I had drifting issues on my old DS4s. I just increased the deadzone and they were gone.

So that's why all controllers fail now? Looks like an opportunity for some other vendor to promote itself and get some commands.

It would also be interesting to know who make the joycons during the 5th and 6th generation of consoles and try to get that design back.

If you thought Bloodlines 2 development couldn't look more like a trainwreck, you were wrong.

Last year I got myself a brand new PS4 slim and one stick was drifting, I disassembled it and 'cleaned' it with a brush and surprisingly drifting stopped completely, whew.

Not unexpected. All they had to do is honor the original and improve on some of its flaws, but my guess is they decided mid development they want to appeal to mainstream and fucked up everything in the process...

Not unexpected. All they had to do is honor the original and improve on some of its flaws, but my guess is they decided mid development they want to appeal to mainstream and fucked up everything in the process...

It's published by Paradox, the king of DLCs. Maybe they wanted to change the game to make room for the dozen of DLCs their games have and the studio didn't know how to do it without launching a clearly unfinished game.

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam has a new daily deal and also a new range of weeklong deals:

• The new daily deal is Dicey Dungeons, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/Dicey_Dungeons/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • The Early Access title Jupiter Hell is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/811320/Jupiter_Hell/
  • Palmyra Orphanage is 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1085160/Palmyra_Orphanage/
  • Action Arcade Wrestling is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072100/Action_Arcade_Wrestling/
  • Aeolis Tournament gets a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097770/Aeolis_Tournament/
  • Gloom is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/619280/Gloom/
  • And Blink gets a 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/447210/Blink/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Fall Guys franchise (the game and its DLCs), are up to 20% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fall-guys-franchise-sale/
• The Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise is up to 85% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sniper-ghost-warrior-franchise-sale/
• And Square Enix has put its action games on sale, up to 90% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/square-enix-action-sale/

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.2.3 is optimized for Dirt 5 Energy Content Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-2020-edition-21-2-3-is-optimized-for-dirt-5-energy-content-pack/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.2.3 driver offers optimal performance in Dirt 5 Energy Content Pack.
Moreover, this driver fixes a system crash or hang on the HP Reverb G2 when connected to Radeon RX 6900 series graphics products. It also resolves an application crash or hang in Substance Painter on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products.
>> Available from here.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Jurassic Park: Trespasser VR Fan Remake in Half-Life: Alyx under development
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/jurassic-park-trespasser-vr-fan-remake-in-half-life-alyx-under-development/
Modder ‘Stevokenevo’ is currently working on a VR remake of Jurassic Park: Trespasser in Half-Life: Alyx. Jurassic Park: Trespasser featured great physics for its time, and most gamers refer to it as the “arm simulator”. And, as a fan of Jurassic Park, I’m really looking forward to it.
(...)
The modder plans to complete this VR remake by the 23rd anniversary of Trespasser’s release (October 28th 2021).
>> You'll find it at ModDB.

Valheim has a first-person mod, and it works pretty darn well
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-has-a-first-person-mod-and-it-works-pretty-darn-well/
While Valheim doesn't officially support mods, modders aren't letting that slow them down. There's already a mod that overhauls the construction system, and so it was probably only a matter of time until someone overhauled your Viking's perspective. Yep, there's now a mod for Valheim that lets you play in first-person mode.
And the while the First Person View mod is still a work in progress, and the game itself doesn't seem like it'd be a natural fit, it really does work surprisingly well. I ran around for about a half hour in first-person this morning, and the beautiful world looks even better when you peer through your character's eyes instead of looking over their shoulders.

GAMING NEWS

Watch Dogs: Legion Online Mode releases on March 9th as a free update
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-online-mode-march-9th-free-update/
Ubisoft announced today that the online mode for Watch Dogs: Legion will be available on March 9th for all owners of the game via a free update.

Official gameplay trailer released for It Takes Two
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-gameplay-trailer-released-for-it-takes-two/
Electronic Arts and Hazelight have released the official gameplay trailer for It Takes Two. It Takes Two is described as a genre-bending platform adventure, created purely for co-op.

Pascal’s Wager: Definitive Edition is a Souls-like game, coming to PC on March 12th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pascals-wager-definitive-edition-is-a-souls-like-game-coming-to-pc-on-march-12th/
Giant Global and Works TipsWorks have announced that their Souls-like game, Pascal’s Wager: Definitive Edition, will be coming to PC on March 12th. This game first appeared on mobiles, and it’s now making its transition to the PC.

Hitman 3 February Patch released, adds new content, improves stability
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-3-february-patch-released-adds-new-content-improves-stability/
IO Interactive has released the first major update for Hitman 3. According to the release notes, the February Update packs many improvements and tweaks that will improve the overall game performance and stability. Moreover, it adds new free content to the game.

Days Gone is coming to PC this Spring according to Sony’s Jim Ryan
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/days-gone-is-coming-to-pc-this-spring-according-to-sonys-jim-ryan/
In August 2020, Sony announced its intention to bring more of its games to the PC. The first game that came out on our platform was Horizon Zero Dawn. And, from the looks of it, the next major Playstation game that will release on the PC is Days Gone.

Tuesday news, part two:

Want to stream Rock N' Roll Racing? Blizzard suggests turning off the rock 'n roll
https://www.pcgamer.com/want-to-stream-rock-n-roll-racing-blizzard-suggests-turning-off-the-rock-n-roll/
Last week, Blizzard re-released and remastered three of its lesser-known classics as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection. But before you go wowing Twitch with your latent Rock N' Roll Racing skills, the studio has some unfortunate news.

Doom Eternal director has 'put a lot of thought' into adding a female Slayer
https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-eternal-director-has-put-a-lot-of-thought-into-adding-a-female-slayer/
The Doomslayer can take on many guises in Doom Eternal. There's the Classic Doomguy, the Mullet Slayer, the Doomicorn, the Night-mare, even the Purple Pony. One thing the Doomslayer has not been, however, is a woman.
That may change someday. During a recent stream, game director Hugo Martin said that he's actually thought about how to best incorporate a female Slayer into the series, because he'd want the character to be more than just another skin.

Activision details how Call of Duty: Cold War's Zombies Outbreak mode will actually work
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-details-how-call-of-duty-cold-wars-zombies-outbreak-mode-will-actually-work/
Last week, Activision revealed that a "large-scale" Zombies mode called Outbreak is coming to Season Two of Call of Duty: Black Ops—Cold War. Today it dropped a trailer showcasing the new mode in action, along with a blog post detailing how it's all going to work.

Call of Duty: Cold War multiplayer is free for a week
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-cold-war-multiplayer-is-free-for-a-week/
If you've yet to dive into Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, you might want to carve out some gaming time: to celebrate Season 2's release, Activision is making Cold War's multiplayer and outbreak modes free-to-play for a whole week.

Epic Games settles Fortnite loot box lawsuit with V-bucks
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-lawsuit-loot-llama/
As part of a class action lawsuit settlement, Epic Games will credit 1,000 V-bucks to anyone who previously purchased a randomized loot box (that is, a Loot Llama) in Fortnite, The Verge reports.

Genshin Impact is teaming up with KFC for a bucket-and-glider deal in China
https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impact-is-teaming-up-with-kfc-for-a-bucket-and-glider-deal-in-china/
Genshin Impact is a major hit, but now it appears that it's really hit the big time. Genshin Impact streamer Zeniet posted an image to Twitter indicating that miHoYo is teaming up with KFC for a branded bucket deal in China.

Journey To The Savage Planet is broken on Stadia, and nobody's left to fix it
https://www.pcgamer.com/journey-to-the-savage-planet-is-broken-on-stadia-and-nobodys-left-to-fix-it/
Last month, Journey To The Savage Planet made its Stadia debut. Unfortunately, the sci-fi adventure is broken—and Google just fired all the developers who could've fixed it.
>> I don't use to post news about Stadia (or any other streaming/subscription based service), but tthe irony of this one made it irresistible .

The Valheim community is trying to yeet themselves into orbit
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-valheim-community-is-trying-to-yeet-themselves-into-orbit/
Forget tree roulette or wooden spaceships. The latest trend sweeping Valheim's Nordic forests is the so-called "Viking Space Program", which sees players flinging themselves across the sky to see who can fly the furthest.

Some additional tidbits from Jims Interview.

"What about PlayStation games on PC?"
"A whole slate of them is on the way starting with Days Gone this spring."

" Firstly, in terms of the straightforward success of the activity of publishing the game on PC, people liked it and they bought it. We also looked at it through the lens of what the PlayStation community thought about it. There was no massive adverse reaction to it." "The cost of making games goes up with each cycle, as the calibre of the IP has improved. Also, our ease of making it available to non-console owners has grown. So it’s a fairly straightforward decision"

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/playstation-vr-jim-ryan-interview-2021

Sounds like they are really committed to porting games to PC!


NVIDIA DLSS Available Now In Nioh 2 - The Complete Edition and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord. Plus, Unreal Engine 4 DLSS Plugin Released

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/february-2021-rtx-dlss-game-update/?linkId=100000033574528


Microsoft Game Stack Live Announced For April 20-21, Updates On DirectX, DirectStorage and More

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/blog/game-stack-live-is-loading?OCID=AID3029149&

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Also, I think it's not impossible that they realized that under 5th edition rules, much of what was Bloodlines would be impossible without breaking the new rules in major ways. 5th edition of V:TM is much more unforgiving and the increases in power much lower compared to previous editions, also the hunger is much, much greater than it was before.

Would they stick to the core rules, then Bloodlines 2 would be more akin to a survival horror game with a constant need to hide and feed.