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JEMC on 26 February 2020
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Let's go with the Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG's Midweek Sale is full of scary games up to 90% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200226_midweek_sale

Steam has a new deal and 4 new Midweek Madness deals:

The Humble Store has three new sales:

And at Fanatical, the BundleBlast festival has ended, but there are still 44 bundles available. You should check them out.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam's search function just got a whole lot better
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-search-function-just-got-a-whole-lot-better/
With so many games on Steam, and no system of quality control in place to filter out the garbage, finding new things to play can be challenging. To help smooth those rough seas, Valve has developed a number of tools, like the Interactive Recommender and Play Next, through "experiments" in its new-ish Steam Labs program. One of those experiments, from September 2019, sought to expand Steam's basic search functionality with more filters and features.
That experiment is now fully live, which means that the Steam search function now enables users to filter their results by price and/or special offers, include and exclude tags (so you can specify survival games, but no zombies, for instance), and exclude games that you already own or have wishlisted or ignored. If you're searching in a non-English language, a language filter control will appear near the top of the search page, and if you're tired of seeing VR-exclusive results when you don't have a VR headset, you can now opt to exclude VR-only games.

GOG's new refund policy is way more generous than Steam's
https://www.pcgamer.com/gogs-new-refund-policy-is-way-more-generous-than-steams/
GOG has made a change to its refund policy, simplifying the process and letting you get your money back, no questions asked, as long as you request the refund within 30 days.
Previously, GOG's policy was a bit stricter than the likes of Steam's, as refunds were only guaranteed if the game hadn't been downloaded and played. Refunds could be appealed for other reasons, but not liking the game wasn't one of them. Now you don't have to worry about any of that.
If you've played the game, it's fine—you can still get a refund. It doesn't matter how long you've played for, either. Since most games can theoretically be completed in a month, the new policy seems pretty open to abuse, but GOG will be keeping an eye on refunds to make sure it's not being exploited.
>> I hope it doesn't blow up in their face. There are a lot of ass*oles out there that will try to abuse it.

MODS/EMULATORS

Whispering Hills 2 is a Silent Hill overhaul mod for Fallout 4, available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/whispering-hills-2-is-a-silent-hill-overhaul-mod-for-fallout-4-available-now-for-download/
Mangaclub has released the Definitive Edition 2.51 version of the Whispering Hills 2 mod for Fallout 4. Whispering Hills 2 is an overhaul mod for Bethesda’s RPG that turns Fallout 4 into a Silent Hill-like nightmare.
What this basically means is that the game now features Thick Fog and strange sounds. Not only that, but occasionally players will be dragged into Otherworld where monsters await them.
This latest version introduces the Lying Figures that will spit acid on players. Players can find the Lying Figures all around the commonwealth, and especially in Concord. The modder has also made some fundamental changes to Sirenhead.
Moreover, it adds a special someone in the asylum floor. It also brings support for VRFix, meaning that VR users should be able to use it again.
>> Available from ModDB.

Cuphead gets an Easy Mode thanks to this new “Assist Mode” mod, available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cuphead-gets-an-easy-mode-thanks-to-this-new-assist-mode-mod-available-now-for-download/
Cuphead is a challenging platformer that came out in 2017. Now while I didn’t have any trouble with it, other gamers felt it to be way too difficult. As a result of this, n00bplatformer has decided to release a new mod that enables an Easy Mode for it.
As the modder noted, this mod is inspired by Celeste’s assist mode. Thus, the mod intends to ease the game difficulty by granting additional HP (6HP instead of 3HP), weapon damage boost (1.5x) and coins (40) to the player.
The modder also recommends to start a new save file with this mod. So yeah, don’t use it on your older saves, otherwise there might be some compatibility issues.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods

This Stardew Valley mod swaps combat for cuddles
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-stardew-valley-mod-swaps-combat-for-cuddles/
Stardew Valley's murderous mines are strangely juxtaposed to the rest of the farming and life sim. Hit the mines, and this game about making pals, attending parties and tidying up your inherited farm becomes a killing spree where no slime or bat is safe from your sword. Unless you use the Pacifist Valley mod.
In Pacifist Valley, the mines are simply another place to make lots of new friends. The mod replaces all the weapons with cuddly toys, feathers, love hearts and other friendly things; while the act of combat itself has been replaced with smooching and heart emoting. Instead of dying, the monsters will fall in love with you.
Fish, unfortunately, can still be killed by the truckload, but that could change in a future update. There are a few issues, too, including some of the gore not being replaced (instead of blood you should just see more hearts), the hit box for some monsters being wrong and some problems with a few of the 'love devices.'

GAMING NEWS

Here are 8 minutes of new gameplay footage from Resident Evil: Resistance
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-8-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-resident-evil-resistance/
IGN has shared a new video, showing 8 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Resident Evil: Resistance. Resident Evil: Resistance is the multiplayer mode of Resident Evil 3 Remake, and will be available alongside it.

Here are 15 minutes of gameplay from Resident Evil 3 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-15-minutes-of-gameplay-from-resident-evil-3-remake/
Capcom finally released gameplay footage from the upcoming remake. Resident Evil 3 Remake is a re-imagination of the original Resident Evil 3. It’s been twenty years since the initial release of the original game. Resident Evil 3 Remake will come out this April.

The next expansion for Path of Exile, Delirium, releases on March 13th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-next-expansion-for-path-of-exile-delirium-releases-on-march-13th/
Grinding Gear Games has announced that the next expansion for Path of Exile, Delirium, will come out on March 13th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Warcraft III: Reforged February 24th Update 1.32.2 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warcraft-iii-reforged-february-24th-update-1-32-2-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Blizzard has released a brand new update for Warcraft III: Reforged. According to the release notes, the February 24th patch will update your game version to 1.32.2. The update brings a number of gameplay and interface tweaks, as well as improvements to its campaign.

Mass Effect Mash-up Pack for Minecraft is now available on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mass-effect-mash-up-pack-for-minecraft-is-now-available-on-the-pc/
Microsoft has announced that the Mass Effect Mash-up Pack for Minecraft is now available on the PC. This pack originally came out on Xbox 360 back in 2014, however, it never found its way on the PC. Well, until now.

Amazon France has listed Horizon Zero Dawn for the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amazon-france-has-listed-horizon-zero-dawn-for-the-pc/
Last month, we informed you about the possibility of Horizon Zero Dawn coming to the PC. And today, Amazon France has listed this PS4-exclusive for the PC.

Star Wars Battlefront 2: The Age of Rebellion Update is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-2-the-age-of-rebellion-update-is-now-available-for-download/
Electronic Arts and DICE have released a brand new update for Star Wars Battlefront 2. The Age of Rebellion is now available for download and adds Age of Rebellion Co-Op locations, as well as two new Reinforcements.

Anthem Patch 1.7.0 is now available for download, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anthem-patch-1-7-0-is-now-available-for-download-full-patch-notes/
Bioware has released a brand new update for Anthem. According to the release notes, patch 1.7.0 delivers a regular rotation of challenges, and brings some store offerings. Moreover, it features new content and game modes, coin and currency awards, as well as gameplay inversions.

The Wonderful 101: Remastered is coming to the PC, via Steam, on May 19th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-wonderful-101-remastered-is-coming-to-the-pc-via-steam-on-may-19th/
PlatinumGames has announced that The Wonderful 101: Remastered will be coming to the PC on May 19th. The game will be available via Steam, and there is currently no word for an EGS or GOG release.



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