Part 2:

WADJET EYE'S NEXT GAME IS A SUPERNATURAL ADVENTURE CALLED UNAVOWED

http://www.pcgamer.com/wadjet-eyes-next-game-is-a-supernatural-adventure-called-unavowed/

Wadjet Eye Games founder Dave Gilbert has announced on the Adventure Game Studio forums that his next project will be a dark, supernatural thriller called Unavowed. And unlike recent Wadjet Eye releases, this one is (mostly) all his: He said it's the first original game he's written in two years, and his first all-new IP since 2006.

PUNCH CLUB HAS SOLD 330,000 UNITS, BUT IT'S BEEN PIRATED 1.6 MILLION TIMES

http://www.pcgamer.com/punch-club-has-sold-330000-units-but-its-been-pirated-16-million-times/

Punch Club was quite a success for tinyBuild and Lazy Bear Games: it's sold over 300,000 copies, which is a great result for a new Steam game in 2015. Still, it could have sold a bunch more. In fact, according to stats collected by Alex Nichiporchik of tinyBuild, at least 1.6 million people have pirated the game. That's roughly five times more than it has sold legitimately thus far.

>>Shame on "us".

STARDEW VALLEY UPDATE AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MARRIAGE

http://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-update-aims-to-improve-the-quality-of-marriage/

Stardew Valley has taken steps toward improving marriage in the game with the recent launch of the 1.06 update, which aims to ensure that spouses “retain a lot more of their unique 'personality'” after they get hitched. Each spouse now has his or her own unique dialogue, and will leave the house at least once a week to go to town, or maybe to just take a walk.

SCRIBBLENAUTS STUDIO 5TH CELL SUFFERS MAJOR LAYOFFS

http://www.pcgamer.com/scribblenauts-studio-5th-cell-suffers-major-layoffs/

Following rumours yesterday that Scribblenauts Unlimited studio 5th Cell had shut down entirely, comes confirmation that the studio still exists – only now with a far smaller workforce. Lead animator Tim Borrelli tweeted yesterday that the studio had closed, but an official statement from the studio confirms that around 45 people have been laid off due to the cancellation of an upcoming Scribblenauts mobile game.

>>More bad news?

NUK3TOWN GOING FREE FOR ALL BLACK OPS 3 PLAYERS

http://www.pcgamer.com/nuk3town-going-free-for-all-black-ops-3-players/

Black Ops 3's Nuk3town map is going free for all players. Previously, the fan favourite was confined to a pre-order bonus, and, for UK boxed copies, a Game-exclusive pre-order bonus at that. Given that Game's PC selection is unlikely to tempt a Steam user, I can't image it was busy on PC.

BINDING OF ISAAC DEV TEASES NEW GAME

http://www.pcgamer.com/binding-of-isaac-dev-teases-new-game/

We should have known that whatever The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen was working on next, he wouldn't do something so mundane as telling us what it is. McMillen enjoys making us dance like puppets, so the teaser for his new project, The Legend of Bum-bo, raises more questions than it answers.

HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER RELEASING THIS MONTH

http://www.pcgamer.com/hyper-light-drifter-releasing-this-month/

Hyper Light Drifter, the gorgeous, enigmatic ARPG from Heart Machine, finally has a release date. On March 31, you can see exactly what Heart Machine has achieved with $650,000—from a Kickstarter target of $27,000.

>>This is the third trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWufEJ1Ava0

HITMAN'S FIRST ELUSIVE TARGET DELAYED; NEW ESCALATIONS ADDED

http://www.pcgamer.com/hitmans-first-elusive-target-delayed-new-escalations-added/

Hitman's first Elusive Target will be appearing later than planned, closer to the launch of Hitman's second mission, Sapienza, in April.

Elusive Targets are time-limited, challenging hits set in Hitman's existing levels—in this case, the Parisian palace that hosts Showstopper. The targets don't show up on the minimap or in Instinct mode, requiring visual identification. I expected these to form the bulk of the interim content between Hitman missions, but either Io is still fine-tuning the framework by which they're implemented or the hits are more deep than I was anticipating.

RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER DLC CONCLUDES MARCH 29

http://www.pcgamer.com/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-dlc-concludes-march-29/

Even if Rise of the Tomb Raider came to PC a few months late, at least the extras are in sync with console—despite those extras being served lukewarm. Rise of the Tomb Raider's season pass has one last chance to fix itself in our memories, with the final instalment, Cold Darkness Awakened, releasing March 29.

And here we are, time for the news:

1-Emulators

• Here Is Splatoon Running In CEMU 1.4.0b http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-splatoon-runing-in-cemu-1-4-0b/

2-Gaming News

CHRONOS – OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/chronos-official-trailer/

Gunfire Games has released the official trailer for Chronos. Chronos is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil. The game will be released on March 28th.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5_2OVz49Oo

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III – MOD TOOLS ENTERING CLOSED ALPHA REALLY SOON

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-iii-mod-tools-entering-closed-alpha-really-soon/

Treyarch’s Director of Development has revealed that the closed alpha phase for the modding tools for Call of Duty: Black Ops III will begin really soon.

TEKKEN 7 SURVEY GAUGES INTEREST FOR PC VERSION

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tekken-7-survey-gauges-interest-for-pc-version/

Bandai Namco has launched a new survey for Tekken 7, in which the company gauges interest for a possible PC version. Tekken 7 is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and it is well known that Katsuhiro Harada is interested in bringing this game to our platform.

>>This is the survey, just in case you want to give your opinion.

MINECRAFT: STORY MODE IS GETTING THREE "ADD-ON" EPISODES

http://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-story-mode-is-getting-three-add-on-episodes/

The fifth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode, entitled Order Up, will be out on March 29, and here's a surprise: It will not mark the end of the game. Developer Telltale Games announced today that three more “post-season episodes” are on the way.

QUANTUM BREAK’S PC GRAPHICS SETTINGS POSSIBLY REVEALED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/quantum-breaks-pc-graphics-settings-possibly-revealed/

Quantum Break releases on the PC on April 5th, and it appears that its graphics settings have already been revealed. Our reader ‘Jack’ shared with us the following images, showing the game’s PC graphics settings. Remedy has included a respectable amount of options to tweak, so go ahead and take a look.

>>Discuss it in GribbleGrunger's thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=215020

BATTLEBORN’S STORY MODE DETAILED, OPEN BETA BEGINS ON APRIL 13TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/battleborns-story-mode-detailed-open-beta-begins-on-april-13th/

2K Games and Gearbox revealed today that Battleborn’s Story Mode will take a TV-style approach to its format where you and your friends are the stars of every episode. In order to celebrate this announcement, 2K Games released some new screenshots and a trailer – for the game’s Story mode – that can be viewed.

>>This is the new trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1tcxz3GDME

DRAFT BANS ARE COMING TO HEROES OF THE STORM

http://www.pcgamer.com/draft-bans-are-coming-to-heroes-of-the-storm/

Blizzard has announced some big changes coming to Heroes of the Storm in the next patch. Draft lobbies are being given an “epic visual overhaul” in the next patch, including new background art, animated hero models and portraits, and updated selection animations, and hero bans in ranked play and custom games are finally on the way.

>>They have announced it via video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yiX5YSQYmg

THE DESCENDANT IS A SCI-FI ADVENTURE SET AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-descendant-is-a-sci-fi-adventure-set-after-the-end-of-the-world/

The Descendant does not start off on a happy note: After climate change wrecks the planet, humanity nukes itself into a state of near-extinction. A few thousand “descendants of humanity” are selected for cryogenic suspension in underground bunkers called Arks, where it's hoped they'll survive the devastation and eventually emerge, to begin the process of rebuilding civilization. And centuries later, they do. All except the people in Ark-01.

>>This is the Episode 1 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAZIoeZy3CQ

TELLTALE'S THE WALKING DEAD SEASON THREE WILL DEBUT THIS YEAR

http://www.pcgamer.com/telltales-the-walking-dead-season-three-will-debut-this-year/

Telltale Games CEO Kevin Bruner said in a recent interview with Mashable that the third season of its Walking Dead adventure series will get underway sometime this year. The studio has a “really cool and unexpected” plan for dealing with all the possible endings to TWD season two, he added: “From a role-playing, interactive storytelling point of view, it is not from the bag of tricks that we've ever shown anybody before.”

FALLOUT 4 SURVIVAL MODE WILL ENTER BETA NEXT WEEK

http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-survival-mode-will-enter-beta-next-week/

Fallout 4's Boston wasteland isn't pleasant. It's full of malevolent, mutated wildlife, warring factions and lung-torching radiation. Still, that's not a huge problem if you can save your progress every minute or so, as the more careful among us often do. That's why Bethesda is releasing a Survival mode, which removes the ability to save – among other things – and ramps up the difficulty. That's coming next week, according to Bethesda.

DARK SOULS 3 LAUNCH TRAILER REVEALS NEW HORRORS

http://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-3-launch-trailer-reveals-new-horrors/

Dark Souls 3 releases in Japan tomorrow. If you need to live vicariously until it comes our way on April 12, the Japanese launch trailer is out—in English, helpfully.

>>Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjY99zF3_to

PLANET COASTER ENTERS EARLY BIRD ALPHA

http://www.pcgamer.com/planet-coaster-enters-early-bird-alpha/

Frontier's lavish modernisation of the theme park sim, Planet Coaster, is now available to play if you want to shell out on the early bird alpha.

>>Any of you will jump in?

THIS WAR OF MINE: THE LITTLE ONES IS COMING TO PC

http://www.pcgamer.com/this-war-of-mine-the-little-ones-is-coming-to-pc/

This War of Mine is a game about surviving the horrors of war, not as a thick-necked soldier with an array of guns and a can-do attitude, but rather as a civilian: hungry, sick, injured, alone, and above all else, desperate. It's obviously not the happiest simulation ever, but as we noted in our review, that's the point. And in spite of the grim subject matter, it was successful enough to earn an expansion, The Little Ones, which was released in January as part of an expanded, console-exclusive edition. Today, however, developer 11 Bit Studios announced that a PC version is on the way.

>>This was the (PS4) announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6MKgnU8Qi0

http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-ends-tick-tock-chip-development-model/

The end of an era.

It just shows how hard it is now to move from one node to the next one.

A couple bits of hardware info.

MICRON CUSTOMERS BEGIN SAMPLING GDDR5X MEMORY CHIPS

http://hexus.net/business/news/components/91526-micron-customers-begin-sampling-gddr5x-memory-chips/

another source: http://hothardware.com/news/micron-sampling-gddr5x-memory-for-faster-next-gen-graphics-cards

Back in early Feb Micron wrote a blog post about its intermediary GDDR5 memory technology and how it would hit mass production by summer. At that time we heard that the first GDDR5X chips would start sampling in spring – and now, nicely on schedule, daffodils at the ready – spring has come.

The Hot Hardware team claim to have got word direct from Micron that it has indeed started sampling GDDR5X to its clients. No other source was linked, and I can't find any official mention of this milestone on the Micron site at the time of writing. The sampling stage is an important step and according to that report we probably won't hear anything else from Micron until GDDR5X memory packing graphics cards are launched as summer heats up.

As Micron is said to have both 8Gb (1GB) and 16Gb (2GB) densities available for partners to sample, these partners will be able to cobble 8GB and 16GB graphics cards, ready for summer. As time moves on HBM will largely take over graphics RAM duties in the AiB industry but there are rumours that Nvidia, at least, will kit-out some high-end and mid-high range graphics cards with GDDR5X for release this summer.

AMD POLARIS AND VEGA: DETAILS ABOUT THE GPUS WITH FIRST SHADER DETAILS

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/AMD-Polaris-Hardware-261587/News/Vega-Details-Shader-Ellesmere-Baffin-Greenland-1190310/

As the article is in german and I've used Google translator to read it, I won't post the article but the relevant info that comes from it.

All the info comes from the source code of the latest Linux drivers.

• Ellesmere is Polaris 10, comes with 8 32-bit memory controllers, so it's a 256bit card.
• Baffin is Polaris 11, comes with 4 32-bit memory controllers, so it's a 128bit card.
• Greenland will be Vega 10 and 11.

The memory controller of Polaris 10 and 11 cards is labeled as "8.1". The Tonga (R9 285, R9 380 -/X) memory controller is 8.0(GDDR5) and Fiji is 8.5(HBM). That would suggest that Polaris could use GDDR5X memory modules.

They have found that the ID of Polaris 10 is 67DF: C4, and that there is an entry in the benchmark database of SiSoftware with that ID that labels it as having 36 Compute Units with 2,304 shader units. That's between Tonga XT, R9 380X, with 2048 and Hawaii Pro, R9 290-R9 390, with 2560. But the chip in question could be a cropped version, so a 2,560 or 3,072 is still possible.

Lastly, the smaller Vega could have 4096 shader units, the same as Fiji, while the big Vega would be the new top dog.

Of course that doesn't take into account the architectural improvements.

Edit: Videocardz also has two similar stories

AMD confirms Polaris 10 is Ellesmere and Polaris 11 is Baffin  # AMD Polaris 10 GPU specifications leaked

And they also believe that this is a cut down version of Polaris 10 with only 36 CUs, with the full chip featuring 40 CUs and 2560 Stream Processors/Shader Units.

It's Easter and tomorrow is festive in Spain, I don't know if it's the same where you are, so this will be the last news for the week.

CHRONOS – NEW SCREENSHOTS RELEASED FOR THIS “ZELDA-LIKE” OCULUS RIFT VR TITLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/chronos-new-screenshots-released-for-this-zelda-like-oculus-rift-vr-title/

Gunfire Games has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming “Zelda-like” Oculus Rift VR game, Chronos. Chronos is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil, and is planned for a March 28th release.

LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS GETS GAMEPLAY REVEAL TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-gets-gameplay-reveal-trailer/

Warner Bros has released a new trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in which players can get a glimpse at its gameplay.LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens will introduce brand new gameplay mechanics to build, battle and fly through the galaxy like never before, as well as new story content exploring the time between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPUciXMLipM

DYING LIGHT: THE FOLLOWING – ENHANCED EDITION – PATCH 1.11.1 ADDS OPTION TO DISABLE CHROMATIC ABERRATION

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dying-light-the-following-enhanced-edition-patch-1-11-1-adds-option-to-disable-chromatic-aberration/

Techland has released a new patch for Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition that adds an option to disable Chromatic Aberration. According to the changelog, this update also adds various stability improvements, including co-op. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.

>>Let us know if it really fixes it, Chazore.

PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2016 – DATA PACK 3 NOW AVAILABLE, BRINGS NEW FREE UEFA EURO 2016 CONTENT

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2016-data-pack-3-now-available-brings-new-free-uefa-euro-2016-content/

Konami Digital has detailed the newly released content for its key third Data Pack for PES 2016. Made available today, the free update adds UEFA EURO 2016 content that features new national team licenses, tournament branding, official tournament mode, official match ball and Stade de France. In addition a wealth of player faces, stat upgrades and boots create a significant update for PES 2016.

DARK SOULS III GETS NEW “ACCURSED ” TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/dark-souls-iii-gets-new-accursed-trailer/

In order to celebrate the launch of Dark Souls III in Japan, Bandai Namco released a new trailer for it. Dark Souls III is coming to the West on April 12th and promises to be better – in every way – than its predecessor. The PC version will feature a respectable number of graphics options, and will not be locked at 30fps.

>>Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NHG1-wlUh4

KINGS AND HEROES ANNOUNCED – NEW INDIE OPEN WORLD FANTASY ACTION RPG WITH 8 PLAYER CO-OP

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/kings-and-heroes-announced-new-indie-open-world-fantasy-action-rpg-with-8-player-co-op/

Industry Games today announced Kings & Heroes, the company’s first title. Kings and Heroes is an open world fantasy action RPG, which has been in production for the past 18 months at the Phoenix-area based studio. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released the first screenshots for it.

JOHN CARMACK WILL RECEIVE BAFTA’S FELLOWSHIP AWARD

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/john-carmack-will-receive-baftas-fellowship-award/

John Carmack is a man that was criticized by a lot of PC gamers when RAGE was being developed for both PC and consoles. Yes, the man responsible for id Software’s engines did state some bizarre things when X360 and PS3 were out, however we can all agree that he was incredibly influential and that he played a critical role in establishing the PC as a vital gaming platform, especially when it came to first-person shooters. And we are happy to report that John Carmack will receive BAFTA’s greatest honour next month.

HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION – ‘GUERRILLA WARFARE 101’ TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/homefront-the-revolution-guerrilla-warfare-101-trailer/

Deep Silver has released a new trailer for Homefront: The Revolution. Homefront: The Revolution is an open-world FPS game powered by CRYENGINE that is developed by Dambuster Studios, and is planned for a May 17th release.

>>This is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7UV1pvhU1g

DOOM – NEW TRAILER SHOWS OFF DEMONS, POWER WEAPONS & POWER-UPS

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/doom-new-trailer-shows-off-demons-power-weapons-power-ups/

Bethesda has released a new trailer for DOOM, showcasing some of its demons (to which players can transform in MP), power weapons and power-ups. In DOOM, players can become a demon and wreak all kinds of havoc in intense multiplayer matches. Moreover, players can also grab hold of devastating power weapons and unique power-ups that enhance the intensely fun multiplayer mayhem.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQj2jfw7ODM

THE BANNER SAGA 2 IS COMING IN APRIL

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-banner-saga-2-is-coming-in-april/

The Viking sim sequel Banner Saga 2 was delayed in late 2015 to sometime in the first quarter of 2016. It's not actually going to make that promised launch window, but it'll be close enough that you probably won't mind: Developer Stoic announced today that it will be out on April 19.

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER TEASER INTRODUCES THE MASTER NECROMANCER

http://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammer-teaser-introduces-the-master-necromancer/

Sesame Street has ensured that I will never be able to take Total War: Warhammer's Vampire Counts seriously, no matter how unspeakably evil they are. Necromancers are a different matter. I don't know why, really, especially since they're a lesser form of wickedness than vampires, but they give me the straight-up heebie-jeebies.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEEuvKa49M

OVERWATCH BETA PATCH ADDS A NEW MAP AND WEEKLY BRAWLS

http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-beta-patch-adds-a-new-map-and-weekly-brawls/

The Overwatch beta has undergone some big changes thanks to a “massive content patch” that rolled out today. The update adds a new Escort map called Route 66, and a “Weekly Brawl” play mode that rotates in new rules from Blizzard's Custom Game system on a weekly basis.

ORCS MUST DIE! UNCHAINED OPEN BETA BEGINS NEXT WEEK

http://www.pcgamer.com/orcs-must-die-unchained-open-beta-begins-next-week/

Last May, we offered you the chance to win access to the closed beta for Orcs Must Die! Unchained, the free-to-play tower defense-MOBA hybrid first announced back in mid-2014. You probably didn't get in—fortune is fickle, and we only had 5000 codes to give away—but soon it won't matter, because on March 29 the open beta will begin.

THE DIVISION HAS A GAMEBREAKING BUG, BUT UBISOFT IS ON THE CASE

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-division-has-a-gamebreaking-bug-but-ubisoft-is-on-the-case/

The Division had a major new patch roll out yesterday, which made some much-needed changes to the game's previously dire Dark Zone PvP offerings. Those changes have been welcome, but the patch has reportedly introduced a nasty bug, too: some players are reporting that high-end backpacks are disappearing from their inventory.

>>Oh, Ubisoft, what have you done?

SLAIN! RELEASES THIS WEEK, SO HERE'S A LAUNCH TRAILER

http://www.pcgamer.com/slain-releases-this-week-so-heres-a-launch-trailer/

Slain, the tough as nails action platformer that looks like a Celtic Frost record in motion, is releasing on March 24. To celebrate, Wolf Brew Games has released the above launch trailer, which does a pretty good job of summarising what the game is about: killing ugly supernatural phenomena, jumping between jagged hellscape precipices, and dying regularly in a burst of unrealistically abundant red chunks.

>>Yes, here's the launch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBdRFNxMIGY

ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED’S ORIGINS WILL BE CONTESTED IN COURT

http://www.pcgamer.com/ark-survival-evolveds-origins-will-be-contested-in-court/

Ark: Survival Evolved’s developer, Studio Wildcard, is being sued by Trendy Entertainment, developer of Dungeon Defenders, over allegations of breach of contract by a former employee of the latter.

GAMERS TRUST SPECIALIST MEDIA MORE THAN YOUTUBERS, ADVERTISING

http://www.pcgamer.com/gamers-trust-specialist-media-more-than-youtubers-advertising/

The specialist gaming media is trusted more than YouTubers, vloggers, the mainstream media and advertising, a survey has revealed.

As reported over on industry-focused site MCV, the data comes via Ipsos Connect’s GameTrack, which surveyed 8,317 gamers across the globe, asking them to rate different media on a trustworthiness scale.

>>I'm not saying that this is wrong, but remember that this comes from a specialist media...

SOMA HAS ALMOST MADE ITS MONEY BACK; TWO NEW GAMES COMING

http://www.pcgamer.com/soma-has-almost-made-its-money-back-two-new-games-coming/

Frictional has posted a detailed breakdown of SOMA’s post-release performance, revealing among other things that while not performing as the studio had hoped, the game is on its way to breaking even.

Oh, for those interested, Steam has two sales this weekend, the Lego Franshise sales and an Ubisoft sales.

And don't forget that gog.com is still doing its Insomnia sales!

Oh, my favorite "Medal of Honor" game (Pacific Assault) is "On the House":

https://www.origin.com/en-ie/store/free-games/on-the-house
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Origin%27s_On_the_House_games