Here are some news regarding Intel:

First Intel Z390 motherboard spotted
https://videocardz.com/73974/first-intel-z390-motherboard-spotted
Last month I told you about an upcoming B360 motherboard from SuperMicro. It was spotted in Sisoft database. SuperMicro hardware is always showing up early there (the same thing happened with Z370). Today we have a Z390 motherboard, the first one to make an appearance.

Not much is known about the new chipset itself, in fact, even the processor is not detected by Sisoft software, which means, it may also be a new SKU.

Intel Optane DIMMs Coming Second Half Of 2018
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-optane-dimms-timing-2018,35928.html
Intel finally set a date for Optane DIMMs, saying during a presentation at the USB Global Technology Conference that we'd see them sometime in the second half of 2018, a mere three years after Intel and Micron made the historic 3D XPoint announcement. These DIMMs will function as a memory-mapped device, but with much higher density than DDR4 memory.

This year we've seen the the storage side of 3D XPoint in the form of the DC P4800X Optane SSD for the data center, Optane 3D XPoint Memory for HDD caching, and finally, the Intel Optane SSD 900P, which the first Optane desktop-based bootable SSD. Getting details about Optane DIMMs has been difficult, likely because the execution has been met with a host of challenges. Bringing such increased memory density in a vastly more affordable product is, apparently, no easy task.

Intel Halts Certain UEFI BIOS Class Level 2 Compatibility Modes In 2020
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/intel-halts-certain-uefi-bios-class-level-2-compatibility-modes-in-2020.html
(Original Source: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/131947/intel-schrapt-bios-compatibiliteit-uefi-in-2020.html )
Intel will halt UEFI bios compatibility class 0, 1 and 2 support in 2020. From that moment onwards only UEFI class 3 will be supported. This means that Intel platforms cannot boot through the Compatibility Support Module mode, and that's a problem for dual OS boot systems.

Intel this way pretty much halts the traditional legacy BIOS support. The CSM provides additional functionality to UEFI. This additional functionality permits the loading of a traditional OS or the use of a traditional OpROM The news reached the webs though Brian Richardson, a developer at Intel. Recently he held a presentation on the topic at the UEFI Plugfest in Taiwan, reports tweakers today.

According to Brian the compatibility mode is still here as people want to bypass say the secure boot method, or have multi-OS boot settings. An advantage to discontinue the CSM support is that it will make room in the firmware for other stuff, initially, the BIOS would get significantly smaller in file-size. Also security-wise, the step would make a lot of sense.

Starting 2020 Uefo Class 3 will be the new standard at Intel, with secure boot enabled.

It's finally Friday! Let's go with the last round of news of the week:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Dead by Daylight has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-daylight-sold-3-million-copies-worldwide/
Starbreeze has announced today that Dead by Daylight has sold more than 3 million copies across all platforms and formats. While Starbreeze did not reveal any specific platform data, it’s pretty obvious from Steamspy’s data that most of its sales are coming from the PC.

SOFTWARE

AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive 17.11.2 driver released, optimized for Star Wars: Battlefront 2
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-crimson-relive-17-11-2-driver-released-optimized-star-wars-battlefront-2/
AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive 17.11.2 driver offers optimal performance in Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Naturally, this driver also fixes some bugs and issues that have been reported by the red team’s community.

>>You can download them from here.

Steam’s new currency support causes chaos for international PC gamers
http://www.pcgamer.com/steams-new-currency-supports-causes-chaos-for-international-pc-gamers/
On Monday, Steam rolled out local currency support for customers in 11 new countries, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Israel, and Qatar. Almost immediately, people started popping up with complaints about weird conversions, sudden price changes, and entire company catalogs becoming unavailable for some regions.
Checking out different storefront prices on Steam Database shows that Steam’s automatic suggested price varies across the 11 new currencies, with prices going down by 47 percent in Vietnam to up by 4 percent in Israel. Most of the new currencies have a default price around 30 percent lower than the USD equivalent, according to a Reddit post that did a lot of digging on the subject. If a publisher chose to use Steam’s default pricing, the new currency support was pretty much automatic.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Electronic Arts removes microtransactions from Star Wars: Battlefront 2
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/electronic-arts-removes-microtransactions-star-wars-battlefront-2/
And it appears that the backlash was too much for EA and Disney to handle. According to reports, Electronic Arts has removed the microtransactions from Star Wars: Battlefront 2. The game has just gone live in UK and it doesn’t have any microtransactions.

>>Go to poklane's thread to discuss about this momentary decision.

Destiny 2’s first PC monthly PvP event, Iron Banner, begins next week
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2s-first-monthly-pvp-event-iron-banner-begins-next-week/
Activision and Bungie have announced that Iron Banner, Destiny 2’s PvP event, will come to the PC next week. The first Iron Banner PC event will begin on November 21st and will last until November 28th.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 – Data Pack 2.0 & Gameplay Patch are now available
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2018-data-pack-2-0-gameplay-patch-now-available/
Konami has released the Data Pack 2.0 and a new gameplay patch for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018. This new Data Pack adds over 40 new player faces, including Phillipe Coutinho, Gianluigi Donnarumma and André Silva. In addition, it updates over 1000 new thumbnail photos, licensed kits and boots.

Friday news, part two:

The hurtful healer Moira is now live in Overwatch
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-hurtful-healer-moira-is-now-live-in-overwatch/
The Talon-teaming Overwatch healer hero Moira, who made her debut on the PTR less than two weeks ago, is now live and playable in the full game. Today's update also makes a few bug fixes to the game, and brings a minor buff to Ana, a nerf to Mercy, and slight playability improvements to Lucio and Winston.

Beamdog says it's not working on a new Planescape project
http://www.pcgamer.com/beamdog-says-its-not-working-on-a-new-planescape-project/
We reported a couple of days ago, based on a clip of video captured in a documentary about Beamdog, that the studio might be working on a new Planescape RPG. The clip revealed character concept art of Planescape's Fated faction, under the heading of Planescape: Unraveled—itself a play on the name of a major character in Planescape: Torment.
(...)Today, however, Beamdog boss Trent Oster officially denied that it's happening.

Skip all that unpleasant gameplay in these loot box sims coming to Steam
http://www.pcgamer.com/these-new-loot-box-opening-sims-finally-dispense-with-gameplay/
Box Looter 2018 which is due to release on Steam on November 30, is all about opening loot boxes. All you do, it seems, is open them, presumably with the audio accompaniment of cash registers chiming. Developer Ludo Land (aka indie dev Logan Fieth) describes it as a "dumb joke game" and a "fun little satirical game", but you needn't play it that way. You can just relish the joy of opening loot boxes.
And then there's I Can't Believe It's Not Gambling, developed by Mutant Entertainment Studios.

Blizzard to reveal a batch of Hearthstone: Kobolds & Catacombs cards on Monday
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-to-reveal-a-batch-of-hearthstone-kobolds-catacombs-cards-on-monday/
Since Hearthstone's Kobolds & Catacombs expansion was announced at BlizzCon, we've been waiting for another chance to see how the set is shaping up. But not for much longer, because on 20 November Blizzard will broadcast a card reveal Twitch stream hosted by senior game designer Peter Whalen and Brian "Brian Kibler" Kibler. (For anyone unaware, Kibler is a streamer and caster who we profiled in June.)

Master X Master, NCsoft's hero-swapping MOBA, will be closed in January
http://www.pcgamer.com/master-x-master-ncsofts-hero-swapping-moba-will-be-closed-in-january/
We've had some good things to say about Master X Master, NCsoft's dual-hero MOBA that came out in June. It wasn't perfect, but as we noted as recently as August, even "in an increasingly crowded market, Master X Master deserves a second look." But it didn't get that benefit of the doubt—an outcome we indirectly predicted in our first report on it—and NCsoft announced today that it will be closed at the end of January.

Sea of Thieves wants players to 'be more pirate' in Trainspotting-style trailer
http://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-wants-players-to-be-more-pirate-in-trainspotting-style-trailer/
Ahead of its sometime-in-2018 release date, Sea of Thieves has spent the last several months showcasing its mechanics, modest technical specs for lesser-equipped machines, and behind-the-scenes dev processes, among a number of other things. Its latest trailer is less serious in tone, but is good fun nevertheless.

Football Manager save files can't be carried over year-on-year for tech and legal reasons
http://www.pcgamer.com/football-manager-save-files-cant-carry-over-year-on-year-for-tech-and-legal-reasons/
The question is: is carrying over saves year-on-year at least possible?
"Both technologically and legally, the answer to that is no," Sports Interactive's Miles Jacobson tells me. "When we do our licensing deals, they are for a specific season and there comes a point where you have to stop selling the game as well. We only have the license for that club data, for example, for that particular season."

Watch the Golden Joystick Awards livestream here
http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-golden-joystick-awards-livestream-here/
The 35th Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP takes place at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London today, celebrating the best of PC gaming and beyond. Not in attendance? Not to worry—you can catch the entire thing from the comfort of your own home below.

The Darkness 2 is very cheap on Steam right now
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-darkness-2-is-very-cheap-on-steam-right-now/
The game is currently $5.99 on Steam – down from the usual $39.99. You can also get a four-pack for $17.99, which is a good idea if you want to make the most of the game's co-op mode with three other friends. If you've just completed the new Wolfenstein and need another punchy shooter with a cool story, you might as well give it a shot.

Endless Space 2 is free to try on Steam, Galactic Statecraft update out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/endless-space-2-is-free-to-try-on-steam-galactic-statecraft-update-out-now/
Endless Space 2, Amplitude Studio's turn-based sci-fi 4X strategy game that landed earlier this year, is free to try on Steam this weekend. A new update, named Galactic Statecraft, is live now too.

>>And it's 50% off if you want to keep it.

Overwatch is free to try this weekend
http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-is-free-to-try-this-weekend/
Blizzard announced that Overwatch was free to try this weekend last week, and Andy reported on it here. But whose memory stretches back a full eight days? Consider this a reminder, then, and know that Endless Space 2 and Rainbow Six: Siege are also running complimentary opt-in periods over the next few days.

Time to see the rest of GOG and Steam deals:

+GOG

• Let's start with the weekly sale, starring Daedalic and Double Fine games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171113_weekly_sale_double_fine_daedalic
• Next comes the Wild West sale, up to 75% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171116_special_sale_wild_west_games
• Finally, there's the Pillars of Eternity sale: https://www.gog.com/promo/20171115_special_promo_pillars_of_eternity

+Steam

• Not much left to say after the last news, only the publisher weekend deal, starring NIS America, with discounts up to 67%: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/nis/

That's all folks! I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.

Fanatical has other bundles, after some overthinking I went for the War one because of the Commando's pack in.

EDIT: Since when is Bundle Stars called Fanatical??

Congrats. I got the Commandos Collection a while ago at Steam. Beware that the first game will run... different. Search in the Steam forums to find a way to make it run like it used to.

But... but... I posted it two weeks ago!

Does it mean that you, and maybe even the rest, don't read my news posts?... No, no. It's ok, don't worry.

I'm fine.

Thanks for the tip!

I was going to say, I only read your SALES & "SALES"/DEALS sections and skip the rest, but that particular info was there...
...let's say I read some.

God, I hate TB. Plays ACO, complains about performance and doesn't even get that it's a CPU limit. Sad that the arguably biggest voice for PC gaming is so illiterate in all things PC.