Friday news, part two and last for the week:

Player claims Fallout 1st domain to protest Fallout 76's subscription
https://www.pcgamer.com/player-claims-fallout-1st-domain-to-protest-fallout-76s-subscription/
Yesterday, Bethesda boldly announced that their much-maligned MMO spinoff Fallout 76 was getting an optional subscription service named Fallout 1st. To say that this went down poorly with the game's community is a massive understatement. One particularly salty player even snapped up FalloutFirst.com. What they did with it wasn't pretty.
>> I'm actually surprised Bethesda was dumb enough to not have the rights for that domain.

Adorable deckbuilder Rise Of The Slime enters early access
https://www.pcgamer.com/adorable-deckbuilder-rise-of-the-slime-enters-early-access/
Deck-building dungeon crawlers are common enough these days, but few are as cute as Rise Of The Slime, and I'm not just saying that because I like the Dragon Quest series. Seemingly inspired by Slay The Spire, it's a deck-building dungeon crawl RPG starring an innocuous little blob-monster. Or at least a cardboard cut-out of one glued onto a stick—truly a work of the Dark Arts And Crafts.

Dota Underlords' 'Big Update' goes live with new heroes and a Duos mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-big-update-goes-live-with-new-heroes-and-a-duos-mode/
The Big Update has finally gone live in Valve's autobattler Dota Underlords, meaning that the Underlords themselves, Anessix and Hobgen, have now joined the fight. Players will select an Underlord at the beginning of each match to lead their team with abilities and buffs that will grow stronger as they play.

Ubisoft sues Rainbow Six Siege cheat maker who appeared on the BBC
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-sues-rainbow-six-siege-cheat-maker-who-appeared-on-the-bbc/
Ubisoft has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a company called MizuSoft, which it claims has earned thousands of dollars monthly through the sale of Rainbow Six Siege cheat software. MizuSoft promised to help Siege cheaters get away with it by working in subtle ways, including boosting weapon damage, expanding the field of vision, revealing hidden enemies, and providing information on things like enemy location and health.

Artificial Extinction is first-person tower defense with robots
https://www.pcgamer.com/artificial-extinction-is-first-person-tower-defense-with-robots/
Artificial Extinction is an indie title by 100 Hr Games where you have to defend yourself from an evil AI that controls drones and terraforming spiderbots. It looks a bit like the Sanctum games if you remember those, and has you running around to place sentries before the next wave of AI attacks.

Stellaris adds a stony-faced new faction in the Lithoids Species Pack
https://www.pcgamer.com/stellaris-adds-a-stony-faced-new-faction-in-the-lithoids-species-pack/
Stellaris, much like space itself, is always expanding. While the larger Federations expansion isn't due out later this year and set to overhaul the diplomatic side of the sprawling 4X strategy sandbox, Paradox Interactive rolled out an extra slab of optional DLC yesterday for players eager to expand their universe. The Lithoids Species Pack allows players to control an empire of planet-devouring mineral-based creatures. It's life, Jim, but not as we know it.

Voting opens for the Golden Joystick Game of the Year 2019 Award
https://www.pcgamer.com/voting-opens-for-the-golden-joystick-game-of-the-year-2019-award/
The boat has sailed on the chance to vote on individual categories for this year's Golden Joystick Awards, but today you can have your say on the big one: the prestigious Game Of The Year 2019 award. The winner will be announced at the Golden Joysticks award ceremony, livestreamed on November 15th.

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne gets a PC trailer and a January release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-pc-release-date/
It's not out until the dead of winter, but today we've got our first look at the PC version of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, the massive expansion to Capcom's 2018 dragon-bothering extravaganza. In the trailer below, Capcom announces a January 9th release date, and showcases a few of the shinier features of the enhanced PC port. Give it a peek.

Payday 2 development resumes after a rough year for Starbreeze
https://www.pcgamer.com/payday-2-development-resumes-after-a-rough-year-for-starbreeze/
Troubled Swedish publisher Starbreeze is apparently going back to what works, announcing today via Steam that Overkill's co-op heist shooter Payday 2 is returning to active development. The studio is re-branding the current 'ultimate' version of the game (which was meant to be the final release, live-action secret ending and all) as the Legacy Edition, and letting players buy DLC separately once more.

And these are the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• The first deal is the weekly sale, with up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191021_weekly_sale
• Next comes a Paradox weeklong sale, also with 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191021_weekly_sale_paradox
• The Post-Apocalyptic Sale features up to 90% discounts until Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191022_postapo_sale
• Games with Zombies and Vampires, the Midweek Sale, brings up to 90% deals until Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191023_midweek_sale
• Now's turn for the first of the weekend sales, starring Stardock and Interplay with up to 75% deals for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191025_stardock_interplay
• Finally, the other weekend sale involves Deep Silver and up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191025_weekend_sale_deep_silver

+Steam

• The first of the two daily deals is the Early Access title GodHood, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/917150/Godhood/
• The second daily deal is The End Is Nigh, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/583470/The_End_Is_Nigh/
• IO Interactive is the star of the publisher sale with up to 75% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hitman
• Dying Light and Left 4 Dead are up to 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dyinglight/
• Kalypso has its strategy games up to 83% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/kalypso_strategy/
• The Lionsgate Sale are up to 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/lionsgate/
• The following Midweek Madness deals will still be available during the weekend:
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is 20% off until Monday 28th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850/Bloodstained_Ritual_of_the_Night/
  • The Long Dark is 50% off until the 28th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/The_Long_Dark/
  • And the Fallout franchise is on sale with discounts that go from 50 to 70% until Tuesday 29: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/fallout/
• And don't forget about the weeklong deals.

Now go, go and have a happy and gaming weekend.

Time for the Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG starts this week with the Halloween Sale, with more than 300 games up to 90% off for the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191028_halloween_sale

Steam has one daily deal, HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/HELLDIVERS_Dive_Harder_Edition/. And don't forget that, thanks to the leak that Rhonin the wizard posted, today will start the Steam's Halloween Sale.

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• Life is Feudal: Your Own is 85% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/life-is-feudal
• And there's a new bundle, the Cursed Bundle, with 9 games: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cursed-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Electronic Arts all but confirms its return to Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-all-but-confirms-its-return-to-steam/
A new rumour surfaced last week, suggesting that Electronic Arts would return to Steam. And yesterday, the publisher has shared a teaser video that all but confirms this. This video shows an EA steamy cup (get it? Steam, EA).
>> It would be great but also odd. Why coming back to Steam now and not going to the Epic Store given that they left to get more money?

Steam now asks if you want to revise your user review after spending more time with a game
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-now-asks-players-if-they-want-to-revise-their-user-review-after-hours-of-play/
The beta version of the new Steam client has started asking players whether they want to revise their user review once they've logged additional hours in a given game.
The new feature, part of Steam's big new library update, was first highlighted by user PunnyCasual on the Destiny 2 subreddit. A pop-up message on their Steam client, which they captured and posted here, read: "You've played an additional 93 hours. Would you like to revise your review?"

MODS/EMULATORS

PC gamers can now play Zelda: Breath of the Wild with higher FOV and an “Over the Shoulder” camera
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-gamers-can-play-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-with-higher-fov-and-an-over-the-shoulder-camera/
While The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has not been officially released on the PC, PC gamers can already enjoy it by using the Nintendo WiiU emulator, CEMU. Not only that, but earlier this Summer, the first mods appeared online for this Zelda game.
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The man responsible for this mod is Silentverge. Silentverge was able to increase the FOV and include various camera angles. PC gamers can now use a close FOV, a classic FOV and a FAR FOV cameras. However, the most exciting new viewpoint that this mod adds is the “Over the Shoulder” camera.
This Over the Shoulder camera is a really cool new way to play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. As such, we strongly suggest downloading it and testing it.

First mods for The Outer Worlds let you skip startup videos & unlock UE4 Developer Console
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-mods-for-the-outer-worlds-let-you-skip-startup-videos-unlock-ue4-developer-console/
Private Division has just released Obsidian’s new RPG, The Outer Worlds, and it appears that its first mods have surfaced online. The first mod allows you to skip the startup splash videos, while the second one unlocks the UE4 developer console.
According to Infogram, there is currently no convenient method to skip the developer splash video that plays when starting the game. However, most users can work around this by replacing the .mp4’s with blank files. You can also bypass it by deleting the file, however this may introduce issues.
On the other hand, the second mod unlocks the UE4 developer console. This will allow players to mess with developer commands, cvars and more.
>> Check the article for the links (to Nexus Mods and GitHub).

You can make The Outer Worlds' tiny text bigger with an INI tweak
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-make-the-outer-worlds-tiny-text-bigger-with-an-ini-tweak/
The Outer Worlds has received a positive response both from reviewers and many happy players, though one fairly common complaint has to do with the teeny, tiny text size. There's a lot of reading in The Outer Worlds: dialogue subtitles, item descriptions, journal entries, menu text, and more. And there's currently no option to adjust the size of the on-screen text, which is unfortunate. It's pretty itty-bitty.
However, a fix may be on the way. On Twitter, Obsidian Production Director Alec Frey said he would "double check this issue is in our database today and is properly prioritized!" Hopefully, we'll soon see some options to adjust the size of the game's tiny text.
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In the meantime, there's a tweak PC players can use while we cross our fingers for an official option to be added. There's an INI file that can be edited to scale up the entire UI, which makes the text a bit larger. I tried it out and it works, though you'll need to fiddle with the value a bit to find the sweet spot. And keep in mind, this tweak resizes the entire UI, so if you make it too big it will expand past the edges of your screen and you may not be able to read everything or click certain elements.
>> Check the article for the instructions.

Skyrim HD SE is a 10GB HD Texture Pack, featuring thousands of 1K, 2K and 4K textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-hd-se-is-a-10gb-hd-texture-pack-featuring-thousands-of-1k-2k-and-4k-textures/
Over the past few months, we’ve shared a number of Texture Packs for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. However, there are gamers out there that would prefer a single pack with a lot of textures for numerous objects. And today, we are bringing you such a HD Texture Pack.
Modder ‘luxor8071’ has released a 10GB HD Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition that features thousands of 1K, 2K and 4K textures. As said, this pack is ideal for those that do not want to search the Internet in order to find out the best packs for skyboxes, snow, furniture, interiors, etc.
Going into slightly more details, this pack adds new high quality textures for architecture, skies, clutter and dungeons. It also improves the textures of various effects, like whitewater and candleflames. Moreover, it adds new textures for both the Dawnguard and the Dragonborn DLCs.
In order to install Skyrim HD SE, you’ll have to first install SMIM and Blended Roads. Then, you’ll have to download Skyrim HD SE from here. Afterwards, you’ll have to run SSELODGen or TexGen and DynDOLOD.

These mods for the first Spyro game upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/these-mods-for-the-first-spyro-game-upscale-all-of-the-enemy-and-boss-textures-to-4k/
Modder ‘Cramped Misfit’ has released two must-have texture packs for the first Spyro game. These mods are for Spyro Reignited Trilogy and upscale all of the enemy and boss textures to 4K. Now as the title suggests, these improved textures are only for the first Spyro game (from the collection). As such, don’t expect the enemies and bosses in Spyro 2 and Spyro 3 to look better. Still, these packs are a must-have for anyone that wants to play the first part.
>> Check the article for the links to both mods (both at Nexus Mods) and the instructions to install them.

GAMING NEWS

CCP Games will showcase a new tech demo for EVE Aether Wars on November 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ccp-games-will-showcase-a-new-tech-demo-for-eve-aether-wars-on-november-23rd/
CCP Games has announced will be showcasing the next iteration of EVE Aether Wars, their technology partnership with London-based start-up, Hadean, on November 23rd.

New in-engine trailer released for Shenmue 3, showcasing environments and characters
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-in-engine-trailer-released-for-shenmue-3-showcasing-environments-and-characters/
YsNet has released a brand new in-engine trailer for Shenmue 3. This trailer is in Japanese and most of you won’t understand a thing. Still, it packs a few new in-engine sequences that some of you may find interesting.

Daymare 1998 Patch 2.0 brings new difficulty mode, performance optimizations, collision fixes & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/daymare-1998-patch-2-0-brings-new-difficulty-mode-performance-optimizations-collision-fixes-more/
Invader Studios has released a brand new patch for its Resident Evil-inspired title, Daymare 1998. According to the release notes, patch 2.0 adds a new difficulty mode, as well as support for Simplified Chinese.

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout does not support mouse on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/atelier-ryza-ever-darkness-the-secret-hideout-does-not-support-mouse-on-the-pc/
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is a game that I was kind of looking forward to. However, it appears that the PC version will not be that optimized for our platform. According to early reports, the game does not support mouse on the PC.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is always-online on the PC, even for its single-player campaign
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-is-always-online-on-the-pc-even-for-its-single-player-campaign/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has just been released and we can confirm that the game is always-online on the PC. Currently there is no way to play this game in offline mode. Furthermore, even its single-player campaign mode requires a constant internet connection.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from major pop-ins and cut-scene stutters on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-suffers-from-major-pop-ins-and-cut-scene-stutters-on-the-pc/
It appears that the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare suffers from some technical/visual issues. As we’ve already reported, the game requires a constant Internet connection even for its single-player mode. Not only that, but the game suffers from major pop-in and cutscene stutters issues.

Death Stranding is officially coming to the PC in Early Summer 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-is-officially-coming-to-the-pc-in-early-summer-2020/
Alongside the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2, the PC version of Death Stranding was the worst kept secret. And today, Kojima Productions has officially announced that the game will be coming out on the PC in 2020.
>> FloatingWaffles has made a thread about this.

Monday news, part two:

Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 14 marches onto PC in February
https://www.pcgamer.com/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-14-marches-onto-pc-in-february/
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 14—the latest in Tecmo Koei's long-running historical strategy series—now has a release date on PC. Aspiring generals can begin their conquest of ancient China on February 28, and it might be just the thing for players who got a taste for this particular slice of history with the recent Total War: Three Kingdoms.

Ambitious sci-fi MMO Seed will launch a 'narrative prequel' alpha next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/ambitious-sci-fi-mmo-seed-will-launch-a-narrative-prequel-alpha-next-year/
It's been more than a year since we last looked at Seed, "a hugely ambitious in-development MMO that echoes EVE Online, Rimworld and The Sims." Work has been continuing, though, and developer Klang has now announced that closed alpha testing will begin next year in a "narrative prequel" called Seed Pioneers.

20,000 toxic CS:GO players banned in six weeks by FACEIT and Google's new chat AI
https://www.pcgamer.com/20000-toxic-csgo-players-banned-in-six-weeks-by-faceit-and-googles-new-chat-ai/
A new AI built to combat toxicity in online gaming has banned 20,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players within its first six weeks, solely by analyzing messages in the game's text chat.

Epic sues former Fortnite tester who leaked Chapter 2 secrets
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-sues-former-fortnite-tester-who-leaked-chapter-2-secrets/
Epic Games is suing a former Fortnite user experience tester for leaking details of Fortnite Chapter 2, claiming the leak spoiled "the suspense that Epic had been working to generate and build for months".

WWE 2K20 team will try to patch the sim's most ridiculous flaws within two weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/wwe-2k20-devs-will-try-to-patch-its-ridiculous-flaws-within-two-weeks/
WWE 2K20 is ridiculous. From wrestlers with no faces to players getting stuck inside ring ropes, every bout is plagued by a new, silly, potentially game-ruining bug. Publisher 2K knows it: in a tweet last night, the game's official Twitter account said it was "listening closely to the feedback" and was preparing an initial patch to release within two weeks.

Apex Legends' big Charge Rifle nerf is now live
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-big-charge-rifle-nerf-is-now-live/
The nerf Respawn promised for Apex Legends' powerful Charge Rifle is now live, slowing the weapon's fire rate and dampening its long-distance firepower. It follows a smaller tweak last week, which reduced its magazine capacity by one shot.

More Diablo 4 information leaked via art book
https://www.pcgamer.com/more-diablo-4-information-leaked-via-art-book/
The Art of Diablo coffee-table book, due out on November 3—the day after Blizzcon—has already been responsible for leaking the existence of Diablo 4 after an ad for it in German magazine Game Star described it containing artwork from "Diablo 1, Diablo 2, Diablo 3, and Diablo 4." Now it seems to have been responsible for another leak, as Twitter user @WeakAuras has posted a seemingly legit page from the book.

Media Molecule's Dreams could come to PC along with the games made in it, co-founder says
https://www.pcgamer.com/media-molecules-dreams-and-the-games-made-in-it-could-come-to-pc-co-founder-says/
Media Molecule wants to bring its PS4-exclusive game creation suite Dreams to PC eventually—and let players export games made in Dreams to platforms other than PS4, studio co-founder Kareem Ettouney has said.

Carrion, the promising 'reverse horror' game, gets free demo on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/carrion-the-promising-reverse-horror-game-gets-free-demo-on-steam/
James liked what he saw of Carrion, the upcoming "reverse horror" that casts you as tentacled monster, when he played it during this year's E3, naming it among the show's hidden gems. Now it's your chance to go hands-on: developer Phobia Game Studio has released a half-hour demo that you can grab on Steam. The demo will only linger until November 2, so act fast.

The Drifter is a pulpy point-and-click from the developers of Crawl
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-drifter-is-a-pulpy-point-and-click-from-the-developers-of-crawl/
The team behind competitive hack-and-slash Crawl, one of the best local multiplayer games on PC, have announced The Drifter, a pulpy pixel art point-and-click starring a murdered man who's brought back to life.

Destiny 2's new PvP mode adds 'super charged supers' and makes every weapon lethal
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-new-pvp-mode-adds-super-charged-supers-and-makes-every-weapon-lethal/
Destiny 2's new Momentum Control PvP mode, which launches on Tuesday, will add instant respawns, increase all weapon damage and supercharge your supers, turning you into a "1,000-pound gorilla". Not literally, obviously, although that would really shake up the meta.

ESPN say they've got a document revealing Overwatch 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/espn-say-theyve-got-a-document-revealing-overwatch-2/
ESPN say they've obtained a BlizzCon training document that spills the beans on Overwatch 2, and have a source to back it up. According to their info, Overwatch 2 will have a significant PvE element, with a narrative and missions that include "a four-player story experience set in Rio de Janeiro". This mode will also feature "Hero talents and in-game items".

Sinking Simulator, the relaxing game about wreaking needless destruction on ships, is now on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/sinking-simulator-the-relaxing-game-about-wreaking-needless-destruction-on-ships-is-now-on-steam/
I don't know who else needs to hear this, but there's a game on Steam all about destroying giant ships. It's called Sinking Simulator, and it's actually the second iteration of the game – an earlier version hit Greenlight several years ago and Tyler even briefly wrote about it. That said, this appears to be the first time Sinking Simulator has been playable on Steam, though it's been on Gamejolt and indieDB for a while.

Bethesda working on hotfixes for broken Fallout 76 subscription features
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-working-on-hotfixes-for-broken-fallout-76-subscription-features/
Fallout 76's new subscription service, Fallout 1st, hasn't been received well for the most part. The pricey $12 per month ($100 per year) subscription offers, among other things, an unlimited scrap storage box and private servers. But in addition to widespread complaints about the service in general, some subscribers have been reporting technical problems as well. Namely, that the private servers aren't exactly private and that their scrap supplies have been disappearing from their shiny new premium boxes.
In a statement sent to Polygon, Bethesda says it's addressing both issues. Currently, private servers are joinable by anyone on the friends list of the server owner, even if they haven't been invited. As you can imagine, this is a big issue: anyone who has played Fallout 76 has no doubt added players (perhaps many of them) to their friends list who aren't really friends but just strangers they may have played with briefly. Starting your private game and being joined by a bunch of randoms you don't really even know isn't exactly the definition of private.
>> What were they expecting, that it would work? C'mon, it's Bethesda and Fallout 76! That there would be big problems was all but guaranteed.

Class warfare has come to Fallout 76
https://www.pcgamer.com/class-warfare-has-come-to-fallout-76/
Like the vaults themselves, Fallout 76 has become a curious social experiment. Since launch, the initially egalitarian West Virginian wasteland has slowly been splitting its community with microtransactions and premium conveniences, which reached their zenith last week with the launch of Fallout 1st, a premium membership subscription. Now some players seem to be gearing up for a class war.

EVE Online: Invasion Chapter 2 is coming in November
https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-online-invasion-chapter-2-is-coming-in-november/
The second chapter of EVE Online's Invasion expansion is coming next month. Pilots have had their hands full recently with multiple invasions and a communications blackout, and it looks like they won't have much time to rest before the next crisis.

The Tuesday news:

SALES & DEALS

The Steam Halloween Sale begins with the Steam store going down (Update: It's back!)
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-halloween-sale-begins-with-the-steam-store-going-down/
The Steam Halloween Sale for 2019 is alive! The spooky savings event features deals on horror and horror-adjacent games, and also provides a handy rundown on games that are running Halloween-themed events. The Steam store went down for a couple of hours right after the sale first appeared, but now it's back, so have at it.
>> But that doesn't mean that the usual sales aren't available either:

• The daily deal is Endless Space 2, 75%: https://store.steampowered.com/app/392110/Endless_Space_2/
• The other highlighted deal is the Destiny 2 expansion Forsaken, 40% off for the next 3 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1090150/Destiny_2_Forsaken/
• And there's also the weeklong deals:
  • Transcendence is 10% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/364510/Transcendence/
  • The Lost VR is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104620/The_Lost_VR/
  • WARSHIFT gets a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/392580/WARSHIFT/
  • Imperium Galactica is 75% off (and Imperium Galactica II too): https://store.steampowered.com/app/573790/Imperium_Galactica/
  • And Portal of Evil: Stolen Runes Collector's Edition is 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/361850/Portal_of_Evil_Stolen_Runes_Collectors_Edition/

At GOG there's a new Paradox weekly sale (that I may or may have not missed it yesterday), with up to 80% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191028_weekly_sale_paradox

At Fanatical there are four new deals, and all of them will last 3 days:

• The Mount & Blade Sale brings 60% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/mount-blade-franchise-sale/
• The oddly named Assassin's Creed Week features up to 70% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/assassins-creed-franchise-week/
• The Konami Sale brings up to 85% deals: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/konami-flash-sale/
• And finally the Demonic Week has up to 90% deals: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/demonic-week/

And at Fanatical the new Star Deal is RESIDENT EVIL 2, 56% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/resident-evil-2-biohazard-re-2

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 441.08 WHQL Driver released, adds support for Reshade filters & Image Sharpening
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-441-08-whql-driver-released-adds-support-for-reshade-filters-image-sharpening/
Last week, we informed you about the native support for Reshade via NVIDIA’s control panel. And today, NVIDIA released a brand new driver for its graphics cards that enables it. The NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 441.08 WHQL driver adds support for Reshade filters, as well as support for Image Sharpening via the Control Panel.
As NVIDIA noted, with the launch of the new driver, you can now import hundreds of new customization filters from ReShade. There are currently 14 NVIDIA-Made Freestyle filters for competitive games and 16 filters for non-competitive games.
NVIDIA also supports 30+ curated ReShade filters for competitive games and 70+ filters for non-competitive. Furthermore, PC gamers can add any custom Reshade filter for the non-competitive games.
Regading Image Sharpening, NVIDIA is now offering a Global – and per game – setting via its Control Panel. PC gamers can easily enable and tweak this setting. Furthermore, Image Sharpening will automatically work on all DirectX 9, 10, 11 and 12 games (if you set a Global profile). NVIDIA will also add support for Vulkan and OpenGL games in the future via a new driver.
Lastly, the NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 441.08 WHQL driver adds support for 7 new G-SYNC Compatible monitors. It also adds support for G-SYNC compatibility with NVIDIA Ultra Low Latency Mode.
>> Available from here.

Developers now have access to more DX12 features, such as DirectX Raytracing tier 1.1 & Mesh Shader
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/developers-now-have-access-to-more-dx12-features-such-as-directx-raytracing-tier-1-1-mesh-shader/
Microsoft has added some new features to DirectX 12 that developers can use in their games. Alongside these features, developers can now access a new tier of DirectX Raytracing effects and Mesh Shaders.
DXR tier 1.1 is a superset of tier 1.0. Microsoft suggests game developers to start building their raytracing solution based on the existing tier 1.0 APIs, and then move up to tier 1.1 once they can better evaluate the benefit of tier 1.1. to their games. Microsoft also continues to work with both GPU vendors and game developers to better expose hardware capabilities and to better address adoption pain points.
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On the other hand, Mesh shaders and amplification shaders are the next generation of GPU geometry processing capability. These shaders will replace the current input assembler, vertex shader, hull shader, tessellator, domain shader, and geometry shader stages.
Another new DirectX 12 feature is Sampler Feedback. Sampler Feedback is a hardware feature for recording which areas of a texture the GPU accessed during sampling operations. With Sampler Feedback, games can generate a Feedback Map during rendering which records what parts of which MIP levels need to be resident. This feature greatly helps with Texture Streaming and Texture-Space Shading. As such, it will be interesting to see if developers will use it to address stutters. Moreover, this could improve loading times when a game uses Texture Streaming.

Electronic Arts officially announces that it will publish games on Steam, Jedi: Fallen Order to be the first game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-officially-announces-that-it-will-publish-games-on-steam-jedi-fallen-order-the-first-game/
And it’s official everyone. Electronic Arts has just announced that it is coming back to Steam. The first game that the publish will release on Valve’s distribution service is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, with more games to come in the future.

MODS/EMULATORS

Here is a mini update for the Half Life 3 fan game, Boreal Alyph, showing new in-game screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-a-mini-update-for-the-half-life-3-fan-game-boreal-alyph-showing-new-in-game-screenshots/
Keep Away From Fire has released a new mini update video for its upcoming Half-Life 3 fan game, Boreal Alyph. Similarly to Project Borealis, Boreal Alyph is based on Marc Laidlaw short story Epistle 3.
Epistle 3 is a synopsis of Half-Life 2: Episode 3, written by ex-Valve writer, Marc Laidlaw. Therefore, Boreal Alyph aims to capture Valve’s lost vision, and bring a fun and satisfying end to the Half-Life series.

Dungeon Siege receives a 887MB High Resolution ESRGAN Texture Pack, improving 500 textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dungeo-siege-receives-a-887mb-high-resolution-esrgan-texture-pack-improving-500-textures/
AntonioR has shared an ESRGAN AI-enhanced high resolution texture pack for Dungeon Siege. This pack is 887MB in size and will update some of the game’s textures. Therefore, we highly recommend downloading it if you are still playing this RPG. (...) Going into more details, this texture pack contains about 500 new textures. The modder mostly used the “Misc” model for ESRGAN which gave great results. Furthermore, the areas he worked on are: Farmlands, Stonebridge, Glacern (only buildings and items) and upper parts of Castle Ehb. As AntonioR said, this is around 15-20% of the game.
>> If you want to try it, go to ModDB.

First Leia nude mod released for Star Wars Battlefront 2, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-leia-nude-mod-released-for-star-wars-battlefront-2-available-for-download/
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 came out in 2017 and the first fully nude mod for Leia has just appeared online. To be honest, I was expecting this to come out within the first months of the game’s release. However, modders had initially a lot of trouble with Battlefront 2. As such, and after almost two whole years, the first nude mod is now available.
According to the modder, there are two versions of nude Leia: one which covers up the neckseam with a tasteful white flannel hood thingy and another that doesn’t. This mod features a lot of… ahem… details. I don’t expect anyone to get banned for using it, however we suggest avoiding it if you’re playing online.
>> If you want it, you'll have to look for it at the Nexus Mods Battlefront 2 section.

GAMING NEWS

Official launch trailer released for Need for Speed: Heat
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-launch-trailer-released-for-need-for-speed-heat/
Electronic Arts and Ghost Games have released the launch trailer for Need for Speed: Heat. In this trailer, five fans that participated in the NFS Heat Studio Showcase contest showcase their unique designs.

Star Citizen Free Fly 3.7.1 has been launched, will last until November 3rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-free-fly-3-7-1-has-been-launched-will-last-until-november-3rd/
Cloud Imperium has announced that a new free fly event is now live for Star Citizen. According to the team, PC gamers will gain access to Star Citizen Alpha 3.7.1 and one of five varied ships from October 28th until November 3rd.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare gets an 8GB update on the PC and here is what it does
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-gets-a-8gb-update-on-the-pc-and-here-is-what-it-does/
Infinity Ward and Beenox have released a brand new update for the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The October 28th update is 8GB in size and you can find below all of the changes and fixes that it brings to the table.

Battlefield 5 Update 5.0 releases later today, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-update-5-0-releases-later-today-full-patch-notes-revealed/
DICE has detailed a new patch that will come out for Battlefield 5 later today. According to the release notes, Update 5.0 will bring some balance tweaks, will have some UI fixes, and will implement general audio improvements.

New gameplay footage released for the four-player PvE first-person shooter, GTFO
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-released-for-the-four-player-pve-first-person-shooter-gtfo/
10 Chambers Collective, an independent nine-man Swedish development team led by the game designer behind the PAYDAY franchise, released uncut gameplay from a play session the developers had at their game studio. Therefore, this video will give you an idea of what GTFO is all about.

Here are 25 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from BLACKSAD: Under the Skin
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-25-minutes-of-brand-new-gameplay-footage-from-blacksad-under-the-skin/
Microids, Pendulo Studios and YS Interactive have released new gameplay footage for Blacksad: Under the Skin. In this 25-minutes video, players will discover the incredible film-noir mood and the variety of gameplay mechanics the game has.

Here are 9 minutes of gameplay from Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Buu Saga, featuring Majin Vegeta
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-9-minutes-of-gameplay-from-dragon-ball-z-kakarot-buu-saga-featuring-majin-vegeta/
IGN has shared a new gameplay video for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. In this video, we get to see 9 minutes of gameplay footage from the Buu saga. Moreover, one of the characters that players can control during this saga is Majin Vegeta (most likely after his fight with Goku and before facing Majin Buu).

Tuesday news, part two:

Fortnitemares 2019 start time announced
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnitemares-2019/
Fortnitemares is coming back for Halloween 2019 and it all starts at 6 am PT (6 am ET) on October 29, announced this morning via the official Fortnite Twitter. That's tomorrow, a few days before Halloween and likely a few days after you already dressed up and got too drunk at the local disco bloodbath. (Let's petition to make Halloween always land on a weekend, eh?)

Ubisoft explains how it's going to fix Ghost Recon Breakpoint
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-explains-how-its-going-to-fix-ghost-recon-breakpoint/
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said last week that despite the very rough start, the company "will continue to support the game and listen to the community in order to deliver the necessary improvements." Today, Ubisoft offered some insight into how it's going to do that.

Blizzard teases Hearthstone's next expansion with an ominous new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-teases-hearthstones-next-expansion-with-an-ominous-new-trailer/
BlizzCon is coming next weekend, as you may have heard, and over the weekend we made some predictions about what this year's big show will deliver. Include among them was a call from Tim Clark, our Number One Hearthstone Guy, who said that the next expansion "will feel weird" before breaking down how it will come about: A trailer, some details during the opening ceremony, then card reveals and a deeper dive in a separate Hearthstone panel.

Overwatch 2 rumors gain momentum with new leaked image featuring Echo
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2-rumors-gain-momentum-with-new-leaked-image-featuring-echo/
A new Overwatch image has leaked ahead of Blizzcon 2019, and once again it features long-rumored 32nd hero Echo. The image was exhumed from the Blizzard merchandise store by fans on the MMO Champion forum (via Polygon), but the original has since been removed.

CS:GO container keys can no longer be resold because they were being used for money laundering
https://www.pcgamer.com/csgo-container-keys-can-no-longer-be-resold-because-they-were-being-used-for-money-laundering/
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive container keys, which are purchased with real money and used to unlock the game's equivalent of loot boxes, can no longer be resold. In other words, the keys will not be able to leave the purchasing account, thus making it impossible to sell them on the Steam Community Market.

Vampire: The Masquerade—Coteries of New York trailer introduces some sexy bloodsuckers
https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire-the-masqueradecoteries-of-new-yorks-new-trailer-introduces-some-sexy-bloodsuckers/
Vampire: The Masquerade—Coteries of New York is another chatty undead game with a very long name, but it's otherwise shaping up to be rather different from Bloodlines 2. Developed by Draw Distance, it's a narrative adventure with lots of pretty, but mostly static, backgrounds and plenty of text. Give the first trailer a watch above.

Once again: the news:

SALES & DEALS

APEX Legends surpasses 70 million players, Steam version will not require the Origin client
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/apex-legends-surpasses-70-million-players-steam-version-will-not-require-the-origin-client/
Electronic Arts has announced that APEX Legends has surpassed 70 million players. APEX Legends is a free to play shooter that is a huge commercial success for both EA and Respawn. Moreover, Respawn has confirmed that the Steam version will not require the Origin client.

Remnant: From the Ashes has sold one million units, Harcore Update releases tomorrow
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remnant-from-the-ashes-has-sold-one-million-units-harcore-update-releases-tomorrow/
Perfect World Entertainment and Gunfire Games today announced that Remnant: From the Ashes has sold more than a million units. To celebrate, on Thursday, October 31, the game will release new in-game content and rewards. This new content will enhance players’ experience and will include one of the most requested asks by fans: Hardcore Mode.

Steam has two new deals and three Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is Yakuza 0, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/638970/Yakuza_0/
• Muse Dash will be 40% off for the next 48 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774171/Muse_Dash/
• And these are the Midweek Madness:
  • Graveyard Keeper is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper/
  • BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/502280/BERSERK_and_the_Band_of_the_Hawk/
  • And the Music to Your Ears Bundle has a 68% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/11862/Music_to_Your_Ears_Bundle/

At Humble Bundle/Store there are two new sales:

• At Humble Bundle, we can find the new Humble Day of the Devs Bundle 2019, available for the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/day-devs-2019
• And at the Store, Yakuza 0 is 66% off for the next 25 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/yakuza-0

At Fanatical there are three new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Platinum Edition, 66% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-platinum-edition-aspyr
• Devolver Digital has its games up to 90% off for the next 4 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/devolver-digital
• And there's a new Hidden Object Pick & Mix bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/hidden-object-pick-and-mix

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

The latest version of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, used in Borderlands 3, has been cracked
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-latest-version-of-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-used-in-borderlands-3-has-been-cracked/
Borderlands 3 came out on September 13rd and the latest version of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech was able to protect it for one and a half months. However, and after a healthy two-month sales period, a certain scene group was able to crack it.
It will be interesting to see whether Gearbox will remove Denuvo from the game. After all, pirates can now freely play this latest Borderlands game. Let’s not forget that this anti-tamper tech is only “punishing” its legitimate owners right now.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Official Modding Tools are finally available for Kingdom Come: Deliverance
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-modding-tools-are-finally-available-for-kingdom-come-deliverance/
Warhorse Studios has finally released the official modding tools for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. These tools will allow you to create new scripts, textures, characters, stories, areas and more for this fantasy RPG.

New Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts shows dismemberment and weapons
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-shows-dismemberment-and-weapons/
CI Games has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts. This video shows the new dismemberment system that the game features, as well as some of its weapons.

Free new Kill it with Fire Update released for World War Z
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-new-kill-it-with-fire-update-released-for-world-war-z/
Saber Interactive, in partnership with Focus Home Interactive, has released the Kill it With Fire update for World War Z. The free new Kill it with Fire Update lets you outlive the dead in two new PvE missions.

Bioware, DICE, Maxis, Criterion and EA Sports are working on new games for EA
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bioware-dice-maxis-criterion-and-ea-sports-are-working-on-new-games-for-ea/
On its preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019, EA revealed that some of its studios or working on brand new games. As such, gamers can expect new titles from Bioware, DICE, Maxis and Criterion.
>> But don't expect them anytime soon.

Final Halo: Reach PC Flighting is a go, will last until November 5th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-halo-reach-pc-flighting-is-a-go-will-last-until-november-5th/
343 Industries and Microsoft have launched the final PC flighting for Halo: Reach. According to the teams, the flight has just begun and will last until November 5th.

New gameplay trailer showcases new features for the tactical sci-fi multiplayer shooter, Boundary
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-showcases-new-features-for-the-tactical-sci-fi-multiplayer-shooter-boundary/
Surgical Scalpels has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming tactical sci-fi multiplayer shooter, Boundary, showcasing some of its features. This trailer shows off a radar showing the orientation and height of enemy players in zero gravity, radio interference based on distance to enemy players and a new threat marking system.

Part two of the news:

Fortnite Halloween event lets you murder the Storm King
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-halloween-event-lets-you-murder-the-storm-king/
Fortnitemares has returned to Fortnite. This year's Halloween event brings with it a moody monarch and a horde of undead bastards. The Storm King is apparently a bad dude from Save the World, Fortnite's original and often overlooked mode, but now he's causing a ruckus in the battle royale.
>> And you can now be a Hex Girl with the new skins.

Blizzard confirms departure of former Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm directors
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-confirms-departure-of-former-hearthstone-heroes-of-the-storm-directors/
Crunched in the midst of a Kotaku report on how 2019 went sideways for Blizzard is another bit of news, not directly related but still very interesting, about a trio of veteran developers you may have heard of—StarCraft 2 lead designer and Heroes of the Storm game director Dustin Browder, former Hearthstone director Eric Dodds, and former Hearthstone production director Jason Chayes. All three of them, it turns out, are no longer with the company.

Destiny 2's latest update nerfs bottom tree Striker and Dawnblade subclasses
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-latest-update-nerfs-bottom-tree-striker-and-dawnblade-subclasses/
The Festival of the Lost has returned to Destiny 2, bringing Halloween-themed fun and frights to the Tower including decorations, special rewards, and the return of the Haunted Forest. It also brings some not-inconsequential behind-the-scenes changes in the less-excitingly-named 2.6.1 update, including nerfs to the Striker Titan subclass aimed at toning down its lunatic dominance in the Crucible.

Warcraft 3: Reforged multiplayer beta is now live (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/warcraft-3-reforged-multiplayer-beta-begins-this-week/
Warcraft 3: Reforged, the remastering of the great Blizzard RTS that was announced last year at BlizzCon, will begin multiplayer beta testing this week. Blizzard said that the test will kick off with 1v1 and 2v2 matchmaking for the orc and human races, with the undead, night elf races, and more game modes, coming "in the weeks ahead."

Update: Apparently when Blizzard said the beta would begin "this week," it meant "today." Invitations are already going out, and people are playing it on Twitch, if you haven't received one yet but would like to see what it's all about. Have fun!

Can you escape Resident Evil's 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Halloween dungeon?
https://www.pcgamer.com/can-you-escape-resident-evils-choose-your-own-adventure-halloween-dungeon/
Game companies are doing all sorts of fun and interesting things to mark the coming of Halloween. Destiny 2 is bringing back the Festival of the Lost, for instance, while Team Fortress 2 is now Scream Fortress 11, and Agent 47 is wearing a pumpkin on his head. There are some sales, too.
And then there is Capcom, which is currently running a Resident Evil "Escape For Halloween" game, playable in your browser. It seems that you were kidnapped on the way to a Halloween party—oh no!—and then dropped into the deadly Umbrella Project maze, and now you have to make your way out in what is essentially a digital "Choose Your Own Adventure" game.

Minecraft now has foxes, brown mooshrooms, and 'Suspicious Stew'
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-now-has-foxes-brown-mushrooms-and-suspicious-stew/
Life just got more complicated for Minecraft's chickens, as wild foxes are now roaming loose in their strange, blocky world. The red-furred creatures that arrived in today's 1.13.0 (Bedrock) update will come out at night looking to make a meal of your birds—but with a little effort, you might be able to make a friend of them.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare angers Russians who call it 'propaganda'
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-angers-russians-who-call-it-propaganda/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare takes place in a fictional Middle Eastern country, but very obviously borrows elements from the ongoing Syrian Civil War to build a narrative in which British and American forces buddy up to fight evil Russians. Predictably, that plot hasn't gone over well in Russia.

The next Battlefield game won't be out until mid-2021 at the soonest
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-battlefield-game-wont-be-out-until-mid-2021-at-the-soonest/
The Battlefield series has been pretty regular over the years: Battlefield 3 in 2011, Battlefied 4 in 2013, Hardline in 2015, Battlefield 1 in 2016, and Battlefield 5 in 2018. The wait for the next Battlefield, whatever it ends up being called, will be a little longer, as CEO Andrew Wilson said in an investors call today that it won't be out until sometime in EA's 2022 fiscal year, which begins on April 1, 2021.

Death Stranding's launch trailer is 8 minutes long
https://www.pcgamer.com/death-stranding-launch-trailer/
Now that Death Stranding is officially coming to PC, you lot might be interested in the launch trailer that just appeared. It's eight minutes long, because of course it is, and you can watch it above.
>> Hiku has made a thread about this.

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The competition is open for UK and EUROPE residents only aged 16 or older.

The Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

SOMA and Costume Quest are now available for free on the Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/soma-and-costume-quest-are-now-available-for-free-on-the-epic-games-store/
Epic Games has announced that SOMA and Costume Quest are now available for free on the Epic Games Store. From today and until November 7th, PC gamers can visit the Epic Games Store and acquire their free copies.
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Next week, Epic Games will be offering for free Nuclear Throne and Ruiner.

Steam has two new daily deals:

• Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is 15% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/Gibbous___A_Cthulhu_Adventure/
• And Monster Prom is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/743450/Monster_Prom/

At Fanatical, there's a new bundle and an updated one:

• The new one is the Strategy & Tactics Bundle, with 2 games and 3 DLCs at a 90% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/strategy-and-tactics-bundle
• And the Horror Pick & Mix Build your own bundle has been updated with more games to choose from to a total of 38: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/horror-pick-and-mix

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Electronic Arts is 'open' to bringing its games to the Epic Games Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-is-open-to-bringing-its-games-to-the-epic-games-store/
Electronic Arts announced yesterday that it's going back to Steam, beginning with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is already available for pre-purchase on the platform. It's been a good chunk of a decade since EA decided to go all-in on Origin, and some observers, such as in this Reddit thread (or our own comments on the announcement), took the change as an admission that its Origin strategy had failed.
But senior vice president and Origin general manager Mike Blank told GamesIndustry that's not the case: Origin has done well and has millions of users, he said, but EA is changing its approach "to become more open" with how it delivers its games.
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As for whether that means EA Access could be made available through the Epic Games Store someday, Blank wouldn't commit but left open the possibility. "What I'll say today is we are open to new partnerships," he said. "While I don't have anything to announce today, we are always open to new partnerships that make sense for our players. So we'll see what the future holds."

Steam's big library update is now live for everyone
https://www.pcgamer.com/steams-big-library-update-is-now-live-for-everyone/
The updated Steam library that went into beta testing in September is now live for everyone. Valve announced today that the latest update to the release version of Steam incorporates the dramatically overhauled game library, and also makes the new Remote Play Together beta client available to everyone.
The Steam library update is really impressive: It looks better, makes information like playtime and achievements more clearly visible, and offers more organization and customization options than the old joint. More of the changes are related to Steam's social aspects than its storefront—making it easier to see what your friends are playing, for instance, and making in-game events easier to keep up with—but even if you use Steam almost exclusively as a launcher, it's a huge improvement over the old layout.

MODS/EMULATORS

P.T. Emulation promises to be the most faithful P.T. Remake for the PC, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/p-t-emulation-promises-to-be-the-most-faithful-p-t-remake-for-the-pc-available-for-download/
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen numerous attempts at remaking the P.T. teaser demo that Konami released for Playstation 4. And today, we are bringing another one. P.T. Emulation promises to be the most faithful remake and is right now available for download.
This remake is developed by Artur Laczkowski. Artur was responsible for a really old remake of P.T. that came out in November 2018. However, the artist claims that this is a better and more faithful demo.
>> Download it from here.

The modders behind Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines' Unofficial Patch are making an unofficial prequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-modders-behind-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-unofficial-patch-are-making-an-unofficial-prequel/
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is one of those games that's remembered so fondly, it's easy to forget what a mess it was when it launched. Developer Troika wasn't able to rectify those issues because sales were not good, forcing it to lay off virtually all its employees before closing down a few months later. But the underlying game was so excellent that fans got involved, releasing unofficial patches that fix bugs and restore cut content.
As Jody explained earlier this year, the Unofficial Patch is an essential part of playing the game—so essential, in fact, that Paradox, the publisher of the upcoming Bloodlines 2, tweeted an announcement of today's release of a new version.
"The Unofficial patch is a must for both new and long time fans of Bloodlines 1," it said. "Highlights in this update include Velvet's lap dance from the Clan Quest Mod and two unused musical pieces from the newly re-released Bloodlines 1 Official Soundtrack."
I love that modders are still finding ways to fix and improve a 15-year-old RPG, but what's even more interesting here is the release of Bloodlines Prelude 1. Developed by Werner Spahl, aka Unofficial Patch maker Wesp5, along with modders EntenSchreck and Hareishan, it's the first part of an episodic prequel that will lead into the events of the original game. The opening chapter casts the player as a human member of the Society of Leopold, an ancient organization dedicated to hunting and killing supernatural creatures; Wesp5 said that players will be vampires through the rest of the prequel chapters.

GAMING NEWS

New trailer for Marvel’s Avengers focuses on the game’s gameplay, story, mission variety and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailer-for-marvels-avengers-focuses-on-the-games-gameplay-story-mission-variety-and-more/
Square Enix released today a new trailer for Marvel’s Avengers. In this trailer, the Crystal Dynamics development team provides a deeper dive into Marvel’s Avengers gameplay, story, AIM narrative, mission variety, Super Hero customization, and much more.

Here are over 50 minutes of PC gameplay footage from single-player campaign of Halo: Reach
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-over-50-minutes-of-pc-gameplay-footage-from-single-player-campaign-of-halo-reach/
The final flight for Halo: Reach PC is currently under way and below you can find two videos, showing over 50 minutes of gameplay footage from the single-player campaign. Both of these videos are at 60fps and will give you an idea of what you can expect from the PC version.

Blazing Sails is a new pirate battle royale game that is coming to the PC in Early 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/blazing-sails-is-a-new-pirate-battle-royale-game-that-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-early-2020/
Iceberg Interactive has revealed a new pirate battle royale game, Blazing Sails. This new BR game is coming to Steam Early Access in Early 2020, and you can find its debut trailer below.

New gameplay trailer released for Kingdom Under Fire 2, focusing on the game’s combat mechanics
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-kingdom-under-fire-2-focusing-on-the-games-combat-mechanics/
Gameforge has released an all-new trailer for Kingdom Under Fire 2. This new trailer showcases the vicious troops and combat players can expect from it. Therefore, you can now get an idea of what this MMO/RTS hybrid aims to achieve.

Vaporum: Lockdown is a first-person grid-based single-player dungeon crawler, coming to PC in Q1 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vaporum-lockdown-is-a-first-person-grid-based-single-player-dungeon-crawler-coming-to-pc-in-q1-2020/
Fatbot Games has announced a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum, Vaporum: Lockdown. Vaporum: Lockdown is coming to the PC in Q1 2020 and you can also find below its announcement trailer.

2D synth-punk roguelike action shooter, Black Future ’88, releases on November 21st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/2d-synth-punk-roguelike-action-shooter-black-future-88-releases-on-november-21st/
Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced that its 2D synth-punk roguelike action shooter, Black Future ’88, will release on November 21st. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

New Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout update will add mouse support and graphics options
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-atelier-ryza-ever-darkness-the-secret-hideout-update-will-add-mouse-support-and-graphics-options/
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout has just been released on the PC and as you may have noticed, we didn’t bother testing it. The reason behind this decision was the awful current state of the PC version. However, things are about to change as KOEI Tecmo announced a new update that will soon come out.

Diablo 4 details leaked prior to official reveal; darker and grittier, will be similar in style to Diablo 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/diablo-4-details-leaked-prior-to-official-reveal-darker-and-grittier-will-be-similar-in-style-to-diablo-2/
It appears that the first details for Diablo 4 have been leaked online. According to the leak, Diablo IV will be darker and grittier than before, will feature a 4-player co-op mode, and will have a similar style with Diablo 2.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Official PC Launch Trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/red-dead-redemption-2-official-pc-launch-trailer/
Following the release of three new screenshots, Rockstar Games has released the official PC launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. As with the previous PC trailer, this new one was captured in 4K and at 60fps.

Thursday news, part two:

Red Dead Redemption 2 preloading is live
https://www.pcgamer.com/red-dead-redemption-2-preloading-is-live/
Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5, which is—holy cow—now less than a week away. And for those who want to get their cowboy on the moment the clock strikes zero, preloading—for those who have pre-purchased—has now begun.

Apex Legends is getting a Duos mode next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-is-getting-a-duos-mode-next-week/
Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale that pits teams of three players against each other in a do-or-die duel to the death. But on November 5, everything changes—for awhile, at least.

Rainbow Six Siege and For Honor will likely get crossplay soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-and-for-honor-will-likely-get-crossplay-soon/
Ubisoft is working to install crossplay functionality in its PvP titles, the company's CEO Yves Guillemot said today. Speaking during an earnings call, the executive said that it's not just a pipe dream: it's already being worked on.
"Our goal is to put crossplay on all the PvP games we have, over time," he said (via Gamesindustry.biz). "That's well on the way."

Destiny 2's best exotic weapon is currently impossible to acquire
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-best-exotic-weapon-is-currently-impossible-to-acquire/
Since the launch of New Light, the free-to-play version of Destiny 2, some players have effectively been locked out of earning what is widely regarded as the best damage dealing gun in the game: Izanagi's Burden. Originally introduced as part of the Season of the Forge, this exotic energy sniper rifle enables players to combine four bullets into a single super-powerful 'Honed Edge' shot. It's the current king of burst damage, and has become the go-to weapon in loadouts for much of the game's most difficult content.
Unfortunately, due to a bug related to the Forge activities which the gun's questline relies on, players hoping to acquire the weapon have been unable to make progress for nearly a month now.

Mortal Kombat 11 is the end of the story, but not the series
https://www.pcgamer.com/mortal-kombat-11-is-the-end-of-the-story-but-not-the-series/
Mortal Kombat is blessed with a great, but completely ludicrous, story, with the latest entry using time travel to pit kombatants from past and present against each other in a big brawl to decide the fate of reality. Unfortunately, creative director Ed Boon says that Mortal Kombat 11 is the end of the story, though not the series.

One last thing: tomorrow is the All Saints day and, as in any festive day, my plan is to do absolutely nothing, and that includes the news.

So, if tomorrow you also have a free day, congratulations and I hope you enjoy your long weekend. And if you don't, don't worry, because weekend is just around the corner. But whether you're part of the first of the second group, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.