That could work for some people, but for some others it would be a nightmare. Imagine if you're friend of AbbathTheGrim.

Time for some Hardware Rumors

This time it's two (actually about 1.5) about AMD and two about Nvidia.

*AMD*

Rumor 1: AMD have begun shipping Polaris GPUs - 2 different Polaris chips and 4 different GPUs found

http://www.overclock.net/t/1587294/zauba-amd-have-begun-shipping-polaris-gpus-2-different-polaris-chips-and-4-different-gpus-found

and

http://videocardz.com/58101/nvidia-gp104-and-first-polaris-gpu-supposedly-spotted-on-zauba

"AMD have begun shipping Polaris GPUs from the foundries. Based on the information from Zauba, it seems to be two different Polaris chips/families, each with 2 different SKUs/GPUs. Total of 4 new Polaris GPUs. The one with the biggest value is the full Polaris while the other one is the same Polaris GPU but with some shaders/cores disabled."

Polaris chip #1:
GPU #1: Board number: C981
This one is the full chip



GPU #2: Board number: C980.
Based on the value and the board number I would guess that this one is the same as above but have some shaders/cores disabled. Like Fury X and Fury.



Polaris chip #2:
GPU #3: Board number: C924
Full chip



GPU #4: Board number: C913
Disabled shaders/cores

And for comparison, this is what Fury X cost at launch and how much the 290X a little after launch (the value is the last number)

>>My personal Opinion: I can believe it.

Rumor 2: The enthusiast version of AMD's next-gen Polaris spotted at CES 2016

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/49581/enthusiast-version-amds-next-gen-polaris-spotted-ces-2016/index.html

"During our CES 2016 travels, we spotted a big GPU - the big version of Polaris. Not the 1080p 60FPS version that the company showed off in Sonoma at its RTG Technology Summit, but the enthusiast version of Polaris."

>>My personal Opinion: Nope, I don't believe it.

*NVIDIA*

Rumor1: NVIDIA GP104, smaller die, more pins

http://videocardz.com/58101/nvidia-gp104-and-first-polaris-gpu-supposedly-spotted-on-zauba

"Let’s start with GP104, the GM204 successor, based on Pascal architecture. We are probably looking at first high-end GPU from upcoming 1000 series (the name has not been confirmed). Same as with Kepler and Maxwell, we don’t expect the ‘Big Pascal’ to be released anytime soon. Instead much smaller GPU, that should theoretically be faster than both GTX 980 Ti and TITAN X is expected in the coming months."

"According to 3DCenter the GP104 comes in a 37.5×37.5mm BGA package, which is smaller than GM204’s 40x40mm. What’s worth noting is that the listing from Zauba revealed is has more pins (2152), than GM204 (1745). This could be related to much denser architecture based on smaller fabrication node."

>>My personal opinion: Yep, I believe it, at least most of it... because a TEC? And a 650W one! Going with water is one thing, but with a TEC would be quite surprising.

Rumor2: Nvidia Pascal over a year ahead of 14/16nm competition

https://semiaccurate.com/2016/01/11/nvidia-pascal-over-a-year-ahead-of-1416nm-competition/

"Nvidia is more than a year ahead of any competition in the mobile space as their Pascal based Drive PX 2 module proved. Held up by no less than CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, SemiAccurate felt it was an automotive tour de force.

...

Getting back to their lead, Nvidia is so far ahead of the industry it is, well, nigh on incredible. Until the CES unveiling, AMD was widely believed to be 2+ quarters ahead of Nvidia on the process front, their 14nm Polaris GPUs had all the mindshare. On Monday January 4th, 2016, Nvidia showed undeniable proof that they were more than a year ahead of AMD in the race to 14/16nm devices. Not only that they were ahead of assumed leaders Apple and Samsung to devices on this node, way way ahead."

>>My personal opinion: Coming from Semiaccurate and Charlie, it's quite obvious that this is a sarcastic article about a worrying rumor going around, that the Drive PX2 device showed at CES with two Pascal GPUs is fake and used current Maxwell chips.

I don't know if it's true or not, but if it is true, it wouldn't be the first time Nvidia does something like this.

The news:

1-Mods/Fan projects

• Metal Gear Solid: Shadow Moses Remake In Unreal Engine 4 Gets New Screenshots http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/metal-gear-solid-shadow-moses-remake-in-unreal-engine-4-gets-new-screenshots/

2-Gaming News

THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – PATCH 1.12 IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-patch-1-12-is-now-available/

CD Projekt RED has released a new update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to its changelog, this patch improves transitions between distinct scenes and gameplay sequences, and comes with various fixes for both the main game and the Heart of the Stone expansion. This patch is available on both GOG and Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.

UBISOFT’S FOR HONOR WILL HAVE A SINGLE-PLAYER MODE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisofts-for-honor-will-have-a-single-player-mode/

For Honor seems like a really interesting new title that is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal. However, it appears that some players thought that this would a MP-only title. Well, that won’t be the case as Stephane Cardin, producer of For Honor, has confirmed that this new upcoming fast-paced, competitive game will feature a full single player mode.

TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION – NEW TRAILER LEAKED ONLINE

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/tom-clancys-the-division-new-trailer-leaked-online/

Man, The Division seems to be the victim of the most leaks we’ve ever seen for a triple-A title. While Ubisoft will reveal more information about its beta plans in the coming days, a new trailer was leaked online a couple of minutes ago. This trailer is based on the latest build and its in Italian (so most probably you won’t understand anything at all).

THE DIVISION'S NEW SITE WILL TELL YOU IF SOMEONE PEED ON YOUR MONEY

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-divisions-new-site-will-tell-you-if-someone-peed-on-your-money/

The Division is an open-world third-person shooter set in the aftermath of a devastating pandemic that has left the United States, and I would assume the rest of the world, utterly devastated. The disease, as it turns out, was spread by infected currency—a “cash contagion,” you might call it. In fact, that's exactly what Ubisoft calls it in a newly-launched promotional website that purports to tell you where your money came from, where it's been, and how many people have peed on it along the way.

METAL GEAR ONLINE – PC BETA PHASE STARTS LATER TODAY

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/metal-gear-online-pc-beta-phase-starts-later-today/

I don’t know how many PC gamers are still interested in the MP mode of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (especially after all that’s been happening with its FOBs), but the beta phase for Metal Gear Online begins today on the PC.

HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION IS OFFICIALLY COMING ON MAY 17TH, GETS NEW TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/homefront-the-revolution-is-officially-coming-on-may-17th-gets-new-trailer/

Last week, we informed you about the possible release date for Homefront: The Revolution. And it appears that this rumour was legit. Deep Silver confirmed today that its open-world FPS will be released on May 17th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Deep Silver released a new trailer that can be viewed below.

>>Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybbIjQzAYvM

The news, cont.

THE STEAM WINTER SALE WAS A BIG SUCCESS, EVEN WITHOUT FLASH SALES

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-winter-sale-was-a-big-success-even-without-flash-sales/

The Steam Winter Sale wrapped up last week, and it was apparently a good one for all involved. Steam Spy estimates that the sale brought in “at least” $270 million in revenue, which is nearly double the amount rung up during the most recent Steam Summer Sale. Note that those figures are estimates based on incomplete data and, as site founder Sergey Galyonkin acknowledged on Medium, therefore “not 100 percent accurate.” But in a recap message posted in the private Steamworks group that somehow ended up on the SteamVR page, and from there to SteamDB (and has been verified by a developer who saw the original), Valve itself said that Winter Sale revenues were up significantly.

>>We can say goodbye to flash sales, then.

THAT DRAGON, CANCER OUT NOW

http://www.pcgamer.com/that-dragon-cancer-out-now/

Today is Joel Green's birthday, and his parents Ryan and Amy have chosen to release That Dragon, Cancer to mark the date. That Dragon is a point-and-click adventure charting Joel's four-year struggle with cancer, from his diagnosis at 12 months old to his death in March 2014.

NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEO RELEASED FOR EPIC GAMES’ UPCOMING MOBA, PARAGON

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-video-released-for-epic-games-upcoming-moba-paragon/

Epic Games has released a new gameplay video for its upcoming MOBA, Paragon. This video is designed specifically for Alpha testers to give a quick overview of the new features added for the game’s on-going online tests.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVSb-kZRuTc

EPIC MISTAKENLY BLOCKS MAN WITH NAME ON US WATCHLIST

http://www.pcgamer.com/epic-mistakenly-blocks-man-with-name-on-us-watchlist/

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has apologised to Muhammad Zakir Khan over Twitter after Khan was prevented from making an Epic account due to a hit against a US Treasury list of Specially Designated Nationals. The SDN list is a register of people and companies that US 'persons' (an exhausting legal umbrella term) are prohibited from dealing with, potentially due to involvement in terrorist financing, trafficking or money laundering, but also as part of US sanctions campaigns against specific countries. Or, in this case, people who want to play the Paragon beta.

BUS SIMULATOR 16 DELAYED

http://www.pcgamer.com/bus-simulator-16-delayed/

Bloody typical. Bus Simulator 16 is delayed, flaunting its credentials as number one public transport simulator. It's one drivers' strike and a man-spreader away from reality. Scheduled to arrive January 20, it will pull into the station March 2 instead.

>>

The whole thing has a big FAIL all over it.

Today is one of those days where I feel like I need to take a break from the site, I dunno I;m just annoyed at people on here who clearly have and show brand loyalty and stick to it to the death to see others fail. I was trying to talk reason about TO 1886 and how some were claiming it's the best on any platform in an objective manner, meanwhile I'm seeing different with Star Citizen and Kingdom Come Deliverance, problem is some are already trying to move goal posts to make sure PC somehow cannot have a really amazing looking game but only PS4, that logic just serves to agitate and irk me because it tells me that some are willing to overlook all the progress Sony shows you but they will gladly ignore any and all progress you see from the devs behind the two games I mentioned, especially with "they are incomplete" reasons despite plenty of games being shown to us a year or two in advance that aren't even bloody complete either.

Foolishness tends to get the better of me I'll totally admit that, I just wish some people would take off the cloak and just see reason than loyalty. I remember being just like that years ago, I was one of those that talked against PC gaming and all that it held despite me playing C&C all those years and other games but now I've gotten older I can actually step back and see for myself what's what.

Oh man To the Moon was one of those unique gems that made you cry, especially the theme:

Oh no I didn't play it much XD, I ended up coming accross Markiplier back in 2014 and decided to watch his LP of the title along with getting the same mix of feels he got.

(Forgot to throw that in, my bad).

The part I like about the game is the "what ifs" and it does make me think on the what ifs in reality, though I really shouldn't dwell on those XP.

The news:

PC SHIPMENTS SHOWED RECORD DECLINE IN Q4 2015

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-01-13-pc-shipments-showed-record-decline-in-q4-2015

IDC's data shows record-breaking 10.6 per cent drop, with Apple the only top five manufacturer making significant gains

ASSASSIN’S CREED CHRONICLES: INDIA IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-chronicles-india-is-now-available/

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India is now available worldwide for download on the PC. In order to celebrate this announcement, Ubisoft has also released the launch trailer for this game that can be viewed.

DOME CITY – STORY-ORIENTED SCI-FI ADVENTURE POWERED BY UNREAL ENGINE 4 – FIRST GAMEPLAY TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/dome-city-story-oriented-sci-fi-adventure-powered-by-unreal-engine-4-first-gameplay-trailer/

Overon Station has released the first gameplay trailer of their mysterious sci-fi adventure, Dome City. Dome City is a story-oriented sci-fi adventure game in first person view where choice actually matters. You’re the leader of three young space cadets stuck in an abandoned yet haunted city on Mars.

>>Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A5Lm0nud0o

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX: SIEGE – UPDATE 1.3 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE PC

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-siege-update-1-3-is-now-available-on-the-pc/

Ubisoft has released a new update for the PC version of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege. According to its release notes, this update further improves the game’s cheating countermeasures, adds a configuration that allows to turn on insta-kill for Defenders that go outside their zone during the preparation phase, fixes a bug that allowed players to exit their zone during the preparation phase, and comes with various online fixes. You can read its complete changelog below.

THE DIVISION – E3 2013/2014 BUILD VERSUS LATEST BUILD COMPARISON

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/the-division-e3-20132014-build-versus-latest-build-comparison/

With the release of The Division’s latest official trailer, we decided to take a look and see whether it could match its early E3 gameplay trailers that were showcased back in 2013 and 2014. So below you can find some comparison screenshots between these builds, showcasing some of the changes that have been made to Ubisoft’s upcoming title.

DYING LIGHT MOD TOOLS EXTENDED TO INCLUDE PVP

http://www.pcgamer.com/dying-light-mod-tools-extended-to-include-pvp/

What a long way Dying Light has come since Techland was accused of issuing takedown notices against mods. It might not have been at fault, but free modding tools are an excellent outcome of a nasty misunderstanding. Now the Dying Light Dev Tools have been updated to support co-op and PvP modifications.