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The Wednesday news, the short post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has three new Deals of the Day, available until Friday, and a new Midweek Sale:

• The first DotD is Shadow Man Remastered, 38% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/shadow_man_remastered
• The second DotD is Democracy 4, 57% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/democracy_4
• And the third one is Patron, with a 65% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/patron
• The Midweek Sale features Roguelike and also permadeath games with up to 90% discounts during 4 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230104_midweek_sale"> https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230104_midweek_sale

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Moddb's 'Mod of the Year' is the best Half-Life 2 campaign since Half-Life 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/moddbs-mod-of-the-year-is-the-best-half-life-2-campaign-since-half-life-2/
One of the most interesting things about the Half-Life series is that its hero, Gordon Freeman, has slowly been overshadowed by his supporting cast. Barney Calhoun of Blue Shift. Adrian Shephard of Opposing Force. Alyx Vance even got her own game in 2020, further pushing Freeman out of the spotlight.
In 2022, a mod for Half-Life 2 gave another supporting character a day in the sun. Entropy: Zero 2 doesn't even feature one of Half-Life's heroes, but focuses on the adventure of one of its bad guys, a Combine Elite soldier. And in late December, players voted for Zero 2 as Moddb's Mod of the Year.
The award is well-deserved. I played Entropy: Zero 2 a few months ago and it's genuinely great, with a long campaign, exciting sequences letting you battle the rebels alongside Combine hardware like choppers and Hunters, inventive levels and puzzle-solving, and a deeper dive into the missing final chapter of Half-Life 2. Valve never gave us Episode 3, but I daresay this mod fills that gap nicely.

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl in Unreal Engine 5 Test Build available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/stalker-shadow-of-chernobyl-in-unreal-engine-5-test-build-available-for-download/
Modder ‘Red Panda’ has ported the first STALKER game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl to Unreal Engine 5, and shared a Test Build for it. As said, this is a test build and not the full game. Still, it will allow you to get a glimpse at the first STALKER game in Epic’s engine.
From the looks of it, Red Panda has ported the first area of the game. The Test Build already has some dialogue, an AI system, an inventory and a map.
Do note that this build is not that optimized, and uses the original assets. As such, you should not expect it to “wow” you with its graphics. After all, there is a reason Red Panda called it a “Test Build”.
>> There's an almost 10 minutes long video.

GAMING NEWS

The Day Before releases on March 1st, gets official PC requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-day-before-releases-on-march-1st-gets-official-pc-requirements/
Mytona and Fntastic revealed that their open-world MMO survival game, The Day Before, will release on March 1st. Moreover, the teams revealed the game’s official PC system requirements, and shared a new gameplay trailer for it.