It's Wednesday and these are the news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new sales and releases:

• The new Midweek Sale is full of games that run on most PCs with up to 80% discounts during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210707_midweek_sale
• To celebrate the release of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (you can get several extras if you buy it before July 16), there's an Ys series Sale, with up to 75% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20210706_ys_sale
• The game The Pirate's Fate launches on the store with a 50% discount until July 14: https://www.gog.com/game/the_pirates_fate
• And two games from the Kitty Power's series land with a 50% discount until July 17. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/news/discover_two_exciting_dating_sims_from_magic_notion_ltd

Fanatical has two new Flash Deals and a new bundle:

• The first Flash Deal is Dragon Star Varnir - Complete Deluxe Edition Bundle, 70% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/dragon-star-varnir-complete-deluxe-edition-bundle
• The other one is Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, 74% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/fell-seal-arbiter-s-mark
• And the new Golden Mystery Bundle comes with up to 10 unknown games to grab: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/golden-mystery-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

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GAMING NEWS

Watch Dogs Legion Title Update 5.0 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch-dogs-legion-title-update-5-0-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Ubisoft has just released Title Update 5.0 for Watch Dogs Legion, and revealed its complete changelog. According to the team, this latest update adds a new story expansion, called Bloodlines. This mod is available to Season Pass owners, and can be purchased separately.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum gets a disappointing video update at NACON Connect 2021
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-gets-a-disappointing-video-update-at-nacon-connect-2021/
Daedalic and Nacon have released a new video update for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum at Nacon Connect 2021. In this video, Harald Riegler, Producer at Daedalic Entertainment, provides some minor additional details about the game.

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown releases on September 22nd, 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/test-drive-unlimited-solar-crown-releases-on-september-22nd-2022/
NACON and KT Racing have announced that Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown will release on September 22nd, 2022. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released a CG trailer that you can find below.

Days Gone Update 1.05 released, fixes a few bugs, full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/days-gone-update-1-05-released-fixes-a-few-bugs-full-patch-notes/
Bend Studio has released a brand new update for the PC version of Days Gone, and revealed its complete changelog. According to the team, Patch 1.05 fixes a few bugs and glitches that players have been experiencing.

SteelRising gets a release date and a gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/steelrising-gets-a-release-date-and-a-gameplay-trailer/
Nacon has released the first gameplay trailer for SPIDERS’ upcoming next-gen game, SteelRising. In addition, the publisher revealed that the game targets a June 2022 release date.

New trailers for WRC 10, Rugby 22, Ad Infinitum & Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-trailers-for-wrc-10-rugby-22-ad-infinitum-vampire-the-masquerade-swansong/
At NACON Connect 2021, NACON presented some trailers for its upcoming games. As such, we’ve decided to collect them and share them in one big story. Below you can find the trailers for WRC 10, Ad Infinitum, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, Rugby 22 and more!
>> That "and more"" means: Blood Bowl 3 and Rogue Lords.

New gameplay trailer released for Aliens: Fireteam Elite
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-trailer-released-for-aliens-fireteam-elite/
Cold Iron Studios has released a new gameplay trailer for Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter that will release on August 24th.

Red Dead Redemption 2 DLSS Patch releases on July 13th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/red-dead-redemption-2-dlss-patch-releases-on-july-13th/
Rockstar has just announced that the DLSS patch for Red Dead Redemption 2 will release on July 13th. According to the team, both Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online will support DLSS, allowing RTX owners to gain better performance.

The Wednesday news, part two:

Owner of ROM site nuked by Nintendo wants to bring it back
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/owner-of-rom-site-nuked-by-nintendo-wants-to-bring-it-back/
Last month, RomUniverse owner Matthew Storman found himself facing a $2.15 million fine after Nintendo hit out with a copyright infringement lawsuit. Despite this, he plans to bring his website back online—and naturally, Nintendo is none-too-happy about it.

Streets of Rage 4’s first major DLC arrives July 15, lets you whack goons with a swordfish
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/streets-of-rage-4s-first-major-dlc-arrives-july-15-lets-you-whack-goons-with-a-swordfish/
Streets of Rage 4's first major DLC, Mr. X's Nightmare, will launch on July 15 across Steam, GOG, and the Windows Store, and has a swish new trailer to celebrate. Most notable about this expansion is that it adds a Survival mode: endless waves of increasingly tough foes, with your fighters earning stackable perks the longer you stay alive. As can be seen above, this can lead to some ludicrous offensive potential.

Apex Legends hackers 'achieved nothing of value,' Respawn dev says
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/apex-legends-hackers-achieved-nothing-of-value-respawn-dev-says/
Hackers launched an attack against Apex Legends over the past weekend, replacing server playlists with a message about the state of Titanfall underneath the savetitanfall.com URL: "TF1 is being attacked so is Apex." The playlist takeover made Apex's modes completely unplayable for many players until Respawn took back control later in the day. Other players, who presumably could still play the game during the attack, also reported a post-match popup message telling them to "visit and repost savetitanfall.com."

Solasta: Crown of the Magister to get sorcerers and more in first big update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/solasta-crown-of-the-magister-to-get-sorcerers-and-more-in-first-big-update/
Solasta: Crown of the Magister left Early Access on May 27, and the turn-based RPG based on D&D's fifth edition rules has been quite well-received, with 90% positive user reviews on Steam. Developers Tactical Adventures are currently working on Solasta's first major update, which will add an Iron Man difficulty mode and the sorcerer class (which was a stretch goal from its Kickstarter), and is planned to go live on July 13.

The latest WoW raid gives closure to the Sylvanas saga
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-latest-wow-raid-gives-closure-to-the-sylvanas-saga/
WoW's Sanctum of Domination raid went live today, climaxing with a showdown against Sylvanas Windrunner and the mysterious Jailer she's been serving. This has been the endpoint for World of Warcraft's Shadowlands expansion, and was eagerly anticipated. Now it's been beaten, and the climactic cinematic has been revealed.

Massive Session update adds two new neighbourhoods to shred
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/massive-session-update-adds-two-new-neighbourhoods-to-shred/
Skateboarding sim Session just added two new maps to stomp around, along with all the tools you'd need to film the perfect video part.
Dropping in last night, update 0.0.0.28 brings a load of new content to the early access skater. The headline addition is two new maps—the first of which adds more iconic New York spots with the storied Black Hubbas and Courthouse Drop, while the second lets you explore new spots under (and above) the Highline Bridge.

Counter-Strike's latest patch says don't cheat please
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/counter-strikes-latest-patch-says-dont-cheat-please/
You've got to love the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive developers. Bemoaned by fans for a lack of communication, never fixing the 'right' things, and seemingly ignoring the community's repeated requests for things like higher tick servers, Valve's crack team nevertheless stick their heads over the parapet every few months and throw us a bone. At which point, everyone complains that said bone lacks the all-important marrow, it's the wrong type of bone, and we didn't ask for a god damn bone anyway Gaben pls.

Minecraft is now an R-rated game in South Korea
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/minecraft-is-now-an-r-rated-game-in-south-korea/
Minecraft, the incredibly kid-friendly sandbox game, has essentially been slapped with an adults-only age rating in South Korea.
The bizarre restriction comes down to the country's "Cinderella law," which pulls the plug on any child or teen hoping to play games with their mates into the early hours of the morning. The law's been in place since 2011 and means anyone under the age of 16 is prohibited from playing online videogames between midnight and 6 AM (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz).

Valorant's League of Legends tie-in adds a mammoth spectral sword
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/valorants-league-of-legends-tie-in-adds-a-mammoth-spectral-sword/
The next major League of Legends event, Sentinels of the Light, starts July 8th, and introduces the new champion Akshan alongside a bunch of skins themed around the larger Ruination of Runeterra storyline. And as part of this, Riot is for the first time 'collaborating' with itself, by having a bunch of crossover items in a new Valorant update.

Guild Wars 2's best boss battle returns next week after a 7 year absence
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/guild-wars-2s-best-boss-battle-returns-next-week-after-a-7-year-absence/
In the early days of Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet trialled a series of updates that in many ways predicted the live service craze of today. The first season of what it called the 'Living World' featured a series of episodes that temporarily changed established maps in service of the current plot. In the dramatic finale to the season, the main city hub of Lion's Arch was transformed into a battlezone that players had to fight to save—the city later being completely redesigned following its destruction.

I know Ubi is very greedy, but I'd be very surprised if they actually do that. Surprised and disappointed.

They already messesd up the AC franchise and were lucky enough to bring it back in full force, with the last 3 games being licked by most and selling extremely well. And they want to mess with it again? Surely there are other franchises better suited for such type of business!

Oh, well. We'll see.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 SUPER Laptop GPUs to debut early next year

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-super-laptop-gpus-to-debut-early-next-year

Because it says laptop, I can believe it as laptops do generally get a refresh one year after the desktops do. But I doubt that the desktops will get a Super refresh however.


Intel officially retires Ice Lake-U, Comet Lake-U and Lakefield CPU series

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-officially-retires-ice-lake-u-comet-lake-u-and-lakefield-cpu-series

Onto 10nm we go


Noctua product roadmap update: June 2021

https://noctua.at/en/product-roadmap

Who knew different coloured fans could be delayed for so long...


Intel erased all the market share gains AMD CPUs made this year

https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-erased-all-the-market-share-gains-amd-cpus-made-this-year/

Now there's obviously a few *** as Steam hardware surveys aren't a reliable source. And obviously the fact that AMD CPUs have been largely out of stock while only recently being available the purchase. But the main thing of course is that this year, AMD doesn't have anything value oriented for budget buyers like Intel does. Their cheapest CPU for DIY starts at $300 and in a couple months, $260 with the 5600G, Eventually their quad core parts will come out but until then, Intel will dominate the low end SKUs, especially with the 11400 starting at $182. Regardless, I don't think AMD should be worried as selling every CPU they have available is not a bad thing.

Nintendo Employee Tells Fans To Stick With The Current Switch, If They're Not "Digging" The OLED Screen

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/07/nintendo_employee_tells_fans_to_stick_with_the_current_switch_if_theyre_not_digging_the_oled_screen

Don Mattrick, is that you?

Well, at least this time he's not wrong. The improvements are so little that if you're happy with your Switch, there's no good reason to upgrade.

Just a quick reminder that the Steam Summer Sale will end tomorrow. You have less than 24 hours to make your mind on that game(s) you're unsure about getting or not.

I'd try to get the 3060 Ti if you can as the difference is huge! Especially as the stock will hopefully come back!

I got recommended a video from last year where Linus's gang tests out RTX Voice with pretty crazy background noise. I knew it was good but hot damn!

Adult game Lewd Idol Project is in a bit of trouble — the Toffer Team PayPal account was locked for selling "sexually oriented materials or services" and it has lost access to its Kickstarter funds.

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/lewd-idol-project-paypal-account-locked-kickstarter-funds

What Paypal is doing should be illegal.

Yuri will be pissed... j/k

Locking them from doing business on their platform is one thing, but they can't really steal their money, right?