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Friday news, part two:

Hearthstone: Descent of Dragons solo adventure to add 35 new cards in January
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-descent-of-dragons-solo-adventure-to-add-35-new-cards-in-january/
Hearthstone's Year of the Dragon enters its final phase on December 10 with the launch of Descent of Dragons, an epic clash of good and E.V.I.L. that will see the League of E.V.I.L. attempting to resurrect Galakrond, Progenitor of all Dragonkind, while the League of Explorers enlists the help of Dragon Aspects to stop them. That clash will culminate in Galakrond's Awakening, a new solo adventure that, for the first time in a long time for Hearthstone PvE, will add 35 new collectible cards.

Three new heroes have come to Hearthstone Battlegrounds in the latest update
https://www.pcgamer.com/three-new-heroes-have-come-to-hearthstone-battlegrounds-in-the-latest-update/
Normally, the week before a new Hearthstone expansion lands finds the game at its most stale. Which, okay, is true of the current constructed ladder, but is less of a problem because players are having so much fun in the Battlegrounds mode. A new patch has just gone live which sees a trio of new heroes are joining the party, and a pair of familiar faces also returning from a tune-up in Team 5's workshop.

GTA Online's Diamond Casino Heist will be the game's 'most complex operation' ever
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-onlines-diamond-casino-heist-will-be-the-games-most-complex-operation-ever/
GTA Online players have been able to gamble themselves into penury at the Diamond Casino and Resort since July, but soon it will be time to get down to what they've really wanted to do all along: Rip the place off. Starting on December 12, players will be able to take part in The Diamond Casino Heist, which is being billed as "the biggest, most audacious, most complex criminal operation" in the history of Los Santos.

Watch 13 minutes of Borderlands 3's first expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-13-minutes-of-borderlands-3s-first-expansion/
Moxxi's Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, the first campaign expansion for Borderlands 3, is coming on December 19. You can get a taste of what it's all about right now, though, courtesy of a new 13-minute gameplay video showcasing the corridors of Handsome Jack's favorite joint.

Riot is teaming with outside studios to make single-player League of Legends games
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-is-teaming-with-outside-studios-to-make-single-player-league-of-legends-games/
League of Legends studio Riot Games recently announced plans to move beyond the mega-MOBA League of Legends with a pile of new games including a fighting game, an FPS, a card game, and even a management sim. But it's also looking to broaden the appeal and footprint of League of Legends with a new publishing label announced today called Riot Forge, through which it will partner with other developers to create "bespoke games that enable players of all types to experience League in new and exciting ways."

Bungie reveals more changes coming in Destiny 2: Season of Dawn
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-reveals-more-changes-coming-in-destiny-2-season-of-dawn/
The latest This Week at Bungie is mainly a recap of the big Destiny 2 announcements that dropped earlier this week, including a teaser for Saint-14's return and a livestreamed look at some of the other changes coming in Season of Dawn. But it expands on all of that a bit with some bullet-point specifics on more granular changes, including small increases to Power and Pinnacle reward caps and a long-awaited buff to Thundercrash, the Striker Code of the Missile Super ability, that's been given a boost to base damage, in-flight damage, and the amount of time you can stay in the air after it's activated.

It's all downhill from here in free, turn-based skiing game Alpine Alpaca
https://www.pcgamer.com/its-all-downhill-from-here-in-free-turn-based-skiing-game-alpine-alpaca/
Without wanting to generalise about lazy, smelly alpacas, they sure are great at skiing. Surprisingly so! So thoughtful, so considered: the creatures take the sport one step, er, one slide at a time. This I learn from Alpine Alpaca, a free, silly browser game where you take on a mountain by picking movement cards from a deck.

Phoenix Point has been delayed on Xbox Game Pass and the Microsoft Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/phoenix-point-has-been-delayed-on-xbox-game-pass-and-the-microsoft-store/
Phoenix Point's Epic Games Store exclusivity ruffled feathers but was quickly walked back when it was announced that the turn-based tactics game would also launch on the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass for PC. It launched on December 3, but the Microsoft version remains MIA.

Minecraft is YouTube's most popular game of 2019, with 100 billion views
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-is-youtubes-most-popular-game-of-2019-with-100-billion-views/
It's been more than a decade since players started building their first dirt hovels in Minecraft, and while most games wind down long before that, Mojang's sandbox has no problems with relevancy, even in the face of Fortnite's popularity. This year, it was the most watched game on YouTube, generating a ridiculous 100.2 billion views.

Spintires: Chernobyl's new teaser gives off Death Stranding vibes
https://www.pcgamer.com/spintires-chernobyls-new-teaser-gives-off-death-stranding-vibes/
Spintires: Chernobyl looks pretty gloomy, as you might expect from a sim about trudging through the muddy Exclusion Zone with only your truck for company. It's due out in a week and you can get a glimpse of it in action in the teaser above.

I Am Jesus Christ is a 'realistic' sim where you fight Satan
https://www.pcgamer.com/i-am-jesus-christ-is-a-realistic-sim-where-you-fight-satan/
The trailer for I Am Jesus Christ, which claims to be a "highly realistic simulation game" is a lot to take in. It's a first-person sim where you'll be able to go around performing miracles, like summoning fish, healing the sick and fighting Satan with your magic hands.

And these are the deals we'll find at GOG and Steam during the weekend:

+GOG

• The first of the available sales is the Activision Sale with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191202_weekly_sale_activision
• Next comes the Paradox weekly sale with up to 80% deals: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191202_weekly_sale_paradox
• The Midweek Sale, available for another 22 hours, is full of Ubisoft games up to 75% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191204_midweek_sale_ubisoft
• Time for the Headup Game's Anniversary Sale and its up to 80% discounts, available for3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191206_weekend_sale_headup
• And the last one is the "weekend" sale, filled with space themed games, that will last 5 days and features up to 85% deals: https://www.gog.com/promo/20191206_weekend_sale

+Steam

• The first one is a daily deal, Tick Tock: A Tale for Two with a 50% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/790740/Tick_Tock_A_Tale_for_Two/
• The other daily deal is Blazing Beaks, also 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/585710/Blazing_Beaks/
• The first of the weekend deals is Remnant: From the Ashes, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/Remnant_From_the_Ashes/
• Miscreated is free to try for two days and 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/299740/Miscreated/
• The free to play Minion Masters is giving away Minion Masters - Crystal Conquest for a limited time: https://store.steampowered.com/app/489520/Minion_Masters/
• And Daedalic Entertainment is the star of the publisher weekend sale, and features up to 96% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/daedalic/

No more news until next week. Meanwhile, have a happy and gaming weekend.