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The Tuesday news:

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And now...

SALES & DEALS

Steam features two "daily" deals and a publisher event (no, there's no weekly sale this time as the Winter Sale will start this Thursday):

• The first "daily" deal is Police Stories, 40% off for another 50 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/539470/Police_Stories/
• Warhammer: Chaosbane is the other "daily" deal, 50% off and that, again, will last 50 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774241/Warhammer_Chaosbane/
• Publisher Facepunch has its games on sale, 33% off until the 19th... and Garry's Mod is free to try for another day: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/FacepunchPublisherEvent

On the Humble Store there are three new sales:

• Warhammer: Chaosbane is up to 50% off for the next 3 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/warhammer-chaosbane/
• The Borderlands Week features up to 78% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/borderlands-week/
• The Hardcore Parkour Sale features up to 75% deals for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hardcore-parkour-sale/

Fanatical has three new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Angels with Scaly Wings, 60% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/angels-with-scaly-wings
• Beamdog has its games up to 50% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/beamdog
• And there's a new bundle, the Men of War Assault Bundle, with 6 games and 6 DLCs split in two tiers of 3 and 12 products: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/men-of-war-assault-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD releases a multithreaded CPU library for deformable material physics, FEMFX
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-releases-a-multithreaded-cpu-library-for-deformable-material-physics-femfx/
AMD has announced a multithreaded CPU library for deformable material physics, using the Finite Element Method (FEM), called FEMFX. The model supports a wide range of materials and interactions between materials. Moreover, this CPU library is currently available for download.
According to the red team, the library uses extensive multithreading to utilize multicore CPUs and benefit from the trend of increasing CPU core counts.

MODS/EMULATORS

Legacy of the Dragonborn is a 2GB fan DLC expansion for Skyrim, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/legacy-of-the-dragonborn-is-a-2gb-fan-dlc-expansion-for-skyrim-available-for-download/
Modder ‘icecreamassassin’ has released a brand new version of Legacy of the Dragonborn for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Legacy of the Dragonborn is 2GB in size and is as big as a DLC expansion. The mod adds hundreds of new items, dozens of new quests and hundreds of extra hours of play.
Going into more details, this mod offers the most versatile, most expansive and most extensive display space for artifacts the Elder Scrolls series has ever seen. Players can find nearly 3500 potential unique items and sets at the Museum.
Moreover, this mod offers an entirely new guild faction you start from the ground up. Furthermore, Legacy of the Dragonborn offers a handful of major quest arcs and numerous useful and unique mechanics.
>> Available from Nexus Mods for both the original and the Special Edition of the game.

You can now play Final Fantasy 7 with 3D character models closer to Tetsuya Nomura’s concept art
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-final-fantasy-7-with-3d-character-models-closer-to-tetsuya-nomuras-concept-art/
NiNoStyle has been working on an interesting project for the original version of Final Fantasy 7. This mod aims to balance stylized Final Fantasy VII characters with 3D models in a style based on Tetsuya Nomura’s concept art.
On December 11th, the modder released a new version of this 3D Model pack. Naturally, this latest version aims to enhance your Final Fantasy VII playing experience, by improving some of the 3D models.
Do note that this mod does not aim to change the game’s aesthetics like the Advent Children pack. While the models are not as “blocky” as before, they retain their anime-like look. They are also not as detailed as the Advent Children models, something that will definitely please all FF7 purists fans out there.
In order to install this pack, you’ll need to install and run the manager from 7th Heaven Mod Manager page. Once you’ve done that, you can download the 7th Heaven compatible versions from here.

Mortal Kombat Project Ultimate Revitalized Update 1.9 released, features over 100 fighters & 450 stages
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mortal-kombat-project-ultimate-revitalized-update-1-9-released-features-over-100-fighters-450-stages/
Mortal Kombat fans, here is something for you today. Last month, we informed you about Mortal Kombat Project Ultimate Update Version 2019. And today, we are happy to report that Mortal Kombat Project Ultimate Revitalized Update 1.9 has been fully released.
Mortal Kombat Project Ultimate Revitalized Update 1.9 features over 100 fighters and 450 stages. This fan MK game promises to be one of the best MUGEN MK games, and is available for free to everyone. As such, we strongly suggest downloading it.
>> Here's the http://www.mediafire.com/file/vyzo227p7ebz3p0/%257EMKP%257E_Ultimate_Revitalized_Update_V1.9.rar/file" target="_blank">download link for it (mediafire).

This Red Dead Redemption 2 mod lets bears ride horses
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-red-dead-redemption-2-mod-lets-bears-ride-horses/
In Red Dead Redemption 2, only humans have the privilege of riding a horse, but thankfully there's now a mod that fixes this inequality by letting every living creature in the game ride them. Everything from a bear to other horses can now enjoy the experience of being ferried from A to B while resting their tired legs. It's absolutely terrifying.
Clearly neither animal is particularly happy about the state of affairs, perhaps realising, innately, that this is completely unnatural. They're not willing participants, either. Pir2's Horse TP mod lets you teleport animals onto a horse you've assigned at the press of a button, at which point they miraculously appear on your horse's back, probably pretty surprised.

GAMING NEWS

Agony spin-off, SUCCUBUS, enters alpha phase, gets brand new teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/agony-spin-off-succubus-enters-alpha-phase-gets-brand-new-teaser-trailer/
Madmind Studio has announced that the closed alpha gameplay tests of its upcoming new title, SUCCUBUS, have begun. According to the team, hundreds of players who have expressed their interest in testing the alpha version, have already started sending us feedback about the combat system, exploration and issues that they experience.

Cyberpunk 2077 – Behind The Music
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cyberpunk-2077-behind-the-music/
It looks like CD Projekt Red is putting a lot into the music of their upcoming title. Cyberpunk 2077 will feature several artists like Run the Jewels, Refused, Asap Rocky, Gazelle Twin, Ilan Rubin and more.

PlanetSide 2 December 17th Update detailed, improves NSO faction, fixes bugs, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/planetside-2-december-17th-update-detailed-improves-nso-faction-fixes-bugs-full-patch-notes/
Daybreak Games will release today a new patch for PlanetSide 2. This update brings some much-needed attention to the NSO faction, fixes some long-standing bugs, enables respeccing your A.S.P. skills, and turns on the holiday event.

Gladiux is a new combat action game, coming to PC in 2020, first screenshots & teaser trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gladiux-is-a-new-combat-action-game-coming-to-pc-in-2020-first-screenshots-teaser-trailer/
Starcaster Games has announced a new combat action game, called Gladiux. Set in the age of Gladiators, players can train to compete and survive unforgiving trials to earn your freedom.

Star Citizen Alpha 3.8 detailed, now available to PTU, adds new locations and gameplay mechanics
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-citizen-alpha-3-8-is-now-available-to-ptu-and-detailed-adds-new-locations-and-gameplay-mechanics/
Now this passed under our radar. Last week, Cloud Imperium released Star Citizen Alpha 3.8 to the Public Test Universe. Alpha 3.8 adds new locations and gameplay mechanics, as well as new weapons. Naturally, it also brings a number of bug fixes.

Anno 1800 Update 6.1 releases today, fixes crash and performance issues, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anno-1800-update-6-1-releases-today-fixes-crash-and-performance-issues-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft has announced that a brand new update for Anno 1800 will release later today. This is a minor update that fixes five issues that plagued the game. Moreover, the team revealed its full release notes that you can find below.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 – The Rise of Skywalker Update releases today, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-2-the-rise-of-skywalker-update-releases-today-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Electronic Arts and DICE have announced that The Rise of Skywalker Update for Star Wars Battlefront 2 will release today on the PC. In addition, DICE revealed the full changelog for this latest update that you can find below.