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Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

At Steam, there are two new daily deals as well as the weeklong deals:

• The first daily deal is Groove Coaster, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/744060/Groove_Coaster/
• The other one is LASTFIGHT, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/443450/LASTFIGHT/
• RIDE 3 is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/759740/RIDE_3/
• FIGHTING EX LAYER is half its price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/871200/FIGHTING_EX_LAYER/
• ELEX is 60% off (and the Gothic series is on sale too): https://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/ELEX/
• Bethesda has put its The Elder Scrolls games on sale, up to 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/bethesda/list/35536
• And Eidos Montreal has its games (Tomb Raider, Deus EX, Thief) on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/EidosMontreal

On the Humble Store there are two new sales:

• The new Spotlight deal is Kerbal Space Program, 50% off for the next 5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/kerbal-space-program/
• And Bethesda is the star of the publisher week sale, with up to 67% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bethesda-publisher-week/

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce 419.67 WHQL driver is optimized for Battlefield 5 Firestorm, Sekiro and Anthem DLSS
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-419-67-whql-driver-is-optimized-for-battlefield-5-firestorm-sekiro-and-anthem-dlss/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 419.67 WHQL driver is optimized for the battle royale Firestorm mode for Battlefield 5, the upcoming DLSS version of Anthem, the recently released ray tracing effects for Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Furthermore, this driver includes support for G-SYNC compatible surround mode and two new G-SYNC compatible monitors (ASUS VG278QR and ASUS VG258).
Moreover, NVIDIA’s latest driver addresses the performance drops in DaVinci Resolve, the screen corruptions issues in APEX Legends when switching from windowed mode to fullscreen mode when Windows HDR is enabled, and the poor performance issues when using antialiasing in Total War: Warhammer 2.
>> Available from here.

This stunning cinematic uses UE4 to blend real-life with machine-human hybrids
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-stunning-cinematic-uses-ue4-to-blend-real-life-with-machine-human-hybrids/
Real-time photorealism specialist Quixel has shared a stunning new teaser called Rebirth, a cinematic that blends "the power of Unreal Engine" with real-world scans from the Megascans Icelandic collection that "represents a new way of crafting computer graphics".
>> It does look stunning. Maybe we'll get those kind of graphics in two gens or so.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

RAGE 2, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Fallout 76 and DOOM Eternal are all coming to Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rage-2-wolfenstein-youngblood-fallout-76-and-doom-eternal-are-all-coming-to-steam/
Bethesda has confirmed that all of its upcoming games will be coming to Steam. This basically means that RAGE 2, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Doom Eternal will be available on both Bethesda’s launcher and Valve’s digital store.
>> Great news for all!

Beyond a Steel Sky, sequel to 90’s dystopian cyberpunk adventure Beneath a Steel Sky, releases in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/beyond-a-steel-sky-sequel-to-90s-dystopian-cyberpunk-adventure-beneath-a-steel-sky-releases-in-2019/
Revolution Software has announced it has reunited with legendary comic book artist Dave Gibbons to create Beyond a Steel Sky – the long-awaited follow-up to classic 90’s dystopian cyberpunk adventure Beneath a Steel Sky.

Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 is available on PTU and here are some beautiful screenshots from it
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/star-citizen-alpha-3-5-is-available-on-ptu-and-here-are-some-beautiful-screenshots-from-it/
Cloud Imperium has released Star Citizen Alpha 3.5 on PTU (Persistent Test Universe) and our reader ‘Sean’ has shared with us some screenshots from it. These screenshots will give you an idea of some of the new areas and features that Cloud Imperium has implemented in it.

Hitman 2 will get official DX12 support on March 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-2-will-get-official-dx12-support-on-march-26th/
IO Interactive has announced that Hitman 2 will be receiving official DX12 support on March 26th. The game’s latest update will add support for Microsoft’s latest API so it will be interesting to see whether the game’s CPU optimization issues will be resolved with it.

The Lords of the Rings – Gollum is a new narrative-driven action adventure game from Daedalic
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-lords-of-the-rings-gollum-is-a-new-narrative-driven-action-adventure-game-from-daedalic/
Daedalic Entertainment has announced a new narrative-driven action adventure game based on the Lord of the Rings universe, called The Lords of the Rings – Gollum. The Lords of the Rings – Gollum promises to stay true to the original metarial and will feature new events and details related to Gollum’s journey.

New Mortal Kombat 11 trailer showcases the game’s old/classic and new timelines
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-mortal-kombat-11-trailer-showcases-the-games-old-classic-and-new-timelines/
Warner Bros and NetherRealm Studios today revealed the new Mortal Kombat 11 Old Skool vs. New Skool Trailer, showcasing a variety of past and present characters from the rich Mortal Kombat history who meet up as part of the time-bending new narrative.

No Man’s Sky Virtual Reality announced; free VR mode that will be released alongside BEYOND in Summer 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/no-mans-sky-virtual-reality-announced-free-vr-mode-that-will-be-released-alongside-beyond-in-summer-2019/
Hello Games has announced that No Man’s Sky: BEYOND will bring full VR support to the game, and will be free for all existing players. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Xenon Racer releases later today on Steam, gets a launch trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/xenon-racer-releases-later-today-on-steam-gets-a-launch-trailer/
SOEDESCO has announced that its futuristic arcade racing game, Xenon Racer, will be available on Steam later today. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released the game’s launch trailer that you can find below.
>> Here's the link to the Steam Page of this game, in case you want it.

Metro Exodus Ranger Update adds New Game+, further improves RTX and DLSS, and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-ranger-update-adds-new-game-further-improves-rtx-and-dlss-and-more/
4A Games has released a brand new update for Metro Exodus. According to the changelog, this March 2019 update adds a New Game+ mode, adds DualShock and Steam Controller support, and packs general Karma system improvements as well as Localization fixes and improvements.

Journey to the Savage Planet will be exclusive to Epic Store, gets new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/journey-to-the-savage-planet-will-be-exclusive-to-epic-store-gets-new-trailer/
Following the first-look hands-off demos of Journey to the Savage Planet at the Game Developers’ Conference (GDC) last week, 505 Games and Typhoon Studios have released a short environmental teaser trailer showcasing the colorful, vibrant and even humorous world of their debut game.

Remedy’s Control will officially release on August 27th, gets brand new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remedys-control-will-officially-release-on-august-27th-gets-brand-new-gameplay-trailer/
505 Games and Remedy Entertainment today announced that Control will release on August 27th on the Epic Games Store. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released a new gameplay trailer that will take viewers further into the game’s supernatural world.

Devolver Digital’s Observation is the latest Epic Games Store exclusive, official PC requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/devolver-digitals-observation-is-the-latest-epic-games-store-exclusive-official-pc-requirements/
Back in October 2018, we informed you about a new new sci-fi thriller game, called Observation. And even though Devolver had a Steam page for it, though it was not taking pre-orders like Deep Silver did with Metro Exodus, it has taken that store page down and revealed that the game will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store.