You meant Taiwan, right?

And yeah, it's also supposedly illegal over there... but not sure Taipeh will do anything against it considering TSMC in by far the biggest company of the country and thus might get away with it.

But seriously, the gall of telling them basically "You can resign, there are students waiting for your job".

Sorry, yes I meant Taiwan. I was thinking about Samsung and mixed both.

The menace of firing somone because there are others that would take his/her place is used too often, and sometimes it's an empty menace. In a business like TSMC, you need competent and trained people to run your business, and while you can obviously train new ones, you can't do that fast enough if enough people go on strike or "get sick" at the same time.

Rumor - Valve working on two Half Life games. One is called codenamed Half Life X, other is a multiplayer (zombies?)

Oh God, Valve is working on 2 Half-Life games following up on Half-Life: Alyx..... I AM EXCITED! https://t.co/JPSlQcTxPJ

— Tyler "Hype Merchant" McVicker (@Tyler_McV) March 28, 2021

"two" and not three

Valve can't count after two, it seems. I mean where's muh L4D 3 Valve >_>

If only, I'd love another Left4Dead

This is gonna be like the way Brazil treats 24, so they'll be like 2+1 lmao.

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has several news worth sharing:

• Let's start with the most important one; the classic XIII is free to get during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/xiii
• The game Narita Boy lands on the store and, if you already own Neon Abyss, you can get it with a 20% discount until April 13: https://www.gog.com/game/narita_boy
• And there's a bunch of new demos to try. Check them out here: https://www.gog.com/partner/soon_to_bloom

Steam has a new daily deal and a bunch of weeklong deals:

• The new daily deal is the Early Access title Solasta: Crown of the Magister, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/
• And here are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Cyber Manhunt, that has a demo, is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1216710/Cyber_Manhunt/
  • Deliver Us The Moon is 38% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/428660/Deliver_Us_The_Moon/
  • The Wild Eight is half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/526160/The_Wild_Eight/
  • killer7 is 60% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/868520/killer7/
  • My Memory of Us gets an 80% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/651500/My_Memory_of_Us/
  • And Wild West and Wizards gets a 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071290/Wild_West_and_Wizards/

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The Adventure Beyond Sale features up to 93% discounts during the next 2 days. The keys are mostly for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/adventure-beyond-sale/
• The Plug In Digital Sale comes with up to 90% discounts during the next 3 days. The keys are mostly for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/plug-in-digital-sale/
• And the Fatshark Publisher Sale brings up to 75% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/fatshark-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal: Crossroads Inn Anniversary Edition is 60% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/crossroads-inn-anniversary-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software 21.3.2 driver optimized for Outriders, Evil Genius 2 and Dirt 5 Update 4.0
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-21-3-2-driver-optimized-for-outriders-evil-genius-2-and-dirt-5-update-4-0/
AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.3.2 driver offers optimal performance in Outriders, Evil Genius 2 and Dirt 5 Update 4.0.
This new driver also packs a number of bug fixes. For instance, it resolves some incorrect core clock values in performance tuning and/or the system graphics hardware information tab in Radeon RX 6700 series GPUs. It also fixes some shadow corruption issues in Insurgency: Sandstorm on Radeon RX 6000 series.
>> Available from here.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Open Beta phase for Enlisted begins on April 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/open-beta-phase-for-enlisted-begins-on-april-8th/
Gaijin Entertainment has announced that the military online shooter Enlisted is going to Open Beta on April 8th, 2021. On that day, players will experience a completely new meta game system, as well as new missions, vehicles, and weapons.

RIPOUT is a new online co-op horror FPS, coming to PC in 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ripout-is-a-new-online-co-op-horror-fps-coming-to-pc-in-2022/
Pet Project Games has announced a new online co-op horror FPS that will be coming to PC in 2022, RIPOUT. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team also released the game’s debut gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition Update 1.27.01 Release Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nioh-2-the-complete-edition-update-1-27-01-release-notes/
KOEI Tecmo has released a brand new patch for Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition. According to the release notes, Update 1.27.01 comes with a number of bug fixes, though it does not introduce any optimizations or general PC improvements.

Tuesday news, part two:

Ten years after release, Terraria gets Steam Workshop support
https://www.pcgamer.com/ten-years-after-release-terraria-gets-steam-workshop-support/
Side-scrolling survival crafter Terraria finally features Steam Workshop support—and there are a bunch of new ways to mod Terraria, ensuring the Workshop's shelves remain well-stocked.

Sega forces Yakuza: Like a Dragon off of SteamDB over piracy fears
https://www.pcgamer.com/sega-forces-yakuza-like-a-dragon-off-of-steamdb-over-piracy-fears/
The Steam Database, or SteamDB, is a third-party tool that provides all sorts of information about games on Steam, from developer info and player numbers to release dates and modification times, update history, and configuration details. Pretty much anything you could possibly want to know about a game that's on Steam, SteamDB can tell you.
Unless that game happens to be Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which as of very recently does not have a normal SteamDB page. Instead, there's a message saying, "This page was taken down because SEGA is claiming we distribute their game here (we don't)," and a link to a series of tweets that explains the situation in further detail.

Call of Duty: Warzone's next monster update is 81GB smaller if you delete Modern Warfare
https://www.pcgamer.com/cod-warzone-patch-size-release-time-season-2/
Call of Duty: Warzone fans don't have much to get excited about in tomorrow's midseason update. While Black Ops – Cold War is getting new maps and modes, Warzone fans are getting a sniper rifle and a few new operators. But that doesn't mean that our hard drives are safe—tomorrow's Warzone patch is a whopping 133GB download if you also have Modern Warfare installed. If not, you're in slightly better shape.

Apex Legend halts Chinatown Market skins after the brand announces a surprise name change
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legend-halts-chinatown-market-skins-after-the-brand-announces-a-surprise-name-change/
Last week, Respawn revealed a partnership with Chinatown Market to bring skins based on the brand to Apex Legends, including the Sundown Desperado skin for Bloodhound and Mic Check skin for Lifeline. The set was scheduled to roll out on March 30, but Respawn announced today that it's been put on hold, as Chinatown Market itself is changing its name.

Magic: Legends makes a monetization concession, framerate improvements
https://www.pcgamer.com/magic-legends-makes-a-monetization-concession-framerate-improvements/
Free-to-play online action RPG Magic: Legends had a rough open beta launch last week, at least in terms of publicity. It was criticized for performance issues, design issues, and for its microtransactions, with the hard-to-acquire Dimir Assassin class being the biggest grievance. Over the weekend, producer Steve Ricossa explained how Cryptic Studios is responding to that criticism, which includes adding an easier free path to the Dimir Assassin.

Activision Blizzard appoints former Trump official as its chief administrative officer
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-appoints-former-trump-official-as-its-chief-administrative-officer/
Activision Blizzard has hired another Republican alum to its leadership team, with the appointment of Trump administration member Brian Bulatao as chief administrative officer.
Earlier this week, the publisher announced the promotion of Armin Zerza as chief financial officer (via BusinessWire). But Bulatao, who joins Activision following a previous role under US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, comes aboard with notably less fanfare—his hiring revealed via company-wide internal emails acquired by Kotaku.

The Medium developer no longer up for sale
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-medium-developer-no-longer-up-for-sale/
Polish horror developer Bloober Team has backed out of acquisition talks with several potential buyers, according to a new report by local outlet Bankier.pl (via VGC).

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive opens up premier matchmaking for all
https://www.pcgamer.com/counter-strike-global-offensive-opens-up-premier-matchmaking-for-all/
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has opened up Broken Fang Premier—the competitive matchmaking mode previously available only to those who'd bought the Broken Fang pass—to all players. The Premier mode's big addition is the introduction of a pick/ban phase at the start of every match, where your teammates shout things like "not Dust please" and "I quit if ve choose Overpass" over alternate voting rounds.

Lots of news today bois!

NVIDIA enables Resizable BAR on GeForce RTX 30 graphics cards

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-enables-resizable-bar-on-geforce-rtx-30-graphics-cards

You do need to update the GPU VBIOS to make it work and also need to make sure your motherboard has Resizable Bar support and to enable it in the BIOS. They also added more games to the list. Don't forget to update the driver as well!

Rocket Lake reviews are out.

TLDR: i9 is Slower than Ryzen 9 5900X while being more expensive. i5 trades blows with Ryzen 5 while being slightly less expensive. i9 is hella toasty in thermals and while consuming twice the power as a 5900x when overclocked. Overall, getting the i5 is the best value as it's cheaper and if you want more performance... Get Ryzen!

You can view other sites here:

https://videocardz.com/107476/intel-11th-gen-core-rocket-lake-s-review-roundup