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SALES & DEALS

Epic Games Store launches its Holiday Sale 2019, offers free games for the next 12 days
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/epic-games-store-launches-its-holiday-sale-2019-offers-free-games-for-the-next-12-days/
Epic Games has launched its Holiday Sale 2019. Moreover, the team will be offering free games for the next twelve days. Therefore, today Epic Games is giving away a turn-based strategy game, Into the Breach.
Furthermore, Epic Games is offering a $10 Epic Coupon (to use on eligible games of $14.99 or above or local currency equivalent). The $10 Epic Coupon will be applied automatically at checkout. These coupons will expire on May 1st, 2020 2:59am EST.

Steam launches its Winter Sale 2019, will end on January 2nd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-launches-its-winter-sale-2019-will-end-on-january-2nd/
Similarly to Epic Games, Valve has launched Steam’s Winter Sale 2019. This sale will last until January 2nd and PC gamers can find a lot of games at great discounts. Moreover, Valve is offering a coupon via which gamers can save more money.

TowerFall Ascension is now free on Epic Games Store for the next 24 hours
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/towerfall-ascension-is-now-free-on-epic-games-store-for-the-next-24-hours/
Epic Games has announced that TowerFall Ascension is currently available for free on Epic Games Store. The game will be available for free for the next 24 hours, and PC gamers can visit the game’s EGS page in order to acquire their free copy.

On the Humble Store there are 4 new sales:

• The Star Wars games are up to 65% off for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/star-wars-sale/
• Football Manager 2020 is 15% off for the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/football-manager-2020
• Koei Tecmo has put its games on sale, up to 65% off for the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-winter-sale/
• And Konami has also put its games on sale, up to 75% off for the next 13 days too: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/konami-winter-flash-sale/

Fanatical has 4 new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Yakuza Kiwami 2, 33% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/yakuza-kiwami-2
• That's part of a Sega Sale, with up to 86% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/sega
• Ubisoft also has its games on sale, up to 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/ubisoft
• 2K Games has its games on sale too, with up to 81% discounts: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/2k-games
• The Enchanted Bundle has 9 games plus 1 DLC 97% off for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/enchanted-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD's Adrenalin 19.12.3 GPU driver fixes a litany of bugs for Radeon owners
https://www.pcgamer.com/amds-adrenalin-19123-gpu-driver-fixes-a-litany-of-bugs-for-radeon-owners/
It didn't take long for AMD to push out an incremental update to its completely retooled Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 2020 driver package introduced last week. While the initial release brought with it an overhaul with a bunch of new and improved features, the new 19.12.3 update is entirely focused on ridding the software of bugs, helping your graphics card reach its full potential.
>> Available from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

Nexus Mods reports security breach, 'small number' of user records accessed
https://www.pcgamer.com/nexus-mods-reports-security-breach-small-number-of-user-records-accessed/
The popular mod repository Nexus Mods revealed today that it suffered a data breach in November, during which a "potentially malicious third-party actor" was able to access a small number of user records, including email addresses and password salts and hashes.
"Even though we were able to secure the endpoint as soon as we discovered the exploit, as a measure of security, we are informing all of you, as we cannot rule out that further access to other user data including email addresses, password hashes and password salts has taken place," Nexus Mods wrote.
"We immediately worked to rectify the situation and, as part of the process, brought forward our release schedule for our long-planned new user service to ensure no other potential exploits on the old user service could be used to obtain user data. This step we took is ensuring that the new passwords are not only better protected, but that any encrypted passwords that have - potentially - been obtained from the old user service are already out of date."

GAMING NEWS

New AO Tennis 2 trailer showcases its Content Editor, AO Tennis 2 Tools available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-ao-tennis-2-trailer-showcases-its-content-editor-ao-tennis-2-tools-available-now-for-download/
BIGBEN and Big Ant Studios are pleased to release a new video introducing the content editor in AO Tennis 2, the second game in the official Australia Open game series. With a user-friendly and comprehensive interface, the AO Tennis 2 player community now has access to an extensive range of customisation options to express themselves and create unique content including players, stadiums and scenarios.

WWE 2K20 Update 1.06 released, adds Create A Championship, addresses crashes, improves AI & collisions
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/wwe-2k20-update-1-06-released-adds-create-a-championship-addresses-crashes-improves-ai-collisions/
2K Games has released a brand new update for WWE 2K20. According to the release notes, this update adds the “Create A Championship” feature. Moreover, it addresses various crashes in order to improve overall stability.

Darksiders Genesis Patch 2 now available, adds Mayhem Difficulty & Game Speed, fixes numerous bugs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/darksiders-genesis-patch-2-now-available-adds-mayhem-difficulty-game-speed-fixes-numerous-bugs/
Airship Syndicate has released the second major update for Darksiders Genesis. According to the release notes, Patch 2 adds the Mayhem Difficulty Mode and Game Speed. However, do note that Game Speed is only working in Single player or Split Screen.

First PC update released for Detroit: Become Human, addresses various crashes, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-pc-update-released-for-detroit-become-human-addresses-various-crashes-full-patch-notes/
Quantic Dream has released the first PC patch for Detroit: Become Human. According to the release notes, this first patch improves overall game stability by addressing a number of crashes. Moreover, it also comes with a fix for those using unicode characters in their Windows username.

New demo for the FEAR-inspired indie FPS, Trepang2, is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-demo-for-the-fear-inspired-indie-fps-trepang2-is-now-available-for-download/
Trepang Studios has released a brand new free demo for its upcoming FEAR-inspired indie FPS, Trepang2. This demo allows you to experience the game’s story prologue and fight through a 30+ wave horde mode.
>> Get the demo from IndieDB:

Free to play STALKER-inspired MMORPG, Stay Out, is now available on Steam Early Access
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-to-play-stalker-inspired-mmorpg-stay-out-is-now-available-on-steam-early-access/
Mobile Technologies has announced the release of its STALKER-inspired post-apocalyptic free-to-play MMORPG, Stay Out, on Steam Early Access. To celebrate the release the developers have also announced a winter wonderland of holiday events for players to enjoy.

Here are 11 minutes of new gameplay footage from Half-Life: Alyx
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-half-life-alyx/
Yesterday, Adam Savage released a new hands-on video with Valve’s upcoming VR game, Half-Life: Alyx. In this video, Savage shared some new gameplay footage from it and YouTube’s ‘zck2020’ has collected all of them in one single video.