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The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has launched a new We Love Games Sale, with more than 2,500 games up to 92% off until February 15. Read more here: https://www.gog.com/news/ignite_your_passion_with_the_we_love_games_sale_on_gogcom

Steam has two new daily deals, plus another 3 deals:

• The first daily deal is the Early Access title Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Master, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/978520/Legend_of_Keepers_Career_of_a_Dungeon_Master/
• The second daily deal is John Wick Hex, 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1405790/John_Wick_Hex/
• The Naruto franchise features between 50 and 84% discounts until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/NarutoSale
• Cities: Skylines is free to try until next Monday, and 75% off (the DLCs only 50%) during the next 26 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/
• And Destiny 2 has put its content on sale, between 25 and 70% off until Monday 15: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1085660/Destiny_2/

The new Humble Train Sim Expedition Bundle features up to 19 items to grab during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/train-sim-expedition-bundle

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Frostpunk: Game of the Year Edition, 62% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/frostpunk-game-of-the-year-edition
• Disney Interactive has put its games on sale during the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/disney-interactive
• And Bethesda games are up to 82% off during the next 9 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/bethesda-softworks
• And the Arkane Anniversary Collection, with four games with a 81% discount, will be available for the next 9 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/arkane-anniversary-collection

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam's Chinese version is finally here, but it only has 53 games and no community features
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-china-launch/
After years of uncertainty, Steam China is finally here. It's a version of Steam exclusive to those living in mainland China that only sells games that have been properly licensed by the Chinese government. At first glance, the main store page looks just like regular Steam (with the language set to Simplified Chinese, obviously). There's a carousel of recommended games to try and lists of best sellers or hotly anticipated upcoming games.
Look a little closer, though, and you'll see that Steam China lacks the things that, from our perspective, make Steam what it is: lots of games and a community to tie everything together.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Climate Change mod released for Cyberpunk 2077
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/climate-change-mod-released-for-cyberpunk-2077/
Climate Change is a mod for the open-world role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077. The mod basically replaces sunny weather with several other weather types. You can choose from fog, toxic fog, pollution, clouds, overcast, and rain.
Sunny weather is the most used weather in the game. Hence, whatever you choose will become the most used weather. Keep in mind that the weather will still work as intended, and will still cycle. However, by installing the mod you will only see clear sunny weather very rarely.
Climate Change mod will not work in the north side of the map, and the same thing might happen in the Badlands, which is the desert area of the map.
Lastly, the mod is compatible with patch 1.06, which released on January 23rd. The mod will not work with the latest patch. However, the creator has already stated that he is planning on updating the mod.
>> You'll find it at Nexus Mods.

Yakuza 4 Remastered Mod restores Masayoshi Tanimura, uncensors the game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yakuza-4-remastered-mod-restores-masayoshi-tanimura-uncensors-the-game/
Last week, we informed you about a restoration patch for Yakuza 3 Remastered. And today, we are happy to report that a similar mod is available for Yakuza 4 Remastered.
This mod restores the original voice and likeness of Masayoshi Tanimura as portrayed by Hiroki Narimiya, brings back to the game its licensed music, adds higher quality videos from the PS3 version, and uncensors the game’s dialogue.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows mod released for Skyrim
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/dynamic-volumetric-lighting-and-sun-shadows-mod-skyrim/
Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows is a mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. The mod basically improves shadow and volumetric lighting.
Furthermore, it fixes one of the oldest problems of the game, which is the lack of shadows and volumetric lighting from the sun during specific hours.
More specifically, the Dynamic Volumetric Lighting and Sun Shadows mod improves Skyrim’s shadow and volumetric lighting system. The mod achieves this by dynamically adjusting the “fSunDirXExtreme” game setting each frame.
In addition, the mod fades out volumetric lighting during night time, in order to reduce the shine through bug at dusk and dawn. Do note that you can disable this, though volumetric lighting at night will not be synced to the moon.
>>Head to Nexus Mods to get it.

Dress up your plane like a pizza with this free, silly Microsoft Flight Simulator livery
https://www.pcgamer.com/dress-up-your-plane-like-a-pizza-with-this-free-silly-microsoft-flight-simulator-livery/
You may not have known this, but today, February 9, is National Pizza Day. I'm not making that up: It's included in Wikipedia's "List of Food Days," and the National Day Calendar acknowledges it as well, saying, "February 9th celebrates one of America’s all-time favorite foods. Whether it is thin crust, Chicago-style, deep dish, or anything in between, pizza is an American favorite."
To mark the big day, Microsoft is giving away a pizza livery mod for the X-Cub single-prop plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Created by community member Matt987123, it's basically an opportunity to write "PIZZA" down the side of your plane in big block letters, while adorning the fuselage and stabilizer with a stylized cheese-and-pepperoni motif—the sort of thing you might expect from a Domino's delivery plane, if they had such things.
>> There's a day for every thing.

GAMING NEWS

Marvel’s Avengers Update 1.4.2.4 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/marvels-avengers-update-1-4-2-4-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Crystal Dynamics and Nixxes have released a brand new update for Marvel’s Avengers. According to the release notes, Update 1.4.2.4 increases the resource caps. Moreover, it packs a number of fixes for the game’s Reassemble Campaign and Avengers Initiative mode.

Little Nightmares 2 gets a launch trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/little-nightmares-2-gets-a-launch-trailer/
Little Nightmares 2 is a platformer horror adventure game from Tarsier Studios, creators of the LittleBigPlanet series. This is a direct sequel to the 2017 game Little Nightmares. The game will launch on February 11th, and will be available for purchase through Steam and GOG.

Project ILL looks like a stunning horror game with amazing dismemberment and gore effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/project-ill-looks-like-a-stunning-horror-game-with-amazing-dismemberment-and-gore-effects/
Clout Games is currently working on a new horror game, called Project ILL. Project ILL will be using Unreal Engine, and promises to have some of the best dismemberment and gore effects we’ve seen in a video-game.

Persona 5 Strikers PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/persona-5-strikers-pc-system-requirements/
SEGA and ATLUS have revealed the official PC system requirements for Persona 5 Strikers. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-6350 with 6GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870.