Here come the last round of news of the week... and there are a lot of them!
Let me tell you that the PC Secret Santa thread is open! If you want to join, come here: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/243930/the-11th-semi-annual-pc-secret-santa-event/
SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS
Win the Cyberpunk 2077 Collector's Edition over on the PC Gamer forum
https://www.pcgamer.com/win-the-cyberpunk-2077-collectors-edition-over-on-the-pc-gamer-forum/
The future has arrived with the release of Cyberpunk 2077! Despite everyone having upgrades on the brain (literally), we unfortunately, can’t hook you up with your choice of cybernetic implant.
However, we’ve still got a pretty impressive grand prize. We've partnered with GOG.com to bring you the ultimate tech upgrade: the Collector’s Edition of Cyberpunk 2077 on PC (...)
There's only one grand prize, but three runners up will be getting a Cyberpunk 2077 t-shirt and winter beanie. Head over to this thread for more information on how you can enter.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the biggest PC launch in history
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-is-the-biggest-pc-launch-in-history/
Not everything is going right with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, but the sales couldn't be better. CD Projekt Red maintains an investor-focused account that has been sharing some stats about the game's launch which, broken down, show the open-world project has had the biggest launch day in PC gaming history, sailing over the recent high bar of 3.7 million set by World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.
The game was pre-ordered by an astonishing 8 million people, which the CDPR investor relations account went on to divide by platform.
59% of 8 million is 4.72 million copies, so CP 2077 is over a million units ahead of Shadowlands even before the purchases made on day one itself. Once those figures are available we'll update the total.
>> That's a lot of pre-orders!.
Pillars of Eternity & Tyranny are free to own on Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pillars-of-eternity-tyranny-are-free-to-own-on-epic-games-store/
Epic Games has announced that Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny are currently free to own on Epic Games Store. From today and until December 17th, PC gamers can visit their EGS pages and acquire their free copies.
Going into more details, Epic is offering the Definitive Edition for Pillars of Eternity and the Gold Edition for Tyranny.
>> And next week the free game will be a surprise! And that's because...
Epic will give away a free game every day starting next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-will-give-away-a-free-game-every-day-starting-next-week/
Steam sales sneak up on us. Plentiful leaks mean we generally have a pretty good idea about when they're coming but even so, it's never official until, bam, the green flag drops and the sale is live. Epic, on the other hand, is giving us plenty of notice about its upcoming Holiday Sale, which it announced today will kick off on December 17.
Games will be discounted by up to 75 percent during the sale, which isn't bad, but the big hook will more likely be the free games that Epic will be flinging around like a fat guy on a rooftop. Instead of the usual weekly giveaway, the Holiday Sale will see a new freebie every day until the end of the month—15 games in total.
>> We'll see how many of those free games are new and how many were already given during the year.
The Humble Store has a new Hack & Slash Sale, with up to 85% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/hack-slash-sale/
Fanatical has one new sale:
SOFTWARE & DRIVERS
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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS
Cyberpunk 2077 already has some mods for FOV, custom keybinds, and other tweaks
https://www.pcgamer.com/best-cyberpunk-2077-mods/
Cyberpunk 2077 has finally arrived, and it's already shattering records: Over a million players immediately dove into Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam. But other fans quickly got to work doing something else: making mods.
Cyberpunk 2077 mods have begun appearing already, not even a day after it was released. There aren't any particularly groundbreaking mods yet, as you'd expect, but in the meantime there are a few mods that can help tweak your experience on PC.
Important! Keep in mind that mods aren't supported by CD Projekt, that we don't know what modding Cyberpunk 2077 might do to your games files and saved games, and that Cyberpunk 2077 is bound to be updated repeatedly to fix bugs, which might play havoc with your modded game. Mod Cyberpunk 2077 at your own risk!
>> There are 3 mods and some ReShades.
GAMING NEWS
Watch Dogs Legion Update 2.40 released, enables Ray Tracing on AMD GPUs
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-update-2-40-released-enables-ray-tracing-on-amd-gpus/
Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Watch Dogs Legion. According to the release notes, Update 2.40 enables Ray Tracing on AMD’s GPUs. Furthermore, it fixes shimmering artifacts behind particle effects when DLSS was enabled on NVIDIA GPUs.
Tchia is a new tropical open-world adventure game with lots of Zelda vibes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tchia-is-a-new-tropical-open-world-adventure-game-with-lots-of-zelda-vibes/
Awaceb has just announced a new tropical open-world adventure game with lots of Zelda vibes, Tchia. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released the game’s debut trailer that you can find below.
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 gets a brand new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-gets-a-brand-new-gameplay-trailer/
Square Enix has released a brand new gameplay trailer for the upcoming remaster of NieR Replicant, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139.
The Initiative and Microsoft announce Perfect Dark
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-initiative-and-microsoft-announce-perfect-dark/
Microsoft and The Initiative have just announced a new first-person shooter, Perfect Dark. Although we don’t know the platforms for which this game will come out, we can safely assume that it will be on both Xbox Series X|S and the PC. And yes, this is more likely a remake/re-imagining of the N64 Perfect Dark game. Unfortunately, we don’t have any other details to share.
The Callisto Protocol is a new single-player horror game from the developers of Dead Space
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-is-a-new-single-player-horror-game-from-the-developers-of-dead-space/
KRAFTON and Striking Distance Studios have just announced The Callisto Protocol. The Callisto Protocol is a new story-driven, single-player survival horror game from the creators of Dead Space. This game will be coming to the PC in 2022, and you can find its debut CG trailer below.
Here is the first official CG trailer for the new Dragon Age game
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-first-official-cg-trailer-for-the-new-dragon-age-game/
Electronic Arts and Bioware have just revealed the first official CG trailer for their upcoming Dragon Age game. From the looks of it, the game does not have a proper title yet. So no, it won’t be siomply called Dragon Age.
Crimson Desert looks absolutely gorgeous in its first gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/crimson-desert-looks-absolutely-gorgeous-in-its-first-gameplay-trailer/
Pearl Abyss has released the first official gameplay trailer for its upcoming open-world MMORPG, Crimson Desert. Crimson Desert looks absolutely gorgeous, so be sure to watch its trailer.
>> Shame it's an MMORPG, it looks very good.
Studio Wildcard announces Ark 2, starring Vin Diezel
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/studio-wildcard-announces-ark-2-starring-vin-diezel/
Now here is a nice surprise. Studio Wildcard has just announced Ark 2, starring Vin Diezel. Although we don’t know much about it, you can find below its debut trailer. To be honest, I got a lot of Horizon Zero Dawn vibes from it. Also, let’s hope that it will have a single-player campaign, and that it won’t be another MMO game.
Evil Dead: The Game is a co-op and PvP game from Saber Interactive
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/evil-dead-the-game-is-a-co-op-and-pvp-game-from-saber-interactive/
Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive have announced Evil Dead: The Game. Evil Dead: The Game will be a co-op and PvP action game, and will release in 2021.
>> No single player? That's not groovy at all .
Focus Home Interactive announces a new gory action combat game, Evil West
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/focus-home-interactive-announces-a-new-gory-action-combat-evil-west/
Focus Home Interactive has announced a new gory action game from Flying Wild Hog, Evil West. This game will be coming to the PC in 2021, and you can find below its debut trailer.
Here is the first official teaser trailer for the next Mass Effect game
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-first-official-teaser-trailer-for-the-next-mass-effect-game/
Back in November 2020, we informed you about a new Mass Effect game that is currently under development. And tonight, Electronic Arts and Bioware revealed its first official trailer.