Wednesday news:
SALES & "SALES"/DEALS
Black Desert Online surpasses 10 million registered users worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-desert-online-surpasses-10-million-registered-users-worldwide/
Pearl Abyss announced today that Black Desert Online now has over 10 million registered users worldwide. Backed by its custom proprietary engine, Black Desert Online presents – according to the press release – a world-class action MMORPG with cutting-edge visuals and skill-based combat that has redefined the genre.
Get Shadow Tactics, Torment, Oxenfree and more in the Humble Unity Bundle
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-shadow-tactics-torment-oxenfree-and-more-in-the-humble-unity-bundle/
The Humble Unity Bundle, featuring games built with the Unity game engine, is maybe not the most excitingly-named Humble Bundle of all time, but it's definitely one of the better packages to come along in a very long time. For $1, you'll get Oxenfree and Aer: Memories of Old, plus Inventory Pro, UFPS: Ultimate FPS, and FlowCanvas, which are not actually games but asset packs from the Unity Asset Store.
Things start to get interesting when you beat the average price, which is already over $10. That'll get you Wasteland 2 Director's Cut, The Final Station, Last Day of June, and three more Unity asset packs: Realistic Effects Pack 4, Ultimate Game Music Collection, and GameFlow.
At the top tier of $15 (and given how quickly the average price has climbed, you might as well just go right to the top) you'll also get Torment: Tides of Numenera, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, and four more Unity packs: Discover Unity Game Development – From Zero to 12 Games, uMMORPG, Heroic Fantasy Creatures Full Pack Vol. 1, Universal Sound FX, and Gaia.
At Steam, we have the daily and the three Midweek Madness deals:
At Fanatical, we have to talk about two new deals:
SOFTWARE
SEGA removes Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Two Point Hospital
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sega-removes-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-from-two-point-hospital/
SEGA and Two Point Studios have released a new hotfix for Two Point Hospital that removes the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Now this is a really clever move as the game has already been cracked. So instead of pissing its legitimate customers off, SEGA and Two Point Studios decided to do the most logical thing and remove Denuvo.
Alongside the removal of Denuvo, this hotfix fixes some crashes on boot, adds logging to help track down further crashes, fixes majority of load fail as well as various cases of bad data getting in to save files.
>>And the guys at DSOGaming have tested it and found no difference between both versions, except for initial loading times.
MODS/EMULATORS
The Witcher 3 mod overhauls/fixes NPC physics for playing at 60FPS or higher framerates
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-mod-overhauls-fixes-npc-physics-for-playing-at-60fps-or-higher-framerates/
Modder ‘BlurredNotions’ has released a brand new mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that aims to overhaul/fix the NPC physics for those gaming at – or higher than – 60fps. So yeah, this is a must-have mod for those that were annoyed by the 30fps physics.
According to the modder, the physics on dangling objects on characters and enemies (such as hair, fur, necklaces, medallions, etc.) in The Witcher 3 only work correctly at 30fps. As such, this mod aims to fix this issue in order to provide smooth 60fps physics.
>>Get this mod from Nexus Mods.
GAMING NEWS
New Cyberpunk 2077 in-game screenshot surfaces
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-cyberpunk-2077-in-game-screenshot-surfaces/
CD Projekt RED has released a new in-game screenshot for Cyberpunk 2077. This screenshot shows male V in a car-chase shootout and was originally released via the game’s official website. CD Projekt RED was quick enough to take it down, however one of our readers was able to save it and share it with us.
Dakar 18 releases on September 28th, gets new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dakar-18-releases-on-september-28th-gets-new-trailer/
Bigmoon Entertainment today announced that its upcoming world’s first real rally raid Simulation, Dakar 18, will release on September 28th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a new trailer that you can find below.
New gameplay trailer for Star Control: Origins released, highlighting its massive living universe
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-star-control-origins-released-highlighting-its-massive-living-universe/
Stardock has released a brand-new gameplay trailer that highlights the massive living universe players will adventure through. In Star Control: Origins, exploration is a huge part of the game, and players can travel onto the surface of thousands of unique planets they’ve crafted to discover various points of interest and collect resources.
Dystopian story-driven sci-fi RPG, INSOMNIA: The Ark, releases on September 27th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dystopian-story-driven-sci-fi-rpg-insomnia-the-ark-releases-on-september-27th/
HeroCraft and developer Studio Mono have announced that their upcoming dieselpunk RPG, INSOMNIA: The Ark, will launch for PC via Steam on September 27th. This RPG, that has been under development for more than eight years, will feature more than 60 hours of content, as players explore a colossal space metropolis brimming with the secrets of a long-gone civilization.
Jagged Alliance: Rage! releases on September 28th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/jagged-alliance-rage-releases-on-september-28th/
THQ Nordic has announced that its mercenary tactic game Jagged Alliance: Rage! will be available on September 27th for the PC. In this turn-based strategy game, your team of Mercenaries will be always outnumbered and low on resources and the company has released a new trailer in order to celebrate this announcement.
Battlefield 5 Open Beta patch addresses Squad Join issue, activates Spectator mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-open-beta-patch-addresses-squad-join-issue-activates-spectator-mode/
The Early Access phase for Battlefield 5’s open beta has begun and DICE has released a new patch for it. According to the release notes, this patch addresses the Squad Join issue that players have been experiencing, and activates the Spectator mode.