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Epic has announced that the Epic Games Store will be giving away 15 free games this month, with a game per day being offered to users from December 17. Epic appears to be feeling mighty generous this festive season. Alongside its Holiday Sale, the company has announced that once per day, from December 17 through December 31, customers can download a free game. That means there will be 15 free titles available to players that boot up the Epic Games Store and download them. You have to be quick, though; each title will only be available to download for 24 hours. The impressive offer is being launched alongside the Epic Games Store’s Holiday Sale, which – similarly to the Steam sales you may be familiar with – slashes the prices of games by up to 75%. Additionally, Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny (both developed by Obsidian) are available to download for free right now, too. There’s certainly a lot on offer over December. Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity takes place in the world of Eora, and sends you on an adventure where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. You can play as any one of six races: Human, Aumaua, Dwarf, Elf, Godlike and Orlan. But it also features deep character customization with eleven classes available such as Barbarian, Chanter, Cipher, Druid, Fighter, and more You can side with various factions using the reputation system, and your actions and choices have far-reaching consequences. This edition includes White March: Parts 1 & 2, the game’s expansion chapters along with the original soundtrack, a digital collector’s book, a novella, and more. Tyranny – Gold Edition is a story-driven RPG where your choices have an impact on the world. The RPG finds you delving into the mysteries of Terratus as you bring justice to the Tiers. In addition to a new region, Bastard’s Wound, it gives you a chance to learn more about your party in a trio of companion quests featuring Lantry, Verse, and Barik. This edition of the game includes every expansion and all additional DLC. Both will be available until December 17.

Slightly Mad Studios has released the Project Cars 3 update 1.09 December patch, or what the studio calls Project Cars update #3! This includes a bunch of fixes to the racing game, with the official patch notes listed below. Project Cars 3 Update 1.09 December Patch Notes: Online Issue with online players moving at different times during rolling starts fixed with automatic race delay countdown New lobby browse flow New post-race flow in MP Fixed host assist settings for all MP participants Fixed an issue that caused MP options to become inactive after reconnecting ethernet cable GUI Fix for Photo Mode vignette effect Fix for pressing the “Hide HUD” button during the post-race spectating sequence Fix for when you hit “0 attempts left” in Rivals Mode and the Race button wasn’t greyed-out Fixed button to toggle between loaner and owned cars being labelled as “0” in vehicle select Fix for decals being replaced while applying decals in certain slots and scrolling through decal placement options Fix for highlighting the GT Open tab causing the Road E class picture to appear Disabled the “Resume” button when Photo button pressed Changed sort order of proximity arrows Added number of attempts left in Rivals to pre-race menu and pause menu Fixed the track loading screen background flashing at the beginning of the “Welcome to” screen Improved framerate during video playback Fixed a crash exiting replays Updated to the latest Nissan logo Missing skip tutorial label in Brazilian Portuguese and Neutral Spanish added Career Fix for cars not unlocking when user levelled up without leaving post-race screen, interrupting Career progression (this fix retroactively corrects any profiles which were affected by this issue). Physics TrueForce initial implementation. Implementation uses haptic thread to provide high-frequency procedural waves for the rumble effects Modulated TruForce slip rumble based on surface wetness Fine tuned slide threshold for TrueForce Fixed TrueForce curb rumble at speed Fixed rolling start discrepancy when TC is enabled Characters Fixed female character 1 Environments Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile: Removed “rallycross” tag that was making cars pick the dirt tyre option in all-weather conditions Mojave: Fixed various holes in the terrain Fuji: Sponsor updates for the track Azure Coast Full: Fixed the AI turning abruptly after the finish line in the post-race screen Knockhill National: Fixed the AI contacting the edge of the barrier when attempting to squeeze past slow or stopped cars Sakitto National: Slowed AI lap times 2-3 seconds at Legendary Zolder: Fixed a flickering glass window issue Monument Canyon B: Fixed the 32nd grid spot being slightly in front of the 31st Yas Marina: Fixed various LOD popping on track Zhuhai: Fixed some tree rendering on the track Hockenheimring GP Classic: Fixed some trees popping Added Bahrain to the track list Vehicles Fixed crash when user applied a racing conversion kit to the last car in their garage 2015 Ford Mustang GT Racing: Made interior dark grey instead of white Honda Civic Racing: Made interior dark grey instead of white Mercedes A45 TCR: Made interior dark grey instead of white Caterham 620R + Racing: Tyre update to stop colour popping when selecting factory livery BMW M6 GT3: Tyre fix to stop logo popping at distance Removed exceptions for McLaren P1 GTR, now all custom rims can be chosen Honda 2&4: Fixed missing animation for accelerating and braking Audi R8 LMP900: Edited front suspension to avoid clipping with bonnet