GTA 6 wishes it's city would look that good. Cause I'm damn sure it won't lol. Very impressive. The buildings are gorgeous and the pedestrian and traffic is dense.

Square Enix is the first publisher that raises its PC prices to 80 euros
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enix-is-the-first-publisher-that-raises-its-pc-prices-to-80-euros/
And we all saw that coming. When publishers started pushing for higher prices on current-gen consoles, we knew that this price hike would one day come to the PC. And, from the looks of it, Square Enix is the first publisher that has raised its PC prices to 80 euros.

Edit:

There's a new free game on Steam, Cave Story's Secret Santa.

Yeah. Rockstar definitely going to have to pull off something special. Especially after the train wreck that was the remaster and GTA V - which people are sick of now. Saying that, this is by far the most 'next gen' thing I've seen on, well anything. Shame it'll be a while until we see something that big and fidelity at that demo. Think maybe Hellblade 2 will be the graphics benchmark next year (though I'm not interested in playing it) until more companies are ready release their current gen only games.

The Friday news! (TGA edition)

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away two games:

• Godfall Challenger Edition: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/godfall--challenger-edition
• Prison Architect: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/prison-architect

And next week, we'll get a mysterious game. What game could it be?

There are three new deals at Humble:

• There's a new Humble Bundle: a Fantasy Grounds: Ultimate GM kit for Pathfinder, with up to 29 items to get during the next 22 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fantasy-grounds-ultimate-gm-kit-pathfinder-bundle
• And there are two new sales at the Humble Store:
  • Frontier Developments puts its games up to 75% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/frontier-holiday-sale/
  • And the The Game Awards Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the weekend: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/game-awards-sale/

Fanatical has a new Star Deal: Those Who Remain, 80% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/those-who-remain
Oh!, and Fanatical will start its Winter Sale next Monday.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Epic Games Store gets innovative new 'add to cart' feature
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/epic-games-store-gets-innovative-new-add-to-cart-feature/
Epic Games Store launched in an extremely barebones state in 2018, but ever since, Epic Games has slowly added new functionality to the digital shopfront. Most recently, it got Achievements, and at some unspecified time in the future it'll be getting its own Discord-like party chat service.
Today's new update isn't as electrifying as either of those, but it is undeniably useful: Epic Games Store now has an 'add to cart' feature. For those who have never added anything to a cart before, this means you can now buy (or redeem for free, as is normally the case on the Epic Games Store) multiple titles in a single transaction, simply by adding them all to your cart, and then checking out.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Keanu Reeves on players modding Cyberpunk 2077 to have sex with him: 'It's always nice when it's nice.'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/keanu-reeves-on-players-modding-cyberpunk-2077-to-have-sex-with-him-its-always-nice-when-its-nice/
Someone finally put the big question to Keanu Reeves, and wow did he have an answer. As part of the promotion around the release of The Matrix Awakens he and Carrie-Anne Moss spoke to the Verge on a range of topics and, at the end, talk turned to Cyberpunk 2077—specifically, the sex mods involving Keanu's character Johnny Silverhand, which developer CDPR does not like one bit.
Reeves says he hasn't yet tried out the game himself: "I've seen demonstrations but I've never played it." The Verge's Alex Heath then asks if Reeves was aware that players were modifying the game and his character was the most-requested sex mod.
"Yes! Oh my god: It's always nice when it's nice," says Reeves.

GAMING NEWS

Isometric action-adventure game, TUNIC, releases on March 16th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/isometric-action-adventure-game-tunic-releases-on-march-16th/
Finji and Andrew Shouldice have announced that their upcoming isometric action-adventure game, TUNIC, will release on March 16th, 2022. In addition, the publisher released a brand new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

First gameplay trailer released for Homeworld 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-homeworld-3/
Gearbox has just released the first gameplay trailer for Homeworld 3. This trailer will give you a glimpse at the game’s graphics, so be sure to watch it if you are a fan of this strategy series.

First gameplay trailer for the new gory action combat game, Evil West
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-for-the-new-gory-action-combat-game-evil-west/
Focus Home Interactive has released the first gameplay trailer for Evil West. Evil West is a new gory action combat game from the developers behind Shadow Warrior, Flying Wild Hog.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax announced for PC, releases in March 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/persona-4-arena-ultimax-announced-for-pc/
SEGA and Atlus have just announced a new Persona game, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works, that came out for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. And while this game will release on PC, there still isn’t any news about Persona 5 Royal coming to PC.
>> dx11332sega has made a thread about this announcement.

First gameplay trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II shows the power of Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-for-senuas-saga-hellblade-ii-shows-the-power-of-unreal-engine-5/
Microsoft and Ninja Theory have just released the first gameplay trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will be using Unreal Engine 5, and this gameplay trailer shows what the teams have achieved with it.

Star Wars Eclipse is Quantic Dream’s new Star Wars game, gets cinematic trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-eclipse-is-quantic-dreams-new-star-wars-game-gets-cinematic-trailer/
Lucas Arts and Quantic Dream have released a cinematic trailer for a brand new Star Wars game, Star Wars Eclipse. Star Wars Eclipse is the newest adventure in the High Republic era, and it’s now in early development.

Slitterhead is a new game from the creator of the first Silent Hill game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/slitterhead-is-a-new-game-from-the-creator-of-the-first-silent-hill-game/
Bokeh Game Studio has announced a new game from the creator of the first Silent Hill game, called Slitterhead. Now contrary to Silent Hill, Slitterhead appears to be an action game (with a combat system that gave me some Devil May Cry vibes). So yeah, don’t expect a new Silent Hill game.

First in-engine trailer for the Sonic 2022 game, Sonic Frontiers
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-in-engine-trailer-for-the-sonic-2022-game-sonic-frontiers/
SEGA has just revealed the first in-engine trailer for its new Sonic 2022 game, Sonic Frontiers. Sonic Frontiers will release in Holiday 2022, and this initial trailer will give you a glimpse at its art style.

Square Enix’s Forspoken releases on May 24th, gets brand new gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/square-enixs-forspoken-releases-on-may-24th-gets-brand-new-gameplay-trailer/
Square Enix has announced that Forspoken will release on May 24th, 2022. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a brand new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

First gameplay trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-for-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league/
Warner Bros has released the first gameplay trailer for Rocksteady’s latest DC game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. This trailer will give you a glimpse at the game’s combat mechanics. It will also give you an idea of how the game looks like.

Saber Interactive has officially announced Warhammer 40K: SPACE MARINE 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/saber-interactive-has-officially-announced-warhammer-40k-space-marine-2/
Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have announced Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2; the new third-person action title from the cult-classic Space Marine franchise which recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the original game.
>> F*ck yeah!

First gameplay trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-for-a-plague-tale-requiem/
Focus Home Interactive and Asobo Studio have released the first gameplay trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem. This trailer features some gameplay sequences, as well as some cut-scenes. As such, it will give you an idea of how the game looks and plays like.

Elden Ring gets a brand new cinematic trailer at TGA 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/elden-ring-gets-a-brand-new-cinematic-trailer-at-tga-2021/
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have released a brand new cinematic trailer for Elden Ring. This trailer focuses on its story, is purely CGI, and, unfortunately, it doesn’t feature any gameplay sequences.

The Friday news, part two:

Call of Duty: Vanguard's first season pass arrives with monetised killcams
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-vanguards-first-season-pass-arrives-with-monetised-killcams/
Activision has detailed Call of Duty: Vanguard's first season pass, and the big news is what it calls 'killcam vanities'. Killcams in the context of Call of Duty play briefly after you've been killed, showing how it happened, and at the end of every game all players will see the 'best' multikill of the match replayed—so you can see why players might desire killcam cosmetics.

Activision Blizzard employees announce formal strike, launch fundraiser to support work stoppage
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/activision-blizzard-employees-announce-formal-strike-launch-fundraiser-to-support-work-stoppage/
The ABK Workers Alliance, an organization of Activision Blizzard employees formed in the wake of a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at the company, has launched a fundraising campaign to support workers taking part in the work stoppage that began on Monday. The Gofundme campaign is seeking $1 million to help cover lost wages, as well as to assist with the relocation expenses of Raven Software workers who were let go last week.

Halo: Infinite doesn't have cross-save if you buy it on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/halo-infinite-doesnt-have-cross-save-if-you-buy-it-on-steam/
Halo Infinite is pretty good! Developer 343 Industries seems to have left the shadow of Bungie behind and built a new foundation for the series, but one unfortunate aspect that's come to light following the game's full launch (after the surprise multiplayer release several weeks ago) is that the cross-save functionality with consoles only works if you've bought the game via the Microsoft store or Xbox Game Pass.

The Expanse is getting the Telltale treatment, and the choice of protagonist is strong
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-expanse-game/
Amazon sci-fi show The Expanse is getting a Telltale adventure series, which would've been unsurprising news in 2016, before Telltale fell apart, shut down, and bits of it were sold off.

Alan Wake 2 will be 'Remedy's first-ever survival horror game'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/alan-wake-2-will-be-remedys-first-ever-survival-horror-game/
A rumor surfaced earlier this year saying that Alan Wake 2 was possibly in "full production." At tonight's Game Awards, the game was finally confirmed with a sinister new trailer about a frightening new story.
>> Meh. The game comes too late for me.

Wonder Woman game announced, is in development at Monolith Productions
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/wonder-woman-game-announced-is-in-development-at-monolith-productions/
A Wonder Woman game is in development at Monolith Productions, it was announced at The Game Awards. That's the studio responsible for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and its Shadow of War follow-up. Like those games, it'll be published by Warner Bros.

Former BioWare developers announce Victorian crafting survival game Nightingale
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/former-bioware-developers-announce-victorian-crafting-survival-game-nightingale/
Two things I can't ever seem to get enough of are historical fantasy and crafting survival games—exactly the combo that a group of former BioWare developers are working on at Inflexion Games. The studio has just announced its first game Nightingale with a gameplay trailer during The Game Awards and its plans to launch in early access next year. Good heavens, it's full of wonderfully outlandish outfits and bizzare Fae enemies too.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 adds a war-priest with the holy hammer of Sigmar
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warhammer-vermintide-2-adds-a-war-priest-with-the-holy-hammer-of-sigmar/
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a game about smashing up lots of rodents for loot and really rather good—and even better thanks to years of significant free expansions. Now it's announced a new 'career' for one of the game's characters, which is not a word that sounds very exciting, but this is only the fourth in the game's lifespan: for Victor Saltzpyre this means a new talent tree, new weapon types, and new abilities, basically a new way to play the game.

Cuphead's long-awaited and much-delayed DLC gets a firm release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cupheads-long-awaited-and-much-delayed-dlc-gets-a-firm-release-date/
Announced back in 2018, Cuphead's The Delicious Last Course DLC has been delayed several times from its original 2019 launch window. But it looks like we finally have a concrete date: The Delicious Last Course hits all platforms on June 30, 2022.

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands story trailer is predictably manic
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tiny-tinas-wonderlands-story-trailer-is-predictably-manic/
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands got a substantial new trailer during The Game Awards, focusing on the Borderlands offshoot's tabletop-infused fantasy story. That's it above, and as you will definitely find out, it's extremely colorful.

Among Us VR is first-person, and coming to SteamVR and Oculus Quest 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/among-us-vr-is-first-person-and-coming-to-steamvr-and-oculus-quest-2/
Surprise surprise, Among Us is getting an official VR adaptation. Studio Innersloth announced the project at the Game Awards today, and it's more than a port: Among Us VR is its own first-person experience, though it otherwise stays true to the format of the original.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds goes free-to-play in January
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-goes-free-to-play-in-january/
In a mostly pre-rendered trailer at The Game Awards, Krafton announced that PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds will adopt a free-to-play model starting January 12.

There's a new Dune RTS coming for the first time in 23 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/theres-a-new-dune-rts-coming-for-the-first-time-in-23-years/
Dune's coming home where it belongs: the strategy genre. Westwood Studios' Dune 2, released back in the early '90s, more or less established the real-time strategy genre, paving the way for Command & Conquer and Blizzard's Warcraft. Westwood revisited Arrakis in 1998 with a remake, Dune 2000, that was a bit eh and not among the best Dune games. And that was it for Dune and strategy until now: at The Game Awards, Funcom debuted a trailer for Dune: Spice Wars, a 4X coming next year.

Former EA boss Patrick Soderlund unveils his new co-op shooter, Arc Raiders
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/former-ea-boss-patrick-soderlund-unveils-his-new-co-op-shooter-arc-raiders/
In November 2020, former Electronic Arts chief design officer Patrick Soderlund announced that he was working on a shooter at his new studio, Embark. At the Game Awards tonight, that game was properly unveiled as Arc Raiders, a free-to-play co-op third-person PvE shooter set to come out in 2022 that pits squads of humans against endless hordes of murder machines from space.

It Takes Two wins Game Of The Year at The Game Awards
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/it-takes-two-wins-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards/
It Takes Two, the cooperative adventure game by Hazelight Studios, has won Game of the Year at the 2021 Game Awards. It was among six nominees for the award, including Deathloop, Resident Evil Village, Psychonauts 2, Metroid Dread, and Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Starfield Steam page appears as Bethesda cranks up the marketing machine
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/starfield-steam-page-appears-as-bethesda-cranks-up-the-marketing-machine/
Starfield is Bethesda's first original RPG in 25 years, set in space hundreds of years in the future, and it's coming late next year, on November 11, 2022. Today it's popped up on Steam, billing itself as a "next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars" where you'll "embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery."

Let's go check the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• The Weekly Sale features games from Daedalic Entertainment up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/daedalic_sale
• The Midweek Sale brings up to 80% discounts during another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20211208_midweek_sale
• The new flash deal is Mars Horizon/u>, 35% off during the next 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/mars_horizon
• The Weekend Sale/u> is full of Space themed games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20211210_weekend_sale
• And Cave Story's Secret Santa is also free at GOG until January 8th, 2022: https://www.gog.com/game/cave_storys_secret_santa

+Steam

• The daily deal is a Thing Trunk Publisher Sale, with up to 80% disocunts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/thingtrunksale
• Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG will be 75% off during the next 50 hours: https://store.steampowered.com/app/951430/Dead_Age_2_The_Zombie_Survival_RPG/
• The first Weekend Deal is Escape Simulator, 20% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435790/Escape_Simulator/
• Blasphemous, that has a demo, will be 75% off until the 13th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/
• theHunter: Call of the Wild will be free to try until Sunday, and 76% off until Monday, 13th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/518790/theHunter_Call_of_the_Wild/
• Techland's 30th anniversary Sale brings up to 90% discounts until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Techland/sale/techland30th
• Degica Games is the star of the Publisher Weekend Sale, with up to 90% discounts until the 13th of December: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/degica-publisher-weekend
• And lastly, there's also the weeklong deals.

And that's it. Until next time, whenever that is, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.

Had it been Ubisoft, you could have fooled me. But Rockstar hasn't reached that level (yet).

Well, that means that I'll never buy any new S-E developed game.

Let's see iwhat happens with Eidos and their other western studios.

Google is bringing Android games to Windows in 2022

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/9/22827037/google-android-games-windows-pc-google-play-games

Personally I think this is huge news. While mobile games in itself isn't very care worthy, this should mean we will get android apps onto PC that isn't just from the amazon app store. There are certainly a number of apps that's on android that I would like to access on my PC instead of going to their shat website version.

Ubisoft's NFT announcement video is overwhelmingly disliked

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ubisoft-de-lists-overwhelmingly-disliked-nft-announcement-video/

Microsoft has removed the ‘Xbox’ from PC Game Pass

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-has-removed-the-xbox-from-pc-game-pass/

If GTA 6 is next gen only, I certainly wouldn't underestimate Rockstar. Red Dead Redemption 2 was one of the best looking games last gen that held it's own against the best UE4 games.

PSA: Anyone missing the dislike counter on YT should check out the 'Return Youtube Dislike' browser add-on. Should have both Chrome and FF versions. Can't speak for its security or privacy, but it makes it like the removal never happened and you can see just how much people dislike Ubisoft NFT's and such.

Oh wow, nice one. Thanks. Hated that they removed that ratio and dislike counter. Makes looking for worthwhile video's a right PITA.

So annoying that everything nowadays is so PC lol.