According to PCGameBenchmark there are 6 games in the top1000 my PC can't run... but it doesn't show me which games. :(

Do you take it as a challenge, Conina?

I'd say that Portal RTX is one of them, but I have no idea about the other 5.

Lol that site doesn't detect my 4090 so it thinks I am running a 2060...

I think the developers were seriously tempting fate when they called the game "Let It Die"...

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has a new sale:

• The Special Fresh Indie Games Sale features up to 90% discounts from today until January 25th: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230110_fresh_indie_sale
• The Thunderful conglomerate takes part of the previous sale, but its titles will only be available during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230110_fresh_indie_thunderful

Steam weeklong deals

• Endzone - A World Apart is going to be 75% off until January 23rd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/Endzone__A_World_Apart/
• And these are some of the weeklong deals:
  • Monument Valley: Panoramic Edition is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1927720/Monument_Valley_Panoramic_Edition/
  • Panzer Knights gets a 35% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1416230/Panzer_Knights/
  • Green Project is 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274490/Green_Project/
  • Feel The Snow features a 60% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/538100/Feel_The_Snow/
  • Dead Effect 2 VR is VR only and 70% off (the non-VR version is here and 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646200/Dead_Effect_2_VR/
  • And Zombie Night Terror gets a massive 90% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/416680/Zombie_Night_Terror/

The Humble Store has a Twin Sails Publisher Sale, with up to 75% discounts during 6 days. The keys are all for Steam: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/twin-sails-publisher-sale/

And Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is SUPERHOT, 75% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/superhot
• And the new BYO Play on the Go Bundle, New Year Edition, features 19 titles to choose for your 3, 5 or 8 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-play-on-the-go-bundle-new-year-edition

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

This new AI can mimic human voices with only 3 seconds of training
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-new-ai-can-mimic-human-voices-with-only-3-seconds-of-training/
Humanity has taken yet another step toward the inevitable war against the machines (which we will lose) with the creation of Vall-E, an AI developed by a team of researchers at Microsoft that can produce high quality human voice replications with only a few seconds of audio training.
Vall-E isn't the first AI-powered voice tool—xVASynth, for instance, has been kicking around for a couple years now—but it promises to exceed them all in terms of pure capability. In a paper available at Cornell University (via Windows Central), the Vall-E researchers say that most current text-to-speech systems are limited by their reliance on "high-quality clean data" in order to accurately synthesize high-quality speech.
>> War against machines aside, this could be used, and abused, in mods.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

First-person Mod released for The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/first-person-mod-released-for-the-witcher-3-next-gen-update/
In February 2022, we informed you about a first-person mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Created by modder ‘crthdr’, that first-person mod supported exploration, combat, horse riding & sailing. And we are happy to report that a new version of it is available that is compatible with The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update.
Do note that this first-person mod still has some issues. For instance, Geralt’s FP shadows do not work correctly with Ray Tracing. Furthermore, and in rare cases, it is very hard to interact with some objects in FP. Thankfully, players can switch to third-person on the fly (for interacting with these objects). The mod also disables Lock On Target, and realistic foot placement. And lastly, the mod does not work with Ciri.
>> There's a 7 minutes video of it.

New Cyberpunk 2077 mods add more climbable objects & E3 2018 Smart Windows
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/new-cyberpunk-2077-mods-add-more-climbable-objects-e3-2018-smart-windows/
Modders ‘SOSUINEPSIXUYU’ and ‘keanuWheeze’ have released two cool gameplay mods for Cyberpunk 2077. The first mod adds more climbable objects to the game. On the other hand, the second mod adds the Smart Window similar to the one in the E3 2018 Demo.
>> There are no videos nor screenshots of these two mods.

New Elden Ring Mod adds 20+ weapons and 30+ armors
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/new-elden-ring-mod-adds-20-weapons-and-30-armors/
Garden of Eyes has released a new mod for Elden Ring that adds 20+ weapons and 30+ armors to it. According to its description, The Garden of Eyes Mod adds completely new custom-made weapons, brand new armors from previous games, new boss fights, horse mounts, talismans, gun parrying, and so much more.
The bad news here is that this mod is behind a Patreon wall. I get it that the modders want to make some money, especially since they provide new content to the game. However, we’ve seen similar mods that are completely free.
Regardless of this Patreon-wall thing, The Garden of Eyes looks kind of interesting. So, below you can find a video that showcases all of its weapons.

GAMING NEWS

Forspoken will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forspoken-will-be-using-the-denuvo-anti-tamper-tech/
Square Enix has updated the Steam store page for Forspoken, revealing that the game will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. In addition, the publisher has released a new cinematic trailer that you can find below.

Tuesday news, part two:

Belarus legalises piracy for content from 'unfriendly' countries
https://www.pcgamer.com/belarus-legalises-piracy-for-content-from-unfriendly-countries/
On January 3, Belarusian president Alyaksandr Lukashenka signed a new law (via Deutsche Welle) which effectively permits piracy in the country. With the lofty aim of—among other things—developing "the intellectual and spiritual-moral potential of society," the law allows for the use "without the consent of the rights holder" of software, movies, and music "from foreign states committing unfriendly actions" against Belarus, so long as they're deemed "essential for the domestic market".

EA, you've created a time paradox! Dead Space's pre-order bonus is Dead Space 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-youve-created-a-time-paradox-dead-spaces-pre-order-bonus-is-dead-space-2/
In the great sci-fi survival horror game-off of the early 2020s, The Callisto Protocol has already shown its cards, leaving the Dead Space Remake to decide which one gets to be A Bug's Life, and who's stuck being Antz (or vice versa, if you're an Antz fan.) The Dead Space Remake does have a new advantage, however, as pointed out by Rock Paper Shotgun: all pre-orders of the Dead Space Remake now come with a free copy of Dead Space 2 that unlocks with the Remake's launch on January 27.

Company of Heroes 3 final tech test starts later this week and you're all invited
https://www.pcgamer.com/company-of-heroes-3-final-tech-test-starts-later-this-week-and-youre-all-invited/
The World War 2 RTS Company of Heroes 3 is set to launch in February, but before that happens a multiplayer tech test will take place on Steam beginning on January 11—and you can sign up to take part now.

One month after its release, one of our favorite games of 2022 is already $20 off
https://www.pcgamer.com/one-month-after-its-release-one-of-our-favorite-games-of-2022-is-already-dollar20-off/
In December we did something that PC Gamer hadn't done in its three-decade history. We handed out a runner-up Game of the Year award.
The silver medal went to Marvel's Midnight Suns (on sale at Steam for $40), the strategy-card-RPG-campaign game from Firaxis, otherwise known as the folks that made XCOM. Why'd we hand out this first-ever second-place GOTY? Midnight Suns came out just as we were wrapping up our awards process, and the fact that it was a 65+ hour game made it harder for editors to finish in a holiday period where we were already unnaturally busy.
>> They may love it, but if it's already 33% off after a month, it's a clear sign that it's not selling very well.

This adventure game tech demo with AI-generated art is impressive and disconcerting
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-adventure-game-tech-demo-with-ai-generated-art-is-impressive-and-disconcerting/
Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen, a veteran game dev based out of Finland, has recently started sharing early demos of a 2.5D point-and-click adventure game with art and assets sourced from Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, two machine learning text-to-image tools. The project convincingly shows how an individual artist with limited resources can use these controversial, questionably ethical tools to punch above their weight when developing a game.

The Callisto Protocol leaves key developers out of its credits
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-callisto-protocol-leaves-key-developers-out-of-its-credits/
An estimated 20 developers were left out of the credits of recent horror release The Callisto Protocol, according to GamesIndustry.biz. The figure reportedly includes several staff who worked in senior or lead positions at the company, Striking Distance Studios.
It's sadly not an uncommon phenomenon in the modern games industry—developers that leave before a game launches are sometimes not credited for the final project, especially freelance or contract workers, even if they worked on it for years. Unlike the film industry, there's no enforced standard around credits, so studios are free to leave off whoever they wish, though the IGDA does recommend that anyone who worked on a game for at least 30 days be credited.
>> Given how long (and boring) are the credits, there's no good reason for not including them.

Final Fantasy 16 producer wonders why people think a PC version exists (it's because Square Enix previously announced one)
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-16-producer-wonders-why-people-think-a-pc-version-exists-its-because-square-enix-previously-one/
Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has rather cheekily brushed off discussions around a PC port for the game, telling fans to "buy a PS5" if they want to play it. He went on to ask, "Why is it like a PC version is releasing six months later?"
It's possible that he's forgetting Square Enix's own PlayStation Showcase reveal trailer for Final Fantasy 16, because that's why. The existence of a PC version of the upcoming RPG has been a strange one. The aforementioned reveal trailer very visibly added a footnote that, while the game was a PlayStation exclusive, it would also be on PC. Despite that, Square Enix seems to have done everything in its power to deny the port's existence since then. All traces of a PC announcement have vanished. The closest we've gotten is a recent trailer saying the game is "not available on other platforms until December 31, 2023."

Well, it worked the first time.

nVidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Meta Review

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/108ay99/nvidia_geforce_rtx_4070_ti_meta_review/

There's a lot of comparisons that you can look at but I think this one is the most depressing:

The 3080 was such a good card that it not only beat the last gen flagship by 20-25% in Raster but also costed $799. The 4070 Ti on the other hand is a bit faster than a 3080 for more cost and DLSS 3 support... 2 years later... It really does feel like a 1080 Ti vs Turing situation.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition packaging leaks out

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-founders-edition-packaging-leaks-out

Least it confirms there will be a FE card unlike 4070 Ti

AMD launches Ryzen 7000 non-X desktop processors

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-launches-ryzen-7000-non-x-desktop-processors

AMD is giving away Company of Heroes 3 with select Ryzen 5000 CPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-is-giving-away-company-of-heroes-3-with-select-ryzen-5000-cpus

As much as I enjoyed the old company of heroes, I'd just wait till February before upgrading as AMD will be giving out Star Wars Jedi Survivor with their CPUs

Square Enix is trying their hardest to prevent people from buying the game.

It's very annoying to be a fan of Final Fantasy. On one and, I enjoy the games. On the other hand, I have to give money to people that brush off my favourite platform.

Well, at least we know it's smaller and dual fan.

I honestly don't understand what is AMD doing with that. The processors that aren't selling, and therefore need promotions, are the 7000 ones, yet they come up with this bundle for the 5000 series. And on a strategy game, where CPU matters to take care of the AI!

Square-Enix lost me years ago. I think the last game of theirs (not Eidos or one of the western studios they undersold months ago) that I bought was the remaster/remake of FF V on Steam, and the last new game was probably FF X or the Dragon Quest they launched for the PS2 (was it the eights? I think it was).

Anything that has come out from them since then hasn't picked my interest.