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Let’s check the Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store is giving away Vampire Survivors: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/vampire-survivors-f699a1
The next free game is a mystery.

GOG, whose Winter Sale is still going on, has another GIVEAWAY: Chicken Assassin: Reloaded will be free to keep during 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/chicken_assassin_reloaded.

At Steam we find some deals that couldn’t wait until later today to launch:

Humble Bundle has launched the Silent Night, Deadly Night: A GOG Bundle, featuring up to 7 games to get during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/silent-night-deadly-night-gog-bundle.

Fanatical has three new deals:

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Bloodborne Remaster Project Version 0.8 Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/bloodborne-remaster-project-version-0-8-available-for-download/
Modder ‘fromsoftserve’ has just released version 0.8 of the Bloodborne Remaster Project that you can enjoy on PC via shadPS4. This mod will make Bloodborne look even better on PC. So, let’s take a closer look at what its latest build brings to the table.
For those unaware, Bloodborne Remaster Project aims to provide the best visuals for it. The mod enables dynamic shadowcasting for the entire game. It also modifies the range and visibility of shadows. Not only that but it packs some higher-quality textures.
And that’s not all. This mod even adds new lights to the game. Plus, it adds pointlights for street lamps, and wall lamps, and many will be shadowcasting as well. The mod also enables more ambient occlusion to be used by the game, by modifying the gparam files. Hell, it even adds parallax occlusion mapping to various surfaces.
In other words, this is what you’d expect from an official remaster of it. And, since this is a mod, PC players can enjoy it for free. Now this is why we love mods.
Anyway, Version 0.8 fixes the fog in pretty much every area. It also adds more point lights in central Yharnam, Byrgenwerth, and the Cathedral Ward. Moreover, it adds parallax occlusion mapping to some areas of Old Yharnam.
>> There is an almost 25 minutes video of the project.

The mother of all XCOM 2 mods just got its first update in a year, with 9445 words of patch notes proving it worthy of the Long War name
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/the-mother-of-all-xcom-2-mods-just-got-its-first-update-in-a-year-with-9445-words-of-patch-notes-proving-it-worthy-of-the-long-war-name/
Since XCOM and XCOM 2 cemented themselves as the definitive PC strategy games of the 2010s, the Long War mods likewise became the definitive enhancements for both games. Longer, tougher, more varied, the Long War mods upped the complexity of some already impressively complex games, to the point we had XCOM expert John "Beagle" Teasdale write us some tips for surviving Long War 2 back in 2017. Time marches ever onwards, of course, and these days the version of the mod to play is Long War of the Chosen, which incorporates XCOM 2's incredible expansion.
Specifically Long War of the Chosen 1.2.0, which landed on Steam on December 16—one year to the day since the mod's last version.
The patch notes are as immense as you'd expect for such a mod, weighing in at 9,445 words and drilling down into microscopic details like "Warlock Mind Scorch can now also target SPARKs" and "Danger zone moved from TSgt to SSgt, allows suppression gunners to be able to get both cup and danger zone, buff to suppression builds."
(...)
One notable change with LWOTC 1.2.0 is that the mod now requires XCOM 2's Shen's Last Gift DLC, which awkwardly isn't available to buy standalone on the Steam store (you've got to get it in a bundle). The XCOM Ultimate Collection happens to be 89% off as of this writing, though, so it's not too pricey to grab it.
LWOWTC 1.2.0's many updates have been in the works on the mod's experimental branch for the last year and should be compatible with existing saves, though due to some major rebalancing and new additions, you're probably better off with a fresh save. You didn't have other plans for the rest of the year, did you?
If you're looking for some beginner's tips or installation help with the mod, head on over to the LWOTC Discord.
>> The article has a couple of screenshots, but not from the mod.

GAMING NEWS

STALKER 2 Patch 1.1 is 110GB in size & fixes over 1,800 issues
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/stalker-2-patch-1-1-is-110gb-in-size-and-addresses-over-1800-issues/
GSC GameWorld has just released a new major title update for STALKER 2, Patch 1.1, and shared its full changelog. Update 1.1 is, believe it or not, 110GB in size. According to the devs, it fixes over 1,800 issues. So, let’s see what this new patch brings to the table.
>> The system requirements of the game ask for 160GB. Therefore, you’re almost downloading the whole game again.

Unreal Engine 5-powered Catly gets real-time in-game trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unreal-engine-5-powered-catly-gets-real-time-in-game-trailer/
One of the games that caught my attention at the TGA 2024 event was Catly. Catly is an open-world adventure game in which you control a cat. The game is using Unreal Engine 5 and looked amazing. And now we have a new real-time in-game trailer for it.
>> The studio behind the game has been accused of using AI for the trailer, which they’ve denied. This may the their prove that it isn’t.



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