Del Complex unveils a sea-floating AI platform featuring 10K NVIDIA H100 GPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/del-complex-unveils-a-sea-floating-ai-platform-featuring-10k-nvidia-h100-gpus

"Del Complex have announced a Blue Sea Frontier Compute Cluster (BSFCC) which is an AI platform that can float on international waters and could be considered a sovereign nation state.

The goal is to circumvent the restrictions imposed by the recent U.S. Artificial Intelligence Executive Order and the EUs Artificial Intelligence Act. The company holds the belief that these actions are aimed at centralizing the management of artificial intelligence development under the guise of safeguarding the public. The only real solution is to relocate the business elsewhere, but that elsewhere does not necessarily have to be fixed to one position.

The Compute Cluster is a sea-based platform that can host up to 10,000 NVIDIA H100 (Hopper) data-center GPUs. This is a supercomputer floating on water that uses deep sea water for cooling. The platform has solar panels, but they aren’t enough to make the platform completely self-sufficient. The platform is powered by gas and steam turbines."

These Ai companies are nuts but it really goes to show how crazy the Ai race has been

NVIDIA rushes GeForce RTX 4090 shipments to China before U.S. export ban takes effect on November 17

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rushes-geforce-rtx-4090-shipments-to-china-before-us-export-bans-takes-effect-on-november-17

Guess the prices are going up after all

AMD Ryzen 8000/9000 APU roadmap leaks out, “Strix Point” to launch mid-2024, “Fire Range” and “Strix Halo” in 2025

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-8000-9000-apu-roadmap-leaks-out-strix-point-to-launch-mid-2024-fire-range-and-strix-halo-in-2025

Intel announces December 14 “AI Everywhere” launch event for Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” and 5th Gen Xeon CPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-announces-december-14-ai-everywhere-launch-event-for-core-ultra-meteor-lake-and-5th-gen-xeon-cpus

AMD CEO Says EPYC Turin “Zen 5” CPUs Deliver Significant Performance & Efficiency Gains, MI300 To Drive Over $2B Revenue In 2024, Talks Arm PC Competition

https://wccftech.com/amd-ceo-epyc-turin-zen-5-cpus-significant-performance-efficiency-mi300-drive-over-2b-ai-revenue-2024-arm-pc-competition/

Paint getting generative Ai functions is insane

The MI300 is an incredible piece of tech that has been seemingly driving a lot of buzz in the datacenter market, like Volta or Rome levels of buzz.

It remains to be seen whether they'll deliver it in time since Broadwell is probably less than a year from now.

I don't think it will matter if Blackwell is out or not. Nvidia likely won't have enough supply to meet demand anyway so just by having their foot in the door, AMD should be able to make tons of money.

Nice, would be enough for most of my PC games:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/17leggc/had_a_spare_u2_ssd_and_an_enclosure_so_i_made_the/

So AMD will sell Zen 2 and Zen 3 chips well into 2025?

Zen 2 I can understand, Mendocino make reasonably good Athlon chips at this point (keep in mind the last ones were still on Zen+ and Athlons really don't need more than that) though really it's Ryzen 3 and especially Ryzen 5 versions are problematic. Keeping Rembrandt around as a budget option for this long is less okay. I would have been fine if they kept it for next year and kicking Barcelo-R from the lineup, but by the looks of it that will only happen in 2025. Maybe AMD was hoping more sales for this chip, but then again, they could have released a desktop version last year already if they got too many of them.

A 60TB SSD In the Steam Deck? Where did he find one of that size to actually fit in that?

Tbf, Sony did fund in Denuvo's creation for anti-piracy (which as we know is commonly used on PC, so it doesn't surprise me to see them trying to crack down on future piracy/homebrew attempts.

AMD Intros Zen 4C Powered Ryzen 7040 APU: Smaller Cores Open Room For Future Core Count Increases

https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-4c-powered-ryzen-7040-apu-smaller-cores-open-room-for-future-core-count-increases/

The only thing I dislike is the reliance on Windows scheduler. We have seen quite a few times when Windows scheduler has the intendency to goof things up, especially with major OS upgrades. We will see how it goes but hopefully with Zen 5, they add in a hardware scheduler as those generally have less issues

Intel Meteor Lake & Raptor Lake Refresh Laptop CPUs Leak: Core Ultra 9 185H, Ultra 7 155H, Core Ultra 5 135H

https://wccftech.com/intel-meteor-lake-raptor-lake-refresh-laptop-cpus-leak-core-ultra-9-185h-7-155h-5-135h

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080/4070Ti/4070 SUPER GPUs rumored to require 320/285/220W power

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-4070ti-4070-super-gpus-rumored-to-require-320-285-220w-power

Starfield to receive DLSS support with Frame Generation next week

https://videocardz.com/newz/starfield-to-receive-dlss-support-with-frame-generation-next-week

Kind of weird for an AMD sponsored title to get DLSS 3 FG before FSR3 but least it's been announced

ASUS ROG Ally handheld gets €100 price cut in Europe, now at €699 (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme), €599 (Ryzen Z1)

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-rog-ally-handheld-gets-e100-price-cut-in-europe-now-at-e699-amd-ryzen-z1-extreme-e599-ryzen-z1

Intel’s new driver delivers up to 750% performance uplift in Halo: The Master Chief Collection

https://videocardz.com/newz/intels-new-driver-delivers-up-to-750-performance-uplift-in-halo-the-master-chief-collection

Fairly big uplifts across other games too

The SSD wasn't in the Steam Deck, it was connected by cable. It also needs a separate power supply, since it needs up to 25 watts itself:

https://www.storagereview.com/review/solidigm-p5336-61-44tb-ssd-review

I hoped that there wouldn't be too many news. I was wrong. So yeah, here's the news, part one of three:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

The Epic Store gives away Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/turnip-boy-commits-tax-evasion-fb2084.
Next week, they'll give away Golden Light.

GOG has two new sales:

• The first one is the Roll With It Sale, with RPGs and Tabletop inspired games up to 90% off until the 8th of November: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20231101_roll_with_it_sale
• And the Medieval Fantasy Sale also features up to 90% discounts, but it will last 14 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20231102_medieval_fantasy_sale

Steam has one new deal (the other is a weeklong deal): Hero's Hour, that will be 50% off until the 8th of November: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1656780/Heros_Hour/.

There's a new Humble Bundle: the IGN Editor's Choice: The 9 and Above Club, featuring 7 games and two coupons for IGN stuff during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/ign-editors-choice-9-and-above-club.

Fanatical celebrates its 11th anniversary with the Birthday Bash Sale:

• First of all, you should check the deals from many publishers like Capcom, Ubisoft, Bethesda, etc. from the dedicated Birthday Bash page
• Flash Deals! There are three of them, available during 24 hours:
  • Resident Evil 4, 45% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/resident-evil-4
  • Darksiders III - Deluxe Edition, 80% off: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/darksiders-iii-deluxe-edition
  • SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator, also an 80% discount: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/suchart-genius-artist-simulator
• There are new bundles on sale: Star Wars Collection (79% off, 11 days), The Jackbox Quintpack (15%, 13 days), NeuroVoider - Deluxe Edition (63%, 13 days), S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Complete Bundle (81%, 13 days), Batman: Arkham Collection (88%, 13 days)
• The Platinum Collection BYOB for November has launched with 20 titles to choose for your 3, 5 or 7 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/platinum-collection-build-your-own-bundle
• There will also be contests and gifts for spending a certain amount of money. The contests will be handled by their Twitter/X page and you can learn more about it here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/11-birthday-bash-huge-savings-pc-games-gifts-and-more

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

INTEL Arc & Iris Graphics 31.0.101.4952
https://videocardz.com/driver/intel-arc-iris-graphics-31-0-101-4952
Highlights

Intel® Game On Driver support on Intel® Arc™ A-series Graphics for:

• The Talos Principle 2
• Robocop: Rogue City
• Star Ocean II R
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Game performance improvements versus Intel® 31.0.101.4900 software driver for:

• The Talos Principle 2 (DX12)
  • Up to 19% average FPS uplift at 1440p with High settings
• Returnal (DX12)
  • Up to 53% average FPS uplift at 1080p with Epic Ray Tracing settings

>> There are also improvements in other games. Check Yuri's post to find the link.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Bloodborne Kart will be released for free on PC on January 31st
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/bloodborne-kart-free-pc-january-31st/
Lilith Walther has announced that their free kart game for PC, Bloodborne Kart, will be released on PC on January 31, 2024. In order to celebrate this announcement, Walther shared a new gameplay trailer that you can find below.
Bloodborne Kart will feature 12 racers and 16 maps. All maps and racers will be based on environments and characters from Bloodborne. This kart racer will also have a full single-player campaign mode, as well as local split-screen multiplayer and a VS Battle Mode. Oh, and there will be some boss fights in it.
>> The article has a 1:42 trailer.

Half-Life 3 Citadel Unleashed Mod is now available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/half-life-3-citadel-unleashed-mod-is-now-available-for-download/
Ancient Freeman Media has kept its promise and released the Half-Life 3 Citadel Unleashed Mod for PC. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a mod for Half-Life 2 that picks up where Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Eli left off.
In Half-Life 3 Citadel Unleashed, you get to wander through a world filled with cities, desolate areas, and lots more. The folks who made this mod worked really hard to make sure these places are exciting and fit perfectly into the Half-Life world. Or at least that’s what they claim.
In Half-Life 3 Citadel Unleashed, you’ll dive into a brand-new story that’ll test your smarts and make you feel even more connected to the Half-Life world. You’ll meet some new faces who can help you, get in your way, or just make the journey more interesting. Each of these characters has their own cool story to share. Plus, the team added cool new ways to play, awesome weapons, and some puzzles.
>> There's a very long video (over 46 minutes).

Skywind, the Morrowind Remake Mod for Skyrim, gets new in-engine sneak peek trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/skywind-the-morrowind-remake-mod-for-skyrim-gets-new-in-engine-sneak-peek-trailer/
Yesterday, the folks working on the Skywind mod, a project to remake Morrowind in Skyrim, shared a cool sneak peek trailer. This short video gives us a quick look at the updated environments they’re creating for the game. It’s a fun teaser, so make sure to watch it.
Skywind is a free fan-made mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It’s a project that aims to recreate the world of Morrowind with Skyrim’s graphics and features. Not only that but Skywind’s user interface, combat, graphics, and system requirements will be similar to those of Skyrim. So, if you can run Skyrim, you’ll be good to go for Skywind.
>> The trailer is barely over one minute.

This Studio Ghibli stylized teaser for Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5 looks insane
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/studio-ghibli-teaser-zelda-ocarina-of-time-unreal-engine-5/
Zelda fans, check this out. RwanLink just dropped a cool teaser trailer for a fan-made Zelda: Ocarina of Time film, and it’s done in the style of Studio Ghibli. He made it using Unreal Engine 5, and it looks absolutely mind-blowing. Don’t miss it; you’ve got to watch it.
In case you didn’t know, RwanLink has made some other cool fan videos of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5. You should definitely check out these videos. So far, the artist has recreated Goron City, Kokiri Forest and Zora’s Domain. They all look fantastic, so be sure to check them out.
What’s super cool about this new teaser trailer is the Studio Ghibli art style. Instead of just making Ocarina of Time look better, the artist went for something totally fresh. And guess what? It totally worked. I know some of you might not be fans of our UE5 articles, but seriously, give this teaser a watch. It’s definitely worth your time.
>> The teaser i a mere 31 second long.

This Red Dead Redemption 2 Mod adds random world events
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-red-dead-redemption-2-mod-adds-random-world-events/
Modder ‘crossed99’ just dropped a cool new mod for the Red Dead Redemption 2. This mod adds random events to the game to make it feel more dynamic and alive.
Going into more details, this mod adds three types of events. The first event has bounty hunters trying to capture someone. The second event introduces fistfights between two or more people. And then the third and final event adds shootouts between two groups.
The modder says that these events happen totally by chance. So, sometimes the person on the run might escape, or he/she could defeat the bounty hunter. There can also be shootouts between the cops, outlaws, or regular folks. And if you join in, you might become a wanted person, depending on what’s going down.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos.

'No expense spared and not a single corner cut': After 11 months of work, one of Japan's most beloved PS2 games is finally playable in English
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-expense-spared-and-not-a-single-corner-cut-after-11-months-of-work-one-of-japans-most-beloved-ps2-games-is-finally-playable-in-english/
More than 21 years after it was originally released, one of the true holy grails of Japanese-only games has been translated into English. Fan translator Hilltop Works, who previously translated cult favorite Square Enix carPG Racing Lagoon, released an English patch for life sim Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 on Thursday. The trailer above celebrates the release, showing off a two minute slice of the game with English subtitles, UI, and in-game artwork.

GAMING NEWS

The Day Before will now release on December 7th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-day-before-will-now-release-on-december-7th/
Fntastic just announced that its new open-world MMO survival game, The Day Before, is set to launch on December 7th. To make the announcement even more special, the team has also unveiled a new trailer. You can check it out below.

Here are 30 minutes of gameplay from War of the Worlds
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-30-minutes-of-gameplay-from-war-of-the-worlds/
FlipSwitch Games has shared a video from its upcoming game based on the science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds. This novel became famous in 2005 thanks to a movie from Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise.

Alan Wake 2 Patch 1.0.8 released, packing over 200 improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/alan-wake-2-patch-1-0-8-released-packing-over-200-improvements/
Remedy has released a brand new update for its latest horror game, Alan Wake 2. Patch 1.0.8 is around 3.5GB in size on PC, and it comes with over 200 improvements and fixes.

The news, part two:

Ubisoft is taking another bunch of old games out behind the woodshed
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-is-taking-another-bunch-of-old-games-out-behind-the-woodshed/
In what is becoming almost an annual event, though hardly the celebratory kind, Ubisoft has announced it is closing the servers for a bunch of the publisher's older titles. In the past Ubisoft has somewhat messed-up the messaging on such things, leaving players under the false impression that the affected titles would become unplayable, but now it's being clear that its "decommissioning" will only affect the online side of these titles, and you'll still be able to play the singleplayer elements.
>> Speaking of Ubisoft, they've used AI created art in their social media accounts, and people hate it.

Tim Schafer and Double Fine celebrate 25 years of Grim Fandango and thank fans for their memories: 'I'll keep them next to where my heart used to be!'
https://www.pcgamer.com/tim-schafer-and-double-fine-celebrate-25-years-of-grim-fandango-and-thank-fans-for-their-memories-ill-keep-them-next-to-where-my-heart-used-to-be/
Grim Fandango released on October 30, 1998, and so yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of arguably the greatest adventure game LucasArts ever made. Yeah OK, OK, simmer down Monkey Island fans: it's Manny Calavera's time to shine. And to mark the occasion Double Fine, the studio founded by Grim Fandango writer Tim Schafer, has published a compilation of reminiscences from fans and the developers and collected some of the finest cosplay and other bits people have made inspired by the game.

Alt-history multiplayer FPS '83 is back from the dead under a new studio, and they're looking for testers
https://www.pcgamer.com/alt-history-multiplayer-fps-83-is-back-from-the-dead-under-a-new-studio-and-theyre-looking-for-testers/
'83 was announced in 2019 as a persistent FPS for up to 80 players set in an alt-history world where the Cold War turned hot. Development was being handled by Antimatter Games, the team behind the excellent Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, but work was put on hold in May 2022 so the team could focus on its IGI Origins reboot, and then it all ran aground a year later when parent company Enad Global 7 elected to close the studio. The fates of '83 and IGI Origins were unclear in the wake of the studio shutdown, but it sure didn't look good for either of them.
Now, though, it seems that at least one of them is back from the presumed-dead. A studio called Blue Dot Games announced on Discord earlier this week that it's looking for playtesters for a pre-alpha build of '83 as it prepares to move forward with development.

Remedy's Max Payne remakes and Control spinoff are now in 'production readiness' but the success of Alan Wake 2 might mean they're still a long way off
https://www.pcgamer.com/remedys-max-payne-remakes-and-control-spinoff-are-now-in-production-readiness-but-the-success-of-alan-wake-2-might-mean-theyre-still-a-long-way-off/
Alan Wake 2 is Remedy's big project of the moment, but it's far from the only thing the studio is working on. Today, as part of its most recent financial report, the company shared a look at how its other projects, including a sequel to Control and remakes of the first two Max Payne games, are coming along.

A wildly popular beta has skyrocketed The Finals into the top-wishlisted game on Steam, priming it to be the FPS to watch in 2024
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-wildly-popular-beta-has-skyrocketed-the-finals-into-the-top-wishlisted-game-on-steam-priming-it-to-be-the-fps-to-watch-in-2024/
The hottest game on Steam right now is an FPS that's not technically out yet. Hundreds of thousands of people are trying out The Finals, a highly-destructible competitive shooter from ex-Battlefield devs currently in open beta.

CD Projekt wants the Cyberpunk series to experience 'a similar evolution' to The Witcher games
https://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-wants-the-cyberpunk-series-to-experience-a-similar-evolution-to-the-witcher-games/
As troubled as Cyberpunk 2077 was at launch, it's remarkable to think back to what a CD Projekt Red game looked like just 12 years before. The first Witcher game is almost comically rudimentary next to the lavishly motion captured, ray traced first-person world of Cyberpunk. But it was fun, with a fantasy setting that felt different to other RPGs I'd played at the time. The graphical leap in 2011's The Witcher 2 was nothing short of stunning, and the quality of the sidequests in The Witcher 3's massive open world made CD Projekt my favorite RPG developer just four years later. I'm thinking about that progression now that CD Projekt is moving on to work on Cyberpunk 2077's sequel—and so are the developers.
"Consider The Witcher games and how much they changed with each installment. We want a similar evolution here," narrative director Igor Sarzyński said in a recent interview with PC Gamer.

Bungie fans outraged as beloved Destiny composers and other veteran employees are put out of work
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-fans-outraged-as-beloved-destiny-composers-and-other-veteran-employees-are-put-out-of-work/
There have been an awful lot of layoffs across the game industry in 2023, but against that bleak backdrop this week's cuts at Bungie came as a shock. Fans are mourning the loss of a number of long-term employees, particularly composers Michael Salvatori, who wrote countless memorable tracks for both Destiny games as well as earlier Bungie projects going all the way back to Myth: The Fallen Lords, and Michael Sechrist, the composer of Deep Stone Lullaby, which we called "the most gorgeous piece of game music that you've never heard."

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will have a voiced main character: 'it draws the player in that much more', says the game's ex-Bioware narrative quality designer
https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-will-have-a-voiced-main-character-it-draws-the-player-in-that-much-more-says-the-games-ex-bioware-narrative-designer/
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 (which I'll be calling 'Bloodlines 2' from here on) has had a troubled history. (...)
I had the pleasure of speaking to TCR's Arone Le Bray, the game's narrative designer, about the project, and particularly about the game's newly announced protagonist Phyre (pronounced "Fire"). They'll be fully voiced in the vein of RPG protagonists like Mass Effect's Commander Shepard, Cyberpunk 2077's V, or the Inquisitor from Dragon Age Inquisition. That's a major departure from the first game, which leant on a more Dragon Age: Origins-meets-Bethesda style of doing things.
>> It will also take a page from Baldur's Gate 3 narrative design.

Remnant 2's first DLC, The Awakened King, is inbound—here's everything we know about it
https://www.pcgamer.com/remnant-2s-first-dlc-the-awakened-king-is-inboundheres-everything-we-know-about-it/
Get ready for stormy skies, moody Elizabethan streets, and fantastic fae castles. We're goin' back to Losomn.
I booted up Remnant 2 earlier this week, and was quickly reminded of why it's still one of my faves from this year. It's a great third-person romp that's a mixture of soulslike staples and ARPG-style procedural generation. I must've had a premonition, because its first DLC has just been announced today.

Jiminy Cricket! Lies of P isn't just getting DLC, it's getting a full sequel too
https://www.pcgamer.com/jiminy-cricket-lies-of-p-isnt-just-getting-dlc-its-getting-a-full-sequel-too/
We learned in October, unofficially, that the popular Pinocchiosouls game Lies of P is getting DLC. Now it's official, and it's not only DLC: A full sequel is planned too.
Word of the sequel came via a "director's letter," actually a video, in which game director Ji Won Choi announced that Lies of P has now surpassed one million copies sold, always a nice benchmark of success. To celebrate, Choi confirmed that DLC is in fact on the way, and in a very indirect way, also revealed plans for an all-new game.