Over the past years I've been bruised plenty by fist sized pixels so it's absolutely time for an upgrade, especially when I plan to game on a 65" tv. I can easily stomach 90fps on games that aren't Rocket League and the 3090 should be plenty good for that.

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG's new Midweek Sale, named games loved by Youtubers, brings up to 90% discounts until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200819_midweek_sale

Steam has a new daily deal and a whooping 7 Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is Crossroads Inn, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/867290/Crossroads_Inn/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT is 40% off until Friday 21: https://store.steampowered.com/app/851850/DRAGON_BALL_Z_KAKAROT/
  • Besiege gets a 50% discount until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/Besiege/
  • GreedFall is also 50% off until Friday as well: https://store.steampowered.com/app/606880/GreedFall/
  • The Zero Escape franchise is 60% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/teamzeroescape
  • Idea Factory celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Neptunia franchise with discounts that go from 50 to 75% off until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Neptunia10thAnniversary
  • ASTRONEER gets a 35% discount until August 24: https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/ASTRONEER/
  • And NBA 2K20 gets a big 92% discount until the 1st of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1089350/NBA_2K20/

There's a new Humble Headup Games Band Boost Bundle, with up to 15 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/headup-games-band-boost

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Valve clarifies rule against using Steam to promote games on other storefronts
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-clarifies-rule-against-using-steam-to-promote-games-on-other-storefronts/
It recently came to light that an update to the Steamworks Community FAQ forbids developers from using Steam's Community Hub to promote non-Steam versions of their games. It's not something that happens a lot, but it does happen, especially with the advent of the Epic Games Store: As we noted in December 2018, for instance, Unknown Worlds was using the Subnautica Steam page to support the game (and thus, arguably, promote it) on the Epic Games Store, because EGS doesn't have forums.
The FAQ would seem to close the door on that sort of activity in the future. "In the game you ship via Steam, and in communications on Steam, you may only promote the Steam version and its availability via Steam, and not other distribution outlets," it says. "This applies both to full versions of your game and to content patches that change the existing version."
The language is broad, and some users read it as forbidding not just announcements of releases and updates on other storefronts, but also things like unofficial patches released off of Steam. Today, however, Valve issued a statement clarifying that the policy isn't actually new at all, and that the FAQ was updated simply to ensure that developers are fully informed.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Final Fantasy IX Remaster Moguri is a must-have mod, Version 8.2 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-ix-remaster-moguri-is-a-must-have-mod-version-8-2-available-for-download/
Modder ‘snouz’ has released a new version of the amazing Final Fantasy IX fan remaster project, Moguri. Version 8.2 adds 170 backgrounds and can now display all of them in full when using widescreen resolutions. It also resolves micro-scrolling on 54 screens that are 8px larger than a 16/9 screen.
In addition, Final Fantasy IX Remaster Moguri Version 8.2 brings much better sound quality by default. It also fixes a number of visual inconsistencies, glitches & unfinished upscales.
It’s also worth noting that this latest version comes with a new launcher. Among other things, this launcher resolves some installation problems for assets files.
>> There's a video showcasing the changes and you can download the mod from here.

Simon’s Quest Rebitten is a free fan remake of Castlevania 2 for the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/simons-quest-rebitten-is-a-free-fan-remake-of-castlevania-2-for-the-pc/
Edward Findlay has released a free fan remake of Konami’s Castlevania 2 on the PC, called Simon’s Quest Rebitten. This remake comes with native controls for the PC, as well as some improvements. For instance, it features a day/night cycle and boss fights.
Now what’s really cool here is that Findlay has created various remakes for other classic NES games. For instance, you can download a remake of Ninja Gaiden, as well as a remake for Splatterhouse 4.
Additionally, you can find a remaster of Faxanadu. This remake is also three times longer than the original game, so make sure to at least give it a go.
You can download all these freeware games from here. Needless to say that even though these are free fan remakes, all of them use copyrighted material. What this ultimately means is that they may be taken down really soon. Thus, we suggest downloading them while you still can.

GAMING NEWS

Baldur’s Gate 3 enters Early Access on September 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-enters-early-access-on-september-30th/
Larian Studios has announced that the Early Access phase for Baldur’s Gate 3 will begin on September 30th. According to the developers, the game will have over 45k dialogues and over 590 characters in Early Access.
>> And here are the system requirements.

Crysis Remastered releases this Friday according to Playstation Access
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/crysis-remastered-releases-this-friday-according-to-playstation-access/
Playstation Access may have leaked the release date for the current-gen version of Crysis Remastered. In its latest video (which is now set as a Private Video), Playstation Access revealed that Crysis Remastered will release on August 21st.

Horizon Zero Dawn PC Update 1.02 released, fixes numerous crashes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-zero-dawn-pc-update-1-02-released-fixes-numerous-crashes-full-patch-notes/
Guerrilla Games has released the second PC patch for Horizon Zero Dawn. Following the release of Patch 1.01 last week, Update 1.02 aims to resolve some of the most frustrating crashes that PC gamers have been experiencing.

Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Battletoads
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-25-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-battletoads/
Microsoft and Rare have released a new video for Battletoads, showcasing 25 minutes of gameplay footage from it. In this video, Dlala Studios and Rare brawl, bike and blast through some choice cuts of the multi-genre adventure on Toad difficulty.

Part two of the news:

Blue skies in Elite? Check out the Odyssey update's new atmospheric planets
https://www.pcgamer.com/blue-skies-in-elite-check-out-the-odyssey-updates-new-atmospheric-planets/
After hundreds of hours in the blackness of space, it's a weird feeling seeing a blue sky in Elite Dangerous. Frontier has revealed some new in-game footage of its forthcoming Odyssey expansion, which will let you land on planets and walk around on foot. Pilots have been waiting for this since the earliest days of the series, so it's great to see it finally make its way into the game.

Untitled Goose Game comes to Steam in September with a two-player co-op mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/untitled-goose-game-comes-to-steam-in-september-with-a-two-player-co-op-mode/
The goose is headed to Steam, and it's not coming alone: Untitled Goose Game developer House House announced today that September 23 will see the release of the honk-'em-up on Steam, as well as the addition of a new two-player co-op mode for all platforms.

Reigns developer reveals a new game about cheating at cards in 18th century France
https://www.pcgamer.com/reigns-developer-reveals-a-new-game-about-cheating-at-cards-in-18th-century-france/
Reigns is a simple but very entertaining game about ruling a medieval kingdom by swiping left or right, Tinder-like, on digital cards that represent daily decisions. Success is often a matter of luck, but "apt decision-making" is a big factor too, and unexpected outcomes are all a part of the fun.
After two follow-ups—Reigns: Her Majesty, and the licensed Reigns: Game of Thrones—developer Nerial announced today that it's working on something a little different. Cards are still involved, but instead of swiping them, you're cheating at them: Card Shark is a game about hustling your way to the top in 18th century France.

Quirky office roguelike Going Under launches September 24
https://www.pcgamer.com/quirky-office-roguelike-going-under-launches-september-24/
If you've ever played a roguelike, you've undoubtedly been stuck in huge, cavernous dungeon, underground or in a dank cave filled with grimy monsters out for your blood. Sound familiar? That's what developer Aggro Crab thought and got to work on Going Under, a roguelike set in and around an office.

Hades leaves Early Access this autumn
https://www.pcgamer.com/hades-leaves-early-access-this-autumn/
Supergiant Games has consistently worked on Hades ever since it first came out in Early Access in December 2018 on the Epic Games Store. Steam Early Access followed a year later, and now the full version has been announced for "sometime this autumn", with a final date to be announced "as it gets closer". The release was teased together with the Switch version, which will support crossplay, as well as a shiny, animated launch trailer.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has been delayed again
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-stanley-parable-ultra-deluxe-has-been-delayed-again/
An upgraded version of The Stanley Parable, fittingly named The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, promised players more choices (or lack thereof, depending on how you want to look at it) and new endings, to be released in 2019. When the end of 2019 rolled around, developers Crows Crows Crows and Galactic Cafe released the delay announcement to end all delay announcements, moving The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe to "2020, to sometimes probably before summer, but it sort of depends on the specifics of how development goes".

Captain_Yuri said: People: Urghh can't get Flight Sim to run at 60fps Me: 717 FPS BITCHES!!!!

Meh... you should have set your desktop to the highest DSR factor possible before starting the installer.

Brian Mitsoda has been fired from his position as narrative lead on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Ka’ai Cluney, creative director, is also no longer working on it. And Alexandre Mandryka has been brought in as creative consultant.

Paradox statement

https://www.bloodlines2.com/en/an-update-on-the-organizational-changes-for-bloodlines-2

Email to RPS from Brian Mitsoda

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/08/19/brian-mitsoda-has-been-fired-as-narrative-lead-on-bloodlines-2/

I was looking forward to the game, but I find this development worrying. I was considering pre-ordering, but now I will wait for it to release and see how it is.

$1399 is Fake, doesn't fit the 21 theme

Move on to Vive? You know that there are much better VR headsets out there (Valve Index) or coming soon (Reverb G2)?

Yeah I've been out of the loop with VR headsets. I won't buy either one as its $1000+ lol I'll wait for a cheaper more mainstream model.

It's a typo. It actually means $1398 which is 21 as the sum of all digits.

Reverb G2 pre-order: $599

https://www8.hp.com/us/en/vr/reverb-g2-vr-headset.html

Best image quality, no screen door effect anymore, the same speaker-headphones as the Valve Index, inside-out tracking (no setting up external sensors anymore, still "good enough" tracking for most people).