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SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Here are the winners of the latest DSOGaming Giveaway: https://www.dsogaming.com/editorial/dsogaming-giveaway-win-a-copy-of-nba-2k19-hevn-anima-gom-the-nameless-chronicles-gift-of-parthax-and-the-greater-good/

 

Let's check GOG's new deals... not! GOG.com celebrates its 10th anniversary, and besides all the deals and a renewed store, there's also a giveaway. Besides that, today there's also a daily deal, 80 Days, 60% off: https://www.gog.com/game/80_days

 

Steam's daily deal is Darkwood, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/

 

At Fanatical we have two deals to mention:

• The Star Deal is Resident Evil 4 & 5 Gold Pack, 80% off for the next 24hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/resident-evil-4-&-5-gold-pack
• Capcom is the star of a weeklong sale, with up to 80% off discounts until next Sunday: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/capcom

 

SOFTWARE

There's a full text adventure game hiding in Google.com's source code
https://www.pcgamer.com/theres-a-full-text-adventure-game-hiding-in-googlecoms-source-code/
There's a text adventure game hiding in the source code of Google Chrome.
It's not clear how long the game's been sat there, waiting to be discovered, but confirmation of the game popped up on Reddit a few days ago courtesy of u/attempt_number_1.
To get involved, open Google Chrome, and search "text adventure" (ensuring you're on google.com and not google.co.uk etc.) Hit Ctrl+Shift+I—or CMD+option+I on Mac—and "Would you like to play a game? (yes/no)" will be revealed on the console.

 

Over 170 more games have been removed from Steam in recent weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/over-170-more-games-have-been-removed-from-steam-in-recent-weeks/
Early in September a post on the Steam blog clarified what they meant when they said they'd still be removing games for "straight up trolling" even in the era of their new, anything-goes approach to curation.
In the weeks since then, they've removed a bunch of game-shaped objects. In the last two weeks I count 179 gone, although that includes some released as separate episodes as well as others that seem to be straight reskins listed with different names. I don't think anybody's going to be mourning the loss of games like MILF, Make Border Great Again!, Hentai Puzzle, Hentai Sokoban, or Hentai 2048. I guess a few people might miss the Achievement Hunter series because the icons for the achievements they handed out like candy were designed so you could spell things out on your Steam profile with them.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Blue Dragon, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST and more running on the PC via the Xenia emulator
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/blue-dragon-metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-halo-3-halo-3-odst-and-more-running-on-the-pc-via-the-xenia-emulator/
It appears that the team behind the best Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia, has made incredible progress lately. YouTube’s ‘Emulators for PC’ has shared some videos from its latest version, showing Blue Dragon, Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST and more running on the PC via this emulator.
Emulators for PC used an Intel Xeon e3-1240 V2 @ 3.6 GHz with 8GB of DDR3-1866MHz RAM and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti. Obviously, a Xeon CPU is not powerful enough to run this emulator so don’t get discouraged by the framerates your are about to see in these videos.

 

1337d00m lets you experience the classic Doom in true “The Matrix” ASCII mode in Unity Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/1337d00m-lets-you-experience-the-classic-doom-in-true-the-matrix-ascii-mode-in-unity-engine/
I still consider The Matrix trilogy one of the best trilogies to date. Sure thing, some hate the second movie but if you have any idea of how PCs work – in other words if you are neeeeeeeeeeerds – you can easily understand what The Architect says (which mind you makes perfect sense) and the role of The One in this whole thing.
But anyway, one of the coolest things in the first movie was at the end when Neo was able to see the code of the agents and the surroundings inside the Matrix. And Dario-Zubovic has released a port of the first Doom game that lets you experience it in pure ASCII mode.
As the modder noted, 1337d00m is a hacker’s version of the original DOOM that presents everything in ASCII code. All monsters, environments, weapons and projectiles are in ASCII, giving the game a different look. And you know what? It’s actually pretty cool.

>>Available from itch.io.

 

Dark Souls 3 mod finally adds proper keyboard on-screen prompts/icons (Work In Progress)
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dark-souls-3-mod-finally-adds-proper-keyboard-on-screen-prompts-icons-work-in-progress/
My biggest annoyance with Dark Souls 3, as I wrote in our PC Performance Analysis, was the complete lack of proper keyboard on-screen indicators. (...) So I’m happy to report today that a mod is currently under development that will address this issue.
Created by modder ‘kelester’, this mod for Dark Souls 3 changes the icons for the PC version. However, this mod is not complete yet. For example, there are some issues with currency of letters (the game shows Roll as “Q” for example) and some icons have not been changed yet. After all, and as the title, suggests, this is a WIP mod.

>>Check the mod and its progress from Nexus Mods.

 

Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants mod version 3.4.0 available for download, aiming to offer next-generation forests
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-3d-trees-and-plants-mod-version-3-4-0-available-for-download-aiming-to-offer-next-generation-forests/
Modder ‘mathy79’ has released a new version of the Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants mod. In case you weren’t aware of, Skyrim 3D Trees and Plants aims to offer the most realistic forests and comes with more than 200 High Quality 3D replacer models for the Skyrim trees and plants, as well as high quality sharp lightweight texturing.
Version 3.4.0 adds new trees and plants, re-exports 22 diffuse textures in dxt1 in order to reduce overall VRAM usage, uv-maps all 3d snow models from scratch in order to reduce drawcall times, and features various plants and trees placement and scaling correction.

>>This mod is also available from Nexus Mods.

 

You can now play Doom 3 in third-person mode with the HUD enabled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-doom-3-in-third-person-mode-with-the-hud-enabled/
Modder ‘MoDFaNGuy’ has released a new version of his Classic RBDOOM 3 BFG Edition mod, allowing players to experience this horror part in the Doom series in third-person mode. In case you weren’t aware of, Classic RBDOOM 3 BFG Edition is a mod that updates the executable of the original RBDOOM 3 BFG (used in DOOM 3 BFG Hi Def and UltimateHD) and unlocks missing features and improve the classic DOOM engine.
Now while it was possible to play the game in third-person from the very start – as a command line basically enables it – its HUD was never functional in this unofficial viewpoint. Thankfully, MoDFaNGuy was able to enable it and now you can play with a proper third-person mode.

>>Get this mod from ModDB.

 

DaggerHell Overkill is a mod for Doom 2 inspired by Devil Daggers, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/daggerhell-overkill-is-a-mod-for-doom-2-inspired-by-devil-daggers-available-for-download/
Modder ‘mindlord_17’ has released a new version of his DaggerHell mod for Doom 2 that is heavily inspired by 2016’s arena shooter, Devil Daggers. DaggerHell is mainly a gameplay mod and replaces the 9 classic weapons with a sword (replaces chainsaw), and a magic hand with several types of attack.
The latest version of this mod is called DaggerHell Overkill and in this version the speed of Daggerguy is multiplied, he can jump higher, does a lot more damage, and his daggers sound and look cooler. This mod should be compatible with monster mods that don´t alter gameplay or weapons.
DaggerHell Overkill looks kind of cool and gave me some Hexen vibes. And to be honest, I’d really love to see a new Hexen game. Oh, speaking of Hexen, the fifth episode of AMID EVIL has been released so I strongly suggest checking it out in case you are fans of old-school first-person shooters.

>>You can download this mod from ModDB.

 

Japanese voice mod released for God Eater: RESURRECTION
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/japanese-voice-mod-released-for-god-eater-resurrection/
Reddit’s member ‘Kuuyo ‘ has released a new mod for God Eater: RESURRECTION that replaces its English voices with Japanese. This mod is based on the Japanese voices that were present in the PSVita release, and it is something that most owners will appreciate.
This mod comes in two files: Cutscenes and Bin Patch. Gamers will have to first download the Cutscenes pack and extract it or copy it over into the base folder. Then they’ll have to download the Bin Patch, extract it to a folder and copy/paste or cut/paste bin.qpck into the same directory (it will make a new .qpck file called new_bin.qpck). You’ll have then to rename this to bin.qpck and place it in the base God Eater RESURRECTION folder (SteamsteamappscommonGOD EATER RESURRECTION).

 

Dragon Quest XI – First nude mods released for Jade and Serena
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dragon-quest-xi-first-nude-mods-released-for-jade-and-serena/
It appears that the first nude mods for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age have just been released. Now before jumping around like crazy little rabbits, know that these are not full nudity mods. Still though, they will make Serena and Jade “naughtier” than before.
The first mod was created by “Illuminate78” and changes Serena’s Dancer Costume to include a Peekaboo Bra. The second mod is a better and more clever one. Created by “black34” it adds see-through bits to Jade’s basic outfit, with a simple Lotus theme to match the elegance provided by the new black lace parts. Thanks to this see-through outfit, and depending on the scene/lighting, her “private parts” can be either fully or barely visible.

>>It was bound to happen, too bad you've already finished it, viv. Anyway, the mods need the Kaldaien’s Special K mod for Dragon Quest XI and you'll need to find them at Nexus Mods.

 

Set the Predator loose in GTA 5 with JulioNIB's next mod script
https://www.pcgamer.com/set-the-predator-loose-in-gta-5-with-julionibs-next-mod-script/
The Predator, star of one great, one decent, and many not-so-good Predator films—not to mention a ton of video games and comic books—is the latest addition to the already bursting portfolio of GTA scripter JulioNIB. And Preds (as his friends call him) is a perfect fit for Los Santos. The alien hunter traditionally only stalks prey that pose a threat by carrying weapons, and where are you going to find more people packing iron than in Los Santos?
The script is currently a work in progress, and there are a few more videos of it on JulioNIB's Patreon page. Subscribers get first licks at his mods, so consider pitching in if you're a fan.

 

GAMING NEWS

Star Citizen Alpha 3.3 is now available on Public Test Server to all Evocati Test Flight members
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-3-is-now-available-on-public-test-server-to-all-evocati-test-flight-members/
Cloud Imperium has released the highly 3.3 alpha version of Star Citizen to its Evocati Test Flight members. Back in August, Cloud Imperium claimed that it targets an October 10th release for Star Citizen Alpha 3.3 and from the looks of it the team will be able to meet this deadline.

 

RTS/FPS hybrid, Executive Assault 2, is coming to Steam Early Access on October 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rts-fps-hybrid-executive-assault-2-is-coming-to-steam-early-access-on-october-18th/
Hesketh Studios has announced that its new RTS/FPS hybrid, Executive Assault 2, is coming to Steam Early Access on October 18th. Executive Assault 2 promises to let you build and command fleets of starships for epic space battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations.

 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey 4K PC Screenshots & PC Graphics Settings
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/assassins-creed-odyssey-4k-pc-screenshots-pc-graphics-settings/
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey releases in a few days and since Ubisoft has provided us with a review code, we’ve decided to share some 4K screenshots and the game’s graphics settings. Ubisoft has also confirmed that there will be a day-1 patch.

 

CD Projekt RED comments on Cyberpunk 2077 real-time ray tracing, mods and VR
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-projekt-red-comments-on-cyberpunk-2077-real-time-ray-tracing-mods-and-vr/
CD Projekt RED has replied to a number of questions on Twitter regarding Cyberpunk 2077. According to the team, Cyberpunk 2077 will feature a photomode via which gamers will be able to capture their own screenshots.

>>Summary: Mod support and Ray Tracing are unknown, VR is a no, at least for now.

 

Turkish publisher, Bilkom, claims that Cyberpunk 2077 will release in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/turkish-publisher-bilkom-claims-that-cyberpunk-2077-will-release-in-2019/
Turkish publisher Bilkom may have leaked the year in which Cyberpunk 2077 will release. The publisher claimed yesterday – via a tweet – that CD Projekt RED’s new open-world RPG will release in 2019 in Turkey.

 

The Bard’s Tale IV – Patch 2 improves both CPU and GPU optimization, improves loading times and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-bards-tale-iv-patch-2-improves-both-cpu-and-gpu-optimization-improves-loading-times-and-more/
inXile Entertainment has released the second major patch for The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. According to the developers, this new patch improves optimization of the game across both the GPU and the CPU, resulting in some great gains across all quality settings.

 

Here are over 30 minutes of gameplay footage from DiRT Rally 2.0
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-over-30-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-dirt-rally-2-0/
The embargo for DiRT Rally 2.0’s first previews has been lifted and some publications have released new gameplay videos from it. As such, below you can find three videos showing over 30 minutes of gameplay footage.

 

New beautiful screenshots released for Amazon’s MMORPG New World
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-beautiful-screenshots-released-for-amazons-mmorpg-new-world/
Amazon has shared a new set of screenshots via its Twitter account for its upcoming MMORPG, New World. New World is powered by the Lumberyard Engine, which originates from CRYENGINE, and looks really beautiful in these latest screenshots.

 

X4: Foundations releases on November 30th, will support Vulkan API, official PC system requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/x4-foundations-releases-on-november-30th-official-pc-system-requirements-revealed/
Egosoft has announced that the long awaited 4th part of the X series, X4: Foundations, will release on November 30th. In addition, the team has revealed the game’s official PC system requirements via its Steam store page.