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Another Monday, another batch of news, all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The GOG's Winter Sale keeps going on, as well as Steam's Winter Sale.

The guys at Humble have two new sales:

• At Humble Bundle there's the new Humble Holiday in Space Bundle, with up to 8 games to get for the next 10 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/holiday-in-space
• And at the Store, there's a new Holiday Hits Sale, with up to 50% discounts for the next 3 days. The keys are all for the Epic Store except one: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/epic-games-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The Star Deal is Craft The World, 82% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/craft-the-world
• And the new Mega Bundle comes with 20 games with a 99% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mega-bundle-2020

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Here is Steam’s list of best-selling games for 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-steams-list-of-best-selling-games-for-2020/
Valve and Steam have shared the list for the best-selling games that came out on Steam in 2020. This list is measured by gross revenue, and not by the number of copies that these games have sold.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This 6GB Mod for Dark Souls 3 brings new free content and makes the game even harder
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/6gb-mod-dark-souls-3-new-free-content-game-harder/
Modder ‘Raime1995’ has released a must-have mod for all Dark Souls 3 fans out there. Dark Souls 3 Born From the Ashes aims to make the game even harder by adding a lot of enemies in the game world, and brings new free content to it.
Going into more details, this mod features more than 1000 enemies, manually added and scattered around the world to boost the difficulty level. Moreover, it comes with 28 armors with unique powerful passives and buffed defenses. Additionally, players can find a lot of new powerful weapon arts and different moves for some weapons. There are also new weapons and armors, as well as buffed rings.
Dark Souls 3 Born From the Ashes also comes with new icons for weapons and armors, new descriptions and a new HUD. It also provides different music for some boss battles, as well as different covenants icons.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Fallout: The Frontier, Unofficial Expansion DLC for Fallout New Vegas, releases on January 15th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-the-frontier-unofficial-expansion-dlc-fallout-new-vega-releases-january-15th/
The team behind Fallout: The Frontier has announced that this new mod for Fallout New Vegas will release on January 15th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released a new trailer that you can find below.

This Mod for Fallout New Vegas adds a COD-like Zombies Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-for-fallout-new-vegas-adds-a-cod-like-zombies-mode/
Modder ‘ZRV01’ has released a new mod that adds a Call of Duty-inspired Zombies Mode to Fallout New Vegas. As the modder noted, this is an effort to replicate the enjoyable horde survival from Call of Duty: World At War and Call of Duty: Black Ops, but in the Fallout world.
Going into more details, this project directly replicates the exact same ways the real zombies mode plays, including a points system, power, and even two-hit kill. Naturally, there are some minor differences here and there, mostly due to the differences between the COD and Fallout engines.
Fallout New Vegas Zombies is fully scripted, and is unrelated to the game’s lore. Moreover, it comes with custom model ports by georgem1010, Dragbody, M4k4rov and iSebastein.
>> This mod is available from Nexus Mods.

Hyper Dragon Ball Z Indigo, best free Mugen DBZ game, available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hyper-dragon-ball-z-indigo-best-free-mugen-dbz-game-download/
In August 2017, we informed you about the best 2D free Mugen DBZ game, Hyper Dragon Ball Z. And today, we are happy to report that there is a brand new version that you can download for it.
Hyper Dragon Ball Z is a MUGEN 2D DBZ fighting game that looks retro-fantastic. If you are a fan of DBZ, then you really have to download this free Mugen game.
According to the team, every character has been updated to its new 5.0 standard. As such, some older characters may feel like completely new ones.
>> You can get it from here.

This 6.7GB Mod for Skyrim Special Edition overhauls all of its clutter textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/6-7gb-mod-skyrim-special-edition-overhauls-all-clutter-textures/
Modder ‘Iconic’ has released a brand new HD Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition that overhauls all of its clutter textures. This HD Texture Pack is 100% lore/vanilla friendly, and you can use it alongside some other texture packs we shared in the past.
According to the modder, this pack overhauls thousands of textures covering hundreds of objects. Furthermore, it improves Shadowmarks, and restores the Skyrim books.
Do note that these are still Bethesda textures, the quality doesn’t even come close to retextures made from scratch. In order to improve the quality of the vanilla textures, Iconic used AI-upscaling techniques.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

Starcraft Mass Recall is a Starcraft Remake in Starcraft 2, Version 8.0 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/starcraft-mass-recall-starcraft-remake-version-8-0-download/
Starcraft fans, here is something special for you today. A team of modders is working on a Starcraft Remake in Starcraft 2, and has released a brand new version of it.
According to its description, Starcraft: Mass Recall is a project that recreates the classic Starcraft and Brood War gameplay as well as the entire single-player campaigns within the Starcraft 2 engine. This mod is compatible with any Starcraft 2 version, including the free Starter edition.
Version 0.8 features 68 maps. 59 of them are from the original Brood War game, whereas 6 are from the 1998 demo campaign. Additionally, you can find three deleted/cut missions.
>> If you want it, go here.

GAMING NEWS

Rosen Law Firm has filed a class action lawsuit against CD Projekt
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rosen-law-firm-has-filed-a-class-action-lawsuit-against-cd-projekt/
Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announced that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of CD Projekt between January 16th, 2020 and December 17th, 2020, inclusive. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages for CD Projekt investors under the federal securities laws.

PSA: Fake “mobile app” of Cyberpunk 2077 game is being distributed as a ransomware, don’t download it
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/psa-fake-mobile-app-of-cyberpunk-2077-game-is-being-distributed-as-a-ransomware-dont-download-it/
Despite the lackluster performance and controversial reception of Cyberpunk 2077, there are still eager gamers willing to get their hands on this game by any means. Recently some cybercriminals have been exploiting this opportunity and the popularity of this game by releasing a fake mobile version that’s actually a ransomware/malware.

Latest Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Update adds New Difficulty, Boss & Challenge
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/latest-xuan-yuan-sword-vii-update-adds-new-difficulty-boss-challenge/
DOMO Studio has released a brand new update for Xuan-Yuan Sword VII. According to the release notes, the December 2020 Update adds a new difficulty, a new boss and a new challenge.

Larian Studios sings a Baldur's Gate 3 Christmas carol, and it's a real earworm
https://www.pcgamer.com/larian-studios-sings-a-baldurs-gate-3-christmas-carol-and-its-a-real-earworm/
With the holiday season now fully upon us, Larian Studios has decided to mark the imminent arrival of Christmas with a cute, all-original carol inspired by Baldur's Gate 3. It's very catchy—in fact, I'll bet that once it's in your head, you're going to have a tough time getting it out.

A new trailer for sequel Sons of the Forest is delightfully horrific
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-trailer-for-sequel-sons-of-the-forest-is-delightfully-horrific/
About a year ago we got the first look at the sequel to horror survival game Sons of the Forest, sequel to The Forest, a sleeper hit of a survival game that has a lot of adoring fans. That's because it blends horror with its survival for a truly, gruesomely horrific game that just kind of... gets worse and worse the more you delve into it. Worse in a good way, mind you. A scary way.

Mount and Blade 2 is getting proper rebellions
https://www.pcgamer.com/mount-and-blade-2-is-getting-proper-rebellions/
Anyone who's anyone can tell you that the best part of any medieval history is the part where somebody gets fed up and stabs a noble for being a selfish jerk. Now, the fantasy dark ages of Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord are getting this vital, vital feature. The latest development update from TaleWorlds says it's coming soon, along with quite a bit else, but mostly let's be honest the important part is the stabbing.