Wednesday news, part two:

Redeemer, the top-down brawler about a murderer-turned-monk, will be out in August
http://www.pcgamer.com/redeemer-the-top-down-brawler-about-a-murderer-turned-monk-will-be-out-in-august/
Redeemer is a top-down action game about an elite spy and assassin named Vasily, who after a long and illustrious career manages to escape his corporate overlords just before they turn him into a cyborg murder-machine. He retreats to a secluded monastery and spends 20 years seeking peace, redemption, and an escape from his past.

Hell Let Loose reveal trailer promises 100-player WW2 battles
http://www.pcgamer.com/hell-let-loose-reveal-trailer-promises-100-player-ww2-battles/
Hell Let Loose promises a different sort of take on the resurgent Second World War shooter genre. It's a "platoon-based realistic multiplayer FPS," as developer Black Matter explained, "that draws on elements of the RTS genre," including capture sectors, resources, and off-map strikes. And even though the reveal trailer doesn't actually reveal very much, it looks awfully promising, too.

Destiny 2's roaming supers will leave glowing footprints behind
http://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-roaming-supers-will-leave-glowing-footprints-behind/
Thanks to the the keen eyes of Reddit user HypedUpNinja, we now know that players using roaming supers in Destiny 2’s PvP modes will leave glowing footprints behind them for the duration the ability is active. The neon imprints were spotted during a busy clip from the PvP footage just released by IGN, and you can see blue steps from the Arcstrider Hunter and purple from the Sentinel Titan.

Rainbow Six Siege's loot box system is rolling out today
http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-sieges-loot-box-system-is-rolling-out-today/
If there's one thing a competitive FPS can't lack nowadays, it's loot boxes. Ubisoft announced back in February that Rainbow Six Siege would get its very own twist on the format – dubbed Alpha Packs – and they're rolling out as part of the game's 2.1.1 title update.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds weekly update finally fixes stuttering cargo plane
http://www.pcgamer.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-weekly-update-finally-fixes-stuttering-cargo-plane/
The latest weekly patch for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is live now on the game's test servers, and is due to launch in full tomorrow, July 13.
Focusing on bugs and UI tweaks for the most part, the Week 16 patch has finally fixed the irritating stutter suffered by the pre-fight care package plane. Players can also no longer shoot underwater from submerged vehicles, and are no longer required to press 'F' when opening doors that've been wrecked by red zone and/or player-fired grenade explosions.

Shakedown Hawaii, the Retro City Rampage follow-up, is a satirical swipe at white collar crime
http://www.pcgamer.com/shakedown-hawaii-the-retro-city-rampage-follow-up-is-a-satirical-swipe-at-white-collar-crime/
Shakedown Hawaii, Brian Provinciano's follow-up to the weird and wonderful Retro City Rampage, is coming to PC—and now has a new equally off-the-wall trailer. It's as yet without a hard release date, however its creator has now unloaded loads of new info with regards to what it's all about.

"Intel takes a shot at AMD; says Epyc cpus glued together."

The melt down is real!

http://wccftech.com/intel-replies-amd-naples-hpc-glued-togather-desktop-dies-zen/

You know its fucked when intel uses wccftech as a fucking source:

I came here from this site http://www.pcgamer.com/intel-slide-criticizes-amd-for-using-glued-together-dies-in-epyc-processors/

Intel, what the actual FUCK!!!!

I actually posted a similar thing here about a month or so ago.

The irony is... Intel has glued multiple chips together before, it was especially common during the Core 2 era. They are just being salty.

Mighty words from someone who doesn't even solder his CPUs to the heat spreader^^

We have to admit that all this situation with AMD getting back into competition and how Intel is reacting is very LOL worthy. They're so used to reign supreme that the mere idea of having to actually compete to sell their products is making them going nuts.



Even the rest of the industry, from motherboard makers to even the press, is so used to having to work mostly with just Intel that they're having a hard time working with Intel and AMD at the same time. Here's an article/opinion I read yesterday, after I managed to "fix" the browser that shows it: https://www.bit-tech.net/blogs/the-problems-with-amd-offering-competition/1/

And despite that... Intel CPU's still clock better.

JEMC said: We have to admit that all this situation with AMD getting back into competition and how Intel is reacting is very LOL worthy. They're so used to reign supreme that the mere idea of having to actually compete to sell their products is making them going nuts.

Intel needs to lower it's prices more, they are trying to cling to their profit margins for as long as possible.

Speaking of Intel vs AMD, the latest has shared new info on two of its Threadripper CPUs, the 1950X and the 1920X:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11636/amd-ryzen-threadripper-1920x-1950x-16-cores-4g-turbo-799-999-usd

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-announces-ryzen-threadripper-1920x-and-1950x.html

In the video above we can see the Cinebench results from the two new processors, and Guru3D has compared them to other CPUs

Let's go with Thursday news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Destiny 2 reported to sell 3 million units on the PC in its first 3 months
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/destiny-2-reported-to-sell-3-million-units-on-the-pc-in-its-first-3-months/
SuperData has issued a press release, claiming that by analyzing historical data and their proprietary analytics-based metric system, Destiny 2 will sell 3 million units on the PC in its first 3 months. As such, SuperData expects Destiny 2 to become the best-selling premium PC game since Overwatch.

>>iNathan has made a thread about it.

SOFTWARE

Itch.io updates refund policy following fraudulent game sale scam (Updated)
http://www.pcgamer.com/scammers-are-selling-fraudulent-games-on-itchio/
Itch.io is an indie-focused digital distribution platform, similar to Steam and GOG but much friendlier to developers in some significant ways.
Unfortunately, that approach leaves the door open to a certain amount of abuse, and as reported by Kotaku UK, people have taken advantage of the system by using the service to sell pirated games. One user told the site he'd purchased a copy of Rimworld after being alerted by the isthereanydeal.com website that it was on sale for 75 percent off. But it turned out to be a .RAR archive of the Rimworld folder from Steam. And you will no doubt be shocked to learn that subsequent efforts to contact the seller have gone nowhere.
Update: In the wake of this incident, Itch.io has updated its refund policy, which founder Leaf Corcoran said was "extremely out of date."

EVE: Valkyrie now features a “Ultra Graphics” mode powered by NVIDIA’s VRWorks & GameWorks techs
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/eve-valkyrie-ultra-graphics-mode-nvidia-vrworks-gameworks/
CCP Games has released a new update for EVE: Valkyrie that introduces a new Ultra graphics mode. CCP Games has been working with NVIDIA in order to improve the game’s visuals and this new Ultra setting is powered by NVIDIA’s VRWorks and GameWorks techniques.

>>I'm posting this article here because it's only for Nvidia users as it uses propietary software.

MODS/EMULATORS

Just Cause 3 – Multiplayer mod releases on July 20th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/just-cause-3-multiplayer-mod-releases-on-july-20th/
The team behind the multiplayer mod for Just Cause 3, nanos GbR, has announced that it will be released on July 20th. Just Cause 3 Multiplayer mod is a free fan-created project bringing an explosive and highly-customizable multiplayer to Avalanche’s action sandbox game.

XQEMU is a new working emulator for the first Xbox, already runs commercial games
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/xqemu-is-a-new-working-emulator-for-the-first-xbox-already-runs-commercial-games/
These past few years, we’ve seen promising emulators for Xbox360 and Playstation 3. And while there already is an emulator Playstation 2, we never got our hands on a proper emulator for the original Xbox. However, this is about to change as we have a new player in town.

GAMING NEWS

Free demo for The Surge coming next week
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/free-demo-for-the-surge-coming-next-week/
Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 have announced that a free demo for The Surge will be released next week. The teams did not reveal any additional details, though we believe that this demo to feature the first main mission from it.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will get a FOV slider and a first-person mode
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-fov-slider-first-person-mode/
Bluehole Studio has announced that a FOV slider will be coming to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the next monthly update. Furthermore, Bluehole has been experimenting with a first-person mode, which will also be coming in its next monthly update.

Here is 10 minutes of new gameplay footage from Crackdown 3
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-is-10-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-from-crackdown-3/
YouTube’s ‘theRadBrad’ has shared a new video, showing 10 minutes of gameplay footage from Crackdown 3. This gameplay footage is from the game’s single-player mode, so don’t expect any extensive destruction set-pieces. As Microsoft has already stated, only the game’s MP mode will feature enhanced destructibility that will take advantage of the cloud.

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has been delayed to January 19th
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/ni-no-kuni-ii-revenant-kingdom-delay-january-19/
Bandai Namco has just announced that Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom has been delayed to January 19th. According to the game’s director, Akihiro Hino, the development team needs more time in order to deliver the full Ni no Kuni II experience to its fans.

>>You can share your anger and/or disappointment at the thread that V-r0cK has made about it.

Total War: WARHAMMER 2 – Dark Elves In-Engine Trailer
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/total-war-warhammer-2-dark-elves-in-engine-trailer/
SEGA and Creative Assembly have released a new in-engine trailer for Total War: WARHAMMER 2, dedicated to its Dark Elves race. In Total War: WARHAMMER 2, players will struggle for dominion over the ailing Great Vortex that has swirled for millennia above the elven homeland of Ulthuan.

Two Worlds 2: Call of the Tenebrae is now available as a standalone title
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/two-worlds-2-call-of-the-tenebrae-is-now-available-as-a-standalone-title/
TopWare Interactive and Reality Pump to announced a standalone version of Two Worlds 2: Call of the Tenebrae. TopWare and Reality Pump decided to release Call of the Tenebrae as a stand alone to give newcomers the chance to jump right into this one of a kind adventure. And as you’d expect, owners of Two Worlds 2 will be able to purchase it as a DLC.

Thursday news, part two:

Inside-a-like puzzle platformer Black The Fall is out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/inside-a-like-puzzle-platformer-black-the-fall-is-out-now/
Following in the footsteps of Children of Zodiarcs, Black The Fall is the latest Square Enix Collective game that's also the debut venture of the Bucharest-based Sand Sailor Studio. Said to reflect the team and their families' "first-hand experiences", the sombre puzzle platformer aims to "capture the feeling of what it was like to live in the communist state."

Sniper Elite 4: Deathstorm DLC concludes next week with 'Obliteration'
http://www.pcgamer.com/sniper-elite-4-deathstorm-dlc-concludes-next-week-with-obliteration/
Deathstorm – Obliteration is quite possibly the most perfectly distilled videogame title of all time. It's the sort of thing that demands to be written in all-caps, each and every time it's mentioned. (Alas, my editors demand otherwise, so that's that.) It is also the third and final chapter in the Sniper Elite 4 DLC campaign that debuted in March, which developer Rebellion announced today will be out on July 18. It will mark the conclusion of elite sniper Karl Fairburne's mission to foil the latest diabolical Nazi plot, and also adds new multiplayer characters, maps, and an "Authentic Plus" difficulty level.

Citadel: Forged With Fire is a 'wizarding sandbox RPG' from the makers of Slender
http://www.pcgamer.com/citadel-forged-with-fire-is-a-wizarding-sandbox-rpg-from-the-makers-of-slender/
Blue Isle Studios, the developer of Slender: The Arrival and Valley, has announced that it's working on a new project of a considerably broader scope called Citadel: Forged With Fire. The new game is "a massive online sandbox RPG rife with spellcasting, building, exploring and crafting," the studio said, and it's actually just a couple of weeks away from an Early Access debut on Steam.

Details on Destiny 2’s Sentinel Titan suggest it might be the most versatile class
http://www.pcgamer.com/details-on-destiny-2s-sentinel-titan-suggest-it-might-be-the-most-versatile-class/
As detailed in another video from IGN’s month of Destiny 2 reveals, the new Sentinel Titan subclass just might be the series’ most versatile yet. Their super ability grants a Void-infused shield which can be used to deflect attacks, as a melee basher, and tossed Captain America-style where it’ll pinball between a group of enemies.

Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates is an isometric RPG in a flooded 1910s New York
http://www.pcgamer.com/empyre-lords-of-the-sea-gates-is-an-isometric-rpg-in-a-flooded-1910s-new-york/
Empyre: Lords of the Sea Gates, announced today by developer Coin Operated Games, is an isometric RPG that puts a "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" twist on an early 20th century "neo-Victorian" New York City. In this alt-history timeline, the oceans have risen and the city is flooded—but none of the water is any good for drinking. It thus falls to you, the hero, to embark upon a quest to find a fresh water supply, picking up companions and putting down foes along the way.

Hitman's final Season 1 Elusive Target lands tomorrow
http://www.pcgamer.com/hitmans-final-season-1-elusive-target-lands-tomorrow/
After outlining its monthly road map last week, Hitman has confirmed its 26th and final Season One Elusive Target. Starting tomorrow at 1pm BST/5am PST, the target will feature in game's Marrakesh level for ten days.

Roadhog changes reflect 'defensive not offensive capabilities,' says Overwatch lead designer
http://www.pcgamer.com/roadhog-changes-reflect-defensive-not-offensive-capabilities-says-overwatch-lead-designer/
Roadhog's Chain Hook ability has been the subject of much discussion among Overwatchers, following February's PTR patch which reduced its power.
When game director Jeff Kaplan suggested he's "not entirely satisfied with where [Roadhog] is at right now" last week, some players worried a buff was in store—however it seems tweaks to the 'one-man apocalypse' are tied to his defensive spectrum.