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The Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

We're giving away bundles of some of our favourite games from GOG
https://www.pcgamer.com/were-giving-away-bundles-of-some-of-our-favourite-games-from-gog/
We've been infected with festive cheer here at PC Gamer (that's what you get for buying cheap tinsel) and it looks like the only cure is a giveaway. With the help of GOG (which is currently in the middle of its big Winter Sale, ending on January 2) we've put together a bundle featuring an eclectic mix of crackers, including our current big fave and three-time Top 100 winner, Disco Elysium. Is there anything more Christmasy than a forgetful alcoholic detective trying to solve a brutal murder? Definitely not.
If that sounds too grisly for you, maybe you'd prefer some sedate exploration in a ginormous galaxy, in which case you might enjoy No Man's Sky. Or maybe flexing your psychic muscles is more your speed, which you can do to your heart's content in Psychonauts 2.
>> You'll need to have or create an account on their forums and post in a thread. The bundle has 7 games and they'll give away five bundles. Good luck.

Today's free games on the Epic Store is Horizon Chase Turbo: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/horizon-chase-turbo
It will be up to you to find out tomorrow's free game, which apparently will unlock sooner than usual (in 19 hours). Scrap that. it was a glitch. It will be at the usual time.

There are two new deals at Humble:

• At Humble Bundle the new Holiday Encore is Best of Stealth, with 7 games during 27 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/best-of-stealth-encore-bundle
• And the Humble Store has the Playstation Studios Holiday Sale, with up to 75% discounts during 20 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/playstation-studios-holiday-sale/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Sniper Elite 5 - Deluxe Edition, 43% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sniper-elite-5-deluxe-edition
• And there's a contest to win IXION. It started yesterday (my bad) and it will end the 19th: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/ixion-contest

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Here is one hour of gameplay from Half-Life Source with Ray Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-one-hour-of-gameplay-from-half-life-source-with-ray-tracing/
In the past few days, modders have been experimenting by using the Ray Tracing effects of Portal RTX in other various games. And below you can find a video, showcasing Half-Life Source with some experimental Ray Tracing effects.
Now what’s really cool here is that you can already download this beta RTX Mod. However, we should note that this is a beta mod, and has numerous glitches and imperfections. Thus, it does not reflect the quality of what modders will be able to achieve once NVIDIA releases RTX Remix.
To be honest, I wasn’t really impressed with what I saw in the video. For starters, the textures have not been overhauled and look really low-res. And then we have the countless visual glitches/bugs.
>> I have to agree in the sense that it doesn't look impressive.

GAMING NEWS

Abyss World is a new third-person action RPG using Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/abyss-world-is-a-new-third-person-action-rpg-using-unreal-engine-5/
Abyss Studio has announced a new third-person action RPG that will be using Unreal Engine 5, called Abyss World: Apocalypse. Abyss World: Apocalypse will release in 2023 on PC, and below you can find its debut in-engine trailer.
>> Seems to be another Souls-like game.

Here is the list of The Witcher 3 Next-Gen problems that CDPR is currently investigating
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-is-the-list-of-the-witcher-3-next-gen-problems-that-cdpr-is-currently-investigating/
CD Projekt RED has just shared the list of The Witcher 3 Next-Gen problems that it is currently investigating. And, things are not looking particularly well for everyone that has performance issues with it.
CDPR has not listed the CPU optimization issues or the ridiculously enormous Ray Tracing requirements. Not only that, but the team has not listed the game’s annoying stuttering issues, the RT pop-in issues, or its RT graphical glitches.

The Callisto Protocol December 15th Update released and is 11GB in size
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-callisto-protocol-december-15th-update-released-and-is-11gb-in-size/
Striking Distance Studios has released an 11GB Update for The Callisto Protocol. According to the team, the December 15th Patch packs combat improvements, performance and stability fixes, localization optimizations, and general quality of life changes.

Official PC requirements & 10 minutes of gameplay from BLUE PROTOCOL
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-pc-requirements-10-minutes-of-gameplay-for-blue-protocol/
Bandai Namco has revealed the official PC system requirements for BLUE PROTOCOL. In addition, Gematsu shared a video, showcasing 10 minutes of gameplay footage from it.

Last edited by JEMC - on 16 December 2022