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Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024

Stellar Blade PC Plans

Financial reporting from SHIFT UP reveals the Korean developer's plans to launch Stellar Blade for PC sometime next year. The action/adventure has already made its mark on PlayStation 5, but the quote expresses hopes that enough PC gamers will go along with another game that's likely to require a PSN account to exceed its console success. Here's a translation from MP1st:
"The release is being considered within 2025," a Shift Up rep said in the earning sheets. " Considering recent trends such as Steam’s expanding market share in the AAA game sector and the global success of, we expect the performance on PC to exceed that on consoles."

Tetris Forever Released

Digital Eclipse has dropped Tetris Forever, and the new installment in its Gold Master Series is now available for Windows and consoles. The PC edition of this celebration 40 years of puzzle games is on GOG.com* and Steam. It features 15 classic Tetris games, the brand-new Tetris Time Warp, and over 90 minutes of documentary footage reflecting the gravity of the series. The Launch Trailer helps visualize what to expect, and here's more:
More than 15 playable classic games from the series' history are featured, including many being released for the first time outside Japan. Battle your friends in the multiplayer cult favorite Tetris Battle Gaiden, create massive explosions to clear lines in Super Bombliss, and see where it all began in 1984 with an accurate recreation of the first version of Tetris on the Electronika 60 computer.

As the next release in Digital Eclipse's acclaimed Gold Master Series, Tetris Forever includes more than an hour of all-new documentary featurettes exploring the lifelong friendship and creative partnership between Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov and The Tetris Company founder Henk Rogers, as they share the extraordinary but true story about Tetris that you never knew.
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Void Sols Released

Void Sols has departed the void of Early Access and version 1.0 of this top-down Soulslike is now available for Windows and macOS on Steam with a 10% launch discount. The Launch Trailer is here with a look at the game's fast-paced action and minimalist Geometry Wars vector graphics. Here's the pitch:
In Void Sols, you will explore a minimalist top-down shadowy geometric world as a lowly triangle, challenging you to take down powerful sword-wielding angular enemies, crafty arrow-flinging fiends and brutal bosses. Personalise your build on your quest to liberate this subjugated world. Remember, death is only the beginning!
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Specs

A post from GSC Game World shares the final system requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Updated minimum and recommended specs were posted a couple of weeks ago, but the new post outlines four different sets of specifications for greater granularity.

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Miscellaneous Releases

  • DIE DIE DIE (Demo) by FunLittleGames - Itch.io. "This demo comprises over 30 specially-made puzzles - so no spoilers! The full game includes hundreds of puzzles and dozens of puzzle mechanics spread across a sprawling non-linear map."

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EVE Online Revenant Launches

The EVE Online Website announces the arrival of Revenant, the newest expansion for CCP Games' ruthless outer space MMORPG. Word is this brings goodies to existing players: "In celebration of the Revenant release, a wealth of rewards await capsuleers who log in daily for the first two weeks. Secure up to 10,000 EverMarks, a variety of SKINR design elements, a cache of Skill Points, and more. Upgrade to Omega to get both Alpha and Omega rewards." There are other promotions and offers that include the chance to collect free Plex and free premium Omega play time in the free-to-play game. Here's a new Revenant Expansion Trailer and here are some words:
Today, CCP Games launched EVE Online: Revenant, the new expansion for the legendary spacefaring sci-fi MMO, EVE Online. Intrepid capsuleers can now warp into New Eden and stand with the Deathless to unite against its greatest threat. Construct mercenary dens in nullsec to generate encrypted infomorphs, which can be exchanged with the Deathless for destructive ships featuring state-of-the-art weaponry. With Revenant, players can bolster group profits with enhanced Corporation Projects and experiment with new SKINR patterns to emphasize individual creative expression and group identity.
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New GeForce Driver and NVIDIA App

NVIDIA announces the release of a new version 566.14 WHQL-certified GeForce Windows driver for NVIDIA graphics cards. These are Game Ready with support or improvements for a number of games, including S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and more. The post also details the official launch of a new NVIDIA App. This presumable GeForce Experience replacement is now out of beta, offering advanced setting options and the ability to download new drivers. Here's word:
Our newest GeForce Game Ready Driver delivers day-one support for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, two new, highly anticipated titles that feature support for DLSS 3 with Frame Generation and Super Resolution.

You can download and install it now from GeForce.com and the newly launched NVIDIA app. Our new, free app is the essential companion for users with NVIDIA GPUs in their PCs and laptops. Whether you're a gaming enthusiast or a content creator, NVIDIA app simplifies the process of keeping your PC updated with the latest GeForce Game Ready and NVIDIA Studio drivers, enables quick discovery and installation of NVIDIA applications like GeForce NOW and NVIDIA Broadcast, allows you to adjust GPU options, record gameplay, monitor real-time statistics via an on-screen display, enhance games with HDR and filters, and much more.

Sea Power - Naval Combat in the Missile Age Early Access

Sea Power - Naval Combat in the Missile Age is now in Early Access on Steam, offering a Windows game based on modern naval warfare. This encompasses the challenges presented by modern technology, as stated right up front in the title. The Launch Trailer is here with a look, including the devastating effect Gatling guns can have on missiles as well as the devastating effect missiles can have on warships. Here's more on this chance to reheat the Cold War that comes with a 10% launch discount:
After hostilities have broken out in Central Europe, the race is on as a pressured US Navy escort force battle off Soviet bomber and submarine attacks on a perilous quest to reinforce NATO defenders in Europe. Meanwhile, in the Persian Gulf, the conflict between Iran and Iraq risks escalating into a larger confrontation between superpowers as both sides indiscriminately attack neutral merchant shipping. And in the Norwegian Sea, an outnumbered Soviet surface force challenges the might of a massive US Navy amphibious force bound for occupied Norway...
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Farming Simulator 25 Released

Farming Simulator 25 has sprouted, and the new installment in Giants Software's agriculture series is available for Windows and macOS on Steam. Here is the "This Farm is Your Farm" Launch Trailer with a look. Here's a bit of the description to plant some seeds in our heads:
Build a farm along winding rivers and historic grain elevators in North America, surrounded by ponds in Central Europe, or in a lush East Asian landscape filled with rice paddies near a neon-lit port city. Grow crops, tend to animals, practice forestry, and manage an empire of business ventures with farm shops, productions, and constructions!

Twisters and hail add new challenges, prompting farmers to prepare and assess the impact on their crops. Tire tracks also leave an impact thanks to ground deformation and plenty of new weather effects, making the view on your farm more romantic and immersive. Start the day with sun rays breaking through the treetops, illuminating the morning mist with golden light!
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Demos & Freebies

  • Into The Grid on Steam (Windows, macOS, Linux). "Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!"

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Out of the Blue

Following my jury duty I must once again dive into the gears of the bureaucracy. My birthday's coming up, and it will mark the expiration of my driver's license, so I have to get that renewed. I could do this by mail, but it requires a separate eye test, so doing this in-person is my perverse way of trying to be lazy. I'll make it sort of a reconnaissance mission and bail if it seems like a nightmare, but the small local DMV can be pretty quiet, so maybe this will go as smoothly as I hope.

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