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The Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG starts the week with two new sales:

• The weekly sale is full of grand strategy games, up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200309_weekly_sale
• And there's another weekly sale based around Warhammer titles, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/warhammer_week

Steam has two new deals:

• The daily deal is Winter Resort Simulator, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1089790/Winter_Resort_Simulator/
• And DEEEER Simulator, still in Early Access, will be 20% off for the next 6 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018800/DEEEER_Simulator/

Fanatical has started its Spring Sale 2020, with currently 2234 deals, with more added every day. And if you spend 10 € or more, you'll get The Age of Decadence for free.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, now supports PlayStation 3D
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-now-supports-playstation-3d/
The team behind the best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, has announced that it has added support for PlayStation 3D. This basically means that PC gamers can enjoy some of the PS3 games in 3D mode with their 3D glasses.

Dante’s Inferno becomes fully playable on Playstation 3 emulator, 60fps even on mid-tier CPUs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dantes-inferno-becomes-fully-playable-on-playstation-3-emulator-60fps-even-on-mid-tier-cpus/
Hot on the heels of enabling Playstation 3D functionality, the team behind the best emulator for Playstation 3, RPCS3, just confirmed that Dante’s Inferno is fully playable from start to finish.
Joining an ever-expanding list of games that can be fully completed on the RPCS3 emulator, Dante’s Inferno is a long-awaited console exclusive by the now disbanded studio, Visceral Games. The game has booted with moderate success on the emulator since 2017, but thanks to recent efforts by the RPCS3 team, it is finally playable without any graphical glitches or audio stuttering.

This 1.5GB 4K HD Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim overhauls all of the landscape textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-1-5gb-4k-hd-texture-pack-for-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-overhauls-all-of-the-landscape-textures/
Modder ‘ciathyza’ has released a new 4K HD Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. According to its description, Tamrielic Textures is a texturing project with the aim to provide brand-new, high quality, immersive textures for Skyrim. The first milestone focuses on landscape textures and is available for download. This pack contains a complete work of replacement maps for terrains, mountains, dirt cliffs, and roads. Furthermore, one of the key directives of this project is to not leave any texture untouched.
This project comes in three forms: 4K, 2K and 1K. The 4K version has most of the textures in 4K resolution for maximum detail. Moreover, the mountain textures are in 8K quality. Thus, the modder suggests using a GPU with 6 or more GB of VRAM.
>> You can find it at Nexus Mods, for the original game and for the Special Edition.

New screenshots released for the upcoming fan remake of GoldenEye 007, GoldenEye 25
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-the-upcoming-fan-remake-of-goldeneye-007-goldeneye-25/
The team behind the upcoming fan remake of GoldenEye 007, GoldenEye 25, has released some new screenshots from it. These screenshots showcase the re-imagined version of the Surface level. Moreover, the team released two videos, showing a working virtual watch and some security cameras.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice gets an Enemy and Item Randomizer Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-gets-an-enemy-and-item-randomizer-mod/
Modder ‘thefifthmatt’ has released a cool randomizer for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. As its title suggests, this mod randomizes enemies (including bosses and minibosses) and items (including key items and skills).
Since this randomizer brings a number of gameplay tweaks and changes, the modder has shared some additional details. For instance, there is a hint/spoiler log that is generated and put in the ‘runs’ folder. Players should check it out if they want to check enemy placements. Moreover, this mod disables/removes tutorials pop-ups.
Moreover, Sword Saint Isshin doesn’t require Mortal Blade to deathblow anymore. If you get really stuck on a randomized enemy, you can rerun the seed with enemy rando turned off (use the big checkbox), defeat the enemy, then turn it back on again. This won’t change the location of key items, but if item rando uses enemy placement data, some non-key item drops may become inaccessible.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

This mod allows you to romance multiple NPCs in My Time at Portia
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-allows-you-to-romance-multiple-npcs-in-my-time-at-portia/
Modder ‘aedenthorn’ has released a pretty cool mod that most My Time at Portia gamers will appreciate. This mod removes jealousy from the game and allows you to romance and marry multiple NPCs at the same time.
Going into more details, this mod allows you to form new romantic interests when already married to someone else. It also allows you to get married when already married to someone else (doesn’t affect old marriage).
>> Sadly, they've forgotten to put the link to the mod, so you'll have to look for it.

New Character Pack adds ten new fighters to Mortal Kombat Project Season 2 Final
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-character-pack-adds-ten-new-fighters-to-mortal-kombat-project-season-2-final/
Gui Santos has released a new Character Pack for Mortal Kombat Project Season 2 Final. This pack adds ten new fighters to the game, and increases the roster to 97 combatants. In order to showcase some of these characters, Gui Santos also released two new videos that you can find below.
>> Download this new pack from Mediafire.

Bully: Scholarship Edition SilentPatch 3 fixes memory leaks and Windows 10 crashes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bully-scholarship-edition-silentpatch-3-fixes-memory-leaks-and-windows-10-crashes/
CookiePLMonster has released a new patch for Bully: Scholarship Edition. This new patch fixes some memory leaks that plagued Rockstar’s game, and fixes some crashes that occurred in Windows 10.
In case you weren’t aware of, SilentPatch attempts to fix Bully memory management completely, so it behaves in the same way independent of Windows version. This fan patch does not only include this fix, however. Most notably, it attempts to improve gameplay experience by improving frame pacing, as well as fixing a few other issues.
Going into more details, SilentPatch 3 fixes numerous instances of memory corruption on game exit. It also handle leaks in audio code, preventing handles from accumulating during the game. Furthermore, it makes memory manager workarounds toggleable via the INI file.
>> Available from github.

You can now play as Raiden from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in Devil May Cry 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-raiden-from-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-in-devil-may-cry-5/
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Devil May Cry 5 fans, here is something for you today. Modder ‘EXshinla’ has released a new mod that replaces Dante and allows you to play as Raiden in Devil May Cry 5.
This mod features two versions of Raiden; one with basic color and another with EX color. Furthermore, this mod includes Raiden’s sword from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods.

Modder fixes Batman: Arkham Knight’s stuttering/framepacing issues via DirectX 11 hooking
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/modder-fixes-batman-arkham-knights-stuttering-framepacing-issues-via-directx-11-hooking/
Batman: Arkham Knight is a game using a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 3. And, as we all know, the game suffers from some stuttering and framepacing issues. However, it appears that a modder was able to fix these issues via D3D11 hooking.
Going into more details, modder ‘SheriefFarouk‘ has discovered that the game’s streaming system keeps trying to create thousands of new textures instead of recycling them. This most likely results to the stuttering issues that most PC gamers have been experiencing.
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Last but not least, this workaround may only work with the Steam version. Some users have reported crashing issues when trying this mod with the EGS version. You should also disable all Gameworks effects.
>> You can get it from here.

BannerPage is a dedicated enhancement mod for Mount & Blade: Warband
https://www.pcgamer.com/bannerpage-is-a-dedicated-enhancement-mod-for-mount-and-blade-warband/
Thinking about a trip back into Mount & Blade: Warband ahead of the Mount & Blade 2 release later this year? BannerPage has you covered. It’s a huge enhancement mod for MBW building on the popular Native mod, targeting where “Native MBW is thin and [aiming] to significantly improve areas in which [the] game hasn’t aged well. Bannerpage overhauls the game’s graphics first and foremost, but deepens systems and improves their interactions with a host of other improvements. It also adds big changes like seafaring, with trade and battles. There are also bridge battles, which are horrible in a good way. They’re even more of a meat grinder than a siege, to be honest. I love them.
It’s also packed with smaller improvements, like UI tweaks. There are a bunch of report screens that tell you information, and give you things like troop tree upgrades, as well as a trade ledger for those of you who make your living hauling things instead of killing people. The graphics overhauls also include redesigns of the troop types and how they look, which is very good. There are also, and I cannot stress this enough, unique faces for everyone.
You can check out BannerPage at ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Black Mesa 1.0 is now available on Steam, full patch notes revealed, launch trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-mesa-1-0-is-now-available-on-steam-full-patch-notes-revealed-launch-trailer-released/
Crowbar Collective has announced that the final version of the Source Engine remake of Half-Life, Black Mesa, is now available on Steam. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a brand new trailer that you can find below.

New Resident Evil 3 Remake details surface, Nemesis can now break the “Safe Room” rule [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-resident-evil-3-remake-details-surface-nemesis-can-now-break-the-safe-room-rule/
OXM has revealed some new details about the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 3. The magazine confirmed the presence of spiders in the game, as well as the fact that Nemesis can now break the “Safe Room” rule.
UPDATE: Capcom has stated that safe rooms will be… safe in Resident Evil 3 Remake.

Bethesda has briefly revealed the PC system requirements for Doom Eternal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bethesda-has-briefly-revealed-the-pc-system-requirements-for-doom-eternal/
A couple of hours ago, Bethesda revealed the official PC system requirements for Doom Eternal via its Steam store page. However, the publisher has since then updated the page and removed them. As such, we are not sure whether these are the game’s final PC specs or not. Nevertheless, we are certain that some of you will be interested in them, so go ahead and take a look.

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition is also coming to Epic Games Store, will support cross-play
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition-is-also-coming-to-epic-games-store-will-support-cross-play/
Undead Labs has announced that State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition will be also coming to Epic Games Store. Moreover, the game will support cross-play between Steam, Microsoft Store and Epic Games Store.

New Half-Life: Alyx gameplay videos showcase Russell’s Lab and City 17
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-half-life-alyx-gameplay-videos-showcase-russells-lab-and-city-17/
Valve has released two environments/maps from Half-Life: Alyx that owners of the Valve Index can explore. As such, YouTube’s ‘2kliksphilip’ has decided to share two new gameplay videos in which he explores these environments.

Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami owners will get the Deluxe Edition for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yakuza-0-and-yakuza-kiwami-owners-will-get-the-deluxe-edition-for-free/
SEGA has announced that all owners of the Standard Edition for Yakuza 0 and Kiwami will receive the Deluxe Edition for free. In addition, SEGA has added custom animated library art that you can use in your Steam libraries.

First details leaked for Call of Duty Warzone prior to its official reveal
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-details-leaked-for-call-of-duty-warzone-prior-to-its-official-reveal/
Call of Duty: Warzone is the worst kept secret of 2020. And, as we’ve already reported, Activision will most likely reveal the game tomorrow, March 10th. However, it appears that YouTube’s ‘Chaos’ has broken the embargo and shared a video for this new battle royale COD title.

Team17 is working on a new Worms game, Worms 2020, releases first teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/team17-is-working-on-a-new-worms-game-worms-2020-releases-first-teaser-trailer/
Team17 has just announced that it is working on a brand new Worms game. Although the team did not reveal any additional details, it did release a teaser trailer that you can find below.