It really sucks for you . I found myself without internet for a couple of days in January and it was odd, I'm too used to have internet :-/

How long will you be there?

There is new info about the GDDR5X memory modules that AMD and Nvidia will probably use with their upcoming graphic cards:

Micron Begins to Sample GDDR5X Memory, Unveils Specs of Chips

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10193/micron-begins-to-sample-gddr5x-memory

This past week Micron has quietly added its GDDR5X memory chips to its product catalogue and revealed that the DRAM devices are currently sampling to partners. The company also disclosed specifications of the chips they currently ship to allies and which potentially will be mass-produced later this summer. As it appears, the first samples, though running at much higher data rates than GDDR5, will not be reaching the maximum data rates initially laid out in the GDDR5X specification.

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The addition of GDDR5X samples to Micron’s parts catalog has three important implications. First, the initial development of Micron’s GDDR5X memory chips is officially complete and the company has achieved its key goals (to increase performance of GDDR5X without increasing its power consumption). Second, one or more customers of Micron are already testing processors with GDDR5X memory controllers, which means that certain future GPUs from companies like AMD or NVIDIA do support GDDR5X and already exist in silicon. Third, the initial GDDR5X lineup from Micron will consist of moderately clocked ICs.

Thanks to GDDR5X memory chips with 10 Gb/s – 12 Gb/s data rates, developers of graphics cards will be able to increase peak bandwidth of 256-bit memory sub-systems to 320 GB/s – 384 GB/s. Which is an impressive achievement, because this amount of bandwidth is comparable to that of AMD’s Radeon R9 290/390 or NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti/Titan X graphics adapters. The latter use 512-bit and 384-bit memory interfaces, respectively, which are quite expensive and intricate to implement.

Not only are the new GDDR5X modules as fast if not faster than the current GDDR5 ones, but they are so while needing smaller memory interfaces (so the GPU chips can be smaller and, therefore, cheaper) and using less power (that can be used for the GPU chip instead).

The news:

1-Emulator

• CEMU 1.4.0c Is Now Available – Supports Lots Of WiiU Games, Increases Up To 5-6 Times CPU Emulation http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cemu-1-4-0c-is-now-available-supports-lots-of-wiiu-games-increases-up-to-5-6-times-cpu-emulation/

2-Gaming News

MIRROR’S EDGE: CATALYST GETS NEW DEVELOPER DIARY, FOCUSING ON CITY & STORY

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/mirrors-edge-catalyst-gets-new-developer-diary-focusing-on-city-story/

Electronic Arts has released a new dev diary for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, in which we learn how DICE tackled Faith’s background story, architectural design, the factions within the city of Glass, and the challenge of portraying city nightlife. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst releases on May 26th.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZuI4Q8YK8

CHRONOS – LAUNCH SCREENSHOTS RELEASED FOR THIS “ZELDA-LIKE” OCULUS RIFT VR TITLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/chronos-launch-screenshots-released-for-this-zelda-like-oculus-rift-vr-title/

Gunfire Games has released the launch screenshots for its “Zelda-like” Oculus Rift VR game, Chronos. Chronos is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil. The game is now available, is priced at $49.99, is rated comfortable and is available in the Oculus store.

>>I'm curious to read reviews about this game.

FALLOUT 4 – LATEST BETA PATCH AVAILABLE – ADDS SURVIVAL MODE, PACKS GENERAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/fallout-4-latest-beta-patch-available-adds-survival-mode-packs-general-performance-improvements/

Bethesda has released a new beta patch for Fallout 4 that features general stability and performance improvements and adds the new Survival difficulty. This patch can be downloaded once players have opted-in for the beta patches, and you can read its complete changelog below.

KILLER INSTINCT – FRAMERATE TIED TO REFRESH RATE, WORKAROUND FOR 60FPS ON 120HZ & 144HZ MONITORS

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/killer-instinct-framerate-tied-to-refresh-rate-workaround-for-60fps-on-120hz-144hz-monitors/

Killer Instinct fans, we’ve got some good and some bad news for you today. The good news is that Killer Instinct is finally available on the PC. The bad news is that the game’s framerate is tied to the refresh rate, meaning that it is ultra fast on monitors that run at 120hz or 144hz.

>>Has any of the recently Microsoft games launched without problems?

RUMOUR: MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA STORYLINE LEAKED VIA SURVEY

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rumour-mass-effect-andromeda-storyline-leaked-via-survey/

Mass Effect fans, here is something for you today. An EA survey may have revealed the story behind the new Mass Effect title, Mass Effect: Andromeda. The reason we’re marking this as a rumour is because the storyline could change based on the feedback from survey-takers. Therefore, take everything you are about to read with a grain of salt.

>>Remember that there's an Official Mass Effect Andromeda thread.

MORDHAU – MEDIEVAL FIRST PERSON MELEE GAME – SECOND DEVELOPER DIARY

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/mordhau-medieval-first-person-melee-game-second-developer-diary/

Team Mordhau has released the second developer diary for its upcoming Unreal Engine 4-powered medieval first-person melee game, Mordhau. Mordhau promises to have a strong emphasis on skill-based competitive play, and will feature a combat system that is designed around total player control. This second dev diary focuses on the game’s melee combat mechanics.

>>This is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-B4AwgArwA

BATTLEBORN – OFFICIAL PC REQUIREMENTS REVEALED, NO SUPPORT FOR 4K RESOLUTIONS AT LAUNCH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/battleborn-official-pc-requirements-revealed-no-support-for-4k-resolutions-at-launch/

Gearbox and 2K Games revealed the official PC requirements for Battleborn. PC gamers will need at least a modern-day quad-core with 6GB of RAM and an AMD HD 6870 or an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460.

ESCAPE FROM TARKOV – RAW ALPHA GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/escape-from-tarkov-raw-alpha-gameplay-footage/

Battlestate Games has released a new video, showcasing random moments from its internal Escape from Tarkov alpha sessions. Escape from Tarkov is powered by the Unity 5 Engine and will be a story-driven MMO game. According to the team, everything happening in the game will be determined by the story of either main chain of events or by numerous side quests.

>>Check it here how it looks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdwxpSNgCc

STREET FIGHTER V – NEW SCREENSHOTS & TRAILER DEDICATED TO ALEX

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/street-fighter-v-new-screenshots-trailer-dedicated-to-alex/

Capcom has just released in-game shop and the new DLC character, Alex, for Street Fighter V. In order to celebrate this, the Japanese team released a new set of screenshots dedicated to this brand new character.

>>This is the Alex trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9zZvfjIVQk

HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION ‘IGNITE’ TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/homefront-the-revolution-ignite-trailer/

Deep Silver has released a new trailer for Homefront: The Revolution. This trailer showcases some action scenes and reveals a bit more about the story of the game. Homefront: The Revolution is developed by Dambuster Studios and is currently planned for a May 17th release.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_gO8g_t9mw

The second part of the news:

NEW PARAGON UPDATE ADDS SEVAROG, BALANCES HERO POWERS

http://www.pcgamer.com/new-paragon-update-adds-sevarog-balances-hero-powers/

I must admit, Paragon is a game I've slowly warmed to over time. What started out as a game seemingly too similar to its multitude of genre siblings in my eyes, I've since very much enjoyed dipping my toe into its paid Early Access phase that launched earlier this month—something Chris recently explored in his extensive primer. Today's update throws Sevarog into the mix, a jungle-dwelling dark arts-wielding tank who steals the souls of his foes to make himself stronger, and, well, you can see what he's got to offer here:

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bULLUTnQYW8

DOOM BETA CODES WILL BE HANDED OUT AT GAMESTOP THIS WEEKEND

http://www.pcgamer.com/doom-beta-codes-will-be-handed-out-at-gamestop-this-weekend/

The Doom multiplayer beta, as you may be aware, begins at 10 pm ET on March 31. The good news is, that's only two sleeps away! The bad news is that it's restricted to people who preordered Wolfenstein: The New Order, or purchased it digitally prior to May 26, 2014. Or is it?

VALVE LOSES AUSTRALIAN LEGAL BATTLE OVER STEAM REFUNDS

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-loses-australian-legal-battle-over-steam-refunds/

Back in the summer of 2014, Valve was dragged into court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for refusing to offer refunds on Steam. The complaint said Valve made “false or misleading representations” to Steam users in Australia, including that they were not entitled to a refund under any circumstances, and that Valve itself was not obligated to refund games in cases where “the consumer had not contacted and attempted to resolve the problem with the computer game developer.” The case has now came to an end, and not in Valve's favor.

>>And that's why Valve decided to implement refunds shortly after all this started.

SQUARE ENIX OFFERS TOMB RAIDER 2013 FOR A $1 DONATION TO CHARITY

http://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-offers-tomb-raider-2013-for-a-1-donation-to-charity/

Founded in 2007, GameChanger seeks “to positively impact the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses through videogames, compassion and innovation.” It provides games and toys to hospitals, hosts gaming events, awards financial aid and college scholarships, and offers “meaningful services directly to patients and staff in hospitals.” To date, it has donated over $200,000 to cancer research, according to its website, and provided more than 17,000 videogames to “hospitals, children centers, partner charities, and families.”

>>Nice gesture from Square-Enix.

METAL GEAR SOLID ONLINE WILL GET A NEW SURVIVAL MODE NEXT WEEK

http://www.pcgamer.com/metal-gear-solid-online-will-get-a-new-survival-mode-this-week/

Metal Gear Solid Online is getting a new patch next week, and it'll introduce a game mode you might recognise from previous iterations of Metal Gear (assuming you owned a console, back then). Dubbed 'Survival Mode', it doesn't involve chopping down trees, picking berries or anything like that: it's a six player free-for-all with the objective of getting a win-streak of five or more matches.

RAINBOW SIX SIEGE PATCH BUFFS BUCK AND USHERS IN DOZENS OF FIXES

http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-patch-buffs-buck-and-ushers-in-dozens-of-fixes/

Rainbow Six Siege has another huge patch rolling out this week – March 30 to be precise – and among the major changes is an improvement to Buck. He's the fellow who wields an automatic rifle and a shotgun, but according to Ubisoft, players haven't been using him properly. That handy shotgun is designed to breach through walls quickly (it's called the Skeleton Key, after all), but it's not been working effectively, until now.

>>This gif shows how effective the gun is now.

STEAM SECURITY LOOPHOLE EXPOSED BY WATCH PAINT DRY

http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-security-loophole-exposed-by-watch-paint-dry/

Watch Paint Dry is “a sports-puzzle game that evolves around one mysterious cutscene. Bringing in innovative gameplay and requiring high attention to detail, Watch Paint Dry is a must play for anyone who enjoys mystery ARG type games.” Or perhaps I should say, it was: It appeared on Steam over the weekend, but only briefly—because it wasn't supposed to be there at all.

>>I doubt they'll fix this anytime soon, but that explains why Steam is such a good place for the naughty do-ers.

STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON 3D IS NOW ON STEAM

http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-rogue-squadron-3d-is-now-on-steam/

Superb Star Wars dog-fighting sim Rogue Squadron 3D has made it to Steam at last (£7/$10). Released in 1998 for Windows and the N64, Rogue Squadron proclaimed "astonishing 3D details including real time lighting and special effects (explosions, smoke, engine glow, tracer fire and more)". It's showing a few wrinkles now, but there's still nothing quite like it for swooping around in an X-wing imagining that your targeting computer is firmly stowed away.

TOKYO 42 HAS THE PRETTIEST CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD

http://www.pcgamer.com/toyko-42-has-the-prettiest-criminal-underworld/

Grime, blood and decay: these are images that accompany the sentence "an action game inspired by Syndicate and GTA1", no? No indeed. Tokyo 42 looks more Mirror's Edge than Grand Theft Auto, perhaps by way of Hitman Go.

>>Watch the announcement trailer and judge it by yourselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_K8xkFx70

COPYRIGHT CLAIM PULLS AUTOMOBILISTA FROM STEAM

http://www.pcgamer.com/copyright-claim-pulls-automobilista-from-steam/

Highly rated Brazilian racing sim Automobilista has been pulled from the Steam Store following a copyright claim by an unnamed company. Project manager Renato Simioni shared the news in a Reiza Studios forum post.

>>I hope they can solve it soon.

I've been with the family this Easter, and they had no internet due to a transfer error between ISPs.

It was a weird to experience how dependent we are on some stuff, but they aren't really needed.

Indeed. Internet is a great(?) time waster.

And it can also be useful every now and then .

Searching info, communicating, buying, streaming media; what else is useful?

Thank god my sister had some 3G she could spare with us... I could at least read my emails >_>

Correct me if I;m wrong but it sounds like Ubisoft will be the first AAA pubs/devs to actually throw out 4k textures, most AAA devs so far have only started supporting 4k res but I can't say I've heard of both 4k res and textures. I do hope more devs create 4k textures though as well as support the res, if most do that within the next 2-3 years I might actually bite the costs and go for a 4k build sooner than later.

We've yet to see how decent and high quality these textures are so I'll wait and see.

http://www.destructoid.com/far-cry-primal-is-adding-survivor-mode-and-4k-textures-on-pc--351884.phtml

There are many mods that add 4K textures to games (Skyrim, GTA V, etc.), but I don't know if there are any games with official 4K textures.

Maybe GRID Autosport, that has a free DLC called "High Res Texture Pack".

Does Middle-Earth: Shadows of Mordor have 4K textures? After all, it asked for cards with at least 6GB of VRAM to run the highets quality texture settings.

The news:

MICROSOFT ON UWP FEATURES: VSYNC, GSYNC/FREESYNC, OVERLAY & MULTIGPU SUPPORT + WIN32 CONVERTER

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/microsoft-on-uwp-features-vsync-gsyncfreesync-overlay-multigpu-support-win32-converter/

During the Build 2016 event, Microsoft revealed some of the upcoming features for its UWP platform. According to Microsoft, the ability to disable VSync and official support for both GSync and Freesync will be coming in May. Not only that, but Microsoft confirmed that in the future, both overlays and mods will be supported in UWP games.

>>There has been several threads about it, so go look for them to get more info.

TURN 10: “ALL OF OUR GAMES ARE GOING TO BE SHIPPING ON WINDOWS 10 (PC) AND XBOX”

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/turn-10-all-of-our-games-are-going-to-be-shipping-on-windows-10-pc-and-xbox/

Turn 10, the developers behind Forza, have announced that all of their future games will be shipping on Windows 10 and Xbox. Yeap, this means that all future Forza games will be coming to the PC, something that will be obviously please a lot of PC racing fans.

>>Being the suspicious guy that I am, I don't fully believe it. Probably the next two or three games will do it, but we'll see what happens from that point. In any case, go to AEGRO's thread to talk about it: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=215248

HERE IS YOUR FIRST LOOK AT AMAZON’S BRAND NEW LUMBERYARD ENGINE

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-your-first-look-at-amazons-brand-new-lumberyard-engine/

During GDC 2016, Amazon announced its own free game engine (that is based on Crytek’s CRYENGINE), the Lumberyard Engine. And today, Amazon released the first tech demo, showing what developers can achieve with it. This demo shows a concept character Rin in a wooded environment, and its visuals are similar to those found in pretty much all the latest CRYENGINE tech videos we’ve seen. It looks cool, so be sure to watch it!

>>CGI has made a thread about it. Go there to watch the tech demo and share your thoughts about it: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=215268

DOOM – “FIGHT LIKE HELL” LIVE-ACTION CINEMATIC TRAILER RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/doom-fight-like-hell-cinematic-trailer-released/

Bethesda has released a new live-action cinematic trailer for DOOM. Directed by Joe Kosinski, the trailer evokes the pillars of DOOM’s gameplay: Relentless Combat, Terrifying Demons, and Bad Ass Guns. DOOM releases on May 13th and its closed beta phase starts later today.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSZ4tSoumNk

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER – VAMPIRE COUNTS CAMPAIGN WALKTHROUGH

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/total-war-warhammer-vampire-counts-campaign-walkthrough/

SEGA and The Creative Assembly have unveiled more new gameplay from Total War: WARHAMMER, focussing on the Vampire Counts and some of their unique gameplay mechanics, technology and battlefield units. In addition, this video also provides an in-depth look at the Raise Dead recruitment mechanic, and how it improves as the corpse-count rises and the bodies stack up. Total War: Warhammer is planned for a May 24th release.

>>Take a look at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuJIxEYYmgo