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Tuesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
2. Assassin´s Creed Odyssey
3. Monster Hunter: World
4. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
5. NBA 2K19
6. Sid Meier´s Civilization VI
7. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
8. NieR: Automata
9. Rocket League
10. Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition

 

Let's check the Steam deals, including the daily and weeklong deals:

• The daily deal DRAGON BALL FighterZ, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/678950/DRAGON_BALL_FighterZ/
• The first examples of the weeklong deals is CHUCHEL, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/711660/CHUCHEL/
• Dragon Spear is 34% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/886960/Dragon_Spear/
• Full Mojo Rampage is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/225280/Full_Mojo_Rampage/
• Aven Colony is 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/484900/Aven_Colony/
• Guacamelee! Complete is 70% off, the same discount the different editions of the game have: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/73535/
• And lastly, Battlevoid: Harbinger is 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/396480/Battlevoid_Harbinger/

 

On the Humble Store there's a new sale, the Female Protagonist Sale, with up to 90% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/female-protagonist-sale/

 

And at Fanatical,

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance is 40% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/kingdom-come-deliverance
• Tequila Works has its games on sale, up to 95% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/tequila-works

 

SOFTWARE

Google unveils game streaming project, tests start soon with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
https://www.pcgamer.com/google-unveils-game-streaming-project-tests-start-soon-with-assassins-creed-odyssey/
The games industry has yet to solve the problem of video-game streaming. The tragedy of OnLive proved just how difficult an issue it is. The combination of a far higher number of inputs and a much lower tolerance for latency makes video-game streaming a far more challenging prospect compared to streaming video.
If anyone has the resources to tackle the problem, however, it’s Google. And that’s precisely what the company is doing, with the announcement of Project Stream.
In a blog post, Google described Project Stream as a “technical test” designed to “solve some of the biggest challenges of streaming.” To do this, Google has partnered with Ubisoft to stream Assassin’s Creed Odyssey via the Google Chrome browser to desktops and laptops.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Black & White 2: Redux Mod Version 1.1 is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-white-2-redux-mod-version-1-1-is-available-for-download/
Modder ‘Boxhead78’ has released brand new version of his Redux mod for Black & White 2. In case you weren’t aware of, Black & White 2: Redux is a modification which aims to recreate the game with an increased difficulty. This mod mainly adds an improved AI, changed landscapes, minor features and some balance tweaks.
Version 1.1 increases delay between enemy miracles from altars in the first Japanese land, increases overall performance, fixes some navigation issues in land 9 and updates the loading screens.
Furthermore, this new version adjusts land 4 to have a more “icy” look, fixes AI only building 1 siege weapon sometimes in land 4 and fixes some navigation issues in land 9.

>>Get the mod from ModDB.

 

Call of Duty Frontlines FOREVER is a must-have mod for Call of Duty 4, available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-frontlines-forever-is-a-must-have-mod-for-call-of-duty-4-available-now-for-download/
Modder ‘Hajas’ has released a massive new mod for Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare. According to its description, the Call of Duty Frontlines FOREVER mod brings 50 gametypes, adds Airborne Mode to all gametypes, adds Help Mode to all team-based gametypes and Random Objectives.
This mod also features a Stars & Medals system, over 2400 weapons modes with 16 pre-defined modes, the famous War Server, HER for the realism fans with lots of Blood and Gore, Airborne support, an Intelligent Server and many other new features.

>>This mod is also available from ModDB.

 

GAMING NEWS

First Forza Horizon 4 patch released, fixes FPS drops during Initial Drive, packs performance improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-forza-horizon-4-patch-released-fixes-fps-drops-during-initial-drive-packs-performance-improvements/
Playground Games has released the first patch for Forza Horizon 4. According to the release notes, this first update packs general stability and performance improvements and resolves some issues that have been reported by the players.

 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey patch 1.02 detailed, full release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-patch-1-02-detailed-full-release-notes-revealed/
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is currently available to those who have pre-ordered the Collector’s Edition and Ubisoft has detailed its day-1 patch. According to the developers, this patch will update your game’s version to 1.02 and brings a number of gameplay, quality and technical improvements.

 

Russia 2055 is a new indie first-person shooter that looks stunning and is created by a single person
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/russia-2055-is-a-new-indie-first-person-shooter-that-looks-stunning-and-is-created-by-a-single-person/
InvictusVolition has shared some screenshots from his new futuristic military first-person shooter, Russia 2055. Unfortunately we don’t know much about this shooter, other than it is being developed by a single person and that it is powered by Unreal Engine 4.

 

Mysterious gameplay footage from a Harry Potter game leaks online
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/mysterious-gameplay-footage-from-a-harry-potter-game-leaks-online/
A mysterious video from what appears to be a Harry Potter game has been leaked online. This video shows one minute of gameplay footage and according to its leaked description, the game will be a third-person open-world action RPG that will be set in the 19th Century (1800’s) Wizarding World, and will center around your character with unique abilities who has eared a late acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

>>nemo37 has made a thread about this.

 

The Witcher writer, Andrzej Sapkowski, demands $16 million from CD Projekt RED
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-writer-andrzej-sapkowski-demands-16-million-from-cd-projekt-red/
It appears that the writer of The Witcher books, Andrzej Sapkowski, is demanding $16 million from CD Projekt RED, beyond what had been contractually agreed upon contract. From the looks of it, Sapkowski never believed that The Witcher games would be such a success and as such, he did not originally agreed for a percentage of CD Projekt RED’s profits. Instead, he sold the rights for a video-game for a fixed sum. However, and now that these games have sold millions, the writer wants a piece of that cake.