And you can take 20% off that if you decide to purchase the game while subscribed to Gamepass.

Let's go with E3 Monday and the news that come with it. To make it somewhat easier for all of us, I'll simply put the headline and link for each article and, if a publisher or developer has more than one article, I'll group them together.

SALES & DEALS

Satisfactory has sold 500K copies on Epic Games Store, is Coffee Stain Studios’ most successful game launch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/satisfactory-has-sold-500k-copies-on-epic-games-store-is-coffee-stain-studios-most-successful-game-launch/
Coffee Stain Studios has announced that its latest PC game, Satisfactory, has sold 500K copies on the Epic Games Store. And while the game is currently available exclusively on Epic’s store, it is the most successful game launch for Coffee Stain Studios so far.

Medieval first-person melee game, Mordhau, has sold more than one million copies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/medieval-first-person-melee-game-mordhau-has-sold-more-than-one-million-copies/
Triternion has announced that its Medieval first-person melee game, Mordhau, has sold more than one million copies. Mordhau was released on April 29th, meaning that it took a bit over a month in order to hit that one million milestone.

Watch Dogs 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and Far Cry Primal are $5 each on the Epic Games Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-dogs-2-ghost-recon-wildlands-and-far-cry-primal-are-dollar5-each-on-the-epic-games-store/
The Epic Games Store has its fair share of critics, and there are some good reasons to be critical—its half-assed search functionality, for instance, or the inability to easily pull full-res screenshots from store pages. But it also offers some pretty spectacular prices at times, including at this moment a trio of big-name games from Ubisoft—Far Cry Primal, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and Watch Dogs 2—that you can pick up for just $5 each.
Each of the games is on sale for $15, which is a good deal on its own. But Epic is slicing another $10 off the top of every game in its ongoing Mega Sale priced $14.99 or higher, so those $15 games end up a fiver—three for the price of one, basically. And when you compare that to the regular price points—$50 for Far Cry and Wildlands, $60 for Watch Dogs 2—you very suddenly find yourself deep in "screamin' good deal territory."
>> That's not all, tho, because The Division 2 is half its price until Thursday.

Hellblade and Moonlighter are early unlocks for next Humble Monthly Bundle
https://www.pcgamer.com/hellblade-and-moonlighter-are-early-unlocks-for-next-humble-monthly-bundle/
Ninja Theory's harrowing hack-and-slasher Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and dungeon-crawling shop sim Moonlighter are the early unlocks for July's Humble Monthly, which means you can play them both right now for $12.
>> Subscribe here.

GOG has launched a new deal, Simply: RED - CD PROJEKT RED Collection, with Cyberpunk 2077 and all the The Witcher games at a great price: https://www.gog.com/game/simply_red_cd_projekt_red_collection

At Steam, there are two new daily deals, but only one legit:

• The legit one is Heat Signature, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/268130/Heat_Signature/
• Dying Light is also 66% off, but for the next 10 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/Dying_Light/

And at Fanatical, there are 4 new sales:

• The Star Deal is Far Cry New Dawn, 55% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/es/game/far-cry-new-dawn
• The past deal is part of Ubisoft's Legends Sale, that will last 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/es/publishers/ubisoft
• There's a new Daedalic Bundle, where the more games you buy, the bigger the discount you'll get: https://www.fanatical.com/es/save-more/daedalic-buy-more-save-more
• And lastly, there's a Kalypso Pick & Mix bundle, with bundles of 3, 5 and 10 games: https://www.fanatical.com/es/pick-and-mix/kalypso-pick-and-mix

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Windows Game Pass price revealed for PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/windows-game-pass-price-revealed-for-pc/
As we revealed in an article last year, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer announced his intentions to migrate the widely-beloved Game Pass to Windows 10 users, which has been the privilege of Xbox Players until now. It seems the service is about to launch in beta form soon, and Microsoft has finally revealed the pricing for early adopters.
It has been announced that the service will set you back roughly the equivalent of $4.99 per month for the basic package. For your fiver, you will get access to a collection of seven confirmed games, with three upcoming games also announced, namely Gears 5, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and The Master Chief Collection for PC.

This is Steam's new design, according to a leak
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-is-steams-new-design-if-a-leak-is-to-be-believed/
Steam Database has revealed images of what is supposedly a work-in-progress version of Steam's ongoing interface redesign. SteamDB said the pictures were "leaked through an update to the Chinese CS:GO launcher".
If they're legitimate, then it's certainly an upgrade on the current client—it's sleeker, and should be easier to navigate. I especially like how each game gets an icon in your library list on the left of your screen, as in other launchers. Update: These icons are already in the current version of Steam, but they're turned off by default. If you want to turn them on, click the plus sign at the top of your games list.

MODS/EMULATORS

Minecraft looks like a next-gen game with Ray Tracing and new 2K textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/minecraft-looks-like-a-next-gen-game-with-ray-tracing-and-new-2k-textures/
YouTube’s ‘Ultimate Immersion’ has released a new video that will blow you away. This video shows Minecraft with the recently added Ray Tracing/Path Tracing effects and some custom 2K textures. The end result is so great that makes this retro title look like a truly next-gen game and… trust us… you really need to see it.

GAMING NEWS

Bandai-Namco

• Tales of Arise has been leaked prior to E3 2019, first details and screenshots leaked https://www.dsogaming.com/news/tales-of-arise-has-been-leaked-prior-to-e3-2019-first-details-and-screenshots-leaked/
• E3 2019 trailer released for Tales of Arise https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/e3-2019-trailer-released-for-tales-of-arise/
• Dragon Ball Project Z is now known as Dragon Ball Kakarot, releases in early 2020, gets E3 2019 trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dragon-ball-project-z-is-now-known-as-dragon-ball-kakarot-releases-in-early-2020-gets-e3-2019-trailer/
• First trailer released for FromSoftware’s and George R.R. Martin’s game, Elden Ring https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-trailer-released-for-fromsoftwares-and-george-r-r-martins-game-elden-ring/
• Elden Ring will be more Dark Souls than Sekiro and way bigger than both https://www.pcgamer.com/elden-ring-will-be-more-dark-souls-than-sekiro-and-way-bigger-than-both/
• Rumor: Ni No Kuni remaster coming to PC later this year https://www.pcgamer.com/rumor-ni-no-kuni-remaster-coming-to-pc-later-this-year/
  

Bethesda

• Human NPCs and full dialogue trees are coming to Fallout 76 for free this Fall, battle royale mode announced https://www.dsogaming.com/news/human-npcs-and-full-dialogue-trees-are-coming-to-fallout-76-for-free-this-fall-free-trial-starting-tomorrow/
• Bethesda is finally gonna ship those damn Fallout 76 canvas bags https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-is-finally-gonna-ship-those-damn-fallout-76-canvas-bags/
• Fallout 76 is getting Battle Royale and you can try it for free tomorrow https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-is-getting-battle-royale-and-you-can-try-it-for-free-tomorrow/
• Ghostwire: Tokyo is a new game from Tango Gameworks, the team behind The Evil Within series https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ghostwire-tokyo-is-a-new-game-from-tango-gameworks-the-team-behind-the-evil-within-series/
• Wolfenstein: Youngblood E3 2019 Gameplay Trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/wolfenstein-youngblood-e3-2019-gameplay-trailer/
• Arkane Lyon is working on a new first-person action game, called DEATHLOOP https://www.dsogaming.com/news/arkane-lyon-is-working-on-a-new-first-person-action-game-called-deathloop/
• DOOM Eternal releases on November 22nd, gets new action-packed E3 2019 gameplay trailers https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-eternal-releases-on-november-22nd-gets-new-action-packed-e3-2019-gameplay-trailers/
• Doom Eternal's 1v2 multiplayer mode pits slayers against demons https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-eternals-1v2-multiplayer-mode-pits-slayers-against-demons/
• Bethesda announces Orion; new engine-based tech for streaming games, developed by id Software https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bethesda-announces-orion-new-engine-based-tech-for-streaming-games-developed-by-id-software/
• Rage 2 E3 trailer teases pilotable mechs and giant sandworms https://www.pcgamer.com/rage-2-e3-trailer-teases-pilotable-mechs-and-giant-sandworms/
  

CDProjekt

• Cyberpunk 2077 Standard Edition content leaked prior to E3 2019 https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-standard-edition-content-leaked-prior-to-e3-2019/
• Cyberpunk 2077 E3 2019 trailer confirms Keanu Reeves being present in the game, release date announced https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-e3-2019-trailer-confirms-keanu-reeves-being-present-in-the-game-release-date-announced/
• CD Projekt RED explains why it will not stream online Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 2019 public gameplay demo https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-projekt-red-explains-why-it-will-not-stream-online-cyberpunk-2077s-e3-2019-public-gameplay-demo/
• Cyberpunk 2077 now has Steam and GOG pages https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-now-has-a-steam-page/
  

Devolver

• Devolver's E3 conference was bloody and weird, as usual https://www.pcgamer.com/devolvers-e3-conference-was-bloody-and-weird-as-usual/
• Devolver releases a bunch of bootlegs of its own games, including Hotline Milwaukee https://www.pcgamer.com/devolver-releases-a-bunch-of-bootlegs-of-its-own-games-including-hotline-milwaukee/
  

EA

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – E3 2019 Gameplay Teaser Trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-e3-2019-gameplay-teaser-trailer/
• First gameplay video for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order released, showing 15 minutes of gameplay action https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-video-for-star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-released-showing-15-minutes-of-gameplay-action/
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – First Official Screenshots Released https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-first-official-screenshots-released/
• FIFA 20 will release on September 27th, will feature a new game mode called VOLTA, first details https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fifa-20-will-release-on-september-27th-will-feature-a-new-game-mode-called-volta/
• Apex Legends is getting a ranked mode https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-is-getting-a-ranked-mode/
  
• Apex Legends' new character is a defensive powerhouse, new season starts July 2 https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-season-2/
  
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order features Rogue One characters https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-will-feature-rogue-one-characters/
  
• Here's a look at Battlefield 5's upcoming Marita map, set in Greece https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-look-at-battlefield-5s-marita-map/
  
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order borrows systems from Dark Souls and Metroid Prime https://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-borrows-systems-from-dark-souls-and-metroid-prime/
  
• The iconic Star Wars wipe transition was a pain in the ass to recreate in Jedi: Fallen Order https://www.pcgamer.com/the-iconic-star-wars-wipe-was-a-pain-in-the-ass-to-make-in-jedi-fallen-order/
  
• Madden NFL 20's X-Factor abilities turn elite players into superheroes https://www.pcgamer.com/madden-nfl-20s-x-factor-abilities-turn-elite-players-into-superheros/
  
• The Sims 4 Island Living expansion includes mermaids and an active volcano https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-island-living-trailer/
  
• The Sims is partnering with the It Gets Better Project https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-is-partnering-with-the-it-gets-better-project/
  
• EA announces new games from A Way Out and Fe developers https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-announces-new-games-from-a-way-out-fe-studios/
  

Microsoft

• Ninja Theory’s upcoming game leaked, will be called Bleeding Edge and will be a 4v4 online melee game https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ninja-theorys-upcoming-game-leaked-will-be-called-bleeding-edge-and-will-be-a-4v4-online-melee/
• Xbox Windows 10 App suggests that Halo 5: Guardians is coming to the PC https://www.dsogaming.com/news/xbox-windows-10-app-suggests-that-halo-5-guardians-is-coming-to-the-pc/
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps releases on February 11th, 2020, gets an E3 2019 trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-releases-on-february-11th-2020-gets-an-e3-2019-trailer/
• A new Blair Witch game has just been announced, releases on August 30th, E3 2019 Trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/news/a-new-blair-witch-game-has-just-been-announced-releases-on-august-30th-e3-2019-trailer/
• New Flight Simulator has just been announced, releases in 2020, gets an E3 2019 4K trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-flight-simulator-has-just-been-announced-releases-in-2020-gets-an-e3-2019-4k-trailer/
• Gears 5, Gears of War 5, officially releases on September 10th https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gears-5-gears-of-war-5-officially-releases-on-september-10th/
• New Gears 5 E3 2019 screenshots released https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-gears-5-screenshots-released/
• First gameplay footage revealed for Halo: Infinite, running on the PC, releases in Holiday 2020 https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-footage-revealed-for-halo-infinite-running-on-the-pc-releases-in-holiday-2020/
• Minecraft Dungeons E3 trailer showcases four-player co-op dungeon running https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-dungeons-trailer-showcases-four-player-co-op-dungeon-running/
  
• Battletoads are back, along with those damn hoverbikes https://www.pcgamer.com/battletoads-are-back-along-with-those-damn-hoverbikes/
  
• Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition confirmed at E3, coming this fall (updated) https://www.pcgamer.com/age-of-empires-2-definitive-edition-confirmed-at-e3-coming-this-fall/
  
• Microsoft has a brand new studio dedicated to Age of Empires https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-has-a-brand-new-studio-dedicated-to-age-of-empires/
  
• Wasteland 3 trailer features a clown making good use of a meat grinder https://www.pcgamer.com/wasteland-3-trailer-features-a-clown-making-good-use-of-a-meat-grinder/
  
• Forza Horizon 4 is getting a Lego makeover and it looks amazing https://www.pcgamer.com/forza-horizon-4-is-getting-a-lego-makeover-and-it-looks-amazing/
  
• Surreal but cute deer simulator Way To The Woods shows new trailer at E3 https://www.pcgamer.com/surreal-but-cute-deer-simulator-a-way-to-the-woods-shows-new-trailer-at-e3/
  
• Tim Schafer explains why Microsoft now owns Double Fine Productions https://www.pcgamer.com/tim-schafer-explains-why-microsoft-now-owns-double-fine-productions/
  

Remedy

• Control E3 2019 Teaser Trailer: https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/control-e3-2019-teaser-trailer/
• Remedy is working on the singleplayer campaign for CrossFire X, aka 'Korea's Counter-Strike' https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-is-bringing-crossfire-aka-koreas-counter-strike-to-the-west-in-2020/
  

Ubisoft

• New Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint gameplay footage emerges https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-gameplay-footage-emerges/
• Ubisoft continues to insist that it doesn't make political videogames, just 'mature' ones https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-continues-to-insist-that-it-doesnt-make-political-videogames-just-mature-ones/

And now, the individual ones, which are also a lot:

Warner Bros Montreal, the team working on the rumoured Batman: Court of Owls game, won’t attend E3 2019 https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warner-bros-montreal-the-team-working-on-the-rumoured-batman-court-of-owls-game-wont-attend-e3-2019/

Genshin Impact is a new open-world RPG, inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild https://www.dsogaming.com/news/genshin-impact-is-a-new-open-world-rpg-inspired-by-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/

First official screenshots released for Zelda: Breath of the Wild-inspired JRPG, Genshin Impact https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-official-screenshots-released-for-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-inspired-jrpg-genshin-impact/

Metro Exodus is now available for purchase on Windows Store and Xbox Game Pass PC https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-is-now-available-for-purchase-on-windows-store-and-xbox-game-pass-pc/

The Outer Worlds gets an E3 2019 in-engine trailer, releases on October 25th https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-outer-worlds-gets-an-e3-2019-in-engine-trailer-releases-on-october-25th/

Dying Light 2 releases in Spring 2020, gets an E3 2019 trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dying-light-2-releases-in-spring-2020-gets-an-e3-2019-trailer/

First gameplay trailer released for class-based co-op survival game, Scavengers https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-class-based-co-op-survival-game-scavengers/

Psychonauts 2 – E3 2019 Gameplay Trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/psychonauts-2-e3-2019-gameplay-trailer/

E3 2019 Trailers for 12 Minutes, Battletoads, Wasteland 3, Age of Empires II DE, LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga & Borderlands 3 https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/e3-2019-trailers-for-12-minutes-battletoads-wasteland-3-age-of-empires-ii-de-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-borderlands-3/

Carrion is a brand new reverse horror game, first screenshots and E3 2019 trailer https://www.dsogaming.com/news/carrion-is-a-brand-new-reverse-horror-game-first-screenshots-and-e3-2019-trailer/

Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to North America in Spring 2020 https://www.dsogaming.com/news/phantasy-star-online-2-is-coming-to-north-american-in-spring-2020/

The first Baldur's Gate 3 dev diary reveals the 'secret sauce' of Dungeons and Dragons https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-baldurs-gate-3-dev-diary-reveals-the-secret-sauce-of-dungeons-and-dragons/

Learn new details about Borderlands 3 at the PC Gaming Show https://www.pcgamer.com/learn-new-details-about-borderlands-3-at-the-pc-gaming-show/

Pathologic 2 adds 16 difficulty sliders so you can suffer however you want to https://www.pcgamer.com/pathologic-2-adds-16-difficulty-sliders-so-you-can-suffer-however-you-want-to/

Overcrowd, a metro station management game, moves into Early Access https://www.pcgamer.com/overcrowd-a-metro-stations-management-game-is-out-in-early-access/

Hell Let Loose takes its 100-player WW2 battles into Early Access https://www.pcgamer.com/hell-let-loose-takes-its-100-player-ww2-battles-into-early-access/

Path of Exile's melee overhaul is finally here https://www.pcgamer.com/path-of-exiles-massive-melee-overhaul-is-finally-here/

Spiritfarer is a hand-drawn crafting story game about making friends with animals https://www.pcgamer.com/spiritfarer-is-a-hand-drawn-crafting-story-game-about-making-friends-with-animals/

The new Lego Star Wars game covers all nine films https://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-lego-star-wars-game-covers-all-nine-films/

Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary is a new Borderlands 2 DLC and you can get it free https://www.pcgamer.com/commander-lilith-and-the-fight-for-sanctuary-is-a-new-borderlands-2-dlc-and-you-can-get-it-free/

Final Fantasy 7 remake will 'debut first' on PS4 in March, leaving PC a possibility https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-will-debut-first-on-ps4-in-march-leaving-pc-a-possibility/

Lovely Planet 2 is an abstract FPS arriving next week https://www.pcgamer.com/lovely-planet-2-release-date/

Rumour: Dota Underlords early access footage leaked https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-early-access-footage-leaked/

Scavengers E3 trailer shows off first gameplay footage https://www.pcgamer.com/scavengers-e3-trailer-shows-off-first-gameplay-footage/

Day One done, see you in Day Two...

So doing some digging. Looks like RDNA is a "Hybrid" design that bridges GCN to RDNA.
Lots of changes under the hood, but it's still very easy for developers to leverage it if they have worked with GCN for a long time.

The doubling of the ROPS is a big boost... And one bottleneck of GCN gone, reducing wavefront size and increasing SIMD size so they match is another big Pro' as well and another GCN bottleneck gone.
Uplift in bandwidth and chip-wide delta colour compression and much improved caches resolves another GCN bottleneck.

It's going to result in a substantial uptick in performance per teraflop either way... I would not be surprised to see a 50% performance uplift over the RX 590.

The RX 5700 XT is likely going to be my next GPU.

*****

AMD's Ryzen 9 3950X, 16 cores, 32 threads, 3.5 - 4.7Ghz might be my next CPU of choice if Intel doesn't provide me with an appropriate alternative.

Intel says buy a 9900KS.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3401083/intel-challenges-amds-ryzen-3000-cpus-to-take-the-core-i9-9900ks-real-world-gaming-crown.html

The Radeon 5700 series looks pretty decent based on what's been shown off. Looks like they aren't to focused on ray tracing just yet though.

Intel can say whatever it wants. lol

The i9 9900ks with only 8 CPU cores is not as tasty as AMD's 3950X with 16 CPU cores, next-gen should have 16 CPU threads to play with all told (Minus some for OS/background duties of course), so I expect games to start shining on larger core counts next gen.

Plus 8-cores really feels like mid-range stuff these days.

The RX 5700 XT seems to be a step away from what the consoles are getting, it seems closer to GCN than RDNA, hence why the consoles will have hardware Ray Tracing and Navi does not.

Figured you might get a laugh out of that. Oh Intel. 12 core Ryzen was impressive in the E3 streaming comparison.

The old AMD GPU arch slides may have been more forward and forthcoming than we thought?

If next gen consoles are on 7nm and not 7nm+, that may explain them being called Navi variants. 7nm Navi with some "Next Gen" ray tracing baked in?

If RDNA is as modular as GCN, then what you propose could certainly be the reality, where AMD has taken some extra features from it's next-gen architecture and baked it into Navi 7nm for the consoles.

It will be interesting to see the reviews for both the new Ryzens and Navi, to check if the performance claims are real or just PR talk.

It's a shame that the new cards are so expensive, tho. In my opinion, they should be $50 cheaper, but I guess AMD is going after the money, not marketshare.

Same, the cards they compared them to from Nvidia doesn't give them much of a price advantage. 

RTX 2060 ($350) vs RX 5700 ($379)
RTX 2070 ($480) vs RX 5700 XT ($449)

Was expecting a better price advantage for the new Radeons, but oh well. Probably will come down in price. Still good.

Ryzen 3000 series looks fantastic.

Just got myself a cheap 75hz Freesync monitor because I was tired of the world ending everytime I dropped to 59fps. Initial impressions? Yeah I can tell the difference between 75hz and 60hz.