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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

At Steam there are two new daily deals again (is it a new feature or what?):

• Book of Demons is 35% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/449960/Book_of_Demons/
• The Council is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/287630/The_Council/

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.1 released, optimized for Devil May Cry 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-2019-edition-19-3-1-released-optimized-for-devil-may-cry-5/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.1 driver is optimized for Devil May Cry 5 and improves performance by up to 4% on the Radeon RX Vega 64.
Moreover, this driver fixes the inaccurate fluctuating readings on AMD Radeon VII when using performance metrics overlay and Radeon WattMan, fixes the issues that could cause the mouse cursors to disappear or move out of the boundary of the top of a display on AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics, and resolves a bug that could cause intermittently results in memory clocks becoming locked at 800Mhz when modifying memory clocks on Radeon VII in Radeon Wattman.
>> Available from here.

Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 KB4482887 update can degrade graphics & mouse performance in certain games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/microsoft-confirms-that-windows-10-kb4482887-update-can-degrade-graphics-mouse-performance-in-certain-games/
On March 1st, Microsoft released a brand new update for Windows 10 that brought a number of quality improvements. However, and after various reports, Microsoft has confirmed that this latest update can degrade graphics and mouse performance in certain games (like for example Destiny 2).
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Microsoft claimed that it’s currently working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. Still, and as a workaround, PC gamers can uninstall KB4482887 to regain performance.

Steam's Popular Upcoming list is apparently easy to manipulate
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-popular-upcoming-list-is-really-easy-to-manipulate/
Steam's Popular Upcoming list is a pretty handy indicator of what people are eagerly awaiting. It checks release dates with wishlists and then generates the most popular impending games of the moment. It turns out it's also pretty open to manipulation.
No More Robots founder Mike Rose posted a thread on Twitter detailing how easy it is to manipulate the list. All you need to do, he says, is change the game's date in the backend, regardless of when it's actually coming out, and you'll get an extra shot of your game appearing in the list and no repercussions.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

The creators of Carmageddon are working on a new IP, will focus on vehicular action and mayhem
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-creators-of-carmageddon-are-working-on-a-new-ip-will-focus-on-vehicular-action-and-mayhem/
Green Man Gaming Publishing has announced that it is partnering with Stainless Games to bring a brand new IP to PC in 2019. Although we don’t have enough information about this game, we do know that this unannounced project will focus on vehicular action and mayhem.

Tropico 6 beta has been opened to everyone until March 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tropico-6-beta-has-been-opened-to-everyone-until-march-8th/
Kalypso Media has opened up the Tropico 6 beta to all for a limited time only, with a multiplayer stress test available now on Steam. Players can get in on all the action now until 18:00 GMT on 8th March.
>> Here's the Steam page of the game to take part in it.

WRATH: Aeon of Ruin is 3D Realms’ new FPS; first details, screenshots & debut gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wrath-aeon-of-ruin-is-3d-realms-new-fps-first-details-screenshots-debut-gameplay-trailer/
3D Realms and 1C Entertainment have revealed their new first person shooter that will be powered by the Quake Engine. This new FPS is called WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, targets a Summer 2019 release and you can find below the first details, screenshots and a debut gameplay trailer.

First details leaked for Battlefield 5’s battle royale mode, Firestorm, by data miner
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-details-leaked-for-battlefield-5-battle-royale-mode-firestorm-by-data-miner/
The first details for Battlefield 5’s upcoming battle royale mode, Firestorm, have been leaked by Reddit’s data miner “temporyal”. According to temporyal, all the information you are about to read is based on hard data present in any Battlefield 5 client, meaning that this is brand new and legit information.

First APEX Legends balancing update released, full patch release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-apex-legends-balancing-update-released-full-patch-release-notes-revealed/
Respawn has released the first balancing patch for its free to play battle royale game, APEX Legends. According to the release notes, this patch brings some balance tweaks to the Wingman and Peacekeeper weapons, reduces their availability in all zone tiers and increases availability of energy weapons & ammo in all zone tiers.

New gameplay trailer released for RAGE 2, showcasing weapons and abilities combos
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-rage-2-showcasing-weapons-and-abilities-combos/
Bethesda has released a new gameplay trailer for RAGE 2, showcasing some of the weapons and abilities combos that will be present in it. RAGE 2 feels more like a “Bulletstorm” than a “RAGE” game, at least when it comes to its combat mechanics, so I guess that’s a good thing (as there were a lot of people wishing for a new Bulletstorm game).