And me neither, as long as you only have one GPU.

But why did you said it was kinda weird?

Because I thought it's too low. My initial estimate from when the CPU was leaked was $899. Because it's powerful and because it's Intel.

Well, as I said, it's still a mid range product and, if the price you've listed is correct, almost 150€ more than the last top of the range mainstream CPU.

And there's also the fact that while it will be a lot faster, the R7 2700X will be a lot cheaper, so Intel can't ask as much as they want.

If you have a ton of USB ports, filled PCI-E slots, a few SSD's... Those PCI-E lanes can quickly come up short.
For a single GPU the impact when all devices are being pegged shouldn't be significant...

But throw GPU compute and lots of transfers over those busses... And the PCI-E lane count can quickly become a bottleneck.
Throw in AMD's Crossfire which doesn't have a bridge anymore and it can compound the issue.

Bingo. Competition is a great thing.

Another week, another round of news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Let's start with GOG's deals:

• The daily deal is Battle Brothers, up to 60% off (there are 2 editions): https://www.gog.com/promo/20180827_daily_deal_battle_brothers
• The weekly sale offers up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180827_weekly_sale
• The Wticher series is also on sale. Up to 85% off until the next Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180827_witcher_promo

Steam's daily deal is LEGO City Undercover, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/578330/LEGO_City_Undercover/

And at Fanatical, the Star Deal is Convoy, 80% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/convoy

SOFTWARE

Crackers claim that Denuvo anti-tamper tech causes stuttering issues in Injustice 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crackers-claim-that-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-causes-stuttering-issues-in-injustice-2/
Yesterday, a hacking group – called CODEX – has cracked Injustice 2 and while this game is a bit old, the group discovered the source of some of the game’s stuttering issues that a few gamers have been experiencing.
According to the group, the Denuvo anti-tamper tech causes small freezes/stutters in Injustice 2 when players are using Gorilla or Robin. As the group pointed out.

MODS/EMULATORS

Final Fantasy VI A World Reborn mod is available, featuring reworked sprites, orchestral OST & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-vi-a-world-reborn-mod-is-available-featuring-reworked-sprites-orchestral-ost-more/
A team of modders has released a graphics overhaul for Final Fantasy VI. Titled Final Fantasy VI A World Reborn, this mod comes with reworked sprites and monsters, makes NPCs more colorful and diverse, replaces the UI pictures of the characters, deletes the mobile UI and adds an Orchestral OST.
The first major version of this mod is available for download and you can get it from here. Its next patch will include all the battle monster/esper sprites and their UI componets revamped.

SEGA Game Gear’s 8-bit Sonic Chaos gets an incredible fan remake, demo available later today [UPDATE: Demo available]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sega-game-gears-8-bit-sonic-chaos-gets-an-incredible-fan-remake-demo-available-later-today/
Now here is something really special for all our Sonic fans. A+Start has announced a fan remake of the classic 8-bit SEGA Game Gear Sonic game, Sonic Chaos. Based on the current style of 2D classic Sonic games inspired by Sonic Mania, Sonic Chaos updates the 8 bit visuals of the original and adapts a play style more closely resembling the classic 16-bit games.
According to the team, the game has been in development for almost an entire year, of which 7 months was spent building a brand new engine from scratch. Yeap, you read that right; Sonic Chaos uses a brand new engine, called Crimson Engine, and with it the team has strived for classic Sonic gameplay accuracy.
UPDATE: You can download the demo from here!

Duke Nukem 3D receives a new unofficial expansion, featuring a whole new episode with new enemies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/duke-nukem-3d-receives-a-new-unofficial-expansion-featuring-a-whole-new-episode-with-new-enemies/
DukeBoss and a team of modders have released a new fan expansion for Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem: Alien Armageddon. According to its description, Alien Armageddon is a mod for Duke Nukem 3D which adds many new high quality enemies, sexy NPCs, and a second playable character, all featured in an epic new adventure.
As DukeBoss claimed, some of the community’s best talent have come together to make this free expansion so we strongly suggest giving it a go if you are fans of Duke Nukem.

>>Available from ModDB.

Brutal Doom V21 beta is now available for download, features new fatalities, better blood graphics and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/brutal-doom-v21-beta-is-now-available-for-download-features-new-fatalities-better-blood-graphics-and-more/
Modder ‘Sergeant_Mark_IV’ has released a brand new version of his incredible Brutal mod for id Software’s classic shooter, Doom. According to the release notes, Brutal Doom V21 comes with new fatalities, new and better blood graphics, new sound effects, new balance changes, bugfixes, new weapons, and so much more.
Furthermore, this new version of Brutal Doom comes with significant performance improvements as late levels of Scythe 2 and Hell Revealed, which were previously considered unplayable with Brutal Doom, can run smoothly on any descent computer. In order to give you an idea, the modder claimed that he was getting 100fps on the Scythe 2 Map 28(using an i3 2120 with a GTX 750ti). For comparison purposes, that very same setup was offering 40fps in Brutal Doom V20b.

>>This mod is also available from ModDB.

Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition mod pack promises the 'definitive' version of the horror classic
https://www.pcgamer.com/silent-hill-2-enhanced-edition-mod-pack-promises-the-definitive-version-of-the-horror-classic/
Silent Hill 2 is one of the best horror games you can play on your PC. It's also 16 years old. That means it's a little tricky to get it running, and when you do, it looks, well, like a 16-year-old videogame. That's where Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition comes in: It's a collection of mods and enhancements that fixes bugs and improves the graphics and sound, resulting in the "definitive Silent Hill 2 experience."

Skyrim doppelganger mod lets you follow and marry yourself
https://www.pcgamer.com/skyrim-doppelganger-mod-lets-you-follow-and-marry-yourself/
Farkas, useless. J'zargo, irritating. Argis the Bulwark, weird. If you want something done, you're best doing it yourself. Or is that with yourself? PsykotikKrymes' The Doppelganger Follower lets you add yourself as a companion in Skyrim Special Edition.
Found in Riverwood's Sleeping Giant Inn, your new pal shares you likeness. They share your name, your learned shouts, and your spell arsenal. And as if that wasn't narcissistic enough, The Doppelganger Follower lets you marry yourself. Perhaps you'll treat yourself better than that cantankerous Moira.

Half-Life 2 mod lets you stomp enemy heads like Super Mario
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-2-mod-lets-you-stomp-enemy-heads-like-super-mario/
The best Half-Life 2 singleplayer mods pull from other games. Silent Hill, Mission: Impossible, The Stanley Parable, Half-Life 1 and… Super Mario? MobilityMod's Mobility Mod for Half-Life 2 lets you dispose of enemies by bouncing on their heads—just like Nintendo's iconic Italian plumber.
In the same way Pulse Rifle fodder vaporises enemy Combine soldiers, the Mobility Mod makes quick work of baddies by way of head bashing.

GAMING NEWS

More news about Nvidia's Ray-Tracing from Gamescon

• Metro Exodus targets 1080p at 60fps with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing features enabled https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-targets-1080p-at-60fps-with-nvidias-real-time-ray-tracing-features-enabled/
• Battlefield 5 was running at 1080p with “rock solid” 60fps with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing effects https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-was-running-at-1080p-with-rock-solid-60fps-with-nvidias-real-time-ray-tracing-effects/
• Gaijin’s Enlisted was running with over 90fps in 4K resolution with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing effects https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gaijins-enlisted-was-running-with-over-90fps-in-4k-resolution-with-nvidias-real-time-ray-tracing-effects/
• Real-time ray tracing presentations for Assetto Corsa Competizione, Atomic Heart and Mechwarrior 5 https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/real-time-ray-tracing-presentations-for-assetto-corsa-competizione-atomic-heart-and-mechwarrior-5/

And now, the rest of the news:

Here are 12 minutes of gameplay footage from the 4-player co-operative game, GTFO
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-12-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-4-player-co-operative-game-gtfo/
YouTube’s ‘Punish – Latest Gameplay Trailers!’ has shared a video, showing 12 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming 4-player co-op game, GTFO. This game is created by the designer behind the PAYDAY franchise, and this video will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

New screenshots surface for Square Enix’s survival action game, Left Alive
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-surface-for-square-enix-survival-action-game-left-alive/
A new set of screenshots for Square Enix’s upcoming survival action game, Left Alive, have surfaced online. These screenshots show the dialogue system that will be used in it, some environments and some robots/mechs.

Monster Hunter World does not properly detect the number of CPU cores, one main thread dedicated to anti-debug code
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-not-detecting-proper-number-of-cpu-cores-one-main-thread-dedicated-to-anti-debug-code/
Modder Kaldaien has announced that he will no longer develop his Special-K mod for Monster Hunter World, stating that Capcom’s anti-debug code seriously messes things up for modders. Not only that, but the modder has discovered some pretty interesting details about how the engine handles and uses its cores, and these findings could potentially explain why the game is so CPU-heavy bound.
According to the modder, Monster Hunter World is currently unable to properly detect the number of CPU cores that PC gamers have in their systems. The game’s logic assumes that everyone has a 32-core processors and scales its threads accordingly, even though some gamers can only have CPUs with only 4 or 8 cores/threads.

>>32 cores... wow.

Remedy is working on a third unannounced game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remedy-is-working-on-a-third-unannounced-game/
During its Gamescom 2018 real-time ray tracing presentation, Remedy revealed that it is working on a third unannounced game. Remedy is currently working on Control (and owns the IP) and on the story mode for CrossFire 2, is further developing its Northlight Engine, and is working on this third unannounced project.

Streets of Rage 4 has been officially announced, first gameplay footage revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/streets-of-rage-4-has-been-officially-announced-first-gameplay-footage-revealed/
DotEmu and SEGA have announced that they are working on a brand new part in the Streets of Rage beat em up series. The game will be developed by Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games and Dotemu, and its debut trailers has been released (featuring small doses of gameplay footage).

>>That came out of nowhere! Now we need a proper Final Fight from Capcom and it will be like in the 16-bit era. By the way, Blaze has aged a lot better than Axel.

Monday news, the long part two:

Blizzard says 'no plans' to enable user-created Hearthstone puzzles, but it's a 'cool idea'
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-says-no-plans-to-enable-user-created-hearthstone-puzzles-but-its-a-cool-idea/
If you're anything like me, you feel more stupid now than you did at the start of the week. And for that we can thank Hearthstone's new Puzzle Lab mode, the single-player component of The Boomsday Expansion, which went live on Tuesday. It contains more than 100 puzzles, each of which is a board state you must 'solve' using a combination of the cards in hard, minions in play, and your Hero Power.

The first Call of Cthulhu gameplay trailer reveals investigation, perception, and madness
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-call-of-cthulhu-gameplay-trailer-reveals-investigation-perception-and-madness/
Call of Cthulhu is "a walking sim RPG with Ace-Attorney-lite detective sections and sanity-driven survival horror," that is also, in James' estimation, cool. But what is it, really? The debut gameplay trailer, released this week as part of the big Gamescom show, reveals a little bit of what we've got to look forward to as we investigate the grim ruins of the Hawkins Mansion.

Fortnite competitive features are coming this fall
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-competitive-features-are-coming-this-fall/
The latest Fortnite "State of Development" update is a big one, covering upcoming control changes (including input-based matchmaking), changes to building materials, performance improvements (with a particular focus on 50v50 gameplay), and more. But probably the most significant part of it is word that new competitive features are on the way, and should start to roll out in the fall.

Play Low Mem Sky, a chill game inspired by No Man's Sky
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-low-mem-sky-a-chill-game-inspired-by-no-mans-sky/
Well, this is a treat. Game Dev Paul Nicholas, participating in DemakeJam on Itch.io, has created a No Man's Sky inspired game in Pico-8 called Low Mem Sky. It's got a spaceship you can fly around, procedurally generated planets to land on and collect resources from, and roughly 180,383,121,450 star systems to visit. That's quite a few, so you'd better get started.

Palmer Luckey believes he'll have a cure for VR motion sickness by the end of the year
https://www.pcgamer.com/palmer-luckey-believes-hell-have-a-cure-for-vr-motion-sickness-by-the-end-of-the-year/
Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey has announced he will have a solution for virtually reality locomotion sickness available via open-source later this year.
When pressed to elaborate on the original claim, Luckey clarified (Reddit, via Resetera) that the solution would include "hardware and software" and that he aimed "to open-source the design later this year".

Here's why Capcom has redesigned Ada Wong's look for Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-why-capcom-have-resigned-ada-wongs-look-for-resident-evil-2-remake/
Ada Wong is next in line for a makeover in Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 2 remake.
While we already know Claire Redfield has ditched her hotpants, it seems Wong's the next character to get a change of wardrobe for the reimagined survival horror game.

Here's everything we know about new Dota 2 heroes, Grimstroke and Mars
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-everything-we-know-about-new-dota-2-heroes-grimstroke-and-mars/
Two new heroes have been announced for Dota 2: Grimstroke and Mars.
While there's not yet much known about the latter other than they're coming later this year "ready for war", Grimstroke is playable now courtesy of the latest update.

Daybreak Games shutters H1Z1 survival game, Just Survive
https://www.pcgamer.com/daybreak-games-shutters-h1z1-survival-game-just-survive/
Daybreak Games is retiring H1Z1's survival game, Just Survive.
In a letter on the official website, the post—simply signed off as The Just Survive Team at Daybreak Games—said the decision was a difficult one, and while there was plenty of promise and loyalty from its fans, there weren't enough people playing it to maintain development.

The Blackout Club reveals first gameplay footage in new video
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-blackout-club-reveals-first-gameplay-footage-in-new-video/
Question has released a new video of The Blackout Club, showing off seven minutes of cooperative teen-horror action.
The video, which is narrated by Question’s co-founder Jordan Thomas, demonstrates how the game’s systems aim to produce a dynamic surburban horror, as a group of teenagers band together to solve an “occult conspiracy” plaguing their hometown.

Fortnite's mysterious cube is slowly moving across the map (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/purple-lightning-is-striking-all-over-fortnites-map/
The rift that opened over Fortnite's map in the lead up to Season 5 has started closing, but that doesn't mean everything is going back to normal. As of update 5.30, the rift has shrunk significantly and turned a malevolent shade or purple. Even more eerie are the lightning strikes players are reporting. Take a look at the footage capture from LootLake.net below.

>>There has been 3 updates since then, therefore check the article for newer info.

Nihon Falcom confirms new Ys game in development
https://www.pcgamer.com/nihon-falcom-confirms-new-ys-game-in-development/
Nihon Falcom has confirmed that a new Ys title is in development.
RPGSite reported that in an interview with the French website ActuGaming.net, Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo stated the company is working on a new Ys game, and that it will be a direct sequel to Ys VIII.

Halo composer reveals the original recording session for Halo 2’s Mjolnir mix
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-composer-reveals-the-original-recording-session-for-halo-2s-mjolnir-mix/
Marty O’Donnell, the composer for the Halo franchise, has released a video of the original recording session Steve Vai for Halo 2’s Mjolnir mix, which was recorded with the help of guitarist Steve Vai.

Cyberpunk 2077 is now playable from start to finish, says game producer
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-is-now-playable-from-start-to-finish-says-game-producer/
Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the eight best games of Gamescom 2018, reckoned Samuel and Tom. From Cologne, we learned developer CD Projekt Red has "just not been ready" to show off the shooter RPG's elusive demo footage—but it seems an incomplete version is now playable from start to finish.

>>And they've launched a Mysterious Twitch stream.

Videogames are an important 'access point' for classical music, says head of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
https://www.pcgamer.com/videogames-are-an-important-access-point-for-classical-music-says-head-of-royal-philharmonic-orchestra/
Earlier this month, the PCG Q&A asked: What piece of game music is always stuck in your head? The answers there alone illustrate just how diverse videogame music can be. When it comes to introducing children to classical music, the head of the UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra reckons game tunes are just as important as real-life concerts.

>>Ha! I bet you weren't expecting an article about classical music.

Tuesday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

GOG's daily deal is Caveblazers, 60% off: https://www.gog.com/game/caveblazers

At Steam we have the daily and the weeklong deals. Let's check out some of them:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Trailmakers, 40% off. There's also a demo, if you're interested in trying it before: https://store.steampowered.com/app/585420/Trailmakers/
• Final Fantasy XV is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/637650/FINAL_FANTASY_XV_WINDOWS_EDITION/
• Outcast - Second Contact is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/618970/Outcast__Second_Contact/
• Democracy 3 has a 66% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/245470/Democracy_3/
• Depth is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/274940/Depth/
• And the last one is Dex, 85% off (and has a demo to try it before): https://store.steampowered.com/app/269650/Dex/

At Fanatical, Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon is 85% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/warhammer-40-000-armageddon

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 399.07 WHQL is optimized for Battlefield 5 open beta, PES 2019, Strange Brigade and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-399-07-whql-is-optimized-for-battlefield-5-open-beta-pes-2019-strange-brigade-and-more/
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 399.07 WHQL driver provides the optimal gaming experience for Battlefield V Open Beta, F1 2018, Immortal: Unchained, Pro Evolution Soccer 2019, Strange Brigade, and Switchblade.
Going into more details, this new driver adds/updates the SLI profiles for F1 2018 and Immortal: Unchained, and improves the 3D compatibility mode for Monster Hunter World. This driver also addresses a blur issue when TAA was set at 100% in Rainbow Six Siege, some missing textures when using Vulkan API in DOOM on Geforce 600/700 series Kepler GPUs and resolves the stuttering and performance issues that could occur for some game configurations in Call of Duty Black Ops 4.

>>Download them from here.

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-18-8-2-is-optimized-for-strange-brigade-and-f1-2018/
Similarly to NVIDIA, AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 driver is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018.
Going into more details, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 offers up to 5% faster performance on the Radeon RX Vega 64 and up to 3% faster performance on the Radeon RX 580 in Strange Brigade.

>>Get them from here.

ArtEngine introduces new feature to synthesise PBR materials direct on-mesh, cuts texturing time by 90%
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/artengine-introduces-new-feature-to-synthesise-pbr-materials-direct-on-mesh-cuts-texturing-time-by-90/
Artomatix has announced a new application of its ArtEngine product for studios that is set to fundamentally change how 3D content is being created, with the news that they now support the synthesis of full PBR materials directly on the surface of a 3D mesh. This allows ArtEngine from Artomatix to cut model texture time by as much as 90% and enables 3D artists to mass produce unique variations of textured models.

Ray tracing benchmark built from the ground up is headed to 3DMark this fall
https://www.pcgamer.com/ray-tracing-benchmark-built-from-the-ground-up-is-headed-to-3dmark-this-fall/
UL Benchmarks (Futuremark's parent company) is working on an update to its popular 3DMark benchmark that will evaluate ray tracing performance of graphics cards. We already knew this, but up until now, there hasn't been any mention of when it will release. I've since learned that UL Benchmarks is trying to coincide the update with Microsoft's next major update to Windows 10, known as Redstone 5.

MODS/EMULATORS

Fallout 4 Project Valkyrie is a huge 20-quest mod that adds new game endings
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-project-valkyrie-is-a-huge-20-quest-mod-that-adds-new-game-endings/
Not only does Fallout 4's Project Valkyrie mod add 20 new quests and a handful of dungeons, bunkers, and player bases to the Commonwealth, it lets you alter the base game's ending.
Out now on Nexus Mods, it's billed as an expansion for similar player-made projects Fusion City Rising and Outcasts & Remnants.

GAMING NEWS

Here are 16 minutes of gameplay footage from Battlefield 5 with real-time ray tracing enabled
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-16-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-battlefield-5-with-real-time-ray-tracing-enabled/
YouTube’s ‘SkilledRebuilds’ has shared a video, showing 16 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2018 build of Battlefield 5. In this video, real-time ray tracing was enabled and the game was running on a single RTX 2080Ti graphics card.

Cyberpunk 2077 – First gameplay trailer released, shows 48 minutes from the Gamescom 2018 demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cyberpunk-2077-first-gameplay-trailer-released-shows-the-gamescom-2018-demo/
And the moment all players have been waiting for has arrived. CD Projekt RED has released the first gameplay trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, showcasing the demo that was showcased at this year’s Gamescom 2018 event.

>>flashfire926 made a thread about it.

Lucius III has been announced, coming to Steam later this year
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lucius-iii-has-been-announced-coming-to-steam-later-this-year/
Shiver Games has announced that Lucius is returning to Steam in 2018 for the last time. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead.

Rumour: Cyberpunk 2077 will support both real-time ray tracing and NVIDIA’s Hairworks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-will-support-both-real-time-ray-tracing-and-nvidias-hairworks/
It appears that CD Projekt RED’s new role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077, will support real-time ray tracing tech as well as NVIDIA’s Hairworks tech. This information comes from a leaked video which showcases the in-game graphics menu of Cyberpunk 2077.

>>The source of this rumor is quite dubious, but it wouldn't be surprising from a studio like Projekt RED that aims to push tech.

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2018 build of ASHEN
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-gamescom-2018-build-of-ashen/
AURORA44 and Annapurna Interactive have released a new video, showing 11 minutes of gameplay footage from their upcoming action RPG, ASHEN. ASHEN is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. At its core, Ashen is about forging relationships and players can guide those they trust to their camp in order to survive.

Call of Duty: WWII receives a 10GB update, available tomorrow on PC, release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-wwii-receives-a-10gb-update-available-tomorrow-on-pc-release-notes-unveiled/
Sledgehammer Games has prepared a massive new update for Call of Duty: WWII. This update is 10GB in size and features a new Division, new Basic Training, packs some multiplayer fixes and brings various UI improvements. In addition, this latest patch adds new Orders and Contracts and brings Shovel Melee Weapon Variants in Zombies mode.

Mortal Royale is a fantasy battle royale game supporting 1000 players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-royale-is-a-fantasy-battle-royale-game-supporting-1000-players/
Star Vault AB has announced a new battle royale game that is set in a fantasy setting and supports up to 1000 players, called Mortal Royale. The sign ups for the game’s alpha phase have opened and its development team has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Tuesday news, part two:

Remake of Resident Evil remake 'wouldn’t be laughable', says Capcom
https://www.pcgamer.com/remake-of-resident-evil-remake-wouldnt-be-laughable-says-capcom/
Capcom plans to "explore" more remakes following Resident Evil 2, we learned earlier this month. Where exactly it'll cast its net remains to be seen—but it seems reimagining the Resident Evil remake isn't out of the question.
In conversation with Game Informer at Gamescom, director Kazunori Kadoi said he and his team are keen to get the incoming Resident Evil 2 remake out of the door first, before turning their attention to what might be next. The Resident Evil remake—launched in 2002 for the Nintendo Gamecube; remastered in HD in 2015—however, isn't beyond their purview.

>>Remakes of remakes...*shakes head* This is starting to be like the movie industry, where they remake the same movies over and over.

Blizzard removes paid loot boxes from Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm in Belgium
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-removes-paid-loot-boxes-from-overwatch-and-heroes-of-the-storm-in-belgium/
The fallout from European loot box rulings continued over the weekend as Blizzard announced that it is removing paid loot boxes and chests from Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm players in Belgium. The country's Gambling Commission ruled in April that the loot boxes available for purchase in Overwatch and other games contravene Belgium's gambling regulations.

Cyberpunk 2077 dev says it 'started the process of optimization right at the start'
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-dev-says-it-started-the-process-of-optimization-right-at-the-start/
Speaking to CGMagazine, lead cinematic animator Maciej Pietras says building Night City posed a "huge challenge" against the studio's previous game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but that optimization was considered from the outset.

Fortnite's Shockwave Grenades let you launch players through structures
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-shockwave-grenades-let-you-launch-players-through-structures/
Following last week's full v5.30 update, this content offering brings Shockwave Grenades, gold-plated weapons and a new limited-time mode. Built to "knock players back and destroy objects in their path after being knocked back", Shockwave Grenades prevent allies, enemies and vehicles impacted by the projectile from taking fall damage.

Onimusha is coming to PC in early 2019
https://www.pcgamer.com/onimusha-is-coming-to-pc-in-early-2019/
Elderly PS2 game Onimusha: Warlords is coming to PC on 15 January 2019, Capcom revealed today. You can watch a trailer above.
Capcom promises high-definition graphics, a widescreen display option, support for analogue sticks (the 2001 original didn't have this, if I recall) and a new soundtrack. You can also play on easy mode from the start, whereas the original only offered the option after you'd died a bunch of times. It'll cost $20, and while the feature list there isn't particularly exciting to me, I'm sure some completionists will welcome the chance to own it on PC.

>>You can leave your comment at Shikamo's thread

That thing in Belgium is interesting. Shouldn't every other game follow suit as well? I can only assume they'll just remove the lootboxes and replace them with nothing, thereby locking people out of content. Let's see in which direction the backlash will be sent.

Let's go with the news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Get board games without the boards in the Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-board-games-without-the-boards-in-the-humble-digital-tabletop-bundle/
The Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle is a pay-what-you-want collection of board games, minus the boards, and the tables, and the dice and cards and markers and whatever else you might normally associate with such things. Because they're digital, see—all of the convenience, with none of the hassle.

At GOG, the daily deal is Hob, 30% off: https://www.gog.com/game/hob

At Steam, we have to talk about the two Midweek Madness deals, and something else:

• The first MM deal is For the King, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/For_The_King/
• The second MM deal is a Far Cry franchise sale, with discounts ranging from 33 to 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/far-cry/
• And there's also a publisher sale, featuring Tripwire, with up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Tripwire/

At Fanatical, they've launched the new Spotlight Bundle 7, featuring 10 items (8 games and 2 DLCs) at a 97% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/spotlight-bundle-7

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MODS/EMULATORS

New patch for the amazing free Metroid 2 remake, Another Metroid 2 Remake, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-patch-for-the-amazing-free-metroid-2-remake-another-metroid-2-remake-available-for-download/
Reddit’s ‘lLoneWandererl’ has released a brand new update for the incredible free remake of Metroid 2, Another Metroid 2 Remake. According to the release notes, this patch fixes some bugs and resolves various issues related to shaders. Moreover, lLoneWandererl – who was the project lead – has decided to step down (and most likely another user will take his place).
Going into slightly more details, patch 1.42 allows for a quick music cross-fade when entering item rooms, fixes missing pixels on Fusion suit sprite, fixes visual issue with Ramulken eye, streamlines modifiers.ini (some options have been removed and/or made permanent to unify the experience) and fixes confirmation prompt not appearing when attempting to overwrite a save.

>>This is the download link.

Half Life 3 Project Borealis tech demo announced and coming soon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-3-project-borealis-tech-demo-announced-and-coming-soon/
The Project Borealis Team – the fan project developing Half-Life 2: Epistle 3, based on the Epistle 3 script published by Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw – have released their fourth development update. The update features the announcement of their upcoming tech demo, a reimagining of fan-favourite Ravenholm from Half-Life 2, alongside new character concept art.
The tech demo will be a chance for Half-Life fans to provide feedback on the team’s progress. The team says that “Ravenholm provides an obvious choice for a demonstration of our skills, taking a fan-favourite location in Half-Life 2 and re-imagining it in Unreal Engine 4, fourteen years later.”

GAMING NEWS

New Shadow of the Tomb Raider trailer focuses on tombs and puzzles
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-trailer-focuses-on-tombs-and-puzzles/
Square Enix has released a new short trailer for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, giving us a glimpse at the wide variety of challenge tombs, each one more terrifying than the last. According to its description, Lara Croft’s skills will be put to the test through increasingly brutal and intricate puzzles.

New Rune: Ragnarok in-engine trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-rune-ragnarok-in-engine-trailer-released/
Human Head Studios has released a brand new in-engine trailer for Rune: Ragnarok. This trailer showcases the game’s visuals, showing some of the game’s enemies, NPCs and environments.
As we’ve already stated, the game feels rough around the edges. These past few trailers showcase awkward animations and the combat mechanics – at least in the previous games – felt a bit too simplistic. Not that this is a bad thing, especially for those that just want a new Rune game, but it may quickly get repetitive.

Star Control: Origins will receive a Vulkan patch in the future
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-control-origins-will-receive-a-vulkan-patch-in-the-future/
Stardock has announced that Star Control: Origins will get a post-release patch that will add support for the Vulkan API. This is part of Stardock’s extended partnership with AMD, meaning that Star Control: Origins will be optimized for Ryzen CPUs and Freesync 2.

New Digimon Survive screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-digimon-survive-screenshots-released/
Bandai Namco has released a new set of screenshots for Digimon Survive. Digimon Survive presents a brand-new adventure set in a mysterious world with characters designed by Uichi Ukumo, and music by the much-acclaimed Tomoki Miyoshi.

New in-game trailer released for upcoming real-time strategy game, Steel Division 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-upcoming-real-time-strategy-game-steel-division-2/
Eugen Systems has released a brand-new trailer showing new features and gameplay for Steel Division II, the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning real-time strategy title Steel Division: Normandy 44.