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Here come the Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Win this SteelSeries headset and Neverwinter goodies on the PCG forums
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/win-this-steelseries-headset-and-neverwinter-goodies-on-the-pcg-forums/
Right now you can mosey on down to the PC Gamer forums to get the chance to win a SteelSeries headset and some Neverwinter content thanks to SteelSeries and Perfect World Entertainment.
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If you want to be in with a chance to win any of these prizes, you can head to this forum thread and follow the instructions on this competitions page. You have from January 27—February 16 to enter so you better hurry. Note that the physical items will be limited to residents of North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, who are 18 years of age and older as of January 20, 2021.
>> Good luck.

The Humble Store is having its New Year Sale, and this will be its last weekend. Check it out if you still haven't.

Fanatical

• The new Star Deal is Total War: WARHAMMER II, 73% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/total-war-warhammer-ii
• The new BYO Elite VR Bundle 2 comes with 16 games to choose foryour 3, 5, 7 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-elite-vr-bundle-2
• And Fanatical has a new contest with a prize of $500 shopping spree! Learn more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/contest-your-chance-to-win-a-500-shopping-spree-during-the-lunar-sale

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

The Epic Store will keep giving away games in 2022
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-epic-store-will-keep-giving-away-games-in-2022/
The Epic Games Store gave away over 765 million free games in 2021—even more than it handed out in 2020—and in its new year-in-review roundup, Epic confirmed that it will continue with the freebies through 2022.
>> Good to know.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Mod makes Kratos the God of dad jokes
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/mod-makes-kratos-the-god-of-dad-jokes/
The excellent God of War has been out in the wilds on PC for a few weeks, which means that the mods are starting to get more interesting than the (always welcome) saves and shader packs. Step forward God of Dad Jokes which restores a bunch of jokey audio recorded by Christopher Judge, Kratos' voice actor, that for tonal reasons wasn't included in the final game.
There's not a whole treasure-trove of material here: But what there is, is good. The mod adds the unused lines and edits the localisation files to keep it consistent. It is also English language only. You can see it in action below and, even if you're not that interested in installing the mod yourself, the second line is very funny indeed.

Doom 3 Hi Def 3.0 Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/doom-3-hi-def-3-0-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
Modder ‘y2keeth’ has released a brand new version of his Hi Def Mod for id Software’s horror first-person shooter, Doom 3. According to the modder, this latest version is compatible with both Resurrection of Evil and SIKKMOD.
Going into more details, Doom 3 Hi Def 3.0 improves the quality of all textures by four times. Moreover, it brings custom zombies and zsec from the BFG version. Additionally, it packs full shadow map files and NG shaders.
You can download the mod from here. Do note that this mod is for the original version of Doom 3. For the BFG version, you can download this mod. Below you can also find some screenshots that showcase the improved textures.

GAMING NEWS

RF Project may be THE game that most Anthem fans have been looking for
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rf-project-may-be-the-game-that-most-anthem-fans-have-been-looking-for/
Netmarble has shared a gameplay teaser trailer for RF Project, a game that feels like a better version of Anthem. RF Project is basically a reboot of RF Online; an MMORPG that came out in 2004.

Martial Arts Action RPG, Bloody Spell, has been fully released on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/martial-arts-action-rpg-bloody-spell-has-been-fully-released-on-steam/
Elong Games has released its martial arts action RPG, Bloody Spell, on Steam. The game hit Early Access in 2019 and after three whole years, it has been fully released.

Solo Leveling is a brand new action RPG that is coming to PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/solo-leveling-is-a-brand-new-action-rpg-that-is-coming-to-pc/
Netmarble has announced that it’s working on a new action RPG that will be based on the web novel, Solo Leveling. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Horizon Zero Dawn PC Patch 1.11.2 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/horizon-zero-dawn-pc-patch-1-11-2-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Guerilla Games has released a brand new update for the PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn. According to the release notes, Patch 1.11.2 fixes some tech issues, and improves VRAM management when changing resolution or upscale mode.

Serious Sam Siberian Mayhem Patch 1.01 released, fixes micro-stuttering issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/serious-sam-siberian-mayhem-patch-1-01-released-fixes-micro-stuttering-issues/
Timelock Studio and Croteam have released the first post-launch update for Serious Sam Siberian Mayhem. According to the teams, Update 1.01 fixes a bug that was causing regular micro-stutters on some machines.