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

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The Friday news! Today there aren't many news, so there will only be one post (which is good for me, I don't know about you)

SALES & DEALS

GOG is giving away for free sci-fi horror game, SOMA, for a limited time
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gog-is-giving-away-for-free-soma-for-a-limited-time/
GOG is currently offering free copies of Frictional Games’ latest sci-fi horror game, SOMA. SOMA is a unique game, created by the developers of the Amnesia and Penumbra games, as it tells an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
>> Too bad it's an horror game . If you want it, pick it over here.

Steam announces its best new, top selling and most played games of 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-announces-its-best-new-top-selling-and-most-played-games-of-2018/
Valve has revealed the best new, top selling and most played games of 2018 on Steam. Valve categorized the top selling winners into four groups: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Top New Releases are arranged by month and Most Played games are categorized into four groups: over 15K, 25K, 50K, and 100K simultaneous players.
>> Check the full list here.

On the Humble Store, Iceberg Interactive has put its games on sale, up to 80% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/iceberg-interactive-sale/

And at Fanatical, RAGE is the new Star Deal, 78% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rage

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

Mars City Security mod brings co-op PvE and PvP to Doom 3, new gameplay footage released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mars-city-security-mod-brings-co-op-pve-and-pvp-to-doom-3-new-gameplay-footage-released/
Scared Pixel Studios has shared a new video from the latest 2018 build of its Mars City Security mod for Doom 3. Mars City Security is described as a Doom3 modification that puts heavy emphasis on cooperative and adversarial multiplayer, merging the fast and addictive gameplay of the predecessors (Doom1 & Doom2) with the enhanced Doom3 technology (optimized netcode for Online Internet & LAN networked multiplayer with improved idtech4 unified rendering).

 

GAMING NEWS

Steel Division developer Eugen Systems fires six staff amid row about fair pay
https://www.pcgamer.com/steel-division-developer-eugen-systems-fires-six-staff-amid-row-about-fair-pay/
Steel Division: Normandy ‘44 developer Eugen Systems has fired six staff that were part of a strike over pay earlier this year, allegedly for using insulting language in a private chat channel and for negatively affecting the mood in the studio.

BioWare founders awarded the Order of Canada for 'revolutionary' impact on videogames
https://www.pcgamer.com/bioware-founders-awarded-the-order-of-canada-for-revolutionary-impact-on-videogames/
Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka co-founded BioWare in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1995, shortly after graduating from medical school.
Today, for their "revolutionary contributions to the videogame industry as a developer and co-founder of an internationally renowned studio," Her Excellency the Right Honorable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada (it's all a very formal thing) named them members of the Order of Canada, "the cornerstone of the Canadian honors system."

Blizzard targets Twitch chat toxicity with new Overwatch moderation scheme
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-targets-twitch-toxicity-with-new-overwatch-moderation-scheme/
Blizzard is trying to clean up Twitch chat for Overwatch events with a new moderation system that requires viewers to link their Twitch and Battle.net accounts before they participate in chat.

 

And just like last week, GOG and Steam are still celebrating their winter sales. And remember that they will end soon, the next Thursday 3rd. of January.

 

And that's all. Have a happy and gaming weekend.