It's already Friday and here are the news from these last few days... that they're not many, so they all fit in one single post:
SALES & DEALS
Best of Steam 2019 highlights top sellers, most played, and Early Access success
https://www.pcgamer.com/best-of-steam-2019-highlights-top-sellers-most-played-and-early-access-success/
Steam has released its official Best of 2019 charts, showing the top sellers, new releases, VR games, and Early Access releases, along with the games sporting the most simultaneous players. Divided into Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze categories, the lists feature some surprises and a few real coups. Warframe, CS:GO and Dota 2, for example, are free games that nonetheless sit at the platinum tier of the Top Sellers category. Destiny 2 is also in the top sellers, despite only being on Steam for a third of the year.
Here's 25 great games for $1 or less on sale for the holidays
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-25-great-games-for-dollar1-or-less-on-sale-for-the-holidays/
There are a lot of games on sale for the holidays, and a lot of them are crap. No offense to the games, they're just not very good. So I went ahead and sifted through the sales for the best games I could find at an absolute bargain - some of them classics, some of them rather new. There's something for everyone in here, from experimental indies to a couple long-forgotten RTS.
>> They're from Steam, GOG, Itch.io and Green Man Gaming.
GOG, that also has a Best of 2019 recap, has a new competition and a new sale:
It's your last weekend to take advantage of the Steam Winter Sale. Hurry up!
The Humble Store has 4 new sales:
Fanatical has three new sales:
And today's free game on the Epic Store is Hyper Light Drifter: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/hyper-light-drifter/home
SOFTWARE & DRIVERS
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MODS/EMULATORS
Star Wars Empire at War Fan Remake Version 3.0 is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-empire-at-war-fan-remake-version-3-0-is-now-available-for-download/
The Empire at War Remake Team has released a major new version of its fan remake mod for Star Wars Empire at War. This mod is currently available for download, and you can use it if you own a copy of the base/main game.
According to the team, the Empire At War Remake: Galactic Civil War maintains the game’s design philosophy, while adding new units, better graphics, and deeper gameplay. In other words, this is a graphical overhaul for this classic Star Wars real-time strategy game.
The mod supports both the Steam and the Retail versions of Star Wars: Empire at War. Players will also have to apply the 4 gb patch to the games executable (swfoc.exe). Otherwise, the game will be crashing due to memory issues.
>> Get this mod from ModDB.
You can now play as Ellie from The Last of Us in Resident Evil 2 Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-ellie-from-the-last-of-us-in-resident-evil-2-remake/
The Last of Us and Resident Evil fans, here is something for you today. Darknessvaltier has released a new mod that allows you to play as Ellie from Naughty Dog’s action adventure game in Resident Evil 2 Remake.
This mod basically replaces Claire’s “Elza Walker” costume. As such, and after installing the mod, you can play as Ellie by simply selecting the Elza Walker costume.
>> There's a video of the mod in the article, and you can find the download link in the Youtube description.
The Witcher 3 Redux is now available for download, brings numerous gameplay improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-redux-is-now-available-for-download-brings-numerous-gameplay-improvements/
Aleks Vuckovic has released an interesting new mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. As its description reads, The Witcher 3 Redux is an overhaul mod that makes enough major changes to be considered more than just gameplay enhancements. Its main purpose is to make the gameplay feel more realistic and lore friendly where preparation is key to success.
The Witcher 3 Redux also attempts to stretch out the leveling elements across both expansions. Moreover, it overhauls the skill system. As such, players will not be wasting skill points after level 30.
>> Available from Nexus Mods:
First mod for Remedy’s Control lets you enable infinite hover, configure auto-aim parameters & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-mod-for-remedys-control-lets-you-enable-infinite-hover-configure-auto-aim-parameters-more/
Modder ‘reg2k’ has released the first proper mod for Remedy’s supernatural action adventure game, CONTROL. This mod basically allows you to take control of the game’s very large number of tweakable parameters.
According to the modder, Control has a very large number of configurable game settings. All tweakables have a default value, but but players can override them by specifying their value. Thus, this mod provides a template, empty tweakables.xml file in the correct path for you to specify new values for the tweakables you wish to modify.
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You will need to install the Loose File Loader for this mod. Once you’ve installed it, you can extract the contents of this mod to your Control installation directory.
Whispering Hills mod turns Fallout 4 into a Silent Hill game, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/whispering-hills-mod-turns-fallout-4-into-a-silent-hill-game-available-for-download/
Mangaclub has released a pretty cool mod for Fallout 4. Whispering Hills turns Fallout 4 into a Silent Hill-like Nigthtmare. As such, players will be surrounded by Silent Hill’s iconic Thick Fog. Furthermore, there are now strange sounds and players will be occasionally being dragged into a otherworld where monsters await them.
According to its description, this mod overhauls all background sounds of the Commonwealth and replaces them with Spooky and creepy ones from Silent Hill. Moreover, it overhauls Combat Music and adds 10 Fog Weathers for you to constantly experience.
>> You can get this mod from ModDB.
Brutal Doom goes co-op with Meatgrinder mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/brutal-doom-goes-co-op-with-meatgrinder-mod/
Last time we checked in on definitively superb, free Doom mod Brutal Doom, it was releasing a definitive Gold version that was pretty much expected to be the end of the thing.
But mod developer Sergeant_Mark_IV obviously couldn’t keep away from it, because they’ve released a cooperatively oriented mod called Meatgrinder Co-op. Meatgrinder Co-op is designed to be used with “slaughterfest” style maps, the kind of games that throw a small number of players against literally hundreds of enemies in vicious combat arenas. I’d suggest Slaughterfest 2012, though the Meatgrinder developer also suggests Speed of Doom as an alternative. You’ll also need a free Doom engine like GZDoom or Zandronum to run it.
>> You can get the Meatgrinder mod from ModDB.
GAMING NEWS
New PvE operation Hydra is now available as a free update to Warface
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-pve-operation-hydra-is-now-available-as-a-free-update-to-warface/
MY.GAMES has announced the release of a new PvE operation “Hydra” for the game’s PC version, available now as a free update to celebrate Christmas holidays. According to the press release, the “Hydra” operation features new gameplay mechanics.
Cloud Imperium releases new gorgeous visual teaser for Star Citizen’s single-player, Squadron 42
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cloud-imperium-releases-new-gorgeous-visual-teaser-for-star-citizen-single-player-squadron-42/
Cloud Imperium has released a new visual teaser trailer for Star Citizen’s single-player campaign, Squadron 42. According to the team, this trailer highlights some of the work it has done on Squadron 42 over the course of 2019.
>> As a teaser, there's no gameplay.
New gameplay clips surface from the cancelled 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-clips-surface-from-the-cancelled-2001-version-of-duke-nukem-forever/
The 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever is something that a lot of PC fans would like to play. And from the looks of it, this may actually happen in the near future. Earlier today, two gameplay clips surfaced from that cancelled version.
You can now play this Jazz Jackrabbit vs Sonic mashup on your browser for free
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-this-jazz-jackrabbit-vs-sonic-mashup-on-your-browser-for-free/
Violet_CLM has released a new version of the Jazz Jackrabbit vs Sonic mashup, Sonic with a Gun. This new version lets you play this fan game on your browser for free, right now. All levels, secret levels, enemies, etc. are available in this version, just as if you’d downloaded the mod locally. However, your save files will not persist across play sessions.
Ultimate Reality is a cool 2D pixelated adventure free game that is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ultimate-reality-is-a-cool-2d-pixelated-adventure-free-game-that-is-available-for-download/
Indiexpo has informed us about a really cool free game for the PC, called Ultimate Reality. Ultimate Reality is a 2D pixelated adventure in search of an entity that threatens to wipe out every reality in existence.
Go spelunking for treasure in Goblet Cave
https://www.pcgamer.com/go-spelunking-for-treasure-in-goblet-cave/
Aha, another indie gem from Sokpop before 2019 closes out. It has everything a good videogame should have: Torches, caves, procedural generation, mournfully wailing children. There’s something good about sticking to the formula, I say. Anyway, Goblet Cave gives you simple tools like torches, ropes, platforms, and ladders, then sends you down into a cave to find the titular Goblet. Along the way you’ll rescue lost children, collect rubies, and curse viciously when you miss the toss of a grappling hook. It’s a little game, being only $3, and takes about a half hour to play. Each playthrough is procedural though, so you can do it a few times before you get a little tired of it.
Comedy JRPG Cthulhu Saves Christmas is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/comedy-jrpg-cthulhu-saves-christmas-is-out-now/
It has been nearly 10 years since Cthulhu Saves the World, and now the dreamer of R’lyeh has awoken once again to save an important thing: Christmas. Cthulhu Saves Christmas is out now, featuring the tentacled old god as he loses his powers (again) and then—I think I’m following this right—teams up with Santa Claus’ granddaughter to stop Jack Frost before Christmas is cancelled forever. Along the way he apparently trashes Krampus, Mari Lwyd, and other “Christmas League of Evil villains” in turn-based combat. He also builds “R’lyehtionship” levels with his friends, which is definitely a jab at the Persona series and folks, I am here for it.
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