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It's Monday again and these are the news of these last days. The last "regular" (more or less) week before E3:

SALES & DEALS

GOG has added some Ubisoft games to its Summer Sale. It's another excuse to give the sale another check.

At Steam there are two new daily deals:

• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/731490/Crash_Bandicoot_N_Sane_Trilogy/
• The Early Access title ATLAS is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/834910/ATLAS/

And at Fanatical, there are new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Injustice 2 - Legendary Edition, 75% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/injustice-2-legendary-edition
• Fanatical now has Square Enix games on its store, and they celebrate it with sales and two bundles:
  • The first bundle is a Tomb Raider bundle with 7 games (the old ones and the reboot) split in 3 tiers of up to 3, up to 6 or the seven games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/tomb-raider-bundle
  • The Deus Ex bundle contains 4 games and is also split into three tiers: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/deus-ex-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Windows 10 May 2019 Update causes crashes/freezing issues on AMD Ryzen CPUs, bypass/workaround found
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/windows-10-may-2019-update-causes-crashes-freezing-issues-on-amd-ryzen-cpus-bypass-workaround-found/
It appears that the May 2019 Update for Windows 10 is causing some crashing/freezing issues on PC systems that are equipped with AMD’s Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs. According to reports, these freezing issues are due to compatibility issues between the update and RAID drivers.
Going into more details, the May 2019 Update installation freezes on these PC systems with AMD’s aforementioned processors as there’s a compatibility issue between the RAID drivers and the update.
Thankfully, a bypass/workaround has been discovered so we suggesting using it if you own an AMD Ryzen or Threadripper CPU, and want to update to the latest version of Windows 10.
All you have to do is download and install the latest RAID driver from here, version 9.2.0.105, before applying/installing the May 2019 Update.
>> I'm posting this in case someone has found this issue.

Attack from Outer Space is a cute DXR ray tracing playable tech demo that you can download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/attack-from-outer-space-is-a-cute-dxr-ray-tracing-playable-tech-demo-that-you-can-download/
Unreal Engine’s member ‘The_Distiller’ has released a brand new cute DXR real-time ray tracing tech demo. The_Distiller has used the latest version of Unreal Engine 4, version 4.22, in order to create a playable demo that showcases the ray tracing capabilities of Epic’s engine.
For the setting The_Distiller chose a miniature film set, built by an amateur filmmaker in the 70’s, shooting a scene for a vintage sci-fi movie in the vein of “War of the Worlds” and alike.
>> It weights roughly 880MB and you can download it from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

The Playstation 4 emulator, Orbital, supports the DualShock 4 controller, progresses further on Safe Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-playstation-4-emulator-orbital-supports-the-dualshock-4-controller-progresses-further-on-safe-mode/
Alexandro Sanchez has shared a new video for the first Playstation 4 emulator that is currently under development, Orbital. While the emulator is nowhere close to playing or running any PS4 game, it now supports the official Sony DualShock 4 controller, and progresses further on the Safe Mode menus.
In case you weren’t aware of, Orbital is the first dedicated Playstaion 4 emulator for Windows and Linux. Advanced users can go ahead and download an old version of Orbital from here. Do note though that there aren’t any binaries, meaning that you must build each of the three components (BIOS, GRUB, QEMU) yourselves. Furthermore, configuring the emulator to do something will be hard, as you will need to dump and decrypt the entire PS4 filesystem and sflash, including the kernel.

Here are Tomb Raider 2 & Jurassic Park Trespasser with Reshade Ray Tracing/Path Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-tomb-raider-2-jurassic-park-trespasser-with-reshade-ray-tracing-path-tracing/
YouTube’s member ‘EiermannTelevision’ has shared two videos, showcasing Tomb Raider 2 and Jurassic Park Trespasser with the Reshade Ray Tracing/Path Tracing Global Illumination mod. Both of these games use a really old and outdated lighting system so these videos should give us an idea of what we can expect from older games using the new Reshade mod.

New trailer released for the Fallout 3 remake mod in Fallout 4, Fallout 4: Capital Wasteland
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailer-released-for-the-fallout-3-remake-mod-in-fallout-4-fallout-4-capital-wasteland/
The team behind a really ambitious mod for Fallout 4, Fallout 4: Capital Wasteland, has released a brand new trailer for it. Fallout 4: Capital Wasteland is a total conversion mod that aims to remake Fallout 3 in the Fallout 4 engine.
Fallout 4: Capital Wasteland promises to feature all the quests, dialogues and locations from Fallout 3, and the team will be experimenting with the newest weather options in Fallout 4’s Creation Engine to establish the same grimy and oppressive tone as the original game.

A modder is remaking Arx Fatalis in Unreal Engine 4 and it looks fantastic
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-modder-is-remaking-arx-fatalis-in-unreal-engine-4-and-it-looks-fantastic/
Arx Fatalis was Arkane Studios' first game, and was very much a sign of things to come. It was big, open, ambitious as hell, really good, and a sales flop. It's also very dated now—it was released in 2002—which makes going back to see what you missed something of a tough row to hoe. That may eventually change, though, thanks to the efforts Blackcatgame Studios, a one-man operation that recently teased a work-in-progress remake of the game in Unreal Engine 4.
The summary on ModDB describes the area seen in the videos as being from Level 11, the Human Kingdom village (although I think that's a typo since as far as I know that's on level 1), where players can wander around, talk with NPCs, and fight with guards. Obviously there's a long way to go before the job is done, and given that projects like this are typically both massive and unpaid undertakings, it may not ever be finished. But seeing that dingy settlement remade all shiny and new really kind of gets me right here.

GAMING NEWS

Crumple Zone is a spiritual successor to Destruction Derby and is now available on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crumple-zone-is-a-spiritual-successor-to-destruction-derby-and-is-now-available-on-steam/
Arcade racing fans, here is something for you today. OutOfTune has released Crumple Zone; a spiritual successor to Destruction Derby and a tribute to arcade crash racing games of the 90s and 2000s in which you just put the pedal to the metal and smash up some cars.
>> It also has the same graphics, but in HD. Here's the Steam page.

Rebellion will reveal a major unannounced game at E3 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rebellion-will-reveal-a-major-unannounced-game-at-e3-2019/
Rebellion has announced that it will unveil a new major unannounced game for consoles and PC at E3 2019. As the press release reads, the mystery game will be announced during the PC Gaming Show, which will be streamed live on Twitch starting 10AM PDT, 6PM BST on June 10th.

Team17 will reveal two new unannounced games at E3 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/team17-will-reveal-two-new-unannounced-games-at-e3-2019/
Team17 has also stated that it will reveal two new unannounced games at E3 2019. Although the team did not unveil any additional details, it did release a new trailer for Hell Let Loose.

CD Projekt RED was indeed targeting a 2019 release for Cyberpunk 2077, may release in early 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-projekt-red-was-indeed-targeting-a-2019-release-for-cyberpunk-2077-may-release-in-early-2020/
Back in September 2017, we informed you about a Turkish listing for Cyberpunk 2077 which suggested that this highly anticipated title was scheduled for a 2019 release. And from the looks of it, that listing was legit as according to Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, CD Projekt RED was indeed targeting a 2019 release for Cyberpunk 2077.

Mortal Kombat 11 PC Patch 5 released; AI & character move list improvements, online desync fixes & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-11-pc-patch-5-released-ai-character-move-list-improvements-online-desync-fixes-more/
NetherRealm Studios and QLOC have released the fifth patch for the PC version of Mortal Kombat 11. According to the release notes, Patch 5 features a number of character move list corrections, various improvements to AI logic, fixes several rare online desync issues as well as several Brutalities having incorrect requirements or issues with the description.

Transient is a new Lovecraftian sci-fi game that is coming to the PC in 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/transient-is-a-new-lovecraftian-sci-fi-game-that-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-2020/
Iceberg Interactive and Stormling Studios have announced Transient; a new game that aims to blend together H.P. Lovecraft and Cyberpunk. This game is planned for a 2020 release and the publisher has released its debut trailer that you can find below.

The Division 2 Update 3.1 is now available, fixes numerous bugs & armor exploit, full release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-division-2-update-3-1-is-now-available-fixes-numerous-bugs-armor-exploit-full-release-notes/
Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft have released a brand new update for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. According to the release notes, update 3.1 increases tutorial font size on the Mega Map, as well as visibility on Collectibles and Caches in the Open World.

Stunning Control E3 2019 screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/stunning-control-e3-2019-screenshots-released/
Remedy has released the E3 2019 screenshots for its upcoming supernatural action-adventure game, Control. Powered by the Remedy’s in-house engine, Northlight Engine, Control looks stunning in these latest screenshots.

Shenmue 3 has been delayed until November 19th, 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shenmue-3-has-been-delayed-until-november-19th-2019/
Ys Net has announced that Shenmue 3 has been delayed until November 2019. The game was originally meant to come out on August 27th, however the team announced that it needs a bit more time in order to further polish it.
>> At least it's still supposed to launch this year.