JEMC said: Bofferbrauer2 said: Maybe he wants to know what his character's deeds are since he played the Witcher on the Netflix TV series. And in some interviews he says that he almost missed the part of Superman because was playing WoW.

LOL, crazy stuff. A true gamer, casually ignores a call from Zach Schneider.

hinch said: JEMC said: And in some interviews he says that he almost missed the part of Superman because was playing WoW. LOL, crazy stuff. A true gamer, casually ignores a call from Zach Schneider.

raiding>work/sex

Captain_Yuri said: hinch said: Such a based geek xD You wouldn't think looking the guy. Loll so true. You also had Terry Crews doing his own PC build in the past so it must mean that when we get older, we too will be Buff right? RIGHT?

What an absolute chad, and I love him for it haha.

I'm loving seeing these celebs getting into PC gaming as their main thing. I lol'd when that interviewer just asked "Xbox or Sony" and he was just like "PC".

I watched Jaytech's build video for Terry's PC and then the reveal, good stuff and content. He's not the only celeb Jay's built rigs for either. It'd be cool if more celebs went to Jay for some sweet custom rigs, then maybe we'd see a new side-business for Jay =P.

GamersGate has organised a Death Stranding giveaway: https://gleam.io/9GPne/death-stranding-for-pc-giveaway

Thanks for sharing.

Captain_Yuri said: hinch said: Such a based geek xD You wouldn't think looking the guy. Loll so true. You also had Terry Crews doing his own PC build in the past so it must mean that when we get older, we too will be Buff right? RIGHT?

Your profile says you are 73. How much older are you expecting to get?

Most people don't take me for a geek in real life either being a Gym Junkie.

Pemalite said: Captain_Yuri said: Loll so true. You also had Terry Crews doing his own PC build in the past so it must mean that when we get older, we too will be Buff right? RIGHT? Your profile says you are 73. How much older are you expecting to get? Most people don't take me for a geek in real life either being a Gym Junkie.

Lol I am much younger than that irl. I am actually 28. The age thing was a joke that I used to do before I left where every year, I reset it back to 69. Back in the days where my name was Jizz Beard the Pirate.

I do need to clean up my profile in general but alas, so lazy, specially with the whole, working from home thing.

It's time for the Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Torchlight 2 is free to own on Epic Games Store until July 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/torchlight-2-is-free-to-own-on-epic-games-store-until-july-23rd/
Epic Games has announced that Torchlight 2 is currently available for free on Epic Games Store. From today and until July 23rd, PC gamers can visit its EGS page and acquire their free copy.
>> Next week there will be two free games: Next Up Hero and Tacoma.

That's not the only free game because at GOG you can claim Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War for free during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/warhammer_40000_rites_of_war

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Humble Store greatest hits sale brings up to 75% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/humble-store-greatest-hits/
• There's a Railway Empire DLC sale with up to 65% discounts for the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/railway-empire-dlc-sale/
• And Team17 has put its games up to 90% off during the same 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/team-17-publisher-sale/

Fanatical has three new sales:

• The new Star Deal is Blacksad: Under the Skin, 60% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/blacksad-under-the-skin
• SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE gets a 45% discount during the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/superhot-mind-control-delete
• And there's a new Build Your Own Action Bundle, with 20 games to choose your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-action-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Metal Gear Solid 5 Beyond Ultra Settings Mod released, improves LOD & shadows, reduces pop-ins
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metal-gear-solid-5-beyond-ultra-settings-mod-released-improves-lod-shadows-reduces-pop-ins/
Modders ‘TheSleepwalker’ and ‘frofoo’ have released a new graphical mod for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. Metal Gear Solid 5 Beyond Ultra Settings Mod improves LOD and draw distance, as well as distant shadows.
Going into more details, the low detail planes of pseudo-terrain overlayed on top of actual geometry in the game are pushed much further making them less noticeable. Buildings and the like are also more detailed. Furthermore, additional formations of rocks & trees are rendered in the distance.
Moreover, this mod adds an additional Shadow Cascade. Thus, the game now properly casts shadows further, providing shadowing from the sun even at longer ranges, without lowering close shadows resolution too much.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

The Mario 64 PC port looks like a full-blown remaster with new 4K texture pack
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mario-64-pc-port-looks-like-a-full-blown-remaster-with-new-4k-texture-pack/
Back in May Wes played an impressive Mario 64 PC port that runs like a dream at 60fps and 4K resolution. But as he noted back then, a smoother frame rate and crisper resolution can't really improve textures that were created for a 1996 Nintendo 64 game.
But with the arrival of a new community-made 4K texture pack, the port can now look like a fully-fledged current-gen remaster. The 'sm64redrawn' pack is the manual work of 16 contributors, who all had a hand in manually redrawing the game's textures at ten times the regular scale, sometimes higher.

GAMING NEWS

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla gets a new trailer, focusing on Eivor
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/assassins-creed-valhalla-gets-a-new-trailer-focusing-on-eivor/
Ubisoft has released a brand new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla that focuses on the main character, Eivor. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will invite players to live the saga of Eivor; a fierce Viking raider raised on tales of battle and glory.

eFootball PES 2021 Season Update officially releases on September 15th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/efootball-pes-2021-season-update-officially-releases-on-september-15th/
A couple of days ago, Konami confirmed that there won’t be a new PES in 2020. Instead, the team will be releasing a streamlined version in the form of a “season update” for eFootball PES 2020, called eFootball PES 2021 Season Update.

Surgeon Simulator 2 releases on August 27th, will have Bossa Labs Creation Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/surgeon-simulator-2-releases-on-august-27th-will-have-bossa-labs-creation-mode/
Bossa Studios has announced that Surgeon Simulator 2 will release on August 27th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer. Furthermore, Bossa Studios announced a Creation Mode for Surgeon Simulator 2.

Othercide gets Gameplay Overview Trailer, showing its tactical combat & progression systems
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/othercide-gameplay-overview-trailer-tactical-combat-progression-systems/
Focus Home Interactive has released a Gameplay Overview Trailer for its upcoming tactical RPG horror game, Othercide, showing off some exclusive new gameplay footage. Additionally, this trailer takes a deep dive into the tactical combat and progression systems that make up this dark indie gem.

Outriders gets an official story trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/outriders-gets-an-official-story-trailer/
Square Enix and People Can Fly have released the official story trailer for their upcoming co-op shooter, Outriders. In this trailer, we get to learn more about the game’s story. Furthermore, it gives us a look at some new environments.

First gameplay teaser trailer for multiplayer dinosaur survival horror game, Deathground
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-teaser-trailer-for-multiplayer-dinosaur-survival-horror-game-deathground/
Last week, we informed you about a new multiplayer dinosaur survival horror game, Deathground. And today, Jaw Drop Games has released the first gameplay teaser trailer for it. This trailer will give you an idea of how the game looks and plays.

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Friday news, part two:

The Xbox Games Showcase promises to be about 'just games'
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-xbox-games-showcase-promises-to-be-about-just-games/
After a disappointing event back in May, Xbox Games is returning with another showcase next week, and according to marketing boss Aaron Greenberg it's going to be an hour of nothing but games.
>> Good. Let's hope that some of them, if not all, come to PC as well.

Destiny 2: Beyond Light expansion delayed to November
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-beyond-light-expansion-delayed-to-november/
The next big Destiny 2 expansion, Beyond Light, will not make its planned September release. Bungie announced today that, due largely to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it has made the decision to delay the expansion to November.

Summer Game Fest returns next week with a new developer showcase
https://www.pcgamer.com/summer-games-fest-returns-next-week-with-a-new-developer-showcase/
Summer Game Fest, the online videogame showcase that never ends (it just goes on and on, my friends), will return next week with a new show curated by Geoff Keighley and the Day of the Devs team. The event will feature world-first reveals from iam8bit, Panic, MWM Interactive, Team17, and ustwo games, along with looks at ongoing projects and even a couple of musical performances.

Rainbow Six Siege’s next patch could finally make Oryx good
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-sieges-next-patch-could-finally-make-oryx-good/
Rainbow Six Siege’s latest Technical Test Server is trying out dramatic changes for Oryx, Gridlock, and Fuze aimed at making them more fun to play. The new balancing shifts aren’t guaranteed to make it to the live build, but tests like this are typically good indicators of what’s to come in Siege’s mid-season update.

Aquaman villain Black Manta is now a Fortnite skin
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-black-manta-skin-item-shop-update/
Just in time for Fortnite's Aquaman skin, the underwater superhero's archnemesis, the Black Manta, has also arrived in Fortnite as a new skin. You'll have to complete the Aquaman challenges to get Jason Momoa's superhero, but to get Black Manta you'll have to complete the unique challenge of spending real money.

Rogue Legacy 2 Early Access launch has been delayed a month
https://www.pcgamer.com/rogue-legacy-2-early-access-launch-has-been-delayed-a-month/
Originally scheduled to release next week, the Early Access launch of Rogue Legacy 2 has been pushed back to August 18, studio Cellar Door Games has announced. The minor delay is due to some unforeseen hiccups in development.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting an in-game marketplace for selling mods
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-is-getting-an-in-game-marketplace-for-selling-mods/
While Microsoft Flight Simulator promises to be absolutely massive, pilots are going to inevitably want more. It will launch with every airport in the world, from huge international ones to tiny landing strips in the middle of a field, and plenty of planes, but there are still gaps. That's where modders and add-on developers are going to come in.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla has Mortal Kombat-style X-ray attacks
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-has-mortal-kombat-style-x-ray-attacks/
Despite the series's increasingly high body count, Assassin's Creed isn't typically very gory, but that's set to change with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. We've already seen quite a bit of Eivor murdering their way through England with plenty of flair and brutality, and it looks like we'll also be able to see all that damage up close.

Worms Armageddon has been updated 21 years after it launched
https://www.pcgamer.com/worms-armageddon-has-been-updated-21-years-after-it-launched/
Invertebrate artillery game Worms Armageddon has quietly released an update 21 years after it first appeared on PC. Developer Team17 launched the game back in 1999, and it quickly gained popularity within the Worms community, making it one of the most popular games in the series.
The 3.8 update includes a bunch of bug fixes and changes, including popular mods that are now permanent features, like the physics mod RubberWorm. There are now 70 new scheme options letting you customise and tweak your matches how you like, so you can manipulate physics, have worms bounce around the map, and fire more than one weapon per turn.

Let's end the news taking a look at the deals from GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The first one is an Ubisoft weekly sale with up to 75% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/french_sale_ubisoft
• The Midweek Sale with its strategy games up to 85% off will last another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200715_midweek_sale
• The Dungeon Crawlers Sale with its up to 80% discounts lasts another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200715_dungeon_crawlers_sale
• The Warhammer weekend sale comes with up to 80% discounts during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/warhammer_sale
• SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE launches with a 40% discount until July 23: https://www.gog.com/game/superhot_mind_control_delete

+Steam

• The new daily deal is Darkwood, 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/
• SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE is 40% off until July 23, like at GOG: https://store.steampowered.com/app/690040/SUPERHOT_MIND_CONTROL_DELETE/
• The first of the weekend deals is Hell Let Loose, free to try during the next 3 days and 25% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/686810/Hell_Let_Loose/
• A Plague Tale: Innocence is 66% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/752590/A_Plague_Tale_Innocence/
• SCS (Euro and American Truck Simulator) is the star of the weekend publisher sale, with up to 81% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/scs/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

And that's it. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

NVIDIA Ampere GA102 may offer up to 195 MHz higher boosts compared to the RTX 2080 Ti. Take it with grains of salt.

[Nvidia Ampere] 🧐

GA102 clocks

One of variant has :
> 1485MHz base clock
> 1740MHz boost clock

that's +135MHz/+195MHz over 2080 Ti and +135MHz/+105MHz over 2080 Ti FE

I don't know how much headroom is there for GPU Boost

— _rogame 🇵🇸 (@_rogame) July 13, 2020

Samsung 870 QVO and Portable SSD T7 launched in India; prices start at INR 9,999

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-870-QVO-and-Portable-SSD-T7-launched-in-India-prices-start-at-INR-9-999.481658.0.html

The 870 Qvo comes with QLC (quad-level cells) NAND flash modules. Furthermore, it also comes with a dedicated DRAM chip, allowing faster and more consistent write speeds. Under ideal conditions, it can deliver sequential read and write speeds of up to 560MB/s and 530MB/s, respectively. Each SKU comes with a three-year warranty. The 1TB variant has an endurance rating of 360 TBW (Terabytes written). That number increases with a corresponding increase in storage and caps out at 2,880 TBW for the 8TB option. The 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB models are priced at INR 9,999 (US$133), INR 19,999 (US$266), INR 39,999 (US$533), and INR 74,999 (US$999), respectively.

Samsung has also launched a new iteration of its portable SSDs. Much like its predecessor, the Portable SSD T7 comes with an integrated fingerprint scanner. It offers NVMe-like performance with its near 1GB/s read and write speeds. You will, however, require a compatible USB Gen 3.2 port to get those numbers. The drive employs AES 256-bit hardware encryption to keep your data safe from unscrupulous elements. Storage options start at 500GB and max out at 2TB. The 500GB version retails at INR 9,999 (US$133), 1TB variant at INR 17,999 (US$240) and the 2TB model at INR 29,999 (US$ 400).

Intel Alder Lake CPUs To Get 33% More Execution Units Than Current Generation Flagship for it's iGPU

https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-cpus-to-get-33-more-execution-units-than-current-generation-flagship/

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