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The Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

The Steam Soundtrack Sale has begun
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-soundtrack-sale-has-begun/
In January, Valve rolled out a major overhaul to the way Steam handles game soundtracks. Previously, soundtracks were treated as DLC, which was a real hassle: They couldn't be purchased separately from the games they belonged to, and if you wanted to download the soundtrack you'd have to install the game first.
The update in early January changed all that by adding a new "soundtrack" category to Steam, enabling users to purchase, download, and manage their game music entirely independently of their games. It wasn't perfect—existing soundtracks would have to be manually converted to the new system by developers, so some old favorites were bound to be missed—but it's a big improvement over the old system.
To celebrate the big move, Valve kicked off a Soundtrack Sale today, with deals on a wide range of the more than 900 soundtracks currently available in the new category.
>> But that's not the only new sale:

• Catherine Classic is 30% off for the next 3 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/893180/Catherine_Classic/
• The Early Access title Survive the Nights is 30% off for the next 5 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/541300/Survive_the_Nights/
• Capcom has its games on sale, up to 87% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/capcom/
• And here are the two Midweek Madness deals:
  • Dead Cells is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/
  • And Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/387290/Ori_and_the_Blind_Forest_Definitive_Edition/

GOG's Midweek sale is full of war games (of all genres), up to 90% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200212_midweek_sale

There's a new Humble Bundle: the Humble VR Bundle, with up to 7 games available for the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/vr-bundle

And Fanatical has three new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Gold Edition, 75% off on a UPlay key for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/assassin-s-creed-odyssey-gold-edition
• Deep Silver has pout its games up to 81% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/deep-silver
• And there's a new bundle, the Cryptic Bundle 9 with 8 games with a 98% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/cryptic-bundle-9

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Real-time ray tracing could get a boost from standardized support in Vulkan
https://www.pcgamer.com/real-time-ray-tracing-could-get-a-boost-from-standardized-support-in-vulkan/
In a sense, real-time ray tracing in games is sort of like VR—adoption is slower than we'd all like, but also growing. This despite RTX graphics cards having been available for over 18 months now. One of the things that could give ray tracing a boost is a standardized specification within the Vulkan API, and that is something the Khronos Group intends to talk about with Nvidia and others at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020 in March.

MODS/EMULATORS

Modders remake GTA San Andreas’ controversial Hot Coffee in Red Dead Redemption 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/modders-remake-gta-san-andreas-controversial-hot-coffee-in-red-dead-redemption-2/
Remember the controversial Hot Coffee from Grand Theft Auto San Andreas? You know, the inaccessible mini-game that portrayed animated sexual intercourse between the main character and his girlfriend? Well, modders Unlosing and Jedijosh920 have released a similar mod for Red Dead Redemption 2.
By installing this mod, players can enter any of the supported locations and have some “fun“. The currently available locations are Valentine Saloon, Saint Denis Saloon and Strawberry Hotel/Welcome Center.
The modders also plan to add more locations in a future release.
In order to install this mod, you’ll also need Alexander Blade’s Script Hook RDR2. Once you have installed it, you’ll simply have to place “HotCoffee.asi” in the root folder of your Red Dead Redemption 2 game directory.
Now even though there is a sexual intercourse, both Arthur and the prostitutes were their clothes. So yeah, this isn’t a “full” Hot Coffee, though I’m pretty sure the modders may add such a feature in a future release.
>> Get the mod from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Gearbox announces new free seasonal event and level cap increase for Borderlands 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gearbox-announces-new-free-seasonal-event-and-level-cap-increase-for-borderlands-3/
Gearbox has announced a new free seasonal event for Borderlands 3, Broken Hearts Day. According to the team, particularly lovesick enemies across the Borderlands will soon have special hearts floating around them. These hearts take a variety of forms, and shooting them produces any of a number of unique effects.

Official gameplay reveal trailer released for People Can Fly’s upcoming game, Outriders
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-gameplay-reveal-trailer-released-for-people-can-flys-upcoming-game-outriders/
Square Enix has just released an official gameplay reveal trailer for People Can Fly’s upcoming game, Outriders. Outriders is an RPG shooter set in an original, dark and desperate sci-fi universe.
>> HollyGamer has made a thread about it.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare February 11th Update released, adds brand new content, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-february-11th-update-released-adds-brand-new-content-full-patch-notes/
Infinity Ward has released a brand new major update for Call of Duty Modern Warfare. This update kicks off Season 2 and adds brand new content to the game. Moreover, it packs a number of gameplay tweaks and PC fixes.

Coffee Stain Studios’ Satisfactory receives its third major update, is coming soon on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/coffee-stain-studios-satisfactory-receives-its-third-major-update-is-coming-soon-on-steam/
Coffee Stain Studios has announced that Satisfactory, the otherworldly first-person factory building sim will soon launch on Steam Early Access. Moreover, the team has released the third major update for its game. As such, below you can find out what is included in it.

Destiny 2 February 11th update released, Hotfix 2.7.1.1 full release notes unveiled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2-february-11th-update-released-hotfix-2-7-1-1-full-release-notes-unveiled/
Bungie has released a new hotfix patch for Destiny 2. According to the team, the February 11th update brings some fixes to Iron Banner and Gambit. It also packs a fix for the Carousel. However, it appears that this hotfix again causes loss of currencies and materials.

Ghost Knight: A Dark Tale is a new 2.5D action platformer, powered by Unreal Engine 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ghost-knight-a-dark-tale-is-a-new-2-5d-action-platformer-powered-by-unreal-engine-4/
Grimware Games has announced its new 2.5D action platformer, Ghost Knight: A Dark Tale. This new action platformer will be using Unreal Engine 4, and you can find its announcement trailer below.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 February 12th Update detailed, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-2-february-12th-update-detailed-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Electronic Arts and DICE will release a brand new update for Star Wars Battlefront 2 tomorrow. According to the teams, the February 12th update packs a number of fixes. It also implements various collision, visual effects and lighting improvements.

3D Realms was also in talks with FOX for an Aliens FPS game, called Aliens: Hadleys Hope
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3d-realms-was-also-in-talks-with-fox-for-an-aliens-fps-game-called-aliens-hadleys-hope/
Yesterday, we informed you about a cancelled Aliens game that was to be developed by Boss Key Productions. However, it appears that 3D Realms had also pitched an Aliens game. Similarly to Boss Key Productions’ game, though, this game was cancelled when Disney purchased FOX.

Update 0.9.1 for World of Warships adds six new British heavy cruisers & new Ranked Battles Season
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/update-0-9-1-for-world-of-warships-adds-six-new-british-heavy-cruisers-new-ranked-battles-season/
Wargaming has released a brand new major update for World of Warships. With the release of Update 0.9.1, six new British heavy cruisers in Tiers V-X will be fully available. These new ships are: Hawkins (Tier V), Devonshire (Tier VI), Surrey (Tier VII), Albemarle (Tier VIII), Drake (Tier IX), Goliath (Tier X).

The Division 2 Title Update 7 released, adds new content, fixes numerous bugs, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-division-2-title-update-7-released-adds-new-content-fixes-numerous-bugs-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft has just released a new major patch for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. Title Update 7 is now available for download and adds brand new content to the game. Moreover, it fixes numerous bugs that its fanbase has reported over the past couple of months.

Criterion will develop the next Need for Speed game, Ghost Games will refocus as an engineering hub
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/criterion-will-develop-the-next-need-for-speed-game-ghost-games-will-refocus-as-an-engineering-hub/
It appears that Need for Speed: Heat was the last game that Ghost Games developed for Electronic Arts. According to the publisher, the franchise will return to Criterion Games. Thus, the Burnout studio will develop the next Need for Speed title.

Report: None of the creatives behind the old People Can Fly games is there anymore
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/report-none-of-the-creatives-behind-the-old-people-can-fly-games-is-there-anymore/
Square Enix revealed yesterday the co-op game that People Can Fly is currently working on. Now I’m pretty sure that most of you were disappointed after witnessing the small bits of gameplay from Outriders. However, there is an explanation behind the differences between Outriders and People Can Fly’s previous titles.