The Friday news are here!
SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS
Street Fighter 6 surpasses two million sales in one month
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/street-fighter-6-surpasses-two-million-sales-in-one-month/
Capcom announced today that the total sales for its latest fighting game, Street Fighter 6, on all platforms are over two million. Street Fighter 6 came out on June 1st, meaning that it took a bit over a month in order to hit its 2 million sales goal.
Fanatical has a new Star Deal: Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr, with a 86% deal during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/warhammer-40-000-inquisitor-martyr
SOFTWARE & DRIVERS
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.7.1
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-23-7-1
Highlights
- Support for additional Vulkan® extensions.
Fixed Issues
- Certain virtual reality games or applications may encounter suboptimal performance or occasional stuttering on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Application crash or driver timeout may be observed during playback of AV1 video content using DaVinci Resolve™ Studio.
- Improvements to high idle power when using select 4k@144Hz FreeSync enabled displays or multimonitor display configurations (such as 4k@144HZ or 4k@120Hz + 1440p@60Hz display) using on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Intermittent corruption may be observed playing WWE 2K23™ on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX.
- Intermittent corruption may be observed after switching windows while playing Nioh 2™ on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 6800 XT.
>> The Techpowerup article about this new driver has more details about the new Vulkan extensions.
MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS
Half-Life: Alyx's NoVR mod is looking so good, I might finally play the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-alyxs-novr-mod-is-looking-so-good-i-might-finally-play-the-game/
The NoVR project for Half-Life: Alyx is not yet complete, but it already looks like it offers a satisfactory way to experience the 2020 shooter without an expensive, bulky headset. Recent updates have added a full-on, custom viewmodel for the pistol and made NoVR compatible with other mods, and by god, I might finally drop some actual cash on this game I literally can't play in its intended form.
GAMING NEWS
Unreal Engine 5-powered Immortals of Aveum gets new 4-minute gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-engine-5-powered-immortals-of-aveum-gets-new-4-minute-gameplay-trailer/
Electronic Arts and Ascendant Studios have released a new 4-minute gameplay trailer for Immortals of Aveum. This trailer delves into the game’s spellbinding first-person combat via which players can master all three colors of magic to suit how they want to play.
UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection Patch 1.4 FINALLY fixes the mouse camera stutters/jitters
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/uncharted-legacy-of-thieves-collection-patch-1-4-finally-fixes-mouse-camera-stutters-jitters/
Remember the mouse camera stutters/jitters that plagued UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection? You know, the stutters that were also present in the launch version of The Last of Us Part I? Well, good news everyone as Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy have just released a patch that finally resolves them.
Diablo 4 Patch 1.0.4 released and detailed, full changelog revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/diablo-4-patch-1-0-4-released-and-detailed-full-changelog-revealed/
Blizzard has released patch 1.0.4, also known as July 6th Update, for its latest action hack n slash RPG, Diablo 4. According to the release notes, this latest update brings a number of gameplay, quest and miscellaneous fixes.
Mortal Kombat 1 gets official Lin Kuei gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/mortal-kombat-1-gets-official-lin-kuei-gameplay-trailer/
Warner Bros has released a new gameplay trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 that focuses on the Lin Kuei clan. This trailer features the iconic ninjas Sub-Zero and Scorpion, and introduces Smoke and Rain (who will also be playable in this new MK game).
NBA 2K24 will support crossplay according to a leaked trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nba-2k24-will-support-crossplay-according-to-a-leaked-trailer/
Although 2K Games has not announced yet the next part in its NBA 2K series, a leaked trailer suggests that NBA 2K24 will support crossplay.
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