The news, part 2:

DOUBLE FINE'S SCI-FI SIDE-SCROLLER HEADLANDER GETS A RELEASE DATE AND A TRAILER

http://www.pcgamer.com/double-fines-sci-fi-side-scroller-headlander-gets-a-release-date-and-a-trailer/

Headlander was announced last summer as a “retro-futuristic, side scrolling, action-adventure” in which you play a disembodied head encased in a flying helmet, trapped in a 70s-style sci-fi dystopia ruled by an insane AI. Developer Double Fine Productions announced a release date today—July 26, just a couple of weeks away—and also a new story trailer that may be one of the finest bits of videogame promotional material I've ever seen.

VALVE SAYS IT WILL SOON START TAKING ACTION AGAINST CS:GO SKIN GAMBLING SITES

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-says-it-will-soon-start-taking-action-against-csgo-skin-gambling-sites/

Valve has issued a statement on in-game trading in which it denies any connection to or relationship with CS:GO skin gambling sites. Furthermore, it warns that it will soon begin taking action against them, and hinted at possible negative consequences for players who use gambling sites as well.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT'S UPCOMING "SILENCE PENALTY" AIMS TO CURB ABUSIVE CHAT

http://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-upcoming-silence-penalty-aims-to-curb-abusive-chat/

The great strength of MMOs—that they are massive—is also one of their greatest weaknesses: It only takes one loud jerk to ruin an enjoyable experience. To help crack down on the problem, Blizzard is implementing a new “silence penalty” in World of Warcraft that will put the hush on players who engage in abusive or inappropriate “chat behaviors.”

TWITCH RESEARCHER CONFIRMS THAT LIVESTREAMS HELP BOOST GAME SALES

http://www.pcgamer.com/twitch-researcher-confirms-that-livestreams-help-boost-game-sales/

Back near the beginning of the year, Punch Club publisher tinyBuild made an interesting proposition: It would release the game early if the audience of Twitch viewers could come together to beat it. It happened—much more quickly than anyone expected—and it also turned a very bright spotlight on the game, helping it to significant levels of success. In fact, Twitch Data Scientist Danny Hernandez said in a recent blog post that based on his calculations, 25 percent of Punch Club's sales are directly attributable to its presence on Twitch.

DOOM MOD CHEX QUEST IS GETTING A HD REMAKE

http://www.pcgamer.com/doom-mod-chex-quest-is-getting-a-hd-remake/

Chex Quest, the total conversion Doom mod designed to sell Chex cereal back in the mid-90s, is a surprisingly enduring curio among Doom fans. Not only did it spawn a sequel, but a third instalment was created in ZDoom in 2008 to sate the series' still-existent fanbase. Evan wrote about Chex Quest a while back, claiming it to be "the most successful advergame ever". Given that it still has an active fan community, he's probably right.

ROCKET LEAGUE, NIDHOGG, SPELUNKY FEATURE IN LATEST HUMBLE BUNDLE

http://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-nidhogg-spelunky-feature-in-latest-humble-bundle/

The latest Humble Bundle is pretty darn awesome. Named the Humble Revelmode Bundle (because it’s organised by YouTube chap PewDiePie’s “creator network” Revelmode), this collection gathers the likes of Nidhogg, Spelunky, Golf With Your Friends, Roguelands and Rocket League all in the one place via the familiar tiered payment format.

KOJIMA CONFIDENT DEATH STRANDING WILL BE HIS “BEST WORK SO FAR”

http://www.pcgamer.com/kojima-confident-death-stranding-will-be-his-best-work-so-far/

Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding came as a bit of a surprise when it was revealed at this year’s E3. I mean, it was almost certain the Metal Gear mastermind would be working on something following the collapse of he and Guillermo Del Toro’s proposed Silent Hills, but a naked Norman Reedus, clutching a newborn child on an abandoned beach (which apparently somehow equates to an action game) was a bit on the weird side.

FALLOUT SHELTER SETS UP CAMP ON PC

http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-shelter-sets-up-camp-on-pc/

Earlier this week, the official Fallout Twitter feed began counting down Fallout Shelter’s PC debut—seemingly touting July 14 as its launch date, alongside the game's 1.6 update. That’s today, I’m sure you’re aware, however it appears Bethesda snuck out the free-to-play mobile vault simulator a day early, with it premiering on PCs late last night.

Oh, there's a new rumor about AMD's Vega GPUs.

AMD VEGA10 and VEGA11 GPUs spotted in OpenCL driver

http://videocardz.com/62250/amd-vega10-and-vega11-gpus-spotted-in-opencl-driver

AMD drivers already mention VEGA 10 and VEGA 11

The following list can be found in OpenCL driver, that is present in the latest Crimson software.

The SI, CI, VI and GFX stand for GPU generations. The latest, yet unreleased architecture is GFX9, which includes Greenland, Raven1X, Vega10 and Vega 11. For quite some time Greenland was rumored to be just another codename for Vega10, but since it’s listed separately, we should assume that Greenland is something else, probably an integrated graphics chip.

Well, it turns out that Greenland isn't the old name of Vega but something else, and that AMD is also working on something called Raven. But Greenland being an integrated GPU? That's something new.

Ergh!! >.>

http://www.pcgamer.com/actor-and-former-nfl-player-terry-crews-brings-celebrity-muscle-to-pc-gaming/

^The more awareness that PC gaming isn't exclusive to nerds or misfits, the better.

It's a solid build. I'd say that the PSU is an overkill, but it has a semi-passive mode that, with good ambient temps, can stay fanless with loads up to 600W, more than enough to power the whole PC while gaming.

Origin Access free 7-days-trial (just cancel the subscription instantly): https://www.origin.com/de-de/store/origin-access/home

Some of my Origin games (Mass Effect 2 + 3, Dragon Age: Inquisition) offer free upgrades to additional content. I wonder what happens to these games after Origin Access runs out. Will I keep these contents, will the save files be fucked (I backuped the old ones), will the main game only start with Origin Access or can I downgrade/reinstall the bought version?

^I'll try that, I can always uninstall and then reinstall my games.

The news!

1-Drivers

NVIDIA GeForce 368.81 WHQL Driver is now available

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-368-81-whql-driver-now-available/

NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to its changelog, the NVIDIA GeForce 368.81 driver provides the optimal experience for new and upcoming Virtual Reality titles including NVIDIA VR Funhouse, Everest VR, Obduction, Raw Data, and The Assembly.

>>Get them from here.

2-Gaming News

SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION VI – NEW VIDEO FOCUSES ON THE GAME’S ART

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-new-video-focuses-games-art/

2K and Firaxis Games today released a new video for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, in which Art Director Brian Busatti talks about the themes and inspiration behind the art of Civilization VI. Civilization VI promises to feature strong visual themes of exploration, along with a new stylized design that makes it much brighter and more visually distinct from previous games.

STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT – OFFLINE MODE COMING ON JULY 20TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-offline-mode-coming-july-20th/

DICE has announced that Star Wars: Battlefront will receive an offline mode on July 20th. According to Dennis Brannvall, Lead Designer of Star Wars Battlefront, the new offline mode – called Skirmish – will be available starting July 20th and will offer players the option to play offline against bots in a solo mission.

NO MAN’S SKY GETS NEW BEAUTIFUL TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/no-mans-sky-gets-new-beautiful-trailer/

Hello Games has released a new trailer for No Man’s Sky. No Man’s Sky is a space exploration game and while it will not feature a story, it will come with 18 quintillion planets to explore and the ability to name undiscovered creatures and planets.

GROW UP TO BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 16TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/grow-released-august-16th/

Ubisoft has announced that the sequel to Grow Home, Grow Up, will be released on August 16th. As Ubisoft described, Grow Up will have BUD leaping acrobatically through a new open-world to recover pieces of his lost spacecraft.

UBISOFT TRIES AND MISERABLY FAILS TO EXPLAIN THE GRAPHICAL DOWNGRADE OF THE FIRST WATCH_DOGS

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-tries-miserably-fails-explain-graphical-downgrade-first-watch_dogs/

A lot has already been said about the downgraded visuals of Watch_Dogs. Watch_Dogs was meant to be a graphical showcase but the end result we got was a bit underwhelming. And since Watch_Dogs 2 is right around the corner, Ubisoft decided to shed some light on what went wrong with the first Watch_Dogs.

SATELLITE REIGN – NEW PATCH ADDS 4-PLAYER CO-OP SUPPORT

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/satellite-reign-new-patch-adds-4-player-co-op-support/

5 Lives Studios has released a new patch for Satellite Reign that adds 4-player co-op support. As the team noted, currently players have access to an experimental build in order to test it (now that most of critical issues have been addressed). The ‘final’ version of this co-op mode will be available later this week.

BATMAN – THE TELLTALE SERIES RELEASES DIGITALLY THIS AUGUST, COMING TO RETAIL IN SEPTEMBER

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/batman-the-telltale-series-releases-digitally-august-coming-retail-september/

Warner Bros and Telltale Games today announced that BATMAN – The Telltale Series will be making its worldwide debut as a digital download with its first episode in August. The series will be available to purchase at retailers starting September 13th as a special “Season Pass Disc,” which will include the first of five episodes in the season, and will grant access to the subsequent four episodes as they become available for download via online updates in North America. The series will then be available to purchase at retailers across Europe on September 16th.

KOEI TECMO’S BERSERK WILL BE RELEASED ON THE PC THIS FALL, NEW SCREENSHOTS RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/koei-tecmos-berserk-will-released-pc-fall/

KOEI Tecmo Europe confirmed today the upcoming European release of Berserk, Omega Force’s most brutal Warriors title to date based on the iconic manga and anime series Berserk. Slated to release this Fall, KOEI TECMO’s interactive entertainment rendition of Berserk will closely follow the events of the most well-known story arcs from the iconic manga’s narrative, focusing on the daring and heroic life of Guts as he cuts his way through a sinister realm of magical and demonic fiends.

HERE IS YOUR FIRST LOOK AT OBSIDIAN’S NEW RPG, TYRANNY

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-your-first-look-obsidian-new-rpg-tyranny/

During a Twitch stream, Obsidian Entertainment showcased its new RPG, Tyranny. YouTube’s ‘GAMESTATION’ has captured this footage and below you can find a video showing 40 minutes of gameplay footage.

The second, and last for this week, part of the news:

KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE TRAILER TALKS RPG SYSTEMS, ARMOUR, HANGOVERS

http://www.pcgamer.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-trailer-talks-rpg-systems-armour-hangovers/

Like Chris, I long for an RPG that drops fantasy in favour of realism, that portrays astute sword fighting with weight, labour, and context—as an act that has meaning and not simply a set-piece determined by who can wind up with the most remaining hit points—and Kingdom Come: Deliverance looks like it could be just that.

THE NEXT TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER EXPANSION CALLS UP THE BEASTMEN

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-total-war-warhammer-expansion-calls-up-the-beastmen/

They're beasts! They're men! They're Beastmen! And they're coming to Total War: Warhammer in the Call of the Beastman DLC that's set for release later this month.

LOVELY PLANET ARCADE, THE OLD-SCHOOL SEQUEL TO LOVELY PLANET, WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK

http://www.pcgamer.com/lovely-planet-arcade-the-old-school-sequel-to-lovely-planet-will-be-out-next-week/

Lovely Planet Arcade, the sequel to one of Tyler's favorite games of 2014, will be out on July 22. But in spite of the direct lineage (and the confusingly similar name), it promises a rather different sort of FPS experience: The Y-axis is gone this time around, meaning it will play more like Doom '93 than Doom '16.

SEXY FARMING GAME BREEDING SEASON, ONCE A MASSIVE PATREON SUCCESS, IS CANCELLED

http://www.pcgamer.com/breeding-season-game-cancelled/

Kotaku has an unhappy report on the state of Breeding Season, a “Harvest Moon meets Hentai” sex game that, according to PledgeSociety, was pulling in more than $42,000 per month on Patreon. Despite that whopping-big figure, the whole thing has been canceled because of a dispute with former Art Director Vladimir Sandler.

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED GETS A LENGTHY GAMEPLAY VIDEO

http://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-remastered-gets-a-lengthy-gameplay-video/

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is launching alongside Infinite Warfare later this year, and judging by the video embedded below, the graphical enhancements are quite impressive. The footage shows a playthrough of the Crew Expendable mission, the second chapter in the original 2007 game.

DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS, DEAD SPACE, SIMCITY 3000 NOW AVAILABLE ON GOG

http://www.pcgamer.com/dragon-age-origins-dead-space-simcity-3000-now-available-on-gog/

Dead Space, Dragon Age: Origins—Ultimate Edition, and SimCity 3000 Unlimited are the latest games EA has let slip from the grips of its digital distribution platform Origin. Now featured on the DRM-free GOG.com, the trio of classics has also been discounted to mark the occasion.

OVERCOOKED TO SERVE CULINARY CHAOS COME AUGUST 3

http://www.pcgamer.com/overcooked-to-serve-culinary-chaos-come-august-3/

Overcooked is a frantic single-player or co-op cooking game where you’re tasked with zipping around kitchens, cooking and serving food, and ultimately trying your damnedest not to set things on fire. In my experience, preventing the latter is easier said than done.

GET BASTION AND TRANSISTOR WITH 80 PERCENT DISCOUNT THIS WEEKEND

http://www.pcgamer.com/get-bastion-and-transistor-with-80-percent-discount-this-weekend/

“Bastion grabbed my heart exactly one minute and 30 seconds after it started,” reads the first line of PC Gamer’s 2011 Bastion review, which is a feeling that never left me until the game’s end. The action-RPG is now (somehow) five years old but still stands as one of my all time favourites—which is why I think you should check it out this weekend via Steam’s Supergiant Games Anniversary Sale.

HITMAN’S SIXTH ELUSIVE TARGET WILL HAVE YOU SEEING DOUBLE

http://www.pcgamer.com/hitmans-sixth-elusive-target-will-have-you-seeing-double/

Hitman’s latest Elusive Target befalls sunny Sapienza and, as always, you’ve got 72 hours to get the job done. As you’ve no doubt come to expect by now, you’ve got just one shot to hit the mark or it’s game over (well, contract over), however there’s a twist in the tale this time round: the target has an identical twin and under no circumstances are you to take out the wrong one.

And that's it. Have a gaming weekend.

The following may be of interest to some of you.

The Humble Store is having a sale on Civilization Beyond Earth, 70% off the game and 40% off the Rising Tide expansion, but the important part is that the game is free to play during the weekend.

If you're interested, go to the Humble Store page: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/sid-meiers-civilization-beyond-earth

Nah, I'm just waiting for Civ 6.

But it's free for the weekend.

And if Civ 6 is like Civ V, it will have loads of DLCs. Maybe it will be better to wait until a complete edition.