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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam's daily deal is Total War: ATTILA, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/325610/Total_War_ATTILA/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The Star Deal is Metal Slug 3, 88% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/metal-slug-3
• There's a new Anime Tales Bundle, where we can get 10 games up to 94% off for the next 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/anime-tales-bundle

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

New Windows 10 update available, featuring security fixes for two Spectre variants and L1TF
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-windows-10-update-available-featuring-security-fixes-for-two-spectre-variants-and-l1tf/
Microsoft has announced that Intel has completed software validations and have started to release new microcode for current CPU platforms that will protect users against two Spectre variants and L1TF.
The first Spectre variant is called Rogue System Register Read and the second one is Speculative Store Bypass. For those unaware, L1TF stands for L1 Terminal Fault.
As Microsoft noted, this update is a standalone update that is targeted at Windows 10, version 1809 (Windows 10 October 2018 Update) and Windows Server 2019. This update also includes Intel microcode updates that were already released for these operating systems at the time of release to manufacturing (RTM).

First screenshots for 3DMark Port Royal real-time ray tracing benchmark, releasing in January 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-screenshots-for-3dmark-port-royal-real-time-ray-tracing-benchmark-releasing-in-january-2019/
Back in March 2018, we informed you about the first real-time ray tracing benchmark that will be coming out at the end of this year. And today, UL Benchmarks revealed the first screenshots from this benchmark tool and announced that 3DMark Port Royal will be coming out in January 2019.
3DMark Port Royal is described as the world’s first dedicated real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers and players will be able to use Port Royal to test and compare the real-time ray tracing performance of any graphics card that supports Microsoft DirectX Raytracing. The benchmark tool will use DirectX Raytracing to enhance reflections, shadows, and other effects that are difficult to achieve with traditional rendering techniques.
According to the company, 3DMark Port Royal will be a realistic and practical example of what to expect from ray tracing in upcoming games—ray tracing effects running in real-time at reasonable frame rates at 2560×1440 resolution.

SteamVR update enables smoother gameplay and custom controller settings
https://www.pcgamer.com/steamvr-update-enables-smoother-gameplay-and-custom-controller-settings/
Valve has pulled a couple of interesting SteamVR features out of beta and incorporated them into the polished release, namely motion smoothing and improved support for mapping your own customer controller bindings. Both are now available in the latest SteamVR build, version 1.1.3.
"Today we've updated SteamVR for all users with changes that have been cooking in SteamVR beta for the last month. This includes major features like Motion smoothing and updates to the controller rebinding UI, as well as a host of new features, bug fixes, tweaks, and improvements across SteamVR. With this update we’ve also changed our versioning system from build IDs to dot releases. This will make it simpler for our users (and us) to refer back to different versions of SteamVR as we continue to add features and improvements," Valve says.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

Ultima Underworld has been source ported to Unity Engine, supports high resolutions and mouse look
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ultima-underworld-has-been-source-ported-to-unity-engine-supports-high-resolutions-and-mouse-look/
Old-school fans, here is something special for you today. Github’s member ‘hankmorgan’ UnderworldExporter; a project that lets you experience the classic Ultima Underworld in Unity Engine with some major benefits. Thanks to this source port, players can use higher resolutions than those that are available in the DOS/GOG releases and use the mouse.
The latest release of UnderworldExporter fully supports the first Ultima Underworld game. Do note, however, that you will also need the original game files otherwise you won’t be able to play it.
>> Available, obviously, from Github.

Darksiders 3 FOV mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/darksiders-3-fov-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
Darksiders 3 has just been released and unfortunately the game suffers from some ridiculous camera issues. And even though Gunfire Games has not provided any camera settings or FOV slider, modder ‘susahamat’ has just released a FOV mod for this latest action RPG title.
PC gamers can go ahead and download the mod from here in order to increase or decrease their Field of View. All you have to do is extract the mod to a folder, run the tool and then run the game.

 

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey patch 1.1.1 and 1.1.0 will be available tomorrow, full release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-patch-1-1-1-and-1-1-0-will-be-available-tomorrow-full-release-notes-unveiled/
Ubisoft has announced that patches 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be made available for download tomorrow. According to the company, the main patch will be 1.1.0 while patch 1.1.1 will be a hotfix that will address two specific issues that were not resolved in patch 1.1.0.

Obsidian will reveal its new game next week at the Video Games Award 2018, won’t feature micro-transactions
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/obsidian-will-reveal-its-new-game-next-week-at-the-video-games-award-2018-wont-feature-micro-transactions/
Geoff Keighley has revealed that Obsidian will reveal its brand new sci-fi RPG at the Video Games Award 2018 next week. Although we don’t know much about it, we do know that it will be in third-person and will be published by Private Division (meaning that it should theoretically be a multi-platform title).

Cyan to publish ZED in Spring 2019, new trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyan-to-publish-zed-in-spring-2019-new-trailer-released/
Cyan has announced that it will publish Eagre Games’ new adventure puzzle game, ZED. ZED is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and is described as an adventure game where players will have to fix things and reconnect memories.

Unreal Engine 4-powered realistic platoon-based multiplayer, Hell Let Loose, comes to Early Access in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-powered-realistic-platoon-based-multiplayer-hell-let-loose-comes-to-early-access-in-2019/
Team17 and Black Matter announced that they are collaborating to bring the hotly anticipated authentic WWII shooter Hell Let Loose to PC early access in 2019. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams have also released a gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Second free update for The Crew 2, Demolition Derby, releases on December 5th – first details and screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-free-update-for-the-crew-2-demolition-derby-releases-on-december-5th-first-details-and-screenshots/
Ubisoft has announced that Demolition Derby, the second free update brought to Ubisoft’s open world motorsports game, The Crew 2, will be available on December 5th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also shared a new set of screenshots that you can find below.