This is probably only applicable to Enthusiasts... But Samsung is shuttering the production of B-Die DDR4 memory... They were the overclockers choice of Ram.

Also could be a sign that DDR5 isn't far away either.

I'm not sure DDR5 is that close, to be honest, at least in the PC ecosystem (maybe for smartphones it is). Zen 2 and its mobos are DDR4, and none of the rumors regarding Intel's next refresh mention the jump to the new memory either.

Yet another edition of the news:

SALES & DEALS

Steam Summer Sale 2019 dates leaked
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-summer-sale-2019-dates-leaked/
Time to prepare for the evisceration of your Steam Wallet again. The Steam Summer Sale 2019's dates have slipped out early, as per usual, so you can start sorting out your Steam Wishlist ahead of time.
The deals will kick off on June 25 and stick around for a fortnight, ending on July 9.
>> That's all good but, unless you want to try your luck and wait for them, there are new deals for us like these ones:

• The real daily deal is Plug & Play, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/353560/Plug__Play/
• The fake daily deal, that will last another full 6 days, is the sale of publisher Analgesic Productions, with up to 75% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/analgesic
• When it comes to the Midweek Madness deals, the first of the two is Farming Simulator 19, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/787860/Farming_Simulator_19/
• The other one is a sale from developer Ninja Theory, with discounts going from 50 to 75%: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ninjatheory/

GOG has two new sales:

• The Midweek Sale features lots of strategy games with up to 75% discounts for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190515_midweek_sale
• If you're a fan of action games, then the Raw Fury sale is the one for you, with up to 80% discounts for the next 7 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190515_raw_fury

At Fanatical there are 4 new deals:

• Let's start with the May Madness sale, that has four new Flash Deals: https://www.fanatical.com/en/collections/flash deals
• The SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics Bundle has 59 classic games at a 75% discount for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/sega-mega-drive-and-genesis-classics-bundle
• The Devil May Cry Bundle, that features the Devil May Cry HD Collection with the first 3 games and Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition, is 53% off for the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/devil-may-cry-bundle
• And there's the Faraway Bundle, with 8 games with a 98% discount during the next 12 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/faraway-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

RAGE 2’s Bethesda Store version does not use the Denuvo anti-tamper tech, has been cracked
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rage-2s-bethesda-store-version-does-not-use-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech-has-been-cracked/
A couple of days ago, we informed you about RAGE 2 using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Our findings were based on the Steam version and after we published our article, Bethesda confirmed the existence of Denuvo by updating the game’s Steam store page. However, it appears that its Bethesda Store version is – at least for now – Denuvo-free.
As many players have confirmed, the Bethesda Store version does not currently use the controversial anti-tamper tech. Not only that, but this particular version has already been cracked mainly due to the absence of the Denuvo DRM (our guess is that RAGE 2 uses the latest version of Denuvo which has not been cracked yet).
>> I guess the last part is about the Steam version, not the one that's been cracked.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

New Splinter Cell to be revealed at E3 2019 according to Ubisoft’s Creative Director
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-splinter-cell-to-be-revealed-at-e3-2019-according-to-ubisofts-creative-director/
These past few years, and prior to each and every E3 event, we’ve been hearing about the resurrection of the Splinter Cell franchise. And from the looks it, 2019 will be the year in which a brand new Splinter Cell game will be officially revealed according to Ubisoft itself.
>> It would make sense, and it would be about time too.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint gets a story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint-gets-a-story-trailer/
Ubisoft has released a brand new story trailer for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint is described as a military shooter set in a diverse and hostile open world, and this trailer will give you a glimpse at its storyline.

Anno 1800 Update 02 available for download, features first-person mode, full patch release notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/anno-1800-update-02-available-for-download-features-first-person-mode-full-patch-release-notes/
Ubisoft has released the second major update for its city building real-time strategy game, Anno 1800. According to the release notes, update 02 comes with numerous balance changes, allowing players to have an easier time acquiring influence from population as well as from investors.

DayZ Update 1.03 is now available, features more than 130 fixes and changes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dayz-update-1-03-is-now-available-features-more-than-130-fixes-and-changes/
Bohemia Interactive has released a brand new update for DayZ. According to the team, update 1.03 features a new vehicle (Gunter 2), VSS + tracer rounds, Firearm melee, Inventory item rotation, as well as 130+ other fixes and changes.

New gameplay footage from the alpha build of WRC 8 has been released
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-from-the-alpha-build-of-wrc-8-has-been-released/
Bigben has released a brand new gameplay video for its upcoming rally game, WRC 8. According to the publisher, this replay was recorded on an Alpha version of the game which is subject to change before the release of WRC 8.

The news 2:

World of Warcraft Classic is coming in August
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-classic-is-coming-in-august/
World of Warcraft Classic will be sending players back in time this summer, returning to the days before flying mounts, dungeon queues and the earth-shattering Cataclysm. You'll be able to start levelling up a new character in old WoW on August 27.

Netflix will be at E3 to host a panel and spill some gaming news
https://www.pcgamer.com/netflix-will-be-at-e3-to-host-a-panel-and-spill-some-gaming-news/
Netflix, which has been making some forays into gaming, will be at this year's E3 to host a panel and drop some game announcements. And it's already off to a fine start, nailing the traditional E3 awkwardness by making the announcement via a chat with the E3 Twitter account. Brands, will they ever shut up? No.

Another Vampire: The Masquerade RPG is in development
https://www.pcgamer.com/another-vampire-the-masquerade-rpg-is-in-development/
A new Vampire: The Masquerade game is in the works, publisher Bigben revealed today. It accompanies the recent acquisition of the Werewolf adaptation, originally announced in 2017.

Research says 'casual' and 'hardcore' no longer accurately describe today's gamers
https://www.pcgamer.com/research-says-casual-and-hardcore-no-longer-accurately-describe-todays-gamers/
When I applied to join my first online guild in the mid-2000s, my fellow guildmates wanted to know two things: what kind of games I played, and whether I was a casual or a hardcore gamer. Ask me the same question now, and I would have a hard time answering. Things like Twitch, esports, and hardware and peripheral ownership have all changed the games market drastically. Segmenting gamers the same way we did 15 years ago no longer paints an accurate picture according to new research by Newzoo, a global provider of games and esports analytics.
>> I'd say that it has never been a good description.

Take-Two isn't worried about loot box laws because it doesn't make much money on them anyway
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-two-isnt-worried-about-loot-box-laws-because-it-doesnt-make-much-money-on-them-anyway/
Take-Two Interactive president Karl Slatoff said in late 2017 that the company doesn't consider loot boxes to be a form of gambling, a position that put it in line with pretty much all of the rest of the game industry. Despite that, chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said during the company's Q4 2019 earnings call yesterday that it is not overly concerned about the possibility of legislation banning loot boxes in videogames because they don't contribute meaningfully to Take-Two's bottom line.

Figment, the beautiful, brain-bound puzzle game, is getting 'encore' DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/figment-the-beautiful-brain-bound-puzzle-game-is-getting-encore-dlc/
Figment is a bizarre, beautiful action-adventure game that Austin described as looking like something made by Dr. Seuss—although he also took issue with the "action-adventure" descriptor, saying in his 2017 preview that it's really more of an environmental puzzle game. Whatever you want to call it, it's bizarre, beautiful, well regarded (although not widely noticed), and it's getting "encore" DLC later this year.

Trine 4 dev diary showcases a return to sidescrolling fairy tales
https://www.pcgamer.com/trine-4-dev-diary-showcases-a-return-to-sidescrolling-fairy-tales/
I really like the Trine games, and I had high hopes for Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power when developer Frozenbyte announced that it would go fully 3D. It didn't work out quite as expect, though, to the point that for awhile the future of the studio seemed to be in doubt.
Frozenbyte managed to pull through and earlier this year announced Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince as a return to the series' original side-scrolling style. Today publisher Modus Games revealed some of the process that led up to that with a "making of" video that looks at the history of the series and shows off some early Trine 4 gameplay.

Blood Bowl 3 is coming next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/blood-bowl-3-is-coming-next-year/
(...) Blood Bowl 3 is in development at Cyanide Studios, the maker of the first two games in the series, and will be published by Bigben Interactive. Its release will coincide with the launch of an updated board game edition that will feature all-new rules, which will hopefully address at least some of James' complaints in his 2015 Blood Bowl 2 review, particularly its reliance on dice rolls for even the simplest actions, and the fundamental opaqueness about how it all works.

Robo-RPG SteamWorld Quest is coming to PC soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/robo-rpg-steamworld-quest-is-coming-to-pc-soon/
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, Image & Form's card-based RPG, is finally coming to PC after launching on Switch in April. Instead of digging mines or flying around in spaceships, this time you'll be leading a party of robots through a fantasy realm, duking it out with knights and monsters in turn-based card battles. It's the fourth time the developer has experimented with a new setting and genre, and judging by the Switch version's reception, it sounds like a welcome addition to the series.

The waiting is the easy part in gripping, free 'anti-thriller' The Interlude
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-waiting-is-the-easy-part-in-gripping-free-anti-thriller-the-interlude/
The Interlude is that scene in the heist or spy movie where someone impatiently waits for an associate to arrive. You're a getaway driver, or maybe just a contact, and in ten minutes' time you're going to signal the person you're meeting there, and then the game will suddenly come to a close. There's no big chase scene, and no double-crossing shootout, although given what we know about thrillers, you can feel that something like that is about to happen.

Fortnite is getting a John Wick skin and challenges
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-is-getting-a-john-wick-skin-and-challenges/
It looks like gloomy assassin John Wick is returning to Fortnite. Various dataminers and leakers have shared details they've dug up about Keanu Reeves' perpetually damp character, including a Wick-inspired bounty mode and a broody skin. Maybe a trip to Fortnite's cheery, colourful island is just the rest the veteran gunman needs.
>> The third movie is launching this month, so they'll unveil it soon.

Dota Underlords trademark filed by Valve
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-trademark-filed-by-valve/
Valve has applied for a trademark for Dota Underlords; it's definitely a game, but there's not much more information available beyond that. The application was filed earlier this month and categorises Dota Underlords under computer game software, electronic game software and video game software.

Don't Starve: Hamlet has left Steam Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/dont-starve-hamlet-has-left-steam-early-access/
Don't Starve: Hamlet has made it through the trials of Early Access and has launched on Steam. The third DLC for Klei's endearing survival game swaps the wilderness for a lost town full of aristocratic pigmen, complete with homes and shops and all the trappings of civilisation. Unfortunately, that inevitably comes with new dangers, not least of which is a huge robot with a penchant for murdering people with lasers.

DDR5 estimated release date is this year... With mass production sometime next year... So I expect AMD's Zen 3 to have DDR5 support, Zen 2 was still being designed whilst the standard was being ratified, so it was expected it would release without support.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sk-hynix-first-ddr5-ram,38079.html

Yet another indie game skips Steam exclusivity and goes straight to Epic. Glorious times.

lol, "glorious times".

>celebrates anti-consumerism.

Thursday news:

SALES & DEALS

First Epic Games Store Mega Sale launched, offering $10 discount for every game above $14.99
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-epic-games-store-mega-sale-launched-offering-10-discount-for-every-game-above-14-99/
Epic Games has launched the first mega sale for its Epic Games Store, offering games with up to 75% discounts. This mega sale will last until June 13th and players will be able to get significant discounts for a lot of games. In fact, Epic Games is offering a $10 discount for every game that is priced above $14.99.
What this ultimately means is that PC players can get games like Borderlands 3 for just $39.99 (the game is on sale for $49.99 but when we apply the additional $10 discount, its price drops to $39.99).
Furthermore, every player who pre-purchased an unreleased game in the Epic Games store prior to May 16th, 2019 for $14.99 and above will receive a $10 refund. Not only that, but for all game purchases between May 2nd, 2019 and May 15th, 2019 we will refund you the difference in price between what you paid and what you would have paid during the Epic Mega Sale (inclusive of the $10 off from Epic). Epic Games notes that you will receive your refund automatically to the payment method you used in the next 7-12 days.
>> Check it out on the Epic Store.

The Division 2 sold 10 times as many copies on Uplay as the first game
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-division-2-sold-10-times-as-many-copies-on-uplay-as-the-first-game/
Ubisoft reported record profitability in its full-year 2018-19 earnings report, with net bookings of more than €2.03 billion ($2.27 billion), in line with its target for the year of around €2.05 billion ($2.3 billion). The company showed particular strength on the PC, with net bookings up nearly 79 percent, accounting for 27 percent of the company's total for the year.
(...)
Somewhat surprisingly, The Division 2 fell short of Ubisoft's expectations on console, which Ubisoft attributed in its earnings call to "a more competitive environment than expected." On PC, however, its performance "was in line with the first Division's massive launch," and drove "a huge 10x increase in sales [over The Division 1] on Uplay."

Ubisoft’s Steep is available for free on UPLAY until May 22nd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisofts-steep-is-available-for-free-on-uplay-until-may-22nd/
Ubisoft has announced that its extreme sports title, Steep, is available for free on UPLAY until May 22nd. Contrary to previous offerings, however, this time you can claim a free copy of the game and you will be able to keep it yours forever.
Steep drops players onto the peaks of mountains with exhilarating experiences including skiing, wingsuiting, snowboarding and paragliding.
>> Claim it from here.

Steam has two new fake daily deals:

• There's an Sports Sale to the benefit of the War Child foundation, with discounts that go from 30 to 80% for the next 4 days: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/warchilduk/
• Publisher Raw Fury has puts its games on sale, like at GOG, with up to 80% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rawfury/

At Fanatical, the Star Deal has ended, but it hasn't been refreshed yet, so I don't know what game will be next. Beyond that, check out the new Flash Deals.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS/EMULATORS

New 16GB Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion improves all textures by 4X times
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-16gb-texture-pack-for-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-improves-all-textures-by-4x-times/
Last month, we informed you about a Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that overhauled all of its textures to 4K and 8K resolution. And today, we are presenting you another Texture Pack using AI techniques (ESRGAN to be more precise) that improves all textures by 4X times and weights around 16GB in size.
This Texture Pack was created by modder ‘kartoffels’ and includes normal maps for all textures (though it does not include any parallax maps). According to the modder, all of the architecture, armor, characters, clothes, clutter, creatures, dungeons, landscape, oblivion realm, plants, rocks, sky, trees, water, weapons and wood textures have been overhauled.
Now while the zipped files are around 16GB in size, the uncompressed folder is 21GB (so make sure to have enough space if you are interested in these new more detailed textures).
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Skull & Bones has been delayed and won’t be present at E3 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/skull-bones-has-been-delayed-and-wont-be-present-at-e3-2019/
Karl Luhe, producer of Skull & Bones, has just announced that the game has been delayed and that it won’t be present at E3 2019. Luhe claimed that the team is working hard on it and that the game’s quality remains its number one focus.

Ubisoft has three unannounced games that will release before April 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-has-three-unannounced-games-that-will-release-before-april-2020/
Ubisoft has shared a new slide for its FY19 Earnings in which the French company revealed that it has three unannounced games that will be revealed during its fiscal year 2020. What this basically means is that, alongside Ghost Recond Breakpoint, we should expect three new unannounced games to come out before April 2020.
>> You can comment both this and the former article at shikamaru317's thread.

Follia – Dear Father is a new survival horror game that is coming to the PC in Fall 2019
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/follia-dear-father-is-a-new-survival-horror-game-that-is-coming-to-the-pc-in-fall-2019/
Destructive Creations has announced that Follia – Dear Father, a survival horror from the independent Italian development team Real Game Machine, is currently under development. The game will be launched this Fall on all major platforms and will feature a VR version for full immersion on HTC Vive.

New gameplay trailers released for Samurai Shodown, Dojo Story Mode detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailers-released-for-samurai-shodown-dojo-story-mode-detailed/
SNK has released some new gameplay trailer for Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits. The first trailer gives longtime fans and newcomers alike a better understanding of the newest title in this legendary fighting game series, and reveals all-new information about the upcoming title and showing off as-of-yet unrevealed concepts such as Dojo Mode.

The Walking Dead Onslaught is a brand new official VR game based on AMC’s The Walking Dead
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-walking-dead-onslaught-is-a-brand-new-official-vr-game-based-on-amcs-the-walking-dead/
AMC and Survios have announced the official VR game based on The Walking Dead series, The Walking Dead Onslaught. According to the companies, The Walking Dead Onslaught will invite players to assume the roles of their favorite survivors from the TV series, struggling against the relentless walker threat while confronting both the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.

The news, second edition:

World of Warcraft is bringing back Thrall
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-is-bringing-back-thrall/
World of Warcraft's Horde has a bit of a management problem. Sylvanas, the Banshee Queen and current Warchief, has been a bit out of sorts, committing atrocities and generally worrying everyone. Now, both players and characters are clamouring for new leadership. And they might just get what they want, because Thrall's coming back. Check out the new cinematic above.

CrossCode's 1.1 update gives you critter companions
https://www.pcgamer.com/crosscodes-11-update-gives-you-critter-companions/
Retro sci-fi RPG CrossCode has been bolstered by a big update today, chucking in new quests, S-rank battles, an arena and, more important than any of that, loyal pets who will follow you around on your adventures. CrossCode's already a huge game—and pretty great—but there's always room for pooches.

Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2's hedonistic Toreador clan has been revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire-the-masqueradebloodlines-2s-hedonistic-toreador-clan-has-been-revealed/
Following the Brujah and Tremere, the latest Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 clan is Toreador, all silk shirts, wine and sexy parties. They're the hotties of the undead world, seducing mortals and probably going to lots of exclusive clubs. Watch one of them enjoying a snack in the trailer above.

Satisfactory's first update delivers conveyor lifts, new research options, and a gun
https://www.pcgamer.com/satisfactorys-first-update-delivers-conveyor-lifts-new-research-options-and-a-gun/
Coffee Stain Studios has released the first major update for its co-op sci-fi factory building sim Satisfactory, with enhancements and additions including conveyor lifts that greatly simplify the process of moving stuff from down to up (and vice versa) and new Quartz and Sulfur research chains and milestones that enable new exploration and equipment options.

Epic Games earns a BAFTA Special Award for its 'huge contribution' to the industry
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-earns-a-bafta-special-award-for-its-huge-contribution-to-the-industry/
BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, will honor Epic Games with a Special Award recognizing its growth from its founding in 1991 to "world-renowned industry leader and innovator." Epic is responsible for games including the Gears of War series and Fortnite, and also the massively popular Unreal Engine that's powered some of the biggest games of the past two decades.

Kill monsters and steal their powers in this shapeshifting Metroidvania
https://www.pcgamer.com/kill-monsters-and-steal-their-powers-in-this-shapeshifting-metroidvania/
Mable and the Wood's titular adventurer has been resurrected by a cult and tasked with murdering her way through a world infested by monsters in an attempt to save it. There's just one pretty significant problem: Mable can't even carry her big, magical sword. That's where the monsters can unwittingly lend a hand.

Castlevania Anniversary Collection hits Steam today
https://www.pcgamer.com/castlevania-anniversary-collection-hits-steam-today/
Konami's resurrection of classic Castlevania games is poised to hit Steam today, though there's still no page for it yet. The eight games are drawn from the earliest adventures, starting with the original Castlevania and going up to Bloodlines. Give your memory a refresh with the trailer.

Great Artists Steal is a hand-drawn platformer full of masterpieces
https://www.pcgamer.com/great-artists-steal-is-a-hand-drawn-platformer-full-of-masterpieces/
Great Artists Steal is a hand-drawn platformer with stages full of reproductions of famous paintings, all of them created by Glasgow-based artist SCR1BBLE. As a tiny thief—a human-shaped doodle—you'll have to leap from frame to frame, avoiding inky enemies and loose paintings, all in an effort to nab a masterpiece.

Total War: Three Kingdoms' launch trailer is all about the power of friendship
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-launch-trailer-is-all-about-the-power-of-friendship/
Total War: Three Kingdoms might be a colossal strategy game about fighting over China and determining the fate of thousands of warriors, but it's also about making pals. You've gotta find yourself some heroic buddies to watch your back and people to support you. Watch the Lui Bei launch trailer and learn all about the power of friendship.

Rocket Arena is a free to play 3v3 FPS where no one ever dies
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-arena-is-a-free-to-play-3v3-fps-where-no-one-ever-dies/
Rocket Arena is a 3v3 FPS from Final Strike Games, and a closed beta on PC kicks off on May 23 and lasts until May 29 (sign up here). The beta will feature six heroes with different weapons and abilities, and there are several different game modes, all with quick, frantic, five minute rounds.

Good to know, but given the shortages of DDR4 that happened a couple years ago, I don't think AMD nor Intel will jump to the new memory right away.

I hope you're talking about Ancestors and not Dauntless, mostly because that last one is free to play and already surpassed the two million players last year.