So Intel does what AMDon't?

We'll see if what they claim is true once it launches.

Optimum Tech made a very interesting video that goes over retail prices in various markets of both Nvidia and AMD's lineup of GPUs

In every market, the 6600XT is cheaper than both a 3060 and 3060 Ti and typically close to MSRP. This excludes the AMD.com and Founders Edition cards you can get from Bestbuy. Personally, even at MSRP, thanks to the way AMD has gimped the 6600XT, I wouldn't recommend it.

In most other instances, it's the opposite. Nvidia is generally much cheaper/similarly priced than AMD cards for all other tiers of GPUs in most other markets.

Intel is claiming Skylake levels of performance with their small cores for Alder Lake S.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/16881/a-deep-dive-into-intels-alder-lake-microarchitectures/4

"Anyway, by these graphics it looks like that for peak single thread, we should see around +8% better than Skylake performance while consuming just over half the power – look for Cinebench R20 scores for one Gracemont thread around 478 then (Skylake 6700K scored 443). With +8% for single thread in mind, the +80% in MT comparing 4 cores of Gracemont to two fully loaded Skylake cores seems a little low – we’ve got double the physical cores with Gracemont compared to Skylake here. But there’s likely some additional performance regression with the cache structure on the new Atom core, which we’ll get to later on this page.

These claims are substantial. Intel hasn’t compared the new Atom core generation on generation, because it felt that having AVX2 support would put the new Atom at a significant advantage. But what Intel is saying with these graphs is that we should expect better-than Skylake performance at much less power"

Now we need to wait and see how it pans out as Intel has had some janky claims in the past. But if the claims are true and the big cores have a 19% uplift in IPC compared to rocket lake and the small cores perform similar to Skylake, that would be insane performance!

Nvm looks like deal is gone.

From what I could read on other sites, AMD really made a ton of them. One of the online retailers interviewed in one of the news said that they got more of one single 6600XT model at launch than they got of the all the 3060, 3060Ti, 3070, 3080 and 3090 models combined at launch.

As a result, the markup is quite low making the card ironically good value now, as it's main competitor in it's price class right now is the 1660, which is getting trashed by the 6600XT.

This card and it's high supply could also be the reason why the prices of AMD GPUs didn't go down much over the last couple months, AMD concentrated it's production capacity obviously on the 6600XT to have enough supply at launch.

I noticed For the fans strolled right on up as soon as Onlyfans made that completely idiotic statement. 

On the bright side, For the fans is entirely comprised of sex industry workers, so there's very little chance of those guys going mainstream and selling out, meaning Onlyfans just fucked up royally and pulled a Tumblr 2.0. Goodbye to that fat stack of cash. 

Activision confirms all its core studios are now working on Call of Duty

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/activision-confirms-all-its-core-studios-are-now-working-on-call-of-duty/

The publisher revealed the latest premium entry in the blockbuster series, Call of Duty: Vanguard, on Thursday, when it said eight of its 10 core studios are contributing to the upcoming game or the free-to-play Warzone.

I am shocked, so shocked I say. No, I'm not.

Saints Row ‘Rebooting’ website teases August 25 announcement

https://www.gematsu.com/2021/08/saints-row-rebooting-website-teases-august-25-announcement

Publisher Deep Silver and developer Volition have opened a Saints Row teaser website, which contains a brick wall with the graffiti text “Rebooting.”

I wouldn't mind a remaster of the first game since it is not on PC.

It's time for the Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Yooka-Laylee and Void Bastards are free to own on Epic Games Store
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/yooka-laylee-and-void-bastards-are-free-to-own-on-epic-games-store/
Epic Games has announced that Yooka-Laylee and Void Bastards are currently free to own on Epic Games Store. From today and until August 26th, PC gamers can visit their EGS pages and acquire their free copies.
>> If you've been claiming all the free games Epic has given, now you have both Yooka-Laylee games. On another note, next week the free game will be "Automachef".

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Torchlight, 93% off during the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/torchlight
• And the new Indie Legends Bundle XI comes with 7 games with a 96% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/indie-legends-bundle-xi

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Here is an unofficial sequel to the Crusader duology in GZDoom/Doom 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/here-is-an-unofficial-sequel-to-the-crusader-duology-in-gzdoom-doom-2/
Modder ‘P.Rex’ has released the first public beta version of his unofficial sequel to the Crusader duology, CrusaDoom. As the title suggests, CrusaDoom is basically a total conversion mod for Doom 2/GZDoom.
>> Whiel it's still in Beta, you can get it from ModDB.

GAMING NEWS

Syberia: The World Before releases on December 10th, PC requirements revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/syberia-the-world-before-releases-on-december-10th-pc-requirements-revealed/
Microids has announced that Syberia: The World Before will release on December 10th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Quake Remaster is now available, features enhanced models & dynamic and colored lighting
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/quake-remaster-is-now-available-features-enhanced-models-dynamic-and-colored-lighting/
Quake fans, we have some good and some bad news for you today. The good news is that Quake Remaster is now available for download. The bad news is that, contrary to Quake 2 RTX, there are not Ray Tracing effects at all in this remaster.
>> The trailer inside almost made me motion sick, like the original game does.

Call of Duty Vanguard gets reveal trailer, will have a single-player campaign, first details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-vanguard-gets-reveal-trailer-will-have-a-single-player-campaign-first-details/
Activision has just released the official reveal trailer for Call of Duty: Vanguard. Moreover, the publisher has launched the game’s official Battlenet page, and revealed its first details. And yes, contrary to Battlefield 2042, COD: Vanguard will have a single-player campaign.

Demo released for the retro FPS GZDoom game, The Age of Hell
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/demo-released-for-the-retro-fps-gzdoom-game-the-age-of-hell/
Hellforge Studios has released a demo for its upcoming retro first-person shooter that will be using the GZDoom engine, The Age of Hell.
>> You'll find the link to the demo in the article.

Doom Eternal Update 6.66 will add Horde Mode, will overhaul Battlemode
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-eternal-update-6-66-will-add-horde-mode-will-overhaul-battlemode/
Bethesda and id Software have announced that Update 6.66 for Doom Eternal will release this Fall. This Update will add the promised Horde Mode, and will overhaul the matchmaking system of BATTLEMODE.

Behold Black Myth: WuKong in Unreal Engine 5 with Ray Tracing & DLSS
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/behold-black-myth-wukong-in-unreal-engine-5-with-ray-tracing-dlss/
Game Science has just announced that action-adventure game, Black Myth: WuKong, will be using Unreal Engine 5 and will both support DLSS and Ray Tracing. Moreover, the team released a new video, showing 12 minutes of in-engine footage from its latest Unreal Engine 5 build.

2D isometric open-world RPG, Serin Fate, will fully release on August 25th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/2d-isometric-open-world-rpg-serin-fate-will-fully-release-on-august-25th/
Vethergen and Crytivo have announced that their 2D isometric open-world RPG, Serin Fate, will fully release on August 25th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Friday news, part two:

Battlefield 2042 datamine reveals a Tarkov-esque game mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/battlefield-2042-datamine-reveals-a-tarkov-esque-game-mode/
A Battlefield dataminer has uncovered details about Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone mode, and it's looking a lot like Escape From Tarkov.
Well-known dataminer temporyal revealed a few basic details of the mode on Twitter. We've known about Hazard Zone's existence for a while, but not much else aside from the fact that it's one of three game modes that'll be available when Battlefield 2042 launches.

Call of Duty: Warzone will finally get a new anti-cheat system this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-warzone-new-anti-cheat-coming-this-year/
Call of Duty: Warzone, one of the most popular and hackable videogames around, will finally get a new anti-cheat system later this year. Activision announced the news during a press briefing officially unveiling Call of Duty: Vanguard. The incoming system will presumably replace Activision's current internal anti-cheat solution for every current Call of Duty game.
>> It will also get a brand new map.

Good news, Call of Duty: Vanguard runs on the Warzone engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-vanguard-warzone-engine/
Call of Duty is jumping engines yet again in 2021. Sledgehammer's Call of Duty: Vanguard, which takes the series back to World War 2, will run on the same engine that powers Call of Duty: Warzone.

Call of Duty: Vanguard will launch with way more maps than Black Ops – Cold War
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-vanguard-maps-launch-cold-war/
One of the quickest ways to get burnt out on any multiplayer FPS is to get bored of the maps. That was one of the loudest complaints I heard when Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War launched last year with eight standard 6v6 maps. Almost a year later, I'd be happy to never play another round of Miami. Sledgehammer Games hopes map burnout won't be a problem for Call of Duty: Vanguard, which will come stocked with 20 maps at launch.

Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies is being developed by Treyarch
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cod-vanguard-zombies-developed-by-treyarch/
For the first time ever outside the core Black Ops series, Treyarch's Zombies storyline will continue in Call of Duty: Vanguard. Treyarch is leading development on Vanguard Zombies and will tell a prologue story to the one started last year in Cold War.

11 Bit Studios calls out 'shitty scammer' selling Frostpunk 2 on Kinguin
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/11-bit-studios-calls-out-shitty-scammer-selling-frostpunk-2-on-kinguin/
Frostpunk 2 was announced a week ago with a grim teaser, a brief synopsis of the new setting—coal is out, oil is in—and no release date. 11 Bit Studios warned that the game is still "pretty early in development," and likely a long way off. That hasn't prevented online retailer Kinguin from offering "preorder Steam CD keys" for sale, leading to a very strong response from 11 Bit urging fans not to buy them.

This retro shooter turns Cthulhu into a comic book gore bath
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/forgive-me-father-trailer/
Doom-style retro shooters are getting to be a pretty common sight these days, so it takes a pretty unique approach to warrant attention. A retro shooter where you fight against the tentacled hordes of Cthulhu, all set in a 2D/3D comic book style reminiscent of XIII? And you can beat a mad scientist to death with a magical broom? Yes, that will do.

Skyrim is getting a free fishing update and a new Anniversary Edition later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/skyrim-is-getting-a-free-fishing-update-and-a-new-anniversary-edition-later-this-year/
It's been almost ten years since the launch of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and to mark the big birthday Bethesda Softworks is releasing the Skyrim Anniversary Edition on November 11—the game's actual ten-year anniversary.

Deathloop PvP will be 'the ultimate test' for players
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/deathloop-pvp-will-be-the-ultimate-test-for-players/
In July, Bethesda released a nine-minute gameplay video showcasing one of Deathloop's singleplayer missions, to hunt down and kill Aleksis "The Wolf" Dorsey." During today's online QuakeCon stream, game director Dinga Bakaba, narrative designer Bennett Smith, and campaign designer Dana Nightingale went deeper into the game's multiplayer component, a killer-v-killer competition between Colt and Juliana that we haven't really had a close look at yet.

Destiny 2's Primary weapons are getting infinite ammo in the next season
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/destiny-2s-primary-weapons-are-getting-infinite-ammo-in-the-next-season/
The latest edition of This Week at Bungie dives into the studio's plans for Destiny 2's firearms in the next season, which will see the introduction of Legendary Stasis weapons and further changes to weapon archetypes. But the most interesting change is being made to Primary weapons, which—as some players have previously suspected—will have infinite ammo in the new season.

Google once considered teaming up with Tencent to take over Epic Games
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/google-once-considered-teaming-up-with-tencent-pry-epic-out-of-tim-sweeneys-hands/
When Epic publicly rejected Apple and Google's app store terms and hit the "sue them all" button in 2020, it seemed like the fight was just beginning. Apparently, however, the daggers had already been out for a while by then, and were sharp as can be. We learned today that a Google exec went so far as to suggest settling a disagreement with Epic by making a deal with Tencent to wrest control of the company away from founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is adding progression systems and more factions
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warhammer-40000-battlesector-is-adding-progression-systems-and-more-factions/
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector was last month's addition to the pile of 40K games, a thoroughly decent turn-based tactics game about space marines of the Blood Angels chapter—plus a few allies from the Sister of Battle—taking on the bio-organic alien tyranids. In a new dev diary, Black Lab Games has outlined its immediate plans for Battlesector's future.

Genshin Impact fans aren't happy with its 'broken' new character
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/genshin-impact-fans-arent-happy-with-its-broken-new-character/
Genshin Impact fans aren't too happy with the game's latest five-star character.
Peppy pyro archer Yoimiya has been live on Genshin's limited character banner for just over a week now. Fans were excited about her arrival—her design is fantastic and the only other fire-based archer is firmly at the bottom of most Genshin tier lists. But now she's here, complaints of broken mechanics are rife, and players are worried about it setting a precedent for future character releases.

The name of Destiny 2's next season has leaked
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-name-of-destiny-2s-next-season-has-leaked/
The title and art for Destiny 2's next big happening appears to have leaked, so if you don't want to know what it is don't read any further.

Hideo Kojima loves 12 Minutes so much he wants to make a new adventure game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hideo-kojima-loves-12-minutes-so-much-he-wants-to-make-a-new-adventure-game/
Hideo Kojima is loving 12 Minutes so much, it's making him want to create another adventure game.
If you've followed Kojima on Twitter for more than five minutes, you'll know he regularly shares his thoughts on any TV show or movie he's currently watching. It's rather nice getting to peek into the mind of a man who's come up with some crazy stories, but he doesn't often delve into his opinion on new games.

These are the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• There's a Special Sale with publisher Sekai Project, with up to 80% discounts, will last another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/sekai_project_sale
• The QuakeCon Sale and its up to 85% discounts will last another 3 days as well: https://www.gog.com/promo/quakecon_2021
• There's also the Game Festival and its many games on sale: Bestsellers, Indie Games, Hidden Gems, bundles from lots of publishers, ... You should really give it a look
• And we have a new release: the game SLUDGE LIFE launches with a 33% discount until August 27: https://www.gog.com/game/sludge_life

+Steam

• The first daily deal is GTTOD: Get To The Orange Door, still in Early Access and with a demo, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/541200/GTTOD_Get_To_The_Orange_Door/
• The second daily deal is Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition, 70% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/383180/Dead_Island_Riptide_Definitive_Edition/
• The first of the Weekend deals is SCARLET NEXUS, 35% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/775500/SCARLET_NEXUS/
• Noita will be 40% off until the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/881100/Noita/
• Remnant: From the Ashes has a 60% discount until Monday 23: https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/Remnant_From_the_Ashes/
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance will be 66% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance/
• Warner Bros puts its LOTR based games up to 85% off until the 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/middle_earth
• The QuakeCon Sale brings up to 85% discounts until Tuesday, 24th: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/bethesda/sale/quakecon2021
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will be 35& off until the 26th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/Sekiro_Shadows_Die_Twice__GOTY_Edition/
• And of course, we can't forget about the weeklong deals.

And that's it. Bye, bye, See you soon. I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.

Yea pretty much. I do think that there is a lesson to be learnt here and that's the influence that payment processing companies have over companies. We have seen a number of times in the past where payment processing companies forced places like porn hub and what not to get rid of certain lewd content. It's one of the reasons why Valve doesn't allow all porn games into Steam without censoring certain ones.

I'd be curious to know whether or not there is a way to circumvent this. I know that with DLSite which is a hentai site in Japan, paypal pulled out and they needed to make their own payment platform which worked with Visa and such. So I'd be curious to see what one needs to do to circumvent payment processor and their restrictions.