I think a new GPU architecture is slated after Navi.
AMD tends to stick to an architecture for a long time... I.E Terascale with the Radeon 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 GPU's.
Before that the 9000, x800,x1900 was a relatively short lived architecture.

But GCN will probably stick around a little longer with the 7000, 8000, 200, 300, 400, 500 and probably 600 and 700 series.

Let's go once again with the news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Forza Horizon 4 surpasses two million players in its first week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-4-surpasses-two-million-players-in-its-first-week/
Playground Games has announced that Forza Horizon 4 surpassed two million players in its first week. Going into more details, more than 4.6 million hours of Forza Horizon 4 gameplay have been watched across Mixer, Twitch, YouTube and Facebook as of October 9th.
Furthermore, players have logged more than 822.7 million miles – that’s probably not covered under manufacturer warranty, the community has settled in quite nicely living the Horizon Life, purchasing more than 4.1 million properties and owning more than 74.4 million cars, and more than 377.7 million roads were discovered.

At Steam, we have the new daily and also three Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Worlds Adrift, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/322780/Worlds_Adrift/
• Conan Exiles is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440900/Conan_Exiles/
• RUINER is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/464060/RUINER/
• And Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/Dragons_Dogma_Dark_Arisen/

And at Fanatical, there are three deals to talk about:

• The Star Deal is Sid Meier's Civilization VI - Digital Deluxe, 72% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-deluxe-new
• That deal is part of the new 2K Games sale, with up to 80% discounts forthe next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/2k-games
• There's a new 8-Bit Complete Bundle, with up to 78% for the four games during the next 6, almost 7, days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/8-bit-complete-bundle

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

New Black Mesa Xen screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-black-mesa-xen-screenshots-released/
The Black Mesa team has released two new screenshots from the upcoming Xen levels of this Source remake of the classic Half-Life game. Although there isn’t any ETA yet on when the Xen levels will be released, these screenshots will give you an idea of the art style that the team aims to create.

Fallout 3 mod Washington's Malevolence is a 'DLC-sized quest' for pre-war riches
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-3-mod-washingtons-malevolence-is-a-dlc-sized-quest-for-pre-war-riches/
Washington's Malevolence is a "DLC-sized quest mod" for Fallout 3 that takes players on a hunt for the Rocky Cape Bank on Maddox Island in Chesapeake Bay, rumored to be filled with untold prewar riches. Mod maker Adam "garfield2004b" Sweet said players "will get to explore the island, visit several new locations, and meet different people from different backgrounds that will shape and mold the events that take place."
You'll need to have Fallout 3 installed and updated to version 1.7, as well as all the DLC: Operation Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout, and Mothership Zeta. You will also need the Fallout Script Extender and WMUpdates.esp.

Dark Souls' most gruelling mod gets Remastered treatment, adds challenge run features (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-new-game-plus-infinite-mod-might-be-its-most-gruelling-yet/
There are a number of ways to make From Software's notoriously difficult Dark Souls more challenging—but Notaprofi's New Game Plus Infinite mod might be its most torturous yet.
Update: Those of you familiar with Dark Souls lore will know history is doomed to repeat itself in Lordran. But this is taking the piss. Notaprofi's New Game Plus Infinite mod has made its way from Dark Souls' Prepare to Die Edition to its Remastered variation. The new instalment does everything as before, but also brings with it some subtle tweaks designed to improve challenge runs, and to make the mod generally easier to use.

XCOM 2 mod adds 929 voice lines from GTA San Andreas's CJ, is wonderful
https://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-mod-adds-929-voice-lines-from-gta-san-andreass-cj-is-wonderful/
Earlier this year, I wrote about an XCOM 2 mod that adds over 1,000 lines from the cult space sitcom Red Dwarf. It's hilarious and I love it. After writing about War of the Chosen's Tactical Legacy DLC earlier today, I had another rummage in the sci-fi strategy's Steam Workshop. I found Carl Johnson. I wasn't disappointed.
Any game that shoehorns GTA: San Andreas' protagonist CJ into its bounds is a winner in my book. Any game that adds 929 voice lines from Grove Street's finest is golden.

>>Get this mod from Steam.

GAMING NEWS

Observation is a new sci-fi thriller coming to PC in Spring 2019, first details and screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/observation-is-a-new-sci-fi-thriller-coming-to-pc-in-spring-2019-first-details-and-screenshots/
No Code and Devolver Digital have announced Observation; a new and captivating sci-fi thriller that will be coming to the PC in Spring 2019. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released the first screenshots from this title that you can find below.

Fallout 76 will not support mods until December 2019, will only be available on private servers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-76-will-not-support-mods-until-december-2019-will-only-be-available-on-private-servers/
Fallout 76 releases next month and from the looks of it there won’t be any official mod support at launch. As Pete Hines told Gamespot, the game will not support mods at least until December 2019, and the supported mods will only be available on private servers.

First official Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered details; new lighting rendering system, characters, textures and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-official-assassins-creed-3-remastered-details-new-lighting-rendering-system-characters-textures-and-more/
Ubisoft has revealed the first official details for the remastered version of Assassin’s Creed 3 that is included in the Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Season Pass. According to its official page, this remastered version comes with a new lighting rendering system, new character models, new textures and a denser crowd.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey trainer offers for free the game-changing XP booster
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-trainer-offers-for-free-the-game-changing-xp-booster/
In case you weren’t aware of, Odyssey features level-gating missions, meaning that you need to reach a certain level in order to complete both main and side quests. This feature was also present in Origins, however in Odyssey Ubisoft is offering an EXP booster that bypasses this “feature.” Naturally this XP booster is behind a pay-wall and thankfully a trainer can offer the same thing but for free to everyone.

The news, the sequel:

Play GTA Online this week and get a minimum $800,000 of free GTA money
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-gta-online-this-week-and-get-a-minimum-dollar800000-of-free-in-game-money/
Signing in to GTA Online this week will net you a minimum $800,000 of free in-game money.
As announced by Rockstar, simply logging on to the multiplayer crime sim from now through October 15 will see $300,000 deposited into your Maze Bank account by October 22.

This indie dev's misclick led to over 170,000 concurrent players overnight
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-indie-devs-misclick-led-to-over-170000-concurrent-players-overnight/
HyperReuts' Evolvation bills itself as "a class based and fast paced multiplayer arena space flying shooter with multiple game modes which can be played solo and team-based." Until earlier this week, not many people had heard of it. Yesterday evening, a peak of 172,870 concurrent players caused its servers to buckle. And it all started with a misclick.

>>I feel sorry for them.

Amanita Design's next game is a sidescrolling platformer called Creaks
https://www.pcgamer.com/amanita-designs-next-game-is-a-sidescrolling-platformer-called-creaks/
Czech indie studio Amanita Design is best known for brilliantly bizarre point-and-clickers like Samorost, Botanicula, and most recently, the laugh-out-loud funny Chuchel. Its new project looks to be quite a departure from that tradition. It's called Creaks, and it's a sidescrolling platformer about meeting your neighbors.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 final system requirements revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-final-system-requirements-revealed/
With Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 coming out later this week, Treyarch has finally gotten around to releasing the full PC system requirements and launch schedule on Reddit. Interestingly, the final requirements are downgraded somewhat from the specs listed for last month's Blackout beta, which demanded an Intel Core i5 2500k (or AMD equivalent) as a minimum CPU, and recommended a Core i7 4770k.

Rumor: Microsoft is close to buying Obsidian Entertainment
https://www.pcgamer.com/rumor-microsoft-is-close-to-buying-obsidian-entertainment/
Microsoft is reportedly close to finalizing a deal to purchase indie RPG developer Obsidian Entertainment based on three anonymous sources who spoke to Kotaku. While these deals sometimes fall apart at the last minute, one source told Kotaku that it was merely "a matter of when, not if." Another source said the deal was "90 percent" finished.

>>shikamaru317 made a thread about it yesterday.

Overwatch Halloween skins revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-halloween-skins-revealed/
Overwatch's Halloween Terror seasonal event returns for 2018 today, and it brings a heap of new spooky skins for Overwatch heroes new and old. The skins include Swamp Monster Doomfist—AKA Doomfish—and a sweet Enchanted Armor skin for Pharah. Also Wrecking Ball is a pumpkin now.

Overwatch Halloween Terror Event is live, Torbjorn rework is complete
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-halloween-horror-event-is-live-torbjorn-rework-is-complete/
The Overwatch Halloween Terror event is live, bringing with it the return of the Junkenstein's Revenge PvE brawl, a bunch of new seasonal skins, and an opportunity to pick up some "spooky gear from previous years" that you may have missed the last time around.

Fortnite adds Quad Rocket Launcher, Disco Domination LTM, Skull Squad gear
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-adds-quad-rocket-launcher-disco-domination-ltm-skull-squad-gear/
First teased via its message of the day screen, Fortnite has now added a Quad Rocket Launcher and its Disco Domination LTM. Check out the former in motion above, and read on to learn more about the contents of update v6.02.
"Break out your best moves and take control of the dance floor in this new Limited Time Mode," reads the update's patch notes, before explaining the battle royale's latest LTM pits two teams of 50 against one another. Across five pop-up dance floors—which appear when the storm is stationary—players will emote "when no enemies are present" to "raise a disco ball in the centre of the floor, and capture it for your team."

Football Manager 2019 adds mid-season training camps, smarter contracts
https://www.pcgamer.com/football-manager-2019-adds-mid-season-training-camps-smarter-contracts/
As Tom reported last month, Football Manager 2019 shakes up its UI, overhauls its training system, adds VAR and introduces a fully-licensed 36-team German Bundesliga. The footie sim's official Twitter feed has now revealed a fresh load of incoming features—including mid-season training camps, smarter contracts and better commentary.

XCOM 2 Tactical Legacy DLC out now, free for a limited time for WotC owners
https://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-tactical-legacy-dlc-out-now-free-for-a-limited-time-for-wotc-owners/
XCOM 2 has released Tactical Legacy—a DLC for its War of the Chosen expansion that adds new modes, maps, weapons, armours and more. If you own the latter it's free till December 3.
If you don't, the War of the Chosen & Tactical Legacy Pack is on sale on Steam for £20.99/$23.99 (40 percent less its regular price) till Tuesday, October 16. You'll need the XCOM 2 base game in order to play War of the Chosen, though, which is also on sale for £11.54/$19.79 with a 67 percent discount. AND the XCOM 2 base game is free to try for the next two days.

Thursday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

For Honor surpasses 15 million players worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/for-honor-surpasses-15-million-players-worldwide/
Ubisoft has announced that For Honor has surpassed 15 million players worldwide. According to the publisher, the game’s population has continued to grow since launch with the release of several major post-launch updates, new Heroes, gear, training features and the shift to dedicated servers.

Steam's daily deal is TIS-100, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/370360/TIS100/

On the Humble Store, the new Spotlight deal is Rocket League, 40% off for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/rocket-league-spotlight-deals/
And there's also a new Humble Bundle, the Humble Discovery Pack, that will last another 12 days. Check it out: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/discovery-pack

And at Fanatical, there are two new deals:

• The Warhammer: Vermintide game go on sale, up to 75% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/vermintide
• And ELEX is 60% off for the next 4 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/elex

SOFTWARE

Save 75% on 3DMark Advanced Edition with new test for integrated graphics
https://www.pcgamer.com/save-75-on-3dmark-advanced-edition-with-new-test-for-integrated-graphics/
UL Benchmarks has added a new "Night Raid" test to 3DMark designed to evaluate the performance of laptops, tablets, and other mobile computing devices with integrated graphics. To celebrate the release, UL Benchmarks is offering a 75 percent discount on the Advanced Edition when purchased on Steam or its own website. That knocks the price down from $29.99 to $7.49.
You can still grab 3DMark's Basic Edition for free, and it even includes the new Night Raid test. What you get with the Advanced Edition are additional tests that run at higher resolutions, like Fire Strike Extreme and Ultra, hardware monitoring, access to custom benchmark setting, the ability to skip the demo option, and a few other perks. You also need the Advanced Edition if you plan to save your results online.

MODS/EMULATORS

Here is Halo 3 running in the latest version of the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia, under DirectX 12
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-halo-3-running-in-the-latest-version-of-the-xbox-360-emulator-xenia-under-directx-12/
YouTube’s ‘John GodGames Emus’ has shared a new video, showing Halo 3 running on the latest version of the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia. As we can see, the team behind this emulator has made some progress and addressed some graphical glitches.
While there have been some improvements, Halo 3 is not yet playable on Xenia. As we can see, and while an Intel Core i7 8700K @ 5.0 Ghz with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 can run the game at 30fps, there are still some graphical issues and some annoying stutters.

Spyro the Dragon is coming to the PC thanks to this Half-Life mod, demo releasing on October 26th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/spyro-the-dragon-is-coming-to-the-pc-thanks-to-this-half-life-mod-demo-releasing-on-october-26th/
Now here is something really, really cool. While Activision has not announced anything official yet about SPYRO Reignited Trilogy coming to the PC, PC fans will be able to enjoy Spyro in Half-Life thanks to this amazing mod.
Titled Half-Life: Year of the Dragon, this mod brings the cute dragon with its powers to Valve’s classic shooter, Half-Life. Players will be able to control Spyro in third-person mode, use its breath fire in order to destroy crates, and collect crystals and fight some Half-Life enemies.

Painkiller: Redux is a fan remake of the first Painkiller in Unreal Engine 4, first screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/painkiller-redux-is-a-fan-remake-of-the-first-painkiller-in-unreal-engine-4-first-screenshots-released/
STR_Paragor and a team of modders are working on a fan remake of the first Painkiller game in Unreal Engine 4, called Painkiller: Redux. The team has successfully ported all the levels of the game’s first chapter and released some new screenshots that you can find below.
According to its description, Painkiller: Redux aims to brig the first Painkiller game in Unreal Engine 4 in order to create a good co-op and new gameplay experiences, as well as a platform for the development of subsequent plot modifications.
Although there is no ETA yet on when this remake will come out – or whether there will be a demo for its first chapter – the team has managed to port all levels from the first chapter, all types of ammunition, all types of weapons, all types of health, and the original setting of the sky. Furthermore, gameplay elements were written for the enemy’s spawn, the appearance of control points, as well as the main menu.

GTA 5's latest hyper-realistic visual overhaul mod is breathtaking
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5s-latest-hyper-realistic-visual-overhaul-mod-is-breathtaking/
Last year, I described Jamal Rashid's NaturalVision Remastered as GTA 5's most impressive visual overhaul mod. I stand by that claim, but now reckon it's got competition. L00's PhotoRealistic San Andreas ENB is simply jaw-dropping.
Billed as an "all-in-one and sophisticated visual enhancer", PRSA is compatible with all weather and lighting mods, and applies custom shaders to "offer the most natural and realistic visuals possible."
The results are pretty spectacular, which are of course best portrayed in pictures.

GAMING NEWS

Just Cause 4 gets a story gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/just-cause-4-gets-a-story-gameplay-trailer/
In order to further hype their upcoming open-world action game, Square Enix and Avalanche have released a brand new gameplay trailer for Just Cause 4, focusing on its storyline. In Just Cause 4, Rico Rodriguez will visit Solis in South America hell bent on uncovering the truth behind his father’s death.

Star Citizen Alpha 3.3 is now available, supports Object Container Streaming and Face and Voice over IP
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-3-is-now-available-supports-object-container-streaming-and-face-and-voice-over-ip/
Cloud Imperium Games has released the newly playable Alpha 3.3 to the Persistent Test Universe (PTU). According to the press release, Alpha 3.3 marks the third of Cloud Imperium Games 2018 quarterly updates to the Star Citizen Alpha Persistent Universe.

Squadron 42 Citizen Con trailer shows Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, Liam Cunningham and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/squadron-42-citizen-con-trailer-shows-gary-oldman-mark-hamill-liam-cunningham-and-more/
Cloud Imperium has released a brand new trailer for Squadron 42; the single-player mode of Star Citizen. This new trailer showcases some of the top actors that will be featured in it like Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, Liam Cunningham, Gillian Anderson and more.

First official gameplay footage released for Amazon’s upcoming MMORPG, New World
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-official-gameplay-footage-released-for-amazons-upcoming-mmorpg-new-world/
Amazon’s MMORPG, New World, is currently under closed alpha phase and the team has released the first official gameplay video from it. As said, this video features alpha gameplay footage, meaning that it may not reflect the quality of the final game.

Conan Exiles receives its biggest update to date, allows players to tame animals and build farms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/conan-exiles-receives-its-biggest-update-to-date-allows-players-to-tame-animals-and-build-farms/
Funcom has released the biggest update for Conan Exiles since it left Early Access. In this update, free for everyone who owns the game, players finally get the chance to tame animals and use them in battle or even build a farm where they can produce materials for you.

Thursday news, part two:

Dark Souls 3 alpha cut content reveals weird and beautiful time of day system
https://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-3-alpha-cut-content-reveals-weird-and-beautiful-time-of-day-system/
After 200 hours of work, Dark Souls detective Lance McDonald recently uncovered all 46 of the third game's lore epitaphs. At the end of that video, McDonald promised some "absolutely WEIRD" stuff in the coming weeks. This now takes the form of the ARPG's axed Ceremony database—"a set of parameters DS3 uses to dynamically change the world state or time of day."

The Sims 4: Get Famous expansion will let your Sims become stars
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-get-famous-expansion-will-let-your-sims-become-stars/
The Sims 4 is getting a new expansion next month called Get Famous that will enable your Sims to—surprise!—get famous. The expansion will add a new location called Del Sol Valley, "home to A-listers, up-and-comers, and everyone in between," with two separate residential areas, a park, a nightclub, and other venues to explore. But if you're not famous yet, you may have to wait (and work on it) to get in.

>>This game won't die, will it?

Get 10 Hearthstone card packs and WoW Classic demo access with BlizzCon Virtual Tickets
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-10-hearthstone-card-packs-and-wow-classic-demo-access-with-blizzcon-virtual-tickets/
BlizzCon is now less than a month away, and I'm sorry to say that the opportunity to purchase tickets to attend the event in person are long gone. But Virtual Tickets are still available, and if you pick one up Blizzard will throw in a BlizzCon 2018 card back for Hearthstone, plus two card packs each from the Classic, Witchwood, Kobolds & Catacombs, Knights of the Frozen Throne, and Journey to Un'Goro sets.

Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost begins next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-festival-of-the-lost-begins-next-week/
Destiny 2's Halloween-esque event Festival of the Lost will return for 2018, with festive decor in the Tower, new Triumphs to earn, and daily bounties with Fragmented Souls awards that can be used to purchase festival masks and the Horror Story legendary auto rifle.

Here's two new Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 trailers ahead of this week's launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-two-new-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-trailers-ahead-of-this-weeks-launch/
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 releases on Friday, marking the first instalment that will lack the usual setpiece-laden singleplayer campaign. Still, there's a battle royale mode in the form of Blackout, as well as the now routine Zombies cooperative package. Both are featured in two new trailers for the shooter.

Battlefield 5 dev explains advanced bullet penetration system
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-5-dev-explains-advanced-bullet-penetration-system/
When you're not building snowmen in Battlefield 5 (d'aww), you'll spend most of your time firing weapons. Senior game designer Rickard Antroia explains there's more to the war shooter's Bullet Penetration system than you might think.
Billed as a "binary experience" in previous games, Bullet Penetration is far more sophisticated this time round.

Atomic Heart, the strange Soviet-era shooter, teases horrifying Clown Trap
https://www.pcgamer.com/atomic-heart-the-strange-soviet-era-shooter-teases-horrifying-clown-trap/
Atomic Heart is an alternate Soviet-era shooter that echoes BioShock, Nier: Automata and Stalker. Its trailer is… well, have a gander at the above and decide for yourself. Let's agree that it's out there.
And let's agree that its latest Clown Trap teaser is awful. 22 seconds of awful.

>>The trailer sure looks... something else.

I feel like it's running at sub Full-HD though, impressive with how far this emulator has come in such a short amount of time though.

I love the PC.

There's another HEXUS contest:

Win a Killer-enabled Alienware 15 gaming bundle
https://hexus.net/tech/features/network/123032-win-killer-enabled-alienware-15-gaming-bundle/
Hold onto your hats, folks, it's competition time and this one is not to be missed! In partnership with the good people at Killer, we're giving you the chance to win an Alienware 15 gaming laptop and a Linksys WRT32X gaming router.

Sound tasty? Wait 'til you get a load of the specification. The Alienware comes equipped with a hexa-core Intel Core i7-8750H processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 graphics, 16GB of DDR4 memory, a 256GB M.2 SSD, Killer WiFi and a full-HD, G-Sync enabled IPS display!

Sadly, this contest is not global, only residents from the US, Canada, UK and Europe are eligible.

The last round of news of the week is finally here!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

On the Humble Store, there's a new Bandai Namco sale, with up to 75% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bandai-namco-sale/

And at Fanatical, there's the Star Deal, which is also part of the 2K Games sale: XCOM 2 is 78% off for the next 24 hours https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/xcom-2

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 416.34 WHQL is optimized for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, SoulCalibur VI and GRIP
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-416-34-whql-is-optimized-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-soulcalibur-vi-and-grip/
NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 416.34 WHQL driver offers the optimal gaming experience for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, SOULCALIBUR VI, and GRIP.
Furthermore, this new driver resolves some shadow issues in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, fixes some red/green/blue shimmering line in games when played in full-screen mode and with G-SYNC enabled, addresses the black screen game launch issues when DSR is enabled and fixes the green corruption issues when HDR was enabled.

>>Available from here.

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.10.1 optimized for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, adds Windows 10 October 2018 Update support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-adrenalin-18-10-1-optimized-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-adds-windows-10-october-2018-update-support/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.10.1 driver brings performance improvements to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and adds official support to the Windows 10 October 2018 update.
Going into slightly more details, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.10.1 driver improves performance by up to 5% in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 and by up to 6% on the AMD Radeon RX 580.

>>Download them from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic fan remake in Unreal Engine 4, Apeiron, has been shut down by Lucasfilm
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-4-apeiron-has-been-shut-down-by-lucas-arts/
And we all saw that coming. Back in August, we informed you about a fan remake of the first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game in Unreal Engine 4. And as you’d expect, Lucasfilm has shut it down.

This mod replaces Stardew Valley monsters with Dragon Quest foes
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-mod-replaces-stardew-valley-monsters-with-dragon-quest-foes/
If you've played a Dragon Quest game in the last 32 years, you're probably familiar with the series' enemy blue slimes. These wrathful creatures bounce around with the utmost hateful violence, seeking to mow down all adventurers in their path. Feared and loathed by all, they represent all that is unambiguously evil in video game antagonists. And now you can encounter them in Stardew Valley.
This mod, entitled Dragon Quest Monsters, lets you replace all of Stardew Valley's mine dungeon enemies with their corresponding Dragon Quest enemies. So Stardew Valley slimes turn into the wretched DQ blue slimes, bats turn into Drackies, duggies turn into Muddy Hands, and big slimes turn into the Crownless King slime.

GAMING NEWS

EA may release remasters of the first Command & Conquer games, wants to bring the franchise back to PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-may-release-remasters-of-the-first-command-conquer-games-wants-to-bring-the-franchise-back-to-pc/
Jim Vessella, Producer at Electronic Arts, has revealed that Electronic Arts may release some remaster versions of the first Command & Conquer games. Moreover, and after the huge backlash regarding Command & Conquer: Rivals, EA appears to be willing to bring the franchise back to the PC with a new entry.

>>This news both please me and scare me at the same time.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey PC patch 1.03 available for download, resolves the AVX CPU issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-pc-patch-1-03-available-for-download-resolves-the-avx-cpu-issues/
Ubisoft has released a new patch for the PC version of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. This patch will update your game’s version to 1.03 and it appears that it has a fix for the processors that lack AVX support. In other words, those with Intel’s first generation CPUs (and other CPUs) will be able to launch and play the game.

Call of Cthulhu Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-cthulhu-official-pc-system-requirements/
Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide have revealed the official PC system requirements for Call of Cthulhu via its Steam store page. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5-3450 or an AMD FX-6300 with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or an AMD Radeon HD 7870.

Third The Bard’s Tale IV patch released, brings several optimizations for improved performance and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/third-the-bards-tale-iv-patch-released-brings-several-optimizations-for-improved-performance-and-more/
inXile Entertainment has released the third patch for The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep. According to the release notes, this patch brings several optimizations for improved performance, improves how the graphics benchmarking determined the correct graphics settings for your system, greatly improves the user interface when playing with 4:3 aspect ratio and packs numerous improvements to non-English localized text.

Unholy is a new first-person horror/stealth game from former Painkiller, Bulletstorm & Gears of War developers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unholy-is-a-new-first-person-horror-stealth-game-from-former-painkiller-bulletstorm-gears-of-war-developers/
Duality Games, a team consisted of former Painkiller, Bulletstorm and Gears of War developers, has announced that it is working on a new first-person horror/stealth game, called Unholy. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released a teaser trailer for this game that you can find below.

Friday news, part two:

Fallout 76 fans call out perceived Brotherhood of Steel timeline discrepancy
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-fans-call-out-perceived-brotherhood-of-steel-timeline-discrepancy/
A group of Fallout 76 fans have called out a perceived discrepancy in Fallout 76's timeline, relative to long-serving series faction The Brotherhood of Steel.
As reported by Eurogamer, Reddit user Baffodil voiced concerns about the following in-game note which alludes to the Brotherhood's presence in West Virginia's Appalachia—the setting of the incoming multiplayer shooter RPG. Baffodil, and a number of other prospective players, reckon the BoS's presence in east coast USA in the year 2102 (when 76 takes place) is less than likely.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Amorous Adventures DLC out next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-amorous-adventures-dlc-out-next-week/
Watch the first trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance's next DLC, featuring a loved-up Hans Capon above. And know that the action role-player's Amorous Adventures is due next week.
So, what's going on above? Well, the bold Hans is in love, says publisher Deep Silver, and requires Henry's guidance as he attempts to woo romantic interest Karolina. Things are far from straightforward, though, and a lost family jewel, a magic love potion and "the most romantic poem of all" all promise to thwart Cupid's arrow.

'More than one and less than 12' games based on 2000 AD are in the works
https://www.pcgamer.com/more-than-one-and-less-than-12-games-based-on-2000-ad-are-in-the-works/
If you know anything about British developer/publisher Rebellion, you probably know that they own the comic book anthology 2000 AD, on top of making games like Sniper Elite and Strange Brigade. Back in August, I had the chance to sit down with studio co-founder and CEO Jason Kingsley, where I asked him about the process of licensing out stories from 2000 AD's four decades in print. This began back in February 2017, and I was curious to hear about the results.

Return of the Obra Dinn, from the maker of Papers, Please, comes out next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/return-of-the-obra-dinn-from-the-maker-of-papers-please-comes-out-next-week/
More than four years after it was first revealed to the world, Return of the Obra Dinn, "an insurance adventure with minimal color" being developed by the maker of Papers, Please, will be out next week—October 18.
The subtitle is odd but accurate: The game tells the tale of the merchant ship Obra Dinn, which was declared lost in 1802 but reappeared five years later, drifting, with damaged sails and no crew. You, an insurance investigator for the East India Company, must get aboard the ship, assess the damages, and figure out what went wrong. Its first-person exploration is rendered entirely in 1-bit color—that is, monochrome—with core rendering resolution locked to 800x450.

Brazil calls for removal of 'embarrassing' political game on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/brazil-calls-for-removal-of-embarrassing-political-game-on-steam/
Brazil's Public Ministry of the Federal District and Territories has called on Valve to remove the 2D beat-em-up Bolsomito 2K18 from Steam. The demand follows an investigation into Valve, Steam, and developer BS Studios over allegations that the game promotes hatred and violence against minorities and is intended to influence the country's presidential election.

The next Cities: Skylines expansion puts the focus on Industries
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-cities-skylines-expansion-puts-the-focus-on-industries/
The most excellent city management sim Cities: Skylines is getting a new industrial update later this month called, appropriately, Industries. Paradox Interactive described it as one of the game's "most in-depth expansions," with five new maps, new buildings, policies, city services, and more.

Fortnite is getting a new vehicle called the Quadcrasher
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-is-getting-a-new-vehicle-called-the-quacrasher/
Fortnite is getting a new vehicle called the Quadcrasher, which looks very much like it sounds: It's a quad equipped with a sort of cow catcher/snowplow blade up front, with an angry (yet oddly cute) face painted on it.

>>And there's also new skins.

PUBG will consider adding flare guns to main game in wake of this week's LTM
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-will-consider-adding-flare-guns-to-main-game-in-wake-of-this-weeks-ltm/
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds first trialled flare guns in March, within a titular event mode set on Miramar. They've reappeared in other limited-time forays since, and now PUBG Corp is considering installing them full-time. Live now, Flare Gun Stage 2 acts as a public beta.

Darksiders 3 reveals two DLC packs ahead of next month's launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/darksiders-3-reveals-two-dlc-packs-ahead-of-next-months-launch/
Darksiders 3 may be gearing up for its November 27 launch, but it's also now unveiled not one but two incoming DLC packs—The Crucible and Keepers of the Void.
With the promise of new puzzles, challenges items and enemies, the former sees fiery protagonist Fury summoned by a strange entity. (...)
Keepers of the Void, on the other hand, offers similar material goods, but sees Fury embarking on a quest from Vulgrim. (...)

And now, let's take a look at the weekend deals from GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• There are only two sales that I'm aware of at GOG, with the first one being the weekly sale with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20181008_weekly_sale
• The other one is a Disney sale, with the magnificent point'n'click games from LucasArts, the Star Wars games or even 16-bit era games like Aladdin up to 75% off for the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20181012_disney_week

+Steam

• The first of the five Steam deals is the "daily deal", the International day of the girl child, with up to 80% discounts for the next 6 days: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dayofthegirl/
• Overcooked! 2 is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/728880/Overcooked_2/
• There are two publisher sales, with the first one being 11bit Studios an up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/11bit/
• The other publisher that has put its games on sale is Iceberg Interactive, also with up to 85% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/iceberg
• And of course, there's the weeklong sale.

And that's all. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

RL is going from a double XP weekend right into the Halloween event. All that on top of the Rocket Pass which already forces you to do nothing else but Rocket League. I feel like my life forces are being sucked out.