing else than 3 new deals:

• Let's start with the One Special Day sale, that will last 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/one-special-day-sale/
• There's a Presented by Humble Bundle sale, with games published by... Humble Bundle, of course. The discounts reach up to 80% and will last the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/humble-publisher-weekend/
• And the last one is the weekend sale, featuring the publisher Bandai Namco and up to 60% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bandai-namco-weekend-sale/

 

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 411.70 WHQL is Game Ready driver for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4 [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-411-70-whql-is-game-ready-driver-for-assassins-creed-odyssey-and-forza-horizon-4/
Last week, NVIDIA released the NVIDIA GeForce 411.63 WHQL that added official support to its new graphics cards, the RTX 2080Ti and the RTX 2080. That driver was also meant to offer optimal performance in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4, however the green team released today a new driver that focuses on these games.
Going into slightly more details, the NVIDIA GeForce 411.70 WHQL driver provides the optimal gaming experience for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Forza Horizon 4, and FIFA 19.
Now I don’t really know whether there are any meaningful performance differences between this and the 411.63 WHQL. In fact, the release notes are exact the same with those for the 411.63 WHQL driver, meaning that there aren’t any new fixes or improvements.

>>You can download them from here.

 

Discord reveals the first seven exclusive launches on its store
https://www.pcgamer.com/discord-reveals-the-first-seven-exclusive-launches-on-its-store/
Discord has shared the opening salvo of its 'First on Discord' games that'll launch exclusively, for a limited time, on its new storefront later this year.
We already knew about Bad North, which I've contemplated picking up on Switch for a few months now while the wait for a PC version goes on. There are six others. First of all, there's real-time card game Minion Master (trailer here) which features co-op, and is free of charge on Discord—I'm not sure how the 'first' element applies here, since the game is in Early Access as well, but you have to pay for it on Steam.

>>Read the rest of the article to learn which are the other five games.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

All the Ratchet & Clank PS3 exclusive games can now run on the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/all-the-ratchet-clank-ps3-exclusive-games-can-now-run-on-the-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3/
The RPCS3 team has announced that all the Ratchet and Clank games that were released exclusively on Playstation 3 can now run on the latest version of RPCS3. RPCS3 is the best Playstation 3 emulator that is currently under development and its incredible progress has really amazed us.
As the team noted, by clamping texture offsets Eladash fixed crashes which made Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction, Into The Nexus, All 4 One, and Full Frontal Assault go in-game for the first time. These games are not playable yet due to major performance issues (and we don’t know whether they can be played from start to finish in this version of RPCS3).
Still, the fact that they can now go in-game and run is incredible. Furtheremore, Ratch & Clank A Crack in Time now progresses past the first level, and vertex data streaming changes – made by kd-11 – fixed issues with HUD and menu graphics in Ratchet and Clank Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty.

 

GAMING NEWS

Here are 24 minutes of gameplay footage from Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-24-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-thronebreaker-the-witcher-tales/
YouTube’s ‘Entertainium’ has shared a new video, showing 24 minutes of gameplay footage from Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. Thronebreaker is described as a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics, and this video will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

 

First official details for Football Manager 2019 revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-official-details-for-football-manager-2019-revealed/
SEGA and Sports Interactive have announced the headline features for Football Manager 2019 which, together with a new look and feel and the long-awaited introduction of the official Bundesliga license, combine to make this the greatest ever release in the history of the world’s most popular football management simulation.

 

Sea of Thieves – Forsaken Shores free update is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-forsaken-shores-free-update-is-now-available-for-download/
Microsoft and Rare have announced that Forsaken Shores, the third major free content update for Sea of Thieves, is available for download. According to the press release, Forsaken Shores its the biggest update yet at no charge for those who own the game or access it through Xbox Game Pass.

 

Fighting EX Layer has been officially announced for the PC, will support native 4K
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fighting-ex-layer-has-been-officially-announced-for-the-pc-will-support-native-4k/
Back in June, we informed you about the possibility of Fighting EX Layer coming to the PC. And yesterday, ARIKA has officially announced that this new fighting game will indeed come to the PC.
Although we don’t have enough information about the PC version, we do know that it will support native 4K and that it will come out either in 2018 or in 2019.

 

Far Cry 5 Patch 1.11 adds official HD Textures Pack, adds new masks, weapons and vehicles
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/far-cry-5-patch-1-11-adds-official-hd-textures-pack-adds-new-masks-weapons-and-vehicles/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Far Cry 5. According to the release notes, patch 1.11 adds an official HD Textures Pack for the PC, brings various Map Editor improvements and fixes, and adds new masks, weapons and vehicles.

 

First gameplay video released for isometric turn-based RPG, Encased
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-video-released-for-isometric-turn-based-rpg-encased/
Dark Crystal Games has published its first gameplay video for its old-school isometric post-apocalyptic RPG, Encased. Taking the viewer through character creation and a walk-through of the prologue the 20-minute clip showcases the game’s non-linear storytelling and responsiveness to player choice.

 

Frogwares will release its powerful Level Editor to The Sinking City players, remakes Istanbul in just a day
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/frogwares-will-release-its-powerful-level-editor-to-the-sinking-city-players-remakes-istanbul-in-just-a-day/
For the creation of Oakmont, the fictional city of The Sinking City, Frogwares has made its own city builder tool, level editor, in Unreal Engine 4. And in order to showcase how powerful this tool is, the team tried to recreate Istanbul within just 8 hours / 1 working day, using just assets from the game and a Google Maps overlay of the city.

 

Major gameplay features revealed for WWE 2K19
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/major-gameplay-features-revealed-for-wwe-2k19/
2K Games has revealed the core gameplay features for WWE 2K19, including general improvements, new match types, the Payback System, Big Head Mode and more. Moreover, 2K claimed that it will share additional features information – including details for MyPlayer, Creation and Universe advancements – over the next few days and in lead up to the October 9 release.