-First thing first. Disturbing article.

http://www.pcgamer.com/why-game-devs-were-right-to-ridicule-directx-co-creators-article-glorifying-crunch/

-And then. A "no comment" article.

http://www.pcgamer.com/directx-co-creators-daughter-slams-his-toxic-waste-trash-fire-approach-to-development/

It's quite obvious that Alex St. John is an asshole and, as his daughter and his "apology" update show, an hypocrite and terrible human being.

^That sounds familiar

Gentlemen, here's an up close pic of the GP104:

Source: NVIDIA Pascal GP104 GPU pictured up close

http://videocardz.com/59266/nvidia-pascal-gp104-gpu-pictured-up-close

In the article, they compare it to Nvidia's previous chips, the GM204 and GM200, and calculate that it could measure 333mm² aprox.

There's also another pic with the chip placed on a board surrounded by 8 Samsung 8Gbps 8Gb RAM modules, meaning that the card will have 8GB of VRAM.

Meanwhile, there are a couple of news regarding AMD.

Powerful Polaris “C99” Flagship GPU, Based On AMD’s GCN 4.0 Architecture, Passes RRA Certification

http://wccftech.com/amd-gcn-4-0-c99-flagship-polaris-rra-certification/#ixzz46YQWNmX1

This story need some explanation.

When both AMD and Nvidia are designing and testing new products, they use interal codenames to label them that are not Polaris, Pascal or anything like that. Now, while Nvidia changes them quite often, AMD uses a fairly constant method: a letter followed by five numbers. Because of that, it's easier to see what is AMD working on looking at Zauba's shipping manifests, as their listings feature that codename.

The other thing worth mentioning (and something I didn't know), is that everysilicon based electronic must have the stamp of approval of South Korea’s National Radio Research Agency, or RRA, in order to be allowed to be a consumer product, and that once a product passes that mark, it can't be modified.

Wiht that in mind, let's look at the codes that AMD has used these last years:

• Hawaii XT had the C67101 code name.
• Tonga was the C76501
• Fiji XT was C88001 .

As you can see, AMD used the letter C to mark their graphic chips and the first letter marks different generations of GPUs. The second letter showed the hierarchy of those chips, the higher they were, the more powerful they would be, while the last three... I don't know what they mean (sorry).

Knowing that, it was easy to spot AMD's new products and that's what has happened, we saw mentions of C91103, C94402 , C98101 and C99398 Boards.

Now, we knowing that AMD has only two new GPUs planned for this year (AMD themselves have said that a couple of times), and they are Polaris 10 and 11. Putting these two infos together, we get that

• C91103 Board _ Polaris 11
• C94402 Board _ Polaris 11
• C98101 Board _ Polaris 10
• C99398 Board _ Polaris 10

Well, the smaller chip passed the RRA certification a couple months ago, and now we know that the big Polaris has gone through the RRA process too

We don't know when they'll launch, but given that the chips can't be modified, it won't be too long, right?

Finally, a couple of things

1-A new board with the name D00001 has been seen. Given that the C letter is filled up, it's not too far fetched to think that AMD has moved to the next letter. Now, is this the code of a new dual GPU card or is it AMD doing the first testing of Vega?

2-ATI. It's nice to see that name again .

AMD officially confirms Polaris 10 and Polaris 11 market positioning

http://videocardz.com/59248/amd-officially-confirms-polaris-10-and-polaris-11-market-positioning

In the latest press release, where AMD reports first quarter fiscal results, I noticed one paragraph that I think many of you will find interesting.

For the first time ever AMD has officially confirmed market positioning of upcoming Polaris chips. That said, Polaris 10 is officially aiming mainstream desktop segment and high-end notebook market, while Polaris 11 will also focus on notebooks.

AMD demonstrated its “Polaris” 10 and 11 next-generation GPUs, with Polaris 11 targeting the notebook market and “Polaris” 10 aimed at the mainstream desktop and high-end gaming notebook segment. “Polaris” architecture-based GPUs are expected to deliver a 2x performance per watt improvement over current generation products and are designed for intensive workloads including 4K video playback and virtual reality (VR).

Beyond that point, the article tries to guess what category is "mainstream", because AMD has used that term several times to talk about different GPUs and market positions, from the chips inside the R7 260X to the ones inside the R9 380X. Basically, nobidy nows.

Oh, and AMD has lost money again. But that's not a surprise anymore, right?

Let's go with the latest news of the week:

MIRROR’S EDGE CATALYST DELAYED YET AGAIN, NOW PLANNED FOR A JUNE RELEASE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mirrors-edge-catalyst-delayed-yet-again-now-planned-for-a-june-release/

Erik Odeldahl, Design Director of Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, announced today that Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst has been slightly delayed… again. According to Erik, the game is now planned for a June 7th release in North America and a June 9th release in Europe.

MIRROR’S EDGE: CATALYST – FIRST PC SCREENSHOTS FROM CLOSED BETA UNVEILED

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/mirrors-edge-catalyst-first-pc-screenshots-closed-beta-unveiled/

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’s closed beta phase will start in a couple of days, however some users have already access to it. And below you can find the first PC screenshots, courtesy of NeoGAF’s members ‘Garrett Hawke‘ ‘therealminime‘ and ‘HolyFridge‘. As Garrett claimed, these screenshots are downsampled from 4K. Performance wise, the closed beta ran with 6-7fps in 4K on a single GTX970.

HITMAN – NEW PATCH ADDS RECONNECT OPTION & IMMEDIATE CHALLENGE AWARDS, IMPROVES LOADING TIMES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/hitman-new-patch-adds-reconnect-option-immediate-challenge-awards-improves-loading-times/

IO Interactive has released a new patch for HITMAN. According to the release notes, this patch adds a reconnect option, immediate challenge awards, improves loading times, packs general improvements to stability, and features a number of PC-specific tweaks and fixes. This update will be auto-downloaded, and you can read its complete changelog below.

ROCKET LEAGUE IS FREE TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rocket-league-free-play-weekend/

Psyonic has announced a new free weekend for Rocket League. This basically means that everyone can go ahead, download and start playing Rocket League for free, right now.

>>Go for it! And if you get tired, try Company of Heroes 2, which is also free this weekend.

SYSTEM CRASH – STORY-DRIVEN CYBERPUNK COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/system-crash-story-driven-cyberpunk-collectible-card-game-now-available/

Rogue Moon Studios about the release of its new collectible card game, System Crash. System Crash is a single-player, story-driven cyberpunk collectible card game inspired by Blade Runner and Neuromancer.

WOLFLAME – 2D VERTICAL SHOOTER – NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/wolflame-2d-vertical-shooter-now-available-steam/

Nyu Media announced today that its 2D vertical shooter, WOLFLAME, has been launched on Steam for Windows and Linux PCs (price at $5.99). WOLFLAME is inspired by classic vertical shooters like Raiden, Raptor, and Twin Cobra.

>>Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihrJw0guc98

ROTTEN CORE – OLD-SCHOOL 2D FIGHTING GAME – COMING SOON ON INDIEGOGO

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rotten-core-old-school-2d-fighting-game-coming-soon-on-indiegogo/

Indie game studio Team Aiduzzi has informed us about its upcoming old-school 2D fighting game, Rotten Core. The game, which mixes horror and comedy for a bizarre, grotesque, yet surprisingly enjoyable experience will be part of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo on April 25th.

HUSK – NEW UNREAL ENGINE 4-POWERED SURVIVAL HORROR GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF KHOLAT

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/husk-new-unreal-engine-4-powered-survival-horror-game-creators-kholat/

IMGN.PRO and UndeadScout have announced a new survival horror game that will be powered by Unreal Engine 4, Husk. According to the press release, Husk will take you to a typical, American small town (Shivercliff) where, along with Matthew Palmer – a father and husband searching for his family after a train crash, you will get to know its everyday life.

>>Watch the teaser trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2fMw9nvK4M

STARBREEZE’S ASYMMETRICAL HORROR GAME, DEAD BY DAYLIGHT, RELEASES ON JUNE 14TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/starbreezes-asymmetrical-horror-game-dead-daylight-releases-june-14th/

Starbreeze together with Canadian studio Behaviour Digital announced today that the highly anticipated asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight will be released on June 14th and that pre-orders will be available on Steam later today.

THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT – NEW SCREENSHOTS FOR BLOOD AND WINE EXPANSION RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-new-screenshots-for-blood-and-wine-expansion-released/

CD Projekt RED has just released some new screenshots for the second major expansion of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Blood and Wine. The Witcher 3 looks amazing and these new screenshots showcase the new environments and enemies that CD Projekt RED created for this new expansion.

I AM SETSUNA – JRPG WITH BATTLE SYSTEM INSPIRED BY CHRONO TRIGGER – RELEASES ON JULY 19TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/setsuna-jrpg-battle-system-inspired-chrono-trigger-releases-july-19th/

Square Enix announced today the release date for I AM SESTUNA. This new JRPG – that features a battle system inspired by Chrono Trigger – will be released on July 19th on Steam. I AM SETSUNA tells the sorrowful story of Setsuna, a young woman of incredible inner strength, and the sacrifice she must undertake to the save the people of her land.

The second part:

CLOSED BETA BEGINS FOR BETHESDA'S ELDER SCROLLS-THEMED HEARTHSTONE RIVAL

http://www.pcgamer.com/closed-beta-begins-for-bethesdas-elder-scrolls-themed-hearthstone-rival/

The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a free-to-play strategy card game that might remind you of another certain F2P game that's popular with lapsed slot machine addicts, is now in closed beta. “Selected registrants” will begin playing the game today—and may already be doing so!—while additional players will be invited behind the velvet rope over the next few months.

>>Here's a gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKtxbAmkCtU

CHECK OUT AER'S BEAUTIFUL, SEAMLESS WORLD IN THIS NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER

http://www.pcgamer.com/check-out-aers-beautiful-seamless-world-in-this-new-gameplay-trailer/

We mentioned the lofty exploration game Aer a couple of months ago in our “Guide to the Games of 2016,” in which we said it looks gorgeous and “sounds pretty chill.” Based on the gameplay trailer released today by publisher Daedalic Entertainment, I think it's fair to say that we were right on the money.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcRMw8lTiIU

TWO MAJOR DIVISION EXPLOITS HAVE BEEN FIXED, MORE PERMABANS HANDED OUT

http://www.pcgamer.com/two-major-division-exploits-have-been-fixed-more-permabans-handed-out/

Ubisoft says it has fixed two of the most egregious exploits in The Division: The “Double Revive” glitch that enabled downed players to effectively rescue themselves, and a more damaging bug that came to light yesterday, that allowed talents to be stacked multiple times, heightening weapon damage to absurd levels.

STEAM IS REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO ACCEPT BITCOIN

http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-is-reportedly-planning-to-accept-bitcoin/

Valve is preparing to implement Bitcoin support on Steam, numerous reports today suggest. The digital currency is likely to be a payment option quite soon, too, if screenshots taken from Steam's private developer forums are accurate.

BLIZZARD REVEALS ALL REMAINING WHISPERS OF THE OLD GODS HEARTHSTONE CARDS

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-reveals-all-remaining-whispers-of-the-old-gods-hearthstone-cards/

As is now the tradition for Hearthstone set reveals, with a few days left until release Blizzard has stopped the daily drip of new cards and turned on the water cannon. This morning senior designer Ben Brode was joined by caster Dan “Frodan” Chou to play four games using decks built mainly from cards coming in the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion. You can see the whole thing above, and artwork for all of the new cards has been uploaded to the official Hearthstone Facebook page. Blizzard has also confirmed players will be able to earn up to 13 free packs by logging in and completing quests..

>>And they do it with a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VblNyY0BFhw

ROCKET LEAGUE IS GETTING A WITCHER-THEMED MEDALLION, OF COURSE

http://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-is-getting-a-witcher-themed-medallion-of-course/

Rocket League is an excellent video game, but it's also an excellent tool for cross-promoting other video games. So far we've seen Dying Light in Rocket League, the Batmobile in Rocket League, and Fallout's Vault Boy in Rocket League. Now, in the lead up to a major expansion set to release in June, we have The Witcher 3 in Rocket League.

VALVE CONSIDERS 'PRIME' MATCHMAKING FOR CS:GO

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-considers-prime-matchmaking-for-csgo/

Late last night, Valve dropped a small patch for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. However, the patch notes don't mention a significant addition to the game files that hints at 'Prime Account Matchmaking'. Don't worry, it's not a new premium service.

NOSTALRIUS PETITION PASSES 200K SIGNATURES, MARK KERN TO DELIVER IT

http://www.pcgamer.com/nostalrius-petition-passes-200k-signatures-mark-kern-to-deliver-it/

The petition to resurrect the private server Nostalrius following Blizzard's cease and desist has surpassed 200,000 signatures. This was the threshold at which former World of Warcraft team lead Mark Kern pledged to deliver it to Blizzard president Mike Morhaime personally. He's more than making good on that offer.

EVE ONLINE: CITADEL GETS A RIOTOUS CINEMATIC TRAILER

http://www.pcgamer.com/eve-online-citadel-gets-a-riotous-cinematic-trailer/

The hotly awaited Citadel expansion for Eve Online can now been seen in motion. Well, cinematic motion, and whether or not you're an Eve fan, I hope we can agree that that's a smashing piece of cathartic sci-fi about ruining everyone else's day.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bjTrPutt4k

Have a great weekend!

I hope the strongest AMD Polaris card has a TDP of 250W so we get double the performance of a Fury X, or else I'm gonna wait until Vega.

^Yeah, that's not going to happen any time soon. Unfortunately.

Meanwhile, yesterday we had pics of GP104-200, or the GTX 1070 chip. Today it's time for its bigger brother

NVIDIA’s Full Fat Pascal GP104 GPU Pictured With GDDR5X Memory – Features 8 GB Micron Chips To Drive GeForce GTX 1080 Cards

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-pascal-gp104-gpu-gddr5x-leak/#ixzz46dcA5nJM

So the GTX 1080 will not only have a more powerful GPU, but also better RAM chips.

*Edit*

Videocardz has analyzed the pic, and they think this leak comes from MSI because the board design looks like the one MSI used on their 980 card.