Well, it's sort of like Athlon XP situation again - that made Intel pull their head out of their own ass.

True about GPUs and AMD - maybe it's time for another player in that game.

I wrote rage? Sorry, I meant anger. Because yes, while reading your post I got the impression that you were angry.

As for the rest of the post, I'll try to answer later.

I'm sorry you had such bad experiences with UPlay. In my case, I only had one problem, when the server disconnected and the game shut down. But as I said, it only happened once.

I can't tell you much about it, I haven't read any recent previews. As for watching some new gameplay videos of the game, I realized a while ago that I can't watch them because they always get on my nerves.

If you don't have a problem with that, they made a recent livestream on their youtibe channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyM2ggE_7Ttc8h0ecy65_mw/videos

Let's go with the news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

GOG's daily deal is 140, that's 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20180809_daily_deal_140

At Steam, we have another couple of deals:

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Universe Sandbox ², 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/230290/Universe_Sandbox/
• Homefront: The Revolution is the other Midweek Madness deal, and it's 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/223100/Homefront_The_Revolution/

On the Humble Store, the spotlight deal is Warhammer 40000: Inquisitor - Martyr: 25% off for the next two days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/warhammer-40000-inquisitor-martyr

SOFTWARE

Discord to start selling games, plans Steam-like universal game-launching tab
https://www.pcgamer.com/discord-to-start-selling-games-plans-steam-like-universal-game-launching-tab/
Earlier this year, Discord rolled out a Colorblind Mode and a new, Steam-like Games Tab hub. Today, the VOIP app has announced it will start selling games.
As reported by Variety, a store beta will be offered to 50,000 Canadian users—who will be selected at random via the platform's Discord Nitro subscription service.

By the way, Nvidia has rolled out a new hotfix that "fixes Windowed G-Sync mode may stutter after upgrading to Windows 10 April 2018 Update".

MODS/EMULATORS

Doom Slayer Chronicles mod releases in Fall 2018, is 100% complete, features modern-day advanced graphics
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-slayer-chronicles-mod-releases-in-fall-2018-is-100-complete-features-modern-day-advanced-graphics/
Modder ‘bifurcator_x’ has announced that his highly advanced GZDoom/Doom 2 total conversion mod, Doom Slayer Chronicles, will release in Fall 2018 and is now 100% complete. In order to celebrate this announcement, the modder has also released a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

GAMING NEWS

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 PC demo is now available on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2019-pc-demo-is-now-available-on-steam/
Konami has finally released the PC demo for Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on Steam. The PES 2019 demo features twelve teams and supports Online Quick Match, as well as offline exhibition matches.

Third-person action title, Devil’s Hunt, gets a new in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/third-person-action-title-devils-hunt-gets-a-new-in-engine-trailer/
Layopi Games has released a new in-engine trailer for its upcoming third-person action game, Devil’s Hunt. In Devil’s Hunt, players will go to hell and back in the battle between Demons and Angels. Players will become Desmond, a man with demonic powers who can decide the fate of our world by joining either side of the conflict.

Retro-style action platformer, Nogalious, is now available on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/retro-style-action-platformer-nogalious-is-now-available-on-steam/
Luegolu3go Studios has announced that its retro-style action platformer, Nogalious, is now available on Steam for $9.99. Nogalious is a pixel-art action adventure set in a medieval-themed universe with plenty of puzzles and menacing challenges. Players will take on the role of Nogalious, a former knight of the Kingdom of Rusadir, and explore 5 different worlds to save your daughter Mariet from the evil claws of Darama.

Uventa is a new first-person atmospheric horror game that releases on August 22nd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/uventa-is-a-new-first-person-atmospheric-horror-that-releases-on-august-22nd/
Black Rat Studio has informed us about its new first-person atmospheric horror game that is powered by Unreal Engine, called Uventa. Uventa is a first-person atmospheric horror game that tells a story based on real events about an ordinary Nightwatch could turn into a series of events that is far beyond of human understanding.

New Control dev diary packs a few minutes of new gameplay footage
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-control-dev-diary-packs-a-few-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage/
Remedy has released a new developer diary for its new upcoming third-person action adventure game, Control, that features a few minutes of new gameplay footage. Control is one of our most anticipated games of 2019 and it looks just as good as Quantum Break.

New Final Fantasy XV patch adds new online features, full release notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-final-fantasy-xv-patch-adds-new-online-features-full-release-notes-revealed/
Square Enix has released a brand new patch for Final Fantasy XV. Unfortunately, this patch does not introduce the highly anticipated extended modding tools. However, it does add some online features and fixes various bugs.

Spiritual successor to Nitronic Rush, Distance, leaves Steam Early Access on September 18th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/spiritual-successor-to-nitronic-rush-distance-leaves-steam-early-access-on-september-18th/
Refract Studios today announced that its survival racing game Distance will fully launch for $24.99 on September 18th on Steam with a DRM-free version on its official website. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Here are 11 minutes of new gameplay footage from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-11-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-assassins-creed-odyssey/
IGN has shared a new video, showing 11 minutes of new gameplay footage from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. This video is from a WIP build of the game and will give you an idea of what you can expect from it (we also suggest avoiding it if you want to experience the game yourselves).

Cyberpunk 2077 will be present at Gamescom 2018 but there won’t be a public booth
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-will-be-present-at-gamescom-2018-but-there-wont-be-a-public-booth/
Back in June, we informed you about Cyberpunk 2077 being present at Gamescom 2018. Naturally, a lot of gamers were hoping that CD Projekt RED would showcase this highly anticipated cyberpunk game to the public. However, that won’t be the case as – similarly to E3 2018 – there won’t be a public booth for this title.

First gameplay footage revealed for Square Enix’s new IP, The Quiet Man
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-footage-revealed-for-square-enixs-new-ip-the-quiet-man/
YouTube’s ‘bambooshoots game’ has shared a video, showing 43 minutes of gameplay footage from Square Enix’s new game, The Quiet Man. The Quiet Man is a new IP and this video will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

Part two of the news:

Riot Games promises a 'zero tolerance policy' for sexism and discrimination
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-games-promises-a-zero-tolerance-policy-for-sexism-and-discrimination/
League of Legends developer Riot Games has issued a statement saying that it has "a zero tolerance policy on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, bullying, and general toxicity," while at the same time acknowledging that it hasn't "lived up to our own values" in some areas. The statement comes in response to an in-depth Kotaku report on the pervasive "bro culture" at the studio, in which multiple current and former employees "painted a picture of Riot as a place where women are treated unfairly."

Asmodee Digital updates digital board game release dates: Pandemic, Munchkin, Gloom, and more
https://www.pcgamer.com/asmodee-digital-updates-digital-board-game-release-dates-pandemic-munchkin-gloom-and-more/
Asmodee Digital has updated their Steam release schedule for the coming months, giving updated times on delayed digital board game releases and announcing some new ones.
Among the new is Gloomhaven, which we’d previous covered, and a dungeon crawler inspired by long-lived, love it or leave it card game Munchkin. Coming in Q3 are The Lord of The Rings: Living Card Game, Terraforming Mars, Pandemic, and Bang!. In Q4 comes Five Tribes, while an adaptation of Gloom releases on Halloween. In 2019, expect to see Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace, Munchkin, and Gloomhaven. Only a handful of the games have a precise release date.

Deathgarden coming to Steam Early Access on August 14, free for the first week
https://www.pcgamer.com/deathgarden-coming-to-steam-early-access-on-august-14-free-for-the-first-week/
Deathgarden is a digital game show about a big, armored goon with a gun, who's out to murder five smaller, quicker, gunless people trapped inside a procedurally generated virtual garden—the Deathgarden! Developer Behaviour Interactive announced today that it will be turned loose on Steam Early Access on August 14, and for the first week of release it will be free for everyone.

60 Parsecs! is a space-age survival game from the maker of 60 Seconds!
https://www.pcgamer.com/60-parsecs-is-a-space-age-survival-game-from-the-maker-of-60-seconds/
60 Seconds! studio Robot Gentleman announced today that its upcoming space-age survival adventure 60 Parsecs! will released on Steam on September 18. Similar to its predecessor, 60 Parsecs! will give intrepid, Cold War-era astronauts just 60 seconds to collect supplies from a doomed space station, which they'll have to rely on to survive a journey to a new, less apocalyptically-pancaked world.

Fearing legal action, emulation hub EmuParadise is removing all of its ROMs
https://www.pcgamer.com/fearing-legal-action-emulation-hub-emuparadise-is-removing-all-its-roms/
Last month, Nintendo filed lawsuits against two emulator sites, LoveRETRO and LoveROMs, citing their "substantial ill-gotten gains" and pursuing $150,000 for each Nintendo game hosted on the sites as well as up to $2 million for trademark infringement, not to mention the domain names and sources of their Nintendo ROMs. Today, EmuParadise, a longstanding emulation hub around since 2000, announced that it will no longer host ROMs on its site because it is not worth risking the "potentially disastrous consequences."

>>Sad news for the emulator fans.

PUBG announces Dodgebomb event mode with frags, Molotovs, frying pans
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-announces-dodgebomb-event-mode-with-frags-molotovs-frying-pans/
PUBG's latest War Mode limited-time event asks players to whip out the frying pan and head into the fire. Dodgebomb kicks off today at 7pm PST / early tomorrow at 3am BST, and runs till the same time on August 12/13.

Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season has a PC demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/telltales-the-walking-dead-the-final-season-has-a-pc-demo/
After appearing on consoles last week, Telltale's The Walking Dead: The Final Season has a PC demo. Download it now from Steam.
I must admit: the pre-E3 release date-revealing teaser trailer that slipped out in June caught me off guard. Not only was it emotional and sobering and eerie, it also looked great. At the time, Telltale told us to expect a new over-the-shoulder camera system and "scenes with unscripted combat", complimented by "all-new Graphic Black art style" that supports 4K resolution.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider lets you independently tweak puzzle, combat, traversal difficulty
https://www.pcgamer.com/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-lets-you-independently-tweak-puzzle-combat-traversal-difficulty/
Yesterday, we caught a glimpse of Shadow of the Tomb Raider's brutal stealth kills, deadly tombs and cave-swinging. Now, publisher Square Enix has revealed the difficulty of these puzzles, set-tos and traversal set pieces can be independently adjusted to suit individual playstyles.

Torchlight Frontiers brings a shared world to the series' existing universe, due 2019
https://www.pcgamer.com/torchlight-frontiers-brings-a-shared-persistent-world-to-its-existing-universe/
When Torchlight and Hob developer Runic Games was shut down last year, the developer said: "For those that love the Torchlight series, there will be some news coming." Today, Perfect World Entertainment and Echtra Games have announced Torchlight Frontiers—a new shared world action RPG and the "next evolution" of the Torchlight series.

Asmodee Digital updates digital board game release dates: Pandemic, Munchkin, Gloom, and more
https://www.pcgamer.com/asmodee-digital-updates-digital-board-game-release-dates-pandemic-munchkin-gloom-and-more/
Asmodee Digital has updated their Steam release schedule for the coming months, giving updated times on delayed digital board game releases and announcing some new ones.
Among the new is Gloomhaven, which we’d previous covered, and a dungeon crawler inspired by long-lived, love it or leave it card game Munchkin. Coming in Q3 are The Lord of The Rings: Living Card Game, Terraforming Mars, Pandemic, and Bang!. In Q4 comes Five Tribes, while an adaptation of Gloom releases on Halloween. In 2019, expect to see Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace, Munchkin, and Gloomhaven. Only a handful of the games have a precise release date.

As an avid boardgamer, I'd be really interested to see what type of money these digital conversions are bringing them in. Boardgames are very social and tactile thing, I can't really imagine playing much of digital recreations - well, except maybe for those who originally have solo mode, like Gloomhaven or Mansions of Madness.

Anyway, Asmodee is killing it, not sure how well known this fact is, but after acquiring Mayfair earlier this year, they became by far the largest publisher in hobby boardgame business (not counting Hasbro of course, which owns some of mass market IPs, like Monopoly and Clue, plus other IPs like Magic the Gathering, Pokemon TCG and D&D). Luckily, there are still plenty of small companies in the business with great games getting released all the time.

Well you haven't spoken to me in person then, because the way I type and the way I talk are two totally different things in their own regard. Same goes for vocabulary usage. 

It just looks like a remaster version... not sure what to think of that.
Don't have the time to watch the stream videos, so I'll have to wait for the previews then.

Thanks for the update!

Sure. Just not in my household. Haha

Even when AMD was superior to nVidia in Price/Performance/Power Consumption, they still fell short of marketshare.
GPU designs also tend to be fairly capital intensive, something that AMD didn't really have much of an abundance of over the last few years.
Ryzen should help turn that around though.

Intel pretty much stagnated after Sandy Bridge, which Intel capitalized on in order to maximize their profits.

nVidia most certainly hasn't. - Maxwell, Pascal, Volta and Ampere are all pretty potent designs with a considerably efficiency edge over AMD's archaic GCN based architectures.

Intel has signaled that it is entering the GPU space again due in 2020.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12964/intels-first-discrete-gpu-set-for-2020

WccfTech has a preview of the game. It feels a lot like Theme Park, but with its own personality: https://wccftech.com/two-point-hospital-hands-on-impressions/

So you mean that I misunderstood your comment? Well, I don't know you enough so it could be that. I also sound different in person than in messages.

But I still believe that it was a bit aggressive, as if my comments regarding Steam somehow offended you, and part of that may come from comments like "Valve aren't voted "Worst company in the world" twice, which should tell you something when comparing one company to another." Yes, EA is a shitty company and we all know it, but here we're casually talking about one of its products, Origin, not the parent company makes money. And Origin, while limited, is not a bad product, and the same goes for other clients (except apparently for UPlay if there's more people suffering the same problems as Pemalite).

It's not like you're going to stop buying a product from, say Nestle, just because it's one of the worst (if not the worst) companies on Earth, right? We can separate one thing from the other.

And yes, you're right that Valve hasn't destroyed its past franchises like EA. They have simply stopped doing them anymore . And I honestly don't know why you're putting PCGamer into this discussion. I only use their PC news, no the others.

As for why other stores don't have a Workshop like feature, and don't know (too demanding server wise?, possible copyright problems?, they simply leave it to sites like ModDB or Nexus Mods?, whatever) and I honestly don't care.

Besides, why are so defensive towards Steam when a few weeks ago you were talking sh!t about it and asking for other clients like GOG to throw their no DRM principle out of the window in order to have more games and compete with Steam? Doesn't that go against your market fragmentation complains? I honestly don't understand what's going on with you.