8-cores will be fine for next gen, it's what will be mainstream.
The bulk of your gains will come from the stupidly massive increase in per-core performance next gen.

That Intel chip needed a lot of cooling, and I do really mean a lot:

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/that-28-core-cpu-that-intel-showed-at-computex-it-needs-some-cooling.html
Early this week Intel announced its 28-core processor at Computex. A remarkable achievement all by itself. They had been able to clock it towards 5 GHz even, boasting a CB 7334 Cinebech score. However, as it now turns out, that CPU needed a bit of cooling.
In fact, the processor was cooled with an industrial chiller. So Intel after the demos quickly dismantled the setup as they had previously installed the 28-core chip on Gigabyte and ASUS demo systems earlier that day. After a few hours, these photos (and I honestly do not know who took it as it went viral everywhere, but credits to you man) have been posted on the web.

I mean, we all understand that 28 cores will need a bit of cooling, but I wasn't expecting that! It's a bit hard to see but that is a Hailea HC chiller and also spotted, a 1600 Watt power supply. 1 That water chiller pumps 1500-4000 liters per hour and uses R124 refrigerant to cool down the coolant towards 4 degrees Celsius. If you look up the specs, it has a cooling power of 1770W. The motherboard was using a lga3647-socket, which is a Xeon processor socket. That's industrial heavy duty cooling. Reportedly the unlocked 28-core proc was a Xeon Platinum Skylake-SP processor. That proc with its default 2.5 GHz clocks does just over 200 Watts in power draw under stress. Try to imagine the numbers when overvolted and tweaked to 5 GHz. In all fairness, it is 28 cores at that frequency.

As for the AMD processor, well, it was kind of expected, right? The current Threadripper CPUs have 2x 8-core dies with two dummy modules, so with the jump to a smaller and more efficient process it makes sense to get rid of the dummy parts and put another 2x 8-core parts in it. What is a surprise is that not all cores will be able to access the RAM, at least at the same time. It won't be good for its performance.

Yes, I already knew this.
5GHz on 28 cores (all core) is insane.
We aren't there yet.

24/32 core Threadrippers was the obvious next step, but I am still happy to see them announced.
The memory thing sucks, but it seemed unavoidable.
AMD probably made the right call there.
Hey, you need to leave something for Epyc.

It's not just insane, but almost a false advertising. Intel can't launch that processor at that demoed speed, so all that was just smoke. Pretty, but useless smoke. The final product will only reach half that speed, and I don't know for how long before throttling back.

As for Threadripper vs Epyc, it's a problem AMD created by themselves. They could have gone with 6-core processors for the base of TR, giving us a fast and capable 12-core CPU that yes, Intel could have fought back "easily", but AMD would still have the price advantage anyway.

But in any case, Epyc is an enterprise class CPU, with extra security measures, so there shouldn't be any problem within those two products.

Friday news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Subnautica celebrates World Oceans Day with a weekend sale
https://www.pcgamer.com/subnautica-celebrates-world-oceans-day-with-a-weekend-sale/
In celebration of World Oceans Day, Subnautica is on sale now through Monday, June 11 at 6pm BST / 10am PST.
The deep sea survival game's weekend Steam sale lops 20 percent off its regular price—now £15.59/$19.99—with 15 percent of net developer profits going to sea life charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation.

>>This is one of Steam's deals for the weekend. But we'll leave the rest of them for the second post like every Friday.

At Fanatical, the only new deal is Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition, 75% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/batman-arkham-knight-premium-edition

On the Humble Store, there are three new deals for us:

• The Spotlight deal is My Time at Portia, 20% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/my-time-at-portia
• The Crew franchise is on sale for the next three days, with up to 75% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/the-crew-franchise-sale/
• And there's a Warframe Starter Pack sale, with one free booster. The sale will last another 6 days with up to 50% discounts: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/starter-pack-sale/

SOFTWARE

Nvidia releases a GPU firmware update tool to support 4K HDR monitors
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-releases-a-gpu-firmware-update-tool-to-support-4k-hdr-monitors/
Now that 4K monitors with HDR support are starting to arrive, the question is, what do you need to run them? A beefy graphics card, for one, at least for gaming. However, you might also need to update the firmware on your GeForce graphics card, so Nvidia released a tool that will detect if that's the case, and apply the update as needed. Nvidia acknowledges in the tool's release notes that without the update, systems connected to a DisplayPort 1.3 or 1.4 monitor could experience blank screens on boot until the OS loads, or in some cases they might hang during boot.

>>Get the tool from here.

MODS/EMULATORS

Finger Lickin' Geraldo mod makes The Witcher 3's Geralt even more handsome
https://www.pcgamer.com/finger-lickin-geraldo-mod-makes-the-witcher-3s-geralt-even-more-handsome/
Nexus modder Votislav has done the impossible: make Geralt better looking. Votislav's newly released Finger Lickin' Geraldo mod, which you can download here, changes the already fetching Witcher's stubble, complexion and eyes to make him appear sharper and younger but just as grizzled and dangerous.

GAMING NEWS

Avalanche Studios announces Generation Zero, first screenshots and details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/avalanche-studios-announces-generation-zero-first-screenshots-and-details/
Avalanche Studios, the developers of Just Cause series and theHunter, have announced a new game called Generation Zero. Generation Zero is described as an explosive game of cat and mouse set in a vast open world, that will be powered by the APEX Engine and targets a 2019 release.

Final Fantasy XV Mod Organizer is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/final-fantasy-xv-mod-organizer-is-now-available-for-download/
And the time has finally come. Square Enix has just released the official mod organizer for the PC version of Final Fantasy XV. According to the publisher, this tool allows you to convert your assets into mod data and incorporate them into the game world.

HITMAN 2 has been officially announced, first details, screenshots and release date
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-2-has-been-officially-announced-first-details-release-date/
Warner Bros and IO Interactive today announced HITMAN 2, the follow-up to the acclaimed international video game, HITMAN. Featuring entirely new hyper-detailed sandboxes full of living, breathing environments to explore, HITMAN 2 offers players the freedom to plan the ultimate assassination utilizing an assortment of tools, weapons, disguises and a variety of stealth techniques to creatively trigger their own unique chain of events.

HITMAN 2 Official PC Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-2-official-pc-requirements/
Warner Bros and IO Interactive have launched the official Steam store page for HITMAN 2, revealing its official PC requirements. According to the PC specs, PC gamers will need at least an Intel CPU Core i5-2500K or an AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940 with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or an AMD Radeon HD 7870.

Report: Crackdown 3 may get delayed until 2019 [UPDATE: It’s official]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/report-crackdown-3-may-get-delayed-until-2019/
Things are not looking good for Microsoft’s next exclusive title, Crackdown 3. Last month, there were rumours suggesting that the game has been delayed to 2019 and today, Kotaku has reported that – according to its sources – the game will be indeed delayed until 2019.
UPDATE Microsoft has announced that Crackdown 3 will be indeed delayed to 2019.

Bohemia Interactive is working on a new IP, to be powered by Unreal Engine 4 and may be called VIGOR
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bohemia-interactive-is-working-on-a-new-ip-to-be-powered-by-unreal-engine-4-and-may-be-called-vigor/
Bohemia Interactive’s Petr Kolár claimed that this new game is powered by Unreal Engine (most probably Unreal Engine 4) and will be exclusive to Xbox. Now before raising your pitchfork, know that this most likely means that the game will also come to the PC as it will be an Xbox Play Anywhere title.

Steam pre-order message/page confirms Just Cause 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-pre-order-message-page-confirms-just-cause-4/
A Steam pre-order message/page has just confirmed the existence of Just Cause 4. Yeap, Just Cause 4 is real and Square Enix will officially reveal it at E3 2018.
This pre-order message does nothing when you click on the “Click for Details” button, meaning that the Steam store page is not live yet. As such, we don’t have any additional details about the development team behind it, the engine it will be using and its release date.

New Gundam Breaker has been delayed on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-gundam-breaker-has-been-delayed-on-the-pc/
Bandai Namco has announced that the PC version has been postponed to the later date of Summer 2018. According to the press release, and in order to deliver the highest quality experience for the players, Bandai Namco has decided that New Gundam Breaker on PC needed further enhancements.

Victory At Sea Pacific is a new real-time naval strategy game, coming soon to the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/victory-at-sea-pacific-is-a-new-real-time-naval-strategy-game-coming-soon-to-the-pc/
Evil Twin Artworks has announced that its long awaited follow up to Victory at Sea will be called Victory At Sea Pacific. Although there isn’t any ETA yet on when it will hit the PC, the team has released a debut trailer that you can watch below.

GRIP, spiritual successor to Rollcage, will fully release in Autumn 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/grip-spiritual-successor-to-rollcage-will-fully-release-in-autumn-2018/
Wired Productions and Caged Element have announced that their spiritual successor to Rollcage, GRIP, will release in Autumn 2018. As the press release reads, members of the original team behind the classic arcade combat racer, Rollcage have come together with fans to celebrate the re-emergence of blindingly-fast arcade racers; offering a true, wheel-gripping racing experience – where utter destruction serves one true purpose: be the first to cross the finish line.

New screenshots released for surreal fantasy adventure game, Another Sight
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-surreal-fantasy-adventure-game-another-sight/
Lunar Great Wall Studios has released some new screenshots that reveal more of the world you’ll explore in Another Sight. The new screenshots released today showcase more of the world inspired by Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy, Neverwhere, and brings new areas out from the shadows as more of the world of Another Sight is revealed.

New trailer for V-Rally 4 showcases V-Rally Cross and Buggy
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailer-for-v-rally-4-showcases-v-rally-cross-and-buggy/
Bigben has released a new trailer for V-Rally 4 that introduces its V-Rally Cross and Buggy modes. V-Rally Cross races are intense battles with 7 other racers on tracks with a mix of dirt and asphalt, whereas Buggy aims to offer a different driving experience on particularly hazardous and spectacular courses.

Beautiful platform adventure game, PLANET ALPHA, gets a brand new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/beautiful-platform-adventure-game-planet-alpha-gets-a-brand-new-trailer/
Team17 today revealed a new trailer for the forthcoming mysterious, beautiful platform adventure game PLANET ALPHA. The newly released trailer takes a look at the atmospheric and enigmatic alien word you’ll explore as well as showcasing some of the strange, creative and intriguing puzzle elements of the game.

Dead or Alive 6 has been announced, gets reveal trailer, coming out in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-or-alive-6-has-been-announced-gets-reveal-trailer-coming-out-in-2019/
KOEI Tecmo has just announced the next part in the Dead or Alive series, Dead or Alive 6. Dead or Alive 6 will be coming to the PC in 2019 and in order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released the game’s reveal trailer that features some gameplay footage.

>>Xxain has made a thread about this announcement.

Bandai Namco and DONTNOD announce Twin Mirror, to be released in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bandai-namco-and-dontnod-announce-twin-mirror-to-be-released-in-2019/
Bandai Namco has announced a new game, called Twin Mirror. Although we don’t have enough information about it, we do know that it will be developed by DONTNOD Entertainment, it will be a story-driven investigation game, and will release in 2019.

>>This time it's been KazumaKiryu the one making a thread about this Bamco new game.

The last news of the week:

The games industry reacts to Valve's divisive Steam Store curation policy
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-games-industry-reacts-to-valves-divisive-steam-store-curation-policy/
Steam's new 'anything goes' policy is doomed from the start, reckons Tyler. Valve's decision to no longer police games on Steam—except for those that are illegal, constitute "trolling," or fail to meet technical quality standards—is a contentious one, which the publisher spent 1,000 words attempting to explain yesterday.

Wargroove reveals its final three commanders, and one is a dog in uniform
https://www.pcgamer.com/wargroove-reveals-its-final-three-commanders-and-one-is-a-dog-in-uniform/
Ahead of E3, Wargroove developer Chucklefish has revealed the final three commanders that players can choose to lead their forces in its upcoming strategy game. One is a good boy called Caesar, and that's him in the gif above. Isn't he cute?

Oops, Blizzard accidentally made Symmetra the most powerful character in Overwatch
https://www.pcgamer.com/oops-blizzard-accidentally-made-symmetra-the-most-powerful-character-in-overwatch/
Symmetra's long-awaited rework went live on the Overwatch PTR earlier this week, but in the days since, an exploit has been discovered that lets the newly redesigned hero pump out massive damage. Her reworked kit is meant to deal more damage than before, but the exploit lets her rip through enemy heroes in a fraction of a second.

A Battalion 1944 player threatened the developers, so they put a dick on his gun
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-battalion-1944-player-threatened-the-developers-so-they-put-a-dick-on-his-gun/
Bulkhead Interactive held a Battalion 1944 tournament back at the beginning of April, with €5000 and a selection of unique skins going to the winners of UK-based esports organization Endpoint. But the skins were slow in coming (and apparently still haven't been delivered), leading one of the team members, SUSPC7, to complain about the situation on Discord—a complaint that included a threat to shoot up the studio, complete with a reference to the April shooting at YouTube.

Mad Max developer Avalanche is working on an open-world shooter set in 1980s Sweden
https://www.pcgamer.com/mad-max-developer-avalanche-is-working-on-an-open-world-shooter-set-in-1980s-sweden/
Avalanche Studios, the developer of Mad Max and the Just Cause games, announced today that it's working on a new open-world shooter called Generation Zero. Set in Sweden in the 1980s (Avalanche is based in Stockholm), it's a vaguely Terminator-like tale of a world that's been taken over by machines, and humanity's efforts to survive against them.

A new Strange Brigade trailer showcases pulpy co-op combat
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-strange-brigade-trailer-showcases-pulpy-co-op-combat/
A new trailer for the co-op shooter Strange Brigade shows off gunplay, puzzle-solving, and some supernatural shenanigans in '30s Egypt as it might have been imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, or perhaps Steven Spielberg.

JJ Abrams and Tencent team up for Bad Robot Games
https://www.pcgamer.com/jj-abrams-and-tencent-team-up-for-bad-robot-games/
JJ Abrams' production company Bad Robot has entered into a partnership with Chinese conglomerate Tencent to launch a new division called Bad Robot Games. The Hollywood Reporter said that Warner Bros. Interactive is also involved in the new company as a minority investor.

Moss, a former PSVR exclusive, is now on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/moss-a-former-psvr-exclusive-is-now-on-steam/
When it released exclusively for PSVR earlier this year, Moss quickly proved itself among the best VR games available on Sony's console. So it's nice to see that the game is now available on Steam, and that it's available for both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

PUBG adds one-shot kill War Mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-adds-one-shot-kill-war-mode/
PUBG's latest limited-time event marks the return of War Mode. Live now through June 10 at 11pm PST / June 11 at 7am BST, players can expect "spicier" rules this time, where instant death follows every knock.

Blizzard walks back Hearthstone update following fan backlash (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-latest-nerf-has-players-feeling-short-changed/
Until now, I wasn't sure how many Burgle Rogue players there were, but judging by the angry reaction to Hearthstone's latest balance patch, it's way more than I imagined. Fans are demanding full Arcane Dust refunds following a recent update which quietly changed multiple legendaries, including the Rogue class card Tess Greymayne.
Update: Blizzard has reverted the changes to Tess Greymane. Community manager Jesse Hill confirmed this in a Battlenet forum post.

Time now for the GOG and Steam weekend deals:

+GOG

• Obviously, the Summer Sale takes all the spotlight at the moment. Don't forget to check it out because new games have been added to the sale!

+Steam

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Hunt Showdown, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/Hunt_Showdown/
• The game Forts is free to try and 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/410900/Forts/
• Tooth and Tail is also free to try and 55% off in case you want to get it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

And that's all folks. By the time there's a new edition of the news, E3 will already be in full force, with several conferences already done, and lots and lots of news waiting to be posted... I'm not sure if that's a good thing, at least for me XD. Meanwhile, enjoy and have a happy and gaming weekend.

That's hilarious.

It's always nice to see a story like this every once in a while.

Well, we know one of the games that will be on stage at the PC Gaming Show: Two Point Hospital

So guys, given that MSoft didn't talk about Age of Empires IV on their conference, do you think they'll show it today on the PC Show? And can we hope that they didn't show it yesterday because it will be a PC only game?