Thanks for sharing.

Just in case you did not realize because the wording in a lot of the articles not clear

Nvidia Broadcast require RTX

Nvidia RTX voice have worked with GTX card for awhile now actually (For around a year now I think)

Nvidia posted this awhile back https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/guides/nvidia-rtx-voice-setup-guide/

Under requirements it shows the GTX cards compatibility for 410.18 and up if you install RTX voice but Broadcast require RTX.

Tomhardware article really about something that happen a long time ago but guess since NVidia did not really advertise it that it went under the radar even through if you google it you could find it at nvidia website for a long time now.

Hard pass for me this month, the only games I would be interested in that I don't own are Rock of Ages III and Popup dungeon, and neither is really expensive, so they can also simply be bought during a steam/gog sale.

@Cryan Ahh fair enough, thanks. Yeah got a bit confused there lol.

IGN has a sneak peak at Mass Effect Remastered with comparisons of new vs old. Looks like a decent update.

They've added and changed stuff in the first ME like removal of walls (they added to improve performance) and changed assets. Plus used Ai enhanced textures, added AO and even changed the way the Mako drives and fires. Really looking forward to replaying the trilogy with little improvements here and there.

So it sounds like this will be small revision with a more efficient chip-set and passive cooling. With Warhol rumored to be incoming this is good time to release a new board.

Update from the article -

Update: Moore’s Law is Dead claims that the S stands for ‘Silent’, which implies that those boards will rely on passive cooling:

I'd be curious as to what the difference will be as the Dark Hero is already passive cooling. Granted it's a $400 mobo but I doubt there's anything very care worthy in terms of actual cooling in the Mobo. Still, it will be interesting.

Kinda lame that Zen 3+ won't be happening. I do still suspect they might do a special XT version at the very least like they did last year with the 3000 series.

I expect them to be Samsung, Motogoogle/Googlerola, Xiaowei (Xiaomi+Huawei) and Oppome (Oppo and Realme) to be the only ones remaining. 

Well, Zen+ was only a thing because AMD needed to push Ryzen out the door as soon as possible, meaning not everything was fully working and thus some parts were deactivated until further notice. That further notice was Zen+, which is when the chip was finally fully activated.

The server variants were already fully activated and thus never had a Zen+ version since they basically all were selected from the start to be able to run the things the early desktop variants needed to have turned off to work properly. In other words, they were Zen+ before Zen+.

I do agree that AMD will make some filler based on Zen3 (OEMs will pretty much oblige them to), but this will probably only be a small speedbump

I doubt there will be much in it, maybe one or two other small tweaks here an there. Idd Dark Hero comes with a huge heatsink on its chipset and and has excellent cooling all round and performance. I feel this X570(s) refresh is a release to keep AiB's happy and have people buy new boards. Releasing a 'new and improved' silent X570 boards will keep peoples eyes on AMD and Ryzen, even when Alderlake releases later this year.

But yeah I can see AMD going for a XT refresh to go against Alderlake.

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Death Stranding has generated over €23 million on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/death-stranding-has-generated-over-e23-million-on-pc/
According to the latest Digital Bros (505 Games) half-year reports, Death Stranding has generated over €23 million on PC. Death Stranding came out on PC in July 2020, meaning that it took it five months in order to hit these sales.
Digital Bros also claimed that Control generated €16 million in 2020. Assetto Corsa generated almost €9 million and Ghostrunner generated around €7 million.

GOG has a new sale:

• The Midweek Sale comes with up to 90% discounts until Saturday: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210407_midweek_sale
• And the classic dungeon crawler FATE and its sequels arrive on the store with a 50% discount until April 14. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/news/release_fate

Steam has six new deals, including the Midweek Madness ones:

• Space Engineers is 30% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/Space_Engineers/
• Spiritfarer is 34% off until the 9th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/972660/Spiritfarer/
• Golf With Your Friends gets a 35% discount until Friday 9th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/431240/Golf_With_Your_Friends/
• Farmer's Dynasty is 50% off until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/678900/Farmers_Dynasty/
• PGA TOUR 2K21 gets a 67% discount until April 12: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016120/PGA_TOUR_2K21/
• And The Sims 4 gets an 88% discount until April 19: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/

The Humble Store has two new sales:

• The Far Cry Franchise Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the next two days. The keys are for UPlay and also GOG (the first two games): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/far-cry-franchise-sale/
• And publisher Devolver has its games up to 90% off for the next 5 days. The keys are mostly for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/devolver-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration, 83% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-20-year-celebration
• Beyond: Two Souls gets a 56% discount during the next 5 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/beyond-two-souls
• And the 2K Holiday Savings Sale brings up to 93% discounts during the next 9 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/2k-games

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Microsoft will showcase new DirectX 12 features & SDK on April 21st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/microsoft-will-showcase-new-directx-12-features-sdk-on-april-21st/
Microsoft has announced that it will hold its Game Stack Live event on April 21st. During that event, the team will reveal its DX12 “Agility” SDK, as well as some new DirectX 12 features.
As WindowsCentral noted, the DX12 Agility SDK aims to “solve a pain point for developers who say adopting new DirectX12 graphics features is cumbersome.”

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Doom and Jedi Knight Mods released for Blade & Sorcery
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/doom-and-jedi-knight-mods-released-for-blade-sorcery/
DukeGoliath and Redline90 have released two cool mods/map packs for Blade & Sorcery, bringing maps from Doom and Star Wars: Jedi Knight.
>> Check the article for more infor about them and the Nexus Mods links for both of them.

You can finally pet the dog in Skyrim
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-finally-pet-the-dog-in-skyrim/
Is there a dog in a videogame? Well, players damn well better be able to pet that dog, especially since the rise of game-shaming Twitter account Can You Pet The Dog? which catalogues the games in which you can and cannot pet the dog.
Over the past few years, many developers have patched their games to appease Twitter's harsh judgment, but Bethesda has remained unmoved. So a modder has taken the matter into their own hands, as modders have been doing with Bethesda games since the dawn of time.
Pet The Dogs - Animations is a mod that allows you to stoop down and give your favorite mutt a good scratch behind the ears. There are three different animations depending on the friendly dog's position (keyword: friendly—you probably shouldn't try this on angry wolves). Standing, sitting, or lying down, you'll now be able to give your pooch a pat. Lovely.

Prime 2D is a gorgeous sidescrolling take on Metroid Prime, and it’s playable now
https://www.pcgamer.com/prime-2d-is-a-gorgeous-sidescrolling-take-on-metroid-prime-and-its-playable-now/
Metroid Prime was the first 3D Metroid game and it’s still considered a GameCube classic, spawning two sequels and at least one fan attempt to port it to PC. But one team is taking a completely different tack: they’re remaking Metroid Prime as a 2D platformer, in keeping with the style of classic NES and SNES Metroid games.
Dubbed Prime 2D, it’s the work of Team SCU, which has apparently been working on the project since 2004, albeit with some personnel changes along the way, as well as the help of “hundreds of volunteers.” The team issued a free demo of the project late last week, and you can download it here if you’re keen (or you can just watch the video above).
>> It actually looks good.

GAMING NEWS

Hitman 3 April 6th Hotfix resolves PC freezes and frame drops
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/hitman-3-april-6th-hotfix-resolves-pc-freezes-and-frame-drops/
IO Interactive has released a new hotfix patch for the PC version of Hitman 3. According to the team, the April 6th Hotfix will resolve some PC freezes and frame drops that were introduced with the previous update.

Immortals Fenyx Rising Update 1.30 is 4.9GB on PC, tweaks controls, fixes bugs & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/immortals-fenyx-rising-update-1-30-is-4-9gb-on-pc-tweaks-controls-fixes-bugs-more/
Ubisoft has released Update 1.30 for Immortals Fenyx Rising. This patch is 4.9GB in size, tweaks the keyboard and mouse controls, resolves some gameplay issues, brings performance improvements and more.

Diablo 2 Resurrected Technical Alpha begins on April 8th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/diablo-2-resurrected-technical-alpha-begins-on-april-8th/
Blizzard has just announced that the Technical Alpha phase for Diablo 2 Resurrected will begin on April 8th. This technical alpha test will last until April 12th.

Call of Duty Warzone April 6th Update released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/call-of-duty-warzone-april-6th-update-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Raven Software has released a brand new update for Call of Duty Warzone. According to the changelog, this latest patch fixes the Camo Challenges for the “R1 Shadowhunter” so that it can now appear correctly for the Geometric, Flora, and Science Camo Categories.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground releases on May 27th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-storm-ground-releases-on-may-27th/
Focus Home Interactive has announced that Warhammer – Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground will be releasing on May 27th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

FMV thriller Erica is coming to PC on May 25th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/fmv-thriller-erica-is-coming-to-pc-on-may-25th/
Flavourworks has announced that their premier title Erica will come to Steam on May 25th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team also released a trailer that you can find below.

Here are some new screenshots for Resident Evil Village
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-some-new-screenshots-for-resident-evil-village/
Capcom and IGN have shared some new screenshots for Resident Evil Village that focus on Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters. These new screenshots do not show much, however, we are certain that most RE fans will appreciate them.

Ninja Gaiden Collection’s Ninja Gaiden Sigma is based on the PS3 version
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ninja-gaiden-collections-ninja-gaiden-sigma-is-based-on-the-ps3-version/
When KOEI Tecmo announced Ninja Gaiden Collection, there were some rumors suggesting that Ninja Gaiden Sigma would be based on the PSVita version. However, KOEI Tecmo has confirmed that it has used the PS3 version and not the PSVita version.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise is reportedly coming to PC in 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/deadly-premonition-2-a-blessing-in-disguise-is-reportedly-coming-to-pc-in-2021/
According to an internal document from Thunderful Group, Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing In Disguise will be coming to PC in 2021. Thunderful Group plans to release the game via Steam, meaning that this won’t be a new exclusive to EGS.