Get back to the freezer again and don't come back in at least 5 more weeks.

I said five weeks for more Turing and Intel's latest... and I may not be completely wrong IF the following is true:

GeForce GTX 1180 announced late August - 1180+, 1170 and 1160 to follow
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/geforce-gtx-1180-announced-late-august-11801170-and-1160-to-follow.html
More news from the NVIDIA front today. We already learned that there is NVIDIA activity during Gamescom in Germany, add to that an email proclaiming one to be from NVIDIA towards a board partner. This email talks about GeForce GTX 1180, 1170, 1180+ and 1160 by name.
The email and thus information leaked onto youtube channel Gamer Meld. Much like anything and everything on this topic, we cannot confirm the validity of that email and info. it is highly unusual that such a sensitive email would make it to the public, really HIGHLY unlikely. However, we cannot ignore the fact it's there. If it is real, then expect 30th August and 30 October as launch dates for some products. Basically, this is what the preliminary launches could/would look like:

• GeForce GTX 1180 on 30th August
•  GeForce GTX 1170/1180+ in 30th September
•  GeForce GTX 1160 on 30th October

You'll notice a 1180+. We're not sure about it, but are fairly certain that the GeForce GTX 1180: 30th August launch would be a founders edition, and the + very likely is a board partner board, AIB cards always launch later. All this info makes that email sound plausible (but really also could very well be tremendously fake). The email also mentions 21st August for a press conference call, for the partners.

As the article says, don't take it for certain.

The implosion of mining didn't help matters.

I remember a "recent" article that said thatt he recent floods in China could help with that because a lot of mining farms were destroyed during that desaster. I didn't put much faith in it, but it could help with the stock problem they have/had.

Are you sure that those water cooled GPUs aren't just running twice as fast, further exacerbating the stock problem?

Not really. It's obvious that they're noobs and they don't know how to properly watercool. And of course, the result it a disaster...

Let's go with the news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Try Hitman for free in this limited time only offer
https://www.pcgamer.com/try-hitman-for-free-in-this-limited-time-only-offer/
The third episode of 2016's Hitman is available to try for free, but hurry—it's one of those "limited time only" things.
You can grab the full Hitman: Summer Pack episode now from Steam and get access to the full content—including the campaign mission, Escalation Contracts, 20 levels of location mastery and 120+ challenges (although not any Bonus Episode content)—for the next ten days.

GOG has two new deals for us, the daily and weekly sales:

• The daily deal is Miasmata, 80% off: https://www.gog.com/game/miasmata
• The weekly sale celebrates the release of a documentary about GOG's efforts to restore old classics. And for that occasion, the weekly sale features games that they helped to restore, and with discounts up to 85%: https://www.gog.com/partner/noclip

At Steam, we have two mention two deals:

• The daily deal is Pure Farming 2018, 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/534370/Pure_Farming_2018/
• For the adventure games lovers, the Daedalic - Gigantic Bundle is 90% off until July 30th: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/76471/

SOFTWARE

Jotun, Death Squared and Antihero free for Twitch Prime members next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/jotun-death-squared-and-antihero-free-for-twitch-prime-members-next-month/
Twitch has announced the free games that subscribers to its Prime service will get on August 1, and they include Jotun: Valhalla Edition, Death Squared and Antihero.

MODS/EMULATORS

The Last of Us, Resistance 2 & 3, Iron Man and more games running on the RPCS3 emulator
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-last-of-us-resistance-2-3-iron-man-and-more-games-running-on-the-rpcs3-emulator/
John GodGames Emus has shared more videos showing various Playstation 3 games running on the latest version of the RPCS3 emulator. The games that are being showcased below are The Last of Us, Resistance 2, Resistance 3, Iron Man 1, Iron Man 2, Rogue Warrior and Blades of Time.
Unfortunately, the games that most of you are interested (The Last of Us and the Resistance games) are not yet playable on this Playstation 3 emulator. It’s cool witnessing them going in-game, however, The Last of Us runs poorly at the moment and there are graphical glitches with the Resistance games.

RPCS3 emulator breathes life into Yakuza Kenzan on PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/rpcs3-emulator-breathes-life-into-yakuza-kenzan-on-pc/
With Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami coming to PC, now feels like the right time to get into Sega's enduring action beat 'em up series. Released exclusively in Japan on PS3 in 2008, series spin-off Yakuza Kenzan has now also made its way to western desktops (though untranslated) courtesy of the RPCS3 emulator. PCG's in-house Yakuza aficionado Phil "Kazuma Kiryu" Savage bows his head in appreciation.
Alongside work-in-progress clips of God of War Ascension, the Sly Cooper series, and The Darkness among others, check out the Kyoto samurai-era fighter in motion below.

The Nintendo Switch emulator, Ryujinx, can run some games at almost constant 60fps
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-nintendo-switch-emulator-ryujinx-can-run-some-games-at-almost-constant-60fps/
Gamedev1909 has announced that the best Nintendo Switch emulator, Ryujinx, can now run some 2D games with almost constant 60fps. These games that are already working great with Ryujinx are Puyo Puyo Tetris, The Binding Of Isaac and Cave Story.
In addition, Gamedev1909 claimed that Sonic Forces now runs better in the latest version of Ryujinx, and that Toki Tori and Toki Tori 2 Plus can now go in-game.

New teaser trailer released for Unreal Engine 4-powered The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-teaser-trailer-released-for-unreal-engine-4-powered-the-battle-for-middle-earth-reforged/
The BFME: Reforged Team has released a new teaser trailer its Unreal Engine 4-powered LOTR fan game, The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged. The Battle for Middle-Earth: Reforged aims to bring Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth to Unreal Engine 4 and this new teaser shows the New Wild Warg Lair.

Fallout New Empiria is a new mod for Fallout 4 that adds two new world spaces, new interiors & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-new-empiria-is-a-new-mod-for-fallout-4-that-adds-two-new-world-spaces-new-interiors-more/
Modders ‘Mathew1800’ and ‘thisisnamelesst’ have released a new version of their Fallout New Empiria mod for Fallout 4. Fallout New Empiria promises to add two new worldspaces, plenty of new interiors, seven vendors, two possible player homes, a companion and plenty of secrets/eastereggs.
New Empiria is said to be a large city found buried in the sand dunes of Western Australia and in order to visit the city, players can get a boat from croup manor’s dock or alternatively type “COC DocksEmpiria” into the console.

>>Get the mod from Nexus Mods.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind gets a hardcore difficulty mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-gets-a-hardcore-difficulty-mod/
Modder ‘Teralitha’ is currently working on a hardcore difficulty mode for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and has released a new version of it. This mod is for experienced players only and aims to increase the challenge so its no longer a walk in the park.
As the modder noted, even though every single creature in the game is been made stronger, players won’t notice much difference until they encounter higher level ones. Rats and mudcrabs are still easy to kill, but players should still notice how much stronger they are compared to vanilla.

>>This mod is also available from Nexus Mods.

This mod adds Godzilla, Mecha Godzilla and Rodan to Skyrim, and you can ride them
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-mod-adds-godzilla-mecha-godzilla-and-rodan-to-skyrim-and-you-can-ride-them/
The first official trailer for the Godzilla: King of the Monsters movie was released this week and as you’d expect, a new mod was released for Skyrim that adds this gigantic lizard. Created by modder ‘gg77’, the “Godzilla and Co – Mounts and Armies” adds three monsters from the Godzilla universe and allows players to ride them.
The three monsters that will be added to Skyrim thanks to this mod are: Godzilla, Mecha Godzilla and Rodan.

>>Guess what, this mod is also available from Nexus Mods.

Skryim 'Strength of the Gods' mod sends enemies soaring with hilarious results
https://www.pcgamer.com/skryim-strength-of-the-gods-mod-sends-enemies-soaring-with-hilarious-results/
With the simplest of descriptions—"strike your enemies down with the power of a god and watch them fly away!"—Filipe's project grants the Dragonborn superhuman strength. As the footage above shows, punching enemies around the map yields some pretty funny results—and doing so in vaults and keeps and the likes sends baddies pinballing off walls, floors and ceilings.

>>Available from... yep, Nexus Mods.

This romhack will allow you to control Waluigi in Super Mario 64
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/this-romhack-will-allow-you-to-control-waluigi-in-super-mario-64/
Kaze Emanuar has released a new romhack for Super Mario 64 that allows players to take control of Waluigi. And since Waluigi has never gotten his own game, we are pretty sure that his fans – and not only them – will find this romhack interesting.
As Kaze Emanuar noted, this is just a little teaser for a game that will be coming out soon, starring Waluigi. In case you weren’t aware of, Waluigi is Luigi’s arch-rival (pretty much like Wario is the arch-rival of Mario).

>>Download this romhack from Mega, and remember that you'll need an emulator to use it... and talking about emulators.

Nintendo files lawsuit against emulator sites
https://www.pcgamer.com/nintendo-files-lawsuit-against-emulator-sites/
The emulation of old console games on PC is a complicated subject, and one we've written about extensively, as in this piece on The ethics of emulation: how creators, the community, and the law view console emulators. Nintendo's approach is a more straightforward one. They don't like it.
Two ROM-hosting websites, LoveROMs and LoveRETRO, are the target of a recent lawsuit by Nintendo (a pdf of which is hosted at TorrentFreak). There's a lot in that 27-page filing, but here's an explanation of why these sites in particular have been chosen, out of all the similar sites that exist.

This Half-Life mod will let you replace Gordon Freeman with Spyro the Dragon
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-half-life-mod-will-let-you-replace-gordon-freeman-with-spyro-the-dragon/
Year of the Dragon is a mod for the original Half-Life currently being created by modder Magic Nipples. When complete, it will let you play Valve's classic shooter not as a nerdy physicist who is somehow able to demolish SWAT teams, but as lovable purple dragon Spyro.
Year of the Dragon has been in the works since November of last year and has made plenty of progress. In the video below you can see how a third-person camera works with Half-Life, as well as check out the gliding mechanics in action. The gib test for Spyro's death animation is a bit off-putting, to be honest.

A modding team has recreated Doom 64 in vanilla Doom II
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-modding-team-has-recreated-doom-64-in-vanilla-doom-ii/
Doom 64 has been properly ported into GZDoom before, so if you want a close-to-authentic experience of the game, Doom 64: Retribution is probably what you're after. But if you want to play the Doom 64 maps in the vanilla Doom engine, modder / .wadder Mechadon has you sorted.
"The goal was to recreate the major aspects of the maps while allowing for creative liberties where needed or wanted," the project leader writes on Doomworld. "There are lots of new graphics, some new textures (like skies), some new music tracks, a couple of new monsters, and minor enhancements for folks who play in advanced ports (like GZDoom)."

GAMING NEWS

F1 2018 – New gameplay trailer showcases Nico Hülkenberg driving a lap of Hockenheimring
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/f1-2018-new-gameplay-trailer-showcases-nico-hulkenberg-driving-a-lap-of-hockenheimring/
Codemasters has released a new trailer for F1 2018, the official videogame of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, with Renault Sport Formula One Team’s Nico Hülkenberg driving a lap of Hockenheimring, the home of the German Grand Prix.

Raiders of the Broken Planet renamed to Spacelords, goes free to play
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/raiders-of-the-broken-planet-renamed-to-spacelords-goes-free-to-play/
MercurySteam has announced that Raiders of the Broken Planet will go free to play and will be called Spacelords. Spacelords is a 4vs1 adventure where you experience both sides of the story: players will team up with other Raiders, or change sides and foil their missions, fighting as an Antagonist with the enemy at their side.

Prototype Mansion – Used No Cover is a retro 32-bit clone of the first Resident Evil game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/prototype-mansion-used-no-cover-is-a-retro-32-bit-clone-of-the-first-resident-evil-game/
Jupiter Lighthouse Games has released a retro 32-bit game, called Prototype Mansion – Used No Cover, that is heavily inspired by the first Resident Evil game. In fact, this can be easily described as a Resident Evil clone as its mechanics – and aesthetics – are almost exactly the same with Capcom’s first 32-bit title.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 PC demo releases on Steam on August 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2019-pc-demo-releases-on-steam-on-august-8th/
Konami has announced that the PC demo for Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 will be released on Steam on August 8th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2019-official-pc-system-requirements/
Konami has just revealed the official PC system requirements for Pro Evolution Soccer 2019. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5-3470 or an AMD FX 4350 with 4GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX670 or an AMD Radeon HD 7870.

Monday news, part two:

Stardew Valley multiplayer will officially launch in August
https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-multiplayer-will-officially-launch-in-august/
The moment we have all been waiting for is finally (almost) upon us: Creator Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, announced today that the official Stardew Valley multiplayer update will be out on August 1.

Ex-Valve employee describes ruthless internal politics at 'self-organizing' companies
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-valve-employee-describes-ruthless-industry-politics/
Former Valve employee Rich Geldreich, who worked at the company between 2009 and 2014, has spent the past several days tweeting detailed accounts of the internal politics at 'self-organizing' companies—one of which he says is based in Bellevue, Washington, where Valve is headquartered. Some of Geldreich's comments could be about any self-organizing company (that is, a company without a traditional hierarchical management structure), but other, more specific references suggest he is largely talking about Valve. For instance, he comments on mass layoffs in 2013, and we know layoffs occurred at Valve that year.

Fortnite celebrates its first anniversary with a limited-time Birthday event
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-with-a-limited-time-birthday-event/
A limited-time event celebrating the big day will kick off on July 24, giving players the opportunity to earn special cosmetic items by completing birthday-themed challenges and quests. Dealing 1000 damage to opponents will unlock the Fortnite Birthday! emoticon, dancing in front of ten different birthday cakes will get you the Happy Birthday! spray, and playing 14 matches will earn you 5000 XP. Complete all three challenges and you'll also get the Birthday Cake Back Bling.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker release date revealed in stunning new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/pathfinder-kingmaker-release-date-revealed-in-stunning-new-trailer/
Deep Silver announced today that Pathfinder: Kingmaker, the isometric RPG based on Paizo's classic pencil-and-paper Pathfinder Roleplaying Game that pulled in more than $900,000 on Kickstarter last year, will be released on September 25.

Destiny 2 players find secret mission to unlock new Whisper of the Worm Exotic sniper
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-players-find-secret-mission-believed-to-unlock-black-spindle-exotic-sniper/
Earlier today, Destiny 2 players found a secret, timed, 380-Power mission called "The Whisper," which is attached to a public event that occurs on Io. At the time of writing, nobody has finished the mission yet (or at least posted proof of it), so the reward for completing it is still a mystery. But given the nature of the mission—a timed, alternate challenge full of Taken—Destiny veterans are confident that it contains Black Spindle, an Exotic sniper rifle from Destiny 1 which was unlocked in a similar way.
Update: Multiple players have confirmed that while the secret Io mission doesn't reward Black Spindle, per se, completing it does get you a revamped version of the Exotic sniper called Whisper of the Worm.

Here's when Farming Simulator 19 is coming to PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-when-farming-simulator-19-is-coming-to-pc/
Farming Simulator 19 will release on November 20, 2018.
Confirmation came via Farming Simulator's official Twitter account, which asserts you'll be able to "farm like never before in the deepest, most complete farming simulator ever".

Check out the first 15 minutes of Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season
https://www.pcgamer.com/check-out-the-first-15-minutes-of-telltales-the-walking-dead-the-final-season/
Telltale has revealed the first fifteen minutes of Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season.
Now a "fierce and capable survivor", Clementine has reached the final chapter in her journey. The footage shows off the episodic adventure's new camera and art style, and how Clem—once need protecting herself—has become the protector.

Resident Evil 2 Remake producer details how Leon and Claire have been reinvented for the remake
https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-2-producer-details-how-leon-and-claire-have-been-reinvented-for-the-remake/
New details about Capcom's Resident Evil 2 remake were revealed at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday.
Twitterer Ateliermatangi was at the Resident Evil panel and captured a range of concept and environmental art, as well as sharing snippets of game producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi's presentation, in which he explained why the remake of Resident Evil 2 came to fruition due to "overwhelming fan demand", and how the team used the original key art for inspiration whilst ensuring the remake has its own identity, too.

Voldo's back for Soulcalibur 6
https://www.pcgamer.com/voldos-back-for-soulcalibur-6/
Voldo is coming back for Soulcalibur 6.
Bandai Namco confirmed the "eccentric" (their words, not mine) opponent by way of a brief video teaser that shows him off in his full, spike-encrusted-crotch glory.

Old-school shooter Ion Maiden delayed, adding multiplayer beta
https://www.pcgamer.com/old-school-shooter-ion-maiden-delayed-adding-multiplayer-beta/
Good news and bad news for fans of classic first-person shooters. The good news is that players who've bought the Early Access version of Ion Maiden, the retro shooter being made in the same engine as Duke Nukem 3D, will gain access to a forthcoming multiplayer beta. Developers Voidpoint are calling the multiplayer "classic" and "fast-paced" though what specific modes it will have has not been announced. That brings us to the bad news—Ion Maiden's launch has been delayed to 2019.

2D RPG CrossCode will leave Early Access in September
https://www.pcgamer.com/2d-rpg-crosscode-will-leave-early-access-in-september/
Highly rated 2D action RPG CrossCode will leave Early Access in September, Radical Fish Games has announced.
If you haven’t heard of it before then—judging by its user ratings on Steam—you should probably get to know it. It was also picked out as one of Steam’s top-rated, least-played games last year, so it probably deserves a little more love.

Crying Suns smashes Kickstarter goal, aims to be FTL but with more story
https://www.pcgamer.com/crying-suns-smashes-kickstarter-goal-aims-to-be-ftl-but-with-more-story/
Crying Suns, a new space roguelike with a gradually unfolding story, has smashed its Kickstarter goal, and has to date raised nearly double the €25,000 it initially asked for. It's no wonder: it looks excellent, and aims to blend the tight resource management and decision making of FTL with more freeform exploration, putting a bigger emphasis on story than FTL did.

Shenmue 3 hits $7 million stretch goal, adds assisted combat mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3-hits-dollar7-million-stretch-goal-adds-assisted-combat-mode/
In May, Shenmue 3 was delayed into 2019. And while delays can be frustrating, it's worth noting every setback faced by this game affords it more time to accrue more money. Shenmue 3's combined Kickstarter and Slacker Backer drive has now surpassed $7 million.

>>deskpro2k3 has made a thread about it.

Half-Life 2 writer 'surprised' by Marc Laidlaw's decision to publish Episode 3 synopsis
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-2-writer-surprised-by-marc-laidlaws-decision-to-publish-episode-3-synopsis/
Last year Marc Laidlaw published a Half-Life 2: Episode 3 synopsis. Named 'Epistle 3', it contained similarly-named, gender-swapped characters from HL2 and explored the ex-Valve writer's vision of what might have been. Speaking to our sister site GamesRadar, Half-Life 2 writer Chet Faliszek says he was "surprised" by his one-time colleague's decision to publish his ideas.

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