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SALES & DEALS

Steam Holiday Sale date confirmed, award nominee reveals begin today
https://www.pcgamer.com/holiday-sale-date-confirmed-steam-award-nominee-reveals-begin-today/
Over the past couple of weeks, Steam users have had the opportunity to nominate their favorite games of 2019 for consideration in this year's Steam Awards. The nomination window is now closed, which means that it will soon be time to announce the final nominees across eight categories—slowly.
The plan is to reveal one nominee per day, beginning today with the Outstanding Visual Art category and concluding on December 18 with the finalists for the Game of the Year category. Voting will begin on December 19, which—not coincidentally—is also when the 2019 Steam Holiday Sale begins. So we can consider that confirmed, too.
Steam Award nominations will be revealed via video at steampowered.com. There are eight categories in this year's Steam Awards, four returning from previous years and four brand new:

Steam has two new deals:

• The new daily deal is Vampyr, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/Vampyr/
• Early Access title Foxhole will be 45% off for 7 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/505460/Foxhole/

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

Here is your first look at an upcoming VR mod for Halo: The Master Chief Collection
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-your-first-look-at-an-upcoming-vr-mod-for-halo-the-master-chief-collection/
Modder “Nibre” is currently working on a VR mod for Halo: Reach and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. While this mod is in an early stage at this point, the modder released a video showing it in action. Thus, you can get a taste of what Halo VR will look like on the PC in the near future.
As we can see, in its current state this VR mod has full hand motion support. This basically means that VR gamers will be able to use the Oculus Touch or Vive controllers to aim and shoot enemies.

Red Dead Redemption 2 mod RedM lets you mess around in multiplayer
https://www.pcgamer.com/red-dead-redemption-2-mod-redm-lets-you-mess-around-in-multiplayer/
Announced just before Red Dead Redemption 2 launched on PC, multiplayer mod framework RedM is out now. Created by the makers of GTA 5's FiveM , it lets cowboys create custom multiplayer servers where they have control over settings they'd normally never have access to.
Essentially, it lets you tweak your multiplayer server in the same way you can mess around with the singleplayer mode. You can download it here, and while there isn't a feature list yet, it should be similar to its predecessor, which allows players to add custom cars, weapons and maps, play with more people, or turn the game into your own personal playground where it's just you and the AI.
Rockstar is no friend to multiplayer mods, unfortunately, and shut down plenty of them in GTA 5. FiveM and RedM, however, don't mess with your installation and you can switch between them and GTA Online and, hopefully, Red Dead Online without getting banned. You should still exercise some caution, though.

GAMING NEWS

Need for Speed Heat Update 1.5 – Quality of Life, Performance & Visual Improvements, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/need-for-speed-heat-update-1-5-quality-of-life-performance-visual-improvements-full-patch-notes/
Ghost Games has announced that a brand new update for Need for Speed Heat will come out tomorrow. According to the release notes, Update 1.5 comes with a number of Quality of Live and User Interface improvements.

New stunning screenshots released for Pearl Abyss’ new open-world MMORPG, Crimson Desert
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-stunning-screenshots-released-for-pearl-abyss-new-open-world-mmorpg-crimson-desert/
Pearl Abyss has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming open-world MMORPG, Crimson Desert. These new screenshots look absolutely stunning, and showcase the visual style that Pearl Abyss aims to achieve.

PC gamers will be able to play dozen brand new game demos on Steam via The Game Festival event
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-gamers-will-be-able-to-play-twelve-brand-new-game-demos-on-steam-via-the-game-festival-event/
The Game Awards founder, Geoff Keighley, announced today The Game Festival. The Game Festival is said to be a new digital consumer event concept that ushers in a new era for The Game Awards.
The Game Festival is a first-of-its-kind digital consumer event that brings the magic of hands-on gameplay demos to fans around the world. For 2019, The Game Festival will launch a digital pilot program on Steam. The Game Festival will feature more than a dozen first-look game demos, available to play for a limited 48-hour window before they are removed from Steam.

Date, time and where to watch The Game Awards 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/date-time-and-where-to-watch-the-game-awards-2019/
The Game Awards 2019 show will honor the best video games of 2019. The event will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and it will be hosted by Geoff Keighley.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare December 11th Update released, fixes various bugs, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-december-11th-update-released-fixes-various-bugs-full-patch-notes/
Infinity Ward has released a new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, this update fixes a number of bugs and glitches. As such, don’t expect a lot of changes or tweaks to the base game.

Anthem Icetide Update 1.6.0 is now available for download, and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anthem-icetide-update-1-6-0-is-now-available-for-download-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
Bioware has released a brand new update for Anthem. According to the release notes, Update 1.6.0 introduces the Icetide Season. As such, players can expect new Challenges, Hidden Collectibles, and Cosmetic Items.

Forza Horizon 4 will receive a Battle Royale Mode, called The Eliminator, later today
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-4-will-receive-a-battle-royale-mode-called-the-eliminator-later-today/
Playground Games and Microsoft have announced that Forza Horizon 4 will receive a Battle Royale-inspired game mode later today. This new mode is called “The Eliminator” and you can find a trailer for it below.

Sea of Thieves Festival of Gifting Update is now available for download, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sea-of-thieves-festival-of-gifting-update-is-now-available-for-download-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Microsoft and Rare have released a new major update for Sea of Thieves. According to the press release, Festival of Giving brings with it the Maiden Voyage, a new introductory adventure that’s a must-play for every pirate.

Corepunk is a new “Diablo Meets Ultima Online” MMORPG, first gameplay trailer released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/corepunk-is-a-new-diablo-meets-ultima-online-mmorpg-first-gameplay-trailer-released/
Artificial Core has announced Corepunk, a top-down, non-linear MMORPG set in an immersive sci-fi universe. Featuring a seamless open world with miles of wilderness to get lost in, Corepunk promises to allow players to venture to an array of intricately detailed environments inhabited by four distinct cultures.

New developer diary for AO Tennis 2 focuses on its Career Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-developer-diary-for-ao-tennis-2-focuses-on-its-career-mode/
Bigben and Big Ant Studios have released the second AO Tennis 2 developer diary. This new dev diary focuses on the game’s Career Mode. In AO Tennis 2, players can take themselves from the outside courts to centre-stage glory in the all-new narrative-driven career mode, enriched with a reputation system, or choose to customise every element of their game through Big Ant’s content editor.

Toby’s Dream DLC is a new free DLC for Trine 4 that is available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tobys-dream-dlc-is-a-new-free-dlc-for-trine-4-that-is-available-now-for-download/
Modus Games has announced the release of a free DLC for its critically-acclaimed platforming adventure Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. This free DLC is now available to all owners of both the standalone title and Trine: Ultimate Collection. Moreover, Toby’s Dream DLC will remain free to enjoy indefinitely.

PUBG Update 5.3 available on test servers, brings Blood Effect improvements & Cloud Saving support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pubg-update-5-3-available-on-test-servers-brings-blood-effect-improvements-cloud-saving-support/
PUBG Corporation has released a new major update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on the test servers. According to the release notes, Update 5.3 brings a number of Blood Effect improvements. It also adds support for Cloud Saving.

Resident Evil 3 is reportedly developed by former PlatinumGames CEO
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-3-is-reportedly-developed-by-former-platinumgames-ceo/
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis was announced by Capcom a couple of days ago and fans are already excited for its upcoming release. The game is being developed by M-Two in collaboration with Capcom. You can see their logo in the end of the trailer.

Ring of Elysium is one of the few PC games that now supports DirectX 12 on Windows 7
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ring-of-elysium-is-one-of-the-few-pc-games-that-now-supports-directx-12-on-windows-7/
Aurora Studios has announced that the DirectX12 client beta is now available for Windows 7 players in Ring of Elysium. In case you weren’t aware of, Ring of Elysium is a free to play Battle Royale game. Players will be able to opt-into using the DX12 client from the in-game settings menu. Moreover, and alongside the DX12 client beta a new LTM rotation event ‘Battle Rush’ has arrived for players.