Motherboard Market Headed For Recovery In 2024: ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock All In For The Next-Gen Intel & AMD CPU Wave

https://wccftech.com/motherboard-market-recovery-2024-asus-gigabyte-msi-asrock-next-gen-intel-amd-cpu-wave/

AMD Radeon RX 6000/7000 now supports Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6000-7000-now-supports-twitch-enhanced-broadcasting

Intel Arc 140V “Lunar Lake” Xe2 graphics name confirmed in a leak

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-140v-lunar-lake-xe2-graphics-name-confirmed-in-a-leak

Airlines, banks, health care disrupted in global IT outage

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/worldwide-tech-issues-1.7268863

Ah yes, cybersecurity firm does a whoppsie which causes bluescreens in airports, banks and etc on the day of my flight to Mexico

That sucks for you. I hope you managed to take the flight.

Had something similar happen to me right as I was about to board my connecting flight. Ended up spending almost 24 hours at that gate waiting for them to fix things. At some point it almost becomes comical.

Tough choice, 3 potential answers:

1. NVidia Riva TNT M64. My dad got that one to replace the TNT 2 that died beforehand, basically halved the framerates. That at a time where the GeForce 2 GTS just had released...
2. NVidia FX 5500. Came with a prebuilt PC, got replaced by a Geforce 6800 later on due to the FX's utter weakness and being prone to crashes.
3. NVidia GTX 1050Ti. In my previous laptop, too weak for gaming and had many crashes and bugs.

Was your weekend good? I hope so. Let’s now check the Monday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

GOG starts the week with six new “limited time offers” and a new sale:

• These are the limited deals, all of them ending Wednesday:
  • A Tower Full of Cats has a 20% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/a_tower_full_of_cats
  • They Are Billions is 25% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/they_are_billions
  • SteamWorld Build is half its price: https://www.gog.com/en/game/steamworld_build
  • Oddworld: New ’n’ Tasty features a 75% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/oddworld_new_n_tasty
  • Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD is also 75% off: https://www.gog.com/en/game/oddworld_strangers_wrath
  • The last one is SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising, with a 90% discount: https://www.gog.com/en/game/synthetik_legion_rising
• And Publisher Chucklefish celebrates its 13th Anniversary with a Sale and putting its games up to 80% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20240722_chucklefish_publisher_sale

Steam has three new deals, each one ending on a different day:

• Unrailed!, that has a demo, is going to be 75% off until July 25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016920/Unrailed/
• Quilts and Cats of Calico gets a 20% discount, until the 27th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993180/Quilts_and_Cats_of_Calico/
• And The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will have a 90% deal until the 4th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520/The_Vanishing_of_Ethan_Carter/

Humble Bundle has launched the Pixels With Porpoise Bundle, with up to 8 items to get (7 games + 1 DLC) during 18 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/pixels-with-porpoise.

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The new Star Deal is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, 83% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-special-edition
• The BYO Play On the Go – Elite Collection features 22 gams for your 2+, 3+ or 5+ bundles: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-play-on-the-go-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 24.7.1 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/amd-radeon-software-adrenalin-24-7-1

HIGHLIGHTS
New Game Support

• Zenless Zone Zero
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
  • Up to 16% increase in performance for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess @ 4k resolution, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.7.1 on the Radeon RX 7900XTX GPU, versus the previous software driver version 24.6.1RS-663
  • Up to 12% increase in performance for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess @ 4k resolution, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.7.1 on the Radeon RX 7800XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 24.6.1RS-664
  • Up to 12% increase in performance for Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess @ 4k resolution, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.7.1 on the Radeon RX 7600XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 24.6.1RS-665

Expanded HYPR-Tune Support

• Gray Zone Warfare
• Lords of the Fallen
• RoboCop: Rogue City
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 Support for Dota 2

• Takes responsive gaming to the next level by introducing an in-game option to optimally pace frames, further reducing input lag on AMD RDNA™ architecture-based discrete and integrated graphics products.
  • AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 features an onscreen overlay that can be used to display the system latency of supported games. When Anti-Lag 2 is enabled, the onscreen overlay can be toggled on using the ALT+SHIFT+L hotkey.
    • Use the ALT+SHIFT+L hotkey to enable the Radeon Anti-Lag 2 Latency Monitor. Once activated, a small white chevron will appear in the top left corner of your display indicating that it is enabled.
    • Use ALT+SHIFT+L again to cycle through the following Latency Monitor display options: No metrics, FPS only, FPS and latency (in ms), FPS and latency (in ms and frames), FPS and latency (in ms and frames) with a legend.
    • To compare the difference between Anti-Lag 2 On and Anti-Lag Off, hold the right CTRL key.
  • Anti-Lag 2 currently supports Dota 2 while using the DirectX® 11 API.

FIXED ISSUES

• Improvements to stutter when AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag and AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 frame generation is enabled.
• Improvements to stutter while playing Fortnite with DirectX® 12 API.
• Texture corruption may be observed while playing TEKKEN™ 8 with Ray Tracing or Upscale enabled.
• Corruption may be observed while playing Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition with Radeon™ Boost enabled.
• Intermittent system crash or corruption may be observed while playing Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy with Ray Tracing enabled.
• Virtual Super Resolution or Display Color Enhancements may be set to disabled after driver upgrade.
• Unable to change display pixel format with certain Windows display languages.
• Intermittent black corruption may be observed on scaled 3d models while using Origin or OriginPro application.
• Black corruption may be observed while fast forwarding using PotPlayer.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

PlayStation 4 emulator, shadPS4, can boot Dark Souls Remastered & Resident Evil 4, can run BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Shenmue 2, and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/playstation-4-emulator-shadps4-can-boot-dark-souls-remastered-resident-evil-4-can-run-blazblue-cross-tag-battle-tomb-raider-i-iii-remastered-shenmue-2-and-more/
New videos from the latest videos of the PlayStation 4 emulator, shadPS4, have surfaced online. These videos show the PS4 emulator booting Dark Souls Remastered and Resident Evil 4. Moreover, the emulator can already run a number of games, including some 3D ones. So, let’s take a look at them.
>> The article has some videos.

This mod restores the reputation system that CD Projekt RED cut from The Witcher 3
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-mod-restores-restores-the-reputation-system-that-cd-projekt-red-cut-from-the-witcher-3/
The Witcher 3 fans, here is something special for you. Modder ‘Freak’ has released a must-have mod which restores the reputation system that CD Projekt RED cut from them. As such, Geralt’s choices and behaviors will correspond to his reputation points in different regions.
This is an amazing mod that we highly recommend downloading. After all, it will greatly enhance the way you play the game. Just make sure to use it in your second or third playthrough.
Going into more details, the mod adds five reputation levels in total. These are Hated, Disliked, Neutral, Liked, and Respected. Each level corresponds to Geralt’s reputation points range in the region. Naturally, the initial reputation points in each region will always be 50, which is Neutral.
With this mod, the different results of some quests based on Geralt’s choices will affect Geralt’s reputation in the region, gaining or losing. Some of the major quests will have an even bigger influence.
And that’s not all. You can gain reputation points by winning Fist Fights or Boat/Horse Races. You can also gain points by finishing some of the POI events, or by completing the Monster Hunt contracts. On the other hand, if you steal or make offensive moves in front of the guards, you will lose reputation points. And, if you murder them, things will get a lot worse.
>> The article has one screenshot.

Sunshine Dream is a total conversion mod for Grand Theft Auto 5 that is set in the city of Miami from Driv3r
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/sunshine-dream-is-a-total-conversion-mod-for-grand-theft-auto-5-that-is-set-in-miami-from-driv3r/
The Sunshine Dream Team has released a new version of their total conversion mod for Grand Theft Auto 5, Sunshine Dream. Sunshine Dream is set in the city of Miami from Driv3r, and it completely replaces Los Santos & Blaine County.
From what I’ve seen, this mod does not come with any exclusive quests. Instead, it offers a new map that players can explore.
There are numerous areas from Driv3r that you can find in Sunshine Dream. For instance, there is Tanner’s safehouse, Mortain Mall, Red River Bar, Gold Coast Hotel, and Miami Beach PD.
In the latest version of Sunshine Dream, players can also expect traffic path improvements, better lighting, as well as vegetation across the map. There are also some scenario placements for you to experience. So, the map now does not feel as empty or lifeless as it did in its initial version.
>> You’ll find an almost 13 minutes video in the article.

This Fallout 4 Mod adds contextual hit reactivity to various objects and items, something that will greatly enhance the game’s stealth combat mechanics
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/this-fallout-4-mod-adds-contextual-hit-reactivity-to-various-objects-and-items-something-that-will-greatly-enhance-the-games-stealth-combat-mechanics/
Modder ‘bp42s’ has released an amazing new mod for Fallout 4. Titled “Hit Those Objects”, this mod adds contextual hit reactivity to various objects and items in the world. This will greatly enhance the way you play the game. So, let’s take a closer look at it.
With this mod, you can use the environment and junk items to your advantage in stealth and in normal combat. For instance, you can shoot glass bottles, coffee cups, and other fragile junk items to distract enemies so you can sneak by, or ambush them.
Glass objects create a loud sound and a glass shard explosion. On the other hand, ceramic objects will create a slightly less sound, and a ceramic chunk explosion. Players can also turn on and off radios. By doing so, the radios will emit a loud static sound with two detection events.
Naturally, all of these interactions can distract enemies and make them investigate the object. As such, the game’s stealth mechanics will be greatly overhauled. This will be a dream come true for a lot of gamers who prefer a more stealthy approach.
>> The article has no screenshots or videos.

Here’s your first look at Pac-Man World 2 with RTX Remix Path Tracing
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/heres-your-first-look-at-pac-man-world-2-with-rtx-remix-path-tracing/
YouTube’s ‘Pac-Moose’ has released a video, showcasing an early WIP version of his RTX Remix Path Tracing Mod for Pac-Man World 2. This video will give you an early glimpse at how RTX Remix can enhance the graphics of this old 3D platformer.
As said, this is an early version of the RTX Remix Mod. Therefore, it does not represent the quality of the final version. For example, the modder has already acknowledged the brightness issues.
What’s funny here is that even in this early state, this RTX Remix Mod appears to be wonders to the game’s graphics. Pac-Man World 2 with Path Tracing already looks better than its original version. At least in my opinion.
For those wondering, there is currently no ETA on when this mod will come out. The modder is currently working on fixing some of the issues that were raised with this video. Additionally, he’s working on further improving the Path Tracing effects. Naturally, though, we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
>> The video is less than 2 minutes long and you’ll find it in the article.

More than 10 years after its creation, massive Russian Oblivion mod Citadel of Madness has been translated into English
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/more-than-10-years-after-its-creation-massive-russian-oblivion-mod-citadel-of-madness-has-been-translated-into-english/
Citadel of Madness is mod for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion that's over a decade old. (It was first uploaded to TESAll in 2013, and significantly updated in 2022 with a 2.0 release.) It adds a new landmass above the Shivering Isles, a floating archipelago where hundreds of new NPCs live and where you'll find a new questline the mod's description calls "comparable in duration to any Cyrodiil guild."
Citadel of Madness was created by modder Lariatius and translated into English by Vorians, who has adapted a bunch of other Russian mods as well. It contains 38 quests, 15 of which are sidequests, and promises more than 25 hours of playtime. There are over 3,000 lines of dialogue (no English voice-acting, however), and a variety of new alchemical ingredients and concoctions, new dungeons, and new enemies—including bosses.
Given the connection to the Shivering Isles, you can expect Citadel of Madness to be quirky, to say the least—several of the new NPCs look like they stepped right out of the Monster Factory. You should be at least level 18 to play the Citadel of Madness questline, which is begun by traveling to a watch tower you'll find north of New Sheoth in the Isles.
>> The article has no screenshots nor videos.

GAMING NEWS

Here are the first in-game screenshots for Alien: Rogue Incursion
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/here-are-the-first-in-game-screenshots-for-alien-rogue-incursion/
Skydance and Survios have shared the first in-game screenshots for their upcoming Alien VR game, Alien: Rogue Incursion. While these screenshots are not final, they can at least give you an idea of the game’s art style. So, go ahead and check them out.

VLADiK BRUTAL is a new cool FPS with a brutal damage system, created by one dev
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/vladik-brutal-is-a-new-cool-fps-with-a-brutal-damage-system-created-by-one-dev/
Now here is something that will please a lot of old-school FPS fans. A single developer has been working on a cool first-person shooter, called VLADiK BRUTAL. VLADiK BRUTAL will be released on August 9th, and below you can find a new gameplay trailer for it.

Here’s how you can enable Ray Tracing Global Illumination in Forza Motorsport
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/heres-how-you-can-enable-ray-tracing-global-illumination-in-forza-motorsport/
Prior to the game’s release, Turn10 was claiming that the PC version of Forza Motorsport would support Ray Tracing Global Illumination. However, when the game launched in October 2023, RTGI was nowhere to be found. Now, almost a year later, PC gamers found a way via which they can enable RTGI.
>> The way to do it, explained in the article, is simple and easy. There’s also a Digital Foundry video analyzing the changes and improvements (and also bugs of this mode).

17 minutes of gameplay from Digital Extreme’s free-to-play action hybrid MMORPG, Soulframe
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/17-minutes-of-gameplay-from-digital-extremes-free-to-play-action-hybrid-mmorpg-soulframe/
At Tennocon 2024, Digital Extremes showcased 17 minutes of gameplay footage from its upcoming free-to-play action hybrid MMORPG, Soulframe. So, if you are interested in this F2P game, you should definitely watch the video.

SNK VS. CAPCOM SVC CHAOS is now available on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/snk-vs-capcom-svc-chaos-is-now-available-on-pc/
SNK has released, for the first time, the 2003 arcade version of its fighting game, SNK VS. CAPCOM SVC CHAOS, on PC. To celebrate this release, the team shared the game’s official PC requirements, as well as a trailer for it.

Monday news, the sequel:

Hideki Kamiya asks Capcom to let him make Okami 2 and Viewtiful Joe 3: 'Creators have the duty to create sequels fans want to see… I still feel like I haven't fulfilled my duty'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/hideki-kamiya-asks-capcom-to-let-him-make-okami-2-and-viewtiful-joe-3-creators-have-the-duty-to-create-sequels-fans-want-to-see-i-still-feel-like-i-havent-fulfilled-my-duty/
In a wide-ranging discussion on his career with fellow Japanese developer Ikumi Nakamura, the man behind beloved action classics like Devil May Cry and Bayonetta directly addressed his old employer, Capcom, with a request: let him back in the studio to make sequels to two of his games.
>> Please?

The creators of cyberpunk bartending sim VA-11 Hall-A are following it up with an amazing-looking 'active time action' RPG
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-creators-of-cyberpunk-bartending-sim-va-11-hall-a-are-following-it-up-with-an-amazing-looking-active-time-action-rpg/
.45 Parabellum Bloodhound has an immediately arresting first trailer: the breakcore beats, gloomy tenements, and turn of the millennium anime swagger really speak to me, and it's also coming from cyberpunk bartending visual novel VA-11 Hall-A creator Sukeban Games.

The open beta for Throne and Liberty, Amazon's latest MMO import, is available now
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/the-open-beta-for-throne-and-liberty-amazons-latest-mmo-import-is-available-now/
Throne and Liberty, an Amazon-published free-to-play MMO from NCSOFT, is currently running an open beta, which will be live until 10AM PT on July 23, 2024. Much like it did with Lost Ark's western release in 2019, Amazon Games announced in 2023 that it had acquired the rights to publish Throne and Liberty outside of South Korea.

Once Human developer teases the first big update, apologizes for the last bad patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/once-human-developer-teases-the-first-big-update-apologizes-for-the-last-bad-patch/
Once Human developer Starry Studio has teased the first big update coming to the open world survival game, which will include new PvP and PvE modes and "a new northern mountain region, monsters, and challenges." First things first, though, an apology: It seems that a recent maintenance update broke numerous items in the game and caused the demolition of a whole bunch of player houses.

The creator of this Bigfoot game is considering changing Bigfoot's face after commenters said it's too human-like, but I'm entranced by it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/the-creator-of-this-bigfoot-game-is-considering-changing-bigfoots-face-after-internet-commenters-said-its-too-human-like-but-im-entranced-by-it/
I was startled awake this morning when the first email I opened confronted me with the image above: a smooth-faced, blue-eyed Bigfoot gazing contemplatively, or maybe pensively, at the press release that followed, the announcement of upcoming sasquatch sim Bigfoot Life.
Something about that rubber-mask face stupefied me—I also like Bigfoot's marching gait, seen in the trailer embedded below—but after seeing criticism of his Bigfoot's appearance online, the game's creator is considering reworking the cryptid's face.

College Football 25 is having a big moment on consoles, but like usual, EA decided PC gamers are an afterthought
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sports/one-of-the-biggest-games-in-the-world-right-now-isn-t-on-pc-and-it-s-not-clear-why/
Something cool happened in the world of American sports this year: the NCAA, the organization that puts on college sports at the highest level and rakes in over a billion dollars a year doing it, settled on a deal that allows college athletes to be paid for their services—something that should've been happening all along. The deal is a huge win for student-athletes who previously destroyed their bodies for free, but it's also a big deal for publisher EA, as it means it can finally go back to making college football games.
EA's first college football game in over a decade, now simply called EA Sports College Football 25, is already one of the biggest games of the year. During CF25's early access period last week, which you could only get into by pre-ordering the $100 edition of the game, players noticed that over 600,000 people were online at once. Before it was even officially out, College Football 25 was putting up Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 numbers.
Unfortunately, you won't find College Football 25 anywhere on PC. As far as we know, EA isn't making a PC version this time around, and it's not really clear why.
>> Why does this always happen with sport games? FIFA, NBA, etc. always get worse versions on PC.

Bethesda Game Studios developers form 'wall to wall' union that includes artists, designers, and programmers
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bethesda-game-studios-developers-form-wall-to-wall-union-with-241-members/
Developers at Bethesda Game Studios have elected to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, a national labor organization that has also worked with Activision Blizzard employees on collective bargaining efforts.

Overwatch 2's new space girl healer takes the throne as one of the most strategically satisfying heroes in the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-2s-new-space-girl-healer-takes-the-throne-as-one-of-the-most-strategically-satisfying-heroes-in-the-game/
Not since Kiriko has a new Overwatch heroes single-handedly tanked the queue times in Quick Play. I only managed to get a handful of games in and I'm certain the wait times are only going to get worse as the trial for Juno, the game's latest support hero, continues into the weekend. Not only are people clamoring to play her, she might actually be one of the best-designed heroes since Overwatch 2's release.

A Baldur's Gate 3 player has discovered hidden mini-quests you can only get by leaving the most important items in the game in an exploding building or at the bottom of the ocean
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/a-baldurs-gate-3-player-has-discovered-hidden-mini-quests-you-can-only-get-by-leaving-the-most-important-items-in-the-game-in-an-exploding-building-or-at-the-bottom-of-the-ocean/
Baldur's Gate 3 was our 2023 Game of the Year and highest-scoring review in over a decade and a half for a whole host of reasons, but its open-ended player freedom and attending reactivity to all of our potential choices is certainly up there. A year out from release, Proxy Gate Tactician on YouTube has uncovered a particularly absurd edge case reaction involving the Netherstones and late-game Iron Throne and Steel Watch Foundry dungeons.

TennoCon's Warframe: 1999 demo reveals '90s instant messenger clients, motorcycle stunts, and an Infested space mutant boy band
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/tennocons-warframe-1999-demo-reveals-90s-instant-messenger-clients-motorcycle-stunts-and-an-infested-space-mutant-boy-band/
TennoCon is upon us once again, and the Digital Extremes fan event's brought us an extended gameplay demo for Warframe: 1999, Warframe's next major story update. When Warframe: 1999 was first teased last year, I'll admit I was skeptical about how on-board I'd be for the space ninja game's dabbling in CRT-era nostalgia. But when this year's TennoCon gameplay demo kicked off with an original single from On-lyne, an alt-universe NSYNC knockoff, I knew I was wrong to doubt.

The news, the end of this trilogy:

Guilty Gear Strive is getting Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as a guest fighter next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fighting/guilty-gear-strive-is-getting-lucy-from-cyberpunk-edgerunners-as-a-guest-fighter-next-year/
First reported by IGN, the trailer for Guilty Gear Strive Season 4, which includes the new characters coming to the game over the next year, appears to have leaked ahead of its intended release window. The standout addition to the fighting game is Lucy, one of the main characters of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime and Strive's first guest fighter. The original trailer upload already appears to have been taken down, but you can still watch it on YouTube via GamersPrey.

Orcs Must Die's next entry will bring a roguelite twist next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/orcs-must-dies-next-entry-will-bring-a-roguelite-twist-next-year/
The Orcs Must Die series is getting another entry next year with Orcs Must Die Deathtrap, which will be the fifth game in the series from developer and publisher Robot Entertainment. The new release will have players, alone or as a team of up to four, battle oncoming waves of enemies in third-person action gameplay. This time, players will "evolve through rogue-lite progression" as they defeat hordes of orcs.

PowerWash Simulator keeps on giving, with two nautical maps chosen by the community coming to the people's champ in a free update
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/powerwash-simulator-keeps-on-giving-with-two-nautical-maps-chosen-by-the-community-coming-to-the-peoples-champ-in-a-free-update/
PowerWash Simulator just keeps on truckin' man: The first person shooter(?) where you blast muck off the environment to make it shiny and new again just got two new free maps, and I'm kind of in love with their summertime vibes.

Conscript is an old school survival horror game where the horror is just that you're in World War 1
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/conscript-is-an-old-school-survival-horror-game-where-the-horror-is-just-that-youre-in-world-war-1/
A survival horror game set in the trenches of Verdun during the first World War will release this week. Conscript puts your lone soldier in the trenches, moving between blockhouses and safe zones in an attempt to find your brother who has gone missing in action. To that end you'll stab, shoot, and sneak your way through the trenches, planning the best routes and conserving your limited resources whenever possible.

Here's a game that combines jigsaw puzzles with arithmetic problems to great success
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/heres-a-game-that-combines-jigsaw-puzzles-with-arithmetic-problems-to-great-success/
An upcoming indie puzzler takes on the complexity of circuits by reducing them to familiar puzzle pieces and simple math. In Electrogical, set to release this year and with a demo out now, you'll place pieces on the board to form a chain that adds, subtracts, divides, and multiplies to reach a set output—but the pieces you have are fixed in shape and rotation, the boards are weird sizes, and you might not need every part you have to succeed.

The First Descendant players have discovered a Destiny-style loot cave but, rather than 'simply nerfing certain content', the devs are leaning in and making every cave a loot cave
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/the-first-descendant-players-have-discovered-a-destiny-style-loot-cave-but-rather-than-simply-nerfing-certain-content-the-devs-are-leaning-in-and-making-every-cave-a-loot-cave/
In the early stages of Destiny, the original game and not the sequel, players made a wonderful discovery. There was a cave in the Old Russia area of the open world where some sort of glitch made enemies respawn constantly, with higher drop rates than usual (…)
Nexon's new looter-shooter The First Descendant launched earlier this month and, you guessed it, has arrived complete with a loot cave. In this case it's more of a loot outpost, I suppose, with the exploit called the Valby Run and located within The Fortress area. Mobs at this location have been respawning infinitely and at high speed, whereas most other outposts will eventually run out of enemies, and slaughtering them en masse will drop a boatload of the game's resources: gold, kuiper and the all-important gear loot.
So all hail the Valby Run. The development team have now addressed this issue, and perhaps not in the manner expected.

Publishers 'eject too soon' on their live service games, says Warframe developer's CEO: 'It comes out, doesn’t work and they throw it away'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/publishers-eject-too-soon-on-their-live-service-games-says-warframe-developer-s-ceo-it-comes-out-doesn-t-work-and-they-throw-it-away/
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Digital Extremes (Warframe) CEO Steve Sinclair argues in an interview with VGC, however, that companies are too quick to pull the ripcord if their games don't do gangbusters on release: "They think the release is make or break, and it’s not. They have a financial way to be persistent, and they never do it … It comes out, doesn’t work and they throw it away."
Sinclair seems to argue that most live service games, namely those backed up by huge publishers, can probably have their ship steered away from the iceberg, stating it's a "shame when you put so many years of your life into iterating on those systems or building technology or building the start of a community, and because the operating costs are high, you get terrified when you see the numbers … We’ve seen this with amazing releases that I think have massive potential, and I think they eject too soon."

If anyone curious how a bug in CrowdStrike software could blue screen so many computers, this video gives a good explanation of the how windows bug handling work and specifically why software at the kernel level will blue screen a computer if any bug is found. CrowdStrike software have kernal level access.

Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

It's also worth stating that, despite what the internet says, Linux systems were also affected: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/its-not-just-windows-pcs-that-have-gone-belly-up-as-crowdstrikes-falcon-software-has-been-b0rking-linux-powered-computers-too/