The news!

1-Drivers

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 is now available, optimized driver for DOOM Vulkan

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-crimson-edition-16-7-2-now-available-optimized-driver-doom-vulkan/

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 enables performance enhancements through support for Async Compute and Shader Intrinsics in DOOM Vulkan.

>>As always, you can get them rom here.

2-Mods

• Fallout 4 Unofficial Patch runs into a bug even it cannot fix http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-unofficial-patch-runs-into-a-bug-even-it-cannot-fix/
• Skyrim mod replaces battle music with 80s Transformers power ballads (video inside) http://www.pcgamer.com/skyrim-mod-replaces-battle-music-with-80s-transformers-power-ballads/

3-Gaming News

ARMA 3 APEX EXPANSION IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/arma-3-apex-expansion-now-available/

Bohemia Interactive has just released the Apex expansion for Arma 3. This expansion features new terrain, armed forces, weapons, vehicles, co-op campaign, and more.

BRAWLOUT IS A COMPETITIVE PLATFORM FIGHTING GAME INSPIRED BY SUPER SMASH BROS

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/brawlout-competitive-platform-fighting-game-inspired-super-smash-bros/

Angry Mob Games has announced a new competitive platform fighting game called Brawlout. Brawlout’s platforming elements and win conditions were inspired – as the title suggests – by Super Smash Bros, while the various combat moves and ground combos were largely inspired by games like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.

>>Check out Basil's thread on this news: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=218445

HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION – LATEST UPDATE ADDS TWO NEW MISSIONS TO RESISTANCE MODE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/homefront-revolution-latest-update-adds-two-new-resistance-missions/

Dambuster Studios has released a new update for Homefront: The Revolution. According to its changelog, this update adds two new missions to the Resistance Mode. In addition, this patch comes with various fixes and improvements. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.

ROCKET LEAGUE WILL GET A PAID CRATE LOOT SYSTEM

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rocket-league-will-get-paid-crate-loot-system/

A couple of days ago, Rocket League players found images pointing to a paid crate loot system coming to the game. And Psyonix has confirmed that it will indeed implement such a system in order to fund its esports prize pools and events.

FORZA MOTORSPORT 6: APEX – LATEST UPDATE ENABLES IN-RACE FPS COUNTER, BALANCES DIFFICULTY FOR DRIVATAR AI

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-motorsport-6-apex-latest-update-enables-in-race-fps-counter-balances-difficulty-for-drivatar-ai/

Turn 10 has released a new patch for Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. Unfortunately, there is still no support for wheels, however this update enables in-race FPS counter, comes with aAdditional bug fixes and improvements, and balances difficulty for Drivatar AI.

>>Why it's taking them so long to add wheel support? It's ridiculous.

EA SPORTS MAY BRING MORE SPORTS GAMES ON THE PC IN THE FUTURE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ea-sports-may-bring-sports-games-pc-future/

A couple of months ago, Madden 2017 was listed for the PC. EA Sports was quick to react and claimed that it was simply an error, something that undoubtedly disappointed a number of PC gamers. Still, there is still hope as in an interview with GameInformer, EA Sports’ Cam Weber and Matt Bilbey revealed that EA Sports may release more sports games to the PC in the near future.

The news, part 2.

WARNER BROS. SETTLES FTC COMPLAINT OVER SHADOW OF MORDOR "INFLUENCERS" CAMPAIGN

http://www.pcgamer.com/warner-bros-settles-ftc-complaint-over-shadow-of-mordor-influencers-campaign/

Warner Bros. Interactive has settled charges filed by the FTC that it “deceived consumers during a marketing campaign” for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor by failing to adequately disclose that it paid "hundreds to tens of thousands" of dollars to YouTubers including PewDiePie for positive gameplay videos posted to YouTube and other social networks.

QUADRILATERAL COWBOY RELEASE DATE REVEALED

http://www.pcgamer.com/quadrilateral-cowboy-release-date-revealed/

We talked about the first-person cyberpunk heist adventure Quadrilateral Cowboy quite a bit back in 2013, when it won the Grand Jury Award at IndieCade. It was supposed to come out that year too, although that didn't quite work out as planned. Today, however, developer Blendo Games announced that it will be out very soon: specifically, on July 25, 2016.

INDIE HORROR IAN’S EYES HEADING FOR STEAM THIS SUMMER, TRY ITS FREE DEMO

http://www.pcgamer.com/indie-horror-ians-eyes-heading-for-steam-this-summer-try-its-free-demo/

Ian’s Eyes is an upcoming survival horror game that sees you fill the paws of North—a guide dog tasked with steering the titular eight year-old Ian around his first day at Blue Norholm Centenary School. It’s been a while since I left school, far less started it, but I imagine this would be a pretty intimidating experience at the best of times, Things get decidedly worse, though, when North discovers all is not well in the backwater town of Wintreal. You see, it seems Blue Norholm is haunted. Not the best of starts, then.

WORMS WMD ALL-STARS PRE-ORDER PACK HAS ROCKET LEAGUE, PAYDAY 2, GOAT SIMULATOR CAMEOS

http://www.pcgamer.com/worms-wmd-all-stars-pre-order-pack-invites-rocket-league-payday-2-and-goat-simulator-to-war/

In the 21 years Worms has been in existence, the turn-based strategy-cum-murder playground has spawned over 20 main series entries and a smattering of supplementary spin-offs. Over 3,000,000,000 worms have met their maker in that time, says developer Team 17, which is a number sure to rise further still when Worms WMD arrives on August 23.

IT SEEMS OVERWATCH RAGE QUITTERS ARE STILL CAUSING SKILL RANK PROBLEMS FOR PLAYERS

http://www.pcgamer.com/it-seems-overwatch-rage-quitters-are-still-causing-skill-rank-problems-for-players/

Towards the end of last month, Overwatch received its first major update that introduced Competitive Play to the multiplayer FPS for the first time. This pretty significant change forced a more serious approach to play, however hasn’t exactly had the smoothest of launches and it seems Blizzard is still trying to figure out the best way to gauge player performance in relation to Skill Rankings.

The news.

1-OVERWATCH section

OVERWATCH NOW SUPPORTS 21:9 MONITORS IN PTR BUT WITH A REDUCED FIELD OF VIEW

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/overwatch-now-supports-219-monitors-ptr-reduced-field-view/

Blizzard has released a new patch for Overwatch that adds 21:9 monitor support. Pretty cool right? Well, actually not as it appears that Blizzard – instead of increasing the game’s FOV – has basically cut the top and bottom screen in order to make the game playable on such monitors.

OVERWATCH COMPETITIVE MODE WILL SOON HAVE A ONE HERO PER TEAM LIMIT

http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-competitive-mode-will-soon-have-a-one-hero-per-team-limit/

A big change is coming to Overwatch competitive play in the form of a one-hero-per team limit that will ensure players will no long end up facing off against squads loaded with multiple instances of the same character.

BLIZZARD REVEALS THE NEW OVERWATCH CHARACTER, AND IT'S NOT SOMBRA

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-reveals-the-new-overwatch-character-and-its-not-sombra/

Blizzard has unveiled the newest addition to the Overwatch lineup, and it is in fact one of the founding members of the team: Ana Amari, a “battle-scarred veteran” who uses specialized weapons to provide long-range support to her teammates.

ANA'S ABILITIES REVEALED: HOW OVERWATCH'S NEW SNIPER WILL WORK

http://www.pcgamer.com/anas-abilities-revealed-how-overwatchs-new-sniper-will-work/

Blizzard just revealed Overwatch's next hero, a sniper support named Ana—not Sombra like many of us assumed. We learned Ana is Pharah's mother and that she'll be using a sniper rifle and grenades that can both heal and deal damage, along with a tranquilizer gun, but hard numbers and details were more sparce.

2-Gaming News

WRC 6 GETS DEBUT IN-GAME TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/wrc-6-gets-debut-game-trailer/

Bigben and Kylotonn Racing Games have released the first in-game trailer for WRC 6. Following community feedback, the game will include narrower roads, longer special stages, and even a brand new challenging experience with head-to-head Super Special Stages.

UBISOFT OFFERS THE FIRST SPLINTER CELL GAME FOR FREE, AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD RIGHT NOW

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-offers-first-splinter-cell-game-free/

In order to celebrate its 30th anniversary, Ubisoft is offering PC gamers seven digital games (from June to December) free of charge. Last month, the French company offered Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and today the team has made the first part of the legendary Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell franchise available for download.

>>If you're interested in the game, you can get it from the UbisoftClub.

SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION VI WILL SUPPORT DX12, EXPLICIT MULTI-GPU & ASYNC COMPUTE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-will-support-dx12-explicit-multi-gpu-async-compute/

AMD, 2K and Firaxis Games today announced a technical partnership to implement a truly exceptional DirectX 12 renderer into the graphics engine powering Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.

BEAM EXTREME – FAST PACED THIRD/FIRST PERSON LAST MAN STANDING SHOOTER – KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/beam-extreme-fast-paced-thirdfirst-person-last-man-standing-shooter-kickstarter-campaign-launched/

Tim van Kan, founder of TiMer Games, has informed us about the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming fast paced third/first person last man standing shooter, Beam Extreme. Beam Extreme is a PC shooter that promises to allow for 32 players to face off in frantic, massive battles in outdoor, arena style maps.

PHANTARUK, FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE STEALTH SURVIVAL HORROR GAME, GETS BRAND NEW TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/phantaruk-first-person-perspective-stealth-survival-horror-game-gets-brand-new-trailer/

Polyslash has released a brand new trailer for its first-person perspective stealth survival horror game, Phantaruk. In Phantaruk, the player – a victim of expertiments – lands on board of the spaceship Purity02, and his/her only goal is to survive in this immersive environment.

The news, part 2:

STELLARIS TEASES INCOMING PLANTOIDS SPECIES ADD-ON, DUE NEXT MONTH

http://www.pcgamer.com/stellaris-teases-incoming-plantoids-species-add-on-due-next-month/

Between its multitude of user-made mods and expansive mid-game lull-fixing patches, the Stellaris universe has steadily grown since its release earlier this year. Today, Paradox revealed the first Species pack to breach the space-flung 4X-meets-grand-strategy’s bounds will be the Plantoids Species—a new bunch of botany-beautiful phenotypes freshly picked for intergalactic domination. There's no mention of price for the pack just yet, but they'll be landing August 4 in any event.

OCULUS FINALLY CATCHES UP ON RIFT PRE-ORDERS AND ELIMINATES SHIPPING DELAYS

http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-finally-catches-up-on-rift-pre-orders-and-eliminates-shipping-delays/

It's taken Oculus a few months to sort through its production shortage of Rift headsets but at long last all pre-orders have now shipped out, the company announced today. Furthermore, Oculus promises that all new orders will ship in two to four business days.

HEARTHSTONE’S NEW MURLOC SHAMAN HERO REQUIRES FRIENDS TO UNLOCK

http://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-new-murloc-shaman-hero-requires-friends-to-unlock/

Looking from the outside in, Hearthstone can seem pretty intimidating. There are so many rules, And cards, And Britney Spears impressions. Which is probably why Blizzard has introduced the new Recruit A Friend feature to its digital card game via its latest update—an initiative that rewards current players when newcomers hit certain levels.

FALLOUT 4 VAULT-TEC WORKSHOP DLC RELEASE DATE REVEALED

http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-vault-tec-workshop-dlc-release-date-revealed/

While it was confirmed last week that the impressive-sounding Nuka World will be Fallout 4’s last installment of DLC, there’s still much to get excited about over the incoming Vault-Tec Workshop expansion.

EVENT[0], A SPACE ADVENTURE ABOUT BEFRIENDING AI, RELEASES THIS SEPTEMBER

http://www.pcgamer.com/event0-a-space-adventure-about-befriending-ai-releases-this-september/

You may have heard of Event[0] already: it's been in development for a while now, and has managed to scoop up a bunch of prestigious-sounding industry awards. A narrative adventure set on an abandoned spacecraft, the game revolves around the protagonist's evolving relationship with the ship's "insecure" AI entity, known as Kaizen.

Already got my Murloc yesterday. Anyone in here still playing Hearthstone?

^Sorry, I don't even have the game.

Blah. I want that Murloc Shaman hero. All my friend's already play Hearthstone.

green_sky said: Blah. I want that Murloc Shaman hero. All my friend's already play Hearthstone.

If only there was a way to create a second account in the same region and play it yourself. Oh wait... that's what I did.

vivster said: green_sky said: Blah. I want that Murloc Shaman hero. All my friend's already play Hearthstone. If only there was a way to create a second account in the same region and play it yourself. Oh wait... that's what I did.

Yea that was going to be last resort. Might just have to do that. I like this new hero more than any previous ones. Got bored trying to get Lady Liadrin and gave up. 

The news:

1-Mods

• GTA 5 mod brings Pride to Los Santos (video inside) http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-mod-brings-pride-to-los-santos/
• Payday 2's unofficial modding tool yields its first full heist http://www.pcgamer.com/payday-2s-unofficial-modding-tool-yields-its-first-full-heist/

2-Gaming News

NARUTO ONLINE IS COMING TO THE WEST ON JULY 20TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/naruto-online-coming-west-july-20th/

Oasis Games has announced that NARUTO ONLINE is coming to the West on July 20th. NARUTO ONLINE is a free-to-play MMORPG turn-based browser-game that is set entirely in the NARUTO universe. In order to celebrate this announcement, Oasis Games released a set of screenshots and two trailers that can be viewed below.

UNREAL TOURNAMENT – NEW UPDATE OVERHAULS “TITAN PASS” MAP & INITIALLY IMPLEMENTS RANKED MATCHMAKING

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-tournament-new-update-overhauls-titan-pass-map-initially-implements-ranked-matchmaking/

Epic Games has released a new patch for Unreal Tournament. According to the changelog, this patch overhauls the Titan Pass Capture The Flag level for better clarity and improved performance, and initially implements Ranked matchmaking.

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 THE SHADOW OF NEW DESPAIR IS COMING TO STEAM ON JULY 18TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/earth-defense-force-4-1-shadow-new-despair-coming-steam-july-18th/

D3 Publisher has announced that EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair will be coming to Steam on July 18th. The PC version of this shooter will feature English/Japanese language support (including full audio), achievements, cloud saves, and online co-op.

DESCENT: UNDERGROUND – NEW PATCH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES AI

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/descent-underground-new-patch-significantly-improves-ai/

Descendent Studios released a significant artificial intelligence (AI) update for its reboot of the classic 1990s FPS, Descent. As the press release reads, this patch features Moon Collider’s advanced Kythera AI system, cooperative play against “bot” opponents, new ship types, and additional gameplay enhancements.

KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE – ARMOR & RPG SYSTEMS EXPLAINED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-armor-rpg-systems-explained/

Warhorse Studios today presented new features in the development of Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In a new video, the team delved into the extensive RPG System, the sophisticated armor layering system and introduced the item quality and survival elements.

PREY FOR THE GODS – NEW VIDEO SHOWS 4 MINUTES OF PRE-ALPHA GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/prey-gods-new-video-shows-4-minutes-pre-alpha-gameplay-footage/

Polygon has shared a new video, showcasing 4 minutes of pre-alpha gameplay footage from Prey for the Gods. Prey for the Gods is a game heavily inspired by Shadow of the Colossus. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and No Matter Studios has already launched a Kickstarter campaign for it.

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED – NEW VIDEO SHOWS FIRST 20 MINUTES

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/deus-ex-mankind-divided-new-video-shows-first-20-minutes/

Gamespot has released a new video, showcasing the first 20 minutes of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided promises to build on the franchise’s trademark choice and consequence, action RPG based gameplay, to create both a memorable and highly immersive experience.