Intel’s “AMD X3D Rival” With Nova Lake CPUs To Feature Up To 24 Core Compute Tile With Larger Cache, Bigger 48 Chip To Launch Without “Big Cache” A Quarter Later

https://wccftech.com/intel-amd-x3d-rival-nova-lake-cpus-up-to-24-core-bigger-48-core-chip-without-big-cache/

NVIDIA’s GB200 “AI Servers” Are Reportedly Being Smuggled Into China, Even After Jensen Claimed They Weigh “Two Tons” and Can’t End Up There

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-gb200-ai-servers-are-reportedly-being-smuggled-into-china/

AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Sourcing AI Chips From TSMC’s U.S. Plants Is 20% More Expensive, Highlighting the Complications of Building Supply Chains in America

https://wccftech.com/amd-ceo-lisa-su-says-sourcing-ai-chips-from-tsmc-us-plants-is-more-expensive/

AMD Ends Intel’s Decades-Long Dominance in the Server CPU Market, Reportedly Reaching 50% Share With Clear Signs of Overtaking the Competition

https://wccftech.com/amd-ends-intel-decades-long-dominance-in-the-server-cpu-market/

President Trump’s AI Action Plan Aims to Cement America’s Leadership in Technology; Here’s How His Administration Plans to Ride the AI Wave

https://wccftech.com/president-trump-ai-action-plan-aims-to-cement-america-leadership-in-technology/

Playing Wuchang Resulted in Burnt 16-Pin Power Connector On GeForce RTX 5090 Despite A Proper Connection; Documented Incident Reveals The Truth

https://wccftech.com/playing-wuchang-resulted-in-burnt-16-pin-power-connector-on-geforce-rtx-5090/

GPD WIN 5, the world’s first Ryzen AI MAX 395+ Strix Halo handheld, to debut on August 1

https://videocardz.com/newz/gpd-win-5-the-worlds-first-ryzen-ai-max-395-strix-halo-handheld-to-debut-on-august-1

MSI RTX 5070 “Toy Story” Edition features Buzz Lightyear design, paired with purple 16-pin power cable in showcase build

https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-rtx-5070-toy-story-edition-features-buzz-lightyear-design-paired-with-purple-16-pin-power-cable-in-showcase-build

ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090D XOC BIOS with 2001W power limit has been leaked

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-rog-astral-rtx-5090-xoc-bios-with-2001w-power-limit-has-been-leaked

These are the Thursday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

This week, the Epic Store gives away Legion TD 2: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/legion-td-2-a244b9.
Next week, the free game will be Pilgrims.

GOG has launched three new promos:

• The Build & Manage Promo will have games up to 90% off during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250724_build_manage_promo
• There are new Weekly Deals, featuring up to 92% discounts during 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250724_weekly_deals_3_july
• And the Anything Goes Promo has a bit of everything and up to 95% off during another 7 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20250724_chest_of_treasures

Steam has four new deals. No sales or events today:

• SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream, that has a demo, gets a 34% discount until the 30th of July: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1858630/SWORD_ART_ONLINE_Fractured_Daydream
• Pile Up! will be 50% off until the 30th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2094910/Pile_Up
• Accident will feature a 70% discount until the 6th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/852220/Accident
• AndUltimate Fishing Simulator is going to be 90% off until August 6. You can also join a Beta of the 2024 game, if you’re interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/468920/Ultimate_Fishing_Simulator

Humble Bundle presents the Sniper Elite: Classics Collection, featuring up to 6 items to get (5 games + 1 Season Pass) during the next 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/sniper-elite-classics-collection.

And Fanatical has a new Star Deal and a bundle:

• The new Star Deal is ROBOBEAT, 50% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/robobeat
• The BYO Play on the Go Elite Collection (Summer 2025) features 21 titles to choose from for your bundles of 2+, 3+ or 5+ games during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-play-on-the-go-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Itch.io latest in platforms pressured by credit card companies, as well as activist group Collective Shout—which has successfully caught an award-winning indie (and more) in the crossfire
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/itch-io-latest-in-platforms-pressured-by-credit-card-companies-as-well-as-activist-group-collective-shout-which-has-successfully-caught-an-award-winning-indie-and-more-in-the-crossfire/
Itch.io, a platform that hosts and sells videogames (particularly popular in the indie dev industry) has been the next in a line of videogame distributors to fall to a recent sweep of puritan policies by credit card companies, designed to limit the sale of NSFW content. For those not in the know, credit card processors such as Visa and Mastercard have pressured Steam into removing NSFW content from its platform.
In the interest of fairness, there are some logical reasons for this—adult content is often used for scams and chargebacks, which costs banks money, and some adult websites have been caught displaying content featuring minors, such as PornHub: Motivating processors to drop the platforms entirely.
The issue, however, comes from any company's complete disinterest in the often difficult (and expensive) work of applying nuance—it's cheaper and less time-consuming to go scorched earth, consequences be damned, as was the case with Valve and, now, Itch.io.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Palworld got a 60GB 4K Texture Pack that overhauls all textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/palworld-got-a-60gb-4k-texture-pack-that-overhauls-all-textures
Palworld fans, here is something for you today. Modder Canarious has just released a 60GB 4K Texture Pack that overhauls all of the game’s textures.
The modder used AI tools to improve the original game’s textures. Because of this, the new textures still look like the old ones, just in higher quality. Some players might not like that. However, this kind of HD Texture Pack is a good example of when using AI tools makes sense.
This HD Texture Pack comes in two versions. The first version will overhaul all the textures and normal maps to 4K. The second version upscales the diffusion textures to 8K and the normal maps to 4K.
>> The article has some screenshots to show the improvements of this mod.

GAMING NEWS

Directive 8020 and Terminator 2D: NO FATE have been delayed
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/directive-8020-and-terminator-2d-no-fate-have-been-delayed
Supermassive has announced that its sci-fi survival horror game, Directive 8020, has been delayed. It will now come out sometime in the first half of 2026. Also, Reef Entertainment stated that Terminator 2D: NO FATE has been pushed back and will now release on October 31st.
>> Supermassive will also lay off another 36 staff members.

IRONY is a horror action platformer that blends PS2-era visuals with gritty 3D-pixel aesthetics
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/irony-is-a-horror-action-platformer-that-blends-ps2-era-visuals-with-gritty-3d-pixel-aesthetics
SYLOPON has just announced a new horror action platformer that will blend PS2-era visuals with gritty 3D-pixel aesthetics, called IRONY. IRONY will come soon on PC via Steam, and below you can find its debut gameplay trailer.

Thursday gaming news, part two:

'There's a strong desire on our side to make sure that our games are preserved': Obsidian promises your Grounded 1 save files won't be compost after Grounded 2 comes out
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/theres-a-strong-desire-on-our-side-to-make-sure-that-our-games-are-preserved-obsidian-promises-your-grounded-1-save-files-wont-be-compost-after-grounded-2-comes-out/
Grounded 2 is on its way, with early access kicking off later this month—which, if you've been slighted by sequels before, might have you wringing your keyboards over what's going to happen to Grounded 1. Well, don't tear up your mechanicals just yet. Executive producer Marcus Morgan at Obsidian wants to put your fears at ease.

Some gamers are angry that Battlefield 6 is likely going to require Secure Boot but most shouldn't have any issues at all
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/some-gamers-are-angry-that-battlefield-6-is-likely-going-to-require-secure-boot-but-most-shouldnt-have-any-issues-at-all/
Battlefield 6 is seeming pretty close to fully brewed, judging by recent stirrings, but if you're a bit of a techy tinkerer you might be disappointed to hear that it seems the game will require you have Secure Boot enabled to play.
As brought to my attention by an X post from Pirat_Nation, an EA rep on the Battlefield Discord server responded to the question, "Will battlefield 6 have the same secure boot s***" with, "Yes, we're currently running Secure Boot for Battlefield Labs."

'The father of Elder Scrolls' Julian LeFay has died: 'His legacy will live on in every realm, every quest, and every moment of wonder'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-father-of-elder-scrolls-julian-lefay-has-died-his-legacy-will-live-on-in-every-realm-every-quest-and-every-moment-of-wonder/
Julian LeFay, a programmer and engineer with a storied games industry career, has died at the age of 59 years old. The news was announced by OnceLost Games, a company LeFay co-founded, following last week's news that he would be retiring "to live his final moments surrounded by his loved ones."

23 years after launch, Final Fantasy 11 is suspending character creation on its most popular server as it buckles beneath the weight of player congestion
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/23-years-after-launch-final-fantasy-11-is-suspending-character-creation-on-its-most-popular-server-as-it-buckles-beneath-the-weight-of-player-congestion/
I played Final Fantasy 11 for the first time in 2024 after an episode of the Abnormal Mapping podcast poisoned me with brainworms hungry for an MMO that, since its launch in 2002, has been left largely untouched by the genre conventions World of Warcraft would formalize in the years that followed. It's like an interactive museum of an alternate MMO history, and there's apparently no shortage of other players drawn in by that siren call.
More than two decades after FF11's launch, Square Enix has halted new character creation on its most popular server because it's attracting more players than it can handle (via Vice). In a news post on the FF11 website, producer and director Yoji Fujito announced "measures that will be implemented to address congestion on the Asura World."

Microsoft backs away from $80 games, drops The Outer Worlds 2 price to $70 'in line with current market conditions'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-outer-worlds-2-will-no-longer-cost-usd80-as-microsoft-backs-away-from-plans-to-follow-nintendos-lead/
When asked how it could justify an $80 price tag for upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2, developer Obsidian had a sympathetic response: Ask Microsoft.
Ask we all did, and it seems the Xbox overlords eventually agreed with the public's bafflement—or at least didn't like the looks of The Outer Worlds 2's pre-order numbers—because Obsidian announced today that the price will now be $70.

Oh, hell yeah—this indie dev is making a Valkyria Chronicles-inspired mecha game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/oh-hell-yeah-this-indie-dev-is-making-a-valkyria-chronicles-inspired-mecha-game/
Sometimes the world delivers you a bit of proof that you've done a good job cultivating your online environment. For me, that proof was seeing RPG Site post on Bluesky about Ironwing Valiant: Record of Astera—a Valkyria Chronicles-inspired mecha action game from indie studio Tiger Team—and watching as a bunch of sickos near-instantly flooded my timeline with a unified, resounding "hell yeah."

At long last and 'with gracious permission from Valve,' Garry's Mod now contains 'most of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 Episodic content' even if you don't own those games
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/at-long-last-and-with-gracious-permission-from-valve-garrys-mod-now-contains-most-of-counter-strike-source-and-half-life-2-episodic-content-even-if-you-dont-own-those-games/
So long, pink checkerboards that represent missing textures! Adiós, pitch-black skies that signify an absent skybox! Don't let the door hit you on the way out, enormous 3D model that says ERROR where a car should be!
Those have been common sights for users of Garry's Mod for, oh, let's see… 20 years or so? And one of the biggest culprits for those missing textures and models is that players didn't own the games that those assets were pulled from: Half-Life 2's episodic entries and Counter-Strike: Source. You could join a community map that used assets from those games, but if you didn't own them, you would get an eyeful of pink and black or that big ol' ERROR sign.
Hurrah, then, because the latest update for Garry's Mod solves that problem in a way that doesn't require players buying and installing extra Valve games.

Supergiant swears Hades 2's new update is the last one before it leaves early access and releases in full
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/supergiant-swears-hades-2s-new-update-is-the-last-one-before-it-leaves-early-access-and-releases-in-full/
Someone stop Supergiant from adding more stuff into Hades 2. The sequel to one the best action RPGs of all time was already overflowing with all kinds of new characters, weapons, and bosses when it launched in early access last year. And now, several updates later, Supergiant keeps messing with it as it nears the point at which it can call it finished.
Supergiant said the update earlier this month would "likely be our final patch before our v1.0 launch," but it turns out it had a little more work to do. Today's patch 11 update will be the final one before launch—for real this time.

That seems like a... not very bright move from Intel. As much as I dislike AMD's way of handling it, launching the regular processors before the X3D parts guarantees that the regular parts will sell more units. Doing it the other way around, like Intel, will make the ones with less cache less appealing.

Huge news there. Those companies tend to move by inertia and they keep using what they know and are familiar with. That most of them now AMD insted of Intel is big, and it will have long lasting consequences.

Yeah, those extra calculations for each unit put CPUs to their limits. It's a shame so few sites/reviewers use those kinds of games in their reviews.

Goosebumps: The Game is being removed from sale on 8th August.

I have played it, it is a fun point and click adventure game.

Intel Plans to Lay Off Up to a Whopping 30% of Its Workforce, Cutting Over 15,000 Jobs as CEO Lip-Bu Tan Declares That There Won’t Be Anymore “Blank Checks”

https://wccftech.com/intel-plans-to-lay-off-up-to-30-of-its-workforce-cutting-over-15000-jobs/

TSMC’s 2nm Production Is Expected to Break Records, With Capacity Surpassing 3nm & Soaring Demand Driven by Massive Interest From Big Tech

https://wccftech.com/tsmc-2nm-production-is-expected-to-break-records-with-capacity-surpassing-3nm/

Intel Will Drop Out of the Cutting-Edge Chip Race If It Doesn’t See External Customer Interest, Possibly Marking the Fall of a Key Custodian of Moore’s Law

https://wccftech.com/intel-will-drop-out-of-the-cutting-edge-chip-race-if-it-doesnt-see-external-customer-interest/

Raja Koduri Joins SanDisk’s HBF “High-Bandwidth Flash” Memory Technical Advisory Board With A Goal To Deliver 8X-16X “4 TB” Capacity Compared To HBM For AI GPUs At The Same Cost

https://wccftech.com/raja-koduri-joins-sandisks-hbf-technical-advisory-board-8-16x-capacity-vs-hbm-same-cost/

AMD Ryzen Master Adds Support For Threadripper PRO 9000 WX Series

https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-master-adds-support-for-threadripper-pro-9000-wx-series/

Inside China’s mass conversion of GeForce RTX 5090 gaming cards into “AI-Ready” GPUs

https://videocardz.com/newz/inside-chinas-mass-conversion-of-geforce-rtx-5090-gaming-cards-into-ai-ready-gpus

Intel Confirms Nova Lake To Close The High-End Desktop CPU Gap With AMD In Late 2026, Bringing SMT Back To P-Cores With “Coral Rapids” On Servers By 2028-2029, Highlights Need To Consolidate On Xe GPUs, & 55% Server Share

https://wccftech.com/intel-nova-lake-cpus-high-end-gap-amd-late-2026-smt-back-p-cores-coral-rapids-servers-by-2028-2029-consolidate-xe-gpus/

Let’s go with the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Elden Ring Nightreign and Shadow of the Erdtree have sold 5 and 10 million copies, respectively
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/elden-ring-nightreign-and-shadow-of-the-erdtree-have-sold-5-and-10-million-copies-respectively
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced that Elden Ring Nightreign has sold over 5 million copies. At the same time, the teams revealed that Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has sold over 10 million copies.

There are two new deals at Humble:

• Humble Bundle has the Dungeons & Dragons: Classics Collection Bundle, with 13 items to get during 13 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/dungeons-dragons-classics-collection
• Humble Store presents the Chill Out Cozy Games Sale, with up to 90% discounts during 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/chill-out-cozy-games-sale

Fanatical has the new BYO Cozy Games Bundle, with 19 games to choose for your 3+, 5+ or 7+ bundles during 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-cozy-games-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Fallout 4 Next-Gen Just Got a Very Cool Star Wars Mod
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/fallout-4-next-gen-just-got-a-very-cool-star-wars-mod
In 2022, modder VanZerg released an amazing Star Wars Mod for Fallout 4. This mod places a gritty Star Wars-themed invasion of the Commonwealth over Boston. However, it was not compatible with the game’s latest Next-Gen Update. Until now.
NexusMods’ KingDrakeo has edited it and made it compatible with the Next-Gen Update. As such, you will now be able to play this cool Star Wars Mod.
Thanks to this mod, you’ll see Star Destroyers in the sky, TIE Fighters flying around, and Imperial soldiers walking through the streets. It also changes the Raider enemies to look and act like Stormtroopers, using Raider gear and settings for battles.
>> The article has a roughly 4 minutes video.

This mod for Oblivion Remastered overhauls hundreds of dialogue lines to feel more like real conversations
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/this-mod-for-oblivion-remastered-overhauls-hundreds-of-dialogue-lines-to-feel-more-like-real-conversations
Modder chrisgreely1999 has released a cool new mod for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. This mod changes hundreds of lines of dialogue to sound more like real conversations. The original game didn’t have the best dialogue. So, if you thought it was kind of mediocre, this mod might be perfect for you.
This mod is based on the Realistic Player Dialogue Overhaul by Publick Gamer for the original Oblivion game. It makes conversations between the player and NPCs sound more natural. For example, instead of just saying “Rumors,” your character will now say, “Heard any good rumors lately?” This new version adds even more changes to hundreds of lines of dialogue. It improves the base game, the Shivering Isles expansion, Knights of the Nine, and all the official add-ons. Basically, it updates every single one-word player topic in the game to a full sentence.
You can go ahead and download the mod from this link. Do note that you’ll need the original Realistic Player Dialogue Overhaul Mods. You’ll also need NL-Tag Remover. So, make sure to read its installation guide.
>> The article has no media.

GAMING NEWS

Battlefield 6 gets an official cinematic in-engine trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/battlefield-6-gets-an-official-cinematic-in-engine-trailer
Electronic Arts has officially revealed the next BF game, Battlefield 6, with a cinematic in-engine trailer. Moreover, the publisher revealed that it will unveil the game’s multiplayer on June 31st.

First WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Patch Released & Detailed
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/first-wuchang-fallen-feathers-patch-released-detailed
Leenzee has just released the first Title Update for WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, which is around 900MB in size on PC. So, is this the patch that will boost and fix the game’s performance? Let’s find out.

Ten minutes of new gameplay footage from Where Winds Meet
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/ten-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-where-winds-meet
IGN has shared a new video, showcasing ten minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Where Winds Meet. Moreover, NetEase has revealed that it will hold a new Playtest this week. In fact, the Playtest started yesterday, and it will end on July 31st.

Elden Ring Nightreign gets an official two-player mode on July 30th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/elden-ring-nightreign-gets-an-official-two-player-mode-on-july-30th
Bandai Namco has announced that Title Update 1.02 will add an official two-player mode to Elden Ring Nightreign. This patch will go live on July 30th, and you can find below a trailer for it. So, be sure to watch it.

Super Meat Boy 3D gets official gameplay trailer & PC requirements
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/super-meat-boy-3d-gets-official-gameplay-trailer-pc-requirements
Headup Games and Team Meat have shared an official gameplay trailer for Super Meat Boy 3D. Moreover, the devs revealed the game’s official PC system requirements. So, let’s see what PC system you’ll need to run this new Super Meat Boy game.

The second part of the Friday gaming news:

Final Fantasy 14 finally seems like it wants to make content scale to serve casual, midcore, and hardcore players: 'A deep dungeon for everyone'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-14-finally-seems-like-it-wants-to-make-content-scale-to-serve-casual-midcore-and-hardcore-players-a-deep-dungeon-for-everyone/
As we've discussed quite a bit on this very site, Final Fantasy 14 is in a weird spot with its content—a sluggish patch cycle has paired terribly with a somewhat scattershot design philosophy that's left casual-to-midcore players feeling underwhelmed, and hardcore players with precious little to do in between raids.
(...)
In many ways, it was kinda a raid for no-one—hard enough to put your average joe off, but too difficult to join as an organised group. While director Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) and co. are making changes to it, which have been further announced in today's Live Letter, there's also been another promising sign that the MMO is slowly, but surely on the mend.

Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71
https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/pro-wrestling-legend-hulk-hogan-dies-at-71/
Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, given name Terry Bollea, has died at age 71, TMZ reports.
According to the outlet, medics were dispatched to the wrestler's Florida home on Thursday morning to respond to a "cardiac arrest." The news of his death was confirmed by the WWE.
>> We know who will be the face of the next WWE game.

Its demo only took me 10 minutes, but this claymation picture book puzzle game inspired by medieval alchemy is one to watch out for
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/its-demo-only-took-me-10-minutes-but-this-claymation-picture-book-puzzle-game-inspired-by-medieval-alchemy-is-one-to-watch-out-for/
All Living Things is one of those games I had to check out based on its look alone. It's an interactive alchemical picture book with claymation art, and its demo has me looking forward to the full version of this short, experimental mood piece.

My heart's already been stolen by this stop-motion adventure made out of wood and 'mostly in a garden shed'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/my-hearts-already-been-stolen-by-this-stop-motion-adventure-made-out-of-wood-and-mostly-in-a-garden-shed/
Éalú, from first time developers Beyond the Bark, starts with a strong premise: You are a mechanical mouse looking to escape a mysterious labyrinth. But its presentation is what really blows the doors down: Nearly everything is made out of wood, and rendered in full-on, stop-motion animation.

'I can't believe I beat Minecraft in an Overwatch queue!': Twitch streamer turns interminable queue times into her advantage, completing Minecraft over 9 total hours of waiting for matches to pop
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/i-cant-believe-i-beat-minecraft-in-an-overwatch-queue-twitch-streamer-turns-interminable-queue-times-into-her-advantage-completing-minecraft-over-9-total-hours-of-waiting-for-matches-to-pop/
The only way to defeat long queue times is spend them doing something productive with your life, like beating Minecraft.
Twitch streamer Aspen spent the last week in lengthy Overwatch queues—a common annoyance for high-ranked players—digging her way to the end of Minecraft. In one particularly long queue that lasted over two and a half hours on Wednesday, she was able to gear up and slay the Ender Dragon.

Half-Life 2 just got a patch that fixes a progress-blocking teleporter bug and makes a train easier to race
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/half-life-2-just-got-a-patch-that-fixes-a-progress-blocking-teleporter-bug-and-makes-a-train-easier-to-race/
Last year, Valve brought the original development team back together for a 20th anniversary Half-Life 2 update. It integrated the post-launch episodes, added a new developer commentary track, brought in Steam Workshop support, and added a heap of map and gameplay updates. All of which was great—except for one progress-blocking bug it introduced to the Entanglement level.
Near the end of Entanglement there's a setpiece where you use turrets to defend Alyx while she resets a teleporter, then jump in with her to escape the waves of Combine soldiers flooding in. Which worked fine, until the anniversary edition. Possibly as a result of said update fixing an existing bug that could make the teleporter leave early, a new bug meant that sometimes you wouldn't be able to enter the teleporter after Alyx—and if you raced to get inside first, she wouldn't follow you.
Inventive solutions to this problem involved jumping onto Alyx's head, perhaps by dropping a grenade at your feet or leaping off one of the turrets. Now, you won't have to do either—or open up the console and mess around with cheats—as the latest patch should have the sequence working as intended once again. It also prevents enemies from being able to shoot through some of the level's walls.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has its summer roadmap and, with all due respect, how did it take this long to get a fast-forward time option?
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/assassins-creed/assassins-creed-shadows-has-its-summer-roadmap-and-with-all-due-respect-how-did-it-take-this-long-to-get-a-fast-forward-time-option/
I enjoyed my time with Assassin's Creed Shadows but, much like I did with Valhalla, I had my fill long before I ever reached credits. These games are too big, and their content becomes familiar too quickly, for me to get all the way through them without a break of at least a year or two between sessions.
So it's with some alarm that I report that Ubisoft says the game is due to get its New Game Plus update this July 29, for anyone who made it all the way through everything it has to offer and is still voracious for more. I am very glad you are getting what you want. Also, you scare me.

And these are the weekend deals at Steam (GOG has no new promos):

+Steam

• Ghost Watchers is going to be 30% off until the 31st of July: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850740/Ghost_Watchers
• Loop Hero will have a 75% discount until the 31st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/Loop_Hero
• The 60 Parseconds! Bundle, with the two games, will be 75% off until July, the 31st: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/11634/60_Parseconds
• GRAVEN gets an 80% discount until the 31st: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371690/GRAVEN
• ASTROMETICA, still in Early Access, is going to be 30% off until the 4th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2353250/Astrometica
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun will have a 50% discount until the 8th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/Warhammer_40000_Boltgun
• And these are the sales/events:
  • Neon Doctrine presents the Carnival of Chaos Events, with upcoming games, demos and many games on sale. The page should last until the 4th of August, byt the length of the deals vary greatly, with some ending today and others lasting beyond that date: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32940668/sale/carnivalofchaos
  • The Octopath Traveller Anniversary Sale puts the games 60% off until the 6th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Octopath_FranchiseSale25
  • The Gams Forged in Germany Event will last until the 31st of July, has upcoming games and many games on sale, with some of those deals lasting well beyond the end of the event: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Games-Forged-in-Germany
  • The PlayWay Publisher Sale has up to 93% discounts until the 7th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/PLAYWAYPUBLISHERSALE2025

That’s all Folks! Until the next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.

Speaking of Commodore, fans are reviving the brand right now, with the original right's holders greenlighting the project:

First thing they did was making this C64 an official Commodore product:

A true modern C64 with lots of RGB

Now waiting for some Amiga revivals too... just hopefully not as rainbow-spewing as that one.