Here comes the last round of news of the week!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Amnesia: Collection is available for free on Humble Bundle for the next 48 hours
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amnesia-collection-is-available-for-free-on-humble-bundle-for-the-next-48-hours/
Horror fans, here is something really special for you today. Frictional Games and Humble Bundle are currently offering Amnesia: Collection for free. The Amnesia: Collection feature Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. This offer will end in 48 hours so we strongly suggest acquiring your free copy while you still can.

>>Horror fans (among which I don't include myself): enjoy.

Black Desert Online is now free to play on Steam until February 28th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/black-desert-online-is-now-free-to-play-on-steam-until-february-28th/
Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have launched a free weekend trial for Black Desert Online on Steam. Additionally, existing adventurers of the Black Desert Online community can look forward to an epic battle with the ocean boss Vell emerging for the first time this weekend.

>>And if you want to purchase it, it's also 50% off.

There's also another sale, but most of you won't care about it. It's the WeLovePC sale that Ubisoft is having at its store.

SOFTWARE

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MODS/EMULATORS

GTA Vice City Modern mod version 1.2 adds new textures and HD grass, features LOD fixes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/gta-vice-city-modern-mod-version-1-2-adds-new-textures-and-hd-grass-features-lod-fixes/
Modder ‘Talha_Mustafa’ has released a new version of his graphics mod for Grand Theft Auto Vice City. GTA Vice City Modern mod version 1.2 adds new textures, new pavements , HD Grass , New Mansion Texture and New Sunshine Autos Textures, and comes with various LOD fixes.

>>To know more, go to moddb.

Spice up your Fallout 4 settlement with this mod that adds a damn skyscraper
http://www.pcgamer.com/spice-up-your-fallout-4-settlement-with-this-mod-that-adds-a-damn-skyscraper/
Tired of the same crummy settlements that look a bit like they were cobbled together from rotting wood and rusted metal because they were? Yearning for an outpost that's not just a bunch of patched walls and grimy rooftops but hearkens back to a time when commerce and capitalism ruled the land? Wait no more: here's a mod for Fallout 4 that let's you build a big damn skyscraper, and a functioning one to boot.

GAMING NEWS

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire releases on April 3rd
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-releases-on-april-3rd/
Obsidian and Versus Evil have announced that Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will be released on April 3rd. The companies have also detailed the various versions players can pre-order, however, and since we are against pre-orders, we won’t be covering them.

Quake Champions January patch revamps hit detection, brings traffic optimizations, adds Private Messaging & more
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-champions-january-patch-revamps-hit-detection-brings-traffic-optimizations-adds-private-messaging-more/
Bethesda and id Software have released a brand new update for Quake Champions. According to the release notes, the Quake Champions January patch revamps the hit detection system and adds Private Messaging, 3rd person spawn animations, voice chat voice activation and Champion Difficulty Visual Indicators.

Fallout 4 will be free to play on the PC from February 1st to February 4th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-4-will-be-free-to-play-on-the-pc-from-february-1st-to-february-4th/
Bethesda has announced that Fallout 4 will receive a free weekend on the PC. This free weekend will begin on February 1st and will last until February 4th. And as with most free weekends, if players choose to purchase anything they play during the Free Weekend, their save data will carry over.

Sea of Thieves has the best water effects in a video-game
http://www.dsogaming.com/articles/sea-of-thieves-has-the-best-water-effects-in-a-video-game/
Microsoft and Rare have launched the closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves and from what we’ve experienced so far, it appears that this game features the best water effects in a video-game. While the game features cartoon-ish visuals, its water effects are better than the ones featured in Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag or Assassin’s Creed Origins.

The Apartment is a new first-person psychological thriller, new video shows 13 minutes of gameplay footage
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-apartment-is-a-new-first-person-psychological-thriller-new-video-shows-13-minutes-of-gameplay-footage/
Shattered Mirror has released a new video for its upcoming game, The Apartment, showing 13 minutes of gameplay footage. The Apartment is a small psychological thriller that mixes first-person detective adventure game, action and psychological horror with some interesting puzzles.

Subnautica leaves Early Access and is now fully released on Steam
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/subnautica-leaves-early-access-and-is-now-fully-released-on-steam/
Unknown Worlds has announced that Subnautica has now officially launched on Steam and the Arc platform. Subnautica hit Steam Early Access in 2014 and more than 1.5 million players have explored its world.

>>Good news for everybody, except for Chazore.

New Star Citizen trailer showcases its alpha 3.0 features
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-star-citizen-trailer-showcases-its-alpha-30-features/
Cloud Imperium has released a brand new trailer for Star Citizen, showcasing its alpha 3.0 features. As we’ve already said, Star Citizen Alpha 3.0 features planetary landings, persistent universe content, a new back-end item system, implementation of commodities, trading, automated cargo buy/sell kiosks, and, indirectly, piracy, as well as network improvements and user interface enhancements.

Sea of Thieves – Closed Beta Impressions + 30 Minutes PC Gameplay Footage
http://www.dsogaming.com/first-impressions/sea-of-thieves-closed-beta-impressions-30-minutes-pc-gameplay-footage/
The closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves is currently underway and Microsoft has provided us with a key for it. As such, below you can find our first impressions of it, accompanied by a playthrough showing 30 minutes of PC gameplay footage on Max settings.

Dragon Ball FighterZ PC is an amazing port and runs incredibly well, 4K PC Screenshots
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dragon-ball-fighterz-pc-is-an-amazing-port-and-runs-incredibly-well-4k-pc-screenshots/
A lot of PC gamers began wondering whether the PC version of Dragon Ball FighterZ would be an atrocious console port, especially since the game did not release alongside its console version. Furthermore, Bandai Namco had not revealed any PC footage from this new fighting game, making PC gamers believe that there was something wrong with it. Well, the publisher has provided us with a review code and we are happy to report that the game works like a dream on the PC.

New Code Vein screenshots released, showcasing numerous characters and environments
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-code-vein-screenshots-released-showcasing-numerous-characters-and-environments/
Bandai Namco has released a new set of screenshots for Code Vein, showing some of the characters that players will meet in it as well as some of its environments. Code Vein is a third-person action RPG that finds players assuming the role of a Revenant in which players must use special attacks in order to survive.

Friday's part two:

Hearthstone is getting its biggest ladder changes since launch
http://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-ladder-changes/
Given that grinding to Legend each month in Hearthstone is likely to take more than 500 games, and potentially even more the closer your win rate drops to 50%, it's little wonder few players bother putting the time in. Especially as even if you make it, the monthly reset will set you all the way back to rank 16. Blizzard has long promised to address the system in order to make it more player friendly, and today we found out how.

Blizzard says Overwatch loot box odds have not changed
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-says-overwatch-loot-box-odds-have-not-changed/
Blizzard added more than 100 new cosmetic items to Overwatch's base loot box yesterday, many of which you can get a closer look at here. In the eyes of some users, however, the increase in available items was accompanied by a decrease in the odds of actually getting any of the good stuff. But Blizzard says that's simply not the case.

Oculus has invented a new unit for measuring time
http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-has-invented-a-new-unit-for-measuring-time/
Earlier this week, Facebook and Oculus released a new unit of time: the 'flick,' which is short for 'frame-tick' and represents a 705,600,000th of a second.
The unit was first conceived in a 2016 thread posted by Christopher Horvath, who at the time was working at Oculus Story Studio, and serves one specific purpose: it is "the smallest time unit which is larger than a nanosecond, and can in integer quantities exactly represent a single frame duration for 24hz, 25hz, 30hz, 48hz, 50hz, 60hz, 90hz, 100hz, 120hz, and also 1/1000 divisions of each."

>>I'm honestly baffled.

Try the demo for 2v2 4-player fighter Cerebrawl
http://www.pcgamer.com/try-the-demo-for-2v2-4-player-fighter-cerebrawl/
Cerebrawl is a 2v2, four-player fighting game that builds on the established tag-team system by letting players control both roles. It's currently on Kickstarter, with developer Zero Dimension asking for $278,000 to bring it to life. At the time of writing, its campaign has earned $14,576 and will run for another 32 days.

For Honor season 5 will bring major gameplay changes and dedicated servers
http://www.pcgamer.com/for-honor-season-5-will-bring-major-gameplay-changes-and-dedicated-servers/
The fifth season of For Honor, called Age of Wolves, will go live on February 15, Ubisoft announced today, bringing major gameplay changes to the Kensei, Conqueror, Nobushi, Berserker, and Highlander, plus new customization options, "quality of life" improvements, new basic and advanced training options, and those long-awaited dedicated servers—although you'll have to wait a little while longer before they go live.

You drink liquor to quicksave in Kingdom Come: Deliverance
http://www.pcgamer.com/you-drink-liquor-to-quicksave-in-kingdom-come-deliverance/
To keep things realistic without sacrificing the modern conveniences most games come with nowadays, Deliverance even gives the immersive sim staple of quicksaving a medieval touch. You can save by sleeping, and autosaves will keep you from losing hours of progress, but in order to save on the spot anywhere in the world, you'll need to stock up on Saviour Schnapps, an alcoholic drink that lets you reload from the moment you down the sucker. See for yourself in the latest dev video above (it starts around the 13-minute mark).

Ubisoft is raising the price of Rainbow Six Siege
http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-price/
Ubisoft outlined a major change to the pricing structure of Rainbow Six Siege today, effectively raising the cost of the game by $20 for the average buyer after February 13, 2018.

Destiny 2 Masterwork armor and Raid reworks detailed in Bungie update
http://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-masterwork-armor-and-raid-reworks-detailed-in-bungie-update/
The latest edition of This Week at Bungie is another big one, with detailed information on Destiny 2's upcoming Iron Banner Event, substantial changes to how Raid loot drops work, some straight talk on why you can't easily dismantle all those shaders you've got lying around, and a rundown of the rest of what players can expect from the 30 January update.

A new Kentucky Route Zero interlude suggests that Act 5 is on the way
http://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-kentucky-route-zero-interlude-suggests-that-act-5-is-on-the-way/
It's been seven years since the "magic realist adventure game" Kentucky Route Zero successfully completed its $6500 Kickstarter campaign. Four acts have been released since then, the most recent in July 2016, and in September of last year developer Cardboard Computer said it was "totally focused" on finishing the game. It appears that the work might finally be approaching completion, as the studio dropped a tweet today that leads to a surreal trip inside a tiny independent television station somewhere deep in the Bluegrass State.

Overwatch dev update discusses toxicity, Mercy nerfs, and which characters are due for changes
http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-dev-update-discusses-toxicity-mercy-nerfs-and-which-characters-are-due-for-changes/
In a developer update Thursday afternoon, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan addressed a number of popular topics in the community.
First up, Kaplan talked about the ongoing toxicity issues that plague the game, saying that minimizing toxicity is a major initiative for Blizzard and the Overwatch team. He said that the recent updates to the reporting process, such as informing players when an account they report has been sanctioned, has increased player reporting by 20 percent and decreased incidents of abusive chat in competitive play by 17 percent.

Sea of Thieves closed beta extended by two days
http://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-closed-beta-extended-by-two-days/
The Sea of Thieves closed beta arrived yesterday, but many players who were granted access after pre-purchasing Rare's first-person open-world pirate game found themselves unable to play. Instead of being able to install and launch the game, many hopeful swashbucklers received an error message stating it was "too early" to play and were locked out. Rare rolled out a temporary fix today and is working on a longer term solution, and to compensate for the trouble the closed beta has been extended by a couple more days to ensure players get enough time in the game.

Fortnite surfaces from 14-hour downtime with building and ADS bugs, applies PC patch
http://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-surfaces-from-14-hour-downtime-with-building-and-ads-bugs-applies-pc-patch-for-latest-update/
In preparation for its v2.3.0 update, Fortnite: Battle Royale nipped offline around noon UK-time yesterday. Behind-the-scenes database issues meant it didn't return for 14 hours, and when it did, it came bearing bugs tied to reloading, key binding, building UI, and untoggle-able ADS (aim down sight).

GTA Online adds Ubermacht Revolter, extends Air Quota bonuses this weekend
http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-adds-ubermacht-revolter-extends-air-quota-bonuses-this-weekend/
Earlier this week, GTA Online introduced the classy Cadillac Escada Con—um, I mean, the Ubermacht Revolter to its Legendary Motorsport car dealerships for $1.61 million. I like the tagline: "Looks for the red carpet. Power for when the deal goes south." If my prior GTA Online misadventures are anything to go by, I'll be far more reliant on the latter scenario.

PixARK is a voxel-based spinoff of Ark: Survival Evolved
http://www.pcgamer.com/pixark-is-a-voxel-based-spinoff-of-ark-survival-evolved/
Ark: Survival Evolved spinoff PixARK will come to Steam Early Access this March and officially release later this year.
PixARK is being developed by Snail Games, who describes it as an open-world sandbox survival game. Ark: Survival Evolved developer Studio Wildcard provided "design and technical input," Snail Games says.

Stellaris: Apocalypse expansion release date set
http://www.pcgamer.com/stellaris-apocalypse-expansion-release-date-set/
Throughout my life, I've faced many of my own end-of-the-world situations. Breakups, bereavements, moving to England and realising that for some ridiculous reason people south of the border go back to work on the second of January—and not the following week—following the Christmas break.
Luckily, I don't think Stellaris: Apocalypse features the latter—but it will contain convoys of existence-threatening space pirates, planet-destroying weapons, and gigantic Titan capital ships when it arrives next month.

Puzzlement is a lovely puzzle game about shifting perspectives, out next week
http://www.pcgamer.com/puzzlement-is-a-lovely-puzzle-game-about-shifting-perspectives-out-next-week/
Echoing everything from the aspect-altering works of Oscar Reutersvärd and MC Escher, to Monument Valley and the devs' previous game Hocus, Puzzlement has you steering a Pac-Man ghost-like character around a series of cubes—with progression hinged on gathering each level's collection of red squares.

With the news out of the way, it's time to see the deals we'll find at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

Here we'll find four deals:

• The first one is Seven: The Days Long Gone at 30% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180122_seven
• Next comes the Pillars of Eternity sale, with up to 40% discount: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180125_poe
• Next comes the jRPG sale, featuring games up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180124_jrpg_sale
• Lastly, the weekly sale featuring lots of tycoon games up to 85% off. And they've added more games since Monday! https://www.gog.com/promo/20180224_weekly_sale_tycoon

+Steam

Beyond the Black Desert Online deal, there are more to look forward:

• The Witness is 75% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/The_Witness/
• The Far Cry franchise is on sale, with the older games being 70% off and the newest ones 50%: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/far-cry/
• And there's also the 498 weeklong deals.

And that's all. I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.

They added "Owlboy" to the current Humble Monthly Bundle... damn, I was going to buy that for Switch next month.

But Civilization 6 + some DLCs + Owlboy + the unannounced games is a great PC deal!

Project GATSOOMGPCAPISE has officially started

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=234455

^Catchy name . Count me in.

Question ! I'd like to change my HDD, I lost a 3To full of movies (RIP), so I'm going to update all my drives

I'm going to take a bunch of Hitachi 4Go, my major concern is the reliability of the drives. Any advice / recomandations ?

Hitachi drivese are among the best HDDs on the market.

Every quarter or so we get data from a data/cloud computing company about its hard drives reliability, and it's a good indicator on how a certain drive will perform. The latest report was Q3 2017: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-failure-rates-q3-2017/

HGST is the acronym for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

As JEMC said, they are among most reliable.

If memory serves me well, back in days they bought IBM's HDD facilities, and IBM's HDD were really, really good.

Yep. Hitachi have a great record at the moment.
Although... They used to be rubbish and were dubbed "Deathstars".

Personally, I stick to Western Digital thanks to warranty since Samsung spun off it's HDD business.

At the moment I have 3x 4 Terabyte and 3x 3 Terabyte Western Digital Elements hanging off my PC (All full.) So I am in the process of building a NAS with 30 Terabytes of storage using Western Digital Reds so I can ditch them all.

I think it's absolutely pointless to look at reliability charts when talking about data you don't want to lose. The only proper way is to go with Backups and/or RAID. So if you buy any HDD, you better buy 2 of them to backup stuff.