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The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Rebellion is giving away Aliens vs Predator Classic 2000 on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/rebellion-is-giving-away-aliens-vs-predator-classic-2000-on-steam/
Have you played Aliens vs. Predator Classic 2000 yet? Do you want to? If you answered "no" to the first question and "yes" to the second, this would be a great time to pop around to the Rebellion Games storefront, where they're giving it away for free as part of Rebellion's 30th anniversary celebration.
Like all things in life, it's not entirely without a cost. You'll need to sign up for Rebellion's mailing list to get the game, which will come to you in the form of a Steam key. Limited time offer, one per customer, and subject to availability, which is a nice way of saying "first come, first served."
>> And they've also puts their games on sale at Steam, with up to 90% discounts until December 8: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rebellion30

GOG has a new Special Sports & Racing Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20221206_sports_racing.

Steam has several new sales, including new weeklong deals

• The INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022 SALE, that will last until the 9th, features up to 80% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38794803-INDIE-Live-Expo/sale/indieliveexpowinter2022
• Teardown will also be 20% off until the 12th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/Teardown/
• GSC Game World puts its games on sale with up to 75% discounts until December 12: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GSCGameWorldSale
• Steam also features an Isometric Games Sale, with up to 90% discounts until, once again, the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IsometricGamesSale
• Isonzo will be 20% off until December 15: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790/Isonzo/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Thymesia will be 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, that has a demo, gets a 30% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1372110/JoJos_Bizarre_Adventure_AllStar_Battle_R/
  • Rebel Inc: Escalation gets a 40% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088790/Rebel_Inc_Escalation/
  • Youtubers Life 2 is going to be 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493760/Youtubers_Life_2/
  • SkateBIRD gets a 65% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/971030/SkateBIRD/
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle features a 76% discount until the same December 12: https://store.steampowered.com/app/702890/BlazBlue_Cross_Tag_Battle/
  • And Injustice 2 is 90% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/627270/Injustice_2/
  • Hand of Fate is 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/266510/Hand_of_Fate/

The Humble Store has a The Game Awards Sale, with up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days. There are keys for Steam, EGS, 3 for GOG and some for the Rockstar thing: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/the-game-awards-sale/

And Fanatical has three new deals for us:

• The new Star Deal is Command: Modern Operations, 64% of during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/command-modern-operations
• There's also a Flash Sale with Immortals Fenyx Rising, 83% off during 40 hours. The key is for UPlay: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/immortals-fenyx-rising
• And there's a new bundle for Bundlefest: the BYO Bento Bundle, with 17 titles to choos for your 3, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-bento-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Latest Intel Arc beta driver boosts GPU performance in 13 games
https://www.pcgamer.com/latest-intel-arc-beta-driver-boosts-gpu-performance-in-13-games/
Hot on the heels of an earlier full driver release with performance upgrades, Intel has a new beta driver with enhancements for no fewer than 13 games. Ranging from elderly DX9 classics like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to the latest DX12 titles including Dying Light 2, the new beta driver is compatible with all Intel Arc discrete graphics from the A310 right up to the top Intel Arc A770 board.
Ostensibly it's a "Game On" driver release to coincide with the launches of WoW: Dragonflight, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Midnight Suns, The Callisto Protocol, and the latest Unreal Engine 5.1 version of Fortnite.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Here are the most popular mods that will be compatible with The Witcher 3 Next-Gen
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-most-popular-mods-that-will-be-compatible-with-the-witcher-3-next-gen/
CD Projekt RED has listed the most popular mods for The Witcher 3 that will be compatible with its free Next-Gen Update. In addition, the team revealed that it will soon release new modding tools so that modders can fix their mods.

GAMING NEWS

First 18 minutes of gameplay from Dead Space Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-18-minutes-of-gameplay-from-dead-space-remake/
IGN has shared a new video, showcasing the first 18 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming remake of Dead Space. Dead Space will be using the Frostbite Engine, and this video will give you a glimpse at its new graphics.

Pre-alpha gameplay teaser trailer released for I.G.I. Origins
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/pre-alpha-gameplay-teaser-trailer-released-for-i-g-i-origins/
Antimatter Games has released a pre-alpha gameplay teaser trailer for I.G.I. Origins. This trailer features some in-game scenes, and will give you a glimpse at what Antimatter Games aims to offer. Since this is a pre-alpha trailer, it does not fully represent the quality of the final product.

Take a look at Need for Speed Unbound without its cartoon-ish effects
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/take-a-look-at-need-for-speed-unbound-without-its-cartoon-ish-effects/
YouTube’s ‘CROWNED’ has shared a video, showcasing what Need for Speed Unbound would look like without its cartoon-ish effects. In order to achieve this, CROWNED used a third-party tool (according to some people, that tool is Cheat Engine). And, unfortunately, there isn’t any mod as of yet that can disable them.
>> Imho, it looks better without them.

Valheim: Mistlands Patch 0.212.7 Release Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/valheim-mistlands-patch-0-212-7-release-notes/
Iron Gate has released the Mistlands Update for its survival game, Valheim, and revealed its full patch notes. Furthermore, and in order to celebrate this launch, the team released a new animated trailer that you can find below.