This should need a thread of it's own but god damn is it both funny and true:

^That's so real that it's sad .

Meanwhile, I won't bring you news about Horton's Reality Escaping Electric Brick, but about Nvidia:

NVIDIA Pascal Editors’ Day to take place next week

http://videocardz.com/59459/nvidia-pascal-editors-day-next-week

NVIDIA Editors’ Day 2016 will take place next week in USA. It’s a special event for reviewers and technology enthusiasts who are invited for a briefing about new graphics cards. During this day NVIDIA will inform the press about new Pascal-based graphics cards.

Our sources claim that two graphics cards will be unveiled. So this should probably mean GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 showcase.

We are avoiding the term ‘announcement’ as it remains unclear if the event will be live streamed for public audience or its content will be disclosed later when NDA lifts. Normally NVIDIA tends to call public events as ‘press conferences’, so it is unlikely we will be seeing official confirmation of this Pascal event.

There was a story earlier this month (or was it late last month? I don't remember) that said reviews would start showing up 3 or 4 weeks after that editor's day. Expect reviews, and hopefully launch, at the end of May or early June.

Dammit why do these announcements of announcements taunt me so?.

Let the twisting of news BEGIN!. (Because I know on this site it's going to get twisted by a country mile somehow).

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-gaming-remains-profitable-console-gaming-mobile-gaming-surpasses-everything/

^Well, I can only believe their 2015 numbers as everything else is just a prediction", and I've never trustes them.

Plus, that "per screen" slide makes it look like a joke.

Thank God it's friday.

OFFWORLD TRADING COMPANY IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/offworld-trading-company-is-now-available/

Stardock and Mohawk Games announced today the release of Offworld Trading Company, the economic strategy game fromCivilization IV lead designer Soren Johnson. Offworld Trading Company is described as a new direction for real-time strategy where money is both your deadliest weapon and your toughest defense.

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED GETS NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/deus-ex-mankind-divided-gets-new-gameplay-trailer/

Square Enix and EIDOS Montreal have released a new gameplay trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, you become Adam Jensen, a counterterrorism agent working for an Interpol unit known as Task Force 29.

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

FORZA MOTORSPORT 6: APEX OFFICIAL PC REQUIREMENTS REVEALED, OPEN BETA LAUNCHES ON MAY 5TH

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-motorsport-6-apex-official-pc-requirements-revealed-open-beta-launches-may-5th/

Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios announced today that the open beta phase of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex will begin on May 5th. In addition, the official PC requirements for Forza Motorsport 6: Apex have been unveiled, and can be viewed below.

>>The XboxOne controller as the "suggested input"? I better hope for them to support wheels...

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STAND ALONE COMPLEX – FIRST ASSAULT ONLINE IS FREE TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ghost-shell-stand-alone-complex-first-assault-online-free-play-weekend/

Ghost in the Shell fans, here is something for you today. Nexon has launched a free weekend for its online tactical team-based first-person shooter, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online.

FIRST UNDERWORLD ASCENDANT GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE REVEALED

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-underworld-ascendant-gameplay-footage-revealed/

At this year’s PAX East event, OtherSide Entertainment presented a pre-alpha build of its upcoming fantasy RPG, Underworld Ascendant. IGN has shared a video, showing the first gameplay footage from this title, in which the original Ultima Underworld designers Warren Spector and Paul Neurath discuss reviving this legendary first-person RPG.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_UU99PyxU

THE NEXT BATTLEFIELD GAME WILL BE OFFICIALLY REVEALED ON MAY 6TH – WORLD PREMIERE TRAILER + LIVE STREAMS

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlefield-5-will-shown-world-may-5th-world-premiere-trailer-live-streams/

Electronic Arts has unveiled – via some invitations – that the world premiere of the next Battlefield game will be made on May 6th. According to the invitation, the first gameplay trailer will be shown next Friday, and there will be various live stream events in various locations.

BLACKROOM KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN CANCELLED – NEW ONE WILL BE LAUNCHED WHEN A GAMEPLAY DEMO IS AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/blackroom-kickstarter-campaign-cancelled-new-one-will-launched-gameplay-demo-available/

John Romero and Night Work Games have decided to “pause” the fundraising campaign and cancel the Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming first-person shooter, BLACKROOM. The reason behind this cancellation is simple; a lot of PC gamers have been asking for a gameplay demo and Night Work Games decided to actually listen to its fans.

The second, and also last for this week (yay!), news post.

MEDIAN GAME SALES ON STEAM ARE DOWN DRAMATICALLY, STEAMSPY SAYS

http://www.pcgamer.com/median-game-sales-on-steam-are-down-dramatically-steamspy-says/

A recent SteamSpy comparison of Steam game sales in April 2015 and 2016 is a classic case of good news and bad news, depending on where you sit on the charts. Sales of games at the top of the heap are doing as well as ever, but everything else is in decline.

>>Bad news, guys.

A STRANGE HEARTHSTONE BUG HAS BEEN FOUND THAT GIVES YOUR HERO TAUNT

http://www.pcgamer.com/a-strange-hearthstone-bug-has-been-found-that-gives-your-hero-taunt/

The Hearthstone community loves exploring fringe interactions after the launch of a new expansion, and always manages to find a few bugs that slipped through the QA cracks—as to be expected with the ever growing number of unique cards and interactions in the game. But this latest bug might be the most ridiculous I’ve seen yet. In the video above, YouTuber Disguised Toast showcases an interaction between the brand new Druid Legendary minion, Fandral Staghelm, and a spell called Dark Wispers that ends up gives your hero +5 Attack, +5 Health, and Taunt. Permanently.

>>Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0FU2i4oixo

THE NEW DOOM HIDES SECRETS THAT WILL MAKE OLD-TIME FANS VERY HAPPY

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-doom-hides-secrets-that-will-make-old-time-fans-very-happy/

We got a good eyeful of Doom's single-player campaign yesterday, courtesy of id Software's Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin, who streamed some quality solo demon-killing action on Twitch. But IGN gets credit for revealing the big secret of the day, which is actually really cool—and which, for the purposes of spoiler protection, you'll have to look down to discover.

>>Remember it's a spoiler, watch it at your own risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hY3mVw2p3E

EX-BUNGIE DESIGNER REVEALS ASEMBLANCE, A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER INSIDE A MACHINE

http://www.pcgamer.com/ex-bungie-designer-reveals-asemblance-a-psychological-thriller-inside-a-machine/

The introduction to the upcoming psychological thriller Asemblance (yes, it really is spelled with one “s”, no, we don't know why) is straightforward, and yet also very much not: “You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine. A machine built to simulate memories. You have no idea how you got here... But to break the cycle, you must look into a past that you may not want to remember.”

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

THERE'S A HUGE ANIME SALE ON STEAM THIS WEEKEND

http://www.pcgamer.com/theres-a-huge-anime-sale-on-steam-this-weekend/

Barely a week goes by without Steam proffering a huge metaphorical carrot in the form of a sale, and this one is especially irresistable / diabolical: heaps of anime-themed video games are being heavily discounted. Dubbed the Anime Weekend Sale, there's more than 200 games included, and the price cuts are substantial.

>>I know you already know it, but this if for those who don't.

KILLING FLOOR 2 IS HAVING A DOUBLE XP WEEKEND

http://www.pcgamer.com/killing-floor-2-is-having-a-double-xp-weekend/

You might not have been planning to brutally slay the living dead in Killing Floor 2 this weekend, but here's a reason to consider it: Tripwire is hosting a double XP extravaganza. Kicking off April 28 at 1pm EST, the XP boost will run in concert with an increased item drop rate (once per 24 hours) until May 2 at 1pm EST.

TW: WARHAMMER'S CHAOS WARRIORS NOW FREE FOR OPENING WEEK

http://www.pcgamer.com/tw-warhammers-chaos-warriors-now-free-for-opening-week/

Sega provoked ire when it announced that Total War: Warhammer's Chaos Warriors would be free only as a pre-order bonus. Thankfully, it's retreated a little. Chaos will now be playable for anyone who buys the game in its opening week, giving you a chance to see how it holds up in players' hands.

REVENGE OF THE HORDE ANNOUNCED FOR FINAL FANTASY 14

http://www.pcgamer.com/revenge-of-the-horde-announced-for-final-fantasy-14/

Announced in this morning's Letter From The Producer, Revenge of the Horde—yes, Horde—is Final Fantasy 14's next major patch.

Really Microsoft, everybody have expensive wheels & gears then you're suggested input Xbox One controller? Hope they update...

There's a couple of rumors/leaks about the new cards, one about Polaris (that is so pointless that I wasn't sure about posting it or not) and one about Pascal:

AMD Polaris 10 and 11 OpenGL benchmarks spotted

http://videocardz.com/59468/amd-polaris-10-and-11-opengl-benchmarks-spotted

There are few things to consider before you try to analyze those scores. First, we don’t know if those parts are mobile or desktop, secondly we don’t know what platform was used, furthermore it’s unclear if those chips were running at full speed and using full silicons, and finally OpenGL benchmarks are often capped at 60 FPS. So in other words, those values are probably not the best specimens for inter-GPU comparison, if they are useful at all.

However new scores reveal the following: AMD Polaris 11 SKU 67E8 is faster than Polaris 11 67FF, and.. that’s basically all we can learn from this leak.

It's a comparison between two Polaris 11 chips, one Polaris 10 and a GTX 950. You can check the benchmarks at the link, but the summary is that the 950 destroys the other three cards. And since we saw Polaris 10 running Hitman at 1440p@60 at GDC, something that the 950 can't do, we should take this results with a huge grain of salt.

Rumor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Ti) could feature 6GB RAM

http://videocardz.com/59471/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-ti-6gb-ram

In graphics industry leaks come from various places. Normally a single forum post should be treated with a lot of skepticism, but since ‘Topway’ is the same leaker that brought us one of the first Pascal GP104 pictures, I think it’s worth considering this new info.

Although the leaker clearly says GTX 1060 in his post, I think it’s too early to be sure if third GP104-based graphics card would be named after GTX 1060 or GTX 1060 Ti, as former GTX x60 Ti parts (GTX 660 Ti and GTX 760 Ti) were both based on GK104 silicons.

The GTX 1060 (Ti) is rumored to feature GP104-150 GPU and 6GB GDDR5 memory, whereas GTX 1070 would use GP104-200 and 8GB GDDR5. Finally GeForce GTX 1080 would come with GP104-400 GPU and 8GB GDDR5X frame buffer. So all these cards are supposedly based on Pascal GP104 GPU, but in different configurations. The 6GB variant would probably require 192-bit memory bus, which is actually not that surprising. Even GM204 had 192-bit variant, although it was only used for mobile GeForce GTX 970M and desktop GTX 960 OEM.

I don't know if it will be named 1060 or 1060Ti, but having 6GB of VRAM wouldn't be that surprising.

Thing is will the 1060 let alone ti model be a decent and worthy bump up from the current 980ti?, I just don't feel like it's going to be worth £6-700 for a slight bump.