We'll have to wait and see If the improvements were mostly on the game code, or AMD also found something else on their drivers part. In any case, I doubt we'll see improvements in "old" games.

What AMD should do, is try to find a way to extrapolate the improvements in the AoS engine and give them to Epic and Unity, so they can put them in their engines, a well as every game developer.

It will take time either way.
But it does mean that games in future won't all have shit performance on Ryzen, so that's a good thing, it's older games that go unpatched that is the real kicker.

Them Ryzen gains



Looking forward to what Ryzen 5 can do with said optimization. I do hope AMD keep at it and optimize for older titles in the future.

I haven't seen it mentioned yet but Steam is currently doing a sale of Japanese games!
All of the Neptunia games are heavily reduced so I did the only correct thing. I bought the complete package of 100% Orange Juice!

It comes with a Japanese language option so I can polish my Japanese a bit while having fun :)

100% Orange Juice? There are some games with really strange names out there...

And talking of sales, the Humble Store is having a weekend sale featuring Ubisoft: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/ubisoft-weekend

Well, well, well. It turns out that Ryzen hasn't only improved in Ashes of the Singularity, there's another game that has been updated to improve its Ryzen performance: DOTA 2.

Tech Power Up has an article listing the improvements in an upcoming AMD BIOS update, https://www.techpowerup.com/231997/amd-community-update-bios-updates-patches-performance-improvements, and they mention that DOTA recieved a patch on March 20th that improves the min. fps by a lot

Ryzen be rising from the ashes

It's finally here, yes, it's Friday!

1-Mods

• Resident Evil 4 HD Project – Castle Texture Pack is now available to download (video inside) http://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-4-hd-project-castle-texture-pack-is-now-available-to-download/

2-Gaming News

HERE IS THE OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE TELLTALE SERIES
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-the-official-trailer-for-marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-telltale-series/
Telltale Games has released the official trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series. In Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power and each of them has a reason to desire this relic, as does a ruthless enemy who is the last of her kind, and who will stop at nothing to tear it from their hands. The first episode releases on April 18th.

>>There is a thread about this, and it's made by Shikamo.

DESTINY 2 RELEASES ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED FOR THE PC, GETS DEBUT TRAILER
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2-releases-on-september-8th-officially-confirmed-for-the-pc-gets-debut-trailer/
Activision has released the debut trailer for Destiny 2, revealing the game’s release date. Destiny 2 will be coming out on September 8th, and will be available on the PC platform.

HTC IS INTRODUCING ADS INSIDE VIVE AND WILL TRACK WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING
http://www.pcgamer.com/htc-is-introducing-ads-inside-vive-and-will-track-when-youre-looking/
As interest in VR continues to grow, it was only a matter of time before the topic of in-game advertising came up. HTC is tackling it head-on in way, so to speak, with a unique twist—the company's new "VR Ad Service" knows when you're looking at ads.

>>Apparently, this will only happen when using HTC's digital platform, but not on Steam.

CYBERPUNK 2077 IS IN FULL PRODUCTION & IN ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT STAGE, NEW THE WITCHER GAME HINTED
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/cyberpunk-2077-is-in-full-production-in-advanced-development-stage-new-the-witcher-game-hinted/
During its investor’s conference, CD Projekt RED revealed some new information about its new Cyberpunk game, Cyberpunk 2077. According to the company, Cyberpunk 2077 is in full development mode and there are over 300 people working.

WATCH 20 MINUTES OF NEW GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE FROM PIRANHA BYTES’ LATEST ACTION RPG, ELEX
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/watch-20-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-piranha-bytes-latest-action-rpg-elex/
Piranha Bytes showcased the latest build of its upcoming action RPG, ELEX, at the PC Gamer Weekender Studio, and below you can find a video showing 20 minutes of new gameplay footage. ELEX is set against the backdrop of a brand new post-apocalyptic science fantasy universe that immerses players in a vast, seamless game world full of interesting characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and of course, some thrilling action. The game is currently planned for a 2017 release.

NEW QUAKE CHAMPIONS TRAILER SHOWS THE ANARKI CHAMPION
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-quake-champions-trailer-shows-the-anarki-champion/
Bethesda has released a new trailer for Quake Wars, focusing on the Anarki champion. Anarki can use his hoverboard in air so he can avoid missiles and other projectiles, and has the ability to recover health (via injections).

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED – FIRST DETAILS & SCREENSHOTS
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/total-war-warhammer-ii-has-been-officially-announced-first-details-screenshots/
SEGA today announced the next game in the best-selling Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy. Total War: WARHAMMER II will be the second release in an ongoing partnership between globally-acclaimed developer Creative Assembly and Games Workshop.

And here's part two of the news:

FUNCOM WILL PAY PLAYERS UP TO $500 FOR REPORTING EXPLOITS IN CONAN EXILES
http://www.pcgamer.com/funcom-will-pay-players-up-to-500-for-reporting-exploits-in-conan-exiles/
Similar to Ark: Survival Evolved's bounty program, Funcom has introduced a cash-powered vehicle for tracking down exploits in their Early Access survival game, Conan Exiles. It was announced last week, but now we've got the details: players reporting major exploits can earn between $100 and $500 dollars (paid via PayPal).

PALMER LUCKEY IS LEAVING OCULUS
http://www.pcgamer.com/palmer-luckey-is-leaving-oculus/
Oculus VR co-founder Palmer Luckey, who landed in hot water in 2016 over his support for the pro-Trump "shitposting" group Nimble America, has left the company. According to UploadVR, his last day with Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook in 2013 for a staggering $2 billion, will be tomorrow.

>>That tomorrow is today, the last day of March.

NEW PREY TRAILER HIGHLIGHTS THE BENEFITS OF STABBING YOURSELF IN THE EYE
http://www.pcgamer.com/new-prey-trailer-highlights-the-benefits-of-stabbing-yourself-in-the-eye/
The new "Neuromod Research Division" trailer for Prey may be the first one I've seen that's distinctly more reminiscent of BioShock than System Shock 2. Neuromods, by all appearances, are basically Plasmids: You pump the juice into your system, and you get a superpower as a result. There is one fairly significant difference, though. Plasmids get injected into your arm; Neuromods go into your eye.

HOW TO FIND THE HIDDEN BOSS IN DARK SOULS 3: THE RINGED CITY
http://www.pcgamer.com/dark-souls-ringed-city-hidden-boss-location/
Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City is a much bigger expansion than Ashes of Ariandel, and it has a few surprises up its billowing sleeves that you might struggle to find. One of those is a hidden boss who'd be better off staying hidden, if you ask me. My pride as a Dark Souls expert is gone at this point. It’s definitely one of the harder fights in the game.

'I'VE TRIED TO MAKE THIS GAME THREE TIMES, I'VE SPENT MILLIONS CHASING IT,' SAYS DAYZ CREATOR OF STATIONEERS
http://www.pcgamer.com/ive-tried-to-make-this-game-three-times-ive-spent-millions-chasing-it-says-dayz-creator-dean-hall-of-stationeers/
At yesterday's EGX Rezzed conference in London, DayZ creator Dean Hall revealed his latest game, Stationeers—a space station construction and management sim. It's now got a new trailer, featured below, and Hall has now shed some light on what it's about courtesy of an impromptu Reddit AMA.

FOOTBALLER DIEGO MARADONA PLANS LEGAL ACTION OVER PES 2017 LIKENESS
http://www.pcgamer.com/footballer-diego-maradona-plans-legal-action-over-pes-2017-likeness/
Renowned world cup-winning footballer Diego Maradona plans to take "appropriate legal action" against Konami for using his likeness without permission in Pro Evolution Soccer 2017.

And those are all the news I had to post. Now, the GOG & Steam weekend deals:

+GOG

• The first of the 3 running sales on GOG is a special about... Adventure Games! Expect lots of TellTale, DoubleFine (LucasArts remasters) or Revolution Software (Broken Sword) games, among others: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170328_special_sale_adventure_games
• Next up is the First Person Adventure games. Which games can you find here? Well, follow the link and you'll know: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170327_special_sale_first_person_adventure_games
• And finally, the weekly sale. There's quite a few games on sale (oddly enough, some of them are adventure games, but they aren't listed on the previous two sales), so check them out: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170327_weekly_sale

+Steam

• Well, the first sale worth mentioning is the one vivster mentioned earlier in the thread, the anime sale: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/anime-weekend-sale/
• Next is Osiris: New Dawn, and early access title that you can ourchase with a 20% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/402710/
• Finally (at least for now, more games will go on sale soon), there's Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, that can be yours 60% cheaper than usual: http://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/

And with that, we've reached the end. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

I need this in my life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axNF-9suIOA