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Let's go with the final news of the week:

SALES & DEALS

Two million players have downloaded the Resident Evil 2 Remake demo in just a week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/two-million-players-have-downloaded-the-resident-evil-2-remake-demo-in-just-a-week/
Capcom has revealed that more than two million players have downloaded and played the 1-Shot demo for Resident Evil 2 Remake on all platforms. Although the company did not reveal any downloads per platform, it did state that only 27% has actually finished the demo.

 

At Fanatical, they have three new deals:

• The Star Deal is Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved, 85% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/geometry-wars-3-dimensions-evolved
• SUPERHOT is going to be 50% off for the next 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/superhot
• And there's a new weekend deal, the Showdown Bundle, with 5 games 95% off for the next 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/showdown-bundle

 

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

New HD textures released for Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-hd-textures-released-for-mass-effect-2-and-mass-effect-3/
Modder ‘CreeperLava’ has released new versions of the ALOT, A Lot Of Textures, mod for both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. These mods significantly improve the textures of various environments and characters, and they are a must for everyone that is replaying Bioware’s older RPGs.
According to the release notes, the new version for Mass Effect 2 adds ClearanceClarence’s textures for the Omega asteroid and Collector armor, and replaces Miranda’s textures with JimbobJeffers’s. On the other hand, the Mass Effect 3 version adds MaryseDynasty’s Tali textures for all four of her armours (default, alternate, from ashes, casino), replaces Cerberus units, Reapers and Garrus with ClearanceClarence’s textures, updates Miranda’s textures with JimbobJeffers’ newest Ultimate Miri update, adds an optional file to revert Tali’s textures to how they were before (in case some prefer the old ones), adds a bunch of new textures, among others Vorcha, Talon armour and environmental textures, fixes the alpha on some of the Normandy’s walls and fixes the seam on James’ face.
>> Check the article for the links of each mod.

Mod enables real-time ray tracing RTX effects in Quake 2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mod-enables-real-time-ray-tracing-rtx-effects-in-quake-2-for-the-nvidia-geforce-rtx-gpus/
Back in October 2018, we informed you about the Path Tracing mod for Quake 2 that could run on the new high-end gaming graphics card from NVIDIA, the GeForce RTX2080Ti. Unfortunately, though, that Path Tracing renderer could not take advantage of the RT cores, resulting in really low performance. Thankfully though, a group of people has released a new special version that takes advantage of the RTX GPUs.
Q2VKPT is described as the first playable game that is entirely raytraced and efficiently simulates fully dynamic lighting in real-time. While some games have started to explore improvements in shadow and reflection rendering, Q2VKPT is the first project to implement an efficient unified solution for all types of light transport: direct, scattered, and reflected light.
>> You can download it from this site.

 

GAMING NEWS

Brand new screenshots and official gameplay videos released for Mortal Kombat 11
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/brand-new-screenshots-and-official-gameplay-videos-released-for-mortal-kombat-11/
Warner Bros today revealed the first look at Mortal Kombat 11 with a showcase of crushing new gameplay, original and returning fighters, immersive story elements and innovative features that offer a more personalized experience than ever before.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, Blackout, is free to play now until January 24th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-black-ops-4s-battle-royale-mode-blackout-is-free-to-play-now-until-january-24th/
Activision has announced that Blackout, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s popular battle royale mode, is now free to download and play across all platforms. Starting today through January 24, the Blackout Free Trial features all the action from the game mode that brings together characters, locations, weapons and gear from across the series with Black Ops signature gameplay fans know and love, all in the biggest map in franchise history.

Multiplayer trailer released for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/multiplayer-trailer-released-for-tom-clancys-the-division-2/
Ubisoft has released a multiplayer trailer for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, showcasing the game’s Dark Zone and Conflict modes. The Dark Zone is a PvE/PvP mode that was originally included in the first game and has been expanded in this sequel, whereas the Conflict will be a PvP mode.

New official Anthem trailer focuses on story, progression and customization
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-official-anthem-trailer-focuses-on-story-progression-and-customization/
Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new trailer for Anthem that focuses on its story, progression and customization. Now we’ve seen lately a lot of gameplay videos for Anthem but I’m pretty sure that some will be interested solely on official videos (that potentially don’t spoil anything).