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Friday news, part two:

Microsoft Flight Simulator's big UK update releases next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-simulators-big-uk-update-releases-next-week/
It's undeniably great that you can dress your plane up as a pizza in Microsoft Flight Simulator, but for anyone looking for a more substantial update, here's good news. World Update 3, which will introduce new terrain and map data for the UK—England, Wales and Scotland—will release on February 16.

Richard Garfield on Artifact's failed monetization model: 'We wanted to avoid manipulating people'
https://www.pcgamer.com/richard-garfield-on-artifacts-failed-monetization-model-we-wanted-to-avoid-manipulating-people/
When he reviewed Artifact for us, Will Bindloss concluded by saying, "Value for money, I'm well aware, is going to be a big factor for many looking to buy the game." (...)
"I wish it had been better received," Artifact designer Richard Garfield tells me when I ask about how he feels about it in hindsight. "But I'm very happy with where the design ended up. Working with the guys at Valve was a lot of fun, they're very smart folk and they took my design direction seriously, but they're smart enough that they gave lots of pushback in the appropriate places and we ended up with something I thought was better."

Disgaea 4 Complete+ on PC finally has online features
https://www.pcgamer.com/disgaea-4-complete-on-pc-finally-has-online-features/
If you want multiple hundreds of hours worth of number crunching, tactical turn-based combat and irritating voice acting, you really can't go wrong with a game in the Disgaea series. So it's a shame the series' PC ports have left a little bit to desire: Disgaea 5 on PC lacked the online features found on PS4 and Switch due to 'irreconcilable platform differences', and when Disgaea 4 Complete+ released back in September, it too lacked online support.
But in the case of the latter, NIS America said at launch that online was coming at some unspecified point in the future. That time is now: Disgaea 4 now has leaderboards, a map editor, and a handful of other online-oriented features.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a server browser
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-the-master-chief-collection-is-getting-a-server-browser/
343 Studios is bringing a custom game browser to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, with the feature to begin testing as soon as next week as part of the game's next public flight.

Escaping from Militsioner's mountain-sized cop is easier said than done
https://www.pcgamer.com/escaping-from-militsioners-mountain-sized-cop-is-easier-said-than-done/
Getting into trouble with the law abroad is never a good time. But while I've run afoul of a few Berlin traffic cops, I've never had to flee from a town whose police department consists of one Godzilla-sized policeman.

Here are the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• The first one is the Weekly Sale, with up to 90% discounts on Point'n'click games: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210208_weekly_sale
• GOG's We Love Games Sale, with up to 92% disconts, will last until the 15th. Check out more details here: https://www.gog.com/news/ignite_your_passion_with_the_we_love_games_sale_on_gogcom
• And 3 more classic Microprose gamesland on the store with 50% discounts until February 19: https://www.gog.com/news/explore_3_classic_titles_from_microprose_that_return_to_gogcom

+Steam

• The Lunar Sale isn't the only deal at Steam, and the first one is a new daily deal, OMORI, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150690/OMORI/
• Noita is 25% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/881100/Noita/
• Godhood gets a 50% discount until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/917150/Godhood/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

That's all folks! Have a happy and gaming weekend.