I'd really love for Ubisoft and Bethesda to follow suit, because their stores are just horrible to use and well, they hardly support a thriving modding community like the one you find on Steam, as well as built in forums and full gamepad support. Their stores are practically useless to me.

well fucking great bethesda cares so much about their launcher the page where you can grab it still has doom eternal listed as coming soon LMAO

They will probably go with 10nm chips. I mean, Alder lake is supposed to come in 10nm chips in 2021-2022, right?

And I hope there will be a Laptop out there that's specced exactly the same with either a Renoir and Tiger Lake CPU so we can have some Apples to Apples comparison here like with the XMG Core 15 between Renoir and Comet Lake.

With the launch getting closer, we're starting to get more leaks from Nvidia's new cards:

Alleged NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 PCB pictured

https://videocardz.com/newz/alleged-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-pcb-pictured

A photo of the upcoming Ampere graphics card has been posted on Reddit. The graphics card appears to have 11 memory modules (likely GDDR6X) around the GPU. It is also worth noticing how closely the memory is put together. This is possibly why some leakers referred to the design as compact and complex.

The reason the GPU area sticks out on the back is simple. the leaker deliberately put Intel CPU to cover the area (original picture here). The leaker did say that there is an external chip on the back, but it was not revealed what was its purpose.

The NVLink finger appears to have a different design from Turing

So, let's recap:

• Not a reference card
• 11 memory modules at the back of the card
• an external chip at the back of the Ampere chip (it's blocked by the Intel CPU)
• Different NVLink (will you need a new bridge?)
• 3x8-pin power connectors

3x 8 pins sounds lovely.

Perferct for those cold winter nights, but awful for the hot summer nights.

Also, Micron has finally confirmed the existence of GDDR6X:

Micron confirms NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 gets 21Gbps GDDR6X memory https://videocardz.com/newz/micron-confirms-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-gets-21gbps-gddr6x-memory

And also the development of HBMnext:

Micron reveals HBMnext, a successor to HBM2e https://videocardz.com/newz/micron-reveals-hbmnext-successor-to-hbm2e

Nice, who needs SSDs when you can just put whole games into VRAM.

Hexus has a new competition, prize is a FireCuda Gaming Dock. Open to UK and Europe only.

https://hexus.net/tech/features/storage/144619-win-seagate-firecuda-gaming-dock/

^ Thnaks for sharing the contest, Rhonin.

Let's go with the Friday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Resident Evil 7 is Capcom’s second top selling game of all time
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-7-capcom-second-top-selling-game/
Capcom has updated its Platinum Titles list, revealing that Resident Evil 7 is its second top selling game of all time. The best selling game for Capcom is Monster Hunter World (which has sold 16.1 million units). Resident Evil 7 follows with 7.9 million units, surpassing other Resident Evil releases like Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 for old-gen platforms.
What’s also interesting here is that Resident Evil 2 Remake is now the fifth top selling game for Capcom. RE2 Remake came out in January 2019 and has sold 7.2 million units so far. Thus, I’m pretty sure that it will surpass Resident Evil 7 in the next couple of years.

Remnant: From the Ashes is free to own on Epic Games Store until August 20th
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/remnant-from-the-ashes-is-free-to-own-on-epic-games-store-until-august-20th/
Perfect World Entertainment and Epic Games have announced that Remnant: From the Ashes is currently free to own on Epic Games Store. From today and until August 20th, PC gamers can visit its EGS page and acquire their free copy.
(...)
You can acquire your free copy from here. Alongside Remnant, Epic Games is also offering for free The Alto Collection.
>> Next week the free games will be Enter The Gungeon and God's Trigger.

At Humble there are 4 new deals:

• There's a new Humble Bundle: the Humble Killing Floor Bundle, that will be available during the next 20 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/killing-floor
• And at the Humble Store there are 3 new sales:
  • The Yakuza franchise is up to 75% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/yakuza-franchise-week/
  • Publisher TinyBuild has put its games up to 75% off during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/tinybuild-publisher-sale/
  • And there's a Racing Sale with up to 90% discounts during the next 6 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/racing-sale/

Fanatical has two new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - Obsidian Edition, 67% off during the next 24 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-obsidian-edition
• The new Build Your Own Lockdown Bundle 3 features 20 games to choose your 1, 5 or 10 games bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-lockdown-bundle-3

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

This Horizon Zero Dawn mod attempts to fix the crashes caused by memory write errors
https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/horizon-zero-dawn-mod-fix-crashes-memory-write-errors/
Modder ‘WT3WD’ has released a new mod for Horizon Zero Dawn that attempts to fix the crashes caused by memory write errors. If you’ve been experiencing such crashes, you may want to give this mod a go. That is of course until Guerrilla fixes them via a patch.
Going into more details, this mod is basically an automated way of using a hex editor. By using it, you will change specific instructions that cause the memory reference errors.
Do note that this mod only fixes the memory write errors. It will not fix all of the game’s crashing issues. It will also note resolve the memory leaks that some PC gamers have reported.
>> Available from Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Dead by Daylight will support cross-play and cross-friends, has over 25 million players
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dead-by-daylight-will-support-cross-play-and-cross-friends-has-over-25-million-players/
Behaviour Interactive will introduce Cross-Play and Cross-Friends in its multiplayer horror game, Dead by Daylight. As the press release reads, these two features will allow the entire community to play together, no matter what platform they are on.

Brand new Star Wars Squadrons official screenshots released
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/brand-new-star-wars-squadrons-official-screenshots-released/
Electronic Arts has released a new set of screenshots for Star Wars Squadrons. These new screenshots showcase the visuals that gamers can expect from this new Star Wars game.

First Horizon Zero Dawn PC Update released and here are its full patch notes
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-horizon-zero-dawn-pc-update-released-and-here-are-its-full-patch-notes/
Guerrilla Games has released the first PC patch for Horizon Zero Dawn. This patch will update your game’s version to 1.01, and addresses a small number of issues. Unfortunately, though, it does not resolve any of the major issues that we’ve brought to your attention this past week.

Here are the PC graphics settings for Marvel’s Avengers
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/here-are-the-pc-graphics-settings-for-marvels-avengers/
The PC closed beta phase for Marvel’s Avengers begins today, and below you can find the game’s PC graphics settings. Marvel’s Avengers uses Crystal Dynamics’ proprietary game engine, and its PC version supports unlocked framerates and ultra-wide monitors.

Here is how you can restore your saved games in Horizon Zero Dawn
https://www.dsogaming.com/articles/here-is-how-you-can-restore-your-saved-games-in-horizon-zero-dawn/
Earlier today, Guerrilla Games released the first PC patch for Horizon Zero Dawn and apparently some gamers have lost their saved games. Thankfully, your saved games are not completely gone and there is an easy way to restore them.
>>

Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad game is titled Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rocksteady-suicide-squad-game-is-titled-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league/
Warner Bros and Rocksteady will officially reveal a new Suicide Squad game on August 22nd. And, according to the official DC FanDome website this Suicide Squad game will be called Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Friday news, part two:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remaster renames the 'mute grab' to pay tribute to its creator
https://www.pcgamer.com/tony-hawks-pro-skater-remaster-renames-the-mute-grab-to-pay-tribute-to-its-creator/
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 are being remastered and released in a bundle this September, with HD graphics, "upgraded" Create-A-Park and Create-A-Skater tools, custom park sharing, and local and online multiplayer modes. But the best change may be something very different and entirely unexpected, revealed today by the man himself on his Instagram account: The "Mute Grab" is being renamed.

Watch the first 15 minutes of Control: AWE
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-first-15-minutes-of-control-awe/
Remedy took to Twitch today to show off the first 15 minutes of the upcoming Control expansion AWE. The second and final DLC will begin with a mysterious distress call summoning FBC Director Jesse Faden to the Investigation Sector, which was sealed off years ago after a spot of interdimensional unpleasantness.

Factorio finally leaves Early Access after 4 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/factorio-finally-leaves-early-access-after-4-years/
After four years of Early Access updates and more than eight years after its successful Indiegogo campaign, Factorio has finally hit 1.0. Before you start building your sprawling, resource-gobbling industrial complexes, take a look at the launch trailer above.

GTA radio host Lazlow leaves Rockstar
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-radio-host-lazlow-leaves-rockstar/
Lazlow Jones, who's been keeping us company on our drives through Grand Theft Auto's cities for the last two decades, has left Rockstar Games.
Best known as the prolific in-game radio host, Jones started out scripting and hosting Chatterbox FM for GTA 3 and became a permanent fixture right up until GTA 5, where he also hosted the Fame or Shame TV talent show.

The new Dwarf Fortress UI looks so much better
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-dwarf-fortress-ui-looks-so-much-better/
When Dwarf Fortress finally comes to Steam, it's going to have a whole new look. There will be graphics! You'll be able to gawk at pixel critters, handsome monsters and maps that actually look like maps. Perhaps more importantly, however, the way you control and interact with your burgeoning dwarf empire is also getting an overhaul.

Ubisoft fires Assassin's Creed Valhalla's former creative director
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-has-fired-assassins-creed-valhallas-former-creative-director/
Ashraf Ismail, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's former creative director, has been fired by Ubisoft following an investigation apparently carried out by an external company.

And these are the deals at GOG and Steam:

+GOG

• The weekly sale features up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200810_weekly_sale
• The Quakecon sale with its 75% discounts will last another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200804_quakecon_sale
• The Midweek Sale is full of 2D games up to 80% off for another 22 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200812_midweek_sale
• The Weekend sale brings up to 80% discounts in family friendly games: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200814_weekend_sale
• There's a Special sale full of management titles up to 80% off during the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20200814_weekend_automation
• And the store sees the release of Bite the Bullet with a 25% discount until August 27: https://www.gog.com/game/bite_the_bullet
• Lastly, and on a different note, GOG will host a series of online games and competitions on Twitch this weekend. Learn more here: https://www.gog.com/news/join_the_gog_games_2020_on_twitch

+Steam

• The first daily deal is Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG, still in Early Access, with a 20% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/921800/Encased_A_SciFi_PostApocalyptic_RPG/
• The second daily deal is DEEEER Simulator, also in Early Access, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018800/DEEEER_Simulator/
• The first of the weekend deals is Endless Space 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition, 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/392110/Endless_Space_2__Digital_Deluxe_Edition/
• There's also a LEGO games sale with up to 80% discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/lego/
• Pubisher KT Racing/developer Nacon have its games up to 85% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Nacon_KTSale_2020
• There's a Football (the proper one, not egghand nor soccer as they named this sale) sale with up to 90% discounts on games with that tag: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SoccerTagSale
• Dying Light is 66% off until the 25th of August: https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/Dying_Light/
• And of course, there's also the weeklong deals.

The end. Have a happy and gaming weekend.