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Wednesday news:

SALES & DEALS

Let's take a look at Steam's daily deal and the two Midweek Madness deals:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title HELLION, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/588210/HELLION/
• ELEX is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/411300/ELEX/
• And the Dungeons franchise is on sale, from 25 to 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dungeonsfranchise/

At Fanatical, there are also a bunch of new sales:

• The Star Deal is the Icewind Dale + Planescape Torment Pack, 88% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/icewind-dale-plus-planescape-torment-pack
• Space Engineers is going to be 60% off for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/space-engineers
• Surgeon Simulator is 90% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/surgeon-simulator-anniversary-edition
• That's part of the new simulator sale, with up to 85% discounts: https://www.fanatical.com/en/genres/simulation
• And lastly, there's the Axis Game Factory Complete Bundle to help you create some videogames with two programs and six DLCs 99% off for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/axis-game-factory-complete-bundle

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

3D Mark Port Royal Raytracing Benchmark Tool is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3d-mark-port-royal-raytracing-benchmark-tool-is-now-available-for-download/
As promised, Futuremark has released its latest ray tracing benchmark tool for the PC, the 3D Mark Port Royal Raytracing Benchmark. Port Royal is currently available in 3DMark Advanced Edition and 3DMark Professional Edition, meaning that – contrary to the other benchmarks – this isn’t a free benchmark tool.
3DMark Port Royal is the world’s first dedicated real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers. Players can use Port Royal to test and compare the real-time ray tracing performance of any graphics card that supports Microsoft DirectX Raytracing. According to UL Benchmarks, this benchmark tool will only be coming to 3DMark Advanced Edition and 3DMark Professional Edition, and it will not be possible to run Port Royal in 3DMark Basic Edition or the 3DMark Demo on Steam.

 

 

MODS/EMULATORS

New screenshots and gameplay video released for the Half Life 2 restoration mod, Dark Interval
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-and-gameplay-video-released-for-the-restoration-mod-for-half-life-2-dark-interval/
The Dark Interval Team has released some new screenshots and a gameplay video for its upcoming restoration/revision mod that lets you play Half-Life 2 the way it was originally meant to be, Dark Interval. Dark Interval will also feature custom maps, new voiced dialogue, new models and textures, all based on Valve’s early concepts.

New maps & 3D models released for Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2005) fan remaster project + screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-maps-3d-models-released-for-star-wars-battlefront-2-2005-fan-remaster-project-screenshots/
Back in April 2018, we informed you about a fan remaster project for the 2005 version of Star Wars Battlefront 2. Created by modders ‘Javitolo98’ and ‘Harrisonfog’, this project aims to remaster the game’s maps and 3D models, and update its visuals via graphics enhancer. Since then, the modders have been working on their remaster and have recently released a new version of it.
Basically, this fan remaster project is split into three smaller projects/mods: Realistic & Rezzed Maps, Improved Sides and 2018 HD Graphics. The Realistic & Rezzed Maps mod basically overhauls the game’s maps, the Improved Sides mod updates its 3D models and the 2018 HD Graphics mod enhances the visuals via graphics enhancers.
>> Download it from ModDB.

 

GAMING NEWS

Resident Evil 2 Remake limited time demo is coming to the PC on January 11th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-2-remake-limited-time-demo-is-coming-to-the-pc-on-january-11th/
Capcom has announced that horror players around the world will get an intense sneak peek at the hotly anticipated Resident Evil 2 before its launch with a special demo event starting this week for PC via Steam. Available to download for a limited time from January 11th to January 31st, this will be the first opportunity for fans to experience the completely reimagined horror classic from home.

Metro Exodus gets a new story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/metro-exodus-gets-a-new-story-trailer/
Deep Silver has released a new story trailer for Metro Exodus. Narrated from the perspective of Anna, the Spartan Order’s top sniper and Artyom’s wife, the story trailer explores the hostile world of Metro Exodus that lies in wait for the crew of the Aurora as they flee the ruins of Moscow and embark on an epic year-long journey into the unknown.
>> And they've also released new screenshots.

Here is the opening cinematic for ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-opening-cinematic-for-ace-combat-7-skies-unknown/
Bandai Namco has shared a video showing the opening cinematic for ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown. This cinematic is 5 minutes long and looks to be rendered in-engine so I’m pretty sure that some of you will find it interesting.
>> I'm not going to watch it. I'll save it for when I get the game.

Cold Iron Studios is working on an Aliens MMO for current-gen platforms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cold-iron-studios-is-working-on-an-aliens-mmo-for-current-gen-platforms/
I’m pretty sure that Alien fans are depressed these days, especially after yesterday’s news about Alien: Blackout. However, there is something to look forward to in case you’re gaming on the PC and not on your mobile phones.
FoxNext Games has annnounced Cold Iron Studios, is also currently at work on a massively multiplayer online shooter set in the Alien cinematic universe for consoles and PC.

Quake Champions January update improves performance for low-end and mid-end gamers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-champions-january-update-improves-performance-for-low-end-and-mid-end-gamers/
id Software has released a new patch for Quake Champions that aims to address performance issues some players may have experienced since the December Update. As such, this update is focused on low-end and mid-end users, and those with high-end machines won’t notice any major improvements.