Found the space heater

Me having to choose between my electric heater in my room, or my 1080ti fans ramping to full speed.

I understood the release of the 5600X3D as a way to sell defective chips that didn't make it to be 5800X3D, but this new two parts are baffling.

Also, given that the 5600X3D was available in such low numberes that they were made exclusive to one store in one country, these new two will likely follow the same path or worse.

We all know that the only reason to not port this to at least the 13th gen is because it's their only point for selling us APO. Without it, it's cheaper to buy one of the 13000 CPUs and save some bucks.

Welcome, everybody, to another edition of the news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG has three new Deals of the Day and a new sale:

• These are the DotD, that will last 46 hours:
  • The first one is Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Season Pass 2, with 3 DLCs that can be played as standalone games, 30% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/pathfinder_wrath_of_the_righteous_season_pass_2
  • The second one is Sherlock Holmes The Awakened - Premium Edition has a 45% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/sherlock_holmes_the_awakened_premium_edition
  • The third one is Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, 67% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/ashes_of_the_singularity_escalation
• And there's a NSFW Sale featuring up to 80% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20231115_nsfw_week

Steam has two new deals:

• Not For Broadcast will be 70% off until the 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/Not_For_Broadcast/
• Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG gets an 84% discount until the same 21st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/921800/Encased_A_SciFi_PostApocalyptic_RPG/

The Humble Bundle brings back the WB 100: Play the Legends Bundle, with up to 12 games to get during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/wb-100-play-legends.

While its Birthday Bash Sale finished, only some publisher sales remain, Fanatical has launched a new Star Deal: Police Stories will be 80% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/police-stories.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You can now play Red Dead Redemption with mouse look on PC via Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/you-can-now-play-red-dead-redemption-with-mouse-look-on-pc-via-nintendo-switch-emulator-ryujinx/
Modder ‘zhm86’ just dropped an awesome mod for Red Dead Redemption. Now, you can play this game on your PC using Ryujinx, and the cool part is, you can use your mouse to control the camera. This is like playing any other PC game where you move the camera with your mouse.
In case you weren’t aware, Rockstar released a remastered version of Red Dead Redemption on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Now while there wasn’t a PC version, PC gamers can play the Nintendo Switch version via emulators like Yuzu and Ryujinx. And that’s where this mod comes in. With Ryujinx, you can use this mod in order to control the camera with your mouse.
The modder is working on a version of this mod for Yuzu. However, it’s not yet available for download. Not only that but a similar mod for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is almost done, and will release really soon.
>> There's an almost 7 minutes video of the mod.

Cities Skylines 2 just got an NVIDIA DLSS 2 Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/cities-skylines-2-just-got-an-nvidia-dlss-2-mod/
Cities Skylines 2 fans, here is something for you today. Modder ‘CaptainOfCoit’ released a mod that adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 2 in it. However, you should keep in mind that this mod is still in its early stages. Nevertheless, it can already improve the performance of this city builder.
According to the modder, there are currently a bunch of graphical artifacts with this mod. That’s because DLSS 2 has not been properly implemented yet. My guess is that future versions will be better than this. As said, though, the game can already run better with this mod. So, if you desperately want to improve performance, you can at least give it a go.
>> There are no screenshots nor videos of the mod.

Meet the factions of Fallout: London, from King Arthur cosplayers to the 'a bit fascist' Fifth Column
https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-factions-of-fallout-london-from-king-arthur-cosplayers-to-the-a-bit-fascist-fifth-column/
Now that Starfield is out, we realize with sinking hearts that it'll be years before we get another new Bethesda RPG. Not to worry: there are some highly ambitious mod projects for Bethesda games on the horizon, like Skyblivion, which is recreating Oblivion in Skyrim's engine, and Skywind, which is doing something similar with Morrowind.
And of course there's Fallout: London, a massive Fallout 4 mod that takes us across the pond to see how the apocalypse has treated merry old England. Giving us one of the biggest looks at the mod yet, the Fallout: London modding team just released a 10-minute video to introduce the various factions and gangs roaming the streets of post-apocalyptic London. Check it out below.

GAMING NEWS

Forza Motorsport Update 2 released, full patch notes revealed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/forza-motorsport-update-2-released-full-patch-notes-revealed/
Turn10 has just released the second major update for Forza Motorsport, and it has revealed its complete changelog. This patch packs a number of fixes and tweaks. So, keep reading to find out all of them.

METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1 Update 1.30 Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/metal-gear-solid-master-collection-vol-1-update-1-30-released-detailed/
Konami has just dropped Update 1.30 for METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.1, and shared its full list of fixes, tweaks and changes.

Lies of P Update 1.3.0.0 Released, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/lies-of-p-update-1-3-0-0-released-full-patch-notes/
NEOWIZ has released Update 1.3.0.0 for its latest Souls-like game, Lies of P, and shared its full patch notes. This patch brings new content to the game. Additionally, it packs a number of balance and gameplay tweaks.

inZOI is a new Unreal Engine 5-powered life simulation game, aiming to rival EA’s The Sims
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/inzoi-is-a-new-unreal-engine-5-powered-life-simulation-game-aiming-to-rival-eas-the-sims/
KRAFTON has just announced a new life simulation game that will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, called inZOI. From what we know so far, inZOI will be a direct rival to EA’s The Sims franchise, and below you can find its first gameplay trailer.

The Witcher 3 will get a free mod editor in 2024
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-will-get-a-free-mod-editor-in-2024/
CD Projekt RED has just announced that it will release a free mod editor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This mod editor will be coming exclusively to the PC, and it will become available in 2024.

The Crew 2 MAD Update Released, Adds Race Creator & QoL Improvements, Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/the-crew-2-mad-update-released-adds-race-creator-qol-improvements-full-patch-notes/
Ubisoft just released the MAD Update for The Crew 2. This update brings improvements to the Race Creator into the game, so now players can make their own stuff. And that’s not all – it also brings in some quality-of-life fixes and improvements.

The second part of the news:

'It's a horrendous and shameful scam': Modern Warfare 3 plummets to one of Steam's worst-rated games as fans bombard it with Mostly Negative reviews
https://www.pcgamer.com/its-a-horrendous-and-shameful-scam-modern-warfare-3-plummets-to-one-of-steams-rated-games-as-fans-bombard-it-with-mostly-negative-reviews/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's launch weekend has been… unfortunate. Between a "rushed campaign" and bizarre launcher woes, fans have channelled their frustration into critical Steam reviews. It's seen the game plummet to a Mostly Negative rating, getting it onto SteamDB's chart for the 100 worst games on the platform.
>> The Groot-like skin doesn't help either.

WoW Classic is doing Cataclysm because the fans, against all odds, are actually here for it: 'We got the survey data back, and it wasn’t bad'
https://www.pcgamer.com/wow-classic-is-doing-cataclysm-because-the-fans-against-all-odds-are-actually-here-for-it-we-got-the-survey-data-back-and-it-wasnt-bad/
World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion was… divisive. In the case of the Barrens, it was literally divisive—cleaving the once-beloved levelling zone in two. A landslide of other changes to old world content meant that, while The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King were pretty well-received, Cataclysm is the red-headed stepchild of Warcraft's earlier history—and that's to say nothing of its endgame content and patch cycle.
But, according to an interview by PCGamesN with executive producer Holly Longdale, the prospect of going back to Cataclysm isn't as unpopular as you might think. "Much like many players, [we] were like ‘Oh, God, are they gonna do Cataclysm?’ And we were like ‘why don’t we just ask?' … Then we got the survey data back, and it wasn't bad."
>> The director also did another interview, sharing some info about what's going on.

Amazon Games lays off 180 workers, says all people really want from Prime is free games
https://www.pcgamer.com/amazon-games-lays-off-180-workers-says-all-people-really-want-from-prime-is-free-games/
Amazon Games is laying off 180 employees, primarily focusing on its Prime-related offerings. The entire team from Crown Channel, an Amazon-backed channel on Amazon-owned Twitch, has been let go, and the news adds to a miserable pile of layoffs across the gaming and tech industries in 2023: Amazon itself made 100 job cuts in April.

Roblox faces class-action suit from parents about sexual content and grooming: 'Parents who would never let their kids use TikTok don’t think twice about letting them on Roblox'
https://www.pcgamer.com/roblox-faces-class-action-suit-from-parents-about-sexual-content-and-grooming-it-is-illegal-to-expose-minors-to-these-kinds-of-things-and-its-not-slowing-down/
Roblox's awesome growth in recent years has been long in the making, but such scale has brought a new level of scrutiny to what may now be the biggest single gaming experience in the world. There are all sorts of criticism faced by the platform, but the most serious by far relates to its overwhelmingly young audience (a February 2022 SEC filing says over 60 percent of Roblox users are under the age of 16, 55% 12 or under), and whether it does enough to protect them from bad actors and the type of content children should not be seeing. Many parents don't think it does enough. And not for the first time, some are taking action.

6 years after becoming publicly playable, Escape from Tarkov is adding vaulting and fans are a lot more excited about it than I would've expected
https://www.pcgamer.com/6-years-after-becoming-publicly-playable-escape-from-tarkov-is-adding-vaulting-and-fans-are-a-lot-more-excited-about-it-than-i-wouldve-expected/
The multiplayer FPS Escape from Tarkov went into alpha testing in 2016, and moved into beta—which is still ongoing—a year later. And now, six years after that, developer Battlestate Games is working on a new feature that has the community a-tingle with excitement: vaulting.

Coral Island, the farming life sim packed with shockingly attractive NPCs, is out on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/coral-island-the-farming-life-sim-packed-with-shockingly-attractive-npcs-is-out-on-steam/
Stop me if you've heard this before. You've just arrived in a small village on a secluded island that's fallen into disrepair, and the only thing that can save the town is some complete newbie doing a heck of a lot of farming. Yes, Coral Island has a lot in common with the best cozy games on PC, but those games have a formula for a reason: it works. I played about a dozen hours of Coral Island while it was in early access and except for the time I rage quit because a sprinkler I crafted was mildly disappointing, it's a perfectly enjoyable cozy farming and life sim.

505 Games' parent company lays off 30% of its workforce, says gamers really only want sequels so that's what it's going to make
https://www.pcgamer.com/505-games-parent-company-lays-off-30-of-its-workforce-says-gamers-really-only-want-sequels-so-thats-what-its-going-to-make/
The videogame industry continues to be plagued by layoffs as 505 Games parent company Digital Bros has announced plans to eliminate roughly 30% of its total workforce. The company said the cuts are necessary because, simply put, gamers prefer sequels and remakes to brand-new games, and so that's what it's going to focus on.
>> There's no mention of how many people will be affected, but almost a third of its workforce must be a lot of people.

Warhammer Quest is being delisted from Steam in December, but will remain available on GOG
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-quest-is-being-delisted-from-steam-in-december-but-will-remain-available-on-gog/
Warhammer Quest was a well-liked Games Workshop board game from 1995, a halfway point between dungeon crawls like HeroQuest and tabletop roleplaying games. Its videogame adaptation was released on PC in 2015, and while its simplicity kept it from topping the list of the best Warhammer games, it made an ideal laptop time-filler. Which is why it's a shame that in October it was announced that Warhammer Quest is being delisted on Steam.
Ian Baverstock, director of publisher Chilled Mouse, told PC Gamer that December 12 will be the day of Warhammer Quest's removal from Steam, although "It isn't being delisted from GOG at this time." Presumably GOG is subject to different licensing terms, which makes sense given its original remit as the home of Good Old Games. Man O' War: Corsair, a kind of "Sid Meier's Pirates goes Warhammer", also suffered a delisting on Steam but remains available on GOG.

If they won't let Eidos do it, build your own Deus Ex in Shadows of Doubt's incoming modding update
https://www.pcgamer.com/if-they-wont-let-eidos-do-it-build-your-own-deus-ex-in-shadows-of-doubts-incoming-modding-update/
Immersive sims are a strange genre. Ultra influential, utterly beloved, but relatively thin on the ground. They're a delicate instrument: a difficult thing to get right and even when you nail it, certainly nowhere near as lucrative as your live-service whatevers and open-world thingummies. So every time we get a new one—and it's actually good—it feels like a bit of an event, as was the case when procgen detective sim Shadows of Doubt hit early access in April.
But here's the good news: It sounds like you'll be able to use the game's own tools to gin up your own immersive sims in the relatively near future. Developer ColePowered Games is targeting a December release for Shadows of Doubt's modding update, and has put out a bit more detail about what, precisely, the new tools will look like.

Payday 3 hasn't had updates because of a 'critical error in our backend', Starbreeze says the launch has been 'frustrating'
https://www.pcgamer.com/payday-3-hasnt-had-updates-because-of-a-critical-error-in-our-backend-starbreeze-says-the-launch-has-been-frustrating/
It's fair to say that Payday 3 hasn't had the smoothest of launches, but then it was never the easiest of sells. Payday 2 came out in 2013 and amassed a dedicated following, then Payday 3 came along and, on the surface at least, didn't seem to change an enormous amount about how the game worked but committed the cardinal sin of going live service and then… nothing. Since launch there have been plenty of complaints about its offering but only one minor patch, leaving players wondering what exactly was going on.
Well, Starbreeze producer Andreas Häll-Penninger calls this "the elephant in the room" and says "to make a long, complicated and technical story short we found a critical error in our backend update pipeline. As a result of this, there was a significant risk that any update we made could affect the player saves and progression.

And here's the third part of the news, mostly focused on Baldur's Gate 3 related stories:

'I was very close to quitting acting, full stop': Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion says he was 'saved by games' after years of working part-time to make ends meet
https://www.pcgamer.com/i-was-very-close-to-quitting-acting-full-stop-baldurs-gate-3s-astarion-says-he-was-saved-by-games-after-years-of-working-part-time-to-make-ends-meet/
Baldur's Gate 3 recently swept the board at the Golden Joysticks. Neil Newbon, the voice behind Astarion, won Best Supporting Performer at the Golden Joysticks 2023—and during his acceptance speech, said: "when I found games I was broke, I was on my knees, I actually was actually very close to quitting the [acting] industry."

Swen Vincke is already teasing Larian's next game: The success of Baldur's Gate 3 is 'encouraging us to ensure it pushes many boundaries'
https://www.pcgamer.com/swen-vincke-is-already-teasing-larians-next-game-the-success-of-baldurs-gate-3-is-encouraging-us-to-ensure-it-pushes-many-boundaries/
As a longtime Larian fan, it pleases me to no end to see the studio finally getting major, worldwide recognition for its RPG work. (...)
But even with all that going on, and no sign of interest in Baldur's Gate 3 dying down anytime soon, founder and CEO Swen Vincke is already talking about the studio's next game.

Thanks to a loophole in Baldur's Gate 3 you can get Wyll's reward for killing Karlach yet have her join your party too
https://www.pcgamer.com/thanks-to-a-loophole-in-baldurs-gate-3-you-can-get-wylls-reward-for-killing-karlach-yet-have-her-join-your-party-too/
Wyll the warlock may not be our favorite Baldur's Gate 3 companion, but that's only because the overall standard is so high. In any other RPG he'd be a top pick, and even in Baldur's Gate 3 he's worth keeping around. It's just a shame you can't complete his personal quest, which earns you a sweet Infernal Robe and prevents him from growing a pair of horns, without killing Karlach, who is everyone's number one fave.
Except you sort of can. (...)
>> I've cut it there to avoid spoilers.

Throw your blood at people with the Tremere, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2's second clan
https://www.pcgamer.com/throw-your-blood-at-people-with-the-tremere-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2s-second-clan/
The Chinese Room has given us an incredibly brief look at the second of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2's four launch clans. After showing off the Brujah last week, we're now getting a glimpse of the Tremere, Bloodlines' gothy blood mages.

PCI-SIG working on “CopprLink” internal and external PCIe Gen5 and Gen6 cable specs

https://videocardz.com/newz/pci-sig-working-on-copprlink-internal-and-external-pcie-gen5-and-gen6-cable-specs

Hopefully the next gen cables will be a bit more food proof

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Flagship Gaming GPU Rumored To Feature GDDR7 Memory & 384-bit Bus

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-flagship-gaming-gpu-gddr7-memory-384-bit-bus-rumor/

Samsung Foundry’s 4nm Yield Reach 70 Percent, Aiming To Match TSMC’s Output To Attract More Clients; 3nm GAA Node Seeing Improvements Too

https://wccftech.com/samsung-4nm-yield-nearing-tsmc-output-to-attract-more-clients/

NVIDIA Brings Up To 5x AI Acceleration To Windows 11 PCs Running RTX 40 & RTX 30 GPUs

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-brings-up-to-5x-ai-acceleration-windows-11-pcs-rtx-40-rtx-30-gpus/

Microsoft Azure Is The First Cloud Service To Feature AMD Instinct MI300X, 4th Gen EPYC VMs In Q1 2024

https://wccftech.com/microsoft-azure-first-cloud-service-amd-instinct-mi300x-4th-gen-epyc-vms-q1-2024/

ASUS apologizes for misprinted ROG Z790 Maximus Hero “Evange-N-lion” parts, offers replacements

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-apologizes-for-misprinted-rog-z790-maximus-hero-evange-n-lion-parts-offers-replacements

Least they are replacing it

Pretty good update. Adds in full DLSS suite, improves FSR 2 slightly, increases Nvidia GPU performance by up to 30% and improves Radeon performance by up to 5%, Intel Arc users still getting shafted, improved CPU performance, HDR is bad and many more things.

The ghosting from FSR is still insane though:

That's right, the entire gun is a ghost

More competition between foundries is good. It won't make prices go down, unfortunately, but at least it could mean less problems with stocks.

I probably won't buy the Deck OLED at launch cause the original Deck launch had various QC issues during launch and considering how they changed so many parts of the Deck OLED. I am gonna wait a bit before potentially buying it.