Not the first mistake I've made, nor will it be the last.

I hope whatever is your next game you're as passionate about ias you are with FF 7.

I'm also surprised by this move, more so with MSoft extending their for another year.

Is it that difficult to support your software for two not that different Operating Systems?

I really hope it lives up to the hype they're creating around it.

But why...

As far as I'm aware, there are two races when it comes to displays.

On the TV side of it, the race is for brightness. They're all competing to have the brightest one in the market. Why do they want to turn viewers blind when a sunny scene appears on the screen is beyond me, but that's what it is.

On the monitor side of the business, the brightness race is also present for OLED monitors, but there's also a refresh rate competition to have the fastest one, and while pixel response time is faster on OLEDs, planel refresh is faster on traditional panels like IPS. Why is the refresh rate so important? Because of e-ports, of course. They want games to run at the highest frame-rates possible (that's why they usually play at lower graphical settings than a regular player would, to push fps up) and they need monitors capable of displaying all those frames so they can see the target coming out of their hiding spot sooner to shoot it.

And since e-sport players want that, surely everybody else also wants it, right?

Same here, only one rig is running 11...but given that games are slowly starting to list Win11 as only option, it's inevitability, as per usual.

Experimental Nvidia DLSS 5 mod already running in more than a dozen games including cyberpunk 2077 and even GTA V

https://videocardz.com/newz/experimental-nvidia-dlss-5-mod-already-running-in-more-than-a-dozen-games-including-cyberpunk-2077-and-even-gta-v

Honestly it looks a lot better than the initial presentation

INNO3D RTX 5090 catches fire inside Alienware Aurora, burns side panel

https://videocardz.com/newz/inno3d-rtx-5090-catches-fire-inside-alienware-aurora-burns-side-panel

Razer finally sells a well-priced RTX 5090 laptop, by mistake

https://videocardz.com/newz/razer-finally-sells-a-well-priced-rtx-5090-laptop-by-mistake

NVIDIA Quietly Freezes Its Cloud Credit Support Deals After Internal Talks Warn of Antitrust Exposure

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-quietly-freezes-its-cloud-credit-support-deals-after-internal-talks-warn-of-antitrust-exposure/

A 64GB SanDisk SATA SSD Has Survived A 16-Year Endurance Ordeal; User Shows A Whopping 9 Petabytes Of Data Written With More Than 140,000 Write Cycles Registered

https://wccftech.com/64gb-sandisk-ssd-survives-16-year-9-petabyte-endurance-test/

Intel 14A defect density is dropping faster than the company expected — 'we have not seen this performance since 22nm,' says CFO

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-14a-defect-density-is-dropping-faster-than-the-company-expected-we-have-not-seen-this-performance-since-22nm-says-cfo

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB price rises 45% since relaunch, now costs more than faster RTX 5050

https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3060-12gb-price-rises-45-since-relaunch-now-costs-more-than-faster-rtx-5050

It’s time for the Friday gaming news:

SALES/PLAYER COUNTS & DEALS

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is The Precinct , 47% off during 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/the-precinct
• The BYO Discoveries Bundle launches with 12 titles for your 3+, 5+ or 7+ game bundles. It will last 34 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-discoveries-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

-Nothing-

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Tamriel Rebuilt Poison Song Update Released
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/the-elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-tamriel-rebuilt-poison-song-update-released/
The modding team behind one of the best mods for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Tamriel Rebuilt, has released a new update for it. In this update, players will be able to join House Indoril for the first time and explore the updated lands west and north of Almalexia.
For those who don’t know, Tamriel Rebuilt is a mod for TES III: Morrowind that adds the mainland of the province to the game. To date, over half of the mainland has been created.
Do note that Tamriel Rebuilt is not part of Project Tamriel. Tamriel Rebuilt is a province mod that focuses on bringing the Morrowind mainland to TES III. It also houses the small province mod Eye of Argonia. On the other hand, Project Tamriel is an umbrella for several other province mods. These are Project Cyrodiil, Skyrim: Home of the Nords, High Rock 427, Project Hammerfell, and Elsweyr: Paradise Sugar, which can be found there.
The latest version of Temrial Rebuilt gives the Sundered Scar region a full makeover. It also updates the Aanthirrin region and its quests. The Orethan Fields region has been overhauled as well.
The update also adds joinable House Indoril and Ordinator factions, an updated Kemel-Ze with its own quests, and more than 90 new quests.
>> The article has a close to three minutes video.

Brutal Doom Path Tracing Mod Available for Download
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/brutal-doom-path-tracing-mod-available-for-download/
NexusMods’ ‘Samsam86’ has just found a way to merge Brutal Doom with the Doom 2 and Doom 64 Path Tracing Mods. As such, Doom fans can now play Brutal Doom with real-time path tracing.
As Samsam86 noted, there are some glitches and some bugs. I don’t believe there are any game-breaking issues. Still, this is something you should keep in mind. Samsam86 plans to fix these glitches in a future update.
This is a simple merge mod and nothing more. In other words, if you’ve played Doom 1 or Doom 2 with the previous Path Tracing Mods, you can skip this one. This mod is only for those who want to play Brutal Doom with Path Tracing.
Those interested can download the mod from this link.
>> There is a short video of it.

Modders Have Enabled NVIDIA DLSS 5 Mod in Control
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/modders-have-enabled-nvidia-dlss-5-mod-in-control/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. It appears that RenoDX was able to enable DLSS 5 in CONTROL. So, below you can find a video that shows off what DLSS 5 can do in Remedy’s game.
YouTube’s ‘gabdeg’ has tested the mod on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 with an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. On that PC system, CONTROL drops from 91FPS to 50FPS when you enable DLSS 5.
This proves what I’ve always believed. DLSS 5 is only for the high-end GPUs. At least for now. Owners of weaker GPUs may be able to use it at lower resolutions, like 1080p. However, on games that are already GPU-heavy, it will be difficult to maintain a smooth framerate. Unless of course you use DLSS Multi-Frame Gen.
>> That’s a rather big performance penalty. In any case, the article doesn’t have the link to the mod. For some strange reason, you’ll find it in another article about DLSS5 on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (link)

GAMING NEWS

Gamescom 2026 trailers for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Fable, Cinder City, and More
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gamescom-2026-trailers-for-tomb-raider-legacy-of-atlantis-fable-cinder-city-and-more/
A new set of Gamescom 2026 trailers has been released. Thus, I’ve decided to collect and share all of them in one big article. So, below you can find the new trailers for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Fable, Cinder City, SPINE, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, and more.
>> There are 9 videos.

Elden Ring Update 1.17 Released – Full Patch Notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/patches/elden-ring-update-1-17-released-full-patch-notes/
FromSoftware has just released Title Update 1.17 for Elden Ring and shared its full patch notes. So, let’s see what this new update brings to the table.
Patch 1.17 adds official support to the Tarnished Pack DLC. Moreover, it comes with some gameplay tweaks and improvements.

The second, and final, part of the Friday gaming news:

Holy crap, it's happening: Dwarf Fortress gets its first Myth and Magic update later this year, bringing each player's world its own procedural magic system
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/holy-crap-its-happening-dwarf-fortress-gets-its-first-myth-and-magic-update-later-this-year-bringing-each-players-world-its-own-procedural-magic-system/
Even as it achieved fractal complexity by modeling feline alcohol poisoning, procedural bardic traditions, and delayed-action thermonuclear dragonfire, the creators of Dwarf Fortress—brothers Tarn and Zach Adams—have maintained still loftier ambitions for their legendary fantasy sim. In recent years, that effort has been guided by one goal: Creating magic. Procedural, universe-specific magic, interwoven with the unique cosmology and mythology modeled each and every time the player clicks the "create new world" button.
For a game already setting a high watermark for simulational complexity, it's an incredibly ambitious endeavor. It's taken a decade. It's demanded a complete scripting overhaul, aided by the heroic effort of Bay 12 Games' first non-Adams programmer, Putnam. Frankly, it's almost strained believability. And it'll start arriving later this year.

Arc Raiders is adding a camera mode as part of October's major update, but some fans need more proof that the game's not going to wither away
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-is-adding-a-camera-mode-as-part-of-octobers-major-update-but-some-fans-need-more-proof-that-the-games-not-going-to-wither-away/
We're getting dribs and drabs of news about Arc Raiders' upcoming major update which is scheduled for October. A new "high-level" challenge has been promised to returning players, alongside a frozen map full of new arcs, plus there'll also be the small addition of a photo mode.

Manor Lords celebrates 4 million copies sold with a new major update which gives players the chance to become 'a cow-herding mogul'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/manor-lords-celebrates-4-million-copies-sold-with-a-new-major-update-which-gives-players-the-chance-to-become-a-cow-herding-mogul/
Manor Lords is on a roll—with the medieval management sim celebrating the monumental milestone of over 4 million copies sold across all stores. And to commemorate the good news comes its next major update.
The new Major Update 8 will add a bunch of new features and quality-of-life bumps to Manor Lords. Soon you'll be able to use apples to make cider, honey to make mead, and thresh easy-to-grow oats so you can feed both humans and livestock.
Speaking of, there's also the chance for players to become "a cow-herding mogul with the ability to breed and import bovine livestock" alongside the new benefit of being able to make little barns for your sheep to help them last through the cold winter months.

Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, this time to avoid 'the attention buzz saw of GTA 6' says Chris Roberts
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/star-citizens-squadron-42-delayed-again-this-time-to-avoid-the-attention-buzz-saw-of-gta-6-says-chris-roberts/
We see games getting delayed all the time, but today's delay is particularly notable because this particular game was first supposed to come out in, ooh, let me check... Yep. All the way back in 2015.
Squadron 42, the long-awaited, celebrity-packed episodic singleplayer component of Star Citizen has been delayed once again. And why? This time, according to game director Chris Roberts, it's to avoid the media hubbub around another oft-delayed game: GTA 6.

Here are the short format articles:

Almost 20 years later, Arkane's founder says he understands why Valve cancelled the Ravenholm game that never was: 'It all came down to the economics'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/almost-20-years-later-arkanes-founder-says-he-understands-why-valve-cancelled-the-ravenholm-game-that-never-was-it-all-came-down-to-the-economics/

id Software's former co-owner says they absolutely would've used gen AI back in the day: 'John Carmack would be like making Skynet or something'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/id-softwares-former-co-owner-says-they-absolutely-wouldve-used-gen-ai-back-in-the-day-john-carmack-would-be-like-making-skynet-or-something/

And now, let’s check the weekend deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• No new deals at GOG, with the Back to School Sale being the only sale available: https://www.gog.com/es/back-to-school-sale

+Steam

• Dragon's Dogma 2 will be 25% off until the 7th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2054970/Dragons_Dogma_2/
• Manor Lords , still in Early Access, will have a 35% discount until the 10th of September: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1363080/Manor_Lords/
• The Infected is also in Early Access and will also be 35% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1360000/The_Infected/
• Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite increases the deal to a 40% discount that will last until September 10: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772240/Void_Miner__Incremental_Asteroids_Roguelite/
• A Game About Feeding A Black Hole is going to be 50% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/A_Game_About_Feeding_A_Black_Hole/
• Space Rock Breaker has a demo and a 50% discount that will last until the same September 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4035270/Space_Rock_Breaker/
• The Rogue Prince of Persia will be 60% off until the 10th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2717880/The_Rogue_Prince_of_Persia/
• And these are the new Sales/events:
  • Jackbox Games presents its upcoming releases and puts its titles on sale with up to 80% discount until September the 3rd: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/JackboxPublisherSale2026
  • Discover. Play. Repeat Event has games up to 90% off. Most deals will en on the 10th, but some will end sooner than that: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46193783/sale/DiscoverPlayRepeat
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 starts today and you can play the two free to play Yu-Gi-Oh! Games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/WorldChampionship2026

And that’s it. Until the next time, I wish you a happy and gaming weekend.

I think it's still too early to tell. After all, these are mods and we don't know how the devs will optimize DlSS5 to look. The work of the devs may/will vary from the look of those mods.

Or at least it should, as there are still instances of that Instagram filter:

It's so touched up that you can't even tell the colour of her eyes.

Good. It was a blatant and obvious instance of circular economy. Finally something has scared Nvidia enough to stop it from keep pumping this whole AI craze we live in.

It won't change a damned thing, but at least it won't help it move even faster than it already is going.

I don't care if everyone's talking about GTA VI looking great, because that CyberPunk 2077 footage is absolutely crushing GTA. Makes me really wonder how GTA VI will look when it eventually lands on PC and also gets the DLSS treatment. I guess even with more typical PC improvements it might already look quite impressive.

Likely the difference similar to PS3 GTA V vs PC/PS4/X1. It sucks PC players still have to wait though but for sure we will get the enhanced version when it comes along.