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The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Today's free game on the Epic Store is: Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/fallout.

GOG has three things for us:

• First of all is a new CONTEST with HyperX, with the chance to win an HyperX Pulsefire Haste - Wireless Gaming Mouse plus 5 games. The deadline is the 25th. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/gog_x_hyperx_contest_advent_calendar_stage_3
• If you purchase the game NORCO (-30%), you'll get a Goodie Pack for free. This deal ends with the Winter Sale. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/winter_sale_special_claim_awesome_norco_goodie_pack_for_free
• And there's a Winter Sale's Indie Day which is... an excuse to highlight some indie titles that are going to be on sale for the duration of the Winter Sale, 11 days. Learn more about some of them, as well as the bundle you can build, here: https://www.gog.com/en/news/winter_sales_indie_day

Steam... well, we know what's going to happen in roughly 2 hours. Actually, scrap that, it will probably take more than that because Steam will likely collapse, as usual.

The Humble Store has a new 48-hours Ubisoft deal. This time it's Immortals Fenyx Rising, 80% off during another 41 hours. The keys is for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/immortals-fenyx-rising.

Fanatical hasn't updated its Star Deal and won't do for another couple hours, but there's a new Flash Deal with Ubisoft: Far Cry 5 is going to be 87% off during the next 41 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/far-cry-5.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.12.2 (RX 7900)
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-22-12-2-rx-7900
Highlights
This driver only supports Radeon RX 7900 series.
Fixed Issues

• Corruption may be encountered when using Virtual Super Resolution with multi-display configurations.
• A system crash may be observed when changing display modes with 4 display configurations.
• While loading Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales™ an app crash or driver timeout may occur after enabling ray tracing settings.
• Improvements to power usage during hardware accelerated video playback. Further power efficiency improvements are planned for future releases.

>> Well, at least they're starting to fix things.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/duke-nukem-forever-2001-restoration-project-available-for-download/
And it’s finally here. Mighty Foot Productions has just released the First Slice Version of the Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project.
The First Slice Version features the first chapter, which has 9 levels (and one secret level). Moreover, it has 12 unique weapons, a map editor, as well as a multiplayer/deathmatch mode.
For those unaware, Duke Nukem Forever Restoration Project is a restoration project for the leaked 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever. The team will attempt to recreate what 3D Realms showcased in its “fake” E3 2001 trailer.

New screenshots and gameplay clips from the Dark Souls 3 prequel mod, Dark Souls: Archthrones
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-and-gameplay-clips-from-the-dark-souls-3-prequel-mod-dark-souls-archthrones/
The modding team behind the prequel mod for Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls: Archthrones, has released some new screenshots and gameplay clips from it.
In Dark Souls Archthrones, players will be able to access its five worlds via the Nexus of Embers. Players will encounter numerous bosses, and they will also be able to find some allies. Additionally, the mod will have a reimagined version of Lothric and other Dark Souls locales.
It’s also worth noting that Dark Souls Archthrones will have elements from Demon’s Souls. As such, players can expect a world layout, soul form, world tendency, and more. Its dev team also plans to add many new enemies, NPC questlines and many secrets to find.

Here are some cool Halo 2, Halo 3, Battlefield 4, Fallout 3 & Halo 5 map remakes for Halo: Infinite
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/here-are-some-cool-halo-2-halo-3-battlefield-4-fallout-3-halo-5-map-remakes-for-halo-infinite/
Over the past month, modders have been remaking a lot of maps for various games in Halo: Infinite. As such, we’ve decided to share these cool map remakes of Halo 2, Halo 3, Battlefield 4, Fallout 3 and Halo 5 that you can download and play.

GAMING NEWS

The Witcher 3 Next-Gen PC Hotfix #2 released, does not improve performance or CPU utilization
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-witcher-3-next-gen-pc-hotfix-2-released-does-not-improve-performance-or-cpu-utilization/
CD Projekt RED has just released the second hotfix for the PC version of The Witcher 3 Next-Gen. Unfortunately, though, this hotfix does not improve overall performance or the CPU utilization/optimization issues.