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[JEMC]

It's already Wednesday, and these are the news:

SALES & DEALS

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey sales above expectation, The Division 2 expected to sell more than Far Cry 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-sales-above-expectation-the-division-2-expected-to-sell-more-than-far-cry-5/
Ubisoft has shared its earnings results of H1 FY2018, revealing that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is selling relatively well. Although the company did not reveal whether this new AC game has surpassed the sales of Origins, it did claim that its sales are above expectations and that 45% of those sales are coming from digital.
Ubisoft has also revealed that The Division 2 has set a new record for beta sign-ups and that it is expected to sell more than Far Cry 5. Far Cry 5 is one of the best selling titles for Ubisoft and outperformed Far Cry 4, meaning that the French team expects this upcoming title to perform even better than Odyssey.
Ubisoft has also stated that Rainbow Six Siege saw its second strongest activity ever with over 40 million players, and For Honor surpassed 15 million total players.

Steam continues with their usual deals, both the daily and the 4 Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Witch It, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/559650/Witch_It/
• The Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 Bundle is on sale, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6634/Mega_Man_X_Legacy_Collection_12_Bundle__X___12/
• FOR HONOR is on sale, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/304390/FOR_HONOR/
• The Spellforce franchise is on sale, from 50 to 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/spellforcefranchise/
• And, as announced, Battlerite Royale is free to try for the next 4 days, and 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/879160/Battlerite_Royale/

And at Fanatical, the new Star Deal is This War of Mine, 77% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/this-war-of-mine

SOFTWARE

EA reveals Project Atlas, a game platform built on AI and cloud computing
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-reveals-project-atlas-a-game-platform-built-on-ai-and-cloud-computing/
Electronic Arts chief technology officer Ken Moss has shared some interesting, far-looking insights into Project Atlas, an integrated "engine + services game development platform" that he described in a lengthy Medium post as " a vision for a cloud-native gaming future."
"We’re at an inflection point where major, complementary tech disruptors are falling into place. As an industry, we’ve made remarkable technological advancements in AI, cloud, distributed computing, social features, and engines," writes Moss.
(...)
The idea is to combine game engines and online services in ways that haven't previously been done by leveraging cloud-based computing: Players will install a "thin client" and then log into games that are running remotely on EA servers. On its own, that sounds quite a bit like existing cloud-based gaming services, but EA plans to use new tech to "enable deeper personalization, and to eventually create a world full of user generated content—blurring the lines between the discrete domains of game engines and game services."

MODS/EMULATORS

Brutal Doom Version 21 RC2-B beta available for download, full release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/brutal-doom-version-21-rc2-b-beta-available-for-download-full-release-notes-revealed/
Modder ‘Sergeant_Mark_IV’ has released a new version of Brutal Doom. According to the release notes, Brutal Doom Version 21 RC2-B beta reverts aiming mode to toggle mode, fixes missing texture error messages as well as a bug that caused the Revenant Mode to not fire any weapons.
It’s worth noting that the modder has released another beta build of Brutal Doom V21 one day prior to this latest version. The previous patch introduced a complete version of the Map Enhancement System for Doom 1, added new Assault Shotgun sprites, new brightmaps and better light effects for all firearm, and improved the footstep system to make sounds be played closer to the player.
>> The mod is available from ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Agony UNRATED has been released and is available for free to all owners of the basic/original game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/agony-unrated-has-been-released-and-is-available-for-free-to-all-owners-of-the-basic-original-game/
Madmind Studio announced that the uncensored version of Agony, Agony Unrated, has been released on Steam. Moreover, the team claimed that this uncensored version is completely free for any user who already has the basic version of Agony in his Steam library – regardless of when he or she bought it.

Here is your first look at 3D Realms’ upcoming FPS that is powered by the Quake Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-your-first-look-at-3d-realms-upcoming-fps-that-is-powered-by-the-quake-engine/
3D Realms has released a GIF, showing for the first time its upcoming first-person shooter that will be powered by the Quake Engine. Unfortunately we don’t have enough information about this game, other than it will be published by 1C Entertainment.

3D Realms’ Ion Maiden will receive 3D Voxels support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3d-realms-ion-maiden-will-receive-3d-voxels-support/
Man, 3D Realms appears to be doing some really clever moves these days. Following the teaser GIF of its upcoming first-person shooter, the team has also announced that Ion Maiden will receive support for 3D voxels.

Fallout 76 does not feature FOV slider or support 16:10/21:9 monitors, game speed tied to framerate
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-76-does-not-feature-fov-slider-or-support-1610-219-monitors-game-speed-tied-to-framerate/
The PC beta for Fallout 76 has been launched and things are not looking good for PC gamers. According to reports, the game does not feature any FOV slider and there isn’t any way that you can increase or decrease it via its config files. And since Bethesda has announced that the game will not support mods, we may not see a FOV slider anytime soon.
>> Bethesda used to be a PC developer, right? Looks like those times are long gone. Anyway, looks like there's troubles with the launcher too.

Bubsy: Paws on Fire announced, gets a teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bubsy-paws-on-fire-announced-gets-a-teaser-trailer/
Accolade has just announced a new Bubsy game, Bubsy: Paws on Fire. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released a teaser trailer that you can find below.
According to its description, Bubsy is back in his greatest adventure yet. Featuring four playable characters with their own unique playstyles, new moves never before seen in a Bubsy title, and over 100 levels, Paws on Fire promises to be a game for Bubsy lovers and haters alike.
>> Well, at least it looks better than the last abomination game.

MechWarrior: Living Legends gets a major new update that adds a new tank, two new maps and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mechwarrior-living-legends-gets-a-major-new-update-that-adds-a-new-tank-two-new-maps-and-more/
MWLL Community Development Team has released a new major update for MechWarrior: Living Legends. According to the release notes, this patch adds a new tank, two new maps, new Battle Armor weapons and brings a new Battle Armor platform from scratch.

Second Monster Hunter World PC patch released, fixes low-res texture and various bug issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-monster-hunter-world-pc-patch-released-fixes-low-res-texture-and-various-bug-issues/
Capcom has released the second PC patch for Monster Hunter World. According to the release notes, this update resolves a bug that prevented certain textures from being loaded optimally during character creation and cutscenes as well as a bug preventing 43 titles that were available in the console versions from unlocking in the Steam version.

Resident Evil 2 Remake will feature free in-game unlockable classic costumes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-2-remake-will-feature-free-in-game-unlockable-classic-costumes/
Capcom has announced that its upcoming remake of Resident Evil 2 will feature the classic costumes for both Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield. These costumes will be available for free and players will be able to unlock them in-game.

Last edited by JEMC - on 31 October 2018