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Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG Winter Sale is a go, features more than 2000 deals across 3 weeks
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gog-winter-sale-is-a-go-features-more-than-2000-deals-across-3-weeks/
CD Projekt has announced that GOG’s Winter Sale has begun and will last for 3 full weeks, until January 3rd. In order to kick things off with a bang, GOG is currently offering a copy of Full Throttle Remastered for free in the first 48h of the sale (until December 15, 2:00 PM UTC).
The Winter Sale kicks off with +1900 offers, and you can expect nearly every game on sale this Holiday Season. Daily Deals, an old favorite returns – these are particularly high discounts available for 24 hours only. So check back at 2:00 PM UTC every day for eight new games you won’t otherwise find in the Winter Sale. right now as the DRM-free games retailer kicks off its Winter sale. All you have to do is head to the homepage, log in and claim this shiny version of the LucasArts adventure game classic. GOG has done a few of these kinds of giveaways throughout 2018—the best arguably being Shadow Warrior 2, which was given away back in October.
You've got 48 hours to claim this freebie. Well, slightly less at the time of writing it—log in to GOG and grab it before Saturday. If you've never played it before, you're in for a treat. In addition, if you buy anything on GOG during the sale, you'll get the game, too, is free if you spend over $15 during the sale period.
>> They've finally begun! And, as a gift for all, Full Throttle Remastered will be free for the next 48 hours. Also, if you spend more than 0.01 €, you'll get Fantasy General, and if you spend more than 15 €, Everspace.

Steam's new daily deal is Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/428550/Momodora_Reverie_Under_The_Moonlight/

On the Humble Store, the Spotlight deal is a Bandai-Namco sale with Ni No Kuni II and Soul Calibur VI up to 50% off: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/bandai-namco-sale/

At Fanatical, there's a new Winter Mystery Bundle with up to 10 mystery keys: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/winter-mystery-bundle

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

Nvidia’s latest GPU driver lets you enable deep learning super sampling in Final Fantasy 15
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-latest-gpu-driver-lets-you-enable-dlss-in-final-fantasy-15/
Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics cards are supposed to usher in a new era of gaming highlighted by ray-traced rendering and DLSS (deep learning super sampling) for better visuals. Not many games support one or the other yet, though the latest 'Game Ready' 417.35 WHQL driver release finally lets RTX owners enable DLSS in Final Fantasy 15.
>> Available from here.

Here is what a Cyberpunk next-gen game could look like in Unity Engine
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-is-what-a-cyberpunk-next-gen-game-could-look-like-in-unity-engine/
Beffio, a group of passionate people who love to create games and assets in Unity3D game engine, has made a Cyberpunk environment in Unity Engine, showing what a next-gen sci-fi game could look like in that particular engine.
According to the team, The Hunt is a next-gen Unity3D project that explores new ways of asset creation. This environment was running in real-time in the Unity Engine and the team has released some gorgeous screenshots from it.
>> The graphics are impressive... but the video is boring as f*ck.

 

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GAMING NEWS

Final Fantasy XV is the first game that officially supports Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS)
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xv-is-the-first-game-that-officially-supports-deep-learning-super-sampling-dlss/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. While Square Enix stated that the development for the PC version of Final Fantasy XV has been ceased, NVIDIA has just released a new driver that adds Deep Learning Super Sampling support to it.

New World War Z gameplay trailer introduces classes
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-world-war-z-gameplay-trailer-introduces-classes/
Saber Interactive has released a new gameplay trailer for World War Z, the upcoming four-player co-op multiplayer game inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster action film. This newest look at one of gaming’s most anticipated third-person shooters breaks down the game’s main classes, each bringing a unique playstyle and balance of firepower and abilities to the carnage.

Banner Saga 3 – New patch adds Eternal Arena
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/banner-saga-3-new-patch-adds-eternal-arena/
Stoic and Versus Evil have announced that Banner Saga 3 launches a new game mode for PC in the form of Eternal Arena. The newly introduced game mode was a $400K Stretch Goal as part of Banner Saga 3’s original funding drive which it comfortably smashed through in less than a week.

Witchfire targets a 2020 release, will not be story-based, new gameplay teasers revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/witchfire-targets-a-2020-release-will-not-be-story-based-new-gameplay-teasers-revealed/
The Astronauts has announced that Witchfire will be unlikely released in 2019 and that it targets a 2020 release. Witchfire will be using Unreal Engine 4 and photogrammetry, and The Astronauts has also revealed some new gameplay teasers that will give you a small glimpse at what the team is currently working on.

Second PC patch for Sunset Overdrive is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-pc-patch-for-sunset-overdrive-is-available-for-download/
Blind Squirrel Games has released the second PC patch for Sunset Overdrive. This new patch addresses some of the issues that PC gamers have already reported, like the fog options not popping the apply options when changed in the lobby options screen and the active save file having a chance to be deleted during gameplay.

The Crew 2 is free to play this weekend, can be pre-loaded right now on UPLAY
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-crew-2-is-free-to-play-this-weekend-can-be-pre-loaded-right-now-on-uplay/
Ubisoft has announced that The Crew 2 will be free to play this weekend. From December 13 12:01AM PT on Uplay and 10:01AM PT on Steam and until 4:00PM PT on December 17th on Uplay and 1:00PM PT on December 16th for Steam, PC gamers can play Ubisoft’s latest open-world racing game.

Metro Exodus has gone Gold, releases one week earlier on February 15th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-has-gone-gold-releases-one-week-earlier-on-february-15th/
Deep Silver and 4A Games have announced that, after five years of development, Metro Exodus has gone Gold and will release a week earlier than anticipated. This basically means that this highly anticipated title will now release on February 15th 2019.