Yeah, I like their drivers and UI too. Specially since they've always mentioned known bugs and other stuff.

$110? Nice. I'm a happier bear now (but still fairly cheapass). That'll do.

Of course they'll use the money to buy exclusives. And once they've gained a big enough base of users, they'll no longer need to pay for them.

The question here is how much money they're giving to those publishers to make those games exclusive to their platform.

Sorry to hear that. But a 570, or the 470 that Pemalite has found, should be good choice until you wait for a better card to buy.

Can't argue too much with that, other than the fact that Ferrari is still a Ferrari. People who own Corvettes, typically don't care they don't have a Ferrari or McLaren, etc, since they could never afford one anyway. A Corvette will do everything and more that the majority would expect it to do, so who really needs anything more, other than the elite minority who can afford to professionally race those cars?

You very well could be right, but I think all of us are wondering if some of that Zen magic will rub off on Navi. With RTX launching fairly recently, I think it would be quite unlikely to see the next gen GPU from Nvidia for another 2-3 years. That doesn't mean they won't just get Pascal or Turing on the 7nm process sometime in 2019, so they can drop the price considerably for the 3000 models if they feel they need to better compete. Like you said, Navi could be in the ballpark for a short duration before Nvidia counters and resets the clock. Is Nvidia that worried though and would they bother re-launching on a new node instead of mostly focusing on the future of GPU design?

Maybe, since current 7 nm is still a low power node, and AMD was unexpectedly sucessful in using a low power node for mid to high range products with Zen and CCX.

That would mean more that Nvidia delayed or messed up its next shrink instead of AMD being particularly great. But the market sort of needs it right now, for competition.

*** NEW CONTESTS***

Guru3D 2018 December 10 contest - Corsair gaming pack worth a cool 500: https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/guru3d-2018-december-10-contest-corsair-gaming-pack-worth-a-cool-500.html

The pack consists of: K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile keyboard, M65 RGB mouse with a MM800 RGB Polaris mouse pad and a Gaming VOID wireless headset plus a ST100 RGB headset stand. Lots of RGB here.

*Edit*

HEXUS has started it's Epic Giveaway! Here's what they have for day one:

Day 1: Win an EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti: https://hexus.net/tech/features/graphics/124778-day-1-win-evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti/

And the runner up gets a power supply, a 650W EVGA Supernova 650 G3 80 Plus Gold.

And it's Monday again. Time for more news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. Stellaris: MegaCorp
2. Just Cause 4
3. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
4. Artifact
5. X4: Foundations
6. Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
7. MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
8. Farming Simulator 19
9. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
10. Northgard

Conan Exiles is currently free on Epic’s digital store [UPDATE]
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/conan-exiles-is-currently-free-on-epics-digital-store/
Funcom is currently offering Conan Exiles, its latest MMORPG based on the Conan universe, for free on Epic’s digital store. Conan Exiles is an open world survival game set in the lands of Conan the Barbarian that can be played in full single-player, coop, or persistent online multiplayer.
UPDATE: From the looks of it, this is only the dev kit for Conan Exiles. Both Epic and Funcom did not clarify on the store page whether this was only the Unreal Engine 4 dev kit or not (which is a bit misleading if you ask us). After downloading it, we can confirm that it’s only the dev kit.
>> Remember, it's not the game. If you're still interested, get it from here.

Project Cars 2 and Just Cause 3 among early unlocks for next Humble bundle
https://www.pcgamer.com/project-cars-2-and-just-cause-3-among-early-unlocks-for-next-humble-bundle/
Slick racer Project Cars 2, dungeon crawler Wizard of Legend and Just Cause 3 are your early unlocks for January's Humble Monthly Bundle. Subscribe now for $12 and you can play them straight away, and you'll get a bunch more games next month.

GOG doesn't have a new weekly sale... get ready for GOG's Winter Sale!

Steam's new daily deal is Just Shapes & Beats, 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/531510/Just_Shapes__Beats/

At Fanatical, there are two things to mention:

• The Star Deal is Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition, 75% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/middle-earth-shadow-of-war-definitive-edition
• Winter Sale has started, and with the FANATICAL10 coupon, you'll get an additional 10% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/on-sale

SOFTWARE/DRIVERS

3DMark Port Royal real-time ray tracing benchmark releases on January 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3dmark-port-royal-real-time-ray-tracing-benchmark-releases-on-january-8/
UL Benchmarks has confirmed that the 3DMark Port Royal real-time ray tracing benchmark will release on January 8th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new video that shows the 3DMark Port Royal demo scene from start to finish.

MODS/EMULATORS

Star Trek and Quest for Glory IV come to GZDoom, demos available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-trek-and-quest-for-glory-iv-come-to-gzdoom-demos-available-for-download/
Modder ‘Blake00’ has released demos for his amazing GZDoom projects that aim to bring Star Trek and Quest for Glory IV to it. QFG4 3D is a total conversion single player 19 map mod for the classic game Hexen with the ZDoom enhancement whereas STDoom takes players on an old-school linear 3D action adventure set on the Starship Enterprise NCC 1701-D in the time and universe of Star Trek – The Next Generation.
The Quest for Glory IV GZDoom mod will contain new levels, textures, decoration, weapons, monsters, NPCs, cutscenes, music & sounds taking players on an old-school linear 3D action adventure set in the world and story of the great classic Sierra game Quest for Glory IV – Shadows of Darkness. Similarly, the Star Trek Doom mod updates all the old areas, monsters and weapons, and adds many new areas.
>> Check the article for the links to those mods.

Exclusive details and spectacular screenshots for the HD fan remakes of Mortal Kombat 1, 2 & 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/exclusive-details-and-spectacular-screenshots-for-the-hd-fan-remakes-of-mortal-kombat-1-2-3/
For obvious reasons, we won’t reveal our source and we’ll keep it anonymous. Suffice to say that, alongside all the details about this project, we were presented with these never-before-seen screenshots that accompany the article, as well as some videos that have not been uploaded anywhere else.
As said, the team behind this Mortal Kombat HD fan project, known back then as Mortal Kombat HD Remix, was aiming to create proper HD versions of the first three classic 2D MK fighting games. But how was that even possible?

Turok 2 Ascension mod improves textures, adds double jump, brings more gore/blood and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/turok-2-ascension-mod-improves-textures-adds-double-jump-brings-more-gore-blood-and-more/
Modder ‘VGames’ has released a brand new mod for Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. According to its description, Turok 2 Ascension brings crazier weapon abilities, more blood and gore, adds double jump functionalities, improves textures and more.
Going into more details, all monsters now have death skins, one for normal deaths, one for burnt deaths, and one for exploded deaths, and all monsters will create particle and sound effects when hitting objects with their melee attacks. Lighting for every enemy projectile and attack has had their colors corrected and when blown up, monsters have a chance of moving left or right across the screen like in Turok 1. Furthermore, a new gibbing system has been added to Extreme Death animations for all enemies that adds lots of new gibs and gore chunks.
Players can now double jump and can now dash on the ground and in midair with the double tap of any directional button. Players can also do a Ground Pound attack by pressing the crouch button right after a double jump or after jumping from a high platform dealing high explosive damage. Turok will also randomly crack jokes and taunt his enemies as he kills them.
>> Download this mod from ModDB.

Super Mario 64 Cool Cool Mountain fan remake in Unreal Engine 4 available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/super-mario-64-cool-cool-mountain-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-4-available-for-download/
YouTube’s ‘CryZENx’ has released a brand new fan remake of Super Mario 64 in Unreal Engine 4. This time, CryZENx has recreated Cool Cool Mountain in Unreal Engine 4, and has made this remake available for download.
>> Here's the download link.

John Romero’s new game is a free megawad for the original Doom, full details revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/john-romeros-new-game-is-a-megawad-for-the-original-doom-full-details-revealed/
A lot of gamers got excited yesterday when John Romero announced that his new project would be unveiled today. However, it appears that this new “John Romero” game is just a megawad for the original Doom and nothing more.
Titled SIGIL, this megawad contains nine single-player and nine deathmatch levels. The free megawad will be released in mid- February 2019 and requires players own the original 1993 registered version of Doom in order to play.

Daisy Ridley modded into Super Smash Bros. is perfect nightmare fuel
https://www.pcgamer.com/daisy-ridley-modded-into-super-smash-bros-is-perfect-nightmare-fuel/
I hear there's a new Super Smash Bros. out for the Nintendo Switch—and not the PC, for some strange reason—but that's not the Smash Bros. I'm talking about today. I'm talking about Smash for the Wii U, which is quite playable on the PC thanks to the Cemu emulator. And if it's playable, that means it's moddable. So why not mod Star Wars star Daisy Ridley into the cast?
No, better idea: turn princess Daisy into Ridley, the space pterodactyl from the Metroid series. That's definitely not a terrifying image that will haunt me on dark, stormy nights for the rest of my days. It gets even weirder if you think about the fact that Daisy in Smash Bros. is actually just a palette swap for Peach, so this is actually Peach-Daisy-Ridley, but let's not go there.
The Daisy-Ridley mod by modder HSFR.X is on GameBanana, which is also home to some incredible and bizarre The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild mods. Daisy-Ridley is a particularly pure form of nightmare fuel, but there are other bizarre and fun reskins.

This modder is recreating the entirety of World of Warcraft in Skyrim
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-modder-is-recreating-the-entirety-of-world-of-warcraft-in-skyrim/
Both Skyrim and World of Warcraft are some of the most beloved RPGs of all time, so it only makes sense that someone would be crazy enough to try and combine them. That's exactly what modder 'Fled1' is doing with "Azeroth in Skyrim - Unofficial Warcraft Expansion," a work-in-progress mod that aims to recreate the entirety of Azeroth inside of Skyrim.
Originally, Azeroth in Skyrim was a mod created back in 2012 by two modders known as Hellscreamy and Celsiuz, but they abandoned the project a few years later. It seemed the dream was dead until yesterday when Fled1 released a new update to the mod that features a ton of improvements, like the addition of Westfall and Scholomance. "I've got to the stage where I feel this is a pretty substantial upgrade on the previous version 0.1 and felt it should probably now be available for you to download and try," Fled1 writes.

GAMING NEWS

CRYENGINE-powered Miscreated gets a new trailer, showing its dynamic world system
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/cryengine-powered-miscreated-gets-a-new-trailer-showing-its-dynamic-world-system/
Entrada Interactive has released a new trailer for its online multiplayer hardcore survival game Miscreated that dives deep into one of several new dynamic world systems added for its 1.0 launch. The new dynamic world system trailer shows examples on how to utilize interactive objects, adding generators to power house appliances like stoves, and how to get the most out of the farming system.

Demo released for the indie first-person shooter inspired by FEAR, Trepang2
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-released-for-indie-first-person-shooter-inspired-by-fear-trepang2/
Wilson C has released a single-player demo for his upcoming indie first-person shooter that is heavily inspired by FEAR, Trepang2. For this demo, Wilson has improved the visuals and added a ton of improvements and cool features, including a minigun, slide kicking and dismemberment.
>> Download it from indieDB.

Among Trees is a new colourful survival sandbox game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/among-trees-is-a-new-colourful-survival-sandbox-game/
FJRD Interactive has announced a new colourful survival sandbox game, called Among Trees. Among Trees is described as a small vibrant survival sandbox that is set in a colourful wilderness world teeming with life, and you can find below its debut trailer.

New free DLC for Star Control: Origins doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-free-dlc-for-star-control-origins-doubles-the-amount-of-playable-vessels-for-the-fleet-battles-mode/
Stardock has released a new free DLC for Star Control: Origins, called Reinforcements. According to the press release, this free DLC nearly doubles the amount of playable vessels for the Fleet Battles mode, allowing players to experience additional depth when putting their fleets together for combat.

Journey to the Savage Planet is a new first-person adventure game, coming to the PC in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/journey-to-the-savage-planet-is-a-new-first-person-adventure-game-coming-to-the-pc-in-2019/
505 Games has announced an upbeat first-person adventure game that is set in a bright and colourful alien world filled with weird and wonderful creatures, called Journey to the Savage Planet. As an employee of Kindred Aerospace, which proudly touts its rating as the “4th Best Interstellar Exploration Company”, players will be dropped onto an uncharted planet deep in a fictitious, far-away corner of the universe.

Conan Unconquered is a new strategy game, coming to the PC in Q2 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/conan-unconquered-is-a-new-strategy-game-coming-to-the-pc-in-q2-2019/
Petroglyph, the team behind Star Wars: Empire at War, has announced a new Conan strategy game, Conan Unconquered. Conan Unconquered is set in the barbaric world of Conan the Barbarian where you must build your stronghold and assemble an unconquerable army to survive the savage hordes of Hyboria.

New beautiful screenshot released for The Astronauts’ dark fantasy shooter, Witchfire
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-beautiful-screenshot-released-for-the-astronauts-witchfire/
The Astronauts has released a new screenshot for Witchfire. In case you weren’t aware of, Witchfire is a dark fantasy shooter inspired by Painkiller and Bulletstorm, will be using photogrammetry and will be powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 4.

Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds won’t feature any microtransactions, new details + first screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/obsidian-the-outer-worlds-wont-feature-any-microtransactions-new-details-first-screenshots/
Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds is a game that promises to please all Fallout fans out there. And in order to appease to even more gamers, Obsidian has stated that the game will not feature any microtransactions.
>> This comes from an interview at GameStar (in German).

CD Projekt RED has cancelled the UWP version of GWENT, is transferable to the GOG version
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/cd-projekt-red-has-cancelled-the-uwp-version-of-gwent-is-transferable-to-the-gog-version/
CD Projekt RED has announced that it has suspended support for the UWP version of GWENT and has removed it from the Windows Store. Not only that, but those who have purchased that particular version will no longer be able to play it as – according to the publisher- starting today, playing GWENT’s UWP version is no longer possible.

Ashen 4K Screenshots Gallery
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/ashen-4k-screenshots-gallery/
Ashen is a new action adventure RPG that is heavily inspired by Dark Souls. In fact, this is a complete copycat of FromSoftware’s title, albeit it features an open-world environment and a different visual style. Since the game has already been released, we’ve decided to capture some 4K screenshots from it.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Lite, free to play version, releases on December 13th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pro-evolution-soccer-2019-lite-free-to-play-version-releases-on-december-13th/
Konami has announced that Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Lite will release on December 13th. According to the company, PES 2019 LITE offers unrestricted access to myClub mode, featuring a huge selection of current players, as well as world renowned legends like Beckham and Maradona.

Operencia: The Stolen Sun is a new first-person dungeon crawler, coming to PC in 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/operencia-the-stolen-sun-is-a-new-first-person-dungeon-crawler-coming-to-pc-in-2019/
Zen Studios has announced the single-largest production of its 15-year history with Operencia: The Stolen Sun. As the press release reads, the role-playing game breathes new life into the classic first-person dungeon-crawler genre while also unifying Central European folklore and legends – most of which have never been depicted in video games – into one cohesive universe.

Monday news, part two:

Path of Exile's free Betrayal expansion lets you play detective today
https://www.pcgamer.com/path-of-exiles-free-betrayal-expansion-lets-you-play-detective-today/
Path of Exile: Betrayal, the ARPG’s latest expansion, is out today. It’s a massive free update that reworks old leagues into the main game, introduces a new roster of masters and new missions, unifies hideouts, adds new skills and fattens up your dungeon delves with new maps.
>> And thanks to that, it has set a new player count record.

1997 horror shooter Blood is coming back
https://www.pcgamer.com/1997-horror-shooter-blood-is-coming-back/
It was originally released in 1997 by Monolith, and it's coming back under the care and control of Nightdive Studios, the outfit that's previously given us updates of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, System Shock, and Forsaken.

Anthem demo sessions are coming in January and February
https://www.pcgamer.com/anthem-demo-sessions-are-coming-in-january-and-february/
If you didn't get into this weekend's alpha test for BioWare's upcoming Destiny-a-like Anthem, or if you just decided to take a pass until it's a little closer to completion, you'll still have the opportunity to try it for free before launch. EA has announced that two demo sessions will take place prior to release, one set for January for "VIPs," and another for the rest of us in February.

Rust finally gives its naked citizens underwear, electricity
https://www.pcgamer.com/rust-finally-gives-its-naked-citizens-underwear-electricity/
It's been five years since Rust arrived, treating players to dangling dongs, rampaging bears, and a ruthless multiplayer survival experience. To celebrate this anniversary, a big, world-altering update is now live. Electricity has been added to the mix of tree-chopping, rock-breaking, gun-crafting, base-building, and (recently) hot-air ballooning. Also, you can now wear underpants.

Sugar Plum Fairy Mercy will dance on your grave
https://www.pcgamer.com/sugar-plum-fairy-mercy-will-dance-on-your-grave/
After revealing two very furry new legendary skins for the upcoming Overwatch Winter Wonderland event—Zarya the Bear and Lucio the Fox—Blizzard is taking things in a little bit of a different direction with skin reveal number three. It's Mercy, and she's the Sugar Plum Fairy.

World of Warcraft's massive update launches next week, aims to fix its biggest issues
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-massive-update-launches-next-week-aims-to-fix-its-biggest-issues/
Ever since World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth launched in August, discontent has been bubbling up over its unrewarding loot system and underwhelming new features. We don't have numbers on the overall health of the expansion, but it's clear that players are pissed with Blizzard right now. That will hopefully change next week. On December 11, Battle for Azeroth's first major patch will launch. Called Tides of Vengeance, this update marks the second chapter in Battle for Azeroth's ongoing story by adding a wealth of new quests and activities. More critically, Tides of Vengeance is also hoping to fix much of what people currently hate about World of Warcraft.

Far Cry: New Dawn will bring back some familiar faces, but Boomer isn't one of them
https://www.pcgamer.com/far-cry-new-dawn-will-bring-back-some-familiar-faces-but-boomer-isnt-one-of-them/
Far Cry: New Dawn was confirmed last night at The Game Awards with a trailer showcasing a surprisingly colorful post-apocalyptic setting, a pair of new villains, and familiar guns-and-vehicles gameplay in what appeared to be a very Road Warrior-like story about an oasis of civilization struggling to survive in the midst of depredation and horror. Now we've got a new video that digs deeper into what we can expect in our return to Hope County, 17 years after the bombs fell.

Fallout 76 players are making wonderful postcards from bugs and glitches
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-players-are-making-wonderful-postcards-from-bugs-and-glitches/
Fallout 76 has a nice photomode, which is a relief because it's difficult to find a way to compliment the game these days. One of the features of the photomode is the ability to include a little postcard frame around the borders of the pictures you take. Reddit member PaulrusKeaton has been making lovely keepsake postcards from glitches, and other Fallout 76 players are joining in, painting a picture of a vacation gone completely buggy.

H1Z1 developer Daybreak Games hit by another round of layoffs
https://www.pcgamer.com/h1z1-developer-daybreak-games-hit-by-another-round-of-layoffs/
Daybreak Games Company, the studio behind battle royale game H1Z1 and online FPS Planetside 2, has laid off a significant number of employees.
The company did not specify how many staff were let go but its founder John Smedley, who no longer works at the developer, estimated on Twitter that 70 people had been laid off, representing nearly a third of the workforce. "70 people is a lot," he said in a tweet that has since been deleted, adding that he was "really, really angry" about the news.

Ashes of Creation MMO launches open beta for battle royale mode this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/ashes-of-creation-mmo-launches-open-beta-for-battle-royale-mode-this-month/
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse, a precursor to ambitious Kickstarted MMORPG Ashes of Creation, will launch a free open beta later this month with a 100-player battle royale mode, developer Intrepid Studios has announced.

Skater XL is a realistic skateboard sim coming to Early Access this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/skater-xl-is-a-realistic-skateboard-sim-coming-to-early-access-this-month/
"The PC needs a new skateboarding game," Mat wrote last year, and that still rings true. Session, a spiritual successor to Skate, looks promising, but is still a long way off. Could Skater XL, a newly-announced game that will enter Early Access on December 19, be the sim we've been waiting for?

Some Epic Store games are pushing back or scrapping Steam releases
https://www.pcgamer.com/some-epic-store-games-are-pushing-back-or-scrapping-steam-releases/
Satisfactory, one of the upcoming games you'll be able to buy on Epic's new store, will no longer be available on Steam, while two others—Rebel Galaxy Outlaw and Genesis Alpha One—will be timed exclusives for the Epic Store, the developers have announced.

The Walking Dead: The Final Season continues in January
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-walking-dead-the-final-season-continues-in-january/
The next episode of The Walking Dead: The Final Season will be out on January 19, Skybound Games announced at today's Kinda Funny Games Showcase. You can watch a trailer for episode three, called Broken Toys, above.

Super Meat Boy Forever release window set, will be Epic Store exclusive for a year
https://www.pcgamer.com/super-meat-boy-forever-release-window-set-will-be-epic-store-exclusive-for-1-year/
Super Meat Boy Forever will be out in April 2019—and it will be an Epic Store exclusive for a year, developer Team Meat has confirmed.
The release window was announced at yesterday's Kinda Funny Games Showcase in a new trailer (above) that shows off some of the levels and bosses you'll face. Remember, unlike the original it's an auto-runner—but as Tyler wrote when he played it, that's not a bad thing.

Surreal indie RPG YIIK is finally out next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/surreal-indie-rpg-yiik-is-finally-out-next-month/
The long-awaited YIIK: A Postmodern RPG (as in Y2K) will be out on Steam next month, developer Ackk Studios has announced.
As you can tell from a new trailer, above, it's going to be utterly bizarre. It's "a Japanese-style RPG developed by Americans", and it's set in a twisted version of Earth in the '90s with "yammering skulls, tortoise samurais and living stop signs".

Valve hides cryptic Portal message inside CS:GO's new battle royale mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-hides-cryptic-portal-message-inside-csgos-new-battle-royale-mode/
Valve has hidden a cryptic Portal message within CS:GO's new battle royale mode, Danger Zone—and some fans believe it may be the start of a new Alternate Reality Game, similar to the one that led to the announcement of Portal 2.
Update: Don't get too excited: Valve says the Easter egg was just "a bit of fun."
>> I was going to warn against Valve's hints after the many Half Life 3 hints we've had over the years, but they have already done it.

The next Warframe is a furious, punchy monk
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-warframe-is-a-furious-punchy-monk/
The newest Warframe poised to join the titular game’s roster is Baruuk, shown off recently by Digital Extremes. Baruuk doesn’t really like fighting, but it's a bad idea to piss him off. When he gets pushed too far, he unleashes the power bottled up inside him and, as the devs explain, “kicks ass”. You can see his flashy abilities in the latest developer stream.

You can only preorder Rage 2 for Bethesda's launcher right now, not Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/rage-2-steam/
Following Fallout 76's exclusive launch on Bethesda.net, it's looking like Rage 2 could be the next game to land on the publisher's own platform first. There is no listing for Rage 2 on Steam, and third-party retailers that let you preorder the game like https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/rage-2-pc/">Green Man Gaming and https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rage-2">Fanatical list the platform as Bethesda. Fanatical even goes out of its way to make sure you know you're not buying a Steam key, with this notice near the top of the page: "Please note that the key provided is a Bethesda.net key and not a Steam Key."

Play as Geralt in Monster Hunter: World with 2019's The Witcher 3 collaboration
https://www.pcgamer.com/play-as-geralt-in-monster-hunter-world-with-2019s-the-witcher-3-collaboration/
Geralt of Rivia will appear as part of Monster Hunter: World's next big collaboration with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The trailer above shows a little sample of what to expect. Capcom promises that you'll be able to 'step into the shoes' of Geralt, making the most of his legendary monster hunting skills, and participate in a unique quest line.

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion announced
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-expansion-announced/
With the above Tweet Capcom has announced Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, which will add "new quest rank, monsters, locales, moves, and equipment" in Autumn 2019.

Swords are coming to Fortnite
https://www.pcgamer.com/swords-are-coming-to-fortnite/
In case the addition of planes last week didn't provide enough new stuff to occupy your time in Fortnite, today Epic has teased the addition of swords to the game as part of Season 7. As with the turnaround on all things Fortnite, it's likely we'll see swords added to the game in an update coming very soon.

"Valve hides cryptic Portal message inside CS:GO's new battle royale mode"
Yes.
Yes-yes-yes!

I hope you've also read the update at the bottom of that article:

Update: Don't get too excited: Valve says the Easter egg was just "a bit of fun."

*** NEW CONTEST***

HEXUS EPIC GIVEAWAY Day 2: Win an Aerocool AC120 Air RGB chair https://hexus.net/gaming/features/hardware/124781-day-2-win-aerocool-ac120-air-rgb-chair/

It's a gaming chair with fiber optic strips and a battery that provide RGB lighting.

Warning: Probably due to the size and weight of the package, this contest is UK ONLY.