Cheers for that, I actually missed that thread! Haha

Yeah, I knew this was happening and it sucks.
My next panel will be 4k anyway I think.

Turns out instead of playing Fallout 4 or Mario Tennis this weekend I completely binged on this little gem:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/451020/Battle_Chasers_Nightwar/

It's just an amazing little turn based RPG. It doesn't have some complicated new mechanics. It only does a few things and it does them incredibly well. It looks and feels incredible. It's something I would only expect from Japan but here we are. It's 50% off right now and it just is a must buy for every turn based strategy or JRPG fan!

Interesting, how long is the game? I've had it on my radar for a while, but I have other turn-based games to play first so I'm not going to get it yet.

Not sure how long but it's decently sized. I've been at it for maybe 15h and I don't feel I've reached half point yet. I didn't really grind that much, that that's easily possible. While the battle animations are lavish and there is no way to  speed them up or skip them, the battles do not feel too slow.

The game certainly sucked me in from the start. Not necessarily because of the story or characters but because of the style and the engaging and strategic battle system. Also  lots of nice loot and a fishing minigame!

I'd say it's definitely worth even the full price.

Thanks for the write up. I think it's time to move it from the follow, to the wishlist.

Here come the Monday news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. Event Pass: Sanhok
2. PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
5. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition
6. Divinity: Original Sin 2
7. The Forest
8. DARK SOULS III Deluxe Edition
9. Rise of the Tomb Raider
10. Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has sold one million copies worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hellblade-senuas-sacrifice-has-sold-one-million-copies-worldwide/
Ninja Theory has announced that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has sold one million copies worldwide on all platforms. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice released on August 8th, 2017, and it took Ninja Theory almost a year in order to pass the one million milestone.

You can buy every Valve game on Steam for $15/£11.50 right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-buy-every-valve-game-on-steam-for-dollar15/
If you've got a hole in your Valve knowledge, then the Steam Summer Sale is the perfect opportunity to plug it. You can buy every single Valve-developed game for $15/£11.50 in the Valve Complete Pack, which is a 92% discount. And the price will adjust based on the games you have in your library: the more of the pack you already own, the bigger the discount on the remaining games.

Let's check GOG, that has two new deals for us:

• The Daily deal is Paper Sorcerer, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/game/paper_sorcerer
• The weekly sale, Here for your Entertainment, brings some of those games that can be missed because they're not so hyped, and they're up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180625_weekly_sale

At Fanatical we have 4 deals to take advantage of:

• The Star Deal is Football Manager 2018, 72% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/football-manager-2018
• PUBG is 40% off (using the RED10 code) for the next 10 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/playerunknowns-battlegrounds
• We have the Dollar Loco Bundle, where you can get 10 Steam games for... yes, $1: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dollar-loco-bundle
• And now that we're talking about $1, here are 7 bundles (including the previous one) available for $1: https://www.fanatical.com/en/collections/dollar-bundle-madness

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

This Morrowind HD Texture Pack adds over 80 ground & wall textures and over 170 normal maps
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-morrowind-hd-texture-pack-adds-over-80-ground-wall-textures-and-over-170-normalmaps/
Modder ‘Nico Wilhelm’ has released a brand new HD Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. This texture pack adds over 80 handcrafted ground and wall textures, over 170 normalmaps for ground and environment and over 890 normalmaps for clothes and armor.

>>You can get it from Nexus Mods.

Mortal Kombat Project 4.1 Season 2 Final is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-project-4-1-season-2-final-is-now-available-for-download/
Borg117 has released the final version of his amazing MK Mugen game, Mortal Kombat Project 4.1 Season 2. Alongside some gameplay tweaks and enhancements like more balanced Boss reactions and speed and better collisions, in this final version the transition between the floors was slightly changed (the camera moves more smoothly).

>>You can download it from here.

This mod aims to recreate the Fallout 76 experience in Fallout 4, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-aims-to-recreate-the-fallout-76-experience-in-fallout-4-available-for-download/
Modder ‘SKK50’ is currently working on a new mod for Fallout 4 that aims to let players experience Fallout 76 in the Commonwealth. This mod will hide most NPCs, will spawn random mixed human griefers and will allow NPCs to launch nukes at you.

>>This mod is also available from Nexus Mods.

Cybernetic implants come to Fallout 4 in this new mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/mod-adds-cybernetic-implants-to-fallout-4/
Fancy playing Fallout 4 with puncture-resistant lungs, armour built into your skin and hard-wired reflexes? Then you might be into a new mod that adds cybernetic implants to the RPG. It looks impressively fleshed out, and could meaningfully change the way you play.
RD-Technologies Cybernetic Implants doesn't just give you special powers right off the bat: it's designed to be something of a treasure hunt in which you first buy modules from traders, track down blueprints for the implants and then find the ingredients you need to craft them.

Somebody has turned the famous dancing baby GIF into a Quake sprite, and why not?
https://www.pcgamer.com/somebody-has-turned-the-famous-dancing-baby-gif-into-a-quake-sprite-and-why-not/
1996: the year of both classic FPS Quake and of the famous viral video of a dancing virtual baby, which spawned an equally famous GIF that was emailed across offices around the world. Joshua Skelton, lead artist on first-person rogue-like Delver, has now combined the two.
As he says in the tweet, it's not all about getting the babies into the game: he's creating a tool to convert GIFs into in-game sprites. It's apparently quite simple to pull off. "I just renamed baby.spr to soldier.mdl! The Quake engine treats 2D sprites and 3D meshes (and 3D maps!) generically as models and they can (mostly) be used interchangeably," he says.

>>The article doesn't have a link to download it.

GAMING NEWS

New gameplay trailer released for Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-mutant-year-zero-road-to-eden/
Funcom has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming tactical turn-based adventure game that is being created by former HITMAN & PAYDAY developers, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is powered by Unreal Engine and is a tactical adventure game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy.

Redout: Space Assault is a new tactical lightning-fast singleplayer combat space game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/redout-space-assault-is-a-new-tactical-lightning-fast-singleplayer-combat-space-game/
34BigThings has announced a new tactical lightning-fast singleplayer combat space game, Redout: Space Assault. Redout: Space Assault is described as a tactical dogfight that couples the trademark Redout adrenaline with the thrill of combat in which players will outsmart, outmanoeuvre, overpower and outclass their opponents.

Creative Assembly is currently working on a brand new first-person tactical shooter
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/creative-assembly-is-currently-working-on-a-brand-new-first-person-tactical-shooter/
According to a new job listing, Creative Assembly is currently working on a brand-new and exciting first person tactical shooter. This new shooter is an unannounced IP, so it will be interesting to see what the team behind Alien Isolation has in store for us.

Forza Horizon 4 can already be downloaded via Windows Store, full list of cars leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-4-can-be-already-downloaded-via-windows-store-full-list-of-cars-leaked-online/
Although Forza Horizon 4 is planned for an October release, gamers can already download it from the Windows Store. Forza Horizon 4 appears to be 90GB in size and the full list of cars has also been leaked.
We don’t know who is responsible for making the game available four whole months prior to its official release, however those who have pre-ordered the game can go ahead and download it. Naturally, this is a pre-load so don’t expect to be playing the game. Still, unless Microsoft acts quickly, pirates may find a way to make the game playable.

Level Editor now available for the spiritual successor to Descent, Overload
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/level-editor-now-available-for-the-spiritual-successor-to-descent-overload/
Revival Productions has released the Level Editor for its spiritual successor to Descent, Overload. This level editor will currently let you export Single Player levels and Challenge Mode levels, and multiplayer support will be added later.

Star Citizen 3.2 alpha is now available for download on Early Testing Servers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-3-2-alpha-is-now-available-for-download-on-early-testing-servers/
Cloud Imperium has released a new alpha version of Star Citizen on its Early Testing Servers. Star Citizen 3.2 alpha focuses on three major features: Mining, Group System and Quantum Linking, and comes with improved turrets, the ability to Quantum travel at a planet, the inclusion of 600i and the ability to scan areas. As such, it’s a build that most Star Citizen fans will welcome.

Monday news, part two:

PES 2018 has an unofficial player-made World Cup mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/pes-2018-has-an-unofficial-player-made-world-cup-mode/
FIFA may hold the official World Cup 2018 license, but that hasn't stopped rival PES getting in on the action. Courtesy of its ever-dedicated community, Konami's footie sim can now also take part in the greatest show on Earth.
As reported by Eurogamer, the player-made PTE patch introduces a World Cup-themed menu to PES 2018, alongside scoreboards, new logos, country flags, an official intro video and authentic advertising and stadium boards.

Friday the 13th gets permanently axed
https://www.pcgamer.com/friday-the-13th-gets-permanently-axed/
Friday the 13th was actually quite a bit of fun when it came out last year—with the right group of players, at least—and showed real potential for future improvements, too. Sadly, publisher Gun Media has now confirmed that potential will never be realized, as new content development has been permanently ended.

Digital adaptations of Viticulture and Charterstone board games in the works
https://www.pcgamer.com/digital-adaptations-of-viticulture-and-charterstone-board-games-in-the-works/
In a lengthy post earlier this month about Scythe: Digital Edition and the realities of digital game development, designer-owner Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games casually announced that the company was actively working towards digital adaptations of popular games Viticulture and Charterstone. Digital adaptations of both games are in the works, though very early in development for Charterstone, while Viticulture is still without a developer though Stegmaier has been pursuing and choosing one for about two years. “I’m excited about Scythe Digital,” posted Stegmaier, “just as I’m eager to move forward with Viticulture Digital. Charterstone Digital is also in the works.” Viticulture, a 2013 board game that has become a consistent seller, is the worker-placement board game about making wine that put Stonemaier games on the map. Charterstone, from 2017, is a legacy worker-placement game about building a village on a fantasy frontier. Jamey Stegmaier, Stonemaier Games’ only full time employee, was the designer on all three games.

World of Warcraft invites lapsed players back with a 'Welcome Back Weekend'
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-invites-lapsed-players-back-with-a-welcome-back-weekend/
You may have thought you were out, but World of Warcraft is ready to pull you back in with a Welcome Back Weekend. That's a catchy way of saying that lapsed players can jump back into the Azeroth action with full access and accounts upgraded to Warlords of Draenor or, if it's newer, your most recently-purchased expansion.

Unavowed is a retro-adventure about demonic possession and what comes after
https://www.pcgamer.com/unavowed-is-a-retro-adventure-about-demonic-possession-and-what-comes-after/
More than two years after revealing it to the world, old-time adventure outfit Wadjet Eye Games has announced that its latest project, Unavowed, will be out on August 8. The new game is a supernatural thriller about a victim of demonic possession, freed after committing numerous violent crimes while under the fiend's control. Homeless, friendless, and wanted by the police, you're given a new identity and invited to join the Unavowed, an ancient society dedicated to the fight against evil.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition's end game revamp adds 130,000 words
https://www.pcgamer.com/divinity-original-sin-2-definitive-editions-end-game-revamp-adds-130000-words/
Larian Studios has revealed more details about how it intends to revamp its excellent RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 in August's Definitive Edition, and it will involve a "largely re-written" late game with 130,000 words worth of new story—the equivalent of a chunky fantasy novel.

Free Pillars of Eternity 2 DLC adds new crew members and ship upgrades
https://www.pcgamer.com/huge-pillars-of-eternity-2-deadfire-patch-rebalances-ship-combat-tweaks-class-skills-and-fixes-major-bugs/
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire's latest free DLC, called the Scalawags Pack, allows you to beef up your ship with seven new potential crew members and a number of new upgrades to sails, anchors, and cannons, which are available at shipwrights across the archipelago.

Inmates can escape over walls using ropes made of uniforms in latest Prison Architect update
https://www.pcgamer.com/inmates-can-climb-over-walls-using-ropes-made-of-uniforms-in-latest-prison-architect-update/
Managing your own jail in Prison Architect just got a little bit tougher. As of the latest update, prisoners can now attempt to escape using a rope fashioned from their own jumpsuits.
Prisoners working in the laundry will occasionally try to steal five uniforms to make the rope, and may trade it with other prisoners. If you don't notice the missing stock or find the rope stashed away, then they'll head out to the nearest wall, fling the rope over, and make their escape. You'll have to tell a workman to get it down sharpish, because other prisoners can follow them.

New campaign, biome and enemy types coming soon to Fortnite's Save The World mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-campaign-biome-and-enemy-types-coming-soon-to-fortnites-save-the-world-mode/
Fortnite's co-operative Save the World mode always gets less attention than its battle royale brother, but Epic is promising big changes over the coming months. Most notably, the new Canny Valley campaign, alongside a new biome, will arrive in the "near future"—they'll be here "shortly after v5.0", which is due next month.

Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon kicks off today
https://www.pcgamer.com/summer-games-done-quick-speedrunning-marathon-kicks-off-today/
Annual charity speedrunning bonanza Summer Games Done Quick—little brother of Awesome Games Done Quick—starts today, and you can catch it all on Twitch.

Overwatch designer dispels myths about matchmaking and skill rating changes
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-designer-dispels-myths-about-matchmaking-and-skill-rating-changes/
Ahead of Overwatch getting a 'looking for group' feature that will let you choose the types of players you team up with, Blizzard principal designer Scott Mercer has taken to the game's forums to bust a few myths about how matchmaking works with groups, and how playing in a group affects changes to your skill rating (SR) when you win or lose.

Black Mesa's Xen chapters in 'final polish' stage
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-mesas-xen-chapters-in-final-polish/
Stop me if you think you've heard this one before: Half-Life remake Black Mesa's Xen chapters should be out very soon. You may well be sceptical—Xen has been delayed multiple times—but in an update this week the developers said that the five chapters are going through external playtesting, and two of them are pretty much "locked in".

Fortnite's creative Playground mode is coming soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-creative-playground-mode-is-coming-soon/
Fortnite’s Playground mode, a limited time event announced last month, is coming soon. The mode was listed in the new updates message over the weekend, accompanied by a brief description: “Let your creativity run wild on your own private island!” I’m always moaning about never being able to build anything cool in regular Battle Royale, so this sounds like just the ticket.

The Walking Dead's final season may be the last to use the old engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-walking-deads-final-season-may-be-the-last-to-use-the-old-engine/
Telltale is making the move from the creaky Telltale Tool to Unity, unnamed sources told Variety. The switch has been long-rumoured thanks to a job listing for Unity engineers back in January. It’s probably overdue, as the engine has been around since 2004 and, despite improvements, hasn’t aged well.

That Morrowind texture pack looks great and stays true to the original vision. Gonna' give it a spin.

Yeah, from few comparison pictures I've seen it really feels like original game, just as if it was switched from Low to something like Very High Textures - really good job.

Tuesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

GOG's daily deal is Figment, 50% off: https://www.gog.com/game/figment

On the Humble Store, there are two new deals:

• ASTRONEER is 20% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/astroneer
• The weekly sale revolves around fliying games, with up to 80% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/flight-sale/

And at Fanatical, we also have two new deals:

• The Star Deal is Overcooked, 71% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/overcooked
• There's a new dollar bundle, the Dollar Viva bundle, with 28 Steam games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dollar-viva-bundle

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 398.36 WHQL driver is now available, optimized for The Crew 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-398-36-whql-driver-is-now-available-optimized-for-the-crew-2/
NVIDIA has just released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 398.36 WHQL driver provides the optimal gaming experience for The Crew 2 and adds/updates the SLI profiles for Dark Souls Remastered, Hand of Fate 2, Need for Speed Payback and Super Mega Baseball 2.

>>Available from here.

NVIDIA’s new NDA forces journalists to share positive opinions in order to receive confidential information
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidias-new-nda-forces-journalists-to-share-positive-opinions-in-order-to-receive-confidential-information/
After the whole debate regarding its GeForce Partner Program, NVIDIA is doing again some ‘shady things.’ The Heise team has just leaked NVIDIA’s new non-disclosure agreement in which the green team clearly states that confidential information must be used solely for the benefit of NVIDIA.

>>That's what Heise thinks. Other sites have shared their opinion and disagree with them, so it's open to interpretation.

MODS/EMULATORS

This Dark Souls mod lets you play the whole game as your favorite boss
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-dark-souls-mod-lets-you-play-the-whole-game-as-your-favorite-boss/
Three years ago, a mod team by the name of Datehacks released a Dark Souls boss arena mod which, using the leaked debug build of the game, let players control their favorite bosses and slaughter hapless NPCs. At the time, Datehacks couldn't manage much more than staged boss fights, but now the mod team is back with Age of Fire, a revamped mod which not only lets you play as every enemy and boss, but take them anywhere.
Age of Fire is still a work in progress, but it's already capable of much more than the boss arena mod. According to Datehacks' Reddit post, the finished mod will enable players to play as any enemy in any area. The best part is that size doesn't matter: even in tight areas, you'll be able to play as giants like Seath the Scaleless thanks to some camera tricks. I don't know about you, but I cannot wait to see people blast Sen's Fortress to hell and back as Seath and Ceaseless Discharge.

>>Follow how the mod advances at Reddit.

GAMING NEWS

Free prequel to Life is Strange 2 is now available for download on Steam, uses the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-prequel-to-life-is-strange-2-is-now-available-for-download-on-steam-uses-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
Square Enix has just released the free prequel to Life is Strange 2, called The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit is an original narrative experience set in the Life is Strange universe that contains links to the brand new story & characters of Life is Strange 2, and some choices and actions will link to your Life is Strange 2 experience.

Fallout 76 gets a new official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fallout-76-gets-a-new-official-gameplay-trailer/
Bethesda has released a new official gameplay trailer for Fallout 76. Fallout 76 promises to feature all-new graphics, lighting and landscape technology that will bring to life six distinct West Virginia regions.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance – Patch 1.6 is now available for download, adds Hardcore mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-patch-1-6-is-now-available-for-download-adds-hardcore-mode/
Warhorse Studios has released a brand new patch for Kingdom Come Deliverance. According to the release notes, this latest update comes with a free Hardcore mode that everyone will be able to activate.

Forza Horizon 4 – Real life versus in-game locations video comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/forza-horizon-4-real-life-versus-in-game-locations-video-comparison/
IGN has shared a new video, comparing the real-life Britain locations with the recreated in-game ones that will be featured in Forza Horizon 4. This video will give you an idea of how close to the real thing Forza Horizon 4 comes.

Agony Unrated has been cancelled once again due to financial, technical and legal reasons
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/agony-unrated-has-been-cancelled-once-again-due-to-financial-technical-and-legal-reasons/
Madmind Studio has announced that the unrated version of Agony, that was supposed to feature all the uncensored scenes, has been cancelled once again. The team claims that it is currently experiencing financial issues and that Agony Unrated was cancelled due to both technical and legal reasons.