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Let's go with the first news of the year:

SALES & DEALS

On the Humble Store/Bundle, there are two new deals to discuss:

• On the Humble Store, there's a new CCP Publisher sale, with up to 50% discounts for the next 5 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ccp-publisher-sale/
• And there's a new Humble Bundle with Stardock that will run another 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/stardock-2019-games

At Fanatical there are three new deals:

• The Star Deal is STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, 90% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/star-wars-jedi-knight-jedi-academy-aspyr
• Deponia Complete Bundle is 88% off for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/deponia-complete-bundle
• To celebrate the new year, they've put a bunch of games on a flash sale. You still have 24 hours to check them out: https://www.fanatical.com/en/collections/new-year-flash-deals

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

Get a free, tiny game every day in 2019 with Meditations, a new indie launcher
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-a-free-tiny-game-every-day-in-2019-with-meditations-a-new-indie-launcher/
Rami Ismail, co-founder of Nuclear Throne developer Vlambeer, has announced a new launcher that will give you a free, small game to play every day in 2019.
It's called Meditations, and you can grab it here. Each game will take around five minutes to play, and took roughly six hours to make. The Meditations FAQ describes the games as "small, experimental, and minimalistic", and they'll only be available to play for 24 hours. The launcher will download one every day at midnight GMT.

 

MODS/EMULATORS

GeDoSaTo is now compatible with the first The Witcher game, adds Ambient Occlussion
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gedosato-is-now-compatible-with-the-first-the-witcher-game-adds-ambient-occlussion/
The Witcher fans, here is something for you today. NexusMods’ ‘hub997’ has uploaded a version of Durante’s GeDoSaTo mod that is compatible with the first The Witcher game, adding Ambient Occlusion support to it.
The Witcher is a really old game and since CD Projekt RED has not added support for AO via a post-launch patch, this is a must-have mod for those that want to replay it. Now if only someone could update its textures with ESRGAN in order to provide sharper and more details visuals… but anyway.
All you have to do is download GeDoSaTo from here, extract “GeDoSaTo.zip” wherever you want, run “GeDoSaTo.exe”, change options according to your preferences, minimize and enable the game.

New gameplay video released for Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-video-released-for-beyond-skyrim-morrowind/
The team behind Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind has released a brand new gameplay video. As its title suggests, Beyond Skyrim: Morrowind is a reimagined and rebuilt version of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in Skyrim by a passionate and dedicated modding team.

Halo comes to Arma 3 via the Operation: TREBUCHET mod, now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/halo-comes-to-arma-3-via-the-operation-trebuchet-mod-now-available-for-download/
Halo and Arma fans, here is something for you today. A team of modders has released a Halo mod for ArmA 3, called Operation: TREBUCHET. According to its description, this mod focuses on the struggles of the common soldier rather than the elite spartan warriors, allowing you to experience the Halo universe from a new, brutal perspective.
In other words, Operation: TREBUCHET is a total modification with the intent to bring the popular Halo Universe into a more realistic setting by introducing it into Arma 3. If you are still on the fence, the team has also released an amazing trailer showcasing the mod that you can find below. And I’m pretty sure that after watching it you will go ahead and download its alpha build.
>> Download this Alpha version of the mod from Steam.

 

GAMING NEWS

Project CARS 3 promises to be a spiritual successor to Need for Speed Shift
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/project-cars-3-promises-to-be-a-spiritual-successor-to-need-for-speed-shift/
Slightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell has stated that the new part in the Project CARS series, Project CARS 3, will be a spiritual successor to Need for Speed Shift. Need for Speed Shift impressed everyone when it came out, especially thanks to its iconic cockpit viewpoint and Ian Bell said that pCars 3 will be more of a spiritual successor to Shift, but with all of the sim goodness everyone appreciate.

Star Control: Origins has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA notice
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-control-origins-has-been-removed-from-steam-due-to-a-dmca-notice/
Stardock has announced that Star Control has been removed from Steam due to a DMCA take down notice. According to the developers, and even though there is a legal dispute between Stardock and Reiche and Ford regarding the trademarks and copyrights pertaining to Star Control, the creators of Star Control have issued a DMCA and have successfully removed Stardock’s title from Steam.
>> That's not good for anyone.

Jurassic Explorer is a free game that lets you explore the environments from Jurassic World
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/jurassic-explorer-is-a-free-game-that-lets-you-explore-the-environments-from-jurassic-world/
Dimensional Digital has released a free fan game for Jurassic World, called Jurassic Explorer. Jurassic Explorer gives everyone the opportunity to explore a 3D recreation of the park from the movie in first person, in which players can collect coins, play mini games and explore the movie’s environments.
>> The latest build is "Season 2", from a couple months ago. They'll make a Season 3 during 2019. You can download it and learn more about this project from Game Jolt.