I wasn't aware that they've had been confirmed to hit retail, thanks for that.

Good luck with your mobo hunt.

Hello! Here's a summary of the most relevant news (under my criteria) of these last days:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Epic’s next free game is a cyberpunk tale of a hardboiled detective who loves cats
https://www.pcgamer.com/epics-next-free-game-is-a-cyberpunk-tale-of-a-hardboiled-detective-who-loves-cats/
Tales of the Neon Sea is a 2D point-and-click adventure that sets players off as Rex, a cop-turned-PI in a grimy cyberpunk world. That may not be the most unique videogame setup you've ever heard, but it's got a "very positive" rating across more than 1,100 reviews on Steam, and that's nothing to sneeze at. For the next seven days, it's also free for the taking on the Epic Games Store.
>> This Thursday, the new free game will be "3 out of 10: Season Two" (they already gave away the first one).

Now that the Spring Sale is over, GOG has two new deals:

• The new Weekly Sale is full of games with visitors from outer space with up to 80% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210405_weekly_sale
• And the Bethesda Sale brings up to 67% discounts during the next 11 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210405_bethesda

At Steam, Two Point Hospital is 66% off until April 8: https://store.steampowered.com/app/535930/Two_Point_Hospital/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Anime Sale brings up to 84% discounts during the next 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/anime-sale/
• And the Deep Silver BYOB comes with 32 games to build your up to 5 games bundle. And remember, the more games your bundle has, the bigger the discounts, until 85%: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/deep-silver-build-your-own-bundle/

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal: Dead Island Definitive Collection is 83% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/dead-island-definitive-collection

GAMING NEWS

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS comes to PC on May 27th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/earth-defense-force-world-brothers-comes-to-pc-on-may-27th/
D3 Publisher has announced that EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: WORLD BROTHERS will be coming to PC on May 27th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a new trailer that you can find below.

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds has been fully released as a F2P game on Steam
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/totally-accurate-battlegrounds-has-been-fully-released-as-a-f2p-game-on-steam/
Landfall has released the final version of Totally Accurate Battlegrounds on Steam as a free-to-play game. Totally Accurate Battlegrounds is described as the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game, and currently has Very Positive reviews on Steam.

Here are five minutes of gameplay footage from Resident Evil Village
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-five-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-resident-evil-village/
IGN has just shared a new video, showing five minutes of gameplay footage from Resident Evil Village. This gameplay footage was captured on PS4 Pro, which means that the PC version will look better than it.

GRIT is a new wild west battle royale game, coming to PC in Spring 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/grit-is-a-new-wild-west-battle-royale-game-coming-to-pc-in-spring-2021/
Team GRIT has announced a new wild west battle royale game for PC, GRIT. In this game, explore the towns, oil fields and plains of the untamed west as they try to hitch a ride on the last man alive train.

Oddworld: Soulstorm Official PC System Requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/oddworld-soulstorm-official-pc-system-requirements/
Oddworld Inhabitants has revealed the official PC system requirements for Oddworld: Soulstorm. In addition, the team has released some new short gameplay videos that you can find below.

Faraday Protocol is a new first-person puzzle adventure game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/faraday-protocol-is-a-new-first-person-puzzle-adventure-game/
Deck13 and Red Koi Box have announced a new first-person puzzle adventure game, Faraday Protocol. In this game, players will solve complicated puzzles and discover the hidden secrets of Opis.

Here are five minutes of new leaked gameplay footage from Rainbow Six Parasite
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-five-minutes-of-new-leaked-gameplay-footage-from-rainbow-six-parasite/
DBL online has shared a video, showing five minutes of leaked gameplay footage from Rainbow Six Parasite. Now I’m not sure whether this is similar to what we shared a while back (as Ubisoft has taken down that video).

Here are 22 minutes of gameplay footage from Atomic Heart
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-22-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-atomic-heart/
GameCross has shared a video, showing 22 minutes of gameplay footage from Atomic Heart. Atomic Heart is an immersive sim with shooter and fighting mechanics.

Project Lilith is a new action RPG for PC, first details and trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/project-lilith-is-a-new-action-rpg-for-pc-first-details-and-trailer/
PlayWay and Soro Games have announced a new action RPG for PC, Project Lilith. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams also released a gameplay trailer that you can find below.

The second part of the news:

Brewmaster wants to turn you into a virtual real ale enthusiast
https://www.pcgamer.com/brewmaster-wants-to-turn-you-into-a-virtual-real-ale-enthusiast/
Brewmaster, an upcoming brewing sim from Auroch Digital and Sold Out, wants to teach you how to pour the perfect craft beer—without the reward of having a nice pint to enjoy at the end of the day. Bold move.

Endure a pop-culture nightmare in this bizarre Seinfeld horror game
https://www.pcgamer.com/endure-a-pop-culture-nightmare-in-this-bizarre-seinfeld-horror-game/
At first I was going to write off Sinfeld Remastered as "A Bunch of Seinfeld References, The Video Game," but the deeper into the trailer I got the more there seemed to be going on.

This year's online E3 will be 'free for all,' with no paywalls
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-years-online-e3-will-be-free-for-all-with-no-paywalls/
Following a report which said that the Entertainment Software Association has been considering locking elements of this year's online E3 event behind a paywall, the organization has declared that the show "will be a free event for all attendees."

Call of Duty: Warzone’s attack helicopters are gone again after the invisibility glitch returns
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzones-attack-helicopters-are-gone-again-after-the-invisibility-glitch-returns/
Attack helicopters were added to Call of Duty: Warzone in December 2020, but were quickly removed after players discovered that they could be used to trigger an exploit that made them invisible: They could see, move, and shoot as normal, but couldn't be seen by others. This wasn't a lot of fun for most players, as you can imagine, and Raven grounded the choppers until it could figure out what was going on.
It took more than three months, but the buzzbirds finally returned to action in yesterday's Season Two Reloaded update. Unfortunately, it soon became apparent that Raven was being a little over-optimistic about having fixed the problem, as players almost immediately began reporting that the invisibility glitch was back, too.

Outriders launch issues affect crossplay and DX12 performance
https://www.pcgamer.com/outriders-launch-issues-affect-crossplay-and-dx12-performance/
If you're struggling to stay connected to Outriders pals playing on console, you're not alone. Square Enix has posted a message to Reddit asking players not to attempt PC/console crossplay until a fix has been released.
>> Meanwhile, the devs would be "happy" to make big expansions.

In survival game Icarus, corrupted terraforming leads to an 'interstellar gold rush'
https://www.pcgamer.com/icarus-trailer-no-rescue/
Thirty trillion miles from Earth, the planet Icarus underwent a terraforming effort meant to create a habitable new paradise for human life. It didn't work out. The terraforming system failed due to the reaction of exotic resources hidden on the planet, resulting in an environment that's extremely toxic to humans. Whoops.

Hearthstone hotfix will stop sneaky Shamans from exploiting spell damage totems
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-hotfix-will-stop-sneaky-shamans-from-exploiting-spell-damage-totems/
Hearthstone's latest expansion went live earlier this week, and it's fair to say I've been having a lot of fun with Forged in the Barrens. Yes, there are some decks which currently feel oppressively strong—No Minion Mage and Secret Paladin in particular, not to mention those pesky Watch Posts—but as is often the case around annual set rotation, the freshness from so many old cards leaving Standard is keeping me queuing.

This game is about coordinating a raid in an MMO you've never played
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-game-is-about-coordinating-a-raid-in-an-mmo-youve-never-played/
You'll have to forgive me for leaving the name of this game about coordinating a raid in an MMO you've never played before out of the headline. I had to, because the name of the game is My Older Sister Left The Computer So I Got On And Found Myself Trying To Coordinate A Raid In A Game And I Don't Play MMO's. Update: It's back on sale! As this game's creator explained on Twitter, what started as a joke about false scarcity became an example of it. It's $US2 and available on itch.io.

Apex Legends has a "ton" of Titanfall content coming in Season 9
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-has-a-ton-of-titanfall-content-coming-in-season-9/
Apex Legends has had a great year, absolutely killing it with new content, and it looks like one of the most-requested features from the Apex Legends fan community is on its way: more Titanfall.

Faraday Protocol is a first-person puzzle game set on an alien space station
https://www.pcgamer.com/faraday-protocol-is-a-first-person-puzzle-game-set-on-an-alien-space-station/
I'm not sure I've ever played as an alien archeologist before, but that's your job in Faraday Protocol, a first-person puzzler that strands you on a weird alien space station called OPIS.

And here are the news that didn't make the cut, in shorter format:

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Brutal Wolfenstein UBER HERO Edition v0.4.3 is available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/brutal-wolfenstein-uber-hero-edition-v0-4-3-is-available-for-download/

Valheim mods add unique weapons, new NPCs, selectable heroes & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valheim-mods-add-unique-weapons-new-npcs-selectable-heroes-more/

Valheim VR Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/valheim-vr-mod-is-now-available-for-download/

You can now play as Mario in Crash Bandicoot 4 thanks to this mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-mario-in-crash-bandicoot-4-thanks-to-this-mod/

This mod restores Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer experience
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-mod-restores-grand-theft-auto-ivs-multiplayer-experience/

Metroid Prime 2D fan game gets a free demo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metroid-prime-2d-fan-game-gets-a-free-demo/

Shenmue 3 Mod brings back the original voice actor of Wuying Ren, Eric Kelso
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shenmue-3-mod-brings-the-original-voice-actor-of-wuying-ren-eric-kelso/

This mod aims to fix the stutters & cutscene FPS issues of Kingdom Hearts 2 PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mod-fix-stutters-cutscene-fps-issues-kingdom-hearts-2-pc/

Flight Simulator doesn't have helicopters, modders added one anyways
https://www.pcgamer.com/flight-simulator-doesnt-have-helicopters-modders-added-one-anyways/

First Kingdom Hearts 3 mods remove wall effects, add ReMind Ability Integration
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-kingdom-hearts-3-mods-remove-wall-effects-add-remind-ability-integration/

GAMING NEWS

Outriders DLSS Quality vs Native Resolution Benchmarks
https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/outriders-dlss-quality-vs-native-resolution-benchmarks/

LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga has been delayed indefinitely
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-has-been-delayed-indefinitely/

Sims 2 developer says Simlish is 'gibberish', goes on to explain why they don't have threesomes
https://www.pcgamer.com/sims-2-developer-says-simlish-is-gibberish-goes-on-to-explain-why-they-dont-have-threesomes/

Action RPG Wolcen receives a huge update
https://www.pcgamer.com/action-rpg-wolcen-receives-a-huge-update/

Destiny 2's most-hated weapon perks are being reworked
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-most-hated-weapon-perks-are-being-reworked/

Final Fantasy 14 update 5.5 trailer shows off spectacular raid and boss footage
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-update-55-trailer-shows-off-spectacular-raid-and-boss-footage/

Lose all your scrap at Rust's new poker tables
https://www.pcgamer.com/lose-all-your-scrap-at-rusts-new-poker-tables/

There's going to be a post-apocalyptic DLC for Cooking Simulator
https://www.pcgamer.com/theres-going-to-be-a-post-apocalyptic-dlc-for-cooking-simulator/

Complex roguelike Caves of Qud is getting non-roguelike and exploration modes
https://www.pcgamer.com/complex-roguelike-caves-of-qud-is-getting-non-roguelike-and-exploration-modes/

Torchlight 3's new class is a pirate captain ghost
https://www.pcgamer.com/torchlight-3s-new-class-is-a-pirate-captain-ghost/

DLSS is great, im probably too old to see the "drawback" vs native 4k in motion but my ears notice the fans not going fully overdrive

In screenshots maybe, but I doubt most of us are really able to notice the difference while actually playing the game.

DLSS has some minor disadvantages and some minor advantages in comparison to native resolution.

Especially in motion, the advantages predominate in most games... you lose a bit of sharpness, but you also lose annoying jaggies and aliasing.

[Rumour] Latest AMD CPU Roadmap

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/mjst0p/latest_amd_cpu_roadmap/

There's some additional "leak" about RDNA 3 as well. Take it with a grain of salt:

"RDNA3: Q3 2022

• Official roadmap: 50% better performance/watt

• Actual improvement: better than 50%"

Now the biggest question for me is how it does with Ray Tracing as well as how good is AMD's Super Resolution. We have been seeing quite a number of Major Titles having Ray Tracing support over the past year and it will continue to grow. And thanks to how easy it is to integrate DLSS, quite a number of Ray Tracing and Raster only games are getting it too. Hopefully AMD has major advances in both because Ray Tracing Ultra makes Raster Ultra look like Medium while DLSS helps quite a lot with maintaining it's performance at reasonable framrates. AMD needs a counter to Nvidia's One Two Punch!

AMD latest GPU chiplet patent reveals plans for active bridge chiplet with integrated cache

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-latest-gpu-chiplet-patent-reveals-plans-for-active-bridge-chiplet-with-integrated-cache

Hong Kong authorities foil smuggling attempt of 300 NVIDIA CMP 30HX mining cards

https://videocardz.com/newz/hong-kong-authorities-foil-smuggling-attempt-of-300-nvidia-cmp-30hx-mining-cards

2020: Smuggling Drugs
2021: Smuggling GPUs

Intel Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Finally Receive Their First Official Graphics Driver For Iris Xe GPU

https://wccftech.com/intel-releases-first-graphics-card-driver-for-rocket-lake-desktop-cpus/

A bit unrelated but very note worthy in the mobile space

LG to close mobile phone business worldwide

http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2021/04/lg-to-close-mobile-phone-business-worldwide/

Realistically, I expect many other phone companies to also start shutting down in the future. I think in the Android space, the only ones that will remain are Samsung, Google and Chinese phone companies.

I don't trust leaked roadmaps with colored Excel cells, question marks and Windows paint corrections.

Lol that's true. I accidentally linked the wrong one.

Here's the correct one: