Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is officially coming to PC

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-remake-is-most-likely-coming-to-pc/

And we were right. Lucas Arts has just confirmed that Star Wars KOTOR Remake is officially coming to both PC and PS5!

Uncharted 4 Remastered officially announced for PC

https://www.dsogaming.com/news/uncharted-4-remastered-officially-announced-for-pc/

And the rumors/leaks were true. Sony has just announced that Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and its expansion are officially coming to the PC. As Sony noted, these two games have been remastered for PS5 and PC, so we can expect better graphics than their original versions.

Only the first one? BOOOOOOO!

The Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store has another free game: Sheltered. And netx week, the free games will be "Speed Brawl" and "Tharsis".

The Humble Store has a Civilization 30th Anniversary Sale, with up to 85% discounts during the next 13 days. The keys are for Steam and EGS, and... well, the only game on sale is Civ VI and its expansions (what a shitty sale, imho): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/civilization-vi-30th-anniversary-sale/

Fanatical has an Ubisoft Sale featuring up to 85% discounts during the next 10 days. The keys are for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/ubisoft

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Minecraft mod adds hydras, gorgons, death worms, and trained dragons
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-minecraft-mod-adds-hydras-gorgons-death-worms-and-trained-dragons/
It's always exciting when Mojang adds new mob types to Minecraft. We've seen the recent additions of the axolotl, glow squids, and mountain goats, with more sinister creatures like the blind warden coming in the second part of the Caves and Cliffs update.
If Mojang's 50+ mobs aren't enough for you, then look no further than Raptorfarian and Alexthe666's Ice and Fire: Dragons, a mod that adds a whole load of fantasy creatures into the base game. What originally started out as a project to add more dragons into the game back in 2017 has developed into a whole bestiary of monsters. The list is huge, including the likes of hippogryphs, gorgons, dread liches, sea serpents, hydras, pixies, cyclopes, trolls, death worms, and ghosts.

Rainbow Six total conversion mod pulls 56 missions together into one huge campaign
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rainbow-six-total-conversion-mod-pulls-56-missions-together-into-one-huge-campaign/
Before it became a major esports franchise, Rainbow Six was a tactical shooter series about a team of elite international operatives who battle dangerous terrorists around the world—basically GI Joe for people who want to be taken seriously by their spouses and co-workers.
It's been awhile since we've had a new game in that style—Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 in 2008, I believe—but the contents of seven past Rainbow Six releases, adding up to a whopping 56 missions in total, are now available in a single package called Rainbow Six: Black Ops 2.0, a total conversion mod for Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear.

The first Psychonauts gets an unofficial 4K Texture Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-first-psychonauts-gets-an-unofficial-4k-texture-pack/
Microsoft and Double Fine recently released Psychonauts 2. However, I’m pretty sure that some of you have not played the first game. So, if you are one of those that haven’t played it, you can go ahead and do so thanks to Reshade Ray Tracing and this 4K Texture Pack.
Created by modder ‘merendas235’, this 4K Texture Pack is 1.6GB in size and upscales all of the game’s textures. Furthermore, the modder has upscaled all of the game’s cinematics.
>> You can grab it from Nexus Mods.

New WIP video from the Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Remake in Unreal Engine 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-wip-video-from-the-tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness-remake-in-unreal-engine-4/
Back in July 2021, we shared some new screenshots from the upcoming fan remake of Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness in Unreal Engine 4. And yesterday, FreakRaider and Konrad Majewski shared a new WIP video from it.
This video showcases some gameplay mechanics, as well as some of Lara’s new moves and animations. From what we can see, the team aims to fix and improve everything that gamers hated in Angel of Darkness. As such, Lara will be more flexible and the game will – hopefully – has fewer bugs than its original version.

GAMING NEWS

New Forza Horizon 5 gameplay video shows Storm Expedition & 2 new races
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-forza-horizon-5-gameplay-video-shows-storm-expedition-2-new-races/
YouTube’s ‘Don Joewon Song’ has shared a new video, showing 15 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Forza Horizon 5. This video shows a Storm Expedition, as well as two new races.

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands releases in March 2022, gets first gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tiny-tinas-wonderlands-releases-in-march-2022-gets-first-gameplay-trailer/
2K and Gearbox Entertainment today debuted an all-new trailer for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a new fantasy-fueled take on the looter shooter genre. The trailer features fans’ first glimpse of gameplay, revealing brand new mechanics like spellcasting, character creation, and the tabletop-inspired Overworld. The trailer also showcases the all-star celebrity cast for the very first time.

New gameplay trailer released for Square Enix’s Forspoken
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-square-enixs-forspoken/
Square Enix has released a new gameplay trailer for Forspoken (previously known as Project Athia). In addition, the company revealed that the game will release in Spring 2022.

Ghostwire: Tokyo gets a brand new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/ghostwire-tokyo-gets-a-brand-new-gameplay-trailer/
Bethesda has released a brand new gameplay trailer for Tango Gameworks’ upcoming game, Ghostwire: Tokyo. This trailer showcases the main protagonist fighting some enemies, so it can give you an idea of its combat mechanics.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy gets a new cinematic trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-gets-a-new-cinematic-trailer/
Square Enix has released a new cinematic trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy at Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2021 event. This trailer packs some in-engine cinematic scenes, as well as some gameplay sequences.

Alan Wake – Original vs Remastered Official Comparison Screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/alan-wake-original-vs-remastered-official-comparison-screenshots/
Remedy has released the first official comparison screenshots between the original and the remastered versions of Alan Wake. These screenshots showcase the improvements that Remedy has made to this upcoming remaster.

First gameplay trailer released for Project EVE
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-project-eve/
SHIFTUP has released the first gameplay trailer for its upcoming game, Project EVE. Project EVE is an action-adventure game that takes place in the not-too-distant future on the ruined Earth against unknown enemies.

New gameplay trailer released for the open-world adventure game, Tchia
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-the-open-world-adventure-game-tchia/
Awaceb has released a brand new gameplay trailer for its upcoming open-world adventure game, Tchia. Tchia seems to have an art style similar to the Zelda games, and this trailer highlights some of its gameplay mechanics.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction gets a new “gameplay” trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-extraction-gets-a-new-gameplay-trailer/
Ubisoft has released a new gameplay trailer for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction. This new trailer feels more like an in-engine trailer than a gameplay trailer. I mean, it barely has any gameplay sequences from it. So yeah, it’s one of those “gameplay” trailers.

Hindsight 20/20 – Wrath of the Raakshasa, action RPG from former BioWare and Sucker Punch devs, is now available on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hindsight-20-20-wrath-of-the-raakshasa-action-rpg-from-former-bioware-and-sucker-punch-devs-is-now-available-on-steam/
Triple-I Games has announced that Hindsight 20/20 – Wrath of the Raakshasa, the action-RPG with morality-based decisions from the BioWare, ArenaNet, and Sucker Punch veterans, is now available on Steam.

The second beta for Icarus, survival game from DayZ creator, is now available
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-second-beta-for-icarus-survival-game-from-dayz-creator-is-now-available/
RocketWerkz has announced that the second Beta Weekend for its survival game, Icarus, is now available. In case you weren’t aware of, Icarus is a uniquely session-based PvE survival game for up to eight co-op players from the creator of DayZ.

Friday news, part two:

Rampart crashes a giant tank into Apex Legends next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rampart-crashes-a-giant-tank-into-apex-legends-next-week/
Apex Legends' foul-mouthed mechanic Rampart is the star of next week's Evolution Collection Event, crashing a land cruiser into World's Edge and gaining some sorely-needed buffs.

New X-COM book explains the special kind of terror that made the first game a classic
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/x-com-book-excerpt-monsters-in-the-dark/
No series has defined the past and present of turn-based strategy more than XCOM. (...)
Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense is a new book from author David Craddock, which tells the story behind the first game in the series (UFO: Enemy Unknown in the UK) and the early years of creator Julian Gollop.

Alan Wake Remastered gameplay trailer reveals an October release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/alan-wake-remastered-gameplay-trailer-reveals-an-october-release-date/
Earlier this week Remedy finally announced that a 4K remaster of its cult hit Alan Wake is in development and set to come out this fall. During today's PlayStation Showcase, we got our first look at some updated gameplay, and even better, a release date: Alan Wake Remastered will be out on October 5.

Deathloop shows how you can make enemies look like doofuses in new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/deathloop-shows-how-you-can-make-enemies-look-like-doofuses-in-new-trailer/
Deathloop is less than a week away, but Bethesda managed to sneak in one last trailer full of flashy firefights, vibrant locales, and eccentric party animals. Courtesy of Sony's latest PlayStation Showcase, the trailer is narrated by protagonist Colt Vahn, who is understandably fed up with the authoritarian Visionaries who run his prison-turned-party island. He's got a lot of questions that the trailer doesn't quite answer, but it does tease some interesting threads to follow, like a poster that purports that Colt is the island's Head of Security.

Radiohead is an Epic Games Store exclusive
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/radiohead-is-an-epic-games-store-exclusive/
Radiohead will release an interactive digital exhibition to celebrate the 21-year anniversary of the group's celebrated Kid A and Amnesiac albums. Announced during Sony's PS5-oriented State of Play today, the teaser above confirms a November release window for the Epic Games Store exclusive (it's also coming to PS5).

Halo Infinite is inviting all Insiders to its next test in two weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/halo-infinite-is-inviting-all-insiders-to-its-next-test-in-two-weeks/
Halo Infinite's next technical test is two weeks away—and to make sure it can properly test massive PVP matches, 343 Industries is inviting all Insiders along for the ride.

The Eternal Cylinder's nightmare geometry finally rolls out this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-eternal-cylinders-nightmare-geometry-finally-rolls-out-this-month/
Ace Team's colossal geometry nightmare The Eternal Cylinder is rolling onto the Epic Games Store this month, and it's looking as outlandishly strange as ever in a new release date trailer.

Former Starbreeze exec's insider trading conviction quashed on appeal
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/former-starbreeze-execs-insider-trading-conviction-quashed-on-appeal/
Sebastian Ahlskog is the former chief financial officer of Starbreeze, the Swedish studio probably best-known for the Payday series, and in February 2020 was convicted of insider trading: a conviction that has now been quashed on appeal (as reported by GamesIndustry.biz).

And now, let's check the deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The first one is the Weekly Sale, with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210906_weekly_sale
• Next comes the jRPG Sale with up to 80% deals during the next 5 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210908_rpg_month_jrpg
• And the Weekend Sale consists on simulation games up to 85% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210910_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The new daily deal is Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, 67% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/699170/Fell_Seal_Arbiters_Mark/
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege will be free to try during the next 2 days and 75% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/359550/Tom_Clancys_Rainbow_Six_Siege/
• The 2021 Metro Franchise Sale features between 35 and 76% discounts until September 13: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/MetroFranchiseSale
• Publisher NExT Studios puts its games up to 80% off until the 13th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/next-studios-publisher-sale
• F1 2021 is free to try during the next couple of days and 25% off until September 14: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1134570/F1_2021/
• Red Dead Redemption 2 will be 33% off until September 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174180/Red_Dead_Redemption_2/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

And that's it. Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.

Tales of Arise has shattered the franchise record for highest concurrent players on Steam. It's a higher peak than ALL previous Tales games on PC combined!

Honestly this game runs like butter. Now granted I have a powerful PC but even then, it's quite good in terms of optimization for a Japanese developer. You get a lot of graphical options as well... The power of Unreal Engine I suppose. Too bad there's no official ultrawide support afaik. Baby steps.

AMD Mining Card With RDNA 2 Navi 22 GPU Spotted, Features 10 GB GDDR6 Memory With 39 MH/s

https://wccftech.com/amd-mining-card-with-rdna-2-navi-22-gpu-spotted-10-gb-gddr6-memory-39-mh-s/

Looks like AMD wants to join in on the mining game.

Samsung Introduces New PRO Plus and EVO Plus microSD and SD Cards for Advanced Photography and Content Creation

https://news.samsung.com/us/%E2%80%A8samsung-new-pro-plus-evo-plus-microsd-%E2%80%A8sd-cards-advanced-photography-content-creation/

Kind of annoying how Samsung phones are getting rid of microsd cards as mine has lasted 3 generations of phones with all the data in tact. Oh well, hopefully the Switch 2 will still have Microsd cards or something similar.

Yea pretty much. BIOSes can be all over the place. The main thing I found is that the BIOS updates work best with the configuration of that era. So with X370 in my old system worked fine with 1700x CPU. But when I upgraded to the 3900X, that's when urghhness started to happen since I needed to upgrade BIOS as well in order to receive support for 3000 series. Basically 9/10 times, it just wouldn't boot until it went into it's "crash free BIOS" mode. Eventually after tinkering around with it, I found that it was cause for some reason, the RAM timings were causing the problem. I set the RAM timings to manual, boom, no issues after that. Like the weirdest thing ever.

Of course, this is gonna get even worse with the launch of Windows 11 as I am sure there will be BIOS and chipset updates to get Windows 11 working sufficiently. Overall though, it's better to spend the extra money on BIOS flashback cause it could save you a lot of headaches lol.

Epic vs. Apple Ruling Reveals Latter Must Allow App Store to Direct Users to Third-Party Payment Options

https://wccftech.com/epic-vs-apple-ruling-must-allow-users-to-third-party-payment-options/

“[Apple is] permanently restrained and enjoined from prohibiting developers from including in their apps and their metadata buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms, in addition to In-App Purchasing and (ii) communicating with customers through points of contact obtained voluntarily from customers through account registration within the app.”

"Judge Rogers had also ruled that Epic Games shall pay damages since it breached Apple’s App Store contact when it attempted to circumvent the commission requirement and tried to add a third-party payment option."

"The damages owed are 30 percent of the $12,167,719 in revenue that Epic Games collected from users in the Fortnite app on iOS through direct payments between August 2020 and October 2020. Additional damages include 30 percent of any such revenue Epic Games collected from November 1, 2020, through the date of judgment, plus interest."

Wow... Epic Won! It is being appealed but this is gonna cause quite the stir in the industry.

Not really.

“the court cannot ultimately conclude that Apple is a monopolist under either federal or state antitrust laws"

Apple still gets the 30% from purchases. No 3rd party app stores. Fortnite is still banned from the Apple app store. The only thing Apple lost is on the anti-steering rule.

Regardless, both parties are likely to appeal.

One of the reasons why I hate updating firmware in general they can be so finicky and nerve-racking. Like if there's something that goes wrong you can say goodbye to that unless there's some sort of fallback. I remember bricking my Razer Deathadder before due to a bad flash.

Idd on Ryzen set ups I noticed that its extra picky on RAM types and timings for stability. Which is why I'm a bit more reluctant to touch my memory for any type of OC. Though tbf, in my case it was kinda my fault since I forgot to reset settings to default before updating it (a big nono). But yeah, going to spend the extra in the future to save myself the stress should something go wrong. That extra 20-30 bucks is way worth it than my time and reassurance!

About that Epic case.. that's insane. Should that bill go though that will have a big impact on closed platforms. For developers this will be a game-changing thing. Particularly if release freeware with paid content. If Sony/MS get hit by this I'd expect there will be a lot of publishers looking at free to play model (GaaS) for the games.

Those things weren't ever gonna happen regardless and the main thing that Epic was interested in was allowing Epic to use their own payment platforms which started the entire thing.

I don't see how Apple is going to get 30% from every transaction if app developers can now get users to use their own payment platforms. We also don't know if Fortnite is a permanent ban or not.