Carzy Zarx’s PC Gaming Emporium - Catch Up on All the Latest PC Gaming Related News

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Ok, guys. As is in every Monday, there's lots of news to take care of:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. World War 3
2. PUBG
3. HITMAN
4. Football Manager 2019
5. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
6. Rocket League
7. SoulCalibur VI
8. Shadow of the Tomb Raider (& Croft Edition)
9. Fallout 4 GOTY
10. NBA 2K19

Tekken 7 has sold over 3 million copies worldwide on all platforms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-7-has-sold-over-3-million-copies-worldwide-on-all-platforms/
Katsuhiro Harada has announced that Tekken 7 has sold over 3 million copies worldwide on all platforms, and that the Tekken franchise has sold 47 million copies in total. According to Harada, this was achieved prior to the release of the game’s second year, which explains why Anna and Lei were not included in the following image.
>>Congrats to the Tekken team. Kerotan made a thread about this milestone during the weekend.

GOG's new weekly sale is now live. Dubbed How did I miss these? It features highly acclaimed games up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20181022_weekly_sale

At Steam, the daily deal is Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, 45% off https://store.steampowered.com/app/580200/Yonder_The_Cloud_Catcher_Chronicles/

And at Fanatical, we have two new deals:

• The Sniper: Ghost Warrior Trilogy is 95% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sniper-ghost-warrior-trilogy
• There's a Paradox Interactive sale for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/stellaris

SOFTWARE

Discord's TOS update forbids lawsuits against it, but you can opt out
https://www.pcgamer.com/discords-tos-update-forbids-lawsuits-against-it-but-you-can-opt-out/
Discord recently launched its own digital storefront with a curated selection of games, access to a whole bunch more through its Nitro subscription plan, and a DRM system that didn't get off to the best possible start. It also made some changes to its terms of service that you might want to take note of, because it now contains a "binding arbitration provision and class action waiver" that prohibits users from filing lawsuits against it.

MODS/EMULATORS

GUN, Bodycount and more running on the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia, in DirectX 12
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gun-bodycount-and-more-running-on-the-xbox-360-emulator-xenia-in-directx-12/
YouTube’s ‘John GodGames Emus’ and ‘Emulators for PC’ have shared some new videos, showing GUN, Bodycount, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Wanted: Weapons of Fate and more running on the latest version of the best Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia.
Both YouTubers used the latest version of the DirectX 12 renderer, and as we can see this emulator – similarly to RPCS 3 – is progressing at a steady pace.

Killzone 3, Uncharted 3, Red Dead Redemption and Resistance 3 running on the latest version of RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/killzone-3-uncharted-3-red-dead-redemption-and-resistance-3-running-on-the-latest-version-of-rpcs3/
The team behind RPCS3 is doing an incredible work and below you can find some videos showing Killzone 3, Uncharted 3, Red Dead Redemption and Resistance 3 running on the latest version of this Playstation 3 emulator.
Now as you will immediately notice, Killzone 3, Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3 are nowhere close to a playable state. Still, the fact that the emulator can actually run these games (as they now can go in-game) is incredible in our opinion.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 mod allows split screen 1V1 battles
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-2-mod-allows-split-screen-1v1/
Back in September, modder ‘andy6170’ released a mod for Star Wars Battlefront 2 that allowed split screen for Versus. And today, the modder released a new version that allows 1V1 battles by removing all the AI enemies.
According to the modder, this new version will allow you to replicate Heroes vs Villains without any AI enemies getting in your way. And to be honest we are pretty sure that some gamers will find this mod interesting as it will remind them all those old-school days of split screen deathmatches.
>>You can download this mod from Nexus Mods.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost Remake 2.5 Fixx19 adds new graphical effects like SSAO, soft particles and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-oblivion-lost-remake-2-5-fixx19-adds-new-graphical-effects-like-ssao-soft-particles-and-more/
Modder ‘jim1240’ has released a new version of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost Remake 2.5. In case you weren’t aware of, STALKER Oblivion Lost is build 1935 of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl; a version of the game that was cancelled by GSC GameWorld when it rebooted the project.
In other words, we are not talking about a mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl but an older version of the game that was made available to the public by GSC GameWorld itself. Since its initial release, modders have been working on adding new features, improving stability and re-balancing it.
Compared to Fixx17, the new version of the mod features new graphical effects like SSAO, motion blur, depth of field, soft water, soft particles, rainbows, sunrays, dust and new shaders, new sound effects and comes with lots of bug fixes.
Going into slightly more details, Fixx19 adds a new stalker group dolgovtsev at Bar and a new dialog searching for Kalash at Cordon (Escape), fixes a critical bug at Elbe-radar and comes with a number of balance tweaks.
>>You can download it from ModDB, but be warned that you'll need the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OLR 2.5 fixx17 for it to work, available in two parts: part1 and part2.

Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age mod completely unlocks the framerate, offers Field of View options
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xii-the-zodiac-age-mod-completely-unlocks-the-framerate-offers-field-of-view-options/
Modder ‘Drahsid’ has released a new mod for Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age that completely unlocks its framerate. This mod/program also comes with other goodies such as the ability to change the field of view, gamma, and in game multiplier rates to whatever you want.
>>Download it from Nexus Mods.

GTA 5's best visual overhaul mod is back for its final stunning update
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5s-best-visual-overhaul-mod-is-back-for-its-final-stunning-update/
I'm a sucker for Grand Theft Auto 5 visual overhaul mods, and none have captured my heart more than Jamal Rashid's Natural Vision Remastered. The result of several thousand hours of work, each update hits new levels of realism—and its latest, due to launch on Wednesday, is quite remarkable.
"My main focus in the newest NaturalVision Remastered update was to overhaul the Cloudy weather," Rashid, aka Razed, tells me via email. "I knew that editing this particular weather would be a massive undertaking which is why I left it alone until the very end. I took it upon myself to rework each hour of the day and balance it across the timecycle."
>>The mod is available from GTA5-mods.com.

GAMING NEWS

Warframe’s free open-world expansion Fortuna releases this November
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warframes-free-open-world-expansion-fortuna-releases-this-november/
Digital Extremes has announced that the newest open-world expansion for Warframe, called Fortuna, will release for free this November on Steam PC. According to the press release, Fortuna is built on an imaginative science fiction terrain.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 update 1.03 released, full patch release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-update-1-03-released-full-patch-release-notes-unveiled/
Treyarch and Beenox have released a new patch for Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the release notes, this patch will update your game’s version to 1.03 and makes Leaderboards available for Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies, addresses an issue where player-created paintjobs may appear corrupted or stretched when placed on weapons and brings general stability improvements across Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies.

Report: Call of Duty Black Ops 4 multiplayer server send rates have been lowered from 60hz to 20hz
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/report-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-multiplayer-server-send-rates-have-been-lowered-from-60hz-to-20hz/
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been available since last week, however it appears that its server send rates have been significantly downgraded/lowered. While the beta supported 60hz rates, the multiplayer mode in the final version supports 20hz rates, making it feel a lag-fest.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 October 21st update detailed, Treyarch comments on 20hz server tickrate
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-october-21-update-detailed-treyarch-comments-on-20hz-server-tickrate/
Treyarch has detailed the October 21st update for Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the team, this patch addresses a crash at the end of matches for Master Prestige players in Multiplayer and Zombies and brings general stability improvements across all modes.
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Treyarch has also commented on the 20hz server tickrate that the game currently supports in both Blackout and Multiplayer. According to the team, this was made for stability purposes and over the course of the next two weeks, we will roll out several updates to our network setup that will continue to improve.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider hotfix fixes crashes on RTX GPUs, visual corruption & flickering particles
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-hotfix-fixes-crashes-on-rtx-gpus-visual-corruption-flickering-particles/
EIDOS Montreal and Nixxes have released a hotfix for Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s patch 4. According to the release notes, this hotfix addresses the crashes when using the NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080 or RTX2080Ti GPUs with specific driver and OS versions. These instant crashes really frustrated us and were present only when DX12 was enabled, so it’s at least great that Nixxes has addressed them so soon.

Teaser trailer for the first-person co-op shooter set in the EVE Online universe, Project Nova
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/teaser-trailer-for-the-first-person-co-op-shooter-set-in-the-eve-online-universe-project-nova/
CCP Games has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming dark and thrilling first-person co-op shooter set in the dystopian sci-fi universe of EVE Online. Project Nova features tactical co-op PvE and explosive PvP modes, with a strong emphasis on mastery and strategy. Project Nova’s gameplay will be co-evolved with the community – be there from the start to shape the game’s journey.

New The Black Masses tech trailer showcases impressive lighting and over 6000 NPCs on screen
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-the-black-masses-tech-trailer-showcases-impressive-lighting-and-over-6000-npcs-on-screen/
Brilliant Game Studios has released a new trailer for its ambitious open world game, The Black Masses. In this trailer, the lead developer of the project details some of the game’s tech, including its lighting system and its world record crowd rendering.
>>I'd warn you not to watch it if you're motion sick sensitive.

Agony Unrated will be discounted by 90% to all owners of the original game, new content detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/agony-unrated-will-be-discounted-by-90-to-all-owners-of-the-original-game-new-content-detailed/
Madmind Studio has officially announced that the uncensored version of Agony, Agony Unrated, will officially release on October 31st. The team has also revealed the new content, tweaks and improvements that will be implemented in this new version of the game, and stated that players who already have regular Agony in their Steam library will receive a 90% discount on it.

Miles Infernum is a new free isometric arcade shooter that is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/miles-infernum-is-a-new-free-isometric-arcade-shooter-that-is-available-for-download/
Badjano Entertainment has released a new free isometric arcade shooter, called Miles Infernum. This indie shooter is a mindless arcade shooter, full of action, explosions and special effects And since it’s free, it’s something that may interest some of you.
>>There's a 1 minute long gameplay video of the game in the article, and the game is available through its official website.