That would be a bit odd, as they only asked the mail, but nothing about my Steam account.

But I'll check it out once I get home.

Looks like I missed out. Getting a 404 error.

According to the German Gamestar review of Elex it seems to be exactly Gothic. Horrible battle mechanics, janky animations, loads of bugs and the best RPG world anyone has ever seen. They gave it an 85.

Can't wait until Steam finally allows me to install.

^It always baffles me when a review points a lot of negatives of a game, yet the final score is good. Either the negatives aren't really that bad, or the review/reviewer sucks.

It's about priorities. A reviewer is allowed to have them. There are a lot of things to focus in a game. I for example couldn't give a shit about graphics or story or even combat in open world games. It's all about the journey and the freedom.

So while Elex might suck in those things the most important aspect for me, the world and freedom, are perfect. So other drawbacks won't count for much. And really, world building of Piranha Bytes is as great as it can get.

Now look at trash like BOTW. It's very polished but absolutely hates freedom and only delivers an extremely bland and boring world. Most of the reviewers prioritised being annoyed and bored to death, so it got great scores. Which is fine.

I always find it more baffling when a reviewer gives a game 100 and then lists negative points, For me at least if your going to slap a perfect 100 score on a game it should be absolutely perfect and if you have even a single negative they should drop at least 1 point to reflect it.

While I understand your point, the truth is that a game score should reflect the quality of a game as a whole. It's the function of the actual review to let you know what is what a game does right and wrong. So, if a game does wrong things like battle mechanics or animations, the game score should note that it's not a very good game, even if it excels in one.

Of course, that brings us to the old debate of using the whole range of scores, not only from 5/6 to 10, and that we all should read the actual reviews, not just the scores, but I'm affraid that that's lots cause.

Also, I enjoyed BoTW .

In my opinion, no game deserves a 10 because there's always room for improvement, even for the best games. And let's be honest, many of the games that got perfect scores in the past didn't deserve them, even back then (*cough*GTA IV*cough*).

I haven't read the review, but I know exactly what he means...all Piranha Bytes games are aquired taste, for one thing or the other, but they excel in most important things when it comes to open-world.

85 is right about in range where I should expect it, if it's quite good game - personally, even Gothic 1&2, which for me are still the best open-world action-RPGs ever made, are in that 80-90 range...simply put, that genre, beside being probably the most demanding too pull off, has not been improving since Gothic/Morrowind...quite the opposite in my opinion...and remains terribly underdeveloped compared to its linear cousins.

And I said, or at least tried to, it's perfectly ok to be excited for a game that doesn't excels in any aspect excep the one you are looking forward the most. But that doesn't mean that a review score should put the rest of the game aspects aside just because of that.

To make my point a little more clearer: if, back in school, I got a 10 in mathematics but failed in all the other subjects, I would still have to repeat the course and would be scolded by my parents, despite that 10.

It's the overall game that matters and should be reflected on the score, not just one part of it.

Let's go once again with the news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's top 10

1. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
2. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
3. Cuphead
4. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
5. Divinity: Original Sin 2
6. The Evil Within 2
7. Grim Dawn - Ashes of Malmouth Expansion
8. Total War: WARHAMMER II
9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Cuphead has sold one million copies
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cuphead-sold-one-million-copies/
Cuphead is a game that surprised pretty much everyone. This game is not plagued by micro-transaction, is a full-fledged title, comes with a DRM-free version, is well polished, and according to StudioMDHR it has sold one million copies.

>>jason1637 made a thread about it a couple days ago.

Overwatch has sold over 35 million copies
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/overwatch-sold-35-million-copies/
Activision and Blizzard have announced that their team-based multiplayer first-person shooter, Overwatch, has sold over 35 million copies. Overwatch came out on May 2016, and it took Blizzard almost one year and a half in order to reach this goal.

Now let's go to see what does GOG have for us this week. And that's no less than three sales:

• The first one is the weekly sale, featuring Bethesda RPGs like Fallout and Elder Scrolls: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171017_special_promo_bethesda_rpgs
• The second one is a special sale to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the The Witcher series: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171016_special_sale_witcher_series
• Lastly, probably to celebrate the launch of ELEX, there's a Risen sale with up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171016_special_promo_risen

SOFTWARE

IGN acquires Humble Bundle
http://www.pcgamer.com/ign-acquires-humble-bundle/
The first Humble Bundle—the Humble Indie Bundle—was released in 2010, and the growth of the company behind it has been nothing short of remarkable since then, with more bundles (lots of bundles), deals with major publishers, a monthly subscription service, and a full-blown digital storefront. Today it underwent a major change of a somewhat different kind, as it announced that it has been acquired by IGN.

>>Well, It was nice while it lasted. Mnementh has made a thread about it. 

MODS/EMULATORS

New version of jmx777’s Prey mod adds new graphics settings, more blood, missing shadows & effects
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-version-jmx777-prey-mod-adds-new-graphics-settings-more-blood-missing-shadows-effects/
Our reader ‘jmx777’ has released a new version of his amazing PREY mod. This new version adds more blood and gibs. As such, the blood from Thypons and Humans will spread more and remain on screen. Furthermore, tiny death gibs meshes of Typhons will remain on screen.

>>Those interested in it can download it from Nexus Mods.

Half Life 2: Episode 3 in Unreal Engine 4 cancelled, new Source-powered fan game under development
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/half-life-2-episode-3-unreal-engine-4-cancelled-new-source-powered-fan-game-development/
Back in August, we informed you about a prototype version of a fan Half Life 2: Episode 3 game in Unreal Engine 4. Created by Trebla Freeman, this prototype featured a simple map map and a working gravity gun. And as we suspected, this Half Life 2 Unreal Engine 4 fan game is too much for a single guy. As such, this project may never see the light of day.
Trebla Freeman also revealed that a team of fans is working on a Half Life 2: Episode 3 fan game. This new fan game will be using the Source Engine, and its team aims to release it in approximately four months. In other words, we’re looking at a 2018 release.

Skyrim Together lets you experience Bethesda’s RPG with your friends, new gameplay video released
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-together-lets-experience-bethesdas-rpg-friends/
The team behind Skyrim Together has released a new video, showcasing the current state of this cool co-op mod. As its title suggests, this mod lets you experience Bethesda’s RPG with your friends online.

Fan mod adds decapitations, dismemberment and flaming guts to the original Quake
http://www.pcgamer.com/decapitations-dismemberment-and-flaming-guts-make-the-original-quake-look-incredible/
It looks like Quake has just got its own version of Brutal Doom, the ultra-violent (and ultra popular) fan-made mod for id Software's 1993 FPS behemoth. Qore adds heaps of guts and gore to Quake, and it looks bloody brilliant.

>>You can download it from moddb.

GAMING NEWS

First God Eater 3 screenshots released
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-god-eater-3-screenshots-released/
Bandai Namco has released the first God Eater 3 screenshots, and you can view them below. Bandai Namco has not revealed any additional information about this new God Eater game. These screenshots showcase some of the game’s enemies, environments, and the main character.

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition delayed until early 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/age-empires-definitive-edition-delayed-early-2018/
RTS fans, we’ve got some bad news for you today. Microsoft has just announced that Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has been delayed. While there isn’t any specific date yet, Microsoft now targets an early 2018 release.

Crazy Justice will support cross-play between PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/crazy-justice-will-support-cross-play-pc-nintendo-switch-xbox-one/
Black Riddles Studio has announced that Crazy Justice, will support cross-play between PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Crazy Justice is a new third-person shooter that uses Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. Moreover, this game will feature destructible environments using NVIDIA’s PhysX technology.

Milestone is working on a new off-road motorcycle, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/milestone-working-new-off-road-motorcycle-monster-energy-supercross-official-videogame/
Milestone and Feld Entertainment announced their partnership for the release of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame. The game is planned for a February 13th release. In order to celebrate this announcement, Milestone released the first screenshots for it, and you can view them below.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle confirmed for the PC
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-confirmed-pc/
Back in July, we informed you about BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be a 2v2 fighting game and its latest trailer has revealed the platforms it will release on. And thankfully, PC is one of them (the other two are PS4 and Nintendo Switch).

>>Green098 made a thread about it.

CRYENGINE-powered multiplayer first-person shooter, Deceit, is now free to play
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cryengine-powered-multiplayer-first-person-shooter-deceit-now-free-play/
Automaton has announced that its multiplayer first-person shooter, Deceit, is now free to play. In Deceit, players wake up in an asylum to the sound of an unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of the group has been infected with a virus. Those that are healthy will have to find a way to escape, while the infected ones will have to… infect them.

Ray-tracing in games requires 100X more powerful GPUs, photorealistic virtual reality requires 40X
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ray-tracing-games-requires-100x-powerful-gpus-photorealistic-virtual-reality-requires-40x/
As we’ve said numerous times, we believe that ray-tracing is the future of lighting in video-games. While there have been some attempts in various tech demos to implement a fully ray-tracing rendering system, we haven’t seen any triple-A game featuring it. And from the looks of it, we won’t see such a thing anytime soon. According to NVIDIA’s president in Brasil, Richard Cameron, we need 100 times more powerful graphics cards to achieve this.

>>How long do you think it will take to reach that level of power? In the mainstream class, of course.

Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue is a 2D platformer from Atlus that is available for free on the PC
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/shin-megami-tensei-synchronicity-prologue-2d-platformer-atlus-available-free-pc/
Last week, Atlus released a new trailer Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux. This upgraded version of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is coming out on Nintendo 3DS. In order to promote this game, Atlus used a ‘fake’ 2D platformer in its latest trailer, which is now called Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue. And it appears that the company has released this platformer for free on the PC.

>>This is the download link for the game.

CD Projekt RED: Cyberpunk 2077 is not in danger, progresses as planned
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-projekt-red-cyberpunk-2077-not-danger-progresses-planned/
Since its initial announcement, we haven’t heard anything about Cyberpunk 2077. And after some negative reviews on Glassdoor, CD Projekt RED decided to let everyone know about the progress and current status of its cyberpunk title. According to the company, the game is not in danger, and progresses as planned.

>>shikamaru317 has made a thread about this.

First Banner Saga 3 artwork revealed
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-banner-saga-3-artwork-revealed/
Stoic today unveiled the first Banner Saga 3 artwork. Banner Saga 3 is the third and final chapter in the epic Viking RPG trilogy. According to its description, this beautifully hand drawn Viking role-playing adventure will once again test the player’s resolve through epic tactical battles against deadly adversaries.