Oh! Thank you. I'll try it tomorrow.

The Wednesday, or First day of Gamescon, news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has four new Deals of the Day, and they all will last 46 hours:

• House Party is 30% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/house_party
• Streets of Rage 4 gets a 50% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/streets_of_rage_4
• Edge Of Eternity is 55% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/edge_of_eternity
• And Singularity gets 85% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/singularity

Steam has two new deals:

• Hellslave will be 30% off until August 30: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1608450/Hellslave/
• And, because of the latest reveal (more on that down below), Destiny 2 puts all its expansions free to try until next Tuesday, 30: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/destiny2

The Humble Store has a new Summer Sale 48hrs deal: Surviving the Aftermath gets a 40% discount during another 26 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/surviving-the-aftermath.

And last, but not least, Fanatical that... well, hasn't been updated yet has four new flash deals for the next 22 hours:

• Hell Let Loose, 45% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/hell-let-loose
• Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, also 45% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pathfinder-wrath-of-the-righteous
• SteamWorld Dig 2, 78% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/steam-world-dig-2
• And METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, 81% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain

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GAMING NEWS

Ravenbound is a new open-world action roguelite game from the creators of Generation Zero
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ravenbound-is-a-new-open-world-action-roguelite-game-from-the-creators-of-generation-zero/
Systemic Reaction has just announced a new open-world action roguelite game, called Ravenbound. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer for it that you can find below.

Funcom’s Dune game is called Dune Awakening, first details and trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/funcoms-dune-game-is-called-dune-awakening-first-details-and-trailer/
Funcom has just revealed the first official trailer for its upcoming online multiplayer survival Dune game, Dune Awakening. In addition, the company revealed its first details via its Steam store page.

Here is the Gamescom 2022 gameplay trailer for The Callisto Protocol
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-gamescom-2022-gameplay-trailer-for-the-callisto-protocol/
KRAFTON and Striking Distance Studios have released a brand new gameplay trailer for The Callisto Protocol. This trailer features three minutes of brand new gameplay footage from this upcoming horror game.

Lords Of The Fallen 2 will be called The Lords of the Fallen, first details & official trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/lords-of-the-fallen-2-will-be-called-the-lords-of-the-fallen-gets-details-official-trailer/
CI Games has just announced that Lords of the Fallen 2 will be called The Lords of the Fallen. Moreover, the publisher revealed the game’s announcement trailer, as well as its first details.

Quantic Dream reveals a new narrative-driven adventure game, Under The Waves
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/quantic-dream-reveals-a-new-narrative-driven-adventure-game-under-the-waves/
Quantic Dream has just announced a brand new narrative-driven adventure game, called Under The Waves. Developed by Parallel Studio, Under The Waves will be coming to both old-gen and current-gen platforms. Moreover, you can find below its announcement trailer.

Gamescom 2022 trailer for the upcoming Souls-like game, Lies of P
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gamescom-2022-trailer-for-the-upcoming-souls-like-game-lies-of-p/
NEOWIZ and Round8 Studio have released the Gamescom 2022 trailer for their upcoming Souls-like game, Lies of P. Lies of P is set in a cruel, dark Belle Époque world, and is inspired by the familiar story of Pinocchio.

Focus Home Interactive reveals a new fantasy action RPG from Deck 13, Atlas Fallen
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/focus-home-interactive-reveals-a-new-fantasy-action-rpg-from-deck-13-atlas-fallen/
Focus Home Interactive has announced a brand new fantasy action RPG from Deck 13, called Atlas Fallen. Alongside its official announcement trailer, the publisher has also revealed its first details.

Gotham Knights will release a bit earlier now, on October 21st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gotham-knights-will-release-a-bit-earlier-now-on-october-21st/
Warner Bros has announced that Gotham Knights will release a bit earlier. Instead of coming out on October 25th, the game will now release on October 21st. Moreover, the publisher has shared a new trailer that you can find below.

Sonic Frontiers will release on November 8th, gets a gamescom 2022 trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sonic-frontiers-will-release-on-november-8th-gets-a-gamescom-2022-trailer/
SEGA has just announced that Sonic Frontiers will release on November 8th. Additionally, the team released a new story trailer for it that you can find below.
>> SegaHeart has made a thread about the trailer.

Official gamescom 2022 cinematic & gameplay trailers for Dead Island 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/official-gamescom-2022-cinematic-gameplay-trailers-for-dead-island-2/
Deep Silver has released the official gamescom 2022 cinematic and gameplay trailers for Dead Island 2. Furthermore, the publisher confirmed that the game will be indeed coming out on February 3rd, 2023.

Gamescom 2022 trailers for Where Winds Meet, Scars Above, Hogwarts Legacy and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gamescom-2022-trailers-for-where-winds-meet-scars-above-hogwarts-legacy-and-more/
A lot of game trailers aired during the gamescom 2022 Opening Night Live event. As such, we’ve decided to collect all of them and share them in one big article. So, without further ado, below you can find the trailers for Where Winds Meet, Scars Above, Hogwarts Legacy, EVERYWHERE, and more.
>> There are 19 trailers in total, including the first DLC for Age of Empires IV (which could explain the free to try event). Most of those trailers have their own article at PC Gamer.

Dying Light 2 Community Patch #1 adds AMD FSR 2.0 support, improves graphics, fixes DX12 memory leaks & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/dying-light-2-community-patch-1-amd-fsr-2-0-dx12-memory-leaks/
Techland has released a new patch for Dying Light 2: Stay Human that attempts to fix issues and features based on community feedback.
Going into more details, Community Update #1 adds support for AMD’s FSR 2.0 upscaling tech. Moreover, this patch improves GPU memory management on PC in DX12 mode, especially when using Ray Tracing.

Microids has announced Tintin Reporter – Cigars of the Pharaoh, first screenshots & details
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/microids-has-announced-tintin-reporter-cigars-of-the-pharaoh-first-screenshots-details/
Microids and Pendulo Studios have revealed the first details and screenshots for Tintin Reporter – Cigars of the Pharaoh. Inspired by an iconic adventure from the comic book series “The Adventures of Tintin” created by Hergé selling more than 275 million units worldwide, this new video game will sign the return of the famous reporter to the interactive medium.

Return to Monkey Island releases on September 19th, gets a new trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/return-to-monkey-island-releases-on-september-19th-gets-a-new-trailer/
Devolver has announced that Return to Monkey Island will release on September 19th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has also shared the game’s gamescom 2022 trailer which you can find below.
>> Not coincidentally, September 19th is the "Talk like a Pirate" day.

Flashback 2 has been delayed until 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/flashback-2-has-been-delayed-until-2023/
Microids has announced that Flashback 2 has been delayed until 2023. Originally planned for Winter 2022, the game still needs more work and polish, which is why the publisher has decided to delay it.

Part two, and also long, of the news

Nexon reveals first trailer for its new looter-shooter, beta test coming in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/nexon-reveals-first-trailer-for-its-new-looter-shooter-beta-test-coming-in-october/
We've known for a little while that Nexon is working on a new looter-shooter called The First Descendant that charges players with protecting humanity from an onslaught of alien invaders backed by very big bosses. It's a classic, some might say overly familiar, tale of super-powered good against relentless evil from space, and it's headed to its first beta test in October. By way of celebration the publisher has also put out a new trailer, which you can watch above.

Saudi Arabia first country to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
https://www.pcgamer.com/saudi-arabia-first-country-to-approve-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision/
Saudi Arabia has become the first country in the world to greenlight Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The country's General Authority for Competition (GAC) tweeted Sunday that it had no objection to the completion of the "process of economic concentration" between the two companies, making it the first regulatory hurdle Microsoft has cleared in its quest to acquire Activision.

MultiVersus nerfs Iron Giant because he's 'dominating with abnormally high win rates at every skill level'
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-nerfs-iron-giant-because-hes-dominating-with-abnormally-high-win-rates-at-every-skill-level/
Warner Bros' free-to-play character brawler MultiVersus has launched to enormous success, attracting over 20 million players so far, and looks set to become something of a cross-platform Smash Bros. (...)
Anyway, the Iron Giant has, amusingly enough, turned out to be so powerful that developer Player First Games has been forced to apply some swingeing nerfs to the character. The game will be down today for a short maintenance period, after which it returns with a new patch that also introduces Morty from Rick & Morty.

Destiny 2: Lightfall will send players to the cyberpunk world of Neptune in February
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-lightfall-will-send-players-to-the-cyberpunk-world-of-neptune-in-february/
After months of anticipation (and a big leak), Bungie has finally unveiled Lightfall, the next major Destiny 2 expansion, which will give Guardians access to an all-new subclass and a very cool looking new destination: The cyberpunk-styled world of Neptune.

Destiny 2's new Strand subclass looks like sci-fi Spider-Man with magic green webs
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-strand-subclass-detailed/
Earlier today Bungie teased the new darkness-based subclass coming to Destiny 2 called Strand, and it's as much about movement and traversal as combat.
In its showcase, the developer finally detailed the much-rumoured new subclass. Now confirmed to be called Strand, the subclass looks as much about exploring the new city on Neptune with a cosmic grappling hook as it is whipping cabal in the face with ropes of green energy.

Destiny 2 is finally getting in-game LFG and loadout systems with Lightfall
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-is-finally-getting-in-game-lfg-and-loadout-systems-with-lightfall/
Bungie has announced that with the launch of the Lightfall expansion it is going to add new loadout systems and LFG to Destiny 2. The news was revealed during the annual Bungie livestream, and honestly, it's a pretty welcome change.

Destiny 2: Season of Plunder lets you yeet yourself from cannons to fight space pirates
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-season-of-plunder-lets-you-yeet-yourself-from-cannons-to-fight-space-pirates/
I hope you like walking planks because as part of its big livestream showcase, Bungie just dropped a trailer for Destiny 2's Season of Plunder, which starts today. Eramis, who you may remember as the Big Bad from the Beyond Light expansion, has broken free of her icy prison and it's up to you to create a ragtag crew to take her out (again). Quite why nobody was guarding her frozen body is anyone's guess.

Hearthstone Battlegrounds is adding Quests and a Season Track in a big update coming next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-battlegrounds-is-adding-quests-in-a-big-update-coming-next-week/
In terms of popularity, there's a case to be made that Hearthstone's Battlegrounds spin-off has superseded the original game, with the arrival of a major new patch to refresh the meta as eagerly anticipated as any card expansion. The next update is due to drop on August 30, and today Blizzard has begun detailing the contents, which include a refresh of the minion and hero pools, Battlegrounds Missions (think: dailies), as well as the addition of a rewards track that will contain new kinds of cosmetics.

Gearbox's attempt at a Telltale game releases in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-tales-from-the-borderlands-gamescom-announcement/
New Tales from the Borderlands comes to PC and consoles on October 21, 2022. That's right, the new Tales from the Borderlands game is just called "New Tales From The Borderlands." Easy to remember!

Hogwarts Legacy Gamescom trailer introduces wizard zombies
https://www.pcgamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-gamescom-trailer-introduces-wizard-zombies/
A new trailer for open-world Harry Potter-verse adventure game Hogwarts Legacy premiered today during Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live show, and it's easily the darkest look at it yet.

Goat Simulator 3 gameplay trailer simulates more goats than ever
https://www.pcgamer.com/goat-simulator-3-gameplay-trailer-simulates-more-goats-than-ever/
Last year's announcement of Goat Simulator 3 was a big surprise—in no small part because there was never a Goat Simulator 2. And at last you can witness the goat simulation's simulated goats going absolutely ape in the four player co-op sandbox. Have a look at the chaotic new gameplay trailer above, shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Fallout 4 and New Vegas veterans team up to make new open world RPG Wyrdsong
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-and-new-vegas-veterans-team-up-to-make-new-open-world-rpg-wyrdsong/
For years Fallout fans have been clamoring for another team-up between Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment to produce a new Fallout game. That's still not in the cards (despite Microsoft now owning both studios), but an announcement at Gamescom's Opening Night Live might be the next best thing.
Bethesda veteran Jeff Gardiner, lead producer and project lead on open world RPGs like Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76, has formed a new game development studio called Something Wicked Games. Joining Gardiner is Charles Staples, design director on Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds and lead level designer on Fallout: New Vegas. That's a lot of Fallout DNA in one studio.

A new Homeworld 3 trailer showcases advanced tactics and hot new graphics
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-homeworld-3-trailer-showcases-advanced-tactics-and-hot-new-graphics/
A new trailer for Homeworld 3 (opens in new tab) appeared during the Open Night Live showcase at Gamescom, giving us a look at some of the advanced combat tactics that will be available to players when Fleet Command returns to action.
>> Azzanation has made a thread about it.

Rick & Morty creator's new game stars a knife that wants to eat someone's ass
https://www.pcgamer.com/rick-and-morty-creators-new-game-stars-a-knife-that-wants-to-eat-someones-asshole/
High on Life, an FPS from Rick & Morthy co-creator Justin Roiland, predictably looks to be a new member of the "never shutting up" game club. The cartoony shooter includes a gun that constantly talks to you (Roiland, whose voice is instantly familiar) and a knife that is absolutely giddy to do a murder (also Roiland, doing a decent imitation of a deranged Taika Waititi). The knife also doubles as a grappling hook, which is a neat bit of mobility, though its bloodthirsty schtick may get old after about five minutes.

Phantom Hellcat is a hack-n-slash that wants to bring the genre 'back to its roots'
https://www.pcgamer.com/phantom-hellcat-is-a-hack-n-slash-that-wants-to-bring-the-genre-back-to-its-roots/
I don't know about you, but my fingers weren't built for combos. Put me in front of a fighting game or literally anything developed by Platinum and my hands turn into useless slabs of ham, just barely capable of feebly hammering the light attack button as I'm smashed to paste by my far more competent enemies.
Consider me nervous, then, about Phantom Hellcat, a third-person action adventure game that just got announced during Gamescom's Opening Night Live. The devs say they want to "bring hack-n-slash titles back to their roots" with a combat system based around chaining together combos and utilising your environment to take down rooms full of enemies. I'm doomed.

And yes, there's also a part three of the news:

Dying Light 2's first story DLC drops you into a fighting pit
https://www.pcgamer.com/dying-light-2s-first-story-dlc-drops-you-into-a-fighting-pit/
With the world overrun by zombies, you'd think the last thing anyone would be asking for is a place where human survival becomes even less likely. But this is Dying Light 2, where the bloodthirstiness of the infected usually pales in comparison to that of human beings. It's almost like we are the walking dead, or something.
Dying Light 2: Bloody Ties is the first story-based DLC for the open world zombie parkour game, and as the teaser last week suggested it's gonna take the focus away from skipping across rooftops and gliding around skyscrapers to plop you into a gladiatorial arena. The centerpiece is Carnage Hall, where warriors battle each other to the death in front of a cheering crowd. Hey, there's no Netflix in the zombie apocalypse. People need their entertainment fix.

The next Outlast will traumatise up to four players at once
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-outlast-will-traumatise-up-to-four-players-at-once/
Gamescom continues apace, and as it does we've had a new look at the next Outlast game from Red Barrels: The Outlast Trials.
The game is set during the Cold War, and involves a private company—the Murkoff Corporation, which sounds like it was named by Charles Dickens—running all sorts of brutal, MKUltra-esque experiments on a gaggle of abductees and prisoners to achieve new breakthroughs in mind control. In an event no one could possibly have predicted, it looks like those experiments went a bit awry, and it's now up to you to navigate your way out of the prisons and testing facilities.

Ex-Battlefield devs are making a destruction-heavy FPS that sounds right up my alley
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-battlefield-devs-are-making-a-destruction-heavy-fps-that-sounds-right-up-my-alley/
I've had my eye on Embark Studios, a new studio led by ex-EA boss Patrick Söderlund and ex-DICE developers, since it announced co-op robo shooter Arc Raiders at last year's Game Awards. Two weeks ago, Embark announced that it has delayed Arc Raiders because it wants to release the other game it's working on first.
That game is The Finals, a free-to-play, destruction-heavy FPS announced today at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show. Watch the brief teaser above.

FF14 made its most tragic death scene worse without telling anyone
https://www.pcgamer.com/ff14-made-its-most-tragic-death-scene-worse-without-telling-anyone/
One of the most tragic death scenes in Final Fantasy 14 is now a little more heart-wrenching thanks to a stealth change in patch 6.2 Buried Memories.
For the spoiler averse: The change adds in an additional line of dialogue to explain why neither our hero or their allies can save the injured character. Square Enix didn't include it in the lengthy patch notes, but the dungeon where the cutscene plays got updated to support NPC parties for solo runs, which could explain why the change was made.

The game based on The Expanse looks pretty decent, especially the zero-G bits
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-expanse-telltale-game/
In December, the new Telltale Games—a studio built from some of the pieces left behind when the original developer shut down—announced that it's making an adventure series based on The Expanse, the six-season sci-fi show that was recently concluded by Amazon Studios.
I thought it was smart to make Camina Drummer the main character (who would rather play as pouty-boy James Holden?) and now that we have a proper look at The Expanse: A Telltale Series in the Gamescom trailer embedded above, I'm mildly excited to play it.

'80s cult classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space is becoming a multiplayer horror game
https://www.pcgamer.com/80s-cult-classic-killer-klowns-from-outer-space-is-becoming-a-multiplayer-horror-game/
1980s horror films have had something of a resurgence in videogames over the past few years. From Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger in Dead by Daylight to Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Game to Ash Williams in Evil Dead: The Game, we can't seem to get enough of combining the multiplayer horror formula with memorable 1980s slasher flicks.
Now another nightmare from the '80s is throwing its multicolored fright wig into the ring. Cult horror comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space is becoming a 3v7 asymmetrical horror game from Randy Greenback, executive director of Friday the 13th: The Game, and developer Teravision Games. In KKFOS:TG, a team of three Klown players will hunt seven human citizens as they gather weapons and gear to try to repel the goofy invasion.

This PC-only Chinese RPG looks like Assassin's Creed, except you can put your sword down and get a normal job
https://www.pcgamer.com/where-winds-meet-announcement/
Based on the Gamescom announcement trailer, Where Winds Meet looks like an Assassin's Creed-sized undertaking, so it's a little surprising that I've never heard of its developer, Everstone Studio. I have heard of its publisher, though: The studio is backed by NetEase, the second largest game publisher in China, so it's at least safe to assume that it's the big-budget open world action RPG it appears to be.

Hearthstone is introducing premium currency and a Battlegrounds season pass, players are unimpressed
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-is-introducing-premium-currency-and-a-battlegrounds-season-pass-players-are-unimpressed/
Hearthstone's auto-battler mode Battlegrounds remains popular, even among players who don't bother with regular Hearthstone. On August 30 Blizzard will launch Season 2 of Battlegrounds, which will add quest mechanics and two new heroes, but it's also going to bring some things players are less excited about: premium currency and a premium rewards track to go with it.

A decade after its announcement, Mount and Blade 2 releases in full this October
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-decade-after-its-announcement-mount-and-blade-2-releases-in-full-this-october/
TaleWorlds has led an early charge into Gamescom with an announcement that Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord—first announced when the world was young and dinosaurs roamed the Earth—will finally leave Early Access on October 25. The announcement of the release date was even accompanied by a new trailer, showcasing the white-knuckle tension of medieval sieges, battles, and opening a small business.

Scars Above looks eerie, alien, and pyramidal
https://www.pcgamer.com/scars-above-looks-eerie-alien-and-pyramidal/
Scars Above, an upcoming Sci-Fi action adventure from Serbian studio Mad Head Games was announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live.
There are parts of the trailer that remind me of Control — not least the ominous inverted pyramids, which is in-universe referred to as the Metahedron, according to its Steam page. It looks to lean far more into the alien than the eldritch, however, as you play as astronaut and scientist Kate Ward, stranded from her crew in a strange, hostile environment.

Mask of the Rose joins the slew of games delayed until spring 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/mask-of-the-rose-joins-the-slew-of-games-delayed-until-spring-2023/
Failbetter Games recently announced that their gothic horror dating sim, Mask of the Rose, was going to be delayed from its original spooky autumn release date to next April.
In a candid blog post, Failbetter lays out the reasons for choosing to delay the game, saying that there were signs the schedule was too tight: team workers were stressed, and reluctant to take time off.

Crusader Kings 3 update looks to tone-down the 'border gore' of endless conquest
https://www.pcgamer.com/crusader-kings-3-update-looks-to-tone-down-the-border-gore-of-endless-conquest/
A recent developer diary details how an upcoming Crusader Kings 3 update will change the AI, resulting in more stable realms, and—most importantly for the most pernickety of map painters—less border gore.

AMD Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4 3D” CPU Rumors: 2nd Gen V-Cache, Early Zen 4 & Zen 4 V-Cache Performance Figures

https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-x3d-zen-4-3d-v-cache-cpu-rumors-specs-performance-launch/

Personally idk if I want to continue to post MLID rumours because of how wrong he actually has been about Zen 4 IPC, Raptor Lake and Arc. I think maybe once we see zen 4 details next week, then we will see how off he really is and then decide on it. If the chart is legit though, skipping zen 4 and waiting for zen 4X3D would be the wise choice unless you want to spend a ton of money only to be slower than 5800X3D.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB Graphics Card In Production Since August, Leaked Documents Claim

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-24-gb-graphics-card-august-production-leaked-documents/

I will say with Ampere launch, we did have that whole countdown thing. However this year, Nvidia has been very silent. I think while we will still see Lovelace being announced in September with October/November launch, Nvidia will continue to be quiet in order to try and clear as much 3000 series inventory as possible.

Intel’s LEGO-Like Chiplet Design For Next-Gen Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake “3D Foveros” CPUs Detailed

https://wccftech.com/intel-lego-like-chiplet-design-for-next-gen-meteor-lake-arrow-lake-lunar-lake-3d-foveros-cpus-detailed/

The tile based future of Intel CPUs will certainly be interesting. But it does sound like we aren't going past 6-8 big cores on consumer desktop.

Pakistan is implementing GPU tax based on memory capacity

https://videocardz.com/newz/pakistan-is-implementing-gpu-tax-based-on-memory-capacity

"So, how does this work. When someone buys a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with 8GB memory, unless stated otherwise, the assessed value for this card will be 192 USD. This value will be converted to Pakistani Rupee (assuming 215 exchange rate for dollar) which will put a 42k Rs. value and then 36% duty and tax will be added with a value of around 15K Rs. A total cost of the card will be 57k Rs.

In general, memory size is a good indicator of the graphics card’s performance segment, but in numerous instances it will lead to some incorrectly assessed values. Think RTX 3070 8GB with lower price than RTX 3060 with 12GB VRAM, or Radeon RX 6500XT with 8GB with the same assumed value as RTX 3070."

Nvidia's weird memory configurations with Ampere really fucked this up lul

Yeah, it's been a month since that video game out (or two, I forget the exact date), and he's already sugar coating it. Dude hasn't learned a damn thing.

As long as a youtuber maintains high views/sub counts, there's no reason for them to actually learn a hard lesson (unless they get enough backlash on all fronts verbally, then they'll have to say something).

The constant back and forth about the MV meta has been pretty funny. So many characters simultaneously labeled as OP and bottom tier. I seem to recall just last week some FGC pro ranked Iron Giant as the worst character in the game.

Well, given what we've seen and most of the tune of the previews that have been published, we know that the game will probably bomb. So, with that in mind, why not launch it alongside a big profile game to be able to claim that it "did worse than expected" because of that other game?

That way everyone invilved in the project can save their faces. Mostly.

To be honest, I've posted so many articles in the news about characters that no one liked and suddenly were nerfed for being too powerful, like Taz, or tournaments where the winners used characters that no one else used for being weak, that I believe that either the devs didn't probperly balance the characters during the development and the Beta stage, or that the game is so new that if a player learns how to properly use any character, he/she can simply stomp the rest of the players that haven't taken the time to learn how to properly use all the resources of their... character.

Note to self: I need to find a synonym for "character".

Given that the article itself says:

The chart points out four specific benchmarks though it is not mentioned what these workloads are nor the specific config but considering X3D parts show a major performance benefit, it is likely that these are games and not actual workloads. All CPUs tested here were tested on the same power level and it is also mentioned that the Zen 4 chips weren't running at their final boost clocks which we know are going to be surprisingly high in the 5.5 GHz+ range (5.7 GHz on the flagship).

Add also that we don't know what memmory was used in any of the systems, and I'd say that those benches are maybe not useless, but certainly not a fair representation of Zen4's performance.

I'd have been very surprised if those card weren't already on production, given that the demand at launch will be far greater than what they'll be able to produce in any given month.

Same goes for AMD, who is likely already mass producing their Navi 31 chips for their launch later this year.

I can understand the logic behind that, but I think a better and more fair way tto tax them would be by the power they use. More power = more performance = higher price point to begin with.