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The Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's week 3 Top 10

1. Rust
2. Valve Index VR Kit
3. Cyberpunk 2077
4. Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 8
5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang
6. Phasmophobia
7. Raft
8. Red Dead Redemption 2
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Sea of Thieves

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-has-sold-over-2-5-million-copies-worldwide/
Bandai Namco has announced that Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Ace Combat 7 came out in February 2019, which means that it took the team almost two years in order to hit this goal.

This week GOG brings The Grand RPG Sale, with over 250 deals up to 90% off for the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/grand_rpg_sale_2021

Steam has two new deals:

• The daily deal is Moving Out, that has a demo and it's 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/996770/Moving_Out/
• And UBOAT, still in Early Access, is 50% off until January 22: https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/UBOAT/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Chronicon, 33% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/chronicon
• And the January Savers bring up to 90% discounts on "thousands of games".

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The largest expansion mod for Fallout New Vegas is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/largest-expansion-mod-fallout-new-vegas-download/
Fallout The Frontier, a major overhaul mod for Fallout New Vegas that is 27GB in size, is currently available for download. This is the largest expansion mod for Fallout New Vegas, and we highly recommend downloading it.
According to the team, The Frontier will bring a new gameplay experience to Fallout New Vegas. It will also have 3 major questlines, 50+ side quests, improved graphics and better combat mechanics. For instance, it will have boss battles, aerial dogfights and airborne assaults, as well as arena battles.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

Here is Battlefield 1 with Reshade Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-battlefield-1-with-reshade-ray-tracing/
YouTube’s ‘AD Massicuro’ has shared a video, showcasing Battlefield 1 with Reshade Ray Tracing. In order to implement these effects, AD Massicuro used Pascal “Marty McFly” Gilcher’s Reshade Ray Tracing Mod, and the results are pretty good.

Version 2.0 of the Ratchet & Clank mod for GZDoom is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/version-2-0-ratchet-clank-mod-gzdoom-download/
Modder ‘That_Blind_Guy’ announced the release of Ratchet & Clank: Hot and Bothered Version 2.0 for GZDoom. According to the modder, this is a gameplay mod for DOOM II, Final DOOM, and FreeDOOM that aims to adapt the mechanics and weapons of the Ratchet & Clank series into GZDoom.
Ratchet & Clank: Hot and Bothered features a total of 27 weapons. Furthermore, players upgrade almost all of them (excluding the Omniwrench) through the acquisition of XP. Players can increase their XP via the traditional Doom way, with it reaching a maximum of 400. Players will be also facing off against an extended bestiary with more complex behaviors than your standard DOOM monsters.
It’s also worth noting that the mod contains modified versions of gleasspty’s weapon wheel, Xaser’s DAMNUMS, and Sgt_Mark_IV’s Bolognese gore mod.
>> Available from ModDB.

This 1GB Mod for The Witcher 3 overhauls all of its animals
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-1gb-mod-for-the-witcher-3-overhauls-all-of-its-animals/
Modder ‘Denroth’ has released a new mod for The Witcher 3 that overhauls the textures for all of the game’s animals. This is a pretty cool HD Texture Pack that a number of The Witcher 3 fans will appreciate.
Since this pack does not change anything else, it is compatible with almost every other mod.
>> You'll be able to get it from Nexus Mods.

Bloodborne PSX is a lo-fi demake of the Fromsoftware slasher
https://www.pcgamer.com/bloodborne-psx-is-a-lo-fi-demake-of-the-fromsoftware-slasher/
Five years on, and a Bloodborne PC release still only looks marginally more likely than it did on day one. But while From Software's best game remains locked down on Sony's hardware, developer Lilith Walther's crunchy 90s demake of the gore-soaked monster hunter looks like one hell of an alternative.
Okay, yes, it's called Bloodborne PSX, but no-one's going to be playing through this lo-fi hunter's dream on old PlayStations

This Skyrim mod turns NPCs into adoring fans of the Dragonborn's abs
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-skyrim-mod-turns-npcs-into-adoring-fans-of-the-dragonborns-abs/
The blessed warrior who slew Alduin and brought an end to Skyrim's civil war shouldn't have to worry about their body image. At least, that's the reckoning of modder Everglaid's Positive Undressed Reactions mod, which turns the citizens of Tamriel into adoring fans of your rippling pecs.
As spotted by PCGamesN, the reactions mod uses spliced-together voice lines to imbue Skyrim's guards, merchants and villagers with a deep sense of admiration for the Dovahkiin's body, should they strut into town wearing naught but their undies. While that's a recipe that could easily come across as a bit creepy, the modder has kept responses as light-hearted as possible—with lines written to be surprised, embarrassed, and impressed, with zero "vulgar and degrading" comments.
>> It only works with the Special Edition of Skyrim.

GAMING NEWS

Path of Exile: Echoes of the Atlas is now available on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/path-of-exile-echoes-of-the-atlas-is-now-available-on-pc/
Grinding Gear Games has announced that its next major expansion for Path of Exile, Echoes of the Atlas, is now available on PC. As the press release reads, the expansion delivers new end-game content, a new challenge league, new skills, and a new pinnacle boss simply known as The Maven.
>> And this expansion has caused the game to hit an all time high player count.

Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 2018 demo was faked, developers were aware of the game’s issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077s-e3-2018-demo-was-fake-developers-were-aware-of-the-games-issues/
At E3 2018, Cyberpunk 2077 impressed a lot of people with its vertical slice demo. However, it appears that this demo was “fake”, and that it did not showcase the things that players could do in this game.

New rumor suggests Final Fantasy 7 Remake coming simultaneously to PC and PS5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-rumor-suggests-final-fantasy-7-remake-coming-simultaneously-to-pc-and-ps5/
A new rumor surfaced last week regarding the rumored PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. According to Resetera’s member KatharsisT, who is a well-known leaker, Square Enix plans to announce and release the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, alongside the PS5 version, in 2021.

It’s official, Hitman 1 & 2 Steam owners will be able to transfer their progress to Hitman 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/its-official-hitman-1-2-steam-owners-will-be-able-to-transfer-their-progress-to-hitman-3/
A controversy surfaced yesterday regarding Hitman 3. And today, IO Interactive officially announced that Steam owners will be able to transfer their progress to the EGS version of Hitman 3.
However, this won’t happen on launch day. According to the team, a solution will be provided after the game’s launch. In addition, IO Interactive claimed that the Hitman 1 GOTY Access Pass will be available to everyone that pre-orders Hitman 3, or for those that will purchase the game in its first 10 days of release.