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It's Friday and these are the news:

 

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam Winter Sale 2017 is a go, will end on January 4th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-winter-sale-is-a-go-will-end-on-january-4th/
And the time most of you have been waiting for has arrived. Steam has launched its Holiday Sale, offering a variety of games at great discounts.

>>This is just in case you've been deep inside a cave and got out of there just now.

 

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now available and has already surpassed 30 million players
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-is-now-available-and-has-already-surpassed-30-million-players/
Bluehole Studio has finally released PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to the public. The game today left its Early Access phase and is fully available for purchase, featuring two big maps.
Moreover, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds CEO, CH Kim, revealed today that the game has already surpassed 30 million players on all platforms (Xbox One and PC).

 

Warhammer Vermintide has sold two million copies on all platforms
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-vermintide-has-sold-two-million-copies-on-all-platforms/
In an interview with PCGamesN, Fatshark revealed that the first Warhammer Vermintide game has sold over two million copies worldwide. According to Steamspy, the game has 1.3 million players on Steam, which means that the console versions account for the remaining 700K copies.

>>You can read here the full interview.

 

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

Photogrammetry comes to Skyrim thanks to this 4K/2K texture mod
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/photogrammetry-comes-to-skyrim-thanks-to-this-4k-2k-texture-mod/
As we’ve already stated, Photogrammetry is a technique that can benefit a lot of video-games. And since Skyrim is an open-world RPG featuring lots of objects with different textures, we are almost certain that it would look better with this technique. Thankfully, we can now take a look at such a thing as modders ‘lucidstorm1’ and ‘Renthal311’ have released the first mod that adds ‘Photogrammetric’ 4K/2K textures to Bethesda’s RPG.

>>You can download it from Nexus mods.

 

GAMING NEWS

Psychonauts 2 will not be coming out in 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/psychonauts-2-will-not-be-coming-out-in-2018/
Double Fine has announced that Psychonauts 2 will be no longer coming out in 2018. Double Fine currently has five full level teams working on the real world locations and brand new mental worlds. In addition, its full gameplay team is working on powers, platforming, puzzles, and combat.

 

The Closed Alpha phase for Crytek’s HUNT: Showdown begins in January 2018
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-closed-alpha-phase-for-cryteks-hunt-showdown-begins-in-january-2018/
Crytek has announced that the closed alpha phase for its upcoming competitive first-person game, Hunt: Showdown, will begin in January 2018. In addition, the team has opened up the registrations for this closed alpha testing.

 

New gameplay video for the Sonic-inspired platformer, Freedom Planet 2, looks retro-amazing
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-video-for-the-sonic-inspired-platformer-freedom-planet-2-looks-retro-amazing/
GalaxyTrail has released a new gameplay video for its upcoming Sonic-inspired platformer, Freedom Planet 2. This video showcases the game’s latest Sample build and some of the new features it packs. And it looks absolutely retro-gorgeous.

 

New ELEX patch adds new Difficulty settings, new anti-aliasing methods and improves graphics
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-elex-patch-adds-new-difficulty-settings-new-anti-aliasing-methods-and-improves-graphics/
Piranha Bytes has released a brand new patch for its latest action RPG, ELEX. According to the release notes, patch 1.0.2946.0 adds new Difficulty settings, new anti-aliasing techniques, improves weather and lighting, and resolves some Quest bugs.

 

Bandai Namco releases new gameplay trailers for SoulCalibur VI, Dragon Ball FighterZ & Ni no Kuni 2
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/bandai-namco-releases-new-gameplay-trailers-for-soulcalibur-iv-dragon-ball-fighterz-ni-no-kuni-2/
Bandai Namco has released some new gameplay trailers for SoulCalibur VI, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom. The new trailer for SoulCalibur VI introduces players to Sophitia as Okubo-san, the game’s producer, is detailing her combat techniques.

 

Star Citizen Alpha 3.0 is now available to all backers on Public Test Server
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-0-is-now-available-to-all-backers-on-public-test-server/
Great news for all Star Citizen backers as the highly anticipated Alpha 3.0 is currently available on the Public Test Server to everyone. This basically means that everyone who has backed up this project will be able to test the alpha 3.0 version of the game.