The news, part 2:

BLIZZARD TEASES A NEW OVERWATCH CHARACTER WITH A UNIQUE "BIOTIC RIFLE"

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-teases-a-new-overwatch-character-with-a-unique-biotic-rifle/

Blizzard has tweeted a “confidential” image of a “prototype biotic rifle” that, according to notes provided by designer Torbjörn Lindholm, is intended only to be used for healing. But Angela Ziegler, otherwise known as Mercy—the Overwatch team's foremost healer—believes it could very easily be put to more nefarious purposes.

TEAM FORTRESS 2 GETTING COMPETITIVE MODE AND MATCHMAKING IN "MEET YOUR MATCH" UPDATE

http://www.pcgamer.com/team-fortress-2-getting-competitive-mode-and-matchmaking-in-meet-your-match-update/

Team Fortress 2 was released nine years ago (wow, right?) and today Valve announced that the upcoming Meet Your Match update will finally bring the long-awaited matchmaking and a full-on Competitive Mode to the game.

OVERWATCH SEASON TWO WILL REMOVE SUDDEN DEATH IN FAVOUR OF TIES

http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-rep-confirms-no-more-overwatch-sudden-death-plays-in-season-two/

Late last month, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan confirmed that Blizzard would re-assess the competitive mode's coin flip and Sudden Death mechanic, following widespread claims that it is unfair. At that time it wasn't clear when that would happen, but in an interview with PC Gamer's Steven Messner to publish later this week, the game's principle designer Scott Mercer confirmed that Sudden Death would be removed in season two.

GET TRIALS OF THE BLOOD DRAGON FREE FOR MASTERING THE DEMO

http://www.pcgamer.com/get-trials-of-the-blood-dragon-free-for-mastering-the-demo/

If you're keen to try Trials of the Blood Dragon but have yet to bite the bullet, you'd be well advised to wait until July 22. On that day, players who download the demo and complete it in 15 or less turns will be gifted the whole game, free of charge.

EVOLVE GOES FREE-TO-PLAY, BETA STARTS TOMORROW

http://www.pcgamer.com/evolve-goes-free-to-play-beta-starts-tomorrow/

Following the appearance of a mysterious counter on the Evolve website this week, and the game's removal from Steam, many speculated that the game was about to go free-to-play. Well, it turns out those speculations were correct, because studio Turtle Rock has confirmed as much in its official forums.

EVOLVE STAGE 2 DETAILS REVEALED

http://www.pcgamer.com/evolve-stage-2-details-revealed/

I suppose it's fitting that Evolve should be the game to shed its skin and re-emerge glistening as a free-to-play game. 'Stage 2' as it has been dubbed goes live in beta form today. As well as the missing price tag, returning players can expect a massive overhaul.

>>Basil has a thread about Evolve's changes: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=218285

GET THE ORIGINAL SPLINTER CELL FREE AS PART OF UBISOFT'S ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

http://www.pcgamer.com/get-the-original-splinter-cell-free-as-part-of-ubisofts-anniversary-celebrations/

Ubisoft is turning 30, and though it's customary to receive presents on one's birthday, Ubi has decided to give things away. Each month, all year, a game from the back catalogue will be up for grabs. From July 13th, we'll be looking down the iconic green visor of Sam Fisher in the original Splinter Cell.

What an awful day...

What happened?

Mine was less bad than as of late.

It's my friends kept asking me same question over and over and over again. "Hey Quake, did you finish your new build? And how is it?" then i was like not yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet... i just want the GPU & that's it, then they started argue about AMD & Nvidia PCI-E issues.

Impatient fellows. They can be annoying.

Surprise them assembling a Cyrix 6x86-based system!   

The news! And its friday woo-hoo!

1-Drivers

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 is now available, fixes RX 480’s power issue

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-radeon-software-crimson-edition-16-7-1-now-available-fixes-rx-480s-power-issue/

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 improves the Radeon RX 480’s power distribution, lowering the current drawn from the PCIe bus. In addition, this driver brings performance improvements for the Polaris architecture that yield performance uplifts in popular game titles of up to 3%.

>>Get them from here.

2-Gaming News

NEW FIFA 17 TRAILER SHOWS OFF IMPROVED SET-PIECES

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-fifa-17-trailer-shows-off-improved-set-pieces/

EA Sports has released a new trailer for FIFA 17, showcasing the new and improved set-pieces. EA Sports has enhanced Free Kicks, Penalties, Throw-Ins, and Corners, thus giving players more freedom than before. FIFA 17 will be powered by Frostbite 3 Engine and will be released on September 29th.

RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER – NEW PATCH ADDS DX12 MULTI-GPU & ASYNC COMPUTE SUPPORT

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rise-tomb-raider-new-patch-adds-dx12-multi-gpu-async-compute-support/

Crystal Dynamics has released a new update for the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider that adds DX12 multi-GPU support, as well as utilization of DirectX 12 Asynchronous Compute, on AMD GCN 1.1 GPUs and NVIDIA Pascal-based GPUs, for improved GPU performance. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.

TEAM FORTRESS 2 – MATCHMAKING & COMPETITIVE MODE ARE NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/team-fortress-2-matchmaking-competitive-mode-now-available/

Fun fact: Valve promised that Team Fortress 2 would be receiving matchmaking functionalities a year ago. Well, it appears that it took the company a while but finally; Team Fortress 2 now features proper matchmaking mechanics. Valve released a new update for Team Fortress 2 that not only adds matchmaking, but also a Competitive mode.

PLAYDEAD’S INSIDE IS THE FIRST INDIE GAME PROTECTED BY DENUVO

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/playdeads-inside-first-indie-game-protected-denuvo-pricing-tiers-possibly-revealed/

Playdead’s 2D puzzle platformer, Inside, has just been released on the PC and from the looks of it, the game is protected by Denuvo’s anti-tamper tech. Denuvo is a tech that has successfully protected a lot of games from being cracked/pirated, and Inside is the first indie game that is protected by Denuvo.

EVOLVE’S PLAYERBASE HAS INCREASED BY 6733% SINCE GOING FREE-TO-PLAY

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/evolves-playerbase-increased-6733-since-going-free-play/

Yesterday, Turtle Rock Studios announced that Evolve would be going free-to-play and released its free beta version on Steam. And surprise surprise; its fanbase has increased by 6733%.

>>Hard to judge with only one day, but it's a good start.

Part 2:

OVERWATCH SUDDEN DEATH DURATIONS TWEAKED IN LATEST UPDATE

http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-sudden-death-durations-tweaked-in-latest-update/

Blizzard has rolled out a new Overwatch patch that changes Sudden Death durations on nearly all maps and makes changes to Competitive Mode to ensure that players aren't improperly penalized for leaving a match if they rejoin it before it ends.

LAWBREAKERS ALPHA TESTING RESUMES THIS WEEKEND WITH A NEW MAP

http://www.pcgamer.com/lawbreakers-alpha-testing-resumes-this-weekend-with-a-new-map/

The online team-based FPS LawBreakers will undergo another round of alpha testing this weekend, from 9 am to 9 pm PT on July 9 and 10. The test will be limited to North American and European servers this time around, and will once again feature the Overcharge game mode, with four roles (eight characters) doing battle on the new Santa Monica Promenade map.

ELITE DANGEROUS: ARENA IS FREE FOR THE WEEKEND

http://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-arena-is-free-for-the-weekend/

Elite Dangerous: Arena, the stand-alone Close Quarter Combat mode of the space trucking sim Elite Dangerous, is currently free for the taking and will remain so until 1 pm ET on July 11. And if you grab it at any time during the freebie weekend, you can keep it forever.

NO MAN'S SKY HAS GONE GOLD

http://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-has-gone-gold/

Developer Hello Games has been teasing something on the No Man's Sky Twitter feed over the past few days, and today the secret was finally revealed: After four years of development, the game has officially gone gold.

>>Check out AbbathTheGrim's thread about this news: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=218309

GTA ONLINE IS GETTING A TRACKMANIA-ESQUE STUNT RACING MODE

http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-is-getting-a-trackmania-esque-stunt-racing-mode/

Since it released last year, players have managed to pull off all manner of ridiculous stunts in GTA 5, and they've not needed much encouragement either. Now Rockstar is giving us some active encouragement, because soon 'Cunning Stunts' will join GTA Online's growing roster of game modes.

NEW OVERWATCH HERO WILL BE REVEALED THIS MONTH

http://www.pcgamer.com/new-overwatch-hero-will-be-revealed-this-month/

We've known that references to future Overwatch heroes are hidden in its maps since it launched. Blizzard has also been teasing something on the Overwatch Twitter account for a few days. Now it's all but certain that a new hero will be revealed at or before San Diego Comic-Con, July 21.

That's it for the week. Have a fun and gaming weekend.

^Thanks.

I like the lack of comments. Sometimes in some of those let's play videos I wish whoever made it would shut up because they can be really annoying (and some of them love to hear their voice).