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

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And now...

SALES & DEALS

Final Fantasy XIV Online has reached 18 million registered players worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xiv-online-has-reached-18-million-registered-players-worldwide/
Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida announced that the acclaimed MMORPG, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has reached 18 million registered players worldwide during the latest Letter from the Producer LIVE stream.
In addition, Yoshida provided first details on Patch 5.2, titled Echoes of a Fallen Star, a new series of global FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festivals for 2020-2021, a new FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers art book, and the next free login campaign for the game.

The Epic Games Store is giving away 12 free games before January
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-epic-games-store-is-giving-away-12-free-games-before-january/
The Epic Games Store is ramping up the free games for the holidays, giving away 12 of them between now and the new year. The cavalcade of mystery games will start rolling out on December 19. If none of the freebies end up tickling your fancy, the Epic Games Store's festive sale will be kicking off at the same time. And because sales are this infinite cycle that we can never escape from, there's already a sale going on right now to mark last night's awards.
>> We'll see which games will those be.

GOG's Winter Sale is still going on and, to celebrate the launch on the store of the still in development Postal 4: No Regrets, they're giving away Postal 2 for free for the next 48 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/postal_2

Steam has a new deal, Jurassic World Evolution, 80% off for the next 3 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/648350/Jurassic_World_Evolution/

Fanatical, besides its Winter Sale, has two new sales:

• The new Star Deal is GUILTY GEAR Xrd -REVELATOR- (+DLC Characters) + REV 2 All-in-One (does not include optional DLCs), 80% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/guilty-gear-xrd-revelator-and-rev-2-all-in-one-and-dlc-characters
• And there's a new bundle, the Armageddon Pick & Mix build your own bundle, with 37 games to choose and make our 5, 10 or 15 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/armageddon-pick-and-mix

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Reshade 4.5 is now available for download, improves Vulkan & DirectX 12 performance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/reshade-4-5-is-now-available-for-download-improves-vulkan-directx-12-performance/
The team behind Reshade has shared a new version of this post-processing tool. Reshade 4.5 comes with better performance in DX12/Vulkan, and improves depth buffer detection in DX9 and DX12.
Moreover, this latest version of Reshade switches to using SPIR-V for shaders in OpenGL 4.6 for better performance. It also improves multi-threading of effect loading and fixes memory leaks in Vulkan.

MODS/EMULATORS

LittleBigPlanet is coming to the PC as a fan remake, first pre-alpha gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/littlebigplanet-is-coming-to-the-pc-as-a-fan-remake-first-pre-alpha-gameplay-trailer/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. A group of LittleBigPlanet community members is working on a fan remake of LittleBigPlanet for the PC. This PC fan remake is called LittleBigPlanet Restitched, is non-profit, and you can find its pre-alpha gameplay trailer below.
As the team notes, this project will be available for free and is in no way meant to infringe the copyrighted content of the original title on which it is based. Obviously, the team is trying to avoid receiving a C&D letter. However, I don’t know whether Sony is fine with such a thing.
But anyway, the team of LittleBigPlanet Restitched is currently working on a brand new story mode. This story mode will feature universal moral messages, as well as exciting themes, curators, and prizes. Moreover, players will be able to play community levels, and create their own.

This Halo: Reach mod allows you to play the entire single-player campaign in third-person mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-halo-reach-mod-allows-you-to-play-the-entire-single-player-campaign-in-third-person-mode/
AkFumbles has released a pretty interesting mod for the PC version of Halo: Reach. As its title suggests, this mod allows you to play the entire single-player campaign via a third-person camera viewpoint. This is something that a lot of Halo fans have wished for, and it’s finally a reality.
Right now, we don’t know whether there are any bugs or glitches with this third-person mode. The modder did not share any such issues, so you may not encounter any bugs at all.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

First gameplay clip surfaces for the next-gen action RPG, Godfall
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-gameplay-clip-surfaces-for-the-next-gen-action-rpg-godfall/
Yesterday, Gearbox revealed a new looter slasher for Playstation 5 and the PC, Godfall. And today, I’m happy to report that the first gameplay clip for this title has surfaced online.
>> Yeah, "yesterday"... Anyway, it's a 7 seconds clip, so you won't see much.

Massive-scale sci-fi arena FPS PlanetSide Arena is going down, servers will shut down on January 10th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/massive-scale-sci-fi-arena-fps-planetside-arena-is-going-down-servers-will-shut-down-on-january-10th/
Well that was fast. Daybreak Games has announced that it will be shutting down the servers for PlanetSide Arena on January 10th, 2020. PlanetSide Arena launched in Early Access in September 2019, and a full release was planned for January 2020.
>> Another one bites the dust.

Maneater is coming to the PC on May 22nd, gets a brand new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/maneater-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-may-22nd-gets-a-brand-new-trailer/
Tripwire Interactive has announced that Maneater will be coming to the PC on May 22nd. In order to celebrate this announcement, Deep Silver released a brand new trailer that aired during the Video Game AWards 2019, and you can find below.

Hero must die. again is coming to the PC in Spring 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hero-must-die-again-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-spring-2020/
Degica has announced that its anti-RPG game, Hero must die. again, is coming to the PC in Spring 2020. The game will be available on Steam and you can find below its debut gameplay trailer.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been slightly delayed, gets a new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-has-been-slightly-delayed-gets-a-new-trailer/
Microsoft has announced that Ori and the Will of the Wisps has been slightly delayed. The game was originally meant to come out on February 11th. However, Microsoft has pushed it back a month. As such, the game will be coming out now on March 11th, 2020.

First official screenshots released for the Resident Evil 3 Remake, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-official-screenshots-released-for-the-resident-evil-3-remake-resident-evil-3-nemesis/
Capcom has released the first official screenshots for the Resident Evil 3 Remake, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. These screenshots showcase some of the characters and environments, and will give you an idea of the game’s graphics.

Doom Eternal will support classic centered weapon position, new gameplay footage surfaces
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/doom-eternal-will-support-classic-centered-weapon-position-new-gameplay-footage-surfaces/
Bethesda has announced that Doom Eternal will support classic centered weapon position. In other words, gamers will be able to have their weapons centered, like in the classic Doom games. The publisher has also shared some new gameplay footage during a recent live stream that you can find below.

System Shock Remake Unreal Engine 4 Demo Screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/system-shock-remake-unreal-engine-4-demo-screenshots/
As we’ve already reported, Nightdive Studios released a new demo of System Shock Remake. This new demo was live for 48 hours, was based on the Unreal Engine 4 build, and gave us an idea of what the team aims to achieve. Since the demo is no longer available, we’ve decided to share some screenshots from it.

Battlefield 5 Update 5.2.2 available for download, brings numerous balance tweaks, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-update-5-2-2-available-for-download-brings-numerous-balance-tweaks-full-patch-notes/
DICE has released a brand new update for Battlefield 5. According to the release notes, Update 5.2.2 introduces improved damage models on multiple weapons, removes ‘3D Spotting’, and brings fixes for performance issues.