Perform better? Yes. But perform better enough to be a better buy than the allegedly cheaper 6600XT? I'm not so sure.

People still believed Timmy like they believed Reagan back in the day, and nothing really became anything of Reaganomics, and naturally nothing of this either.

I always knew these cuts and deals meant the publishers would benefit way more, while the customers hardly benefitted at all, but somehow, fans of EGS will tout it's better somehow than GoG/Steam...

I can't believe normies don't see this racket shit going on.

Yea pretty much. It was all marketing from the start and even Epic Games said the 12% isn't sustainable.

The only ones that believed in all these nonsense didn't like steam in the first place imo.

True the 6600 series is probably going to offer better value and would be a good upgrade for people who still own a GTX 1060. Will have to wait for benchmarks and see how AMD prices them. Looking to be a great mainstream 1080P card, if you can get ahold of one that is.. xP

3060 ti is such a good card. Too bad it is used for stuff Elon musk can pump and dump make monies on.

Let's go with the Friday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The new free game at the Epic Store is The Lion's Song: https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/p/the-lions-song
The next free game hasn't been revealed.

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is The Jackbox Party Pack 5, 66% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-jackbox-party-pack-5
• There's a new Staff Picks BYOB, with 20 games to choose your 1, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/staff-picks-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Project: X Insurrection, Total Conversion for Wolfenstein 3D, Final Version Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/project-x-insurrection-total-conversion-for-wolfenstein-3d-final-version-released/
Modder RichterBelmont12 has released the final version of his Sci-fi, Fantasy Total Conversion Mod for Wolfenstein 3D, Project: X Insurrection.
Project: X Insurrection takes place in the year 2026 where Vampires and humans and other unknown beings living together. Players assume the role of Rain; a half-vampire, half-human who finds out the Secret of a new breed of vampires that wants to take over the world.
>> You can get it from ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

505 Games announces Ghostrunner 2, first game surpasses 600K sold copies
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/505-games-announces-ghostrunner-2-first-game-surpasses-600k-sold-copies/
505 Games has announced the agreement with One More Level for the development and the publication of the second version of the Ghostrunner. Additionally, Digital Bros Group will double its investment for the creation of Ghostrunner 2, contributing with an initial budget of 5 million euros.

ESA reveals official E3 2021 Online Portal and app details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/esa-reveals-official-e3-2021-online-portal-and-app-details/
ESA has offered a first glimpse at what an all-virtual E3 will look like with details of the event’s online portal and app. The E3 2021 online portal and app will be a key hub for the duration of the show, with virtual “booths,” hosted events, video conferencing, profile and avatar creation, online forums and more.

New Shadow Warrior 3 trailer gives us a glimpse at Motoko’s Thunderdome
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-shadow-warrior-3-trailer-gives-us-a-glimpse-at-motokos-thunderdome/
Devolver has released yet another new gameplay trailer for Shadow Warrior 3. This new trailer gives us a glimpse at the “Motoko’s Thudersome” mission.

Fall Guys Patch 4.5 released, adds support for cross-play between PC & PS4
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/fall-guys-patch-4-5-released-adds-support-for-cross-play-between-pc-ps4/
Mediatonic has released a brand new update for Fall Guys that adds support for cross-play between PC and PS4. In addition, Update 4.5 brings 5 variations across 12 different rounds, custom lobbies for everyone, lots of improvements and lots of bug fixes.

Here is the first gameplay footage for Total War: WARHAMMER III
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-first-gameplay-footage-for-total-war-warhammer-iii/
Yesterday, SEGA revealed an in-engine cinematic trailer for Total War: WARHAMMER III. And after just a few hours, the publisher and Creative Assembly revealed the first gameplay footage for this upcoming strategy game.

Friday news, part two:

Hokko Life is entering Early Access next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/hokko-life-is-entering-early-access-next-month/
Wonderscape's Hokko Life, PC's answer to Animal Crossing, is entering Early Access next month.
The game had a moment in the spotlight right before Animal Crossing New Horizons' release last year, despite only having a trailer and the promise of an Early Access release sometime within the next year. It's got all the makings of Nintendo's own cosy social sim—a quaint town, your own home to decorate, and quirky animal residents for you to run errands for.

Valheim visual update turns the Bonemass trophy into a gloopy nightmare
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-visual-update-turns-the-bonemass-trophy-into-a-gloopy-nightmare/
A patch for Valheim has been released, bringing a few fixes, localization updates, and visual tweaks.
It also turns the Bonemass trophy from something that looks like a couple bones stuck in a clump of mud into an absolute waking nightmare.

Hearthstone's next patch is coming today, so here are the patch notes
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-next-patch-is-coming-today-so-here-are-the-patch-notes/
These days, Hearthstone patches arrive with the frequency of particularly aggressive buses. Look, here's another, and it'll actually be live today, with bug fixes and balance updates for both Standard and Battlegrounds. The patch notes are live now, which means we can find out what's going to happen before it happens. Exciting, no?
>> This article is from a couple days ago so yeah, the patch already launched.

Remedy teases a 'new, exciting early-phase project' in its latest business update
https://www.pcgamer.com/remedy-teases-a-new-exciting-early-phase-project-in-its-latest-business-update/
Control studio Remedy Entertainment has previously revealed that it is working on two new projects in partnership with Epic Games, one a "AAA multiplatform game" and the other a smaller-scale effort, along with a live service game codenamed Vanguard. In a quarterly business review released today, Remedy CEO Tero Virtala said work on all three, plus the singleplayer campaigns the studio is working on for CrossfireX and Crossfire HD, are coming along well.

Sega wants Atlus games to release ‘on multiple platforms’ going forward
https://www.pcgamer.com/sega-wants-atlus-games-to-release-on-multiple-platforms-going-forward/
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In an interview with Japanese magazine Famitsu (translated by Persona Central), Sega’s Chief Strategy Officer Shuji Utsumi singled out Atlus as a studio that could expand in this direction. Answering a question regarding the future of Persona rollouts, he said "a simultaneous release on multiple platforms would be favorable for our titles.”
>> shikamaru317 made a thread that includes this topic.

EA’s dodgeball shooter Knockout City will be free for 10 days at launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/eas-dodgeball-shooter-knockout-city-will-be-free-for-10-days-at-launch/
Knockout City is a 3v3 multiplayer shooter, except instead of shooting guns you’re lobbing balls at your enemies. It sounds pretty fun—Tyler has some more detailed impressions here—but launching a new multiplayer-focused title in 2021 feels like a roll of the dice in terms of whether anyone will care (remember Rocket Arena?). As a means to make people care, Knockout City will be free-to-play for the first 10 days when it launches on May 21.

Stay out of Apex Legends 'ghost rocks' or be banned, warns Respawn
https://www.pcgamer.com/stay-out-of-apex-legends-ghost-rocks-or-be-banned-warns-respawn/
Respawn is taking a hardline stance against Apex Legends players exploiting a Season 9 bug that lets you clip inside a rock and block all incoming damage. The 'ghost rock' in question can be found on the Phase Runner map, one of four launch maps in Apex Legends' new Arenas mode. A fix to the rock clipping bug was supposed to come in yesterday's patch that nerfed the new Bocek bow and Spitfire, but Respawn said in a followup tweet that it was delayed for "quality-control reasons."

And here are the deals we'll find at GOG and Steam this weekend:

+GOG

• Let's start with the regular Weekly Sale, with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210510_weekly_sale
• Then comes a Night Dive Studios Publisher Sale, putting its games up to 60% off until Monday: https://www.gog.com/promo/night_dive_studios
• The Square Enix Publisher Sale will also last until Monday and comes with up to 89% discounts. All the games are from their western studios: https://www.gog.com/promo/square_enix
• The Midweek Sale features up to 90% discounts during the next 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210512_midweek_sale
• The Weekend Sale brings games up to 90% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210514_weekend_sale
• The Bloodrayne games are on sale, up to 40% off during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/bloodrayne_sale
• And there are also two new releases:
• Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion launches with a 20% discount until the 21st of May: https://www.gog.com/game/turnip_boy_commits_tax_evasion
• The other one is Lumberjack's Dynasty, that launches with a 20% discount until May 28, (and Farmer's Dynasty is 40% off until the same day): https://www.gog.com/game/lumberjacks_dynasty

+Steam

• The new daily deal is Sam & Max Save the World, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440440/Sam__Max_Save_the_World/
• Terraria features a 50% discount during the weekend: https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/Terraria/
• Publisher Humble Games offers its games up to 75% off until Monday, 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/HumbleGames
• The Total War Historic games are up to 75% off until the 17th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TotalWarHistoricSale
• And publisher Team17 Digital has put its games up to 90% off until May 17 (although some will last a bit more): https://store.steampowered.com/sale/team17publishersale
• And there's also the weeklong deals.

That's all folks! Until next time, have a happy and gaming weekend.

AMD Cancels Exclusivity Commitment To GlobalFoundries 12nm and 14nm Wafers

https://wccftech.com/amd-removes-exclusivity-commitment-to-globalfoundries-12nm-and-14nm-wafers/


AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT overclocked to 3321 MHz, breaks 3DMark Fire Strike world record

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-overclocked-to-3321-mhz-breaks-3dmark-fire-strike-world-record


Ghostrunner 2 is a Next-Gen Exclusive on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S

https://wccftech.com/ghostrunner-2-announced-next-gen-exclusive/


Korea Unveils $450 Billion Push for Global Chipmaking Crown

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/korea-unveils-450-billion-push-060000144.html


TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter

https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-tsmc-looks-double-down-us-chip-factories-talks-europe-falter-2021-05-14/?utm_source=reddit.com

Malicious Software Website Impersonating MSI Official Website (MSI Afterburner)

https://us.msi.com/news/detail/MaliciousSoftwareWebsiteImpersonatingMSIOfficialWebsiteToBeAvoided121891

Yea pretty much. The 3060 Ti and the 3080 would be the best cards this gen as they hit all the sweet spots of it wasn't for all the mining BS.