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SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

Either it was a slow week, or TMNT and Starship Troopers did better than I thought they would.

Diablo Immortal has apparently earned over $24M in just two weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/diablo-immortal-has-apparently-earned-over-dollar24m-in-just-two-weeks/
It's fair to say that Diablo Immortal hasn't been well-received by every corner of the internet. The action-RPG's microtransactions sparked a brutal backlash, its loot boxes prevented it from being released in Belgium and the Netherlands, and criticism of this free-to-play spin-off raised enough concern about the next mainline Diablo game that Blizzard had to promise Diablo 4 won't be monetized the same way.
None of that seems to have prevented Diablo Immortal from raking in the cash. As spotted by GameDev Reports, Diablo Immortal earned $24.3 million in its first two weeks and was downloaded over eight million times according to data sourced from Appmagic. And that's not even counting the PC version, which is currently in beta.
>> 24 millions from 8 million downloads gives us $3 per download. It doesn't look like much to me.

The remastered version of the classic Flashback is free to keep on GOG
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-remastered-version-of-the-classic-flashback-is-free-to-keep-on-gog/
GOG is currently giving away for free the remastered version of the classic action-adventure game, Flashback. For the next three days, PC gamers can visit its GOG store page and acquire their free copy.
Flashback was one of the first games to use motion capture technology for more realistic animations, with backgrounds that were entirely hand-drawn and a gripping science-fiction storyline.
>> Available from here.

Steam has two new deals:

The Humble Store has three new sales:

Fanatical has launches its Red Hot Sale, some flash deals and five new Bundles:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Fan remakes of Zelda Wind Waker, Harry Potter 2 & Dragon Ball Online in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/fan-remakes-of-zelda-wind-waker-harry-potter-2-dragon-ball-online-in-unreal-engine-5/
It’s the weekend and as you may have guessed, I’ve collected some interesting Unreal Engine 5 projects to share with you. Now contrary to most of our previous stories, today I present you fan remakes of Zelda Wind Waker, Harry Potter 2 and Dragon Ball Online in Unreal Engine 5 that are actually in active development.

Ten minutes of gameplay footage from a new Silent Hill Fan Remake in Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/ten-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-a-new-silent-hill-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-5/
Codeless Studio got in touch with us and informed us about a new Silent Hill fan remake in Unreal Engine 5 (that is currently in active development). Moreover, the team recently shared a video, showcasing ten minutes of gameplay footage from it.
This gameplay video showcases the Midwich Elementary School. In this video, we also get to see the main protagonist, some of the game’s environments and enemies, as well as some action scenes.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets a brand new DLC-sized Expansion Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-gets-a-brand-new-dlc-sized-expansion-mod/
In March 2021, we shared one of the first DLC-sized fan expansions for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. And today, we are presenting you another huge fan expansion mod for this latest Zelda game, called Doors of Doom.
The good news here is that this DLC-sized expansion is playable on PC via Nintendo WiiU and Switch emulators. However, and since the WiiU emulators are currently more stable, we suggest using such one for playing it.
(...)
Doors of Doom is currently available to Patreon members only. However, this fan expansion will become available to everyone (via Gamebanana) on June 29th.
>> Contrary to what you may think, this expansion has nothing to do with DOOM, the game. There's a 20 minutes long video showing what this mod is about: doors.

Deus Ex Randomizer mod also adds bingo, Dark Souls-style online death markers
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/deus-ex-randomizer-mod-also-adds-bingo-dark-souls-style-online-death-markers/
Days ahead of the 22nd anniversary of its release, PC gaming touchstone Deus Ex is getting a big 2.0 update to its ambitious Randomizer mod.
Headed up by modder Die4Ever, the mod's main feature, randomization, looks to shake up Deus Ex's well-trodden levels with shuffled start points, equipment locations, passwords, goal locations, keys, enemies, and even door/lock strength. A big "we're not in Kansas anymore" moment from the mod's trailer was seeing a player try to input the legendary 0451 door code to the UNATCO storage shed and having it deny access.

Get some Bloodborne in your Elden Ring with this quickstep mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/get-some-bloodborne-in-your-elden-ring-with-this-quickstep-mod/
Elden Ring is many things, but one that it is definitely not is Bloodborne. No I'm not going to pop off on another rant about why Sony won't bring it to PC (yet) but, in the meantime, a new mod will let you take to the Lands Between as a moon-scented hunter.
Modder nmsl2018 has created the snappily titled 'Replace light roll animation with sekiro step animation and medium roll with bloodborne step' mod. I don't really feel like I need to describe what it does after that but, if you haven't played those games, the player characters quickstep rather than roll-dodging, and it is very cool. The Sekiro version is quicker than the Bloodborne one, hence it being split over the different weights of roll.

GAMING NEWS

First official 4K screenshots for CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-official-4k-screenshots-for-crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii-reunion/
Square Enix has released the first official 4K screenshots for CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION. These screenshots showcase the improved graphics of this upcoming remaster of this FF game that came out exclusively on PSP.



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Monday news, part two:

Here's how to sign up for Overwatch 2's next beta
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heres-how-to-sign-up-for-overwatch-2s-next-beta/
Blizzard has opened sign ups for Overwatch 2's next beta. Players have until June 28, or when Blizzard's server capacity is reached, to sign up and the beta will go live on June 28 as well. Additionally, Blizzard plans to provide access to this beta to anyone who has signed up for it by July 14 at the latest. If you're really jonesin' to try the hero shooter's next iteration for yourself and don't want to shell out for a preorder of the "Watchpoint Pack," there's really no downside to opting in.

Dataminer discovers 2 major Elden Ring bosses may have once had their own questlines
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dataminer-discovers-2-major-elden-ring-bosses-may-have-once-had-their-own-questlines/
Souls series dataminer Sekiro Dubi has released two videos detailing unused Elden Ring quests related to some late-game bosses: Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable, and Mohg, the Lord of Blood.

Lost Japanese adventure game from 1999 resurfaces on Steam, and it's so weird I can't describe it in a headline
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/lost-japanese-adventure-game-from-1999-resurfaces-on-steam-and-its-so-weird-i-cant-describe-it-in-a-headline/
I'll kick off with a notice that some of what you're about to see is decidedly NSFW. It's for adults.
In the 1990s, Japanese surrealist artist Tomomi Sakuba realized that he could make a game with the free HyperCard software on his Mac. After a few prototypes, he started working on what would eventually become Garage: Bad Dream Adventure, a bizarre and disturbing point-and-click adventure about a fetal biomechanical creature navigating a parapsychological and disturbingly sexualized, but not explicitly sexy, world.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is going hard on features for the PC port
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-from-zero-is-going-hard-on-features-for-the-pc-port/
The upcoming port of The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero looks to be going out of its way to accommodate the broad range of PC hardware fans are using. To be frank, it's not really the kind of game anyone expects to have a robust port, but the developers are working pretty hard at it. Harder, in fact, than anyone might expect.

Controversial tactical shooter Ready or Not returns to Steam after brief removal
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/controversial-tactical-shooter-ready-or-not-removed-from-steam-without-explanation/
As reported by NME, tactical FPS Ready or Not was removed from the Steam store without warning on June 16, with the developers claiming it was a backend error that will soon be addressed.
Update 6/18/22: Ready or Not is once again available on Steam. According to a tweet from Void Interactive, the developer removed Ready or Not due to a copyright claim regarding trademarked material in a nightclub level added on June 12, the sixth anniversary of the deadly mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. According to the developer's statement, it willingly removed the potentially copyright-infringing content from the game as a "show of good faith," rather than dispute the claim. The removal was not, as some speculated, any form of moderation by Steam or Void in response to the level's release on the mass shooting's anniversary.

Check out the demo for stylish, dynamic deckbuilder Beneath Oresa
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/check-out-the-demo-for-stylish-dynamic-deckbuilder-beneath-oresa/
As this month's Steam Next Fest rolls on, a demo that's worth your time is Beneath Oresa, a roguelike deckbuilding game that adds some nice positional twists to the standard formula—as well as a heck of a lot of stylish animation. I rarely recommend games in this genre, which has exploded in popularity since Slay the Spire, but I think that Beneath Oresa might have what it takes to join Monster Train alongside Slay the Spire as a great.

Rob the town blind and cheat gods in Dread Delusion's Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rob-the-town-blind-and-cheat-gods-in-dread-delusions-early-access/
Dread Delusion's first town of Hallow, built into an asteroid suspended above an unforgiving countryside, fulfilled a craving I wasn't even fully aware I'd had: one for the dense, multilayered urban areas of Deus Ex and Vampire: the Masquerade—Bloodlines. Elder Scrolls towns come close for me, but don't quite have the intricacy and depth of their more immersive sim-y cousins. Hallow, with its secret tunnels, hidden doors, and vertical exploration, gives a bite-sized reprisal of Deus Ex and VtMB's game-long exercises in breaking into peoples' apartments and reading their emails.

Mecha armada stomps kaiju all the way out of Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/mecha-armada-stomps-kaiju-all-the-way-out-of-early-access/
Mech Armada looked pretty neat last year when it first revealed, but the 10 months since its Early Access debut has really been kind to the game. It's a tactics roguelite about your army of customized mechs taking on an equally-endless swarm of monstrosities. Its unique twist is that each mech is customized from a set of parts, transport, torso, and guns.
>> The article has a video that, for some reason, doesn't go above 480p.

An easter egg in Unpacking has revealed the developer's next game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/an-easter-egg-in-unpacking-has-revealed-the-developers-next-game/
Earlier this month, Australian indie studio Witch Beam posted a blog that mentioned an unfound easter egg in its game Unpacking. "A pixel art rendition of the key art for our next game exists somewhere inside Unpacking," the blog said, "and no one has found it yet!"
A couple of days later, easter egg-hunting YouTuber xGarbett turned up that easter egg. As some players had already figured out, you can turn on the game consoles in Unpacking and see fictional games Cactus Carts, Witch Sports, Android Cold War III, and Lash N' Dash. But turning on the Wii in the second apartment level revealed a game that may not exist yet, but isn't fictional: TemPoPo.

According to a report, The Quarry and High On Life were almost Stadia games
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/according-to-a-report-the-quarry-and-high-on-life-were-almost-stadia-games/
According to Axios Gaming newsletter sources, both recently released horror game The Quarry and the upcoming FPS from Justin Roiland's Squanch Games High On Life were initially being developed with Google's assistance, and intended to launch on Stadia. Until Google shifted its focus away from game development, that is.

Alice: Madness Returns has been taken off Steam again
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/alice-madness-returns-has-been-taken-off-steam-again/
Alice: Madness Returns, the sequel to American McGee's Alice, hasn't had a great time of it on Steam. After being delisted in late 2016 due to problems with the DRM publisher Electronic Arts saddled it with, Madness Returns returned in late February this year. It managed to stay on Steam for less than four months before being removed again. As the boilerplate text on its Steam page currently says, "At the request of the publisher, Alice: Madness Returns is no longer available for sale on Steam."

The Looker is a free puzzle parody of other, much more serious, puzzlers
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-looker-is-a-free-puzzle-parody-of-other-very-serious-puzzlers/
If you enjoyed The Witness, but kind of wish you could play a game that's filled with toilet humor, strong language, and general goofs, I have great news. That game both exists and is free: It's called The Looker. In the grand tradition of games making fun of other games, it's not the top, and it's not the bottom either: It sure is an entry.

Unused Elden Ring quest would have tied an early NPC to the game's darkest secrets
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/unused-elden-ring-quest-would-have-tied-an-early-npc-to-the-games-darkest-secrets/
Continuing a banner week of investigating unused content left in Elden Ring's files, dataminer Sekiro Dubi has successfully reimplemented a game-spanning, multi-part quest involving the early game merchant, Kalé.
In the released game, Kalé never moves from Limgrave's Church of Elleh. He sells some essential early game gear like the spyglass and crafting kit, and will also direct you toward Blaidd the Half-Wolf. Kalé is the only named member of the nomadic merchants in the game, and the group's lore and connection to the sinister Three Fingers is only implied.

Call of Duty now makes cheaters' weapons vanish
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-now-makes-cheaters-weapons-vanish/
Call of Duty is such a huge series that it faces a never-ending war against cheaters. In recent times this has led to the creation of its proprietary Ricochet software, a kernel-level anti-cheat that runs across all its games.
A new blog post from the Ricochet developers summarises the team's findings since launch, and outlines some of the major anti-cheating measures they've put in place. Since Ricochet launched last year, "we’ve seen both significant drops in cheaters invading our games as well as some unfortunate increases—an expected ebb and flow that is a frustrating reality in game security."

RIP Heroes of Newerth, once LoL's biggest competitor
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rip-heroes-of-newerth-once-lols-biggest-competitor/
In April 2009, two lane-pushing games entered beta in the same month. Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends competed for more-or-less the same audience of Dota fans. (...)
"The Heroes of Newerth team regrets to announce that Heroes of Newerth’s service will officially come to an end on June 20, 2022."



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TallSilhouette said:

Yeah, you can run Doom on a Lego brick PC now
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/yeah-you-can-run-doom-on-a-lego-brick-pc-now/

Having wired up the Lego terminal we recently reported on (opens in new tab) as an itsy bitsy external monitor, James Brown has been spotted playing Doom on it. An incredible feat, especially considering the atrocious pixel density of the 0.42-inch screen—I don't imagine they got very far in the game, but still a very cool little project.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT “Fishhawk Falls” CPU has been spotted with 16 cores

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-sapphire-rapids-hedt-fishhawk-falls-cpu-has-been-spotted-with-16-cores

I think overall, HEDT is kinda in a shitty space. Intel has basically abandoned the space thanks to AMD's threadripper while AMD has cucked threadripper buyers with single gen CPU sockets. We will see if the next gen turns out to be any different.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 5000WX series launching through system integrators next month

https://videocardz.com/press-release/amd-ryzen-threadripper-5000wx-series-launching-through-system-integrators-next-month

GALAX launches GeForce RTX 3060 Vegetables Fairy “Cabbage Dog” special edition

https://videocardz.com/newz/galax-launches-geforce-rtx-3060-vegetables-fairy-cabbage-dog-special-edition



                  

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JEMC said:

Alice: Madness Returns has been taken off Steam again
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/alice-madness-returns-has-been-taken-off-steam-again/
Alice: Madness Returns, the sequel to American McGee's Alice, hasn't had a great time of it on Steam. After being delisted in late 2016 due to problems with the DRM publisher Electronic Arts saddled it with, Madness Returns returned in late February this year. It managed to stay on Steam for less than four months before being removed again. As the boilerplate text on its Steam page currently says, "At the request of the publisher, Alice: Madness Returns is no longer available for sale on Steam."

Seems like this was a mistake.

Edit:

And it's back.

Last edited by Rhonin the wizard - on 20 June 2022

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Captain_Yuri said:

Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT “Fishhawk Falls” CPU has been spotted with 16 cores

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-sapphire-rapids-hedt-fishhawk-falls-cpu-has-been-spotted-with-16-cores

I think overall, HEDT is kinda in a shitty space. Intel has basically abandoned the space thanks to AMD's threadripper while AMD has cucked threadripper buyers with single gen CPU sockets. We will see if the next gen turns out to be any different.

An Intel HEDT with 16 cores when their desktop parts have 8+8 (and soon a lot more than that), doesn't sound like a lot, to be honest. But maybe it's the low-end one and there'll others with higher core counts.

By the way, did I miss it or you haven't posted thge rumor about Zen4's launch date?

Rhonin the wizard said:
JEMC said:

Alice: Madness Returns has been taken off Steam again
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/alice-madness-returns-has-been-taken-off-steam-again/
Alice: Madness Returns, the sequel to American McGee's Alice, hasn't had a great time of it on Steam. After being delisted in late 2016 due to problems with the DRM publisher Electronic Arts saddled it with, Madness Returns returned in late February this year. It managed to stay on Steam for less than four months before being removed again. As the boilerplate text on its Steam page currently says, "At the request of the publisher, Alice: Madness Returns is no longer available for sale on Steam."

Seems like this was a mistake.

Edit:

And it's back.

What a stupid mistake, byt I'm glad it's already been fixed.

Thank you.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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JEMC said:
Captain_Yuri said:

Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT “Fishhawk Falls” CPU has been spotted with 16 cores

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-sapphire-rapids-hedt-fishhawk-falls-cpu-has-been-spotted-with-16-cores

I think overall, HEDT is kinda in a shitty space. Intel has basically abandoned the space thanks to AMD's threadripper while AMD has cucked threadripper buyers with single gen CPU sockets. We will see if the next gen turns out to be any different.

An Intel HEDT with 16 cores when their desktop parts have 8+8 (and soon a lot more than that), doesn't sound like a lot, to be honest. But maybe it's the low-end one and there'll others with higher core counts.

By the way, did I miss it or you haven't posted thge rumor about Zen4's launch date?

Well it is a 16 core 32 thread part so none of that efficiency core nonsense since it's all big cores. But yea, I'd imagine it's the lower end cause 16 cores these days is barely HEDT territory.

If it's from today, then I don't see it in the usual sites I go to but if it's from a different day, then idk, I'd have to go back and check. You can certainly post hardware articles too if I miss any or something that interests you though since I do post gaming articles from time to time that isn't in the news cycle but which interests me.



                  

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Captain_Yuri said:
JEMC said:

An Intel HEDT with 16 cores when their desktop parts have 8+8 (and soon a lot more than that), doesn't sound like a lot, to be honest. But maybe it's the low-end one and there'll others with higher core counts.

By the way, did I miss it or you haven't posted thge rumor about Zen4's launch date?

Well it is a 16 core 32 thread part so none of that efficiency core nonsense since it's all big cores. But yea, I'd imagine it's the lower end cause 16 cores these days is barely HEDT territory.

If it's from today, then I don't see it in the usual sites I go to but if it's from a different day, then idk, I'd have to go back and check. You can certainly post hardware articles too if I miss any or something that interests you though since I do post gaming articles from time to time that isn't in the news cycle but which interests me.

The article is from Friday:

AMD Ryzen 7000 could go on sale on September 15th
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-could-go-on-sale-on-september-15th
During a presentation in China (probably for local retailers and distributors), a person representing the company might have just confirmed the availability date of Ryzen 7000 and AM5 motherboards. According to one of the presentation slides, AMD next-gen CPU series may already be available on September 15th, which is the ‘on-sale’ date.

Therefore, AMD Ryzen 7000 series would become available more than a month sooner than Radeon 7000 GPU series. This would give customers enough time to pick all new parts for an-all AMD next-gen build.

There's also another rumor about the lineup of the new AMD CPUs, but we already got the same rumor some time ago (basically it's the same 4 processors that launched with the 5000 series, with the 7600X being the lowest one)



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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I use
- LG 27UL550-W
- Optoma UHD42

Both 4k, HDR.
I have a 2080 Ti. My setup is from 2020

I plan to update card and screens ^^



No 4K for my monitor sadly only a 1440P 32" Samsung G7. Thinking of upgrading that to a Samsung Odyssey Neo G7/G8 32" that's 4K with mini LED's.

I would go with three of the same monitors personally for a multi monitor set up. For consistency if anything. There are 24" 4K monitors out there.. Like the LG 24UD58-B. Which is a 24" 4K IPS monitor with VESA mounts, for mounting on monitor arms. I would suggest looking for most adjustable ones; particularly height, if you are using out of box for comfort and ergonomics.

Last edited by hinch - on 21 June 2022