Yea but I am hoping that since Halo is their flagship, it will be different loll.

vivster said: Captain_Yuri said: There's probably the specs for the 3080ti somewhere in there.

So, GeForce 256 DDR speed? I expected a bit more, to be frank...

i would want to play that goldeneye game just to see how fast shit would go if you would go all mad with double grenade launchers and rockets

^So we've finally found your true nature:

By the way, there's a new, and crazy, rumor about Nvidia's Ampere:

Rumour indicates NVIDIA might be BIOS locking RTX 3080 memory bus forcing 12GB to 10 GB

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/rumour-indicates-that-nvidia-might-be-bios-locking-the-memory-bus-forcing-12gb-to-10-gb-on-rtx-3080.html

Not a day goes by without some rumour on team green or red. Today a new rumour indicates that NVIDIA might be software locking the 384-bit memory bus for 12GB to 320-bits wide and thus 10 GB for the GeForce RTX 3080. NVIDIA would want to wait and see what big RDNA2 aka Big Navi would bring and likes to keep some options open.

The rumour (and I cannot state this often enough, rumour) is that NVIDIA would be applying a 'software lock' slash BIOS lock for GeForce RTX 3080 that would get 12GB VRAM on a 384-bit memory bus. The lock enforced would make the card configured at 10GB VRAM on a 320-bit bus. So if they need extra perf or VRAM, NVIDIA can inlock that at the last moment. If not required, the bill of materials, later on, can be changed, which makes the product cheaper to fab (less memory ICs). The rumours originate from Youtuber Moore's Law, as to the validity of the claims (or guesswork), we can't say a thing, as we just don't know.

If there is any truth to the story and NVIDIA would stick to a 10GB activated model, I predict there will be a lot of custom BIOSes floating around for the early batches holding all memory chips ;)

Apply massive amounts of salt.

NVidia and their memory shenanigans. Some things never change...

It's still a rumor, nothing more than that.

And it's not like AMD has also done some weird things with their cards. Remember the 5600XT BIOS launched just after release that increased its performance and the troubles it caused?

The Wednesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Horizon Zero Dawn has sold between 200K-500K copies on PC, 35% from PS4 double dippers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-zero-dawn-has-sold-between-200k-500k-copies-on-pc-35-from-ps4-double-dippers/
Horizon Zero Dawn came out on the PC four days ago and according to Steamspy, it has sold between 200K-500K units. Moreover, Playtracker states that 35% of its owners on Steam have already played the game on PS4/PS4 Pro.
According to those that have access to specific Steamspy data, the game may have sold closer to 500K (426k to be exact). However, and as we’ve already said, Steamspy does not offer 100% accurate results. As such, it makes more sense to consider the lower value of its estimated results. Additionally, and if it did sell 426K, it will soon be listed as a game that has 500K-1 million sales).

GOG has two novelties:

• The new Midweek Sale is full of 2D games up to 80% off: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200812_midweek_sale
• And Godhood goes out of development with its 1.0 update and, in order to celebrate it, it will be 20% off until August 18: h https://www.gog.com/game/godhood

Steam has five new deals:

• The Tiny Teams Festival Sale is full of games developed by small studios and will last until tomorrow: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tinyteamsfestival
• Coinciding with the release of its latest "content pack", Imperator: Rome is 50% off until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/859580/Imperator_Rome/
• The free to play title Realm of the Mad God Exalt has its DLCs between 50 and 70% off until August 14: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/RotMG_Exalt
• The Battlefield franchise is between 63 and 80% off until Friday: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/battlefield/
• And Dead Cells will be 40% off until August 24: https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/

Fanatical's new Star Deal is Frostpunk, 70% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/frostpunk

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

Steam Game Festival is returning for the fall
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-game-festival-is-returning-for-the-fall/
The Steam Game Festival debuted in December 2019 in conjunction with The Game Awards, with time-limited demos for 13 upcoming games. A spring edition followed in March, to help make up for the loss of GDC, with a longer time-frame—five days instead of 48 hours—and demos for 40 games. The a week-long Summer Game Festival dropped 900 demos in our lap and, well, we did our best.
And it's coming back again: Geoff Keighley, who knows about these sorts of things, said on Twitter today that the Steam Game Festival: Autum Edition will give us even more game demos in October.

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

You can now play as Wario in the Super Mario 64 PC native DX12 game
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/you-can-now-play-as-wario-in-the-super-mario-64-pc-native-dx12-game/
SM64 SGI Project has released a brand new version of Render96 HD Model Pack for Super Mario 64 that adds a Wario 3D model. This Wario mod is basically a character swap mod for Luigi, and by replacing it PC gamers can play Super Mario 64 with Mario’s evil twin, Wario.
Since this is a simple character swap mod, Wario has the same voice with Mario. Moreover, the game’s NPCs refer to him as Mario during the cut-scenes. Still, it’s a cool mod that a lot of Super Mario 64 fans will find interesting.
Alongside the Wario model, Render96 HD Model Pack v1.4 adds doors and a HD Bowser fight 1 arena. It also updates a number of textures. You can download Render96 HD Model Pack v1.4 from here.
Furthermore, a new mod came out that brings Mario’s moveset from Super Mario Odyssey to Super Mario 64. By using this mod, players can experience Super Mario 64 in a completely different way. Therefore, we highly recommend downloading it.

GAMING NEWS

3D Realms will reveal a new dark-fantasy FPS on September 5th during Realms Deep 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/3d-realms-will-reveal-a-new-dark-fantasy-fps-on-september-5th/
3D Realms has announced that it will reveal a new dark-fantasy FPS during its upcoming Realms Deep 2020 event. Realms Deep 2020 will be an online festival, celebrating old-school and retro First Person Shooters from around the world.

First Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will add a new level, brings fixes for crashes, physics and more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-adds-new-level-brings-fixes-for-crashes-physics-and-more/
Mediatonic has announced that the first patch for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout will be available tomorrow. This new update will add a new level, Jump Showdown. Moreover, it brings a number of fixes and improvements.

Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster may be announced in September 2020, may release this October
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/mass-effect-trilogy-remaster-may-be-announced-in-september-2020-may-release-this-october/
The moment a lot of Mass Effect fans have been waiting for come relatively soon. Liana Ruppert, is a massive fan of the Mass Effect games has shared a mysterious tweet, hinting at a September 2020 announcement of Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare August 11th Update fixes Shooting Range trial exploit
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-august-11th-update-fixes-shooting-range-trial-exploit/
Infinity Ward has released a new update for Call of Duty Modern Warfare. According to the release notes, this patch fixes an exploit in the Shooting Range trial. Moreover, this new update brings a number of weapon balance tweaks.

Atomic Heart targets a 2021 release date, gets a brand new gameplay video
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/atomic-heart-targets-a-2021-release-date-gets-a-brand-new-gameplay-video/
Mundfish has released a brand new gameplay video for Atomic Heart, showcasing a mini-boss Fight with Plyush. Furthermore, Mundfish has announced that the game now targets a 2021 release. Not only that, but this trailer features music from Doom composer Mick Gordon.

Second Extinction, co-op FPS in which you fight dinosaurs, hits Steam Early Access in September 2020
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/second-extinction-co-op-fps-in-which-you-fight-dinosaurs-hits-steam-early-access-in-september-2020/
Systemic Reaction has announced that its upcoming co-op FPS in which you fight dinosaurs, Second Extinction, will hit Steam Early Access in September 2020. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has also released a new trailer that you can find below.

Part two of the news:

Final Fantasy 14's hugely expanded free trial is now live along with major patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14s-hugely-expanded-free-trial-is-now-live-along-with-major-patch/
Final Fantasy 14's hugely expanded free trial is available from today, and if you've not heard about it already, you might need to sit down and tighten your grip on your monocle. The trial has been expanded to include all content from the base game and its first expansion Heavensward, while its level cap has been done away with (you can now advance to level 60 as normal). There's no time limit, no subscription needed, and all of the content from A Realm Reborn, Heavensward and their post-launch updates is included (through to patch 3.56), although you will need to stump up for a subscription if you want to access certain social features, or play the rest of the expansions.

Blizzard confirms 'major rework' coming to Hearthstone rewards following battle pass speculation
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-battle-pass/
It appears that Blizzard is giving thought to bringing a battle pass to Hearthstone. As reported by CCG site Out of Cards, players recently received a survey from Blizzard inquiring about their interest in a system that would replace rewards based on daily challenges and wins with one based on experience.
Update: While the term "battle pass" was never actually used, Hearthstone game director Ben Lee confirmed during today's Reddit AMA that "a major rework of our rewards and progression systems" is in the works.

Sam Fisher is coming to Rainbow Six Siege
https://www.pcgamer.com/sam-fisher-is-coming-to-rainbow-six-siege/
Sam Fisher will be the next Rainbow Six Siege operator. Siege's biggest crossover will bring the grizzled spec ops veteran into Ubisoft's tactical FPS in Operation Shadow Legacy, a fitting name for the stealthy but dormant character.

Here's how Rocket League's cross-platform progression will work
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-how-rocket-leagues-cross-platform-progression-will-work/
Cross-platform play is already possible in Rocket League—a Steam player can compete against a PlayStation player, for example—but players who have multiple accounts on different platforms currently have no way to synchronize their progression and inventories. That is, someone who owns Rocket League on both Steam and on PS4 has to level up and earn items separately on each platform. That's changing, and with a little setup, the pretend cars you own on Steam will soon be the same pretend cars you own on PlayStation, Switch, Xbox, and so on.

Warzone players remain frustrated by cheaters even after Infinity Ward asked everyone to please stop cheating
https://www.pcgamer.com/warzone-players-remain-frustrated-by-cheaters-even-after-infinity-ward-asked-everyone-to-please-stop-cheating/
Infinity Ward worked to address Call of Duty: Warzone's cheating problem earlier this year with a big ban wave and new reporting features, but many players don't think it's doing enough. Despite the issuance of another stern anti-cheat warning at the end of July, Warzone players continue to report cheaters with superhuman aim and the apparent ability to see through walls.

You can get to the house's roof in Grounded, but it's not worth it (yet)
https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-get-to-the-houses-roof-in-grounded-but-its-not-worth-it-yet/
Grounded has been a big success for Obsidian, and it's not hard to see why: the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids inspired fantasy is hugely compelling, even if you happen to be terrified of giant spiders. It's also a survival game that holds a huge amount of potential for expansion, and I don't think I'm alone in really wanting to explore the house.

Forza Horizon 3 will no longer be available to purchase after September 27
https://www.pcgamer.com/forza-horizon-3-will-no-longer-be-available-to-purchase-after-september-27/
Forza Horizon 3 had everything: a varied Australia-themed map, a brilliant Hot Wheels expansion, and it was the first in the series to come to PC. It was our favourite racing game of 2016, but if you're keen to add it to your library you'd better be quick: come September 27 it'll no longer be available to buy.

Minecraft Dungeons' Creeping Winter DLC is coming next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-dungeons-creeping-winter-dlc-is-coming-next-month/
Minecraft Dungeons gets another DLC pack next month, and since the last pack was jungle-themed, it only makes sense for the next one to be frost-themed. The Creeping Winter DLC will feature new missions and enemies, as well as a bunch of new stuff to loot. These include armor, weapons and artifacts.

Inscryption announced, a deckbuilding horror roguelike from the Pony Island dev
https://www.pcgamer.com/inscryption-announced-a-deckbuilding-horror-roguelike-from-the-pony-island-dev/
Daniel Mullins, creator of fourth-wall-breaking puzzle game Pony Island, and similarly twisty murder mystery The Hex, has announced a new game. Inscryption chucks elements of horror, room escape-style puzzling and the deckbuilding roguelike into a bubbling cauldron, while teasing (of course) plenty of disturbing secrets and twists. The trailer above should give you a good idea of what to expect.

Torchlight 3 update reworks relics into proper subclasses
https://www.pcgamer.com/torchlight-3-update-reworks-relics-into-proper-subclasses/
A sizable update for Torchlight 3 has gone live that reworks the way that relics (essentially, subclasses) function. Previously they were an item you could equip that would bestow additional skills, and they could be stored or swapped between characters via the Reliquary. Chris Livingston found them a bit interchangeable when he took a look at Torchlight 3 a couple of months ago, a sentiment that Torchlight 3 project lead Tyler Thompson agrees with in the latest patch notes.

The Sims 4 is getting more skin tones later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/sims-4-skintones/
After pressure from online petitions, vocal YouTubers, and complaints running all the way back to the game's launch in 2014, EA has responded to criticism of the number of skin tone options in The Sims 4, as well as the quality of those currently available. The publisher has broken its silence to promise that more diverse choices will be a "priority" for its popular life sim this year, with issues around existing tones also set to be addressed.

Konami wants in on Fall Guys with its Metal Gear-themed outfits
https://www.pcgamer.com/konami-wants-in-on-fall-guys-with-its-metal-gear-themed-outfits/
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has proved to be quite the hit, so much so that the brands have seen the beacon in the fog and come knocking to share in the battle royale's reflected glory. Walmart suggests this crap vest as an outfit, while someone at KFC spent a bit more time designing this mildly horrifying skin that transforms you into Colonel Sanders wearing, I think, an egg costume?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Ampere Gaming Graphics Card Launching in 24 GB, 20 GB, 10 GB Variants, Rumors Points To RTX 3080 Ti & RTX 3080 Custom Cards at Launch.

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-ampere-gaming-graphics-card-rtx-3080-ti-rtx-3080-launching-in-24-gb-20-gb-10-gb-variants/

I highly doubt those Vram numbers will be the case but we will know soon enough anyway.

Intel Tiger Lake CPU Details Leak Out: 10nm SuperFin Architecture, Willow Cove CPU & Xe GPU Cores, DDR5 Memory Support & Higher Efficiency Than Ice Lake

https://wccftech.com/intel-tiger-lake-cpu-details-leak-out-10nm-superfin-architecture-with-willow-cove-cpu-xe-gpu-cores-ddr5-memory-pcie-gen-4-support/

Leak suggests that Bloodborne coming to PC and PlayStation 5 later this year

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Leak-suggests-that-Bloodborne-coming-to-PC-and-PlayStation-5-later-this-year.485557.0.html

Just like every other bloodborne for PC rumour since the original release, expect it to be fake

Asus prepares 4 new Wi-Fi 6 routers and repeaters (with FCC registration)

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/i8f9gw/asus_prepares_4_new_wifi_6_routers_and_repeaters/