Wednesday news, part two:

Borderlands 3 will be preloadable on PC, worldwide launch times announced
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-when-borderlands-3-will-be-available-to-download-on-pc/
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said in August that even though the Epic Games Store supports preloading, Borderlands 3 would not have a preload period because he wasn't certain the system would up to the demands of a major release like Borderlands 3. That situation has now changed: 2K Games announced today that Borderlands 3 will be preloadable on all platforms, including PC, beginning roughly 48 hours prior to the scheduled launch time. In North America, that means you can start preloading at around 7 pm ET on September 10.

Control will be adding more graphics options in its next update
https://www.pcgamer.com/control-will-be-adding-more-graphics-options-in-its-next-update/
Control has been out for a week, and it's probably the best showcase of raytracing in a game to date, with beautiful reflections, shadows, and global illumination all on display throughout your journey through the Oldest House. (...) Remedy and 505 Games have posted a brief update to Control's official site, updating players on what the development teams are working on post-launch.

Guild Wars 2's next living world 'saga' is headed to my favorite region from the original
https://www.pcgamer.com/guild-wars-2s-next-living-world-saga-is-headed-to-my-favorite-region-from-the-original/
Guild Wars 2's next collection of free story content is ditching the word "season" for "saga." Unlike previous seasons of what Guild Wars 2 calls its Living Story, the Icebrood Saga will be a series of content additions that break the linear story mission format that players have come to expect from the free content updates. As with past Living World stories, the Icebrood Saga will be headed to a new region of Tyria. Fortunately for me, it means a return to my favorite region from the original Guild Wars.

Hearthstone's next solo adventure is Tombs of Terror
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-next-solo-adventure-is-tombs-of-terror/
Just as singleplayer mission bundle The Dalaran Heist followed the Rise of Shadows, Hearthstone's latest expansion Saviors of Uldum is being followed by Tombs of Terror. This fully voice-acted solo adventure will star the League of Explorers as the adventurous archaeologists explore the ruins and cities of Uldum, with hero-specific artifacts as the rewards. Those artifacts will come in handy when they come up against the four Plague Lords in multi-phase boss fights, one at the climax of each chapter.

Doom 64 rating appears on Australia's Classification Board website
https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-64-rating-appears-on-australias-classification-board-website/
Earlier this summer, Doom 64 was unexpectedly rated for PC by European ratings agency PEGI. The slip-of-the-tongue rating was quickly removed (and remains gone), but it definitely happened—and now it's happened again.

Ghost Recon meets Cuphead in this incredibly weird Breakpoint trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-meets-cuphead-in-this-incredibly-weird-trailer/
Ubisoft revealed details about the upcoming Ghost Recon Breakpoint closed beta today, and also laid out its plans for the first year of post-launch content. But before we get into any of that, I'd like to take a moment to appreciate the trailer up above, which is... Well, I'm not sure, really. The Ghost Recon cast is thoroughly cartoonish, yes, but I didn't expect Ubisoft to get quite so literal about it. That's meta.

New Apex Legends trailer reveals the many origins of Wraith
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-apex-legends-trailer-reveals-the-many-origins-of-wraith/
The Apex Legends "Voidwalker" event went live today, which brings us the dry details of patch notes and the animated excitement of a new "Stories from the Outlands" trailer. This one, appropriately, is about Wraith, the star of this particular event, who runs into a spot of trouble with the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation when she runs into herself.

Minecraft's DuckTales crossover would make Scrooge McDuck proud
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-ducktales-crossover-would-make-scrooge-mcduck-proud/
DuckTales, the 1990s cartoon about a capitalist duck and his adventurous grandnephews, is now three seasons deep into a 21st century reboot. I haven't watched it—I'm an adult—but I have lately played the excellent DuckTales Remastered, thanks to its recent Steam delisting. But never fear if you missed that revamped classic, because now there's another way to spend some time with Scrooge McDuck and co: in Minecraft.

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy is now available on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/spyro-reignited-trilogy-is-now-available-on-steam/
Originally released in 1998 for PlayStation, Spyro the Dragon belongs to that pantheon of '90s collect-em-up 3D platformers that, while good at the time, haven't aged particularly well. And yet, when the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy released for PS4 and Xbox last year, the critical reception was surprisingly glowing. Gamesradar gave it four stars, writing that it "hasn't let go of its unique, kid-friendly charm".
Anyway, nearly a year later, the trilogy has made its way to PC and is currently available on Steam.

Dave Bautista will be a playable character in Gears 5
https://www.pcgamer.com/dave-bautista-will-be-a-playable-character-in-gears-5/
Dave Bautista has made no secret of the fact that he wants to star in a Gears of War movie. He seems like a natural fit—he's huge, scowly, and famously violent—but despite his enthusiasm, he's not very confident that it's going to happen. So, a compromise: He'll appear as himself in Gears 5.

Here's 15 minutes of spoiler-rich Gears 5 campaign footage
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-15-minutes-of-spoiler-rich-gears-5-campaign-footage/
Until this week, Microsoft and The Coalition have been tight-lipped about the game's campaign component. But thanks to a recent outpouring of previews we now know that the game features some semi-open world areas, as well as a ridable high-speed skiff. The footage above shows neither of those things, but it does prove that Gears' gunplay is pretty much exactly what you'd expect: active reload is back, and for all its promised advancements, it's still very much a third-person shooter.

We Were Here Together is an unusual co-op puzzle game, due in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/we-were-here-together-is-an-unusual-co-op-puzzle-game-due-in-october/
The third game in the We Were Here series has announced a release date. We Were Here Together features more first person co-op puzzling, and it's set to arrive October 10.

Gears 5's launch trailer is here, and it's full of cameos
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-5s-launch-trailer-is-here-and-its-full-of-cameos/
Gears 5 hits store shelves September 9, but Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get to start playing tomorrow. That means today is Launch Trailer Day, and the Gears 5 launch trailer is packed with action and cameos.

Seeing all these articles about 300hz laptop displays... why!?!!?

Does anyone here have experience with displays above 144hz? 144hz is one thing but when we start going to 240hz and 300hz I'm starting to think there really isn't any point in going that far.

Control and Alan Wake are set in the same universe
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/control-and-alan-wake-are-set-in-the-same-universe/
While Remedy has still not announced whether it will be a new Alan Wake game, it appears that the team is already expanding its lore. After all, Control has basically confirmed that the game is set in the same universe with Alan Wake.

I suppose it's that well known universe of frame rate drops to low teens?

Absolutely not for their highest-end production plants containing the most proprietary technology as even Samsung are concerned about industrial espionage so their plants in China manufactures very old technology compared to their Korean equivalents. Do you believe that Samsung would entrust one of their most competitive edge to Chinese employees who could potentially reverse engineer the technology for their own purpose ?

Samsung can increase their production capacity all they want but if Chinese customers such as OEM/ODMs have a good enough domestic alternative then they will attempt to nourish their budding industry in the name of nationalism even if it means wrecking Samsung's business altogether as their orders start to dry up ...

From the articles I found, Samsung produces its 96-layer NAND waffers in China, which is their best one.

Where ? So far there's only one Samsung plant in China that specifically produces 3D-NAND flash memory modules and it's 32-layer last I checked ... 

Samsung has zero intention to bring production of their latest 3D-NAND technology to China and practically all of it's highest-end solutions are manufactured either in South Korea or the US ... 

It's pretty clear that Samsung do not trust their Chinese employees otherwise a massive state backed firm like Tsinghua Unigroup wouldn't have to pour in $30B+ to develop their own domestic technology ... (they also snagged Charles Kao too to lead their new DRAM unit)

My monitor supports up to 165hz, but Ive still got it set to 144hz, which is fine for me.

More frames is always nice, but if the game is going to run locked at 60, or like RAGE 2, where it mostly stays around the 80's, I don't really feel that it's an important factor for me (just as long as it stays above 60 is my main goal). 

I already checked out that VIP program of BL3 which is just so pathetic. This kind of player "engagement" feels so lame and exploitative. Needless to say I got all of them VIP points for watching videos and reading articles.

Also checked out the skill trees while I'm at it. There are 3 builds that seem really interesting and I got only one more week to decide what to choose. The first run is so important.

How come when you find something on the net, it's so difficult to find it again the next day?

I'll try to find it again later.

Time for the news:

SALES & DEALS

Fantasy General II - Invasion has launched at GOG and, until September 19th, the store is giving away the first one to those that buy it: https://www.gog.com/news/release_fantasy_general_ii_invasion

At Steam, there are two new daily deals:

• Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition is 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/Divinity_Original_Sin_2__Definitive_Edition/
• Train Simulator 2019 is 65% off (but only a handful of its more than 500 DLCs are on sale too): https://store.steampowered.com/app/24010/Train_Simulator_2019/

At Fanatical there are two new bundles:

• Viscera Cleanup Detail - The Complete Bundle, featuring the game and 3 DLCs is 51% off for the next 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/viscera-cleanup-detail-the-complete-bundle
• And there's also the Alchemy bundle with 10 games 97% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/alchemy-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.1 released, optimized for Gears 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-2019-edition-19-9-1-released-optimized-for-gears-5/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.1 driver offers optimal performance in Gears 5.
Going into more details, this new driver increases performance by up to 8% under the DirectX 12 API. Moreover, it brings additional support to the Vulkan API by supporting some new extensions.
Lastly, this driver fixes the system hang issues on the Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products system configurations that were due to RGB Fusion 2.0.
>> Available from here.

The new Steam library is coming September 17, and smart collections are its best new feature
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-library-redesign-date-preview/
At long last, Steam looks shiny. It looks new. It looks like... Netflix. Or the Apple TV. Or Amazon Prime Video. Steam has never been a pretty computer program, but a long-awaited overhaul, coming September 17, brings a more modern look to the Steam library, reorganizing game pages with larger artwork, a prominent space for updates, and a new homepage that highlights what your friends are playing and games you may not even remember you own. It's absolutely prettier, though its facelift does make it look an awful lot like other contemporary digital libraries.

Gears 5, Dead Cells, and more coming this month to Xbox Game Pass for PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-5-dead-cells-and-more-coming-this-month-to-xbox-game-pass-for-pc/
Microsoft has unveiled the next batch of games coming to the Xbox Game Pass for PC. In a nice move, the company says it's going to make separate announcements for the console and PC games they're adding to the pass in order to avoid confusion about what's going up where.

MODS/EMULATORS

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GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece releases as a free update on September 10th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-odyssey-discovery-tour-ancient-greece-releases-as-a-free-update-on-september-10th/
Ubisoft has announced that Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece will be coming to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on September 10th. Similarly to the mode for Origins, this Discovery Tour will allow you to explore the world of ancient Greece.

TRIALS of MANA releases on April 24th, 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/trials-of-mana-releases-on-april-24th-2020/
SQUARE ENIX has unveiled that the highly anticipated remake of Trials of Mana will launch on April 24th, 2020. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Official PC system requirements revealed for Greedfall
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-pc-system-requirements-revealed-for-greedfall/
Focus Home Interactive has revealed the official PC system requirements for Greedfall. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i5-3450 or an AMD FX-6300 X6 with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or an Radeon HD 7870.

Hi-Rez studios announces a new multiplayer shooter, Rogue Company
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/hi-rez-studios-announces-a-new-a-new-multiplayer-shooter-rogue-company/
Hi-Rez Studios has announced a new multiplayer shooter that is being developed by First Watch Games, Rogue Company. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a gameplay and a live action trailer that you can find below.

New Darksiders Genesis trailer introduces the War
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-darksiders-genesis-trailer-introduces-the-war/
THQ Nordic has released a brand new trailer for Darksiders Genesis that introduces us to War. In Darksiders Genesis you can choose to play either War or his brother Strife, and head into combat side by side in two player cooperative mode.