And another test confirming that burn in isn't a problem. Thank you.

Should be no worse than Plasma to be honest.

I think MicroLED will be the way forwards anyway rather than OLED.

Let's go with the news:

SALES & DEALS

Fortnite earned a massive $2.4 billion in 2018
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-earned-a-massive-dollar24-billion-in-2018/
In case you were in any doubt that Fortnite has practically exploded in popularity since it's launch, figures from SuperData's latest report show that the battle royale earned $2.4 billion in 2018.
According to the report from SuperData (via GI.biz) Fortnite earned more digital revenue than any other game in 2018, contributing to the 11 percent rise in digital game revenue across all platforms. It seems to have also succeeded in pushing up the revenue for free-to-play console games by 458 percent over the 2017. Just to give you an idea of how far ahead Fortnite is, the second highest revenue game was Nexon's Dungeon Fighter Online with $1.5 billion.

GOG has a new midweek sale, You point at it, you buy it, with up to 90% discounts on a selection of adventure games for the next 2 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190116_midweek_sale

Steam's daily deal is Niche - a genetics survival game, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440650/Niche__a_genetics_survival_game/

At Fanatical, we have three new deals:

• Curve Digital has its games on sale, up to 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/curve-digital
• As part of that sale, the game Bomber Crew has a 24h flash sale with a 70% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/bomber-crew
• And the game War for the Overworld and its DLCs are up to 75% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/search?search=war%20for%20overworld

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

Unity changes terms of service again, says Improbable is no longer in violation
https://www.pcgamer.com/unity-changes-terms-of-service-again-says-improbable-is-no-longer-in-violation/
In the wake of last week's blowup with Improbable over the use of the SpatialOS cloud platform in games built on the Unity engine, Unity has once again updated its terms of service, this time to state explicitly that developers are free to use any third-party service they want. CTO Joachim Ante said in a blog post that went up today that developers using Unity own the content of their games and "should have the right to put it wherever you want," and acknowledged that the December 5 TOS update that started the dispute with Improbable "didn't reflect this principle."

MODS/EMULATORS

Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu, gets disk-based cache, sees tremendous performance improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nintendo-switch-emulator-gets-disk-based-cache/
Fans of the popular Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu, will be happy to know that the first videos showcasing the integration of a disk-based cache surfaced today on YouTube. BSOD Gaming has just released a video showcasing the new disk-based shader cache at work in Super Mario Odyssey running on the emulator.
In truth, the team at Yuzu has lately been making incremental improvements to their emulator at an astounding pace. The emulator was only able to play its first game in July 2018, and to have Super Mario Odyssey now at a fully playable state (from start to finish) is an admirable feat in itself.
However, the recent addition of a disk-based or loadable shader cache is a truly exciting development since this means your CPU should be able to access texture data at a much faster rate. The result is that multiple Switch games currently bootable on the emulator (Pokemon Let’s Go, Arms, Bayonetta, Splatoon, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) should exhibit significant performance boosts in FPS.
An update has also been added to Yuzu’s asynchronous GPU emulation which means that rendering tasks can now be assigned to multiple cores on your CPU. The results speak for themselves in BSOD’s video as Super Mario Odyssey could run at over 100 FPS in certain parts (albeit on a very high-end PC).

Final Fantasy 9 receives an ESRGAN AI-enhanced Beta HD Texture Pack, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-9-receives-an-esrgan-ai-enhanced-beta-hd-texture-pack-available-for-download/
Since the reveal of ESRGAN, an AI technique that can enhance the textures of older games, a lot of gamers have been waiting for HD texture packs for the classic Final Fantasy games. And while there is currently one in the works for Final Fantasy 7, a beta version of an HD pack is currently available for download for Final Fantasy 9.
Created by ‘Ze PilOt’, this AI-enhanced HD texture pack can be downloaded from here. Now since this is a beta release, the modder stated that there might be some issues with it.
For example, gamers may experience corrupted backgrounds or bad animations. In case you experience such issues, you should report them to the modder (obviously with a screenshot and the location).

GAMING NEWS

Story trailer released for Metro Exodus [UPDATE: Gameplay footage]
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/story-trailer-released-for-metro-exodus/
Deep Silver has released the story trailer for Metro Exodus. According to the publisher, this trailer explores the hostile world of the game that lies in wait for the crew of the Aurora as they flee the ruins of Moscow and embark on an epic year-long journey into the unknown.
UPDATE: Apparently this trailer is old and we’ve already shared it. Apparently I was looking forward to the story trailer of The Division 2 and I mistakenly assumed that there was also a new story trailer for Metro Exodus (especially since its preview embargo was lifted today). But anyway, below you can find a new 10-minute gameplay footage from IGN, showing the game’s Desert map.
>> And there are also new screenshots.

Story trailer released for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/story-trailer-released-for-tom-clancys-the-division-2/
Ubisoft has just released the story trailer for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. According to the publisher, seven months have passed since a deadly virus hit New York City and the rest of the world, crippling the population. When the virus hit, The Division, a unit of civilian sleeper agents, was activated as the last line of defense and since then, Division agents have been fighting relentlessly to save what remains.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey patch 1.1.3 addresses manual save crashes, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-patch-1-1-3-addresses-manual-save-crashes-available-for-download/
Ubisoft has released a new patch for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey that fixes a really frustrating issue that appeared via its previous update. According to reports, there were some frustrating crashes when players were trying to load their manual saves.

Here are 10 minutes of the Hidden Depths mission in Anthem
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-10-minutes-of-the-hidden-depths-mission-in-anthem/
A new video has been released by IGN which follows the ‘Hidden Depths’ mission in EA’s most anticipated game of 2019, Anthem. The video showcases Interceptor, Storm, and Colossus exo suits, or ‘javelins,’ completing a mission to find a secret manuscript hidden within a high tower.

Dead or Alive 6 will be better optimized on the PC than Dead or Alive 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-or-alive-6-will-be-better-optimized-on-the-pc-than-dead-or-alive-5/
In an interview with professional player Kayane, Yohei Shimbori, producer on Dead or Alive 6, has revealed some new details about the PC version. Dead or Alive 6 is coming to the PC alongside its console version and according to its producer, the team had a PC version in mind from the get-go.
>> We'll see.

Power Rangers Battle for the Grid is a new fighting game, first gameplay trailer leaked
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/power-rangers-battle-for-the-grid-is-a-new-fighting-game-first-gameplay-trailer-leaked/
A new Power Rangers game appears to be coming to current-gen platforms (consoles and PC), called Power Rangers Battle for the Grid. The game has been leaked via its debut gameplay trailer and appears to be a new fighting game.

New gameplay trailer for DiRT Rally 2.0 showcases stages and cars
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-for-dirt-rally-2-0-showcases-stages-and-cars/
Codemasters has today released the latest trailer for DiRT Rally 2.0, showcasing the pace, intensity and thrill of playing through FIA World Rallycross Championship events. Alongside all the traditional rally content in the career and historic rally modes, Dirt Rally 2.0 will launch with eight tracks from the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship, including new locations to the series: Mettet, Silverstone and Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya.

Fast-paced top-down shooter, The Hong Kong Massacre, releases on January 22nd, gets new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fast-paced-top-down-shooter-the-hong-kong-massacre-releases-on-january-22nd-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/
VRESKI has announced that the fast-paced, top-down shooter that is inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre, will release on January 22nd. In order to celebrate this announcement, VRESKI has also released a new action-packed gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Futuristic arcade racer, Xenon Racer, releases on March 26th + new screenshots & gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/futuristic-arcade-racer-xenon-racer-releases-on-march-26th-new-screenshots-gameplay-trailer/
SOEDESCO has announced that the futuristic arcade racer Xenon Racer will be released on March 26th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released some new screenshots and a gameplay trailer. This new trailer exhibits all the seven different racing locations in the game, including four new tracks in North-America, France and China.

Part two of the news:

Black Desert Online's 50-player battle royale mode starts today
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-desert-onlines-50-player-battle-royale-mode-starts-today/
Black Desert Online is a sandbox MMO with a very detailed character creator and surprisingly brilliant trade system. As of today, it is also the latest victim of the ‘everything must have a battle royale mode’ craze. The new Shadow Arena mode is still in development, but you can try out an early access version in-game today. Check out the trailer above.

Vortiger, the Black Prior, joins For Honor at the end of January
https://www.pcgamer.com/vortiger-the-black-prior-joins-for-honor-at-the-end-of-january/
Vortiger, the Black Prior, a new For Honor hero that Ubisoft teased in December, will join the fight on January 31 for Year 3 Pass holders, at the beginning of the Year of the Harbinger.

The sci-fi game Ubisoft teased in Watch Dogs 2 has apparently been cancelled
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sci-fi-game-ubisoft-teased-in-watch-dogs-2-has-apparently-been-cancelled/
Remember a couple of years ago, when a trailer for a fake game that appeared in Watch Dogs 2 turned out—maybe, according to sources—to be a real project called Pioneer? It looks like that report may have been accurate, because now it appears that the whole thing has been cancelled.
>> It's hard to be sad or disappointed for the cancellation of a game that wasn't even announced. In any case, shikamaru317 has made a thread about this.

Degrees of Separation trailer showcases hot and cold co-op gameplay
https://www.pcgamer.com/degrees-of-separation-trailer-showcases-hot-and-cold-co-op-gameplay/
Degrees of Separation is a co-op puzzle platformer, written by famed RPG wordsmith Chris Avellone, that follows the adventures of two very different characters named Ember and Rime. Ahead of its release next month, publisher Modus Games has put out a video that digs into the game's narrative and its hot-and-cold game world.

Ring of Elysium's new season begins with a volcanic island map, submarines, and BMX bikes
https://www.pcgamer.com/ring-of-elysium-new-map/
Tencent's free to play battle royale game Ring of Elysium is kicking off its new season with a drastic change of scenery. The new map, Europa Island, moves the action from a freezing mountain resort to the lush tropics. Instead of a blizzard, players will be forced to flee choking ash from an active volcano, and in lieu of snowboards and snowmobiles they'll have BMX bikes and mini-submarines. Get a taste of the tropics from the trailer above.

Galactic Civilizations 3 story will conclude in the new 'Retribution' expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/galactic-civilizations-3-story-will-conclude-in-the-new-retribution-expansion/
Stardock has announced that its space sandbox strategy game Galactic Civilizations 3 is getting a new expansion, entitled Retribution.
Adding new playable civilizations and a story campaign, the new expansion will conclude the backstory of Galactic Civilizations 3 with a 'climactic final battle,' as well as introducing various new features.

A new Sea of Thieves update will free up space on your hard drive
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-sea-of-thieves-update-will-free-up-space-on-your-hard-drive/
A new update is heading to Sea of Thieves next month and will reduce the overall installation size of the game on your hard drive.
The update is (ironically) going to be larger than usual, requiring a complete reinstallation of the game, but this means that future updates and patches will be faster and easier to apply for players. You can check out the trailer above.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Isle of Madness exclusive card reveal
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-elder-scrolls-legends-isle-of-madness-exclusive-card-reveal/
The Elder Scrolls: Legends story expansion Isle of Madness will take players to the Shivering Isles, realm of the Daedric Prince Sheogorath. The journey will add a new 'Double Cards' mechanic, Dementia and Mania lane modifiers, and 55 new cards, one of which is the Wood Elf Cyriel, a 3/3 unique legendary that costs 3 Mana and has a spicy effect. The Pilfer keyword here means that each time you attack your opponent's face, Cyriel will reduce the cost of the top card in your deck by 3.

Total War: Three Kingdoms trailer explains how spycraft works
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-trailer-explains-how-spycraft-works/
The latest Total War: Three Kingdoms trailer covers what spies can do in your campaigns. The video centres around Cao Cao—you can watch his own reveal trailer here—as he uses the new subterfuge systems to plant spies in another faction's administration.

Let's go with the final news of the week:

SALES & DEALS

Two million players have downloaded the Resident Evil 2 Remake demo in just a week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/two-million-players-have-downloaded-the-resident-evil-2-remake-demo-in-just-a-week/
Capcom has revealed that more than two million players have downloaded and played the 1-Shot demo for Resident Evil 2 Remake on all platforms. Although the company did not reveal any downloads per platform, it did state that only 27% has actually finished the demo.

At Fanatical, they have three new deals:

• The Star Deal is Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved, 85% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-evolved
• SUPERHOT is going to be 50% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/superhot
• And there's a new weekend deal, the Showdown Bundle, with 5 games 95% off for the next 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/showdown-bundle

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

New HD textures released for Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-hd-textures-released-for-mass-effect-2-and-mass-effect-3/
Modder ‘CreeperLava’ has released new versions of the ALOT, A Lot Of Textures, mod for both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. These mods significantly improve the textures of various environments and characters, and they are a must for everyone that is replaying Bioware’s older RPGs.
According to the release notes, the new version for Mass Effect 2 adds ClearanceClarence’s textures for the Omega asteroid and Collector armor, and replaces Miranda’s textures with JimbobJeffers’s. On the other hand, the Mass Effect 3 version adds MaryseDynasty’s Tali textures for all four of her armours (default, alternate, from ashes, casino), replaces Cerberus units, Reapers and Garrus with ClearanceClarence’s textures, updates Miranda’s textures with JimbobJeffers’ newest Ultimate Miri update, adds an optional file to revert Tali’s textures to how they were before (in case some prefer the old ones), adds a bunch of new textures, among others Vorcha, Talon armour and environmental textures, fixes the alpha on some of the Normandy’s walls and fixes the seam on James’ face.
>> Check the article for the links of each mod.

Mod enables real-time ray tracing RTX effects in Quake 2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mod-enables-real-time-ray-tracing-rtx-effects-in-quake-2-for-the-nvidia-geforce-rtx-gpus/
Back in October 2018, we informed you about the Path Tracing mod for Quake 2 that could run on the new high-end gaming graphics card from NVIDIA, the GeForce RTX2080Ti. Unfortunately, though, that Path Tracing renderer could not take advantage of the RT cores, resulting in really low performance. Thankfully though, a group of people has released a new special version that takes advantage of the RTX GPUs.
Q2VKPT is described as the first playable game that is entirely raytraced and efficiently simulates fully dynamic lighting in real-time. While some games have started to explore improvements in shadow and reflection rendering, Q2VKPT is the first project to implement an efficient unified solution for all types of light transport: direct, scattered, and reflected light.
>> You can download it from this site.

GAMING NEWS

Brand new screenshots and official gameplay videos released for Mortal Kombat 11
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/brand-new-screenshots-and-official-gameplay-videos-released-for-mortal-kombat-11/
Warner Bros today revealed the first look at Mortal Kombat 11 with a showcase of crushing new gameplay, original and returning fighters, immersive story elements and innovative features that offer a more personalized experience than ever before.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, Blackout, is free to play now until January 24th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4s-battle-royale-mode-blackout-is-free-to-play-now-until-january-24th/
Activision has announced that Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s popular battle royale mode, is now free to download and play across all platforms. Starting today through January 24, the Blackout Free Trial features all the action from the game mode that brings together characters, locations, weapons and gear from across the series with Black Ops signature gameplay fans know and love, all in the biggest map in franchise history.

Multiplayer trailer released for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/multiplayer-trailer-released-for-tom-clancys-the-division-2/
Ubisoft has released a multiplayer trailer for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, showcasing the game’s Dark Zone and Conflict modes. The Dark Zone is a PvE/PvP mode that was originally included in the first game and has been expanded in this sequel, whereas the Conflict will be a PvP mode.

New official Anthem trailer focuses on story, progression and customization
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-official-anthem-trailer-focuses-on-story-progression-and-customization/
Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new trailer for Anthem that focuses on its story, progression and customization. Now we’ve seen lately a lot of gameplay videos for Anthem but I’m pretty sure that some will be interested solely on official videos (that potentially don’t spoil anything).

Friday news, part two:

Black Ops 4 Blackout will allow you to respawn, for a limited time
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-ops-4-blackout-will-allow-you-to-respawn-for-a-limited-time/
Not only is Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout free to try for this week (ending on January 24), it seems that Treyarch are pulling out all the stops to get new players involved by adding a limited time mode which will allow players to respawn—with certain limitations.

Action-adventure Fimbul gets a release date, celebrates with new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/action-adventure-fimbul-gets-a-release-date-celebrates-with-new-trailer/
Wild River and Zaxis Games have released a new gameplay trailer for Fimbul, their new Norse action-adventure game, as well as a release date for next month.

This new publisher is going all-in on moddable games
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-new-publisher-is-going-all-in-on-moddable-games/
Scott Reismanis, the creator of ModDB who traces his passion for them back to the War In Europe mod for Half-Life, recalls the era when he founded the site. (...)
17 years later, ModDB hosts thousands of mods and Reismanis and the staff he's built up around the site and its spin-off sites are launching something new. Modularity is a publishing label with two focuses: indie games that are heavily moddable, and games made by modders who want to turn pro. Their launch game, Meeple Station, is a perfect example of the first kind of project—a space station sim that looks a bit RimWorld and a bit Spacebase DF-9, which has scope for modders to create both cosmetic additions like new furniture pieces as well as more drastic overhauls.

Bethesda banning Fallout 76 players for 'abusing' duping exploits and 'dev room' incursions
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-banning-fallout-76-players-for-abusing-duping-exploits-and-dev-room-incursions/
Bethesda has been busy patching loopholes in Fallout 76 that allow item duping, but a new blog post suggests it's going further and actually banning players who use these exploits. "We want you to know that we take these exploits and those abusing them VERY seriously," the post states. The post also refers to players who found a way into Fallout 76's secret 'dev room', which contains every item in the game, including unreleased items.

Overwatch's Lunar New Year event returns January 24
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-lunar-new-year-event-returns-january-24/
Get ready for Overwatch's next slate of seasonal in-game content: the yearly Lunar New Year event returns next week with Year of the Pig. The event will run from January 24 to February 18.

They Are Billions campaign 'like a full new game,' but will take longer than planned to arrive
https://www.pcgamer.com/they-are-billions-campaign-like-a-full-new-game-but-will-take-longer-than-planned-to-arrive/
They Are Billions developer Numantian Games has laid out its plans for 2019, which will see continued improvements and expansions made to the level editor and two new maps added to the Survival Mode. It also provided an update on the status of the campaign, which is taking longer than expected to finish but is still on the way.

Director Luke Smith writes a note about Destiny's 'bright' independent future
https://www.pcgamer.com/director-luke-smith-writes-a-note-about-destinys-bright-independent-future/
Bungie's weekly update is typically a wealth of information about balance changes and upcoming features for Destiny 2, but this week's starts with something a bit different. Luke Smith, Destiny's franchise director, wrote in with a note about Bungie's split from Activision and its "bright future," while also indicating that Bungie's relationships with partners who have helped out on Destiny seem to be wrapping up. He thanked High Moon Studios for co-developing Forsaken, and Vicarious Visions for Destiny 2's PC port and their current work on some unreleased Destiny 2 content that's still hush-hush.

New Endless Space 2 and Endless Legend expansions arrive next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/endless-space-2-and-endless-legend-both-get-new-expansions-next-week/
Amplitude has announced details and released trailers for the Endless Space 2 and Endless Legend Penumbra and Symbiosis expansions. They're both out next week.

Matching your gear to your play style in Rainbow Six Siege
https://www.pcgamer.com/matching-your-gear-to-your-play-style-in-rainbow-six-siege/
Rainbow Six Siege has dozens of weapons that all take time and practice to master. It’s no small feat, but we’re here to make the learning process a little easier by breaking down all of Siege’s weapon types and attachments to help you find your play style.

Diablo 3's Season 16 goes live today
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-3s-season-16-goes-live-today/
There are few things that are sure in this world, luckily one of them is the seemingly unending cycle of Diablo 3 seasons. Coincidentally, Season 16 is going live today, giving you the perfect excuse to level up a new character.

Time now to check what GOG and Steam have for us this weekend:

+GOG

• The first of the three deals is the weekly sale, New Year, New Loot, brings up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190114_weekly_sale
• The weekend sale, Can ya dig it, also has up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190118_weekend_sale
• And to celebrate the arrival of the Brothers is Arms games on the store, they've put them on sale, 50% off each one or 75% if you get the bundle with the three of them: https://www.gog.com/news/release_brothers_in_arms_trilogy

+Steam

• The daily deal is SUNLESS SEA, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/SUNLESS_SEA/
• Dead by Daylight is free to try and 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/Dead_by_Daylight/
• The Mortal Kombat franchise is on sale, up to 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/mortal-kombat/
• Publisher Dovetail Games is the star of the weekend sale, with up to 75% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dovetailgames/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

And that marks the end of another week of news. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

It's time again for the news!

SALES & DEALS

GOG's new weekly sale, Choice Paralysis, brings up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190121_weekly_sale

Steam's daily deal is Dig or Die, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/Dig_or_Die/

And at Fanatical, there are three deals:

• The Star Deal is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Gold Edition, 73% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/civilization-vi-gold-edition-aspyr
• There's a Leisure Suit Larry bundle, with 7 games 94% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/leisure-suit-larry-bundle
• WWE 2K19 will be 50% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/wwe-2k19

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

Metro Exodus will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-will-be-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
Deep Silver and 4A Games have just updated the https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/Metro_Exodus/" target="_blank">Steam store page of Metro Exodus, revealing that this new Metro game will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Unfortunately, and while the game is available for pre-order and releases in less than a month, the team has not announced yet its PC system requirements.

Microsoft wants your opinions to improve gaming on Windows 10
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-wants-your-opinions-to-improve-gaming-on-windows-10/
Microsoft’s Team Xbox has a query for those of you running Windows 10: How can they make it better? They’ve set up a site on Xbox Ideas, a virtual suggestion box if you will, for you to pose your questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions to them about the future of gaming on Windows. Specifically, they’re interested in three things: What you want Windows to do, or stop doing, while you’re playing a game, what you want Windows to optimize for your gaming, and what new features Windows needs for gaming.
>> Maybe some of you are interested in giving them ideas...

MODS/EMULATORS

Ni no Kuni is fully playable on the latest version of the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/ni-no-kuni-is-fully-playable-on-the-latest-version-of-the-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3/
The team behind the best Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, has released a new video in which it demonstrated its latest version running Ni no Kuni. According to the team, Ni no Kuni is currently fully playable on RPCS3, meaning that PC gamers can now enjoy it.
As the team noted, and while the game has run well on RPCS3 on good systems for a long time, the recent graphical, performance and stability improvements that have been made to it have finally pushed it over the edge into the playable category.

Metroid Prime gets an AI-enhanced ESRGAN HD texture pack, improves more than 9000 textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metroid-prime-gets-an-ai-enhanced-esrgan-hd-texture-pack-improves-more-than-9000-textures/
Metroid fans, here is something special for you today. Resetera’s member ‘collige ‘ has released a HD Texture Pack for Metroid Prime using AI-enhanced techniques like ESRGAN that weights around 1.8GB. And as with all AI-enhanced HD texture packs, this one will improve the game’s textures while also retain its style and atmosphere.
Now the reason we’re sharing this HD Texture Pack for a Nintendo GameCube game is because you can only use it via the Dolphin emulator on the PC. Yeap, this “remastered” version of Metroid Prime can only be played on the PC.
>> Check the article for the download link (Mega) and the instructions to install it.

Quake 1.5 beta is available for download, expands campaign, adds gore, new enemies and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-1-5-beta-is-available-for-download-expands-campaign-adds-gore-new-enemies-and-more/
Earlier this week we shared a trailer for Quake 1.5 and today we are happy to report that its debut beta version is available for download. Quake 1.5 is a Darkplaces addon mod for the original Quake that utilizes Seven’s SMC 5.30 as a base and has been expanded to include new features such as weapons, gore, and enemies.
In addition to the new enemies in Quake 1.5, players can expect some new content as well. The existing boss fights have been redone and there are 2 new episode bosses with their own respective levels, as well as a well hidden secret level with an entrance hidden in one of the existing quake levels.
According to the modder, Quake 1.5 requires a 2017 build of Darkplaces (that you can download from here), and is not designed with RT world lighting in mind so performance in real-time mode may vary wildly.
>> Download this mod from ModDB.

Diablo 2 Median XL overhaul mod is available for download, adds new enemies, areas, crafting & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/diablo-2-median-xl-overhaul-mod-is-available-for-download-adds-new-enemies-areas-crafting-more/
Diablo 2 fans, here is something really special for you today. Back in December 2018, we informed you about the Median XL overhaul mod for Blizzard’s classic hack n slash RPG. And today, we are happy to report that this mod is available for download.
Median XL is described as the most popular Diablo II overhaul modification, and an action RPG with extensive endgame content, deep character customisation and challenging gameplay. This mod promises to offer thousands of new items, new skills for all classes, and multiple improvements to the Diablo II engine.
Diablo 2 Median XL features an enhanced crafting system, new monsters, new bosses and new areas. It also modernizes the Diablo II engine by adding many features found in modern games such as a new and bigger inventory, support for high resolutions, boss events, individual cooldowns, map reveal, new hotkeys, notifications, and the ability to automatically pick up items.
>> Get this mod from its official website.

New trailer released for the Unreal Engine 4-powered Halo fan game, Project: Contingency
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailer-released-for-the-unreal-engine-4-powered-halo-fan-game-project-contingency/
Back in 2014, we informed you about a Halo fan game that was built using Epic’s Unreal Engine 4, Project: Contingency. This Halo game was originally using Crytek’s CRYENGINE but the team has decided to switch engines, and yesterday a new trailer surfaced.

Who needs a horse when you can ride through Skyrim on a motorcycle?
https://www.pcgamer.com/who-needs-a-horse-when-you-can-ride-through-skyrim-on-a-motorcycle/
You know what the problem with a horse is? It only has one horsepower. One! It's pathetic. That's why you should upgrade to a hog—by which I mean a motorcycle. This mod for Skyrim and Skyrim Special Edition adds a Dwarven motorcyle so you can cruise around the world in style, full throttle.
The mod even lets you choose how you'd like it to sound: it can make standard Dwarven machinery noises, or sound like a real motorcycle. The gif above, by the way, is made from this video by Arctic Scrolls, which is pretty funny if you watch the whole thing.
>> A horse has more than 1HP, just saying.

Legendary Half-Life mod Sven Co-op turns 20 years old
https://www.pcgamer.com/legendary-half-life-mod-sven-co-op-turns-20-years-old/
Half-Life, released at the end of 1998, did not have cooperative gameplay. That was unacceptable to Sven Viking, who on January 19th, 1999 released beta 0.8 of his mod Sven Co-op, a proof of concept multiplayer modification consisting of a single level of the campaign. Today, 20 years later, Build 3482406 of Sven Co-op is available. That’s exciting, unless, like me, it makes you feel the inevitable march of time and the looming of the grave all the more keenly.
>> The Sven Co-op mod is available from Steam.

Dragon Age: Origins has a huge fan patch that fixes 790 bugs
https://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-origins-has-a-huge-fan-patch-that-fixes-790-bugs/
While we're busy speculating about the next Dragon Age game, the first in the series continues to be modded and tweaked. The Dragon Age: Origins modding community has been hard at work fixing the RPG's bugs and broken bits for years, apparently. A patch of fan fixes is available on Nexus Mods, called Qwinn’s Ultimate DAO Fixpack, that attempts to fix every single bug in scripting, quests, plot, dialogue and more.
The nice thing is that this isn’t a patch that overhauls the game, adding new items and weird new quests. It also doesn’t try to overhaul DAO’s notoriously wonky combat balance, leaving that just as BioWare did. For better or for worse, this is very much the same game that was released—it just, you know, works better. It seems like a must-have for people who loved Dragon Age and want to experience it again. (Or for the first time.)

Medieval 2’s Elder Scrolls mod gets ever deeper in 2.0 update
https://www.pcgamer.com/medieval-2s-elder-scrolls-mod-gets-ever-deeper-in-20-update/
The modders behind Medieval 2: Total War + The Elder Scrolls mashup The Elder Scrolls: Total War are going ever deeper into the lore of Tamriel, adding mercenary armies to represent minor factions and races across the map. The upcoming 2.0 update will introduce three new armies after nearly four years of development on the mod. (PC Gamer first reported on the mod in March 2015.) This new patch will add Skyrim’s infamous Reachmen, the Tsaesci serpent-men, and the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil as factions that you can recruit to your cause by fulfilling certain quests on the strategic map. To recruit the Reachmen, for example, you have to unite their territories in southwest Skyrim and then release their leader, Madanach, from the Sidna mines where he’s being held prisoner. It’ll earn you the enmity of Ulfric Stormcloak, however.

GAMING NEWS

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 promises to run faster in DirectX 12 + new screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-the-division-2-promises-to-run-faster-in-directx-12-new-screenshots/
In an interview with PCGamesHardware, Ubisoft’s Technical Director Calle Lejdfors revealed that Tom Clancy’s The Division, like its predecessor, will support DirectX 12 alongside DirectX 11. Furthermore, and contrary to games like Resident Evil 2 Remake, it is said that the DX12 mode will run better/faster than DX11.
>> Here is the link to that interview.

Bioware details the differences between the demo and the final version of Anthem
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bioware-details-the-difference-between-the-demo-and-the-final-version-of-anthem/
Mark Darrah, Executive Producer of Anthem, has detailed some of the differences between the upcoming demo and the game’s final/release version. According to Darrah, the demo will start in the middle of the game, there will be no tutorials and players won’t be able to pick their pilots.

System Shock Remake looks gorgeous in this latest pre-alpha gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/system-shock-remake-looks-gorgeous-in-this-latest-pre-alpha-gameplay-footage/
Nightdive Studios has released a brand new gameplay video for System Shock Remake, showcasing its final art. The remake looks absolutely gorgeous in this latest gameplay video and we are pretty sure that all System Shock fans will love it.

Mortal Kombat 11 promises to be better on the PC than Mortal Kombat X but beta won’t launch for it
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-11-promises-to-be-better-on-the-pc-than-mortal-kombat-x-but-beta-wont-launch-for-it/
In an interview with PCGamer, Mortal Kombat 11’s Lead Designer Paulo Garcia claimed that the PC version will be better optimized than Mortal Kombat X. The PC version of this upcoming fighting game will be handled by QLOC; a team that has successfuly ported numerous consoles games to the PC.
>> Here's the link to the interview.

New Just Cause 4 patch brings stability improvements, adds support for different refresh rates
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-just-cause-4-patch-brings-stability-improvements-adds-support-for-different-refresh-rates/
Avalanche Studios has released a brand new patch for Just Cause 4. This second PC patch is 2.9GB in size and focuses on fixing the most common crashes PC users were experiencing. As such, this update brings major stability improvements and packs a rendering fix when disabling Ambient Occlusion Graphics option.

Monster Hunter World January 22nd Update will add support for ultrawide (21:9) resolutions
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-world-january-22nd-update-will-add-support-for-ultrawide-219-resolutions/
Capcom has announced that a new PC patch will be released on January 22nd. Among various bug fixes (that have not been detailed yet), this update will officially add support for ultrawide (21:9) monitors/resolutions.

Gameplay footage from the cancelled version of True Crime: Hong Kong/Sleeping Dogs
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gameplay-footage-from-the-cancelled-version-of-true-crime-hong-kong-sleeping-dogs/
Sleeping Dogs was one of the most beautiful and cool open-world games in the previous generation. Inspired by movies like Infernal Affairs, this game put you in the shoes of an undercover police offer that has to infiltrate – and destroy from the inside – the Sun On Yee Triad organization.
However, there was a time when Sleeping Dogs (before Square Enix acquiring it, when it was known as True Crime: Hong Kong) was cancelled by Activision. In 2011, Activision decided to pull the plug and cancel True Crime: Hong Kong due to numerous delays and budget issues. Thankfully, Square Enix acquired the rights and YouTube’s ‘NeoGamer’ has shared all the gameplay footage that was shown for that cancelled version of Sleeping Dogs.

Hitman 2 Patch 2.13 adds Launcher Benchmark option, brings several game improvements and new content
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-2-patch-2-13-adds-launcher-benchmark-option-brings-several-game-improvements-and-new-content/
IO Interactive has released a brand new update for Hitman 2. According to the release notes, this patch brings hundreds of improvements, fixes and tweaks to the entire game across all platforms that will greatly improve the overall experience, and packs some PC-specific tweaks and features.

Monday news, part two:

Atlas admin account compromised, used to spawn planes, tanks, and giant whales
https://www.pcgamer.com/atlas-admin-account-compromised-used-to-spawn-planes-tanks-and-giant-whales/
Atlas, the pirate-themed MMO from Ark: Survival Evolved, can't seem to catch a break. Yesterday, someone managed to gain access to an admin's Steam account and wreak havoc across the Official NA PvP network.

Nightdive wants to talk to Disney about remastering Star Wars: Dark Forces
https://www.pcgamer.com/nightdive-wants-to-talk-to-disney-about-remastering-star-wars-dark-forces/
Nightdive Studio, which remastered games like System Shock and Turok for PC and is currently working on the System Shock remake, wants to help in our hour of need. The studio's CEO Stephen Kick took to Twitter a couple of days ago to express interest in giving a remaster treatment to 1995's Dark Forces.

Totally Reliable Delivery Service is a ragdoll physics game about terrible drivers
https://www.pcgamer.com/totally-reliable-delivery-service-is-a-ragdoll-physics-game-about-terrible-drivers/
Totally Reliable Delivery Service is a game about a delivery service that is actually not totally reliable. It's not as realistic as it first sounds, though, because it's also about ramping golf carts off of buildings, riding rockets into the sky, landing flying body presses from the other side of town, and injuring yourself in myriad horrific ways.

Star Control: Origins is back on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-control-origins-removed-from-steam-after-dmca-takedown-notice/
The designers of 1990 MS-DOS game Star Control have issued a DMCA takedown notice against Star Control: Origins, Stardock's RPG reboot of the series. The game has been removed from Steam and Stardock expects it will be removed from GOG, too.
Update: More than two weeks after it was removed, Star Control: Origins is back on Steam. It's not known what changed to enable the game's return, and Stardock CEO Brad Wardell said on Twitter that he's not able to discuss the matter publicly.
Star Control: Origins currently remains unavailable on GOG, however. I've reached out to Star Control creators Fred Ford and Paul Reiche for comment, and will update if I receive a reply.

Warframe dev says cross-play is 'one of the highest-risk things we can do'
https://www.pcgamer.com/warframe-cross-play/
During a Warframe developer livestream on Twitch, one viewer asked whether Warframe, which recently launched on Switch and is consistently one of the biggest games on PC, would ever have cross-play. Considering Warframe's MMO-style of progression and community, being able to play on the go or with friends on other consoles is an obvious boon for PC players. But the reality, creative director Steve Sinclair explains, is very complicated.

Overcoming alien goo in full 3D looks great in Creeper World 4 trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/overcoming-alien-goo-in-full-3d-looks-great-in-creeper-world-4-trailer/
Creeper World is probably one of the more niche real time games series out there, a series about overcoming an endless tide of world-devouring alien goop. Despite the rudimentary visuals, they’re a wonderful games about trying to overcome the dual challenges of an enemy that never stops coming and the logistics needed to fuel a war machine that can never stop fighting.

Use machine learning to talk to a cat in While True: Learn()
https://www.pcgamer.com/use-machine-learning-to-talk-to-a-cat-in-while-true-learn/
Just released this week is a doozy of a game concept from Luden.io that’s picking up pretty positive user reviews. While True: Learn() will have you puzzling together neural networks using actual machine learning techniques. There’s a story about your cat, too, which is apparently a better machine learning specialist than you—so you set about making a cat to human translation software.

Space dwarf co-op shooter Deep Rock Galactic lays out 2019’s new features and updates
https://www.pcgamer.com/space-dwarf-co-op-shooter-deep-rock-galactic-lays-out-2019s-new-features-and-updates/
It has been a bit since we peered down the mine shaft at co-op, Left 4 Dead-like shooting and mining experience Deep Rock Galactic, but it’s still chugging along (and still a pretty good game) without us. Like a vast spoil heap beside the space mines, Deep Rock just keeps accumulating features and updates, and it doesn’t seem like the developers have any intention of stopping soon. In fact, it’s clear they don’t, as a recent post lays out their intentions for an upcoming anniversary update and difficulty rework. Further, the post hints at updates and features to come later this year.

Meeple Station wants to be Rimworld on a space station
https://www.pcgamer.com/meeple-station-wants-to-be-rimworld-on-a-space-station/
New management and building game Meeple Station has a cool premise for those who’ve sunk hundreds of hours into colony builders like Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld: space stations. (It’s me, for the record. I’ve sunk the hundreds of hours in.) Meeple Station is a new game from Regions of Ruin developers Vox Games and released into Early Access this week. In it, players manage a space station from nothing to thriving enterprise by mining, trading, growing hydroponic crops, generating power and life support, and exploring uncharted star systems.

Magic: The Gathering Arena update fixes its duplicate cards problem
https://www.pcgamer.com/magic-the-gathering-arena-update-fixes-its-duplicate-cards-problem/
One of Magic: The Gathering Arena players’ biggest gripes is no more after Friday’s update, which both added the new Ravnica Allegiance card set to the game and implemented alternate rewards for players who receive a fifth or greater copy of a rare or mythic rare card.

Guess the prices of website names in this hilarious browser game
https://www.pcgamer.com/guess-the-prices-of-website-names-in-this-hilarious-browser-game/
Cybersquatting used to be something the internet really cared a lot about, but now that it’s managed mostly by corporations (who still charge you exorbitant prices for clutch names), we don’t care as much anymore. Well, we care when someone registers a goofy name like elderscrollsvihammerfell, or what have you.

Disjunction is a pretty cyberpunk game that crosses Deus Ex and Hotline Miami
https://www.pcgamer.com/disjunction-is-a-pretty-cyberpunk-game-that-crosses-deus-ex-and-hotline-miami/
Disjunction is my most surprising new game of the year so far, a cyberpunk stealth action game with a solid art style and some pretty good writing, at least by the standards of such things. After playing the alpha demo, I would say that it’s like if Hotline Miami and Deus Ex had a baby. It inspires quite a bit of confidence in first-time developers Ape Tribe Games.

New Layers of Fear 2 trailer reveals creepy boat setting
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-layers-of-fear-2-trailer-reveals-creepy-boat-setting/
Revealed in October, Layers of Fear 2 is the sequel to a horror game James described as "an intriguing experimental haunted house". But if you're hoping this second instalment will also feature a house, then maybe you'll be disappointed: a new trailer appears to confirm that it'll be set on a grandiose boat.

Ring of Elysium brings BMX and grappling hooks to battle royale
https://www.pcgamer.com/ring-of-elysium-brings-bmx-and-grappling-hooks-to-battle-royale/
Ring of Elysium, a recent free-to-play addition to the increasingly crowded battle royale genre, straddles the unique overlap between extreme sports and to-the-death combat. While players have thus far been limited to slinging guns on snowboards and snowmobiles across a single snow-covered map, "season two"—which launches January 16—moves the action to warmer climes.

Treyarch confirms Black Ops 4 Blackout's next limited time mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/treyarch-confirms-black-ops-4-blackouts-next-limited-time-mode/
Following a leak through Call of Duty's companion app, Treyarch has confirmed that 'Ambush' is the next limited time mode coming to Black Ops 4's Blackout.
The leak was apparently spotted on the Call of Duty companion app and captured by Reddit user carkeys11 and posted to Reddit. According to the screenshot, Ambush will only give players the choice of sniper rifles and melee weapons, meaning the Skulker and Dead Silence perks will be 'a lot more valuable.' Outlander will come into its own too because apparently, 'once the circle starts collapsing, it never stops.' Yikes!

Fortnite's Ice Storm event brings huge changes to the map
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-ice-storm-event-brings-huge-changes-to-the-map/
A huge icy orb appeared in Fortnite, at the beginning of last week, hovering above the Polar Peaks, and many guessed it was the part of the live events leading up to Season 8. They were right.

Another day, another round up of news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG celebrates the arrival of more visual novels with a sale that will last six days and feature up to 55% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190122_new_visual_novels

At Steam, there's a new daily deal as well as a new bunch of weeklong deals:

• The daily deal is GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/438490/GOD_EATER_2_Rage_Burst/
• Dig or Die is the first of the five weekly deals that I'll mention, with a 25% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/Dig_or_Die/
• Megaquarium raises that discount up to a 30% sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/600480/Megaquarium/
• War Tech Fighters is half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/630030/War_Tech_Fighters/
• The Dwarves ups the bar again with a 75% deal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/403970/The_Dwarves/
• And finally, there's Retro Game Crunch with a 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/290040/Retro_Game_Crunch/

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MODS/EMULATORS

Red Dead Redemption already runs faster on Xenia than on Xbox 360 with almost perfect graphics
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/red-dead-redemption-already-runs-faster-on-xenia-than-on-xbox-360-with-almost-perfect-graphics/
Last week, we informed you about Xenia, the best emulator for Xbox 360, running Red Dead Redemption. While that version of the X360 emulator was able to run the game, it was plagued by some awful vegetation glitches. Fast forward a week though and here we are with a newer version that can run the game better and has those vegetation issues fixed.
Red Dead Redemption still has some minor graphical issues on Xenia (like the flickering smoke effects) however I believe that we can all agree that it is playable. Now I don’t know whether there are any graphical issues with the later stages or whether the emulator can run the game from start to finish, however things are looking pretty good right now.

This mod brings the Xenomorph Queen from Alien to Monster Hunter World
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-brings-the-xenomorph-queen-from-alien-to-monster-hunter-world/
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; Monster Hunter World has a lot of modding potential. Even though the game features a respectable amount of monsters, modders can replace the existing ones with some other monsters/animals from iconic movies. We’ve seen this with the Lion King mod and today we are presenting you an Alien Queen mod for it.
Modder ‘UberGrainy’ has released this mod that replaces Xeno’jiiva with the Xenomorph Queen from Alien. The modder has used this model for the Queen, although he removed the chest arms so that it’s less confusing where the chest weak point is.
All you have to do in order to install this mod is download it from here and then unzip the archive of your choice (with folders) into “SteamSteamappscommonMonster Hunter World” (or where you have installed Monster Hunter World). And that’s it.

GAMING NEWS

Yakuza Kiwami is coming to the PC on February 19th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yakuza-kiwami-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-february-19th/
Despite its flaws, Yakuza 0 is a game that I really enjoyed on the PC (Nick also liked it and you can read his review here). As such, I’m happy to report today that Yakuza Kiwami is coming to the PC on February 19th.

System Shock Remake – Unreal Engine 4 vs Unity Engine Video Comparison
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/system-shock-remake-unreal-engine-4-vs-unity-engine-video-comparison/
YouTube’s ‘Cycu1’ has shared a video comparison between the Unreal Engine 4 and the Unity Engine versions of System Shock Remake. In case you weren’t aware of, Nightdive Studios initially planned to develop this highly anticipated remake in Unity Engine (and released a demo for it). However, the team then decided to switch over to Unreal Engine 4.
>> Technically, the UE4 version is better, but I prefer the older style of the game instead of the one they're using with the new engine.

Post-launch free content announced for Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/post-launch-free-content-announced-for-resident-evil-2-remake/
Capcom has just announced that a new game mode will be added for free to Resident Evil 2 Remake after its release. This will be the first post-launch free content that will be arriving to this highly anticipated remake, though there is no word yet on its ETA or whether it will be followed by additional free content.
>> Capcom launching free content! Who would have guessed it not so long ago?

The news 2:

League of Legends celebrates the start of season 2019 with 'Awaken' cinematic
https://www.pcgamer.com/league-of-legends-celebrates-the-start-of-season-2019-with-awaken-cinematic/
League of Legends has released a new cinematic, Awaken, to celebrate the Ranked 2019 season, which kicks off on this week.
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Following three separate stories, the cinematic delves into what can only be described as a fight to the death for each character portrayed, with pristine visuals and a whole handful of badassery thrown in. All of this is brought to life by the vocals of Valerie Broussard and violinist, Ray Chen.

In Outward, your choice of backpack is as important as your weapon and armor
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-outward-your-choice-of-backpack-is-as-important-as-your-weapon-and-armor/
"It is difficult to come by a more potent equivalent of adventuring in real life than going on a trip with nothing but a backpack and pocket change." These words begin the latest dev diary for open world RPG Outward, from Nine Dots Studio and Deep Silver. It's not just the romantic idea of a backpack signifying travel and adventure, either: in Outward, your backpack has an effect on your character beyond just how much loot you can carry. Check out the dev diary above.

Ubisoft is pushing a 'light RPG approach' in Far Cry: New Dawn
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-is-pushing-a-light-rpg-approach-in-far-cry-new-dawn/
Far Cry: New Dawn is basically a continuation of Far Cry 5, except that the world has been given a nuclear face-wash and all of the oh-so-important things that you fought, bled, and killed for—as with all things in life—meant nothing in the end. But creative director Jean-Sebastien Decant said in a video posted to Twitter today that there's more to the new game than just a reskin with crappier weapons and cooler cars.

Only 26 percent of players finished the Resident Evil 2 Remake demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/only-26-percent-of-players-finished-the-resident-evil-2-remake-demo/
Resident Evil 2 Remake’s one-shot demo has been downloaded over three million times, according to Capcom. That’s a lot of people fighting their way through Raccoon City. But only a quarter of the people using the Resident Evil.Net stat tracking feature have actually finished the 30-minute misadventure.

Fortnite's latest update lets you wear a snowman disguise
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-latest-update-lets-you-wear-a-snowman-disguise/
Fortnite’s chilly seventh season continues with a new 7.20 content update. To make the most of the weather, you can now disguise yourself as a sneaky snowman to creep up on enemies and give children nightmares that will stay with them for life. The update is live now.