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

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Here come the news of the last couple of days. As such, there will be a fair amount of news::

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Ori and the Will of the Wisps has now over 2 millions players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-has-now-over-2-millions-players/
Microsoft and Moon Studios have announced that Ori and the Will of the Wisps has passed over 2 million players. Do note, however, that these are not the game’s sales. After all, this new Ori game was available on Xbox Game Pass at launch.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is the sequel to Ori and the Blind Forest. The game came out on March 11th, meaning that it took three and a half months in order to hit the 2 million milestone.

GOG has two new sales and some new releases with discounts:

• The Midweek Sale brings up to 90% discounts on arcade games until Saturday 27: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200624_midweek_sale
• There's a The Witcher sale with up to 90% discounts during the next 9 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200624_witcher_sale
• And here are the new releases and its discounts:
  • Due to the release of its latest DLC, Prison Architect is 75% off until tomorrow 26th (the other DLC is 25% off): https://www.gog.com/game/prison_architect
  • Coinciding with its latest update, Children of Morta is 40% off until June 27: https://www.gog.com/game/children_of_morta
  • Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark gets its first DLC with a 66% discount until June 30. The bundle with the DLC is also 46% off: https://www.gog.com/game/fell_seal_arbiters_mark
  • Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes launches with a 15% discount until the 1st of July: https://www.gog.com/game/kingdom_under_fire_heroes
  • And GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath will be 25% off until July 1st: https://www.gog.com/news/release_gemcraft_frostborn_wrath

Steam has several sales going on, but all except one will end later today with the start of the Summer Sale (keep in mind, then, that the site will be Inaccessible for a while). The sale that not only doesn't end today but will last for most if not all the Summer Sale is Children of Morta, with a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/Children_of_Morta/

There are two new sales at Humble:

• There's a new Humble Bundle with the publisher Nacon and up to 12 games to get during the next 12 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/nacon-bundle
• Developer Arkane Studios has its games up to 50% off during the next 5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/arkane-studios-sale/

And Fanatical has two new sales:

• The Star Deal, that started yesterday, is Homeworld Remastered Collection, 90% off for another 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/homeworld-remastered-collection
• There's a new Build Your Own Lockdown bundle 2 with 24 games to choose your ,. 5 or 10 games bundle during the next 19 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-lockdown-bundle-2
• And there's a new free game for your spending in the Red Hot Sale, Override: Mech City Brawl.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Epic Games Store has crossed 61 million monthly active users during “The Vault” free game campaign
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/epic-games-store-has-crossed-61-million-monthly-active-users-during-the-vault-free-game-campaign/
Havas Media agency recently partnered with Epic Games Store for the recent game giveaway campaign “The Vault”, which ran from May 14th through June 18th.
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This campaign provided a major boost to the Epic Games Store setting many new user milestones. This campaign seemingly has worked out for Epic Games Store; as it has pushed the store achieve 61 million Monthly Active Users and 13 million Peak Concurrent Users on the PC.
Like mentioned above, this move saw an average of 13 million Peak Concurrent Users (PCCU) on PC and Monthly Active Users (MAU) of over 61 million, which brings the Epic Games store much closer to Steam which had 95 million monthly active players in 2019, and has 14 million to 20 million peak concurrent players each day.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Super Smash Bros. Melee emulation now has a fully-featured online mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/super-smash-bros-melee-emulation-now-has-a-fully-featured-online-mode/
Super Smash Bros. Melee didn't ship with online features—it released in 2001 exclusively for the GameCube. The Dolphin emulator changed that, allowing players to compete online in what is still considered the best competitive Smash game.
Those online features are now greatly improved thanks to the development of Slippi, a fan-made plug-in for Dolphin. It has an impressive features list, but most important is the implementation of rollback netcode, which is considered basically mandatory for competitive online fighters due to its efficiency at eliminating lag and input delay.
>> And here's a Youtube video with a tutorial to install it.

Sonic 2020 is an impressive Unreal Engine 4-powered fan game, first two episodes released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sonic-2020-is-an-impressive-unreal-engine-4-powered-fan-game-first-episode-released/
Now here is something really special for all our Sonic fans. BOLTrtg has released the first two episodes of the Unreal Engine 4-powered fan Sonic game, Sonic 2020. In order to celebrate this release, BOLTrtg has also released a new trailer that you can find below.
Sonic 2020 tells the story of why chaos emeralds are no longer used in recent Sonic games. The game tells the that events took place after Sonic Unleashed before Sonic Lost World that prevent the characters from using chaos emeralds.
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BOLTrtg has also revealed the PC requirements for running this Sonic game. PC gamers will at least need an Intel i5 5th generation or an AMD A10 7th generation CPU, with 4GB of RAM and a 2 GB Direct3D 11&12 GPU. Moreover, the game requires 5GB of free hard-disk space.
>> Available from Game Jolt.

A modder has made a basic Overwatch map editor
https://www.pcgamer.com/theres-now-a-basic-overwatch-map-editor-in-the-workshop/
Overwatch players have been clamouring for a map editor since it launched, but Blizzard has so far stopped short of letting players make changes to the growing list of arenas. The Workshop lets you create new rules that can have a massive impact on play, but the maps themselves have been left alone.
Thanks to a Workshop mod from Yurrod, however, some very basic editing is now possible. The mod only lets you add things, and those things are exclusively walls. You can create walls of different sizes and shapes, connect them up, and there are some more creative uses, like using them to make ramps.
It's still in development so Yurrod isn't sharing the code yet, but you can see it action courtesy of Stylosa's video below.

GAMING NEWS

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is coming to the PC in 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ys-ix-monstrum-nox-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-2021/
NIS America has just announced that Ys IX: Monstrum Nox will be coming to the PC in 2021. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has shared a new trailer that you can find below.
In Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, you play as any of the six notorious Monstrum. Each characters comes with his/her own unique Gifts that grant abilities such as scaling sheer walls or detecting hidden objects to protect the city from shadowy creatures.

New Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Remaster trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-and-2-remaster-trailer-released/
In May 2019, Activision officially announced a remaster for the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games. And today, the publisher has released a brand new in-game trailer for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Remaster. This trailer showcases some of the new skaters that will be available in the game.

Madden NFL 21 gets an official gameplay Deep Dive trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/madden-nfl-21-official-gameplay-deep-dive-trailer/
EA Sports has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Madden NFL 21, detailing its key features. This trailer will also showcase the game’s graphics, so I’m certain that most Madden NFL fans will be interested in it. And in case you’re wondering, yes; the PC version will be similar to the current-gen console version.

Fight Crab is a physics-based 3D action game & here is a new trailer for it
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fight-crab-is-a-physics-based-3d-action-game-here-is-a-new-trailer-for-it/
PLAYISM and Calappa Games have released a brand new gameplay trailer for their upcoming physics-based 3D action game, Fight Crab. This trailer looks absolutely hilarious as it showcases players controlling giant crabs that can fight each other enemy crabs.

Ex-Zodiac is a low-poly 3D rail shooter, inspired by Star Fox SNES
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ex-zodiac-is-a-low-poly-3d-rail-shooter-inspired-by-star-fox-snes/
Ben Hickling is currently developing a a low-poly 3D rail shooter that is heavily inspired by the Star Fox game in SNES, Ex-Zodiac. Ben Hickling plans to release this game in 2021, and there is a demo you can download from Steam.
>> Here's the link to the Steam page and demo.

Final Fantasy XV Update 1.30 fixes stuttering, removes EA Origin & Mod Organizer Online support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xv-update-1-30-fixes-stuttering-removes-ea-origin-mod-organizer-online-support/
Square Enix has released Update 1.30 for Final Fantasy XV that removes online support from both EA Origin and Mod Organizer. Thankfully, though, this update for Final Fantasy XV also addresses the annoying stuttering issues that players have reported over the past couple of years.

Cyberpunk 2077 gets new in-game teaser clip & screenshot prior to its Night City Wire event
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cyberpunk-2077-gets-new-in-game-teaser-clip-prior-to-its-night-city-wire-event/
CD Projekt RED has released a short but sweet in-game teaser clip for Cyberpunk 2077. This teaser clip showcases a panoramic view of Night City at night, with lots of neon lights. And, while it’s short, I’m certain that most Cyberpunk 2077 fans will find it cool.
>> The event will take place roughly 1 hour since I posted this, and here's how you can watch it..

Microsoft releases new Halo: Infinite teaser clip
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/microsoft-releases-new-halo-infinite-teaser-clip/
Microsoft and 343 Industries have just released a teaser clip for the upcoming next-gen Halo game, Halo: Infinite. From the looks of it, this clip hints at the Banished returning.

New Marvel’s Avengers in-engine and gameplay trailers released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-marvels-avengers-in-engine-and-gameplay-trailers-released/
Square Enix has released two new trailers for Marvel’s Avengers. The first Marvel’s Avengers trailer is an in-engine trailer, whereas the second one is a gameplay trailer. This gameplay footage is from a pre-release build, and showcases Thor.

Here are ten minutes of gameplay footage from Biomutant
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-ten-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-biomutant/
Back in February 2020, Experiment 101 stated that it is still working on its upcoming open-world action RPG, Biomutant. And today, during the Summer of Gaming 2020 event, the team revealed ten minutes of gameplay footage from the game’s latest build.
>> Yep, this game still exists.

Kojima Productions issues official statement about the recent MGS5 & P.T. rumors
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kojima-productions-issues-official-statement-about-the-recent-mgs5-p-t-rumors/
Yesterday, Gameblog published a story in which it was claiming that Kojima used part of MGSV’s budget in order to develop P.T. And today, Kojima Productions has issued an official statement, denying these P.T. rumors.

Microsoft Flight Simulator X vs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Graphics Comparison Video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/microsoft-flight-simulator-x-vs-microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-graphics-comparison-video/
YouTube’s “Flight Sim” has shared an amazing comparison video between Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. This video compares the airports that are currently present in these two flight simulator games.
>> The video is almost 5 minutes long and it's a bloodbath.

Battlefield 5 Update 7.1 released, is 3.65GB in size, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-update-7-1-released-is-3-65gb-in-size-full-patch-notes/
DICE has released a brand new update for Battlefield 5. The June 25th Update, also known as Update 7.1, is 3.65GB in size and brings some re-balance tweaks, a handful of new cosmetics, and some general stability improvements.

Cris Tales gets a new 9-minute gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cris-tales-gets-a-new-9-minute-gameplay-video/
Modus Games has released a brand new gameplay video for Cris Tales. In this gameplay video give us a new look at how battles and exploration play out in Cris Tales across past, present, and future simultaneously.