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

[JEMC]

The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store is giving away all this:

• Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider
• Submerged: Hidden Depths: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/submerged-hidden-depths
• And the Armadillo DLC Pack for Knockout City: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/knockout-city

And next week, they'll be giving away Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator and a bundle for the game Realm Royale Reforged.

Steam has two new deals:

• Tavern Master will be 30% off until next Wednesday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1525700/Tavern_Master/
• And The Sinking City will be 80% off until September 7: https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/The_Sinking_City/

There are two new deals at Humble:

• At Humble Bundle we find the Dungeons: The Complete Trilogy Bundle, with up to 17 games and DLCs to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/dungeons-complete-trilogy
• And at the Humble Store there's a new flash deal: Back 4 Blood will be 60% off during 26 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/back-4-blood-summer-sale-48hr-deals/

Fanatical has three new deals/sales/bundles:

• The new Star Deal is The Outer Worlds, 74% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-outer-worlds
• Ubisoft puts its games up to 86% off during the next 7 days (tho some deals will end sooner than that, be careful). Needless to say, the keys are for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/ubisoft
• And the Platinum Collection BYOB for September is here with 16 titles to choose from for your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve bans Steam curators suspected of scamming developers for free games
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-bans-steam-curators-suspected-of-scamming-developers-for-free-games/
Earlier this week, indie developer Cowcat accused several Steam curators of trying to scam it out of free codes for its game, Brok the InvestiGator, and then publishing negative reviews after realizing the codes were actually for a free demo.
This 'review revenge' tactic appears to have backfired. Three days after a Twitter thread and Reddit post calling attention to the seemingly bogus reviews gained traction, all of the curators in question have been banned by Valve.
Reddit user darklinkpower, the author of the illuminating post which tied the reviews of nine suspicious curator pages to one admin account, published a follow-up noting that all of the curator pages they investigated are now offline. Clicking a direct link to any of the curator pages now redirects to the same message: "This group has been removed for violating the Steam Community Rules and Guidelines."
>> Serves them right.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

First teaser trailers for Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-teaser-trailers-for-duke-nukem-forever-2001-restoration-project/
A team of modders is currently working on a restoration project for the leaked 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever. Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project aims to complete Duke Nukem Forever as it was originally intended, and below you can find its first teaser trailers. Let’s start with the First S

Three new trailers for the Resident Evil Fan Remake in Unity Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/three-new-trailers-for-the-resident-evil-fan-remake-in-unity-engine/
Back in January 2022, we informed you about a third-person fan remake of the first Resident Evil game in Unity Engine. And today, we are happy to present you three new trailers from it.
In Resident Evil 1 Remake, players will manage their inventory, find defense knives to quickly run away from a zombie about to bite them. Additionally, they’ll be able to use their flashlight whenever they want. The game will also have a dodge mechanic, and a good amount of weapons to choose from.

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Vanilla vs Ultra Modded Remastered Graphics Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-vanilla-vs-ultra-modded-remastered-graphics-comparison/
Digital Dreams has shared a comparison video between the vanilla and an ultra modded version of The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. This comparison video can give you an idea of how numerous graphical mods can improve the visuals of this classic TES game.
As always, DigitalDreams has shared the modlist that they have used. The modlist is called “heartland” and you can find it here.

GAMING NEWS

Open-world adventure game, Tchia, gets an official commented gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/open-world-adventure-game-tchia-gets-an-official-commented-gameplay-trailer/
Awaceb has released a new in-depth video showcasing all-new gameplay, environments and story elements from its upcoming open-world adventure game, Tchia. In this video, Game Director Phil Crifo guides viewers through a typical day in Tchia.