I only launched 3 games on Steam this entire year. 95% of playtime was Sins of a Solar Empire. The rest... Battlezone 2 remastered and cities skylines.

Guess I have been more occupied with Blizzards titles... StarCraft 2, Diablo 2 Remake and Overwatch.

My Steam replay: https://store.steampowered.com/replay/76561197971115174/2022

Although the game I played the most hours was on Gamepass, not on Steam:

Deal .

Your numbers are from another world, Conina. Wow, just wow.

Anyway, you all may be interested in this:

*** NEW CONTEST ***

Palit has teamed up with other known brands for a White Christmas Giveaway:
https://www.palit.com/event/promote/2022/whitexmas/
or https://gleam.io/8QIlJ/palit-white-christmas-year-end-giveaway

The prizes are:

• Palit GeForce RTX™ 4080 GamingPro White Special Edition
• Fractal Design Torrent White RGB TG PC Case
• SilverStone PF360W-ARGB All-In-One Liquid Cooler
• Kingston FURY BEAST RGB 16GB (8GB x2) DDR4 3600MHz

The RAM is "only" DDR4, but you can still build an amazing AMD 5000 or Intel Alder/Rocket Lake system using it.

Good luck!

My buddy is crazy! He gifted me his "old" 7.7 TB SSD!

Not as fast as my M.2-drives, but much faster than SATA-SSDs and of course fast enough for all existing games.

To install it, I opened my PC case for the first time in over two years (Never touch a running system).

A bit dusty, but much less than expected:

Now it is (a bit) cleaner again:

You have amazing friends, Conina.

And you should also clean your case a bit more often.

The Tuesday news, all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

The Epic Store gives away Severed Steel: https://store.epicgames.com/es-ES/p/severed-steel.

GOG has a new Giveaway and four Deals of the Day, that will last another 22 hours:

• The new GIVEAWAY is Worms Revolution Gold Edition will be free to keep during the next 70 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/worms_revolution
• The first DotD is Being a DIK - Season 2, 18% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/being_a_dik_season_2
• Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Deluxe Edition gets a 60% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/sherlock_holmes_chapter_one_deluxe_edition
• The next one is Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest, with a 74% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/werewolf_the_apocalypse_heart_of_the_forest
• And the fourth, and last, DotD is Shadowrun Trilogy, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/shadowrun_trilogy

The Humble Store has three new deals:

• There's a new Ubisoft 48-hours flash deal. This time it's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, with a 65% discount during another 17 hours. The keys is for UPlay: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-siege-year-6
• The Anime Sale comes with up to 90% discounts during 3 more days. There are keys for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/anime-sale/
• The Holiday Indie Sale also features up to 90% discounts during 3 more days. There are keys for Steam, GOG and EGS: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/main-page-holiday-indie-sale/
• Also, note that several Holiday publisher sales will end this week. If you still haven't checked them, maybe you should before it's too late.

And Fanatical has a Star Deal and several bundles:

• The Star Deal, that started yesterday, is Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 39% off during another 24 hours. Be warned that there are less than 30% of keys available. It will run out quickly: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/marvel-s-spider-man-miles-morales
• The Best of 2022 Sale includes the best reviewed games of 2022, with up to 79% discounts. Note that not all discounts will last the same time: https://www.fanatical.com/en/best-games-of-2022
• The Diamond Collection BYOB features 18 titles to choose from for your 3, 4 or 5 games bundle during the next 12 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/diamond-collection-build-your-own-bundle-holiday-edition
• The Winter Mystery Bundle brings up to 10 unknown games during the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/winter-mystery-bundle
• And the VR Adrenaline Bundle comes with 6 games split into three tiers of 4, 5 and 6 games, with up to 94% discounts: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/vr-adrenaline-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, can now run all released PS3 games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-can-now-boot-all-released-ps3-games/
The RPCS3 team has just announced that the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, can now run all the games that were released on Sony’s console. In other words, every PS3 game will at the very least boot and show an image output.
From this point on, the team will obviously focus on improving overall performance. Furthermore, the team will also focus on fixing graphical bugs and glitches. What’s also cool is that modders are releasing 60fps patches for numerous games that were locked at 30fps. As such, PC gamers can experience some of these PS3 games in a better way.

The Dark Knight invades GZDoom with this Batman – Rogue City Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-dark-knight-invades-gzdoom-with-this-batman-rogue-city-mod/
Illuminati Dad has released a pretty cool Batman Mod for GZDoom, called Batman – Rogue City. This mod will allow you to play as the Dark Knight himself, and below you can also find a gameplay trailer for it.
In Batman – Rogue City, Batman will visit some classic Gotham locations. Furthermore, the Dark Knight will try to take down various villains, rogues and other Gotham criminals.
Going into some more details, this mod features over 30 enemies/villains and boss fights. Additionally, it comes with 8 action-packed levels, unique weapons for Batman, and allows you to drive the batmobile.
>> There's a trailer for this mod in the article.

Fallout 4 Urban Life Mod adds 11 equipables, 350+ workshop items, new custom Radio Station & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/fallout-4-urban-life-mod-adds-11-equipables-350-workshop-items-new-custom-radio-station-more/
The Urban Life Collab Team has released a skater lifestyle-inspired mod pack for Fallout 4. This mod adds 11 Equipables, 86 Poses, 350+ Workshop items, tons of matswaps and a custom Radio Station.
Going into more details, the new equipables are skateboards, roller skates, boombox, spraypaint and bubblegum bubbles. In total, there are 46 different skateboards and 21 roller skates. Additionally, the mod features a 4×30 blank custom graffiti decals for you to add your own art.

Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 4 & DMC5 get Christmas-themed mods
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/skyrim-cyberpunk-2077-fallout-4-dmc5-get-christmas-themed-mods/
It’s Christmas time and today we are presenting you some Christmas-themed mods for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 4 and Devil May Cry 5.

Unreal Engine 5.1 Zelda: Ocarina of Time Christmas Special available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/unreal-engine-5-1-zelda-ocarina-of-time-christmas-special-available-for-download/
CryZENx has released a special version of his The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time fan remake in Unreal Engine 5.1. This is the first public release of the UE5.1 version of this fan remake, and we highly recommend downloading it.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5.1 uses Lumen and Nanite. As such, and even in this early stage, this WIP build looks noticeably better than its UE4 version.
Since this is a Christmas Special version, you can expect some Christmas stuff (that aren’t obviously present in the original Nintendo 64 game). For example, Link wears a Christmas hat and there are Christmas decorations.
>> There's a 12 minutes long video of it.

GAMING NEWS

Halo 3 “Pimps at Sea” build has been leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/halo-3-pimps-at-sea-build-has-been-leaked-online/
It appears that the “Pimps at Sea” build for Halo 3 has been leaked online. This leaked build currently requires an Xbox 360 JTAG/RGH/devkit to play. And while the Xenia emulator can boot it, it cannot get past its menu.
For those unaware, the Halo 3 “Pimps at Sea” is a very early build that features cut content and placeholders from Halo 2. This is mostly an archival documentation of Halo 3’s development. Nevertheless, we are sure that a lot of Halo 3 fans will find it interesting.

3D Realms’ Prey 1995 Prototype Build has been leaked online
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3d-realms-prey-1995-prototype-build-has-been-leaked-online/
Now here is something really special for all our old-school first-person shooter fans. The 1995 prototype build/tech demo for 3D Realms’ Prey has just been leaked online. As such, PC gamers can download and run it on their PC systems.
For those unaware, 3D Realms was working on Prey back in 1995. Prey would be taking full advantage of the portal technology, way before Quake 3 Arena attempted such a thing. And while the team could not create a full game, it did develop a prototype build/tech demo.

Amazon's adding shorts and tights to a new Lost Ark class to dial-down the lewdness
https://www.pcgamer.com/amazons-adding-shorts-and-tights-to-a-new-lost-ark-class-to-dial-down-the-lewdness/
Isometric fantasy fashion parade Lost Ark is one of those games that's at slightly different points in different regions. The Korean version runs ahead of the western one, essentially, meaning that players of the Amazon Games published version over here usually have some idea of what they're getting: and one of the most anticipated additions has been the addition of a new class, the Artist.
The Artist is a young woman who, in the Korean version, favors extremely short skirts. And it appears that Amazon considers some of the Artist's Korean skins to be, well, just a bit too thirsty. "Nothing gameplay-related will change for the Artist Class, but some skins will be modified to better fit Western norms", reads the official announcement. "Specifically, skins with short skirts will have shorts added underneath the skirt, and other skins will have adjusted pant lengths or tights added."

Sherlock Holmes studio Frogwares shares a defiant look at life inside Ukraine
https://www.pcgamer.com/sherlock-holmes-studio-frogwares-shares-a-defiant-look-at-life-inside-ukraine/
Ukrainian studio Frogwares has been very outspoken about the Russian invasion of its home country. Employees were forced to flee the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in May, but just a few days later Frogwares announced that it was beginning work on a brand new project, partially as an act of defiance: "A clear middle finger to those who thought they could just roll into our country hoping to disrupt and ruin our lives," the studio said. As a reward in an August crowdfunding campaign for a remake of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Frogwares' first game, it also offered followers a chance to put messages on artillery shells that would be fired at Russian forces—and flat-out rejected criticism of the move.
Yesterday the studio shared a status update on Twitter, not on the state of the game but on life in Ukraine, which the studio said has been "quite difficult" over the past couple of months.

Devs of Warhammer 40k: Gladius have cooked up a cool world for their new project
https://www.pcgamer.com/devs-of-warhammer-40k-gladius-have-cooked-up-a-cool-world-for-their-new-project/
It's always a delight to see a new and interesting looking game world, one you'd really want to play around in, and Proxy Studios' Zephon looks to be set up to deliver just that. It'll be a followup on Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, a 4X game set in the eponymous grim, dark universe that has gained a very devoted following over its years of development.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti now up for preorder in China for same price as canceled RTX 4080 12GB - VideoCardz.com

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-now-up-for-preorder-in-china-for-same-price-as-canceled-rtx-4080-12gb

Wouldn't surprise me after seeing the disappointing price and performance of the 7900XT. Nvidia is usually not the one to undercut AMD. Least with this class of GPUs, you could argue that Vram is more important as it will be 12GB vs 20GB but outside of that, AMD likely will have no advantages this time around other than hopes of getting their drivers fixed.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU to feature 7424 CUDA cores, 42% faster than RTX 3080

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-laptop-gpu-to-feature-7424-cuda-cores-42-faster-than-rtx-3080

AMD Ryzen 7000 non-X series to launch January 10th, Ryzen 9 7900 faster than 5900X

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-non-x-series-to-launch-january-10th-ryzen-9-7900-faster-than-5900x

The lack of X3D leaks is a bit worry some. Hopefully they actually do release them otherwise, it will be a while before Zen 4 can start selling like their Zen 3 chips are.

SK hynix to introduce new high-performing chip, technologies at CES 2023

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/12/27/business/industry/korea-ces-samsung/20221227175307092.html