Wednesday news, part two:

You can now purchase Fallout 76 Atoms with real money, and here's what it costs
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-atoms-prices/
Fallout 76 has arrived, and with it the Atomic Shop, where players can spend Atoms. Atoms are Fallout 76's microtransaction currency, earned by playing the game and completing challenges.
But you can also buy Atoms with real world cash, available for purchase in four different amounts. When you buy an amount over 500, you get a bonus of additional Atoms. Here's how much Atoms cost in real world money, and here's what you can spend it on in the Atomic Shop.

Warframe players are putting hours into hoarding in-game plushies
https://www.pcgamer.com/warframe-players-are-putting-hours-into-hoarding-in-game-plushies/
The conservation game added in the Warframe: Fortuna update last week yields adorable virtual plushies called Floofs that you can put in your Orbiter craft. Unsurprisingly, some players have gone all-in on earning as many teddy bears as they can.

Nuketown comes to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/nuketown-comes-to-call-of-duty-black-ops-4/
Nuketown is coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, in keeping with the tradition of every game in this corner of the series paying homage to the extremely popular map. Blops 4 has put its own spin on it, of course, which you can take a gander at above.

Draugen is a striking Nordic mystery with an unreliable narrator
https://www.pcgamer.com/draugen-is-a-striking-nordic-mystery-with-an-unreliable-narrator/
Dreamfall Chapters developer Red Thread Games has revealed its latest project today. Draugen is a first-person ‘Fjord Noir’ mystery, set in a striking Norwegian coastal community during the 1920s. Slap your eyes on the accompanying teaser trailer. It’s enigmatic, but gosh is it pretty.

First details for Rainbow Six Siege's next two operators revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/first-details-for-rainbow-six-sieges-next-characters-revealed/
The first of Rainbow Six Siege's new Moroccan operators has been revealed as Jalal "Kaid" El Fassi, a Defender whose natural leadership skills led to a quick rise through the ranks of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. When it came time to name a new commander of the Kasbah Sehkra Mania, the imposing fortress that serves as a training space for the country's special forces, he was a natural choice.

Valve updates Artifact FAQ with new launch details
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-updates-artifact-faq-with-new-launch-details/
(...) I would say Valve has a tricky job to do explaining the game to the huddled masses who are used to fighting on a single board. To help that process, over the weekend Valve updated its FAQ page with more information on Artifact's launch and beyond. I'm unclear exactly which sections were added, but we do now know what the $19.99 pre-order will get you: 10 booster packs, 5 event tickets (which grant access to 'Gauntlets' that you'd otherwise need to pay for because they grant prizes), and two starter decks: Red/Green 'Brawler' and Blue/Black 'Control'.

The Game Awards 2018 nominations have been announced
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-2018-nominations-have-been-announced/
The nominations for The Game Awards 2018 have been announced, with two blockbuster games leading the way with eight nominations each: God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2. Neither are available on PC, though, so it's hard to be too excited for them.
>> shikamaru317 made a thread about this yesterday.

Battle Princess Madelyn, which was co-designed by a 7-year-old, will be out soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/battle-princess-madelyn-which-was-co-designed-by-a-7-year-old-will-be-out-soon/
Battle Princess Madelyn is a pixel-art platformer being created by a seven-year-old girl, Madelyn Obritsch, with able assistance from her father Christopher and his cohorts at indie studio Causal Bit Games. It's the result of a very successful 2017 Kickstarter campaign, which emerged from a conversation between the two about who can and can't be a videogame hero, and today they announced that it will be available on Steam on December 6.

Overwatch's new hero Ashe and her best buddy B.O.B. are now live
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-update/
Overwatch patch 1.30—the one with Ashe—is now live, meaning that the new, white-haired gunslinger is off the PTR and playable by everyone. That is the good news—the bad news is that this is the major update that Blizzard warned last week will require a full reinstallation of the game. Because of that, Blizzard shared some tips in the Overwatch forums to help ensure that everything goes as smoothly as possible.

Fortnite's glider redeploy mechanic is being removed from default game modes
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-glider-redeploy-mechanic-is-being-removed-from-default-game-modes/
In the Fortnitemares v6.20 update, Epic enabled glider redeployment in all Fortnite game modes, meaning players could pull out their glider at any time so long as they were three units or higher. What was meant to be a week-long test has extended into two, with players both fuming over and celebrating the massive buff to mobility.
But today Epic stated that it's rolling back the glider redeployment change in tomorrow's v6.30 update, restricting it to big team game modes where it was first conceived.

November is absolutely packed with cool Monster Hunter: World events
https://www.pcgamer.com/november-is-absolutely-packed-with-cool-monster-hunter-world-events/
Capcom does not want you, or I, or anyone else to stop hunting monsters for one damn second. On November 16, it's launching Monster Hunter: World's special crossover event with Devil May Cry, which will last for two weeks and includes a number of special items, including a Dante-themed sword and armor set. At the same time, Capcom's also going to be running another event, with a new Elder Dragon to fight: Lunastra. Both events come hot on the heels of the Halloween Harvest update, which had its own bevy of special armor and weapons, and a special 16-player raid against one of the game's biggest monsters, Kulve Taroth, which is actually still ongoing.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey gets a new mythical boss monster
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-gets-a-new-mythical-boss-monster/

Steropes is now available in #AssassinsCreedOdyssey 👁️

Witnesses swore they'd seen him, the Lightning Bringer, on a rampage around the Greek world. pic.twitter.com/HnTcE9cVsD

— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) November 13, 2018

Get extra cash for import/export sell missions in GTA Online, and save on this rad flying car
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-extra-dollargta-for-importexport-sell-missions-in-gta-online-this-week-and-save-on-this-rad-flying-car/
The flying Imponte Deluxo is by far the best vehicle I own in GTA Online—unless you count the ludicrous ultralight glider in my hangar—and this week it's discounted by 25 percent, along with some of the game's other novelty vehicles. In addition, this week you can get 50 percent bonus GTA money for completing import/export sell missions.

I can guarantee you that 2 years future viv will already be itching to upgrade above 4k. By then he'll be sick of fist sized slow motion pixels on his 4k144 monitor.

Damn, future viv is always so annoying and demanding.

He is older and therefore wiser. We should listen to him.

Some people become wiser as they get older. Others just get more annoying.

Future viv seems to belong to the second group.

Future viv is a multi tasker. He can be both at the same time.

Fair enough.

The news:

SALES & DEALS

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales has not met CD Projekt’s sales expectations
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/thronebreaker-the-witcher-tales-has-not-met-cd-projekts-sales-expectations/
Last month, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a brand new RPG adventure set in the universe of professional monster slayer Geralt of Rivia, came out on GOG. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics, and it appears that it has not met CD Projekt’s initial sales expectations.
As CEO Adam Kici?ski said in yesterday’s financial call:
“The game appealed to the community, which drove up our expectations regarding sales. Unfortunately, as yet, these expectations have not been fulfilled. Still, we remain optimistic … We expect to continue to sell Thronebreaker for many years to come, even though the initial period may not have lived up to our initial expectations.”

Steam's new "daily" deal is Black Desert Online, 50% off until the next Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/Black_Desert_Online/

And at Fanatical, the new Star Deal is Surviving Mars - First Colony Edition, that includes the base game and the Season Pass, 50% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/surviving-mars-first-colony-edition

SOFTWARE

Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition benchmark tool officially supports DLSS, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xv-windows-edition-benchmark-tool-officially-supports-dlss-available-for-download/
When the GeForce RTX2080Ti came out two months ago, NVIDIA and Square Enix provided the media with a special version of the Final Fantasy XV benchmark tool that supported DLSS. And today, the green team has made this special version of the benchmark tool available to everyone.
According to the teams, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, 2080 or 2080 Ti is required to run NVIDIA DLSS and in order to enable it you’ll need to set your display resolution to 4K. In other words, there is no DLSS support for 1440p or for other resolutions, something that may disappoint some gamers. Moreover, NVIDIA Ansel is disabled when NVIDIA DLSS is enabled.
>> It's kind of a pointless benchmark, with the S-E announcement that the game wouldn't be updated to support any of this.

MODS/EMULATORS

Better Inventory is the first must-have mod for Fallout 76
https://www.pcgamer.com/better-inventory-is-the-first-must-have-mod-for-fallout-76/
I love my Pip-Boy as much as any John Q. Vault Dweller, but it's not the most efficiently designed inventory management device. When I'm on the go, harried by missile-flinging mole miners, overburdened and dying of dehydration, I need to quickly assess the several hundred pounds of loot I've got loot stuffed in my pants. This isn't the old singleplayer days where looking at my screen pauses the world while I browse, so I need to do it quickly, too.
That's why this Better Inventory mod created by brilliant Fallout 4 modder registrator2000 is the upgrade I was looking for. It does a few important things, beginning with the Aid tab, which is a cluttered catch-all containing everything from chems like stimpacks and buffout, food (cooked, uncooked, and spoiled), drinks like water, soda, ale, and wine, and even buff-giving bobbleheads. As-is, it's like you've taken the contents of your refrigerator, pantry, medicine cabinet, and kitchen trash can, and dumped them all in the same sack.

GAMING NEWS

Ubisoft support: “if players didn’t buy loot boxes/crates, they would not be added into games”
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-supports-if-players-didnt-buy-loot-boxes-crates-they-would-not-be-added-into-games/
Earlier today, gamers noticed that Trials Rising will feature loot boxes that are called Gear Crates. Naturally, some gamers expressed their displeasure and disappointment on Steam’s forum however, Ubisoft responded claiming that these loot boxes are only cosmetic and that they wouldn’t be in its future titles if gamers didn’t buy them.
>> That's some brutally honest PR. And they're completely right.

EA officially announces Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn & Red Alert Remasters, first details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-officially-announces-command-conquer-tiberian-dawn-red-alert-remasters-first-details/
Electronic Arts has officially announced that it will be partnering with Petroglyph in order to develop Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn Remaster. Not only that, but after the release of the Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn Remaster, EA will start working on a remake for Command & Conquer Red Alert.
>> Great news for C&C fans, as Petroglyph is full of former Westwood employees, including one of the creators of C&C, Joe Bostic.

Official PC requirements revealed for Onimusha Warlords Remaster
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-pc-requirements-revealed-for-onimusha-warlords-remaster/
Capcom has revealed the official PC requirements for Onimusha Warlords Remaster via the game’s official Steam store page. This is a remaster of a really old game that originally came out in 2001 so the requirements for this upcoming remake should not be really high.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey patch 1.07 releases tomorrow, full release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-patch-1-07-releases-tomorrow-full-release-notes-unveiled/
Ubisoft has announced that patch 1.07 for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will release tomorrow. According to the publisher, this new patch will add the new Visual Customization System, will increase the Level Cap from 50 to 70, will bring various Photo Mode improvements, and will improve the Smart Loot system.

New The Black Masses tech video shows 10K zombies, dismemberment & procedural wounding system
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-the-black-masses-tech-video-shows-10k-zombies-dismemberment-procedural-wounding-system/
Brilliant Game Studios has shared a new tech video showcasing the new dismemberment and procedural wounding system that will be featured in The Black Masses. According to the developers, limbs can be cut off on a massive scale and wound from getting hit appear as deep gouges which warp their mesh.

R-Type Dimensions EX is coming to the PC on November 28th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/r-type-dimensions-ex-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-november-28th/
Tozai Games has announced that R-Type Dimensions EX will be released on the PC, via Steam, on November 28th. R-Type Dimensions EX includes both acclaimed arcade classics initially published by Irem, R-Type (1987) and R-Type II (1989). Each title can be played in classic mode with the original 2D graphics and retro music, or with hi-res 3D graphics and remastered audio.

Another Sight – Hodge’s Journey is a cute platformer that is available for free on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/another-sight-hodges-journey-is-a-cute-platformer-that-is-available-for-free-on-steam/
Lunar Great Wall Studios has announced the release of Another Sight – Hodge’s Journey on Steam. Another Sight – Hodge’s Journey is a free prequel story of ANOTHER SIGHT, the first game developed by Lunar Great Wall Studios which tells the story of Hodge and Kit, a young girl who has lost her sight, in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected; weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds in Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.

Rainbow Six Siege will be free to play from November 15th to November 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rainbow-six-siege-will-be-free-to-play-from-november-15th-to-november-18th/
Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available to play for free from November 15th to November 18th. As the press release reads, interested players can join more than 40 million players in the Rainbow Six Siege community on all consoles and Windows PC.
>> From Uplay.

The news, part two:

Beholder 2, the grim game of state surveillance, comes out on December 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/beholder-2-the-grim-game-of-state-surveillance-comes-out-on-december-4/
Government surveillance sim Beholder is "one of the darkest games I've played in some time," said Andy (the other one) after playing it in late 2016. But in a good way: "It’s not often that games make me feel genuinely unsettled, and that alone made Beholder worth playing." A sequel was announced at the tail end of 2017, and publisher Alawar Premium revealed today that it will be released on December 4.

Blizzard's cruelty knows no bounds as it continues shaming one of Hearthstone's worst cards
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzards-cruelty-knows-no-bounds-as-it-continues-shaming-one-of-hearthstones-worst-cards/
Yesterday, an especially icy Blizzard revealed a new card from Hearthstone's upcoming Rastakhan’s Rumble expansion: Belligerent Gnome, a 2-mana Taunt minion with 1 attack, 4 health, and +1 to attack if your opponent has two or more minions on the board.

After some uncertainty, Telltale Games is closing for good
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-some-uncertainty-telltale-games-is-closing-for-good/
The end has come for Telltale Games, which is now in the process of winding down completely. A representative of consulting firm Sherwood Partners told GameDaily.biz that it is handling the company's liquidation, while a former employee said that company's legally-mandated COBRA health insurance will come to an end on November 30.

See an explosive castle siege in action in this exclusive Conqueror's Blade trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/see-an-explosive-castle-siege-in-action-in-this-exclusive-conquerors-blade-trailer/
Castle siege-heavy medieval MMO is just coming off the back of a server stress test, and in the exclusive trailer above, you can see its large-scale competitive castle sieges in action.

So remastered, not remade C&C? Either way, the old system was far better than the new one. No more of that offense/support/defense nonsense. Their best games were RE2, Yuri's Revenge, Generals, and Tiberian Sun.