Well I meant I was throwing down 50-60 dollars on games not buying 50-60 games. 

I picked up Tropico Reloaded, Kerbal Space Program, Panzer Tactics HD, Blitzkrieg Anthology, Red Baron Pack, and Doom for about ~46 dollars.  Last year's Doom was the only newish game that I got. 

I also sent a game to 2 of my friends.  One getting Limbo which was 2 dollars and other getting Trine 2 Complete which was 3 dollars.

My Steam backlog is probably around 60+ games though with me owning 114.

Oh! That changes the whole meaning of the sentence

I think I've spent less than 10 € on those 3 games +DLC I got.

By the way, if you like good FPS and still don't have it, check out the Wolfenstein games. They're 10 €/$ each, but they're really worth that and more.

Last round of news for this week

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Valve received almost 300K refund requests during the first day of its Steam Summer Sale
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/valve-received-almost-300k-refund-requests-during-the-first-day-of-its-steam-summer-sale/
Valve launch its 2017 Steam Summer Sale on June 26th and according to its official stats, the company received 300K refund requests. And to be honest, this was to be expected. After all, most games are not coming with a free demo and a lot of gamers are using Steam’s refund system in order to try them.

>>It's because the abuse of the refund system that Steam Sales are not what they used to be. Shame on them.

Get Mortal Kombat XL for 81 percent off right now
http://www.pcgamer.com/get-mortal-kombat-xl-for-81-percent-off-right-now/
There was a time when it seemed Mortal Kombat XL wasn't going to be coming to PC at all. We got it last year though, and it contains the base game plus the two Kombat Packs, which feature extra characters including Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, and The Predator. You can grab it for 81 percent off today on Bundle Stars.

SOFTWARE

NVIDIA GeForce 384.76 WHQL driver released, optimized for Lawbreakers Beta & Spider-man: Homecoming VR
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-384-76-whql-driver-optimized-lawbreakers-beta-spider-man-homecoming-vr/
NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 384.76 WHQL driver offers optimal performance for the beta phase of Lawbreakers and for Spider-man: Homecoming VR.

>>You can download them from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Here are the PC graphics settings that Star Wars: Battlefront 2 currently supports
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-graphics-settings-star-wars-battlefront-2/
The closed alpha phase of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is currently underway and some streamers have leaked the game’s PC graphics settings. While these are the graphics settings for the closed alpha build, we are pretty sure that the final version will sport the same PC graphics settings.

StarCraft: Remastered releases on August 14th, first gameplay trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/starcraft-remastered-releases-on-august-14th/
Blizzard has just announced that the remastered version of StarCraft will be released on August 14th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Blizzard released a new live-action trailer and the first gameplay trailer for StarCraft: Remastered that can be viewed below.

>>As it's usually the case, Shikamo has a thread about it.

Micro Machines World Series releases today, gets launch trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/micro-machines-world-series-releases-today-gets-launch-trailer/
Codemasters and Deep Silver have announced the release of Micro Machines World Series. To celebrate the launch and showcase the fun and carnage you’ll be experiencing in Micro Machines World Series, a new gameplay trailer has been unleashed, and can be viewed below.

The news: the sequel.

Infinite Warfare's new Proteus rifle accidentally included an aimbot
http://www.pcgamer.com/infinity-warfares-new-proteus-rifle-accidentally-included-an-aimbot/
If you found yourself being unexpectedly and repeatedly smoked in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare online combat over the past day or so, you can blame the new Proteus rifle that was added in the June 27 update. It's sniper rifle/shotgun hybrid that enables the user to select highly-concentrated long-range fire or a heavy up-close punch as the situation warrants. It also, for a brief while, came with its very own built-in aimbot that enabled shooters to kill up to three enemies at once, just by pointing it in their general direction.

>>It's lol worthy.

BioWare kiboshes Mass Effect: Andromeda DLC cancellation rumor
http://www.pcgamer.com/bioware-kiboshes-mass-effect-andromeda-dlc-cancellation-rumor/
The Mass Effect rumor machine spun up quickly following a report yesterday which claimed that the planned story DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda had been canceled. The rumor began with a Facebook message from a purported Austrian studio called Sinclair Networks, now deleted but captured by Critical Hit, claiming that its contract with BioWare to create three Andromeda DLCs had been cancelled.
Update: Electronic Arts has confirmed that the rumor is false. "We’ve never worked with Sinclair Networks and they had nothing to do with the development of Mass Effect: Andromeda," a rep said "Beyond that we don’t have any news to share at this time regarding DLC."

World of Warcraft 7.3 update takes the fight to the Legion homeworld of Argus
http://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-73-update-takes-the-fight-to-the-legion-homeworld-of-argus/
We noted in our April look at the future of World of Warcraft that a big part of it would be, with the release of patch 7.3, a journey to Argus, the homeworld of the Burning Legion. We said at the time that the update was "easily half a year away," and while that's presumably still true, it is playable now on the WoW public test realm.

The next Hearthstone expansion will be announced next week
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-hearthstone-expansion-will-be-announced-next-week/
Because everyone loves an announcement of an announcement, Blizzard has pre-announced that it will announce (I'm getting dizzy) the next Hearthstone expansion during the HCT Spring Championship tournament next Thursday, July 6 at 7pm Pacific.

>>Will those announcements of an announcement ever stop? I don't know about you, but they don't excite me in the slightest.

Rain World expansion will usher in difficulty options and multiplayer
http://www.pcgamer.com/rain-world-expansion-will-usher-in-difficulty-options-and-multiplayer/
For those who bounced straight off Rain World due to its difficulty, the game's forthcoming expansion will be a good reason to return. Among other things, the update will usher in two new playable characters, basically coloured variations of the game's slugcat protagonist.

Paradox acquires Age of Wonders developer
http://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-acquires-age-of-wonders-developer/
Paradox Interactive has acquired Dutch company Triumph Studios in a multi-million euro deal. Founded in 1997, Triumph is best known for its Overlord and Age of Wonders series—and the buyout sees Paradox assume publishing rights for both as well as "all ongoing projects". In doing so, all staff and management will remain at the former.

>>Paradox must be quite big right now, given all the studios they've been buying in the last months/years.

Shenmue 3 to share 'movie clips' and 'new announcements' at Gamescom
http://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3-to-share-movie-clips-and-new-announcements-at-gamescom/
Shenmue 3—Ys Net's long-awaited and successfully crowdfunded series follow-up to 2001's Shenmue 2—didn't appear at E3. Earlier this month, top man Yu Suzuki explained that despite the game having become "bigger and more beautiful" than he'd first hoped, it won't be ready until the second half of 2018.
Now, a new Kickstarter backer update has teased some new information—and it looks like we could be getting some actual in-game footage at this year's Gamescom, which takes place between August 22—26.

Watch Dogs 2 update adds four player co-op next week
http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-dogs-2-update-adds-four-player-co-op-next-week/
Watch Dogs introduced the awfully-named but rather fun PvP mode Showd0wn back in April, alongside multiplayer functionality for races. Furthering its friend-fusing trend, the latest update adds four player co-op—due this Tuesday, July 4.

Lastly, like every Friday, let's see what deals are on GOG and Steam this weekend.

+GOG

There are three deals at GOG right now:

• The first one is their weekly sale, featuring lots of RPGs: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170626_weekly_sale
• The next one is based on the publisher Retroism, with games like Hyperdimension Neptunia, Falcon Collection or Uprising: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170626_special_promo_retroism
• And finally, we have a special sale for Dungeon Keeper's 20th anniversary. And there are more games than just the one that names this sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170630_special_sale_dungeon_keeper_20th_anniversary

+Steam

As you all know, there will be no deals this weekend because Steam is running their Summer Sale until July 5th. Why don't you give it another look? You could find a game you missed until now.

And just like that, another week of news has passed. I hope you have a happy and very gaming weekend.

Thanks for the tip.  I'll probably hold off on them until the winter sale.  A coworker told me a funny story about the new Doom.  He said it is the only game his dogs hate him playing because of the demon howling and what not.  They go up to him and knock the controller out of his hand. 

Dunno how much. 2.5k? Was worth every penny.

Jesus,  that's a lot. I can see why you're pissed it's not working right. 

Your friend is lucly to have such nice dogs.

When I was a kid, I got a gun toy that made a metallic noise when you pull the trigger. One day I was playing it with in the living room when one of my dogs was there. The first time I used the gun, he growled at me so, being the smartass I was back then, I did it again pointing at him. He jumped off the couch and despite being a small dog, jumped at me trying to bite me. He misscalculated and I "only" ended with an hematoma with the shape of one of its canines! Needless to say, I didn't do it again

Man, I really miss that dog!

50 gog games.

I'm not really pissed, just a bit disappointed. Nothing a new PC can't fix.