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

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The Thursday news:

In case you weren't aware (I don't know why, because it's right in the post before this one), the PC Secret Santa thread is open! Come if you want to join: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/243930/the-11th-semi-annual-pc-secret-santa-event/

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Sea of Thieves had 11 million unique players in 2020, PC accounts for 50% of total players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-had-11-million-unique-players-in-2021-pc-accounts-for-50-of-total-players/
Rare has released a new developer diary, in which it stated that Sea of Thieves had 11 million unique players in 2020. Furthermore, the team has stated that the playerbase is now 50/50 between PC and Xbox.
As we’ve already reported, the game hit its 10 million players in January 2020. Now in case you’re wondering, that number was the total number of players, and not the number of unique players.

GOG gets the release of Diggles: The Myth of Fenris with a 20% discount until the 10th of December: https://www.gog.com/game/diggles_the_myth_of_fenris

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first one is In Other Waters, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/In_Other_Waters/
• And 20XX is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/322110/20XX/

The Humble Store has a new Winter Indie Sale, with up to 90% discounts for the next 5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/winter-indie-sale/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Dead Island Definitive Collection, 81% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dead-island-definitive-collection
• And the new All Stars 13 Bundle brings 11 games and DLCs with a 99% discount for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/all-stars-13-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Weta Digital showcases a mind-blowing real-time animated short in Unreal Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/weta-digital-showcases-a-mind-blowing-real-time-animated-short-in-unreal-engine/
Epic Games and Weta Digital have released an incredible real-time animated short, created in Unreal Engine using the new Hair & Fur Rendering and Simulation tool. This tech video showcases what modern-day GPUs are capable of when pushed to their limits.
>> The short is impressive and almost 10 minutes long.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Here is what Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Remastered could look like
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-what-crazy-taxi-3-high-roller-remastered-could-look-like/
YouTube’s ‘Sanadsk’ has shared a video, showcasing what a remastered version of Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller could look like. Sanadsk has used ESRGAN AI tech to upscale the textures by four times, and Pascal Glicher’s filters for the raytracing effect.
Now as you will see, the end result is pretty cool. And, what’s even better here, is that PC gamers can already enjoy Crazy Taxi 3 with these visuals. All you have to do is download an Xbox emulator, upscale the game’s textures, and use Pascal’s Ray Tracing Reshade.

This 13GB Mod for Dark souls 3 adds new bosses, animations, areas, over 150 weapons & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-13gb-mod-for-dark-souls-3-adds-new-bosses-animations-areas-over-150-weapons-more/
Dark Souls 3 fans, here is something really special for you today. Modder ‘Papa Appa’ has released a 13GB mod for Dark Souls 3 that adds a lot of new content to it.
According to the modder, BloodSouls Judgement of Ash adds new areas to explore, new bosses, new animations, new spells, and over 150 weapons. Furthermore, it packs a number of map edits. Not only that, but the modder is constantly adding new content to it.
It’s also worth noting that the mod introduces a brand new necromancy 4th class of magic to summon foes to fight for you. It also features new consumables, as well as new armor sets from other games like Berserk, Black Desert Online and Bloodborne.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Watch Dogs Legion Update 2.30 released, packs numerous PC fixes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-update-2-30-released-packs-numerous-pc-fixes-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Watch Dogs Legion. According to the release notes, Update 2.30 packs numerous PC fixes, aiming to improve overall stability and performance.

Multiplayer trailer released for Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/multiplayer-trailer-released-for-medal-of-honor-above-and-beyond/
Electronic Arts and Respawn have released a brand new multiplayer trailer for their upcoming VR FPS, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. In addition to Above and Beyond’s single-player campaign, you can hone your skills and teamwork in five robust multiplayer modes on sites across Europe.

NEKCOM announces a new first-person puzzle game, DYING: 1983
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nekcom-announces-a-new-first-person-puzzle-game-dying-1983/
NEKCOM has announced a new first-person puzzle game that will be coming soon on PC, DYING: 1983. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.

The King of Fighters XV gets new teaser trailer, official reveal trailer coming in January 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/king-of-fighters-xv-gets-new-teaser-trailer-official-reveal-trailer-coming-in-january-2021/
SNK has released a brand new teaser trailer for The King of Fighters XV, which will be also known as KOF XV. In addition, the team announced that its official reveal trailer will come out on January 7th, 2021.
>> dx11332sega has made a thread about this announcement.