This just makes Nintendo/Sony look ultra petty and non caring at the same time.

Like stop wasting time, effort and cash on the dream that you can squash piracy/emulation, because you just can't. I wish corps would stop actively showing how petty and stupid they can be, that they would rather try to shut down some randoms on the net trying to homebrew, than I dunno, making sure their games are still being sold, so you don't have to fucking homebrew your console?.

This is why I hate Nintendo in terms of game preservation, because they absolutely do not care for it (even Switch's "roms" they have are tied to being subbed to Switch online and require a net connection to even play them, which is bullshit).

Actually didn't mind that StarCraft 2 got split up into 3 games, each "pack" was rather expansive in terms of campaign, so it was warranted.
Multi going free-to-play though has done nothing for the multiplayer community.

It has been 13 years since StarCraft 2 first dropped... Longer than the gap between StarCraft 1 and StarCraft 2 which was 12 years.

Blizzard has pretty much abandoned RTS at this point, they just aren't good at it now.

The Wednesday & Thursday news. Brace yourselves because there's a ton of news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Here are how many copies Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and The Last of Us Part I have sold on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-how-many-copies-marvels-spider-man-remastered-and-the-last-of-us-part-i-have-sold-on-pc/
In its Game & Network Services Segment, Sony revealed how many copies Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and The Last of Us Part I have sold on PC.
According to the company, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered has sold 1.5 million copies by the end of its FY2022 Forecast. As such, the game generated $52 million in revenue. Sony has also previously stated that Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered was its fastest selling game on PC.
On the other hand, The Last of Us Part I sold 368K units in its first month, generating $15.5 million in revenue. The Last of Us Part I had a troublesome PC launch, so it will be interesting to see its PC sales figures in Sony’s next quarterly report. After all, the game is currently in a better state, especially if you own CPUs that are as powerful as an Intel Core i9 9900K.

Metro Exodus and Dead Island 2 have sold 8.5 million and 2 million copies, respectively
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/metro-exodus-and-dead-island-2-have-sold-8-5-million-and-2-million-copies-respectively/
Embracer Group has announced that Metro Exodus and Dead Island 2 have sold 8.5 million and 2 million copies, respectively. According to the company, both of these two games have been successful, with Dead Island 2 hitting its 2 million goal in just a month.
>> Dead Island 2 is now the biggest launch in Deep Silver's history.

The only racing game series I've ever cared about has hit the 5 million player milestone, now bring on the dubstep
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-only-racing-game-series-ive-ever-cared-about-has-hit-the-5-million-player-milestone-now-bring-on-the-dubstep/
A mere three months after it finally hit Steam and (probably more importantly, I admit) nine days after it hit consoles, Ubisoft's live-service Trackmania has hit the 5 million player milestone. Ubisoft celebrated hitting the number in a tweet posted to the company's account yesterday.

The Epic Store gives away Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/fallout-new-vegas--ultimate-edition
The free game for next week is unknown.

GOG has four Deals of the Day and six new sales:

• These are the DotD, available during another 22 hours:
  • ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree is 50% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/atone_heart_of_the_elder_tree
  • Arctico is 65% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/arctico
  • The Shattering gets a 70% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_shattering
  • And Yono and the Celestial Elephants is 80% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/yono_and_the_celestial_elephants
• The Midweek Sale brings up to 90% discounts during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20230524_midweek_sale
• The Pixel Heaven-Polish Sale brings up to 90% discounts during 3 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_pixel_heaven_polish_sale
• Publisher Dangen Entertainment puts its games on sale, up to 70% off during 4 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_dangen_entertainment
• The The Dark Lands Sale comes with up to 90% discounts during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_dark_lands
• The WARHAMMER SKULLS 2023 Event comes with up to 90% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/warhammer_skulls_2023
• And the Platformer Sale puts those games up to 90% off for another 8 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/2023_platformer_sale

Steam has two deals:

• Project Winter is free to try during 4 days and 50% off until May, 31st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774861/Project_Winter/
• The sale for type 1 Diabetes features up to 70% discounts until the 31st: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/GameOverT1D

At the Humble Store, Timberborn, still in Early Access, will be 20% off during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/timberborn

Fanatical has a new bundle (they haven't said anything about a new Star Deal): the Dystopian Dreams BYOB comes with 14 titles to choose for your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/dystopian-dreams-build-your-own-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 532.03
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-532-03
Introduces support for the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (8GB)

Fixed Issues

• [Age of Wonders 4] Application stability issues [4101637]
• [Bus Simulator 31] Ansel & Freestyle not working [4090979]

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.5.1
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-23-5-1
Highlights
Support for:

• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™
  • Up to 16% increase in performance in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.5.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 7900 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.3 RS-577
  • Up to 12% increase in performance in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.5.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6000 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.3 RS-578

Fixed Issues

• Application crash or driver timeout may be observed during video playback using DaVinci Resolve™ Studio.
• Brief display corruption may occur when switching between video and game windows on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
• Higher than expected memory usage during shader compilation time when first launching THE LAST OF US™ Part I.
• Intermittent system crash while playing Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 580.

>> The release notes doesn't mention support for the RX 7600, but I hope this driver also adds it.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

-Not even one-

GAMING NEWS

Total War: PHARAOH releases this October on PC, will be using Denuvo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/total-war-pharaoh-releases-this-october-on-pc-will-be-using-denuvo/
SEGA and Creative Assembly have announced the next part in their Total Wars series, Total War: PHARAOH. Total War: PHARAOH is coming to PC in October 2023, and it will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech.

Sony claims that 40% of its first-party future releases will be on the PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/sony-claims-that-40-of-its-first-party-future-releases-will-be-on-the-pc/
Sony appears to be heavily interested in expanding its first-party portfolio on PC. According to its Game & Network Services Segment, by 2025, 40% of Sony’s first-party releases will be on PC.

Prince of Persia Remake is, laughably, still in a conception stage
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/prince-of-persia-remake-is-laughably-still-in-a-conception-stage/
Ubisoft has just revealed that the remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time won’t be present at Ubisoft Forward, and that it’s still in a conception stage.

Devolver Digital has just announced The Talos Principle 2, coming to PC in 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/devolver-digital-has-just-announced-the-talos-principle-2-coming-to-pc-in-2023/
Devolver Digital has just announced the sequel to The Talos Principle, The Talos Principle 2. Developed by Croteam, this new first-person puzzle game will be coming to PC in 2023. Additionally, you can find below its debut in-engine trailer.

Phantom Blade Zero looks absolutely amazing in its debut gameplay trailer, confirmed for PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/phantom-blade-zero-looks-absolutely-amazing-in-its-debut-gameplay-trailer-confirmed-for-pc/
S-Game has just released the debut gameplay trailer for Phantom Blade Zero. This new action RPG will be using Unreal Engine 5, and looks absolutely spectacular. And, as the developers have confirmed, the game will be officially coming to PC.

First CG trailer for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Remake
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-first-in-engine-trailer-for-metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-remake/
And it’s official. Konami has just shared the first CG trailer for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Remake. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Remake will be a multiplatform game, meaning that it will be coming to the PC. So, go ahead and take a look at the trailer after the jump!
>> And here's a comparison video between this and the original, and here you'll find some 4K screenshots.

First gameplay trailer released for Alan Wake 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-alan-wake-2/
Remedy has just released the first gameplay trailer for Alan Wake 2. Moreover, the team has confirmed the game’s rumored release date. As Remedy stated, Alan Wake 2 will release on October 17th.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage gets its first official gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/assassins-creed-mirage-gets-its-first-official-gameplay-trailer/
Ubisoft has just shared the first official gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Moreover, the team has confirmed the game’s rumored release date. So yes, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will release on October 12th.

First gameplay trailer released for Dragon’s Dogma 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-gameplay-trailer-released-for-dragons-dogma-2/
Capcom fans, here is something special for you. Capcom has just shared the first gameplay trailer for Dragon’s Dogma 2. Yes, we can finally take a look at this new action game that most of us have been waiting for. So, go ahead and take a look at the gameplay trailer after the jump!

Immortals of Aveum’s latest gameplay trailer gives us a proper glimpse at Unreal Engine 5
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/immortals-of-aveums-latest-gameplay-trailer-gives-us-a-proper-glimpse-at-unreal-engine-5/
Electronic Arts and Acendant Studios have released a brand new gameplay trailer for Immortals of Aveum. Immortals of Aveum will be using Unreal Engine 5, and this trailer gives us a glimpse at what the developers have managed to create.

Bungie has unveiled its new game, MARATHON, officially coming to PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bungie-has-unveiled-its-new-game-marathon-officially-coming-to-pc/
Bungie has just revealed its latest game, called MARATHON. MARATHON will be a sci-fi PVP extraction shooter that will be coming to all current-gen platforms, including the PC.

Towers of Aghasba is officially coming to PC in 2024
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/towers-of-aghasba-is-officially-coming-to-pc-in-2024/
Dreamlit Games has announced that Towers of Aghasba will be officially coming to PC in 2024. Moreover, the team has released the game’s debut gameplay trailer which you can find below.

PC was the big winner of the PlayStation Showcase 2023
https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/pc-was-the-big-winner-of-the-playstation-showcase-2023/
Yesterday, Sony held a PlayStation Showcase in which it presented a number of games. And, surprisingly enough, the big winner of that show was actually the PC.
>> Some of those have their own article at PCGamer.

The news, part two:

Oh snapper, fishing is coming to Destiny 2 later today
https://www.pcgamer.com/oh-snapper-fishing-is-coming-to-destiny-2-later-today/
A new Destiny 2 season launches in just a few hours, and, as always, there's a season launch trailer to pre-empt it. You know what to expect here: new weapons, story hints and a montage of action that quantises gunfire to the beat of the background music. It's a Destiny 2 launch trailer, y'know?
But forget all of that, because at the end is confirmation that fishing is coming to Destiny 2.

DICE's former 'Mr Battlefield' has a new studio working on a 'next-generation online shooter'
https://www.pcgamer.com/dices-former-mr-battlefield-has-a-new-studio-working-on-a-next-generation-online-shooter/
Lars Gustavsson, the former creative director on DICE's Battlefield games and—much more importantly—the man they used to call "Mr Battlefield," has a new studio. Unveiled this morning, TTK Games is a new, Stockholm-based studio working on a "new, next-generation online shooter".

Japanese YouTuber might be the first in the world arrested for posting gameplay clips
https://www.pcgamer.com/japanese-youtuber-might-be-the-first-in-the-world-arrested-for-posting-gameplay-clips/
A man has been arrested in Japan's Miyagi prefecture on suspicion of violating copyright laws after he posted a video containing gameplay from the popular visual novel STEINS;GATE Hiyoku Renri no Darin (via Automaton). The Content Overseas Distribution Agency (CODA) announced the arrest and said the man had uploaded the video, which included the ending of the game, without permission from the rights holder Nitroplus, on top of which he had monetised the video and received ad revenue.

The gamer lawsuit against the Microsoft-Activision deal suffers another blow
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-gamer-lawsuit-against-microsoft-activision-deal-suffers-another-blow/
In December 2022, a group of angry gamers filed a lawsuit in opposition to Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, alleging that it was likely Microsoft would use ownership of the company (and particularly the Call of Duty series) as a cudgel against Sony in its ongoing battle for console supremacy. In March 2023, the case was tossed: The judge ruled that it's possible Microsoft could make Activision Blizzard games exclusive to its consoles, but that the plaintiffs had not "alleged facts that make it plausible Microsoft is reasonably likely to do so."
That wasn't the end of it, though. The plaintiffs were given 20 days to refile the action with proper supporting evidence, and they did. They also filed a request for a preliminary injunction blocking the merger until the lawsuit is decided.
The judge in the case has now nixed that request, declaring that the plaintiffs have not shown any likelihood that they will suffer "immediate irreparable harm" if the deal is allowed to proceed.

The global release of Bandai Namco's new MMO has been delayed to 2024, but a beta is still coming later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-global-release-of-bandai-namcos-new-mmo-has-been-delayed-to-2024-but-a-beta-is-still-coming-later-this-year/
Bandai Namco's upcoming action-MMO Blue Protocol, which will be published in the west by Amazon Games, has been delayed. It had been set to come out in the second half of 2023, but Amazon confirmed today that the launch outside of Japan has been pushed to sometime in 2024.

Company of Heroes studio Relic Entertainment lays off over 100 employees
https://www.pcgamer.com/company-of-heroes-studio-relic-entertainment-lays-off-over-100-employees/
Company of Heroes studio Relic Entertainment has laid off 121 employees and says the cuts are part of an effort to restructure the studio and ensure that "maximum effort" goes into its "core franchises."

Activision Blizzard fined 0.00007% of one year's earnings for not disclosing loot boxes to Europe's game ratings board
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-fined-000007-of-one-years-earnings-for-not-disclosing-loot-boxes-to-europes-game-ratings-board/
Europe's Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) board sure is mad with Activision Blizzard and Plaion. The game rating board—whose abbreviation you'll recognise from a million game trailers where a disembodied voice says "PEGI 16" or something like it—has fined the two companies for failing to disclose the presence of loot boxes in their games when submitting them for rating. The amount? An eye-watering, garment-rending, world-historic, uh, €5,000.
>> That will taught those evil companies to do things right! /sarcasm

Left 4 Dead creator says they got it right in the end because 'Gabe dragged it out of me'
https://www.pcgamer.com/left-4-dead-creator-says-they-got-it-right-in-the-end-because-gabe-dragged-it-out-of-me/
Left 4 Dead co-creator Chet Faliszek, who also worked on the Half-Life series and Portal, recently posted a video to TikTok discussing aspects of the development of the premiere co-op zombie shooter. Seriously: How are we in 2023 and no-one has managed to top these games yet?

The meeting to decide Fallout's name had candidates like 'Radstorm' and others that are somehow even worse
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-was-nearly-called-warriors-of-the-apocalypse-radstorm-moribund-world-and-so-many-other-terrible-names/
Perhaps my favourite thing in the more recent Fallout games is just wandering the wasteland listening to the outstanding selection of old music. The first time "Crawl out through the Fallout" came on, I couldn't believe how funny and perfect it was for the game, encapsulating exactly that kind of nuclear gallows humour that the entire series plays off. In fact it's hard to imagine Fallout being called anything else: But boy, did it dodge several bullets.

Former DC Universe Online chief is heading up the creation of a brand-new Warhammer MMO
https://www.pcgamer.com/former-dc-universe-online-chief-is-heading-up-the-creation-of-a-brand-new-warhammer-mmo/
In May 2022, Chinese tech company Netease launched its first game studio in North America, Jackalope Games, headed by former Daybreak Game Company executive Jack Emmert. Nothing was said about what the studio was making, and I wondered at the time if its debut game would have any connection to the Marvel MMO Emmert was leading prior to joining Netease. As it turns out, it is an MMO, but it's not Marvel—it's Warhammer.

Prison Architect's final update gives the first glimpse of a 3D sequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/prison-architects-final-update-gives-the-first-glimpse-of-a-3d-sequel/
Developers Double Eleven have released the final update for Prison Architect, appropriately enough called the Sunset update, which doesn't so much tease a 3D sequel as show off a bit of it. The update comes with a short trailer thanking all the game's players for the past 11 years (it was released in Alpha by original developer Introversion in 2012), at the end of which one of the prisoner character models pops into 3D as the rest of the crowd gasps.

Stunned Embracer CEO has to deliver financial report right after $2 billion mystery deal falls apart: 'It's been a rough night'
https://www.pcgamer.com/stunned-embracer-ceo-has-to-deliver-financial-report-right-after-dollar2-billion-mystery-deal-falls-apart-its-been-a-rough-night/
It was a bad day for low-key gaming colossus Embracer Group, which announced in its full-year financial report that a "groundbreaking strategic partnership" worth more than $2 billion had fallen through at the last minute.

Become a hotel tycoon in Cities: Skylines' final expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/become-a-hotel-tycoon-in-cities-skylines-final-expansion/
After eight years and dozens of add-ons and DLC packs, Cities: Skylines has released its final expansion.
Hotels & Retreats lets you build various types of vacation getaways, from hostels to cabins to tall, shiny luxury hotel towers in the hopes of boosting the tourism industry in your favorite city. Take a peek in the trailer above.

Finally, a sequel to one of my favorite co-op shooters: Helldivers 2 is coming to PC and PS5 simultaneously
https://www.pcgamer.com/helldivers-2-announced-with-a-new-perspective-and-a-simultaneous-pc-and-ps5-release/
Nobody in my circles seems to remember Helldivers, the excellent top-down shooter that Magicka studio Arrowhead released in 2015. It had giant bugs, four player co-op, hardcore lethality, and a cool supply drop mechanic that required punching in directional codes in the middle of a firefight. It was great, and as Arrowhead developed it with Sony support, it was also technically the first game Sony published on PC.
We finally got our first look at the long-awaited sequel, Helldivers 2, during today's PlayStation showcase, and the top-down shooter I love is looking a bit different.

The next gorgeous adventure from Gris' developers is going to make me cry again
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-gorgeous-adventure-from-gris-developers-is-going-to-make-me-cry-again/
The developers of very lovely Gris have announced their next game: equally lovely-looking Neva, which will launch next year. It's a puzzle platformer about a woman and her wolf friend growing closer as they adventure through a dying world.

Yes, there's a third part of the news. Thankfully, this one is short:

PlayStation drops a huge 11 minute Spider-Man 2 gameplay reveal
https://www.pcgamer.com/playstation-drops-a-huge-11-minute-spider-man-2-gameplay-reveal/
PlayStation's showcase ended with a bang today as Insomniac shared a lengthy 11-minute gameplay demo of Spider-Man 2, which is coming this year to PS5 and eventually to PC.

Cayde-6 returns in Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Nathan Fillion reprising role
https://www.pcgamer.com/cayde-6-lives-in-destiny-2-the-final-shape-nathan-fillion-reprising-role/
Destiny 2: The Final Shape will finally end its current, long-running story arc, but will also see the return of a friendly face. Cayde-6 lives.
Or, at least, Cayde-6 appears in the expansion—technical aliveness to be determined. Bungie killed off the fan-favorite robot in 2018 expansion Forsaken, but a teaser shown during today's PlayStation Showcase (embedded above) sees Cayde catching up on current events from "wherever the hell here is"—inside the Traveler, our resident Destinyhead informs me. Bungie also confirmed in a blog post that actor Nathan Fillion is reprising the role for The Final Saga.

OK, I'll play this open world settlement builder that's got sky whales, ridable mice, and Link's glider
https://www.pcgamer.com/ok-ill-play-this-open-world-settlement-builder-thats-got-sky-whales-ridable-mice-and-links-glider/
There's a lot going on in the announcement trailer for Towers of Aghasba. Like, a lot. A tribe has returned to their homeland to find it a wasteland, which is a huge bummer, but for a ruined world it sure looks like an interesting one.
There are so many different things happening in the trailer it's hard to put Towers of Aghasba into a single category. There's open world exploration, including using a glider to soar through the sky to swimming deep underwater to riding what looks like a giant mouse. There's settlement building. Combat. Farming. Crafting. And there's even co-op play, based on the description from the official site.

Take-Two CEO says GTA 6 'needs to be something you've never seen before' a year after leaks where it looked like something we've seen before
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-two-ceo-says-gta-6-needs-to-be-something-youve-never-seen-before-a-year-after-leaks-where-it-looked-like-something-weve-seen-before/
With rumours percolating that we might see GTA 6 as soon as next year, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has been out and about, chatting about Rockstar's game design philosophy and the approach the studio is taking to its next open-world crime caper. Turns out the goal is just to "seek perfection" and turn out "something you've never seen before". Well, that's easy then.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum reviews round-up: lots of folk are saying they hates it
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-reviews-round-up-lots-of-folk-are-saying-they-hates-it/
Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches this week, and here's the PCG review. Plenty of other outlets have published theirs, however, and wow: This game is taking an utter, utter beating. Gollum's PC version currently stands at 43% on Metacritic, while the PlayStation version's on an even-more abysmal 37%. The Guardian's Nick Reuben goes straight in with both feet, awarding the game one star (out of five) and leading with the strapline: "boil it, mash it, stick it in the bin".

WoW Classic players furious at addition of controversial item, Blizzard says it's a necessary evil in the 'unwinnable war' against bots, scammers, and RMT workshops
https://www.pcgamer.com/wow-classic-players-furious-at-addition-of-controversial-item-blizzard-says-its-a-necessary-evil-in-the-unwinnable-war-against-bots-scammers-and-rmt-workshops/
Blizzard has announced it's adding the World of Warcraft Token to WoW Classic, an item that can be bought with real money and used for either 30 days of game time or sold in the auction house for gold. This is an item that has always been somewhat controversial among WoW players and, when we're talking Classic, it is exactly the kind of thing some players hoped never to see. Essentially the WoW Token allows players to swap real money for gold, without going through some shady third party dealer, and some folk think this just shouldn't be in the game.

Microsoft to Integrate “Dynamic Lighting” in Windows 11 to Simplify RGB Control

https://wccftech.com/microsoft-to-integrate-dynamic-lighting-in-windows-11-to-simplify-rgb-control/

Now this is great news for RGB fans as this should hopefully mean we don't need to install bloatware to control RGB and have wider compatibility

Only one person showed up at popular Japanese PC store to buy GeForce RTX 4060 Ti at launch

https://videocardz.com/newz/only-one-person-showed-up-at-popular-japanese-pc-store-to-buy-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-at-launch

Yea very unexciting as expected

NVIDIA Becomes Only the Second Stock Ever to Record a One-Day Increase in Market Capitalization of Over $200 Billion

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-becomes-only-the-second-stock-ever-to-record-a-one-day-increase-in-market-capitalization-of-over-200-billion/

Insanity

NVIDIA & Microsoft Collaborate to Propel Generative AI Applications, Over 2x Boost With Latest Drivers

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-microsoft-collaborate-propel-generative-ai-applications-over-2x-boost-latest-drivers/

I wouldn't be surprised if some of that game revenue increase are companies buying 4090s instead of A100s, since the former is almost 90% as good as the latter's PCI-e version for tensor computing while consuming not a lot much more power. 3090s wouldn't be too bad either if you could get them for less than $1000.

Lets not give Nvidia any ideas. I don't want the 5090 to cost $2500 usd next round

Not only that, but MSoft has added native support for rar or 7zip files:

https://www.techpowerup.com/309148/windows-11-quietly-updated-with-support-for-rar-archive-file-format

It was about time.

I mean I still bought all 3 when they came out respectively, it's just that they also happened to pull a Ubisoft and sell each expansion pack into different editions of said expac packs, and that's where I saw stuff starting to fall apart for Blizz (from my pov at least).

It is epansive for sure, but I'm not a fan of them selling skins, selling Nova missions at £5 a pop, and also selling "commanders" for their co-op game mode either (that's why I said, when you add each expac and base game as complete editions+Novadlc+skins+announcers+Commanders, you get upwards of £200, and that's for an RTS).

Yeah, the gaps gotten pretty damn big, and I do miss SC in general, and while I know I can play SC I remaster and SC II (though I'm still irked that both are now forced into always online, meaning I've no real way to play them offline at all), I still feel like we could do with a SC III and call it a day on the franchise.

Sadly though, their board stopped talking about SCII shortly after it went F2P, so I'm guessing to the board, SC as a franchise is dead to them, especially after what went down with WC3 Reforged, and the lack of effort they put into fixing that mess after it launched.

It really is sad that one of the companies that originally was one of the main pillars of the genre, has given up entirely, but again, I blame Activision for this, because I knew beforehand that there absolutely were staff at Blizz that really loved SC, and love making games there, but Acti wants money printers, not quality games.