They already did that, on the Nintendo DS .

I'm leaving you this, for your own entertaining...

This must be how AMD glues their CPUs together.
Good to know.

Thursday news, all of them in one post:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Hollow Knight has sold over one million copies on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hollow-knight-has-sold-over-one-million-copies-on-the-pc/
Team Cherry has announced that its 2D atmospheric adventure game, Hollow Knight, has sold over one million copies on the PC platform. Hollow Knight features a huge-interconnected world with fluid combat and tight responsive control and has Very Positive reviews on Steam.

>>You still have a little bit of time to save 1/3 of its price on the Summer Steam sale.

Conan Exiles is now Funcom’s best-selling and fastest-selling game of all time
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/conan-exiles-is-now-funcoms-best-selling-and-fastest-selling-game-of-all-time/
Funcom announced today that Conan Exiles, the recently launched open world survival game, is now both the best-selling and fastest-selling game in the company’s history. Conan Exiles has now surpassed Funcom’s previous record-holder, the 2008 massively multiplayer game Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, which sold 1.4 million units by the time it went free-to-play three years after its initial release.

These are the year's top selling Steam games so far
https://www.pcgamer.com/these-are-the-years-top-selling-steam-games-so-far/
Steam has revealed its best selling games of 2018 so far, and as you'd probably expect there are few surprises. That doesn't mean there aren't any surprises, though: among the top 12 selling titles is Jurassic World: Evolution, rubbing shoulders with the likes of PUBG, Rocket League, Dota 2 and Rainbow Six Siege.

GOG's daily deal is Tower 57, with a 40% discount: https://www.gog.com/game/tower_57

And now, Fanatical:

• The Star Deal is Medieval Kingdom Wars, 60% off for the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/medieval-kingdom-wars
• Some of the deals from the 4th July Sale are still available, and they're not bad: https://www.fanatical.com/flash-game-sale

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MODS/EMULATORS

Here is TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled running in 4K and with 60fps on the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-tmnt-turtles-in-time-re-shelled-running-in-4k-and-with-60fps-on-the-playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3/
Bahax Emulation has shared a new video, showing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled running in 4K resolution with 60fps on the best Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3. TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled is an enhanced remake of the 1991 arcade game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, that came out in 2009 on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Mods bring Final Fantasy VII’s Cloud Strife, God of War’s Kratos and Spiderman to Final Fantasy XV
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mods-bring-final-fantasy-viis-cloud-strife-god-of-wars-kratos-and-spiderman-to-final-fantasy-xv/
A couple of days ago, we informed you about a cool Power Rangers mod for Final Fantasy XV. Well, it appears that alongside this pack, modders have replaced Noctis with some beloved characters from other games. As such, the following mods bring Kratos from God of War, Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy 7, Squall Leonheart from Final Fantasy 8 and… Spiderman to Final Fantasy XV.

>>And also Dante and Nero. Check the article for all the links.

GAMING NEWS

Steam Early Access phase for Fear the Wolves begins on July 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steam-early-access-phase-for-fear-the-wolves-begins-on-july-18th/
Focus Home Interactive and the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. veterans at Vostok Games have announced that Battle Royale FPS Fear the Wolves will enter Steam Early Access on July 18th. Combining traditional last-man-standing gameplay with PVE elements and unique radiation, weather, and endgame extraction mechanics, Fear the Wolves promises an intense, atmospheric experience in the decaying ruins of Chernobyl.

Battle Princess Madelyn, the sidescroller co-created by a 7-year-old, flaunts new gameplay
https://www.pcgamer.com/battle-princess-madelyn-the-sidescroller-co-created-by-a-7-year-old-flaunts-new-gameplay/
Last year, I met Christopher Obritsch, the indie developer whose boss is his 7-year-old daughter Maddie. Under the banner of Causal Bit Games, the pair's debut venture Battle Princess Madelyn is a Ghosts' N Ghouls-inspired retro sidescroller. It's got a new trailer, and a new Kickstarter backer update.

French gambling regulator determines that loot boxes are not legally gambling
https://www.pcgamer.com/french-gambling-regulator-determines-that-loot-boxes-are-not-legally-gambling/
The ongoing saga of loot boxes took an interesting turn last week when France's gambling regulatory body ARJEL weighed in with its 2017-18 activity report. The document addresses concerns about loot boxes, which came under increased scrutiny late last year, and states that microtransactions in videogames "are undermining public policy goals for gambling." It also called for some sort of combined European strategy to address the challenges posed by their growing ubiquity in mainstream videogames. But it also determined that from a legal perspective, loot boxes generally do not qualify as a form of gambling.

Bungie discusses Destiny 2: Forsaken's 'darker narrative'
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-discusses-destiny-2-forsakens-darker-narrative/
I'm not entirely convinced that the death of Cayde-6 that's coming in Destiny 2: Forsaken won't be undone with some superhero-style twist, but Bungie is certainly playing it as though he's gone for good. In a new "Story Insight" trailer on Game Informer, Bungie developers talked about the impact his loss will have on the game, and the more "personal" style of narrative that will result.

Rocket League kicks off free weekend today
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-kicks-off-free-weekend-today/
Screw the World Cup, Rocket League is hosting a free weekend. From today at 10am PST / 6pm BST through Monday, July 9 at the same time, the ball-cage-car 'em up is free to try on Steam.

Far Cry 5 patch adds photo mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/far-cry-5-patch-adds-photo-mode/
Far Cry 5's latest patch brings with it its much-anticipated Photo Mode. Title Update 8 will roll out following routine maintenance later today.
Available via the main menu in all Solo gameplay modes—including DLC packs and solo Far Cry Arcade maps—Photo Mode lets players tinker with the time of day, field of view, frames, filters and even their character's facial expressions. PS4-exclusive God of War has shown what's possible on the latter front, and I'm now most interested to see what humorist snappers do in Hope County from hereon.

Fallout 76's service-based direction 'doesn't mark the future' of Bethesda games
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76s-service-based-direction-doesnt-mark-the-future-of-bethesda-games/
Everything we know about Fallout 76 so far suggests our next wasteland wander will be unlike its forerunners. For starters, Fallout 76 is an online multiplayer survival game. And while it's not "full-on PvP", it's less singleplayer-focused than what we're used to.
In conversation with gamesindustry.biz, Bethesda director Todd Howard assured prospective players that while Fallout 76 takes a games-as-service approach—similar to The Elder Scrolls Online—this is not the permanent outlook of the developer and/or its future games.

You ruined my week. Thanks.

Who the heck uses Hellmann's? Everyone knows Miracle Whip works best.

My job's done, then.

You noticed!Isn't it amazing?

I'm a bit surprised that there's no mention of Krzanich being ousted from his spot as CEO at Intel 2 weeks ago. Doesn't look like Intel will get ahead again anytime soon as they have no idea as to whom gonna succeed him. Intel had always chosen someone from inside the company, and that someone had to be in the company for many years to be eligible. However, there's no one left in the higher echelons who had been with Intel for longer than just a couple of years, so for the first time ever, Intel might be forced to recruit it's next CEO from outside the company.

On another hardware news, AMD is about to release it's Ryzen H chips. Ryzen H are the high-power mobile chips with a TDP of 45W compared to the 15W of the U line of Ryzen chips. Some samples (final, not engineering samples) have been seen with the names 2600H and 2800H, and being more or less on par with the 2400G in desktop PCs, just a slightly lower clock. The 2600H which appeared on SiSoft Sandra's Benchmark for instance has it's CPU clocks decoded (from it's chip part number) to be of 3.3 Ghz base and 3.6Ghz Turbo, with potentially XFR on top of that. The TDP is configurable between 25-45W btw to fit into existing designs with Intel chips with a minimum of adaptation. As the part number also includes the code for Vega 11, the only real unknown is the GPU clock of the 2600H - and the clock rates of the 2800H.

If the latter would be close to the 2400G (3.6 base, 3.9 Turbo, 1250 Mhz Vega 11), it could grab quite some marketshare in (entry level-) gaming laptops and workstation laptops, as it would blow right past models with an MX 130 or 150 and coming close to a 1050 (non Ti), but at a much lower power consumption than with a high power Intel CPU plus a separate GPU, meaning much better battery life.

Well the RX 680 would be a refresh of a refresh, as such 15% ain't that bad.

However, really wish Navi would come soon. Probably struggling to get the PC version running as expected. After all, PC games need a monolithic GPU, as they consider a setup like Epyc or Threadripper a Multi-GPU setup. So they possibly had to reconsider late into development and create multiple mask sets instead of just one

I wonder if PUBG will ever get a retail release on PC, if it does I may end up getting it to try it out.

Friday news!

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

On the Humble Store, there are three new deals:

• The Spotlight Deal is Squad, 40% off for the next day: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/squad
• Sonic the Hedgehog is the star of the weekend sale, with some Sonic games (*cough*Generations*cough*) up to 75% off: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/sonic-weekend-2018/
• Next Up Hero - Humble Deluxe Edition is going to be on sale, 50% off, for the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/next-up-hero-humble-deluxe

At Fanatical, there are five deals:

• Little Nightmares Complete Edition is 55% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/little-nightmares-complete-edition
• There's a new Pyro bundle, with the games from the Commandos series, Imperial Glory and Praetorians for $/€ 1: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/pyro-bundle
• Disney Interactive, has a sale with up to 78% discounts that will only last 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/disney-interactive
• Deep Silver, also has a sale, with up to 80% discounts, that will last another 4 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/deep-silver
• And lastly there's Bandai Namco, with discounts up to 75% that will last another 6 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/bandai-namco-entertainment

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MODS/EMULATORS

First Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-crash-bandicoot-n-sane-trilogy-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has just been released on the PC and its first mod has just appeared. Before getting overly excited, know that this is just a swap mod that replaces the original Crash model with his skeleton model.

>>Get the mod from Nexus Mods.

Standalone Stalker mega-mod Dead Air is here to help tide you over until Stalker 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/standalone-stalker-mega-mod-dead-air-is-here-to-help-tide-you-over-until-stalker-2/
Stalker 2 is in development, and at the moment, that's all I'm prepared to say with confidence. Developer GSC Game World quietly confirmed that the long-awaited sequel is indeed a thing earlier this year, but at the moment it's not expected until 2021. So in the meantime, why not have a go at Dead Air, a newly released mega-mod for Stalker: Call of Pripyat.
Dead Air comes to us from the folks who made Call of Misery, a notoriously difficult Stalker mod. But while Call of Misery was a big influence on Dead Air, it does way more than ratchet up the difficulty. As the Dead Air team explains on Moddb, "it changes all aspects of the game, from graphics, audio, and special effects to various gameplay and AI features."

GAMING NEWS

Here are 20 minutes of gameplay footage from the E3 2018 demo of Bioware’s Anthem
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-20-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-e3-2018-demo-of-biowares-anthem/
Electronic Arts and Bioware have released a new video, showing 20 minutes of gameplay footage from the E3 2018 demo of Anthem. In this video, Lead Producer Ben Irving takes us through a 20-minute Anthem gameplay demonstration, originally shown at the E3 hands-on showcase in which we’ll discover more about the traversal, combat, and teamwork on display as a team of four Freelancers complete the mission “Scars & Villainy.”

New screenshots revealed from the cancelled Duke Nukem Forever 2001 version
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-revealed-from-the-cancelled-duke-nukem-forever-2001-version/
A new set of screenshots from the cancelled 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever has been leaked online. Moreover, some new information about it has been leaked on 4Chan, however this is 4Chan so we can’t be certain about their accuracy.

Past Cure gets major update with redesigned levels, reworked sanity meter and new abilities
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/past-cure-gets-major-update-with-redesigned-levels-reworked-sanity-meter-and-new-abilities/
Phantom 8 has announced a raft of additions and enhancements to Past Cure that presents the studio’s title in a whole new light. Changes include new story elements, cinematics, redesigned levels, reworked sanity meter, and the addition of new abilities; allowing you to interact more with the environment and experience Ian’s story in a more compelling and engaging way.

New screenshots released for Total War: Three Kingdoms
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-total-war-three-kingdoms/
SEGA and Creative Assembly have released some new screenshots for Total War: Three Kingdoms. Total War: Three Kingdoms is a new Total War game that will take place in ancient China where three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead.

Dead Island 2 is still under development according to its official Twitter account
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-island-2-is-still-under-development-according-to-its-official-twitter-account/
When a fan asked about the status of this project, the official Twitter account of Dead Island responded and confirmed that the game was still under development, though the team will not show anything until it’s ready.

Kill la Kill the Game: IF is officially coming to the PC in 2019, first playable demo at EVO 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/kill-la-kill-the-game-if-is-officially-coming-to-the-pc-in-2019-first-playable-demo-at-evo-2018/
Arc System Works has just announced that the big hit anime that rocked the world and Mankanshoku’s family in 2013, “Kill la Kill”, is coming to the PC in 2019. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released the game’s official debut trailer that you can watch below.

Asterix and Obelix XXL2 remaster releases on November 29th, Asterix and Obelix XXL3 coming out in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/asterix-and-obelix-xxl2-remaster-releases-on-november-29th-asterix-and-obelix-xxl3-coming-out-in-2019/
Microids and Anuman Interactive have unveiled the arrival of two Asterix & Obelix video games, developed by the studio OSome. Asterix and Obelix XXL2, a remastered version for new or existing fans of the adventure game, will release on November 29th, whereas Asterix and Obelix XXL3 will come out in 2019.