Do we know what settings detail and overall graphics were on for these? 60-ish seems low, I know UE aren't the most optimized engines of all time but still. If this is for real, color me slightly disappointed. We need the Ti!

Everything else is pretty damn good.

Borderlands 3 tho...ayy lmao 

I'm gonna be like them folks over on twitter who keep using that new slang word, and call the 3080 a BeAst of a card, a total mOnStEr.

If we take these and compare it to benchmarks from other sites...

Forza Horizon 4 - 4K at 150FPS --------- 2080 Ti: 100 FPS
Far Cry 5 - 4K at 100FPS ---------- 2080Ti: 77 FPS
Borderlands 3 - 4K at 61FPS --------- 2080Ti: 47 FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn: 4K at 76FPS --------- 2080Ti: 48 FPS
Assassin's Creed Odyssey: 4K at 67FPS -------- 2080Ti: 44FPS

Shadow of the Tomb Raider:
RTX with DLSS ON - 100FPS at 4K
RTX with DLSS OFF - 84FPS at Native 4K -------- 2080Ti: 59 FPS

Control:
RTX with DLSS ON - 100FPS at 4K
RTX with DLSS OFF - 50-60FPS at Native 4K -------- 2080Ti: 35 FPS

Death Stranding:
DLSS ON - 160-170FPS at 4K
DLSS OFF - 100FPS at Native 4K ------------ 2080Ti: 76 FPS

Now I got the 2080 Ti data from various other websites so because of that, there could be other variables that skews the data but I think it gives us a good relative performance point.

Looks like I'll have to get the 3090 to stay comfortably above 60fps.

I think borderlands just has terrible optimization as even the 2080 Ti doesn't do very well.

And ONLY if you own it on Steam. I own KoA on Origin. If I want to rebuy it, it's the full price.  I think GOG is the same way.  And I'm not sure buying it a second time is worth it anyways.  I don't think there's too much different to justify the new version.

At GOG it's also full price, yes, at least once the launch discount, a mere 10%, ends.

I don't know why they make these distinctions between stores.

The news, all in one post (again):

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Multiplayer space mystery Among Us hits 1.5 million simultaneous players
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiplayer-space-mystery-among-us-hits-15-million-simultaneous-players/
Among Us is a party game first released in 2018 about a spaceship crew who are just trying to do their mundane jobs—only there are also impostor players sneaking about murdering them and shifting blame onto the innocent. It's like Werewolf in space, yes. Though it didn't set the world on fire at launch, it's recently become a hit with streamers and is currently Twitch's number one game, with 183,000 viewers at the time of writing.
The sudden burst in popularity has caused some server problems for developers Innersloth, a team of three based in Washington. As they tweeted over the weekend, "Among Us servers are filling up again! We're hitting 1.5 million players online at the same time! We're slowly getting the hang of things but please bear with us! We'll get through this."

GOG has two new sales and two new releases:

• The first sale is a special Sid Meier's Classics sale, with up to 75% discounts during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200908_sid_meier_sale
• The other one is the Midweek Sale, with "games for every computer" up to 85% off until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200909_midweek_sale
• And these are the two releases:
  • Star Renegades launches with a 10% discount until September 15: https://www.gog.com/game/star_renegades
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning gets also gets a 10% discount, until the 22nd of September: https://www.gog.com/game/kingdoms_of_amalur_rereckoning

Steam has two new daily deals and several Midweek Madness deals:

• The first daily deal is AVICII Invector, 33% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/986800/AVICII_Invector/
• The other one is the Early Access title CryoFall, with a 70% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/829590/CryoFall/
• And these are the Midweek Madness deals:
  • ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN is 67% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ACE_COMBAT_7_SKIES_UNKNOWN/
  • The Dead Rising franchise is up to 75% off until Friday 11: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/dead-rising/
  • Publisher Aspyr Media offers its games up to 80% off until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/aspyr/
  • The Sims 4 and its DLCs are up to 75% off until September 13: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36135791/sale/sims4sale
  • Dead by Daylight is free to try during the next 4 days and 60% off until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/381210/Dead_by_Daylight/
  • Destiny 2 puts its two biggest DLCs on sale, 40% off, until September 15: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1085660/Destiny_2/
  • And publisher NEOWIZ has its games up to 50% off until September 15: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/neowiz

There's a new Humble Bundle, the Humble Totally Tropico Bundle with up to 17 items to get during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/totally-tropico

And Fanatical brings the new Descent Bundle featuring 10 games with a 95% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/descent-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Godzilla makes its Microsoft Flight Simulator debut with this mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/godzilla-makes-its-microsoft-flight-simulator-debut-with-this-mod/
So far, the bulk of Microsoft Flight Simulator's mods have been sensible things, like new liveries for planes, fixing some of the map's omissions, and introducing the King of the Monsters, Godzilla.
Yes, Godzilla has finally made his Microsoft Flight Sim debut, and it turns out it's on holiday. Don't you know you shouldn't be gallivanting around the world during a plague, Godzilla? Very irresponsible.
Modder Sergio Perea plonked the scaly behemoth down in San Francisco beside the Bay Bridge, but upon closer inspection it doesn't look like the residents of San Francisco actually have anything to worry about. Instead of the real Godzilla—who you should fear and respect—this is just a giant toy. And while he does seem to have posable limbs, he doesn't get to use them to smash cities or other monsters. He just stands there stoically. What a relief. Now all we need is a giant toy Mothra to fly around inside.
>> Oh! A giant, flying Mothra could be very cool. Someone should definitely do it! In any case, if you want the Godzilla mod, you'll have to go to Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

New Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot shows off the Badlands area
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-cyberpunk-2077-screenshot-shows-off-the-badlands-area/
After the microtransactions controversy surrounding Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED released a brand new screenshot for it. This new in-game screenshot shows off the Badlands area that players will explore in the game.
>> Once again, it's just one single screenshot.

New Watch Dogs: Legion 4K Ray Tracing Screenshots Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-watch-dogs-legion-4k-ray-tracing-screenshots-released/
Ubisoft has released a new set of 4K PC screenshots for Watch Dogs: Legion, showcasing its Ray Tracing effects. From what we know so far, Ubisoft will be using Ray Tracing in order to enhance the game’s reflections.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning – Original versus Remaster Comparison Screenshots
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/kingdoms-of-amalur-re-reckoning-original-versus-remaster-comparison-screenshots/
Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning has just been released and below you can find some comparison screenshots between its original and its remastered versions. These screenshots will give you an idea of the visual differences between these two versions on Max Settings.
>> Now everybody will be able to see what you've been talking about.

Fall Guys adding anti-cheat 'in the next couple of weeks'
https://www.pcgamer.com/fall-guys-adding-anti-cheat-in-the-next-couple-of-weeks/
I only play Fall Guys once every few days, and usually only for one or two matches at a time, but I still see a ton of cheaters in Mediatonic's battle royale. If I had to estimate, I'd say there's a cheater in about one of four matches I play, and that's honestly part of the reason I don't play it so often. I'm not great at Fall Guys anyway, so it sucks even more to make it to the final round and see some cheating bean snatch the crown.

Colin Kaepernick returns in Madden NFL 21 as the highest-rated free-agent QB in the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/colin-kaepernick-returns-in-madden-nfl-21-as-the-highest-rated-free-agent-qb-in-the-game/
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick gained notoriety during the 2016 season for kneeling during the US national anthem to protest police brutality. Probably not coincidentally, he's been an unsigned free agent since the end of that season, too.
He's also been absent from the Madden NFL series since 2017, but as of today that's no longer the case: Kaepernick is now available as a free agent for new franchises in Madden NFL 21's Franchise Mode, and is in fact that highest-rated free agent quarterback in the game.
>> shikamaru317 made a thread about this yesterday.

Sid Meier doubts he could make Civilization today, or that he'd even play it if he did
https://www.pcgamer.com/sid-meier-doubts-he-could-make-civilization-today-or-that-hed-even-play-if-it-he-did/
Sid Meier has made a lot of great games over the years, but his defining masterwork has to be Sid Meier's Civilization. (Although, fun bit of trivia, it was not the first game to include his name in the title: That honor goes to Sid Meier's Pirates!) Released in 1991, Civilization was a tremendously influential game that made epoch-spanning strategy accessible to the masses and launched a hugely successful series that continues to flourish.

Be a pig farmer who gets rid of bodies for the mob in the first-person conversation game Adios
https://www.pcgamer.com/be-a-pig-farmer-who-gets-rid-of-bodies-for-the-mob-in-the-first-person-conversation-game-adios/
Some games hook me immediately with nothing more than the power of their premise. Adios, announced earlier today, is one such game. It's the tale of a hitman with a problem, and an unusual twist: You are not the hitman. You are a pig farmer.

After a bug forced their removal, vehicles have returned to Call of Duty: Warzone
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-a-bug-necessitated-their-removal-vehicles-have-returned-to-call-of-duty-warzone/
On September 6, Infinity Ward rolled out a playlist update that removed all vehicles from Call of Duty: Warzone in response to a bug that crashed the server and booted players back to the lobby if someone took a vehicle beyond the bounds of the map. (...) But now a new playlist update has brought Warzone's vehicles back. It also cycles out Plunder: Blood Money and King Slayer Trios, while adding Plunder Trios. Which you'll be able to play while being murdered, once again, by people in helicopters.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent almost featured guns and Jesus
https://www.pcgamer.com/amnesia-the-dark-descent-almost-featured-guns-and-jesus/
Amnesia: The Dark Descent launched a decade ago, helping to define both modern survival horror and the YouTube genre of endlessly shrieking while playing a game. To mark the anniversary, developer Frictional Games has shared "lesser known facts" about it, teasing a slightly different vision of Amnesia.

Some more 3080 benchmark leaks. There's 1080p and 4k. Everything maxed. I am gonna post the 4k benchmarks.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare:
2080 Ti: 132 FPS ------ 3080: 176 FPS

Battlefield V:
2080 Ti: 125 FPS ------ 3080: 162 FPS

Red Dead Redemption 2:
2080 Ti: 60 FPS ------ 3080: 79 FPS

Assassin's Creed Odyssey:
2080 Ti: 61 FPS ------ 3080: 89 FPS

Just Cause 4:
2080 Ti: 78 FPS ------ 3080: 113FPS

Anthem:
2080 Ti: 82 FPS ------ 3080: 108 FPS

Fortnite:
2080 Ti: 82 FPS ------ 3080: 132 FPS

You can see based on the Assassin's Creed Odyssey between this leak and the previous leak that it's hard to compare benchmarks between different people so take it all with grains of salt. Not to mention beta drivers and etc.

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1NA411H75d?from=search&seid=13094570205461991623