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The Friday news, all in one post!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Today's free game at the Epic Store is Encased: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/encased.

GOG has a new giveaway and four new Deals of the Day:

• There's a new GIVEAWAY: Greak: Memories of Azur will be free to get during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/greak_memories_of_azur
• These are the four Deals of the Day, that will last the whole weekend:
  • Starship Troopers: Terran Command is 20% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/starship_troopers_terran_command
  • The second DotD is POSTAL 4: No Regerts, 50% off during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/postal_4_no_regerts
  • The third one is Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, with a 52% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/emperor_rise_of_the_middle_kingdom
  • And the fourth DotD is Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, 90% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/robin_hood

• And there's also a new collection, with the GOG Team Picks of 2022, that will last until the end of the sale: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2022_winter_sale_gog_goty

Steam... The Winter Sale is live. Do I need to say more?

The Humble Store has three new Holiday Sales:

• Capcom puts its games up to 90% off during 6 days. All the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/capcom-holiday-sale/
• Koei Tecmo puts its games on sale with up to 75% discounts during 13 days. The keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/koei-tecmo-sale/
• And the Sega Holiday Sale features up to 80% discounts during 13 days. Once again, all the keys are for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sega-holiday-sale/

Fanatical has a couple new things:

• The Star Deal, that started yesterday, is the recent Sonic Frontiers, with a 39% discount during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/sonic-frontiers
• And there's a new contest with the chance to win one of two HyperX Cloud Earbuds. Learn more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/wishlist-and-win-contest

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a new mod that adds a new exploration area
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/cyberpunk-2077-gets-a-new-mod-that-adds-a-new-exploration-area/
Modder ‘anygoodname’ has released a new mod for Cyberpunk 2077 that unlocks the previously inaccessible Lower Market area, and adds a recurring quest to the place.
Thanks to this mod, players can explore the V’s Megablock Lower Market and collect quest rewards. The quest creates Access Point Jobs to reward you for your Perk Points. As new points come in new jobs are added creating new reward opportunities.
Surprisingly enough, this is a limited edition release. According to the modder, the mod site will go offline in about two weeks. Thus, we suggest downloading it while you still can.

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a High Resolution Hair Textures Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/red-dead-redemption-2-gets-a-high-resolution-hair-textures-mod/
Modder ‘EnergiDaan’ has released an interesting mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that improves the hair of all pedestrians. According to its description, this mod packs the unused 2048×1024 hair textures.
For those unaware, the game uses by default 512×256 hair resolution textures. Thus, we’re talking about a 4X resolution increase.

GAMING NEWS

Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Patch 6.3 detailed, releases in January 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker-patch-6-3-detailed-releases-in-january-2023/
Square Enix has detailed Patch 6.3 for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker which will release in January 2023. In order to celebrate this, the publisher has also shared a trailer that you can find below.

Unreal Engine 5-powered Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room gets new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-engine-5-powered-negative-atmosphere-emergency-room-gets-new-trailer/
Sunscorched Studios has released the debut trailer for Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room, a standalone free cinematic medical horror experience covering the events that lead to Negative Atmosphere.

Hideo Kojima says he 'completely rewrote' Death Stranding 2 after the pandemic
https://www.pcgamer.com/hideo-kojima-says-he-completely-rewrote-death-stranding-2-after-the-pandemic/
Hideo Kojima says that he "completely rewrote" Death Stranding 2 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to IGN, Kojima explains that the sheer scale of Covid-19's effect on the world made it impossible not to take into consideration.

Elden Ring is on sale for the first time ever in the Steam Winter Sale
https://www.pcgamer.com/elden-ring-is-on-sale-for-the-first-time-ever-in-the-steam-winter-sale/
Elden Ring, the game that dominated 2022 and is probably as close to a universal game of the year as we're ever going to get, has understandably not yet been on sale. But today is the big day, because for the first time since it launched in February, FromSoftware's action-RPG epic is marked down for the 2022 Steam Winter Sale.
>> It's 30% off.

And that's all. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, that get many presents (even from yourselves) and that find some time to game a bit.

¡Felices Fiestas! Happy Holidays!

Last edited by JEMC - on 23 December 2022