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Thursday news, part two:

Guild Wars 2 advert pokes fun at WoW's dragonriding–'Why wait to ride a dragon?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/guild-wars-2-advert-pokes-fun-at-wows-dragonridingwhy-wait-to-ride-a-dragon/
ArenaNet is trying something to entice people into its MMO: dragons. Specifically, jokingly telling you that Guild War 2's dragons are superior to World of Warcraft's with a cheeky new advert.

New Minecraft patch rescues horses who were suffocating to death
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-minecraft-patch-rescues-horses-who-were-suffocating-to-death/
As Mojang works on developing the upcoming Minecraft 1.20 update due sometime in 2023, regular snapshot and preview builds continue to deliver bug fixes and changes. Today's new Java version snapshot 22w45a comes with a "visual refresh" of the Vex enemy alongside eminently critical bug fixes like horse suffocation and backseat camel trolling.

Doom Eternal composer breaks silence over clash with id Software: 'I never quit Doom. I quit a toxic client'
https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-eternal-composer-breaks-silence-over-clash-with-id-software-i-never-quit-doom-i-quit-a-toxic-client/
More than two years after his public falling out with Bethesda Softworks, Doom Eternal composer Mick Gordon has issued a lengthy and detailed statement on his side of the dispute. Gordon claims he was the target of unfair and dishonest behaviour on id Software's part, perpetrated primarily by Doom Eternal executive producer Marty Stratton, but defends his commitment to the game, saying, "I never quit Doom. I quit a toxic client."

The battle for Disco Elysium's soul explodes with new allegations, and is heading to court
https://www.pcgamer.com/battle-between-ousted-disco-elysum-creatives-and-studio-execs-explodes-with-new-allegations-the-company-we-built-has-been-looted/
In October, the news broke that key creatives behind Disco Elysium had left Studio ZA/UM last year. A few days later, founding member of ZA/UM Martin Luiga alleged they had been "fired on false premises". Studio ZA/UM issued a statement about the "collective effort" of game development without substantially commenting on the news, and we were left uncertain as to what transpired at the studio and what to expect from it going forward. Today, the story exploded with surprising allegations from both sides.

Destiny 2 players are trying to solve an ARG involving a sentient gun (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-has-given-destiny-2s-buggiest-gun-an-amazing-easter-egg/
In the long and inglorious history of bugged PC gear, I'm not sure there has ever been a weapon so notoriously prone to fuckery as Destiny 2's Telesto. (...)
Update 1: Since Telesto first bugged out yesterday, it's become increasingly clear that rather than just being a cute easter egg added by developers with some downtime, this is actually the start of another of Destiny 2's ARG puzzles. (...)
Update 2: Okay, so here's where we are now. Community manager DMG, with tongue firmly in cheek, says the gun is fixed.

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is making massive changes to loadouts
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-20-is-making-massive-changes-to-loadouts/
A week out from the release of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, we're finally starting to learn more about the biggest changes coming to the free-to-play battle royale. While the basic structure of Warzone is still intact—circles, gulags, buy stations—Infinity Ward is fiddling with all the details. Perhaps the most radical change concerns how players will acquire their custom loadouts mid-match.

Give peace a chance: Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0's reworked Gulag will let players call a truce
https://www.pcgamer.com/give-peace-a-chance-call-of-duty-warzone-20s-reworked-gulag-will-let-players-call-a-truce/
Warzone 2.0 is receiving a big shakeup to its second chance system ahead of its launch, introducing PvE elements and an optional cooperative opportunity to its new Gulag. 1v1 duels are gone (for now), replaced with randomly paired teams of two. Players will no longer receive random weaponry, instead having to loot high-powered guns from the middle of the arena.

US judge tells Riot to take League of Legends lawsuit to China
https://www.pcgamer.com/us-judge-tells-riot-to-take-league-of-legends-lawsuit-to-china/
A US judge has dismissed Riot Games' lawsuit against Shanghai Moonton over the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang mobile game, saying the dispute between the two companies should be resolved in China.

Paradox CEO says a 2023 launch for Bloodlines 2 is 'absolutely not impossible'
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-ceo-says-a-2023-launch-for-bloodlines-2-is-absolutely-not-impossible/
In an interview with Swedish website Privata Affärer earlier this month, Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester (who is also the company's resident Great Old One according to his https://www.privataaffarer.se/paradox-hoppas-oka-antalet-spelslapp-per-ar-kommande-aren-vd-1667297349">Twitter bio) was asked about the status of the much-delayed Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Via Google Translate, he said that the company "will probably be able to set a launch date for this game reasonably soon" and called a 2023 launch "absolutely not impossible".

Saints Row November update will be 'a beast', Volition says
https://www.pcgamer.com/saints-row-november-update-will-be-a-beast-volition-says/
In its Autumn update last month, Saints Row developer Volition explained it was prioritizing fixes over new content for its rebooted open-world mayhem game. Though there have been a few hotfixes since its August release, the first big update is due later in November. On its patch hub, Volition has given some more details about exactly what's in the November update, saying it "includes over 200 fixes and quality of life updates, so it's a beast!"

Battle Sisters come to action-RPG Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/battle-sisters-come-to-action-rpg-warhammer-40000-inquisitor-martyr-this-month/
Neocore's 2018 action-RPG Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr launched with options for your Imperial inquisitor to have a background as an assassin, psyker, or crusader—its equivalent of choosing your class. A year later, the Prophecy expandalone added a tech-adept as a fourth option. Neocore has continued updating what it would clearly like to be a live-service game with seasonal content, and has announced the Sororitas Class DLC will add a playable Sister of Battle to the roster this month.

Footballers are being drafted into Modern Warfare 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/famous-soldier-lionel-messi-joins-modern-warfare-2/
Noted soldier of fortune Lionel Messi, who takes the occasional break from the battlefield to play football, is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This is as part of the Modern Warfare FC event and rejoice because, yes, it is also going to add something called CODBall to the game.

FIFA's web 3.0 World Cup games make my LOL eclipse the sun
https://www.pcgamer.com/fifas-web-30-world-cup-games-make-my-lol-eclipse-the-sun/
Football's world governing body FIFA has had its name on one of the best-selling videogames in the world for decades now. But that arrangement has come to an end, with Electronic Arts abandoning the license, and in the aftermath one thing has become very clear: FIFA is absolutely clueless about videogames.
Last month came the announcement of a FIFA game in Roblox which, and I swear I'm not making this up, doesn't have football but does have bowling. Now comes a press release trumpeting four new titles, all of which are "future-focused web 3.0 games", and all of which look like absolute rubbish.



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Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Graphics Card Unveil on 3rd January, Launches on 5th

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-graphics-card-unveil-on-3rd-january-launches-on-5th/

No pricing yet which really is the most important thing

Next-Gen Razer Blade 18 Gaming Laptop With Intel’s 24 Core, i9-13900HX, 5.4 GHz CPU Leaks Out

https://wccftech.com/razer-blade-18-gaming-laptop-with-intel-24-core-i9-13900hx-5-4-ghz-cpu-leaks-out/

Comes with a 2 minute battery

NVIDIA Ends Production & Supply of Steam’s 2nd Best Gaming GPU, The GeForce RTX 2060

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ends-production-supply-of-steam-2nd-best-gaming-gpu-the-geforce-rtx-2060/

2060 never reached the heights of the 1060/3060 but it was a good GPU. If 4060 is priced uplift like how Lovelace has been so far, I suspect 3060 will only continue to grow.

MicroCenter confirms GeForce RTX 4080 US pricing, from $1199 to $1549

https://videocardz.com/newz/microcenter-confirms-geforce-rtx-4080-us-pricing-from-1199-to-1549

Nvidia needs to walk the path of shame for ruining the 80 series brand name

Intel adopts 12VHPWR connector for its Data Center GPU Max 1100 PCIe series

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adopts-12vhpwr-connector-for-its-data-center-gpu-max-1100-pcie-series

Hopefully Intel has figured out the issues with these connectors. It would be a shame for servers to light on fire...



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

According to cablemod's reddit. If their cable mod cables damage your GPU, they will replace the GPU

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/yqowrn/comment/ivqsli6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Certainly brings confidence in buying their product even if the situation itself is cray.



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Captain_Yuri said:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Graphics Card Unveil on 3rd January, Launches on 5th

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-graphics-card-unveil-on-3rd-january-launches-on-5th/

No pricing yet which really is the most important thing

So they'll launch it around CES. It's a good decision.

i hope Nvidia also announces and launches the vanilla 4070 and, hopefully, the 4060 -/Ti. That way we'll know if it has any chance to come close to the 2060.

Captain_Yuri said:

Intel adopts 12VHPWR connector for its Data Center GPU Max 1100 PCIe series

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adopts-12vhpwr-connector-for-its-data-center-gpu-max-1100-pcie-series

Hopefully Intel has figured out the issues with these connectors. It would be a shame for servers to light on fire...

Given how important is reliability on servers and data centers, the adoption of this connector may actually hurt Intel. Not the best time, nor product, to debut this connector.

Captain_Yuri said:

According to cablemod's reddit. If their cable mod cables damage your GPU, they will replace the GPU

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/yqowrn/comment/ivqsli6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Certainly brings confidence in buying their product even if the situation itself is cray.

I forgot to ask you yesterday if you had checked if your adapter was well plugged or not. I hope it is.

And well, that statement, and the fact that it's written on the warranty, is reassuring.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

Had no idea bank gave me a special gift VISA card until they debited with 162 USD for annual fees because of unused for couple of months, i was really upset cause someone poorly explained to me about the offer. I quickly bought some PC parts with slightly discounted. Yay... lmao. Just need PSU, 2TB SSD, AIO and RX 7900XT left.

Also, that Razer Blade 18 sounds like fans are gonna scream at you, even it's an office/home gaming laptop class if you excuse.



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Congratulations for your purchase, Quake.



Please excuse my bad English.

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JEMC said:
Captain_Yuri said:

According to cablemod's reddit. If their cable mod cables damage your GPU, they will replace the GPU

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/yqowrn/comment/ivqsli6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Certainly brings confidence in buying their product even if the situation itself is cray.

I forgot to ask you yesterday if you had checked if your adapter was well plugged or not. I hope it is.

And well, that statement, and the fact that it's written on the warranty, is reassuring.

I haven't but I have had my Strix 4090 for nearly a month now while doing heavy benchmarking and a lot of gaming. I am sure if there was any issues with the cable or seating and such, it would have shown up already. While I am and will continue to post news about the cable, I am personally not worried about mine.

QUAKECore89 said:

Had no idea bank gave me a special gift VISA card until they debited with 162 USD for annual fees because of unused for couple of months, i was really upset cause someone poorly explained to me about the offer. I quickly bought some PC parts with slightly discounted. Yay... lmao. Just need PSU, 2TB SSD, AIO and RX 7900XT left.

Also, that Razer Blade 18 sounds like fans are gonna scream at you, even it's an office/home gaming laptop class if you excuse.

I would say to opt for the 7900XTX version instead if the difference in price ends up similar to in the US. Cause the 7900XT vs XTX is only $100 difference but you get more cores, higher clocks, more vram and bigger memory bus. XTX will likely be faster than 4080 in Raster while XT will be very similar to the 4080.



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Good to know, Yuri.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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Depending on the performance, I may or may not upgrade

Rip SPR



                  

PC Specs: CPU: 7800X3D || GPU: Strix 4090 || RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 || Main SSD: WD 2TB SN850

Zen4X3D was expected, and necessary for AMD to fight Intel in the gaming sector.

As for the Zen4c, which as far as I know is a tweaked Zen4 for servers with less cache to make it smaller and fit more in a given CPU, it will be interesting to see if some reviewer can get one and test it with only 16 cores enabled, to see how it compares core for core with a 7950X.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.