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

[JEMC]

The Friday news, all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has three new Deals of the Day and two sales:

• The first DotD is Gamedec - Definitive Edition, 40% off during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/gamedec
• The second DotD is Death's Door, with a 50% discount until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/deaths_door
• And the third DotD is Shadow Warrior 3, also 50% off until Monday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/shadow_warrior_3
• The Weekend Sale involves Sci-Fi titles with great soundtracks, with up to 90% discounts during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221111_weekend_sale
• And there's also a Devolver Weekend Publisher Sale with up to 90% discounts during 3 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_devolver_weekend_publisher_sale

Steam also has several new deals:

• The first Weekend Deal is Core Keeper, still in Early Access, with a 20% discount until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/
• The Postal 25th Anniversary Sale reaches Steam with up to 90% discounts until Tuesday: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/RWS/sale/postalfranchise
• Squad will be free to try during the weekend and 25% off until next Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/393380/Squad/
• To celebrate its first history DLC, Dyring Light 2 goes on sale, up to 45% off until November 17: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dyinglight
• GreedFall will be 65% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/606880/GreedFall/
• Cities: Skylines will also be free to try during the weekend, and gets a 70% discount until Thursday, 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/
• Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 will also be 70% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/573100/Battlefleet_Gothic_Armada_2/
• And the last one is Evil Genius 2: World Domination, also 70% off until Thursday, 17th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/700600/Evil_Genius_2_World_Domination/

Fanatical has two new 24 hours flash deals:

• The first one is The Ascent, 71% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-ascent
• The second one is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint - Ultimate Edition, 79% off. This one is for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/tom-clancy-s-ghost-recon-breakpoint-ultimate-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

-Empty-

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

-Also Empty-

GAMING NEWS

The Sims 5 Pre-Alpha screenshots have been leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/the-sims-5-pre-alpha-screenshots-have-been-leaked-online/
Last month, a pre-alpha build for The Sims 5 was leaked online. And today, the first screenshots from it have appeared online. However, these are off-camera screenshots, so don’t expect much from them.
From what we know, the new The Sims game will stay true to what The Sims has always been while pushing to evolve how those Sims think and behave.
>> For me, the best pic is the last one. It captures the spirit of EA pretty well.

Two Point Campus will begin testing mod support 'very soon'
https://www.pcgamer.com/two-point-campus-will-begin-testing-mod-support-very-soon/
Two Point Campus, the academically-focused sequel to the medical management sim Two Point Hospital, is getting mod support. A release date hasn't been set but developer Two Point Studios said that it hopes to begin beta testing mod support on Steam "very soon."

Destiny 2's latest mystery isn't an ARG after all (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-has-given-destiny-2s-buggiest-gun-an-amazing-easter-egg/
In the long and inglorious history of bugged PC gear, I'm not sure there has ever been a weapon so notoriously prone to fuckery as Destiny 2's Telesto.
Update 1: Since Telesto first bugged out yesterday, it's become increasingly clear that rather than just being a cute easter egg added by developers with some downtime, this is actually the start of another of Destiny 2's ARG puzzles.
Update 2: Okay, so here's where we are now. Community manager DMG, with tongue firmly in cheek, says the gun is fixed.
Update 3: Much as I hate to be the bearer of underwhelming news, today's This Week at Bungie blog post pours a sizable glass of cold water over the idea that Telesto's current 'bugginess' is part of any sort of puzzle for the community to solve.
Update 4: Aaaaaaand we're done. Bungie just tweeted out a code for the Schrödinger's Gun emblem.
>> After three days posting about this, I hope they've finally fixed it.

The solo developer behind this wave shooter is trying to resurrect that old time CoD Zombies magic
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-solo-developer-behind-this-wave-shooter-is-trying-to-resurrect-that-old-time-cod-zombies-magic/
When solo developer Ashley Ellis told me that he wanted Hellbreach: Vegas to be a throwback, a celebration of the arcade simplicity of Call of Duty's beloved zombies mode, that's when it really clicked for me. Hellbreach is all about the simple pleasure of looking down iron sights at a zombie-adjacent demon-type dude and deleting it. If you find yourself doing so on a Discord call with three friends from high school, all the better.

This Stardew Valley-inspired game with 'dark fairytale creatures' leaves early access in December
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-stardew-valley-inspired-game-with-dark-fairytale-creatures-leaves-early-access-in-december/
We liked Kynseed well enough to say it "could be the next Stardew Valley" in a 2021 preview. With a few big differences, of course, including vengeful gods to worship and fearsome monsters to battle. It's been around since 2017, when it enjoyed a successful Kickstarter campaign and trip through the Greenlight process (remember that?) before debuting in early access in 2018. Now, five years later, we've got a full release date and a new trailer showcasing farming, fishing, fungus, and fantasy fighting.

Enjoy Call of Duty: Warzone's best map now before Activision deletes it
https://www.pcgamer.com/enjoy-call-of-duty-warzones-best-map-now-before-activision-deletes-it/
Call of Duty: Warzone is getting a sequel next week, and the ol' battle royale dinosaur isn't taking it too well. Activision announced in a blog post yesterday that, once Warzone 2.0 is out, the original game is going through some big changes.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide trailer reveals the fate of the squad from the very first teaser
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-40000-darktide-trailer-reveals-the-fate-of-the-recon-squad-from-the-very-first-teaser/
The first teaser for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, released more than two years ago, centered on a four-person recon squad investigating sub-level six of Atoma Prime's Tertium Hive. The video ended with the team looking to be in a spot of trouble—and now we finally know what happened to them.

Players get their wish: Classes are coming back to Battlefield soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-2042-class-system-rework/
Every new Battlefield game messes with classes in some way—Battlefield 3's heresy was getting rid of medics and giving defibrillators to the Assault class—but Battlefield 2042 went too far for some fans when it ditched classes in favor of unique specialist characters. Perhaps Battlefield fans are principled anti-individualists, or maybe they just like things how they were—either way, DICE has conceded. Classes are on the way back.

Baldur's Gate 3 is getting 'new features' and a release date announcement in December
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-is-getting-new-features-and-a-release-date-announcement-in-december/
Since Baldur's Gate 3 launched in early access back in 2020, Act 1—the only one available until the full launch—has been fattened up with giant badgers, musical instruments and D&D's objectively best race, but at this point you probably just want to know when the heck it's coming out. Good news: more information on the 2023 release date will be coming in December.

Remedy confirms that Codename Heron is Control 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/remedy-confirms-that-codename-heron-is-control-2/
Surprising absolutely nobody, Remedy has confirmed that the "bigger budget Control game" formerly known as Codename Heron is indeed Control 2. The developer has signed a co-development and co-publishing agreement with 505 Games, sharing the news alongside a piece of concept art.

And that's it. Until next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.