Ah sorry, I thought the price was in US$ and felt that would be very similar in price, my bad.

No worries. Laptop searching does sometimes make me facepalm though.

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_1925_1920_1923&item_id=194117

Like why would someone pair a 3060 with a 4k screen? Urghh

Could have some use for graphical artists or DJ's if the screen is good and not just 4k, but otherwise yeah, very bad combo.

4K porn?

Or older games which have no problem to run in 4K with 3060 performance.

i feel slighted here with my 2060

*Laughs with a 1070*

Hey, look. It's the Monday news!

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Final Fantasy 14 just broke its concurrent player record on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/final-fantasy-14-just-broke-its-concurrent-player-record-on-steam/
Final Fantasy 14 hit a concurrent player count of 47,542 in the last 24 hours, according to SteamDB. That beats its previous record of 41,200, which it set in June of 2020 as players returned for the Shadowbringers expansion (numbers courtesy of SteamDB). The thing is, this time those players aren't here because of any new additions to Final Fantasy 14. Endwalker won't be out until November. They mostly seem to be disgruntled World of Warcraft players who've followed popular WoW streamers like Asmongold, taking up another MMO while WoW is in a lull.

GOG's new Weekly Sale consists of short games with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210705_weekly_sale

The Humble Store has three new sales:

• The first one is the Curve Digital Publisher Sale, with up to 90% discounts during the next 4 days. Most keys are for Steam, but there are also some for GOG : https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/curve-digital-publisher-sale/
• The DRM Freedom Sale features up to 90% discounts during the next 4 days. Unsurprisingly, and except for a handful, all the keys are for Steam and GOG: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/drm-freedom/
• And the Starbreeze Publisher Sale also features up to 90% discounts during the same 4 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/starbreeze-publisher-sale/

Lastly, there's Fanatical, with three new Flash Deals and a new bundle:

• The first one is Brick Rigs, 75% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/brick-rigs
• Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is 86% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/peaky-blinders-mastermind
• Project CARS - Game Of The Year Edition is 96% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/project-cars-game-of-the-year-edition
• The new Platinum Collection BYOB for July comes with 23 games to choose your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

-Nothing-

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Starting next month, Nexus Mods will no longer let modders delete their mod files
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/starting-next-month-nexus-mods-will-no-longer-let-modders-delete-their-mod-files/
Mod repository Nexus Mods has announced a change in policy in regards to the hundreds of thousands of mod files it hosts. Starting in August, modders who upload mod files to the site will no longer be able to delete them. Instead, modders will only be able to archive their files and hide them from view of the users.
If that sounds like a strange policy decision to you, you're not alone, and some modders are angry about it. There is a reason for it, though, even if not anyone agrees that it's a good one. Nexus Mods has been working on a feature since 2019 called "collections." Collections will serve as curated lists of mods that any Nexus Mod user can create and share.
>> That basically means that you're no longer the owner of the mods you make and share.

TIE Fighter Total Conversion Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/tie-fighter-total-conversion-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
AngelTFTC has released the final version of the TIE Fighter Total Conversion project. TIE Fighter Total Conversion brings all the missions of the classic 1994 LucasArts game TIE Fighter, into the 1999 X-Wing Alliance (XWA) engine.
>> You can grab it from ModDB.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Mod brings its iconic Japanese anime music to it
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-mod-iconic-japanese-anime-music/
Rouvenster has released a must-have mod for all DBZ fans that are currently playing Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. As the title implies, this mod brings to the game the iconic Japanese anime music of Dragon Ball Z.
As the modder noted, this mod works only with version 1.60 with all DLC, including the Trunks DLC. Moreover, the mod replaces the opening movie and song with the 90s Japanese DBZ opening. Additionally, it replaces the Start menu track.
>> Available from Nexus Mods... and you should get it before Namco takes it down.

GAMING NEWS

Seven minutes of brand new gameplay footage from System Shock Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/seven-minutes-of-brand-new-gameplay-footage-from-system-shock-remake/
Nightdive Studios has released a new video, showing seven minutes of brand new gameplay footage from System Shock Remake. This new video showcases the game’s second level, Research.

The recent Grand Theft Auto 6 rumors could actually be true
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-recent-grand-theft-auto-6-rumors-could-actually-be-true/
Last week, Battlefield and Call of Duty leaker Tom Henderson revealed some new information about the next GTA game, Grand Theft Auto 6. At that time, we were a bit skeptical. After all, Henderson is best known for his COD and BF leaks. However, it appears that the information he shared is legit as that’s exactly what Jason Scheier has heard about it.
(...)
According to Henderson, Grand Theft Auto 6 will be set in a modern-day version of Vice City. The game could also have a map that changes over time, in a similar way to Fortnite. Additionally, GTA 6 may have multiple playable characters.
>> The modern Vice City is cool. The rest are a nope for me.

Bloober Team is working on three games, codenamed H2O, BLACK & Dum Spiro
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bloober-team-is-working-on-three-games-codenamed-h2o-black-dum-spiro/
Last week, Bloober Team announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Konami. And according to the European Commission, Bloober Team is currently working on three games. These three games are codenamed H2O, BLACK and Dum Spiro. And yes, one of them could be a new Silent Hill game.

Here are the PC requirements for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-pc-requirements-for-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodhunt/
Sharkmob AB has revealed the PC system requirements for its free-to-play battle royale game set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, Bloodhunt.
>> They're starting to scalate...

Space Punks is a top-down looter shooter from the developers of Shadow Warrior
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/space-punks-is-a-top-down-looter-shooter-from-the-developers-of-shadow-warrior/
Jagex and Flying Wild Hog have announced a new top-down looter shooter, Space Punks. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released its first gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Monday news, part two:

Destiny 2's best exotic weapon is getting nerfed
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/destiny-2s-best-exotic-weapon-is-getting-nerfed/
There's a lot going on in the latest edition of This Week at Bungie, including a look at upcoming weapon tweaks and tuning, some more sandbox stuff related to specific perks, info on the Master Vault of Glass raid, and some vague chat about ideas for the game's future. The big hit, though, lands squarely on Destiny 2's best PvE gun: Anarchy.

Mortal Kombat 11 is finished, NetherRealm is moving on to a new project
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/mortal-kombat-11-is-finished-netherrealm-is-moving-on-to-a-new-project/
More than two years after its release in April 2019, after adding 12 characters post-release, Mortal Kombat 11 is officially finished. NetherRealm Studios said on Twitter today that it's time to move on to other things, and no further content will be made for the game.

Call of Duty: Warzone hacker joins streamer's squad, forcibly crashes the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-warzone-hacker-joins-streamers-squad-forcibly-crashes-the-game/
A mere 24 hours after our last check-in with Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters, there's a new reason to watch your back around suspicious players. It seems that Warzone cheaters are now capable of forcing a player's game to crash under certain circumstances, a lesson that 100 Thieves streamer Thomas "Tommey" Trewren learned the hard way during a July 1 livestream.

EA says it's not planning in-game video ads, following report (updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-company-is-putting-video-ads-in-games-and-ea-has-already-signed-up/
According to an Axios report, EA recently struck a deal related to an in-game advertising system called playerWON, which is said to bring video ad tech to console and PC games. EA says that's not true. The company tells PC Gamer that it isn't putting ads in console games, and that it hasn't made any deal to do so.

Respawn developer shares the reason behind Wattson's awkward animations
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/respawn-developer-shares-the-reason-behind-wattsons-awkward-animations/
Respawn's principal animator Moy Parra recently took to Twitter to explain why Apex Legends character Natalie 'Wattson' Paquette holds her weapons "a bit awkwardly" in a fun behind-the-scenes video.

Dragon Age 4 might not have news, but it does have concept art
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dragon-age-4-might-not-have-news-but-it-does-have-concept-art/
We knew going in that this year's EA Play wasn't going to show any of Dragon Age 4 or the new Mass Effect game. Even so, BioWare executive producer Christian Dailey posted an apology on Twitter along with some new concept art, promising that "the team is heads down with a lot of momentum and making great progress," and said they'll share more when the time is right.

Solve wild-western mysteries in Frog Detective 3
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/solve-wild-western-mysteries-in-frog-detective-3/
Yeehaw, pards, time to saddle up and hit the trail. The trail... of a mystery. Or something.
PC Gaming's premier amphibian mystery-solver is back for what I am absolutely sure will be a very goofy romp through yet another mystery, trying to figure out if crime is in fact real or not. Developer Grace Bruxner announced the latest Frog Detective game on Twitter, called Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County. It's confirmed that both the titular detective and sidekick(?) Lobster Cop will make a return.

Here's the sick toad-bug-dragon coming to Total War: Warhammer 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heres-the-sick-toad-bug-dragon-coming-to-total-war-warhammer-2/
Today's new trailer for Total War: Warhammer 2's big update shows off the jabberslythe, a horrible amalgamation of toad and dragon and insect and goat, kind of, I guess—look, what I'm saying here is that it's butt-ugly, poisonous, and poses a threat to the integrity of reality itself. Just standing near the creature drains opponents' health, making the jabberslythe an anti-infantry monster of the highest caliber.

New Mass Effect Legendary Edition modding tools arrive
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-mass-effect-legendary-edition-modding-tools-arrive/
The Mass Effect modding community has been hard at work on a toolset for the Legendary Edition, expanding how far modders will be able to go in altering BioWare's RPG trilogy. That toolset, which is called Legendary Explorer, has just made it to public beta. As the @MassEffectMods Twitter account says, "If you're a mod user, get hyped, because you're going to start seeing proper package-file DLC mods appearing on the Nexus very soon."

Guild Wars 2 expansion delayed
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/guild-wars-2-expansion-delayed/
Last year, ArenaNet announced that it was going to delay the Steam launch of Guild Wars 2 to focus on its next expansion, End of Dragons, which was due in late 2021. In a new blog post the studio has said that it's going to need to delay that as well, and End of Dragons is being pushed back to early 2022.

Monster Hunter Stories 2 is going to update with cute doggies
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/monster-hunter-stories-2-is-going-to-update-with-cute-doggies/
The story of one boy's quest to keep dangerous, exotic animals as pets will release on July 9th, but apparently the stuff won't stop there as Capcom has detailed an extensive update schedule for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. The suite of free updates, some of which were previously announced, kicks off with the addition of Monster Hunter Rise's signature Palamutes, the adorable rideable dogs, on July 15th.

Sandbox building RPG Hytale isn't coming until 2023 'at the earliest'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sandbox-building-rpg-hytale-isnt-coming-until-2023-at-the-earliest/
Exploration, crafting, and adventure RPG Hytale has been delayed from a planned 2021 release to a release in 2023. The delay was announced by Hytale developers Hypixel Studios in their summer 2021 development update, the first in six months.

Quake Champions is celebrating 25 years with one of the original Quake maps
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/quake-champions-is-celebrating-25-years-with-one-of-the-original-quake-maps/
Quake is turning 25, and so Quake Champions is celebrating with "a rocket blast from the past" in their Summer 2021 update. Along with a number of legacy weapon customisations, the update sees the addition of one of the original 1996 Quake multiplayer maps: The Dark Zone.

Apex Legends hacked to protest Titanfall server hacks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/apex-legends-hacked-to-protest-titanfalls-server-situation/
Broad reports from players across social media outlined a hacking attack on Apex Legends servers that left the game unplayable, instead replacing server playlists with a message about Titanfall, Respawn's previous game series. "SAVETITANFALL.COM, TF1 is being attacked so is Apex," said the message. Players also received an "Important Message" popup after matches reading "Visit and repost savetitanfall.com".

Studio behind Metro Exodus are hiring for a new IP
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/studio-behind-metro-exodus-are-hiring-for-a-new-ip/
4A Games, the studio behind Metro Exodus, have advertised a number of job listings explicitly for a "new IP". While 4A appear to be hiring a large number of staff in general, there are six roles that are labelled as for a new IP: three design roles, and three artist roles.

Terraform Mars in this clever combo of tile placement and nonviolent 4X
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/terraform-mars-in-this-clever-combo-of-tile-placement-and-nonviolent-4x/
Terraformers is an upcoming strategy game with familiar premise—Terraforming the planet Mars—but a novel implementation of the gameplay a lot unlike what I've otherwise seen. I got a chance to play it during the Steam Next Fest 2021 and was charmed by the emphasis on strategy more like Civilization V, or a tile placement board game, than the recent real-time base building games with the same theme.

The latest indie about chaotic animals is one with penguin pals pulling heists
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-latest-indie-about-chaotic-animals-is-one-with-penguin-pals-pulling-heists/
Maybe I've just watched too much Wallace and Gromit, but it doesn't take a lot to pitch me on the idea of penguins doing crime. The Greatest Penguin Heist Of All Time is solely about that.
>> Anyone who's watched Madagascar, knows that penguins are up to no good.

Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me leaked by trademark filing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dark-pictures-the-devil-in-me-leaked-by-trademark-filing/
It's still a few months until The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes comes out, but the name of what is presumably the next in Supermassive Games' horror series has been given away by a trademark filing (as spotted by @RobotBrush on Twitter). It's called The Devil in Me, so it's probably about either demonic possession or Suzi Quatro. Could go either way.

Guilty Gear Strive quietly removed references to Uyghur, Tibet and Taiwan
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/guilty-gear-strive-quietly-removed-references-to-uyghur-tibet-and-taiwan/
To help you understand its convoluted, globe-spanning story, Guilty Gear Strive comes with an extensive in-game glossary. But late last month, players discovered that one entry had been altered to remove references to less fantastical elements of Chinese history.

Ubisoft would rather delist Might and Magic 10 than fix its DRM issues
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ubisoft-would-rather-delist-might-and-magic-10-than-fix-its-drm-issues/
Back in April, Ubisoft announced that servers for Might and Magic X: Legacy would go offline. But with that shutdown disabling the game's strict DRM support, the 2014 RPG was left completely unplayable—with Ubisoft now deciding to delist it from Steam rather than patch up its problems.
>> That's low, even for Ubisoft.

Phil Spencer admits Xbox needed the Perfect Dark reboot to make its firstparty lineup less male
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/phil-spencer-admits-xbox-needed-the-perfect-dark-reboot-to-make-its-firstparty-lineup-less-male/
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer recently popped onto IGN's Unlocked podcast and talked a little about the upcoming Perfect Dark reboot. While he kept it mostly detail-free, he also expanded on the reasons for bringing back Joanna Dark and just how long it's been in planning.
>> That must be one of the lamest reasons to bring Perfect Dark back. No proper gamer cares about that, only the non-gaming crowd does.

Time Bandit reimagines Metal Gear Solid as a darkly comic work sim
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/time-bandit-reimagines-metal-gear-solid-as-a-darkly-comic-work-sim/
What's the best way to get across an anti-capitalist message in a videogame? I don't know, but forcing you to work a gruelling, tedious factory job in real-time must be up there.

GPU prices in Germany are now the lowest since February

https://videocardz.com/newz/gpu-prices-in-germany-are-now-the-lowest-since-february




MSI GeForce RTX 3070 SUPRIM SE x GODZILLA pictured

https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-geforce-rtx-3070-suprim-se-x-godzilla-pictured

Asus has Gundam, Msi has Godzilla. Now that's a fight I'd like to see.


AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and RX 6600 listed on PowerColor website

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-and-rx-6600-listed-on-powercolor-website#disqus_thread

Hopefully won't be long now

Also for my laptop news, Bofferbrauer2 pointed out that the Asus one had a bad screen so I searched and... I think I am going to get her the Alienware M15 R5 Ryzen edition instead.

https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops/alienware-m15-ryzen-edition-r5-gaming-laptop/spd/alienware-m15-r5-laptop/naam15r5_s22pe

The 5800H + 3070 model is on sale but I can get it with an additional discount to $1700 thanks to my student discount still working. Notebookcheck did a review of the 3060 model with the same screen option and etc.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-m15-R5-Ryzen-Edition-Laptop-Review-More-performance-for-less-money.547214.0.html#toc-performance-amd-ryzen-nvidia-geforce-

The display is 300 nits but it's a matte display. It has 99% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D) 76% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D) screen with minimal backlight bleeding on their model. It also comes with a webcam. It also has a good battery life.

The only urgh thing is that it does get very hot under full load. Alienware also had that problem where this model was missing those Cuda cores but Alienware did a Vbios update to enable them back.

What do yall think?