Here come some good and bad news/rumors:

AMD confirms Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G costs 309 USD
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-ryzen-7-pro-4750g-costs-309-usd
AMD has confirmed the pricing for its new Ryzen PRO 4000G series processors. The list feature Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G(E), 5 PRO 4650G(E), and 3 PRO 4350(GE).

AMD Ryzen 4000H series capped to PCIe 3.0 x8, limiting high-end GPU options
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-4000h-series-capped-to-pcie-3-0-x8-limiting-high-end-gpu-options
Igor Wallosek has shared a new block diagram for the Ryzen 4000H and U series platform codenamed Renoir FP6. The diagram reveals the sad truth about PCI-Express interface bandwidth limitation. This could be the main reason why notebooks makers have avoided pairing high-performance Ryzen 4000 CPUs with more powerful graphics.

>>And that's with competition! What would they do without Intel? That's exacyly why we need both of them doing their best.

Rumor: NVIDIA is interested in purchasing ARM
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/rumor-nvidia-is-interested-in-purchasing-arm.html
Nvidia is said to be interested in obtaining chip designer Arm. That is what sources involved in this say to financial news agency Bloomberg. Last week it was revealed that SoftBank, the current owner of Arm, would be considering a sale.

Nvidia has, according to Bloomberg sources, approached Arm in recent weeks about a possible acquisition. According to the sources, other bidders could emerge, but details are not yet known. Four years ago ARM was acquired by Softbank for a sum of 29 billion euros, and since then the value raised. Nvidia may have the means to acquire ARM after having recently been listed higher than Intel, but whether Nvidia's interest will eventually lead to a deal with SoftBank remains to be seen. Should it come to this, it would be the largest takeover in the history of the chip industry.

A takeover of Arm will be watched by numerous authorities as many companies depend on its technology. An acquisition of Arm by Nvidia will mean a shift in the market and increase Nvidia's chances of growing in different markets.

Nvidia buying ARM would be kinda cray cray. I can already image my all-Nvidia gaming PC after the world has switched from x86 to ARM.

That would be one hell of a deal and would certainly help Nvidia get into the cpu space. Apple might shit themselves if it does go through as they have stayed away from doing business with Nvidia after their macbook fiasco.

It'd be glorious to watch Apple Squirm like a bitch for once. 

If they aren't allowed to buy an x86 licence, their money piles have to go somewhere else.

So why NOT buy ARM which allows them to make their own APUs and will rake them in money from the whole mobile market?

I'll be holding my Baby 3000 series hopefully in a few months :P

The Thursday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Valorant had the biggest launch ever for a free-to-play game on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valorant-had-the-biggest-launch-ever-for-a-free-to-play-game-on-the-pc/
SuperData has shared its monthly report, stating that Valorant had the biggest launch ever for a free-to-play game on the PC. According to the company, the game’s revenue and player numbers put it ahead of what the PC version of Apex Legends achieved in February 2019.
Valorant also made more than its closest competitor, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in June despite the Valve title having a slightly larger audience. CS:GO user numbers and revenue were also down for the second straight month in June. This could indicate that Valorant is siphoning away players.
Now we should note that Apex Legends did earn more overall at launch due to its console version. So yeah, that multi-platform release actually paid off.

GOG sees the release of Röki with a 15% discount until July 30: https://www.gog.com/game/roki

Steam has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/690640/Trine_4_The_Nightmare_Prince/
• And Total Tank Simulator is 20% off until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/674500/Total_Tank_Simulator/

And Fanatical has launched a new Platinum Collection Build Your Own Bundle, with 20 games to choose you 3 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Here are 12 minutes of new gameplay footage from Star Wars Squadrons
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/12-minutes-new-gameplay-footage-from-star-wars-squadrons/
YouTube’s ‘jackfrags’ has shared a video, showing twelve minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Star Wars Squadrons. Star Wars Squadrons is a first-person space dogfighting game set after the events of Return of the Jedi, and I’m pretty sure that most Star Wars fans will find this video quite interesting.

New gameplay footage surfaces for the upcoming action RPG, Godfall
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-upcoming-action-rpg-godfall/
Arekkz Gaming has shared a new video that packs some new gameplay footage from the upcoming action RPG, Godfall. In this recent Godfall interview, we learn more about how we’ll unlock skills, level up, and earn loot.

Official PC System Requirements for A Total War Saga: TROY
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/official-pc-system-requirements-a-total-war-saga-troy/
SEGA and Creative Assembly have revealed the official PC system requirements for A Total War Saga: TROY. A Total War Saga: TROY focuses on the historical flashpoint of the Trojan War, bringing the conflict to life as never before.

Project Oxygen is a new Unreal Engine-powered survival game that targets next-gen platforms
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/project-oxygen-is-a-new-unreal-engine-powered-survival-game-that-targets-next-gen-platforms/
Far From Home has announced its debut game, Project Oxygen. In this game, players will embody a lone scientist. Players will explore an ecologically ruined and evolved Earth after humanity failed to fight off their own demise.

Launch trailer released for the reverse horror game, CARRION
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/launch-trailer-reverse-horror-game-carrion/
Devolver has released the launch trailer for its upcoming reverse horror game, CARRION. CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origin.

World War Z now supports cross-play between PC, Xbox One and PS4
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/world-war-z-now-supports-cross-play-between-pc-xbox-one-and-ps4/
Focus Home Interactive and Saber released the Dronemaster Update for World War Z that adds full PvE crossplay. Thus, the game will now allow you to party up in co-op with friends no matter what platform they’re on. Furthermore, the teams have released a brand new trailer that you can find below.

New screenshots released for the next-gen psychological horror game, The Medium
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-the-next-gen-psychological-horror-game-the-medium/
Bloober Team has released a new set of screenshots via the Windows Store page for The Medium. These new screenshots showcase the game’s Unreal Engine-powered graphics, as well as its dual-reality element.

Thursday news, part two:

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is an indie ode to Jet Set Radio, with the original composer
https://www.pcgamer.com/bomb-rush-cyberfunk-is-an-indie-ode-to-jet-set-radio-with-the-original-composer/
One look at Bomb Rush Cyberfunk ought to tell you what game it's inspired by—it's clearly a spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio, the 2000 Sega Dreamcast classic by Smilebit. The teaser released by indie developer Team Reptile is very, very brief, but it's so close to Jet Set Radio in style that fans immediately know what to expect — spraying graffiti, skating around the city to funky beats and of course staying one step ahead of the police at all times.
>> TallSilhouette has made a thread about this game.

Star Renegades is coming to Steam in September
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-renegades-is-coming-to-steam-in-september/
Beautiful turn-based strategy-RPG Star Renegades got an updated release date and a shiny new trailer today. The planned 2019 release didn't work out, but after dropping some updated gameplay footage at IGN's Summer of Gaming event in June, the game is now available to wishlist on Steam and publisher Raw Fury said that it will be out on September 8.

EVE Online's developers turned its player-made cemetery into a permanent monument
https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-onlines-developers-turned-its-player-made-cemetery-into-a-permanent-monument/
Few places in the virtual galaxy of New Eden are as special as the Molea Cemetery. For over a decade, a small group of EVE Online pilots have been maintaining it, working tirelessly to collect the corpses left behind by those killed in-game and inter them. Over the years, however, the Molea Cemetery has also become a place to memorialize real-life people who have died, many of them EVE Online players.

Another Ubisoft Forward is coming in September, and it may feature Rainbow Six Quarantine
https://www.pcgamer.com/another-ubisoft-forward-is-coming-in-september-and-it-may-feature-rainbow-six-quarantine/
The next Ubisoft Forward will take place in September, the company confirmed today during its Q1 earnings call. No specific date nor further details were provided, though reading between the lines, we'll probably see more on Rainbow Six Quarantine and Gods & Monsters - both absent from this month's Forward debut.

Bioware producer Mark Darrah confirms work on Dragon Age 4 is still ongoing
https://www.pcgamer.com/bioware-producer-mark-darrah-confirms-work-on-dragon-age-4-is-still-ongoing/
News on Dragon Age 4, the next instalment in Bioware's RPG saga, are coming in like single drops of water during a drought—an announcement here, a few images there. Since the Game Awards 2018 we definitely know it's happening, though even back then Bioware made it clear that the game was years away.

Upcomg 4X Humankind details how civics and ideologies will work
https://www.pcgamer.com/upcomg-4x-humankind-details-how-civics-and-ideologies-will-work/
Ever since Humankind was announced almost a year ago, developer Amplitude has been hard at work detailing how exactly things are going to shape out via a series of developer diaries.
Today, Amplitude released a diary detailing its intricate civics system.

Desperados 3 gets a free update with new missions
https://www.pcgamer.com/desperados-3-gets-a-free-update-with-new-missions/
Today THQ Nordic unveiled a number of new missions for Desperados 3 that take place on its Flagstone, Mayor Higgins' Estate, Eagle Falls, and Casa DeVitt maps. This update is free for everyone and not part of the Desperados 3 season pass, which is available separately. The update also makes the game compatible with the Tobii Eye Tracker.

You missed Chris Hems... Thor. But he's on another level:

I think the PCIe x8 is simply due to the chip's mobile origins. Bristol Ridge, Raven Ridge and Picasso all only had PCIe x8 to cut down the size of the chips since their main usage is mobile. And it's 64GBit/s should still be enough for bigger GPUs, especially the Max-Q variants.

Of course, considering how powerful the CPU is, it's a bit of a bummer, especially for their Desktop counterparts. So I hope they go bigger next time - though the jump the PCIe 4 will already help a lot even if it stays at x8.

For myself, it doesn't change too much, I'm only interested into a 4600G for a light gaming PC (for my wife) which would get transplanted later on into a home server.

Not sure if they will be allowed to, considering they are making their own designs out of the chips and countless others do so, too. This would certainly be a red flag for many companies as they could not be sure anymore they would get the same level of hardware than one of their competitors does, namely NVidia with their Tegra chips.