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Let’s go with t he Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

This week the Epic Store gives away two games:

• Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/bus-simulator-21
• LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga

Next week, the free gamewill be… a mystery! They’ll reveal which one is when it goes live.

After yesterday, GOG doesn’t have enough and has launched a new sale: the Plug In Digital Publisher Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 13 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20241205_plugindigital_publisher_sale.

Steam’s Autumn Sale is over, but that means that there are new deals:

• World War Z will be 67% off until the 9th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/app/699130/World_War_Z/
• The Festival Bullet Heaven 2,0 with up to 85% discounts until, in theory, the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/BulletHeaven2
• The Orcs Must Die franchise is on sale with up to 90% deals until the 11th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/OrcsMustDieFranchiseSale
• To celebrate its latest expansion, SCS puts both ETS2 and ATS on sale with up to 75% discounts until the 12th: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/SCSsoftware/sale/ets2_greece
• Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice will be 75% off until December 17: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1579380/Shadow_Tactics_Aikos_Choice/
• En Garde! features a 60% discount until December, the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1654660/En_Garde/
• Raw Fury’s Rawcember is also here with up to 60% discounts. The sale should last until the 18th, but it depends of the game: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/rawfury/sale/rawcemberprelude24
• Overcooked! All You Can Eat is going to be 66% off until the 18th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243830/Overcooked_All_You_Can_Eat/
• The Guacamele Collection Sale has up to 75% deals until December 18: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/drinkbox/sale/guacameleecollection

Humble Bundle presents the Wholesome Snack 2024 Bundle, with up to 7 games to get during 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/wholesome-snack-2024.

Fanatical has an old Star Deal again and not one but two bundles:

• They’ve extended the Star Deal from yesterday for another 24 hours in what it starting to become a trend of fake 24h deals. Check my post from yesterday to see which deal it is.
• NeuroVoider - Deluxe Edition appears again, with a rather small 18% discount during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/neurovoider-deluxe-edition
• And the BYO Platinum Collection - Best of 2024 features 22 titles for your 2+, 3+ or 5+ games bundles during the coming 27 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 566.36 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-566-36
Highlights
Game Ready for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Marvel Rivals. Further support for new titles leveraging DLSS technology includes Path of Exile 2, Forza Motorsport, and Delta Force.

Fixed Issues

• [Forza Horizon 5/God of War: Ragnarok] Game may crash during gameplay after updating to R565 release drivers [4895068]

This Witcher-like Unreal Engine 5.4 Tech Demo will blow you away
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-witcher-like-unreal-engine-5-4-tech-demo-will-blow-you-away/
Scans Factory has released a free Medieval Village Tech Demo in Unreal Engine 5.4. This tech demo features a Witcher-like environment, which may give us an idea of what The Witcher 4 may look like.
For those unaware, Scans Factory is the same team behind the amazing Rome Tech Demo. And similar to that tech demo, this new one pushes some of the best graphics we’ve ever seen.
Going into more details, this demo includes a range of thatched-roof huts, wooden barns, and storage sheds, crafted to reflect traditional Slavic building styles. It also comes with a variety of lighting options. PC users can use from bright, sunlit scenes to eerie, overcast atmospheres. Moreover, it features realistic elements like woodpiles, fences, carts, and small storage areas that bring the village to life with lived-in authenticity.
The team has provided two different builds. The first one is the UE5.4 version at native resolutions. The second is with DLSS. You can download them from the following links.
>> Besides the links to get the two builds, the article also has a slightly over 7 minutes video of this tech demo.

Check out your gaming PC's storage chops with 3DMark's new DirectStorage benchmark
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ssds/check-out-your-gaming-pcs-storage-chops-with-3dmarks-new-directstorage-benchmark/
If you've just bought a shiny new gaming PC or an ultra-fast SSD in the Black Friday sales, then you might be wondering just how well it can fling data between the storage and the graphics card. Well, it turns out that 3DMark has been wondering the same thing because it's just released a new benchmark tool to test DirectStorage performance.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Mod Brings Fallout: New Vegas’ Skill System to Fallout 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-mod-brings-fallout-new-vegas-skill-system-to-fallout-4/
Modder ‘alegendv1’ has released a new mod that brings all of Fallout: New Vegas regular perks, skills, and leveling system to Fallout 4. This is a mod that a lot of die-hard Fallout fans will appreciate. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
So, thanks to this mod, all 13 skills from New Vegas are now in Fallout 4, along with its leveling mechanics, and all 117 regular perks and 16 traits. Every perk and trait has a gameplay function and an icon with it.
Do note that this mod has nothing in common with Fallout 4: New Vegas. Fallout 4: New Vegas will be a complete overhaul of the game. On the other hand, this mod attempts to put FNV into Fallout 4 using limited resources. As such, it is subject to limitations that F4NV may not have.
>> The article has a less than 2 minutes video of this mod.

GAMING NEWS

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will NOT have Denuvo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-will-not-have-denuvo/
Bethesda has just confirmed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will not have the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. This should please a lot of players that were looking forward to this title.
>> Apparently. Only the review copies had Denuvo.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will be now released a week earlier
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-will-now-release-a-week-earlier/
Deep Silver and Warhorse Studios have announced that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will now come out on February 4th. That’s a week earlier than its previous release date.