And mine:

Yeah, this was the only one that had any availability for me (for all of a minute). Best Buy never even changed, lol.

On an unrelated note, anyone wanna buy some feet pics?

Yea even the strix was like, Add to cart, Checkout, refresh, out of stock. It goes to show that people will buy this tier of GPUs no matter what.

Here in Spain there are still cards in stock in several stores.

It's festive and here I am, posting the news. Shame on me. At least they're all in one post:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has two new Deals of the Day:

• Forgive Me Father gets a 25% discount during 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/en/game/forgive_me_father
• And Syberia 3: The Complete Journey will be 88% off until Friday: https://www.gog.com/en/game/syberia_3_the_complete_journey

Steam has two new deals:

• Monument Valley: Panoramic Collection, featuring the two games, is 32% off. Both games are also on sale with a 20% discount until October 18: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/25548/Monument_Valley_Panoramic_Collection/
• Airport CEO gets a 50% discount until the same October 18: https://store.steampowered.com/app/673610/Airport_CEO/

And Fanatical gas two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Farmer's Life, 50% off during 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/farmers-life
• And Quantic Dream puts its games up to 57% off (be warned, the page doesn't work yet): https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/quantic-dream

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc Graphics Driver 31.0.101.3490
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/726609/intel-arc-graphics-windows-dch-driver.html
GPU Support

• Launch driver for Intel Arc A770 and A750 Graphics

Fixed Issues

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (DX12) may exhibit an application crash when loading into the game with Ray-Traced Reflections enabled.
• Total War: Warhammer III (DX11) may exhibit color corruption on certain regions of the overworld map on Game Pass.
• Saints Row (DX12) may experience black corruption in some select missions such as ‘Observe and Report’.
• Overwatch 2 (DX11) may experience minor intermittent hitching or stuttering during gameplay.
• Deathloop (DX12) may exhibit vertical line corruption during gameplay when Ray Tracing is enabled.
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction (DX11) may exhibit flickering within game menus.
• Battlefield 2042 (DX12) may exhibit an application crash when entering a multiplayer match.
• Hitman (DX12) may exhibit texture corruption during training mode.
• Diablo II: Resurrected (DX12) may exhibit black square corruption in some areas of Act 2.

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 522.25 WHQL
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-522-25-whql
GPU Support

• Includes support for the GeForce RTX 4090.

Fixed Issues

• [Teardown] Resolves lower performance observed when MSI Afterburner overlay is used [3653400]
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands displays texture corruption after extended gameplay on NVIDIA GPUs [3777340]
• UE5.1 crashes when enabling path tracing on some drivers [3731151]

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Pokemon Unlimited is a fully open world Pokemon mod for Pokemon Legends: Arceus
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/pokemon-unlimited-is-a-fully-open-world-pokemon-mod-for-pokemon-legends-arceus/
Modder ‘Shadowjhakx982’ has released an alpha version of the Pokemon Unlimited mod for Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Pokemon Unlimited is a fully open-world Pokemon game that features all regions, all pokemon and all forms.
As said, Pokemon Unlimited features all regions (including ones like Orre and the Orange Islands). Moreover, it packs all pokemon, megas, gigantamax, dynamax, regional and primal forms. Players will also find Shadow Pokemon, Custom mega and primal Pokemon.
Its final version will have random encounters along with new types such as cyber, light and shadow types. Additionally, it will have huge underground areas like the underground in bdsp and dppt for every region that’s not based on an island. Furthermore, they will add a separate party screen for up to 6 eggs.
Interestingly, the modder also plans to add a few features from Pokemon Go. For instance, it will allow Ditto to transform into other Pokemon in the overworld.
Since Pokemon Unlimited is a mod for Pokemon Legends: Arceus, you’ll need its ROM and a Nintendo Switch emulator to play it.
>> The article has a video (almost 5 min. long) and a link to the alpha version of the mod.

Resident Evil HD Remaster gets a retro-cool 1996 Demake Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/resident-evil-hd-remaster-gets-a-1996-demake-mod/
And we have just gone full circle. In 2015, Capcom released an HD Remaster of the Resident Evil Remake that originally came out on Nintendo Gamecube. And today, beardsvcgaming released a mod that makes the characters look like their classic 1996 versions.
Thanks to this mod, PC gamers can enjoy the polygonal characters of the original game. And, to be honest, it’s a pretty cool nostalgic mod. I’m also certain that younger players will appreciate it (that or they will vomit the moment they see the in-game characters).

Cyberpunk 2077 mod turns you into a real Edgerunners cyberpsycho
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-mod-turns-you-into-a-real-edgerunners-cyberpsycho/
In the Cyberpunk universe, you can definitely have too much of a good thing. It may seem like a great idea to give yourself cybernetically enhanced vision, leg implants that let you double-jump, retractable blades that pop out of your arms, and any number of other body-enhancing bits of cyberware, but replacing your human parts with machinery comes with a downside: the gradual loss of your humanity and a chance of developing cyberpsychosis, a mental disorder with symptoms that include loss of empathy, impulsive outbursts, and extreme violence.
In the Cyberpunk tabletop game, a player's humanity is governed by an empathy stat, which drops each time a new cyberware implant is installed and can eventually lead to cyberpsychosis, at which point the player's character is controlled by the GM. Cyberpsychosis is also heavily featured in the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series on Netflix, as several characters grapple with the affliction.
In Cyberpunk 2077, though, the condition isn't particularly well-explored. There are a series of missions to track down and neutralize cyberpsychos running amok in Night City, but these mostly boil down to some brief investigative activities that lead to boss fights against powerful and unhinged enemies. Now there's a way to go a bit deeper into the concept with your own character.
As spotted by GamesRadar, prolific Cyberpunk 2077 modder djkovrik has created the Wannbe Edgerunner mod, which will let you play CD Projekt's RPG with a more lore-based approach to cyberpsychosis. It adds a new humanity system to the game, bringing it more in line with the TTRPG and Cyberpunk Edgerunners, and the effects of cyberpsychosis will kick in when your humanity drops too low.

GAMING NEWS

First official gameplay trailer for Need for Speed Unbound
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-official-gameplay-trailer-for-need-for-speed-unbound/
Electronic Arts has released the first official gameplay trailer for Criterion’s NFS game, Need for Speed Unbound. Need for Speed Unbound will be using the Frostbite Engine, and this trailer will give you a glimpse at its art style (and how the game plays).
>> If the effects are too much for you, EA says that you can turn them off.

Saints Row November Update to feature over 200 bug fixes & stability upgrades
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/saints-row-november-update-to-feature-over-200-bug-fixes-stability-upgrades/
Volition has just announced that it will release a brand new update for Saints Row in November. According to the team, the November Update will feature over 200 bug fixes & stability upgrades.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered October 12th Update adds NVIDIA DLSS 3 support
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/marvels-spider-man-remastered-october-12th-update-adds-nvidia-dlss-3-support/
Nixxes has released a new update for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered that adds official support for NVIDIA’s DLSS 3 tech. As such, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is the first triple-A game that officially supports NVIDIA’s latest AI-upscaling tech.

Overwatch 2 double XP weekends are coming to make good on launch woes
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2-double-xp-weekends-are-coming-to-make-good-on-launch-woes/
In keeping with the rule of live service launches, Overwatch 2 had a crappy first week. Matchmaking queues were interminable, two DDoS attacks brought the game down entirely, and many players experienced problems carrying over their progress —and heroes—from the original Overwatch. It was a bit of a mess.
Blizzard knows this, and after acknowledging it several times throughout the week since launch, the studio has now detailed some compensation. This will come in the form of "several" double match XP weekends, as well as a Cursed Captain Reaper legendary skin and Health Pack Weapon charm for anyone who logs in between October 25 and the end of season two. (...)

FIFA's world cup game is some Roblox nonsense with bowling
https://www.pcgamer.com/fifas-world-cup-game-is-some-roblox-nonsense-with-bowling/
Over the last year or so we've watched the dissolution of one of gaming's longest running partnerships, as EA's incredibly successful FIFA series detaches itself from licensing the FIFA name from football's world governing body. (...)
So this year's FIFA 23 is the last in the series to bear that name (which made me oddly melancholy), and next year EA will move on to releasing its football games under the name EA Sports FC. Meanwhile FIFA is looking for multiple new partners and hoping against hope that it can build something to compete against the juggernaut that once bore its name.
It's thus unsurprising that Roblox has been able to persuade FIFA to dip its toes into the wildly successful gaming platform (50 million daily users, according to the press release). (...)
The collaboration is called FIFA World, "a virtual environment that celebrates the power of football and the rich history of its pinnacle events." There are some references to the metaverse which I'll spare you, and to answer the most obvious question first: no, it's not a football game. This is a kind of walkaround social space with various football-themed rewards and challenges, with minigames based on things like keepie-ups, and various videos of great moments in football history.
Absolutely bizarrely, it also includes bowling. The Adidas Footbowling Arena. You had one job FIFA.

NVIDIA’s new driver enables “substantial” DirectX12 performance improvements for GeForce RTX GPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidias-new-driver-enables-substantial-directx12-performance-improvements-for-geforce-rtx-gpus

That asscreed gain is pretty big at 1080p and this is for 30 series as well. Wouldn't be surprised if they found a way to lower the CPU overhead.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards are now available

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-graphics-cards-are-now-available

Well not really in a lot of places but in some parts of the world, it's still there

GeForce RTX 4080 16GB is up to 30% faster than 12GB version, according to NVIDIA’s new benchmarks

https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-4080-16gb-is-up-to-30-faster-than-12gb-version-according-to-nvidias-new-benchmarks

While impressive from a performance standpoint, shat from a pricing standpoint

GUNNIR’s Intel Arc A770 & Arc A750 Custom Models Now Available, Beautiful Designs In Black & Blue

https://wccftech.com/gunnir-intel-arc-a770-arc-a750-custom-models-now-available-beautiful-designs-in-black-blue/

It's a wild thought, but that difference is like, I don't know, the difference you could expect between a 4080 and a 4070 card. Crazy, right?

Well worth the extra $400 /s

Also, with the gaps as big between the different 40xx cards, I wonder if the 12GB 4080 will be faster than a 3080 in any substantial way

Well, the 3080 is listed in the charts as between 10 and 20% slower so, it's up to debate if that's substantial or not. another question is if the 4070 Nvidia launches will be faster than the 3080, and I'm not sure about that one.

One thing's for sure, tho, the 4080 12GB isn't faster than the 3090Ti.

3dMark's new Speedway benchmark got released.

Here's my 3080 Strix:

vs 4090s: