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The Tuesday news:

Let me tell you that the PC Secret Santa thread is open! If you want to join, come here: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/243930/the-11th-semi-annual-pc-secret-santa-event/

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

PC Gamer Community Build Contest: Holiday Edition
https://www.pcgamer.com/pc-gamer-community-build-contest-holiday-edition/
With a new generation of hardware hitting the streets, not to mention games that take advantage of that raw power, now is the time to upgrade your PC or build a totally new one. Picking the right parts for the best build is no easy task. To find the best PC builds in time for Christmas, we’re tapping into the power of the PC Gamer Community in our latest Best PC Builds Competition.
We want to see the best performing builds per dollar or pound spent. Forever immortalized as a master of their craft on the PC Gamer homepage, but they will also receive an Nvidia RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10G courtesy of our friends at MSI.

Ubisoft is giving away free games and in-game content for the rest of the week
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-giving-away-free-games-in-game-content/
Ubisoft has announced that it will be giving away free games and in-game content for this whole week. From today, December 14th and until December 19th, you will have the chance to claim games and in-game items.
As Ubisoft noted, all games redeemed will be for PC only. In-game items will be available on each platform that you own the game on. So basically, PC gamers are the real winners here.
>> Check the article to know how to claim those free games or items. Yesterday the gift was in-game content for AC Valhalla, and today it's the game Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

Steam has two new deals and also a new bunch of weeklong deals:

• Broken Lines will be 30% off until December 22: https://store.steampowered.com/app/926580/Broken_Lines/
• Necromunda: Underhive Wars will be 40% off until the same December 22: https://store.steampowered.com/app/566440/Necromunda_Underhive_Wars/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism gets a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1341170/Strategic_Mind_Spectre_of_Communism/
  • Shakedown: Hawaii is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598730/Shakedown_Hawaii/
  • Last Year: The Nightmare is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/511440/Last_Year_The_Nightmare/
  • Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 gets a 75% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/887060/Asterix__Obelix_XXL_2/
  • And Moon Hunters is 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/Moon_Hunters/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Tabletop Sale brings up to 80% discounts for the next 2 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/tabletop-sale/
• The Paradox Holiday Sale brings up to 85% discounts for the next 6 days. Most keys are for Steam, but there are some also available for GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/paradox-holiday-sale/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is A Plague Tale: Innocence, 73% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/a-plague-tale-innocence
• And the Winter Mystery Bundle is now live, with up to 10 unknown games to grab: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/winter-mystery-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

The Steam News Hub is now live for everyone
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-news-hub-is-now-live-for-everyone/
The Steam News Hub, previously only available as an experimental Steam Labs feature, went live today. It lets you follow news, quickly find game updates and it also informs you about scheduled downtime and events, all from within Steam. Visually, it hasn't changed much from the last time we looked at it, but it's now even easier to find news curators, which includes news sites like this one.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Grand Theft Auto IV iCEnhancer 4 & RevIVe Mod aims to improve performance and graphics
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/grand-theft-auto-iv-icenhancer-4-revive-mod-aims-to-improve-performance-and-graphics/
Hayssam Keilany, creator of iCEnhancer, is working on a new mod project for Grand Theft Auto 4, iCEnhancer 4 & RevIVe. According to Keilany, the iCEnhancer 4 & RevIVe Mod will improve the performance and quality of GTA IV. Although there is no ETA on when this mod will come out, Keilany shared the following video. This video packs numerous in-game scenes, so it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

GAMING NEWS

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood gets an extended gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/werewolf-the-apocalypse-earthblood-gets-an-extended-gameplay-video/
NACON and Cyanide have released a 6-minute gameplay video for Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood. According to the press release, thsi gameplay video features the game’s exploration, stealth and brutal action. In addition, Julien “Patch” Desourteaux, Game Director at Cyanide, provided insight into the game’s development, and its roots in the World of Darkness.

Fortnite will get a new PC Performance Mode on December 15th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fortnite-will-get-a-new-pc-performance-mode-on-december-15th/
Epic Games has announced that Fortnite will receive a new Performance Mode on PC tomorrow. This Performance Mode will be selectable through the in-game settings menu and will offer “significant performance gains by trading out visual quality to lower memory usage and lighten the load on CPU and GPU.”

Giant Squid removes Denuvo from ABZU
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/giant-squid-removes-denuvo-from-abzu/
Giant Squid has released a new update that removes the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from ABZU. ABZU is beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving from the art director of Journey.

Latest Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Update is more than 3GB, brings PC stability improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/latest-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-update-is-more-than-3gb-brings-pc-stability-improvements/
Treyarch has announced that a brand new update is now available for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, weighing from 3.4GB to 7.1GB in size. In addition, a new patch will come out for Call of Duty Warzone tomorrow, alongside the launch of Season One.

MicroProse announces Carrier Command 2, coming to PC in Q2 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/microprose-announces-carrier-command-2-coming-to-pc-in-q2-2021/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. MicroProse has just announced the sequel to Carrier Command, Carrier Command 2. Carrier Command 2 is coming to PC in Q2 2021, and below you can find its announcement trailer.

Monster Hunter Rise coming to PC nine months after Nintendo Switch, first PC tech details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/monster-hunter-rise-coming-to-pc-nine-months-after-nintendo-switch-first-pc-tech-details/
Another day, another Capcom leak. As we informed you last month, Capcom plans to bring both Monster Hunter Rise and Monster Hunter Stories 2 on PC. And, according to some leaked documents, the Japanese company will release this new Monster Hunter game on the PC nine months after its Nintendo Switch release.