It does sound like a broken system.

Luckily, they changed that after that game.

Wtf, well now I understand why people hate FFVIII. What a stupid ass system

This is why i never come back to play FFVIII...

^How far into FF VIII are you, Basil?

Anyway, I have two bad news:

1-I won't be able to post the news today .

2-Don't expect much from AMD's upcoming cards

Exclusive: AMD Radeon R9 480 based on Polaris 10

http://videocardz.com/60232/amd-radeon-r9-480-based-on-polaris-10

We have all been waiting to hear more about Polaris GPUs, so today I’m pleased to tell you that we finally have some confirmed information.

Everyone (me included) was wondering if AMD is going to market Polaris 10 as R9 490 series. Should AMD decide to use Polaris 10 for 490 series, competitive performance to higher-end cards would be expected. Should AMD use P10 for 480 instead, we would expect good performance per dollar,competitive mid-range solution and R9 390 series replacement.

Well today I can finally tell you that we have confirmed through our independent sources that AMD is launching Radeon 470 series and 480 series in the next few weeks, and that Radeon 480 series are based on Polaris 10.

AMD has been very secret about Polaris GPUs to its partners. Company has only started sharing detailed information just few weeks ago.

The lack of concrete information has definitely affected the production of custom Polaris boards. What’s interesting is that AMD has not even allowed its partners to show prototypes at Computex. It means that — at best — we can only expect presentations of new cooling solutions, but nothing that could be called officially named after Radeon 400 series, unless… AMD changes its mind.

>>If true, this would pretty much confirm those rumors about Polaris 10 being as fast as the 290/390 cards and, if that's the case, they better price it for less than $300, or else Nvidia will destroy them with the GTX 1070.

Excited to get the 1080 and dump my GTX 770 2GB into the toilet and repeatedly flush. Hopefully MSI, Gigabyte, and EVGA come out with their models speedily and in sufficient supply. Wondering what the factory preset over clocks will be by them.

I smell a 50 part series?

Family things. Let's leave it that way.

Also, a couple more hardware news:

AMD Zen Delivers Double The Performance Of The FX 8350 – Zen 8 Core CPU Die Shot Revealed

http://wccftech.com/amd-zen-cpu-performance-double-fx-8350/#ixzz49VHobP00
Also interesting: https://semiaccurate.com/2016/05/22/38688/

AMD has revealed that Zen will have double the performance of the FX 8350 and will trade blows with Intel’s eight core i7 5960X Extreme Edition. Not only that but a die shot of “Summit” what will be the basis of AMD’s long awaited next generation high performance FX Zen CPUs has finally been revealed.

AMD has finally published additional performance figures for Zen beyond the 40% IPC improvement over excavator that the company talked about last year. The 40% IPC uplift figure represents the architectural performance per clock improvement of Zen vs AMD’s last CPU architecture, code named Excavator. And while comparing the architectural capabilities of zen to Excavator may have been informative, it doesn’t offer a direct real-world product to product comparison. Thankfully, we do finally have direct real-world performance figures for Zen.

Compared to AMD’s “Orochi” quad module, eight core die powering the FX 8350, the Zen based desktop Summit Ridge eight core CPU delivers double the performance in Cinebench R15. This means that a single Zen core is in effect equivalent to two Piledriver cores in performance, which is incredibly impressive. This dramatic performance difference comes from the significant architectural performance per clock improvements in addition to Zen’s simultaneous multithreading capability.

It’s important to remember that AMD’s latest Orochi dies feature Piledriver cores rather than Excavator. Excavator cores are roughly 15% faster per clock than EXcavator. This in turn puts Zen at a lead in excess of 60% vs Piledriver in terms of performance per clock. Doubling the performance of the FX 8350 puts Zen in direct competition with Intel’s eight core i7 5960X.

Along with the performance numbers that we just discussed above, AMD has also published a wafer shot of the company’s upcoming eight core “Summit” die.

>>Let's wait until real reviews appear late this year to give those intention the credit they deserve.

AMD Radeon R9 480 3DMark11 benchmarks

http://videocardz.com/60253/amd-radeon-r9-480-3dmark11-benchmarks

You guys gave me no choice, so here are the benchmarks of Polaris 10.

Please note: codenames aka ‘Driver Names’ were shown before Futuremark removed this line from result page. Results vary by 20% while 3DMark shows the same clock, so lower scores were either run with older, unsupported drivers, or higher scores simply show overclocked scores. You are the judge here. I didn’t want to post this because I simply could not confirm which results are showing stock performance.

>>I don't like to take conclusions based on synthetic benchmarks, but it would fall in line with the previous rumor.

^Wha... 150 part then?

Anyway, things haven't changed, but here's a summary of the news that I found more interesting

1-Other

E3 will be joined by free satellite show E3 Live

http://www.pcgamer.com/e3-will-be-joined-by-free-satellite-show-e3-live/

E3 2016 will be joined for the first time by E3 Live, a free side-show open to the public. If you happen to be in LA June 14-16, you can register here to get your hands on new reveals, play with snazzy gadgets and meet various games industry bigwigs.

2-Drivers

NVIDIA GeForce 368.22 WHQL Driver is now available, optimized for Overwatch

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/nvidia-geforce-368-22-whql-driver-is-now-available-optimized-for-overwatch/

NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the company, the GeForce 368.22 driver is optimized for Blizzard’s Overwatch, as well as for the forthcoming updates for War Thunder and World of Tanks.

>>Download them here.

AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.5.3 now available, optimized for Total War: WARHAMMER & Overwatch

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-crimson-16-5-3-now-available-optimized-total-war-warhammer-overwatch/

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.5.3 is optimized for Total War: Warhammer, Overwatch and the upcoming Vulkan version for Dota 2.

>>Download them here.

3-Mods/Emulators

• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Mario Kart 8 & New Super Mario Bros U running almost perfectly in CEMU 1.5.1 (videos inside) http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/legend-zelda-twilight-princess-hd-mario-kart-8-new-super-mario-bros-u-running-almost-perfectly-cemu-1-5-1/
• Watch_Dogs looks absolutely stunning with this “Natural & Realistic” mod (video inside) http://www.dsogaming.com/news/watch_dogs-looks-absolutely-stunning-natural-realistic-mod/
• GTA5Redux promises to be the best graphical mod for Grand Theft Auto V, new beautiful screenshots released http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/gta5redux-promises-to-be-the-best-graphical-mod-for-grand-theft-auto-v-new-beautiful-screenshots-released/

4-Gaming News

SYBERIA 3 – NEW DEVELOPER DIARY & GAMEPLAY TRAILER RELEASED

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/syberia-3-new-developer-diary-gameplay-trailer-released/

Microids has released a new developer diary and a gameplay trailer for Syberia 3. In Syberia 3, players will come across old acquaintances from ” Syberia ” 1 and 2, but also new protagonists always ready to help or, on the contrary, to slow down or definitively stop their progression.

>>Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcyL6MX3u6E

PAC-MAN 256 IS COMING TO THE PC ON JUNE 21ST

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pac-man-256-coming-pc-june-21st/

Bandai Namco has just announced that PAC-MAN 256 will be coming to Steam on June 21st. This new version of PAC-MAN 256 (that was originally released on smartphones) will feature a new multiplayer mode that will let you play with up to 4 friends via the local co-op. In order to celebrate this announcement, Bandai Namco released a new trailer for PAC-MAN 256 that can be viewed below.

>>And here's a trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F86_pplPreo

ROCKET LEAGUE – TODAY’S PATCH WILL ADD SUPPORT FOR CROSS-PLATFORM PLAY BETWEEN XBOX ONE & PC

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rocket-league-now-supports-cross-platform-play-xbox-one-pc/

Psyonix announced that the sports-action hit, Rocket League, will support cross-network play between the Xbox One and Steam PC versions, making it the first-ever Xbox One game to do so. The patch that will add support for this feature will go live later today.

DOTA 2 NOW SUPPORTS THE VULKAN API

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/dota-2-now-supports-vulkan-api/

Valve has announced that the beta version of Vulkan support for Dota 2 is now available via DLC. As such, PC gamers can go ahead and download this new DLC in order to test the game with this new high-efficiency cross-platform graphics API for modern GPUs.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANTS IN MANHATTAN GETS LAUNCH TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutants-manhattan-gets-launch-trailer/

Activision has released the launch trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan. Developed by Platinum Games, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan features an original story penned by IDW Comic’s TMNT author, Tom Waltz, and supports 4-player online co-op.

>>Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F31jmH654Ks

CRYTEK OPEN SOURCES CRYENGINE, AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD TO EVERYONE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/crytek-open-sources-cryengine-available-download-everyone/

CRYENGINE fans, here is something special for you today. Crytek has just open sources CRYENGINE. What this basically means is that everyone can go ahead and download this engine from GitHub. BOOM.

DOOM & TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER ARE THIS WEEK’S BEST SELLING PC GAMES

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/doom-total-war-warhammer-weeks-best-selling-pc-games/

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, DOOM and Total War: WARHAMMER are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG.

Did you realy thought that one post was all? Think again.

OCULUS RIFT APP UPDATE KILLS MULTIPLATFORM "REVIVE" HACK

http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-rift-app-update-kills-multiplatform-revive-hack/

The Revive hack that allowed Oculus Rift-exclusive apps to be used on other VR headsets is no more. As reported by Motherboard, the 1.4 update to the Oculus App includes “platform integrity checks” that determine whether an Oculus Rift is connected to a PC when running software purchased from the Oculus Store. And if the headset isn't present, the app won't run.

>>Wait for it...

OCULUS RIFT DRM UPDATE HAS UNFORSEEN CONSEQUENCES

http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-rift-drm-update-has-unforseen-consequences/

A DRM update for the Oculus Rift has indirectly made piracy easier. Listen and you can hear the faces of Oculus employees hitting their palms as one

>>Mwa ha ha h aha.

YOOKA-LAYLEE UPDATE REVEALS SCREENS, STORY, AND DR. QUACK

http://www.pcgamer.com/yooka-laylee-update-reveals-screens-story-and-dr-quack/

It was just over a year ago that the Banjo-Kazooie-inspired Yooka-Laylee walked away with more than £2 million ($2.9 million) on Kickstarter, an especially remarkable achievement given that its goal was £175,000 ($254,000). Things have been pretty quiet since then, but developer Playtonic Games revealed today that the studio has tripled in size over the past year, relocated, and "quietly slaved away on what would become the final form of Yooka-Laylee."

CROTEAM DEVELOPER SAYS TALOS PRINCIPLE 2 "IS GOING TO HAPPEN"

http://www.pcgamer.com/croteam-developer-says-talos-principle-2-is-going-to-happen/

The Talos Principle was a game that really clicked with me. I'm not even very good at puzzle games normally, and I rarely have the patience to get far with them, but this one pulled me in on an emotional level; its philosophical musings may have dime-store shadings, but I was happy to buy into them, especially wrapped as they were in Elohim's soothing voice, the bright, beautiful game world, and all the ridiculous secrets it had hidden away—which actually had a reason for being there.

ELITE: DANGEROUS ENGINEERS ADD-ON ARRIVES NEXT WEEK

http://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-engineers-add-on-arrives-next-week/

Elite: Dangerous' Horizons season pass gets another string to its bow next week, and yes, for the purposes of this intro, Elite: Dangerous' Horizons season pass is a sort of violin. That 'string' comprises the Engineers add-on, which adds loot and crafting to the enormo-space sim, along with NPC engineers to take your loot and do your crafting for you. You'll be able to improve your standing with these NPCs, in exchange for better stuff. It sounds like a pretty worthwhile add-on, and it's being added to Horizons as a big old patch on May 26.

>>By next week, it means this week.

A MAJOR HOMEWORLD: REMASTERED UPDATE IS ON THE WAY

http://www.pcgamer.com/a-major-homeworld-remastered-update-is-on-the-way/

We gave Homeworld Remastered a glowing 92 score in our review last year, which is as it should be. The original Homeworld was a brilliant piece of space opera, and so “Homeworld, but prettier” is about as close to a sure thing as you're going to get in this business. But it turns out that Gearbox isn't done with it yet: An in-depth Fist of Heaven report says a team at the studio has spent the past six months working on a major update, which is now close to completion.

OVERWATCH'S COMPETITIVE MODE WILL (HOPEFULLY) BE BACK BY THE END OF JUNE

http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-competitive-mode-will-hopefully-be-back-by-the-end-of-june/

The decision to cut competitive play from the Overwatch open beta, and the full release of the game, was about as last-minute as it gets. But it sounds like it won't be gone for long: Game Director Jeff Kaplan said in a Q&A video posted today on Facebook that he hopes to have to have the mode back next month.

RON GILBERT STILL WANTS TO BUY THE MONKEY ISLAND IP

http://www.pcgamer.com/ron-gilbert-still-wants-to-buy-the-monkey-island-ip/

Ron Gilbert, creator of The Secret of Monkey Island, really wants to make another Monkey Island game. He's pursued the cause quite publicly, writing last year that he'd reached out to rights holders Disney. Despite Gilbert always envisioning the The Secret of Monkey Island as a trilogy, Disney nevertheless displayed no desire to part with the property – though they've licensed it out in the past, most notably to Telltale Games.

SEGA HAS A QUICK FIX FOR TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER CRASHES

http://www.pcgamer.com/sega-has-a-quick-fix-for-total-war-warhammer-crashes/

Total War rages in the Old World, but some players are struggling to feel the heat of battle. Due to launch-day server load, "a few hundred" players are failing to connect, causing a crash. Never fear! Sega is on hand with a quick and dirty fix: set Steam to offline mode. I did say quick and dirty.

Even better news than new info about Polaris GPUs ... 

Here's an article (from Forbes!), explaining it: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/#113866e67b7b

And to balance those news, some rumors about Nvidia

Rumor: a GP102 GeForce Titan and GTX 1080 Ti are in the works

http://techreport.com/news/30174/rumor-a-gp102-geforce-titan-and-gtx-1080-ti-are-in-the-works

Nvidia may have revealed the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 recently, but it's a fair bet the lineup of 10-series graphics cards won't stop with those two models. A new rumor from the prodigious leakers at ChipHell suggests a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and a new GTX Titan are both on the way, along with a GTX 1060 at the lower end of the market. Here's ChipHell's rumored spec table:

If ChipHell's information is in the ballpark, the "big Pascal" for consumer GeForces will be called GP102 (as friend of the site Rys Sommefeldt guessed at in his analysis of the Pascal architecture). Presumably, the new GTX Titan will get a fully-enabled version of this chip, and it could have 3840 stream processors on a 478-mm² die. That's more SPs than Nvidia puts on the GP100 chip that drives the Tesla P100, but it appears a GP102 Titan will maintain the same 1/32 FP64 throughput as the GM200 chip in the Titan X. We're guessing GP102 will omit dedicated FP64 hardware as part of its slimming-down compared to the enormous 610-mm² GP100 die.