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Let's start the news thing of this week:

SALES & DEALS

DSOGaming Giveaway – Win a free PC copy of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
https://www.dsogaming.com/editorial/dsogaming-giveaway-win-a-free-pc-copy-of-dragon-ball-z-kakarot/
As promised, each and every month will be giving away a triple-A game. Therefore, this month we are giving away a free PC copy of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
As with our previous contests, you can participate in this giveaway by simply leaving a ‘Thank You’ comment below. We will delete both duplicate and off-topic comments.
Moreover, your account must have at least 40 comments. This is a new rule we are implementing so we can avoid all the accounts that some have created solely for giveaways, . Comments from accounts that have less than 40 total comments (or have comments only on Giveaways) will be deleted. If you are new, you can start engaging with all other users in the Comment section and then participate in future giveaways.
The winner will be picked randomly via Random.org and comments will be counted from the oldest to the newest. This giveaway contest will end on Monday, January 27th at 22:00GMT.
>> You don't have much time left, but still enough to take part in the giveaway... if you meet the requirements, of course.

GOG starts the week with two sales:

• First comes the Lunar Sale, that will last another 4 days. Check out the gaming horoscope to find genre specific sales.
• And of course, there's a new weekly sale: Kids win the day, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200127_weekly_sale

At Steam, while the Lunar sale will end shortly, they have two new daily deals:

• Monster Prom is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/743450/Monster_Prom/
• And Muse Dash is also 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774171/Muse_Dash/

Fanatical's Star Deal, that started yesterday and will be available for another 24 hours, is Pathfinder: Kingmaker Explorer Edition. 62.5% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pathfinder-kingmaker

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Unreal Engine 4 Apollo 11 Mission AR for Microsoft HoloLens 2 is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-4-apollo-11-mission-ar-for-microsoft-hololens-2-is-now-available-for-download/
Now here is something that passed under our radar. Epic Games has released the Apollo 11 Mission AR demo for Microsoft HoloLens 2. This demo is currently available for download on Unreal Engine Marketplace, and it’s a must-have for everyone owning HoloLens.
Apollo 11 AR offers a bird’s-eye view of many aspects of the historic Apollo 11 mission, including the launch itself, an accurate model of the Saturn V, a detailed reenactment of the lunar landing, and a look at Neil Armstrong’s monumental first steps on the moon.
>> There's a video of it but, without an HoloLens, it loses most of its appeal.

MODS/EMULATORS

Uncharted 2, God of War 3, Metal Gear Solid 4 & more run faster on PC via the latest version of RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/uncharted-2-god-of-war-3-metal-gear-solid-4-more-run-faster-on-pc-via-the-latest-version-of-rpcs3/
The RPCS3 team has released a new video, showcasing some of the improvements that it has implemented in the latest version of the Playstation 3 emulator. According to the team, Uncharted 2, God of War 3 and MGS 4 run faster now on the PC.
Going into more details, kd-11 rewrote RPCS3’s ZCULL implementation to improve scheduling efficiency. As the team noted, this resulted in a large performance uplift across many titles, especially in scenes with heavy culling. kd-11 also added a new setting to the advanced settings tab “Relaxed ZCULL Sync”. This new option changes the way zculling works.
As such, Red Dead Redemption and WipEout perform slightly better when Relaxed ZCULL Sync is active. Metal Gear Solid 4 also performs a lot better with this option.
Furthermore, WipEout is now playblae thanks to these performance improvements and some stability improvements by Eladash. Therefore, PC gamers can now enjoy this Playstation 3 exclusive game on the PC with higher resolutions.

Black Mesa: Military lets you experience Half-Life from the view of a HECU Marine, Version 2.2 released
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-mesa-military-lets-you-experience-half-life-from-the-view-of-a-hecu-marine-version-2-2-release/
The Black Mesa: Military Development Group has released a new version of Black Mesa: Military. Black Mesa: Military is a mod for Black Mesa that allows you to experience the events of Half-Life from the view of a Hazardous Environments Combat Unit marine, Steven Mills.
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Version 2.2 covers the six chapters of the upcoming full release. Black Mesa Military currently features six chapters which are: Arrival, Dangerous Facility, Heavy Fire, Escalation, Eliminate Freeman! and Newcomers.
>> Available from ModDB.

Fate of the Galaxy is a free first-person space combat Star Wars game, gets debut gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fate-of-the-galaxy-is-a-free-first-person-space-combat-star-wars-game-gets-debut-gameplay-trailer/
The FotG team has announced a new free first-person space combat Star Wars game, Fate of the Galaxy. Fate of the Galaxy promises to feature the incredible starfighter battles of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. In order to showcase the game’s current development state, the team released a gameplay teaser trailer.
Fate of the Galaxy is a singleplayer and multiplayer total conversion for the FreeSpace 2 SCP engine set in the Star Wars universe. Instead of seeking to recreate the experience of some of the previous LucasArts X-Wing Space Simulation games, the team in basing its mod almost entirely on the Original Trilogy. Furthermore, the team will strive to reproduce the feel from the space combat scenes in those movies as accurately as possible.
>> How lon until Disney knocks on their doors?

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth gets a 5GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-cthulhu-dark-corners-of-the-earth-gets-a-5gb-ai-enhanced-hd-texture-pack/
Ridiculous_Death has released a new AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. This pack is 5.5GB in size and will overhaul all of the game’s textures. As such, this is a must have mod for everyone that wants to replay this Call of Cthulhu game.
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. This game came out in 2006, was developed by Headfirst Productions and was published by Bethesda.
>> You can get this mod from ModDB.

Fully naked Jill Valentine mod available now for download for Resident Evil: Revelations HD
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fully-naked-jill-valentine-mod-available-now-for-download-for-resident-evil-revelations-hd/
Resident Evil 3 Remake is almost upon us, and we are pretty sure that one of its first mods will be a nude mod for Jill Valentine. Now while gamers can patiently await for such a mod, they can get a taste of it via this nude mod for Resident Evil: Revelations HD.
Created by modder ‘Maliwei777’, this nude mod provides a fully naked 3D model for Jill Valentine. Quality-wise, this is a high quality 3D model. There is also a cute heart tattoo on Jill’s butt.
As a bonus, Maliwei777 has also released an Ada Wong nude mod for Resident Evil 6. As its title suggests, this mod provides a fully naked 3D model for Ada Wong in Resident Evil 6.
>> Both mods are available from Nexus Mods: here's the Jill Valentine one and here's the Ada Wong one.

GAMING NEWS

Fortnite Update 11.50 will add support for Unreal Engine 4’s Chaos Physics System
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-update-11-50-will-add-support-for-unreal-engine-4s-chaos-physics-system/
Epic Games has announced that Update 11.50 for Fortnite will add support for Unreal Engine 4’s Chaos Physics System. This basically means that all the physics will be calculated by the new Chaos System.

CD Projekt RED developer comments on Cyberpunk 2077’s delay, QLOC will provide additional support
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-projekt-red-developer-comments-on-cyberpunk-2077s-delay-qloc-will-provide-additional-support/
A few days ago, we informed you about the possible reason behind Cyberpunk 2077’s delay. According to Polish insider Borys Niespielak, the game was delayed because its performance on current-gen consoles was underwhelming. And yesterday, both God of War’s director Cory Barlog and CD Projekt RED’s Benzenzimmern commented on this report.

Don’t expect real-time ray tracing effects in Doom Eternal anytime soon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dont-expect-real-time-ray-tracing-effects-in-doom-eternal-anytime-soon/
Back in July 2019, we informed you about Doom Eternal supporting real-time ray tracing effects. However, it appears that PC gamers will not be able to enjoy these effects anytime soon. As id Software’s Marty Stratton claimed, Ray Tracing isn’t currently a top priority for the team.

Zero Six – Behind Enemy Lines is a SOCOM-like third-person tactical shooter, first screenshots & details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/zero-six-behind-enemy-lines-is-a-socom-like-third-person-tactical-shooter-first-screenshots-details/
An indie team is currently working on a SOCOM-like third-person tactical shooter, called Zero Six – Behind Enemy Lines. The game will be using Unreal Engine 4 and below you can find its first details and screenshots.

RESIDENCE of EVIL: VIGIL renamed to simply VIGIL, gets new official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/residence-of-evil-vigil-renamed-to-simply-vigil-gets-new-official-gameplay-trailer/
MoonGlint and YouTube’s Residence of Evil have announced that their Resident Evil-inspired game, RESIDENCE of EVIL: VIGIL, is now renamed to simply VIGIL. Moreover, the teams released a brand new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

New Monster Hunter World Update further improves performance, reduces CPU usage, fixes Screen Freeze
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-monster-hunter-world-update-further-improves-performance-reduces-cpu-usage-fixes-screen-freeze/
Earlier this month, Capcom released the first 2020 performance patch for Monster Hunter World. That patch aimed to reduce CPU utilization and improve overall performance. And today, the Japanese company released a second patch that promises to further improve performance.

World of Tanks Update 1.7.1 released, adds three Double-barreled Soviet Tanks & the Demount Kit
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-of-tanks-update-1-7-1-released-adds-three-double-barreled-soviet-tanks-the-demount-kit/
Wargaming has released the first update of 2020 for World of Tanks, Update 1.7.1. As the press release reads, the new version features, among other things, a trio of heavies brandishing a couple of large-caliber guns each.