It seems like it's been a while since we've had a free game from GOG, I wonder when the next one will be.

When they have their next big sale. They always give one or two games during them.

I'm going to purchase that motherboard ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming since my Gigabyte lacks of overclocking tool for my Ryzen 2400g, and then i'm going to hold it until Zen 3 & next gen GPU out.

Good. AMD needs to return to it's small-die strategy.
Big and hot clearly hasn't worked for them since they deviated from Terascale.

In some of the Enthusiast circles there is whispers AMD is taking a thread-ripper approach by using "fabric" to stitch smaller, high-yielding, cheaper-to-manufacture chips together.
But Navi/Next Gen are also behind schedule apparently, so who knows what will happen at this point.

Keep all your funds/income stream in a secondary account and transfer the cash on a needs-by-needs basis.
Thus if someone steals your card details, they won't be able to spend any of your money anyway.

It's not overtly difficult to contact payment portals these days either and get transactions reversed if your details have been leaked, in-fact my bank will do it on my behalf for free.

I do understand your trepidation though.

That sounds time consuming. Haha

https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Samsung-Completes-Development-7nm-Process-Technology

Could this be it ? Intel losing their process technology by the by the end of this year ? (would be a massive revelation that the first 7nm product is also produced with EUV) 

Agreed.

If they manage to do that, they could design their products around, say, a 18-20 CU unit, and then scale it up to separate the different lines.

I oce had a wallet card from my bank that I used to buy online. I filled it with 20 or 50 € and even got a message everytime I used it to kept track of my purchases, until there was not enough money and had to be refilled it again. I used it for a couple of years and I was very happy with it. Sadly, they changed the ToS and the new refill and maintenance costs were simply too much to make it worth it, so I cancelled it.

I've an eye on another of those cards from the postal service, that has no maintenance costs.

And going to a bank office is not that much time consuming for me. I live near several of them and it doesn't even take me 5 min to get to any of them and, as long as you don't go on a Monday, there isn't many people waiting on the line either.

Good news, but for now it's only for smartphones tech. It will take a while before they can use it for something as demanding as a GPU.

Still, tech keep moving forward, which is good for us.

Samsung and TSMC's 7 nm nodes are basically the same as Intel's 10 nm IIRC, with a small advantage in density but that has been for every of their equivalent process nodes for ages now, that assuming of course Samsung and TSMC haven't done any more compromises compared to what was originally planned for these nodes (which often does happen). The main difference being that Intel's designs are still more scalable and cheaper to produce nevertheless.

Will it be cheaper? Because, you know, after so many delays and unexpected problems, the end result could end being more expensive than originally thought.

Let's start the news of this week:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

Steam's Top 10

1. PUBG
2. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands
3. Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition
4. Far Cry 5
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
6. Divinity Original Sin 2
7. Rocket League
8. Warhammer Vermintide 2
9. Assasin’s Creed Origins
10. Maelstrom

GOG is discounting more than 150 of its most wishlisted games until April 23rd
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/gog-is-discounting-more-than-150-of-its-most-wishlisted-games-until-april-23rd/
GOG has launched a sale on over 150 of its most wishlisted games. From today and until April 23rd, PC gamers can find games such as The Witcher 3, Divinity Original Sin 2, Freespace 2, Grim Dawn, Planescape Torment and more at great discounts.

>>That's the result of talking about GOG so much these last weeks. Congrats to Quake, Chazore and fatslob. Also, because of the sale, there are no weekly nor daily deals.

On Steam, the daily deal is HELLDIVERS, 50% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/HELLDIVERS/

At Fanatical, there are a series of sales:

• There is a LEGO MARVEL's Avengers Collection, that ends in 2 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/lego-marvels-avengers-collection
• There is a Deep Silver sale. Games like Metro, Saints Row, Dead Island, Rysen or Sacred are for sale this whole week: https://www.fanatical.com/en/publishers/deep-silver
• Also, if you use the code SUPER6, you get an extra 6% discount (it doesn't work with every game/bundle).

SOFTWARE

Denuvo causes framerate/performance issues in Tekken 7 according to Katsuhiro Harada, fix coming soon
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/denuvo-causes-framerate-issues-in-tekken-7-according-to-katsuhiro-harada-fix-coming-soon/
As Katsuhiro Harada claimed, the PC version of Tekken 7 currently suffers from a performance issue that is caused by the anti-tamper tech. This issue occurs when players use some moves and hit their opponents, like Akuma’s “Shakunetsu Hadouken”. Do note that this issue was introduced in the latest version as pretty much all previous versions worked perfectly fine.

>>Thanks, Denuvo!

MODS/EMULATORS

The Nintendo Switch emulator, RyujiNX, can already run some games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-nintendo-switch-emulator-ryujinx-can-already-run-some-games/
Earlier this month, we informed you about a very promising Nintendo Switch emulator, the RyujiNX. RyujiNX is a Nintendo Switch Emulator programmed in C#, aiming to offer good performance, a friendly interface, and consistent builds. And while last week the emulator could only boot some games, this week we have some videos showing it running and going in-game in two titles.
These two titles that currently run on RyujiNX are The Binding Of isaac and Cave Story+. As you will see, both of these games are unplayable due to the awful performance.

>>This emulator is going very fast.

God of War 3, The Last of Us, Army of Two, Skate 2 and more showcased running on the PC via RPCS3
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/god-of-war-3-the-last-of-us-army-of-two-skate-2-and-more-showcased-running-on-the-pc-via-rpcs3/
The team behind the best Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, has shared a new video showing some major graphical improvements that has implemented in the latest version of the emulator. As such, the team showed God of War 3, The Last of Us, Army of Two, Skate 2 and more games running on the emulator.

There is a Resident Evil 2 remake mod for Dying Light that you can download right now
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/there-is-a-resident-evil-2-remake-mod-for-dying-light-that-you-can-download-right-now/
While Capcom has not revealed any new details about its official Resident Evil 2 remake, fans of the franchise can get their RE dose by downloading a Resident Evil 2 fan-made remake/mod for Techland’s Dying Light.
This custom map was originally released in October 2017, however modder ‘Calamar’ has recently released a new version of it that you can download from here.

Unofficial Fallout: New Vegas prequel, Fallout: New California, gets a brand new 4K trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/unofficial-fallout-new-vega-prequel-fallout-new-california-gets-a-brand-new-trailer/
LucianHector has shared a new 4K trailer for the Fallout: New California; a prequel mod for Fallout New Vegas. This mod promises to feature hours of new gameplay and a fully voiced stand alone campaign, and will be released soon on NexusMods.

Here are 8 minutes of gameplay footage from the best Zelda Ocarina of Time fan remake in Unreal Engine 4
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-8-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-best-zelda-ocarina-of-time-fan-remake-in-unreal-engine-4/
CryZENx has shared a new video, showing 8 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from his The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake in Unreal Engine 4. This new footage is absolutely gorgeous, so make sure to watch it if you are Zelda fans.

Rain down asteroids and control gravity with this cheat-enabling Surviving Mars mod
https://www.pcgamer.com/rain-down-asteroids-and-distort-gravity-with-this-cheat-enabling-surviving-mars-mod/
Solid city builder Surviving Mars didn't ship with console commands, but thanks to one modder you can add any cheats you want in just a few clicks. Want to quickly erect three residential domes in a cluster and then rain asteroids down on them? That's an option. Want to remove all negative traits from your colonists to create a perfect oasis filled with hard-working, charming spacefarers? Yup, you can do that to.
Grab the mod, called Expanded Cheat Menu, here. All you have to do is download a folder and place it in your game files, then enable the mod with the in-game mod manager. You can then use a number of different keyboard shortcut—detailed in the previous link—to open the cheat menu, the console, or an editor mode.

GAMING NEWS

Terraria: Otherworld has been cancelled
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/terraria-otherworld-has-been-cancelled/
Re-Logic has announced that the open world/sandbox arena game based on Terraria, Terraria: Otherworld, has been cancelled. The game was cancelled because it remains equal parts far from Re-Logic’s vision and beyond behind schedule from its initial planning.

A new BioShock is currently under development
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/a-new-bioshock-is-currently-under-development/
Kotaku has revealed that a new BioShock game is under development. While the big publication did not reveal any additional details, it did reveal that some of the members from the development team have worked in Mafia 3.

Shenmue 1 & 2 are officially coming to the PC in 2018
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/shenmue-1-2-are-officially-coming-to-the-pc-in-2018/
SEGA has just announced that the first Shenmue games, Shenmue 1 and 2, will be officially coming to the PC in 2018 in one package. According to the publisher, both games will feature Japanese and English voice overs, the choice of classic or modern controls and more.

Defector is a new spy thriller VR game from Oculus
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/defector-is-a-new-spy-thriller-vr-game-from-oculus/
Oculus has announced a new major VR game for its headset, Defector. In Defector, players assume the role of a spy who must outmaneuver a global crime syndicate, shoot bad guys, engage in fist fights, and pull off some stunts (like driving a car out of the cargo bay of a flying airplane).

Agony slightly censored to avoid an “Adults Only” rating, PC version will have a patch to remove censorship
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/agony-slightly-censored-to-avoid-an-adults-only-rating-pc-version-will-have-a-patch-to-remove-censorship/
Madmind Studio has announced that its upcoming first-person survival horror game, Agony, has been slightly censored in order to get an “Mature” instead of an “Adults Only” rating. And while the team did not reveal the full lists of the things that were censored, it reassured fans that none of the elements players have seen in Agony’s promotional materials (gameplay, trailers, screenshots, GIFs) have been censored.

Knights of Light is a new third-person action adventure game, supports NVIDIA’s VGXI, gets pre-alpha trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/knights-of-light-is-a-new-third-person-action-adventure-game-supports-nvidias-vgxi-gets-pre-alpha-trailer/
Rumbling Games Studio is working on a new open world third-person action adventure game that is set during the medieval era, called Knights of Light. The game takes place during the battles between the Sasanian Empire and Arab forces and its main character will be based on a historical figure.

New screenshots released for Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-screenshots-released-for-naruto-to-boruto-shinobi-striker/
Bandai Namco has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming Naruto game, Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker. Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker is new action game that enables players to compete online in 4 vs. 4 matches against other teams, with all eight ninjas fighting simultaneously to become elite ninja masters.