Yeah lol. And whats up with the 1080P benchmark/comparisons.

Performance is good though the pricing is kinda high again. Gives Intel room for Raptorlake to swoop in. Particularly at the lower end of the stack.

why are they touting igpu as if its the best thing since sliced bread

I can understand for the cheaper models but why the fuck would you use the top end models without a dedicated gpu

One thing that I do like about modern AMD press conferences is they go straight to the point unlike Nvidia and their first hour of cocktease with the metaverse and twitch streamer bs. Like the tech may be cool but I just want to see the products!

This bodes well for their mobile CPUs next year. Ryzen 7000 + Lovelace laptops gonna be hype.

It's probably more for business clients. Not needing to buy an entry-level GPU anymore can count for a lot of cash, and certainly did hamper AMD during the chip crunch, so they wanted to emphasize that this ain't a problem anymore.

Yep, if Intel doesn't significantly increase their performance per watt on the lower TDPs, they'll get slaughtered in mobile, especially on the U series (where Alder Lake already can't really keep up with Rembrandt)

Logitech reveals its new mouse lineup.. the G502 X, G502 X Plus and G502 X Lightspeed. Was leaked a while ago on Reddit, in Jan iirc.. didn't think it was real, but here it is. Dammit wallet.

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam has 4 new deals, as well as new weeklong deals:

• The first Midweek Madness deal is Manifold Garden, 50% off until Thursday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/Manifold_Garden/
• Loop Hero, 67% off until September 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/Loop_Hero/
• Publisher Aerosoft puts its games on sale with up to 80% discounts until Thursday 1st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/AerosoftPublisherSale2022
• Gunfire Reborn features a 30% discount until the 12th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1217060/Gunfire_Reborn/
• And these are a few of the weeklong deals:
  • Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel is 15% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1298140/Fobia__St_Dinfna_Hotel/
  • Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo gets a 35% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449320/Alfred_Hitchcock__Vertigo/
  • SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS is half its usual price: https://store.steampowered.com/app/411830/SENRAN_KAGURA_SHINOVI_VERSUS/
  • Bee Simulator gets a 65% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/914750/Bee_Simulator/
  • And lastly there's Emily is Away Too, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/523780/Emily_is_Away_Too/

The Humble Store has a new 48hrs deal: GhostWire: Tokyo will be 55% off during 26 hours: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ghostwire-tokyo-summer-sale-48hr-deals/

And Fanatical has three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Chaotic Great Edition, 42% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/tiny-tina-s-wonderlands-chaotic-great-edition
• Publisher/Developer Jackbox Games Inc puts its games up to 67% off during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/franchises/jackbox-games
• And the The Jackbox Quintpack Bundle is 50% off during 7 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/the-jackbox-quintpack

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Kermit in Spider-Man is anything but a muppet
https://www.pcgamer.com/kermit-in-spider-man-is-anything-but-a-muppet/
The modding scene for Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered has so far focused overwhelmingly on the wall-crawler himself, with character mods coming thick-and fast. It's not always producing the most aesthetically pleasing results: Saul Goodman's character model perched atop a skyscraper doesn't look cool so much as like something from a J-horror flick.
But all the modders can pack up and go home, because no-one's going to top the latest addition of Kermit the Frog, by one TangoTed. The beloved everyman muppet character fits into this world freakishly well, and unlike many of the more human-focused mods it doesn't feel weird to see his limbs and body arc in that acrobatic Spider-Man fashion.

GAMING NEWS

Battlefield 2042 Update 2.0 is available for download and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/battlefield-2042-update-2-0-is-available-for-download-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
DICE has just released a new major update for Battlefield 2042. According to the release notes, Update 2.0 adds a new map called Stranded. Moreover, it brings a new Specialist (Charlie Crawford), a new vehicle (EBLC-Ram), new weapons, new gadget and more.

Tuesday news, part two:

Back 4 Blood's Children of the Worm DLC lands tomorrow, looks rad
https://www.pcgamer.com/back-4-bloods-children-of-the-worm-dlc-lands-tomorrow-looks-rad/
Turtle Rock's cooperative zombie shooter Back 4 Blood will regurgitate a fleshy new chunk of DLC from its gullet tomorrow. Titled Children of the Worm, it'll see players battling a very different kind of foe in an all-new campaign act.
>> Guess what, that tomorrow is today.

New Return to Monkey Island clip reunites Guybrush with Murray the skull
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-return-to-monkey-island-clip-reunites-guybrush-with-murray-the-skull/
Return to Monkey Island developer Terrible Toybox has taken to releasing short, weekly clips of the adventure game sequel on what it has dubbed "Monkey Island Mondays" (which are better than Full Throttle Fridays, but not as good as Sam & Max Saturdays). This week's clip is one of the most substantial so far, providing a glimpse of the game's inventory system and reuniting Guybrush with pop culture's second favourite disembodied skull after Yorick.

Dwarf Fortress' Steam release is coming 'sooner than you might think'
https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-steam-release-is-coming-sooner-than-you-might-think/
It's been a long wait for Dwarf Fortress' hotly anticipated Steam release, which was originally announced back in March 2019. But avid fans of large fortifications and small bearded dudes may not have to wait much longer. Replying to a tweet asking when Dwarf Fortress will launch on Steam, publisher Kitfox Games stated that it'll be coming "Sooner than you might think."

All-women speedrunning event Flame Fatales raises $135K for charity
https://www.pcgamer.com/all-women-speedrunning-event-flame-fatales-raises-dollar135k-for-charity/
Flame Fatales is a summertime speedrun marathon held by the all-women speedrunning community Frame Fatales, which along with the winter variant Frost Fatales raises money for charity—in this case (and in previous events) the Malala Fund, which advocates for free, safe, quality education for women around the world. The previous event raised more than $132,000 for the fund, and this one managed to surpass it—just barely—with a grand total of $135,512.

Mafia 4 is in development, 2K confirms
https://www.pcgamer.com/mafia-4-is-in-development-2k-confirms/
A rumor surfaced earlier this year claiming that 2K Games' studio Hangar 13 was working on a new Mafia game under new leadership, following the departure of longtime president and chief creative officer Haden Blackman. Now it's official: In an interview posted at mafiagame.com to mark the 20th anniversary of the original Mafia, general manager Roman Hladík finally confirmed that it's happening.

Not that complicated⁠—lawsuit over Fortnite dance 'It's Complicated' dismissed by judge
https://www.pcgamer.com/not-that-complicatedlawsuit-over-fortnite-dance-its-complicated-dismissed-by-judge/
First spotted by PCGamesN, a judge for the Central District of California has dismissed a lawsuit by choreographer Kyle Hanagami against Epic. Hanagami filed the suit in April, alleging that Epic had used his choreography for the 2017 music video "How Long" by Charlie Puth without permission or attribution.

Mojang says it's learned from showing off Minecraft features too early
https://www.pcgamer.com/mojang-says-its-learned-from-showing-off-minecraft-features-too-early/
The world of Minecraft is forever growing, which Mojang now talks about in detail during its yearly Minecraft Live showcases. During one of its more frequent Minecraft Now streams where developers play together and answer questions, creative director Agnes Larsson fielded a question about the next major Mojang showcase.

Big Chungus may be coming to MultiVersus
https://www.pcgamer.com/big-chungus-may-be-coming-to-multiversus/
There are a lot of big names in Warner's cartoon fighting game MultiVersus, but one bigger than all the rest may soon be on the way. That's right, I'm talking about the one, the only, the chunky bunny boi, Big Chungus.

Hogwarts Legacy has a PlayStation-exclusive quest as if it were still 2010
https://www.pcgamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-has-a-playstation-exclusive-quest-as-if-it-were-still-2010/
In an August 26 Twitter thread clarifying the different versions of Hogwarts Legacy (opens in new tab) and what comes with them, the game's official account revealed that PlayStation editions of the game "come with an exclusive quest," while pre-orders of PlayStation editions also get the vaunted "Felix Felicis Potion Recipe" of Harry Potter lore.

Paradox is looking for testers for a new game but it won't say what the new game is
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-is-looking-for-testers-for-a-new-game-but-it-wont-say-what-the-new-game-is/
Paradox Interactive launched a new publishing label called Paradox Arc earlier this month, and now it's asking for people to sign up for its first beta testing, which is "in the very near future." There's just one catch: You don't get to know what the game is.

This game adds what's always been missing from tennis: teleportation and bullet-time
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-game-adds-whats-always-been-missing-from-tennis-teleportation-and-bullet-time/
When it comes to virtual tennis I have two main reference points: Tennis for the NES back in 1984 and Wii Sports Tennis in 2006. Since my pattern seems to be waiting 15-20 years to try out a new tennis game, it's the perfect time for a game called Tennis the Menace to pop up on Steam.

When I saw it this morning I knew you'd be interested.

And, not by chance, they haven't mentioned the price yet. But, well, Logitech + optical switches = the contrary of cheap.