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JEMC on 14 April 2020
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Let's go with the news. Needless to say, after almost 4 days since the last update, there are lots of news to post:

SALES & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

  1. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
  2. Valve Index VR Kit
  3. Tabletop Simulator
  4. Green Hell
  5. Resident Evil 3
  6. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  7. No Man's Sky
  8. DOOM Eternal
  9. Last Oasis
  10. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

Call of Duty: Warzone has over 50 million players worldwide in a month
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-warzone-has-over-50-million-players-worldwide-in-a-month/
Infinity Ward has just announced that Call of Duty: Warzone has over 50 million players worldwide. The game came out one month ago, and hit 30 million players in its first 10 days. Thus, it took Infinity Ward 20 more days in order to increase its fan base and hit its 50 million goal.
>> The game came just in time for the lockdown.

Resident Evil 3 Remake has sold 2 million copies worldwide in five days
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-3-remake-has-sold-2-million-copies-worldwide-in-five-days/
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 3 Remake has sold 2 million copies worldwide in five days. The new Resident Evil 3 is a reimagining of the 1999 release of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, which went on to sell a cumulative 3.5 million units.

Assassin’s Creed 2 will be free to own on UPLAY on April 14th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-2-will-be-free-to-own-on-uplay-on-april-14th/
It appears that Ubisoft will be offering the second part in its Assassin’s Creed series for free next week. According to Mydealz and industry insider ZhugeEX, Ubisoft will be giving away Assassin’s Creed 2 on UPLAY on April 14th.
>> Great game.

Total War: Shogun 2 will be free to keep on Steam for a limited time
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-shogun-2-is-going-to-be-free-to-keep-on-steam-for-a-limited-time/
SteamDB keeps a list of upcoming free promotions so you can keep abreast of all the free weekends on Steam in advance. It also notes when games will be free-to-keep, which is why we can see that Total War: Shogun 2 will be given away to anyone who grabs it between April 27 and May 1.
>> Oh! I didn't know about that list. I'll keep an eye on it. Also listed in that page, but I already knew about it, is that the game The Search is free to keep. It started yesterday and the promo will last for another 18 hours or so, so you better hurry! https://store.steampowered.com/app/566190/The_Search/

GOG has two new sales:

Steam has two new sales, as well as a new round of weeklong deals:

The Humble Store has three new sales:

Fanatical has two new sales:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve patented a Steam Controller design with swappable controls
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-patented-a-steam-controller-design-with-swappable-controls/
Last year, Valve sold off its last batch of Steam Controllers at $5 a pop, a bargain for what we still consider the best PC controller for games that don't officially support them, and seemingly an end to that project. But Valve may not be done with its experiments in handheld game input. A recently published patent application filed by Valve describes a Steam Controller model with detachable parts.
Spotted by Tyler McVicker of Valve News Network, the patent is titled "Handheld controllers with swappable controls." It's exactly what it sounds like.

MODS/EMULATORS

Here is Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune running on the PC with Reshade Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-uncharted-drakes-fortune-running-on-the-pc-with-reshade-ray-tracing/
Digital Dreams has shared a video, showing the PS3 version of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune running on the PC with Reshade Ray Tracing. In order to achieve this, Digital Dreams used the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3. Moreover, it used Pascal Glicher’s Reshade Ray Tracing Mod.
Now before continuing, we should note that RPCS3 does not perfectly emulate Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune yet. As such, there are both graphical glitches/bugs and performance issues. Still, it’s really cool witnessing this Reshade Ray Tracing mod in really old games.

This 4.3GB AI-enhanced HD Mod brings high quality textures and normal maps to Half-Life: Source
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-4-3gb-ai-enhanced-hd-mod-brings-high-quality-textures-and-bump-maps-to-half-life-source/
Modder ‘Coomer’ has released a brand new version of his AI Uspcale Mod for Half-Life Source. This new version adds normal maps to almost all textures. Thankfully, though, the modder has not added bump maps to the Xen levels.
This pack uses a batch of generated normal maps with alpha channel to make dark parts of the textures non-reflective. As a result of that, the size of the mod is now around 4.38GB . Furthermore, the modder had to reduce the size of the normal maps to 512×512 due to the big file size. However, he does plan to generate better and bigger size normal maps as soon as he finds a good algorithm.
>> Available from ModDB.

Fallout New California Beta 231 released, features world map adjustments & new exploration content
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-new-california-beta-231-released-features-world-map-adjustments-new-exploration-content/
Radian-Helix Media has released a brand new beta version of its Fallout: New Vegas fan prequel, Fallout New California. According to the team, Fallout New California Beta 231 features re-compressed meshes and textures. These new NIFs should avoid random crashes and performance issues that were present in the previous versions.
Moreover, Fallout New California Beta 231 contains a great deal of world map adjustments and new exploration content It also packs overall improvements to the look of things outside the Vault.
>> This one is also available from ModDB.

The Witcher 3 Redux Version 2.1 released, tweaks AHI, adds new icons, improves gameplay & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-redux-version-2-1-released-tweaks-ahi-adds-new-icons-improves-gameplay-more/
It appears that modder ‘Aleks Vuckovic’ has been constantly updating his gameplay overhaul mod for The Witcher 3. The Witcher 3 Redux Version 2.1 is now available for download and brings a number of gameplay tweaks and improvements.
Going into more details, Version 2.1 adds new icons for White Gull, Black Gull, Dragon Blood and Black Powder. Moreover, it further tweaks Adaptive Human Intelligence (AHI). Thus, enemies affected by certain critical effects (eg: burning, knockdown, stagger, stun) will not have AHI buffs applied during the critical effect duration.
Version 2.1 also comes with some gameplay tweaks. For instance, consumable drinks now increase stamina regeneration instead of vitality. Furthermore, it lowers the circumference in which cluster bombs explode to lower the randomness of their spread. It also resolves an issue where Geralt could get fatigued outside of combat.
>> You can get this mod from Nexus Mods. Also, check the article for another The Witcher 3 mod that focuses on Gwent.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine 4 Remake Update 6 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-unreal-engine-4-remake-update-6-available-for-download/
CryZENx has released a brand new version of his amazing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake in Unreal Engine 4. This new version features a lot of tweaks and gameplay improvements, as well as new environments to explore. In order to celebrate the release of this new update, CryZENx has also shared a playthrough video. This video showcases the entire remake, and is over one hour. Thus, we strongly suggest watching this if you don’t want to download this fan remake.
>> You can download it from its Discord channel.

First Half-Life: Alyx non-VR mod that lets you complete the entire game is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-non-vr-mod-for-half-life-alyx-that-lets-you-complete-the-entire-game-is-available-for-download/
Earlier this month, we informed you about a mod for Half-Life: Alyx that made the gameplay playable on keyboard and mouse. Created by modder ‘r57zone’, this non-VR mod for Half-Life: Alyx had a lot of potential. And today, we are happy to report that the modder has released a new version that lets you complete the entire game.
From what we know so far, this is the first mod (driver) that allows to fully complete the game. Thus, everyone can use it in order to play the game with mouse and keyboard, and without a VR headset.
>> You can get it from GitHub.

There is now a Dismemberment Mod for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord that you can download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/there-is-now-a-dismemberment-mod-for-mount-blade-ii-bannerlord-that-you-can-download/
It has been a couple of weeks since Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord released in Early Access on Steam. Even in its current state the game is very popular, and there are hundreds of mods available for download.
The game is missing several things, and one of them is gore. Though fear not, because the modder jedijosh920 has already created a dismemberment mod for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
The mod adds the gore aspect of dismemberment. Both players and NPCs will get a chance to decapitate the head of the enemy, if they do fatal cut damage to an enemy’s head by swinging left or right.
>> You can get it from Nexus Mods.

Protect your precious butter with this Bannerlord mod that lets you form anti-bandit patrols
https://www.pcgamer.com/protect-your-precious-butter-with-this-bannerlord-mod-that-lets-you-form-anti-bandit-patrols/
It's challenging to rise from a penniless peasant to a proper Bannerlord in Mount & Blade 2, and things don't really get easier once you've got your own castle and a few villages to manage. Roving bandit squads no longer pose a threat to you personally once you've built a massive, gleaming army, but you can't be everywhere at once, and your villages can still fall prey to bandits while you're off fighting in distant wars.
That's why the Buy Patrols mod for Bannerlord is such a great idea. With it, you can hire up to three anti-bandit patrols for each village you own. Pay them a daily wage and they'll restlessly scour the area around your villages, preemptively clashing with any bandit squads who are on the hunt for butter, grain, fish, and other precious resources your villages produce.

This mod adds 10 new classes to Dark Souls 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-adds-10-new-classes-to-dark-souls-3/
Anonim01 has released a brand new mod for Dark Souls 3. According to its description, this mod adds ten new classes to FromSoftware’s action RPG. Thus, I’m pretty sure that some Dark Souls 3 die-hard fans will find this mod interesting. (...) In addition, this mod modifies Sorcerer, Pyromancer and Cleric. Furthermore, it adds Ghost Rapier, Ghost Greatsword and Ghost Shield as new weapons.
>> If you're interested, Nexus Mods is your place to go.

P.T. remade in ancient Mac tool HyperCard
https://www.pcgamer.com/pt-remade-in-ancient-mac-tool-hypercard/
If you're not familiar with HyperCard, it was an approachable development tool for the Macintosh that allowed creators to use then-revolutionary hyperlinks to make databases, multimedia presentations, and even...games. Myst was made using HyperCard, by letting players warp from one stationary image to another (and by using video files to further flesh out its world).
(...)
There's something about old technology that gels sublimely with the horror genre, so a recreation of P.T. in a 33-year-old development tool is an idea that makes a lot of sense. Hyper P.T. has ties to, well to P.T., but also to old Macintosh games such as Uninvited. In playing it (it comes packaged with a Mac emulator), you're playing an unholy fusion of the past and the recent present. It's pretty wild, and freely available, if you're interested, from itch.io. (Many thanks, Warp Door.)

The Final Fantasy 7 Remako mod is the best way to play the original game on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-final-fantasy-7-remako-mod-is-the-best-way-to-play-the-original-game-on-pc/
While we twiddle our thumbs and wait for the inevitable announcement of a PC version of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, playing through the original game isn't a bad plan for new and returning players alike. And what better way than as Shiva intended, with an upscaling mod that makes FF7 look great (or, at least, as good as possible) on modern high resolution monitors?
The Final Fantasy 7 Remako mod uses AI-upscaling to magically convert all those blurry pre-rendered backdrops into sharp high-res images. Remako also improves the quality of battlefield textures, overworld textures, and juices cutscene resolution.
>> It looks dated, but not bad nor blurry.

GAMING NEWS

Cyberpunk 2077’s DLCs and expansions will be similar to The Witcher 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-dlcs-and-expansions-will-be-similar-to-the-witcher-3/
We recently informed you that Cyberpunk 2077 is in a complete form. CD Projekt Red is now only fixing and polishing the game. CDPR’s president Adam Kicinski, recently spoke in a Polish investor Q&A confirming that Cyberpunk 2077 will have “no less DLC than The Witcher 3 had”.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands adds support for DXR, Ray Tracing Shadows & Variable Rate Shading
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-adds-support-for-dxr-ray-tracing-shadows-variable-rate-shading/
It appears that the alpha build of World of Warcraft Shadowlands has some technical features. According to its code, the game’s engine supports both DXR and raytraced shadows. Moreover, there is also support for VRS (Variable Rate Shading).

Valve on Half-Life: Alyx’s ending and the future of Half-Life
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valve-on-half-life-alyxs-ending-and-the-future-of-half-life/
This article will obviously spoil the very ending of Half-Life: Alyx. Thus, if you haven’t finished the game, you shouldn’t continue reading. You have been warned.

First Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord beta patch released, improves performance & AI, fixes bugs & crashes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-mount-blade-ii-bannerlord-beta-patch-released-improves-performance-ai-fixes-bugs-crashes/
Taleworlds Entertainment has released the first beta patch for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. This beta patch aims to improve the game’s overall performance. Moreover, it packs a number of fixes, as well as tweaks and improvements to the AI.

Mechwarrior 5 now supports real-time DXR Ray Tracing Effects [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mechwarrior-5-now-supports-real-time-dxr-ray-tracing-effects/
After adding support for DLSS 2.0, Piranha Games released a new patch that adds real-time ray tracing effects in Mechwarrior 5. According to the developers, these Ray Tracing effects are still in a beta phase. Still, PC gamers can now enable them in the latest version of the game.
UPDATE: In order to test the new Ray Tracing effects, we’ve re-installed Mechwarrior 5. However, there isn’t currently any option that enables the RTX effects.
However, and after testing the game, we’ve discovered that the game uses screen-space reflections instead of RTX reflections. You can easily test it by lowering your camera and witnessing the screen-space side effects (reflections disappearing).

Riot Games on Valorant’s anti-cheat: “we run a driver at system startup, it doesn’t scan anything”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/riot-games-on-valorant-anti-cheat-we-run-a-driver-at-system-startup-it-doesnt-scan-anything/
Riot Games has shed some light on the Anti-Cheat system that it uses for Valorant. According to the developers, Riot Games uses a a driver at system startup that it doesn’t scan anything. So yeah, the game actually installs an external program, however, players are free to remove it whenever they want.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is real, dev team larger than Resident Evil 3 Remake, is a couple of years away
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-4-remake-is-real-dev-team-larger-than-resident-evil-3-remake-is-a-couple-of-years-away/
A few hours ago, we informed you about a rumour regarding Resident Evil 4 Remake. And apparently, this remake is actually real. Capcom insider, Dusk Golem, has confirmed these rumours, suggesting that Resident Evil 4 Remake is indeed happening.
>> shikamaru317 made a thread about this rumor a couple days ago.

Crytek shares cryptic message, hinting at either Crysis 4 or Crysis Remake/Remaster
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crytek-shares-cryptic-message-hinting-at-either-crysis-4-or-crysis-remake-remaster/
Back on April 1st, Crytek updated the official website for Crysis. And while its source code hinting at this being an April Fool's joke, Crytek may very well be working on a new Crysis game. Earlier today, the team has shared a cryptic message, hinting at either Crysis 4 or Crysis Remake/Remaster.

Here is the launch trailer for Gears Tactics
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-launch-trailer-for-gears-tactics/
The official launch trailer for Gears Tactics is here. Gears Tactics will be expanding the Gears of War universe by going back twelve years before the original title. Gabe Diaz is on a desperate mission to hunt down the leader of the Locust army.

Journey is coming to Steam on June 11th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/journey-is-coming-to-steam-on-june-11th/
Annapurna Interactive has announced that Journey will be coming to Steam on June 11th. In case you’re wondering, that’s one year after the game’s release on Epic Games Store. And, since the game was timed exclusive on EGS, I’m pretty sure it will be exactly the same with it.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint Title Update 2.0.3 released, is 1.41GB in size, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-title-update-2-0-3-released-is-1-41gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Patch 2.0.3 is 1.41GB in size and fixes a memory leak that could occur when using the Vulkan renderer. Moreover, it comes with some fixes for its UI, PvP, Raid, Ghost Experience and more.

Fallout 76: Wastelanders Update is now available and here are its full patch release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-76-wastelanders-update-is-now-available-and-here-are-its-full-patch-release-notes/
Bethesda has finally released the Wastelanders Update for Fallout 76. This is the biggest update to date for Fallout 76 and introduces human NPCs with which players can interact. Moreover, it adds all-new main quests, as well as Factions.

Minecraft RTX Ray Tracing Beta releases on April 16th, will also support DLSS 2.0
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/minecraft-rtx-ray-tracing-beta-releases-on-april-16th-will-also-support-dlss-2-0/
NVIDIA has announced that the beta phase for Minecraft RTX will begin on April 16th. PC gamers will be able to download a beta patch that adds real-time ray tracing effects to Minecraft, and share their RTX creations.



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