not much difference? 60fps or more thats quite a big thing

Yea but many other games increase the framerate and add visual upgrades like Ray Tracing

So, guys, it's early November and, before we know it, it will be time for the VGChartz Secet Santa event. That brings the same question of the last years: Is any of you interested in being the host?

When I get the Steam Deck

Don't be so harsh with yourself, you'll also use it here:

*** ALERT FREE GAMES ***

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy & Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure are free for a limited time on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/assassins-creed-chronicles-trilogy-tiny-tinas-assault-on-dragon-keep-a-wonderlands-one-shot-adventure-are-free-for-a-limited-time-on-pc/

Ubisoft and 2K Games are currently giving away free copies of Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy and Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure.

From today and until November 12th, you can get for free Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy on UPLAY. On the other hand, 2K Games is offering Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure on Epic Games Store until November 16th.

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles is a sub-series of games in the Assassin’s Creed franchise. The series consists of three games developed by Climax Studios. The games feature new protagonists and a design that is new to the franchise, a 2.5D world inspired by traditional brush paintings.

On the other hand, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure is a standalone co-op adventure. In this game, you blast your way through treacherous forests, spooky crypts, and fearsome fortresses. This is basically a prologue to  Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands.

I already had that Borderlands 2 DLC so I doubt I'll get Tiny Tina's, but the Chronicles are now mine. That means that, of all the Assassin's Creed series, I have:

• Assassin's Creed_Xbox360_bought and played
• Assassin's Creed 2_PC_bought and played
• Assassin's Creed 2 Brotherhood_PC_bought and played
• Assassin's Creed 2 Revelations_PC_bought and played
• Assassin's Creed 3_PC_gifted by Ubisoft-played and hated
• Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag_PC_bought and played
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles_PC_gifted by Ubisoft
• Assassin's Creed: Unity_PC_gifted by Ubisoft
• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate_PC_gifted by EPIC
• Assassin's Creed: Origins_PC_bought but not played yet

So, 6 bought and 4 gifted, and I'm only missing another 3 games: Rogue, Odyssey and Valhalla. I'm not sure if havin gso many games of this series is a good thing or not.

Monster Hunter G has Steam listed on the official Capcom website.

Jump Force will be removed from sale on 7 February 2022, online services will be closed on 24 August 2022.

The news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Forza Horizon 5 surpassed 4.5 million players, Naraka: Bladepoint has sold 6 million units
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/forza-horizon-5-surpassed-4-5-million-players-naraka-bladepoint-has-sold-6-million-units/
Microsoft has announced that in only one day, Forza Horizon 5 has surpassed 4.5 million players on PC, cloud & console. Similarly, NetEase revealed that its latest battle royale game, Naraka: Bladepoint, has sold over 6 million units.

GOG has two new flash deals and two new sales:

• The first flash deal is Absolver, 85% off during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/absolver
• The second one is X-Morph: Defense Complete Edition with the same conditions, 85%& off during the next 46 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/xmorph_defense_complete_edition
• The Midwek Sale features games with permadeath with up to 85% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20211110_midweek_sale
• And publisher Toge Productions celebrates the launch of 2 new games with a sale that will last until November 17: https://www.gog.com/partner/toge_productions

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The first one is The Surge 2, 67% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/644830/The_Surge_2/
• The second daily deal is Beholder 2, 80% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/761620/Beholder_2/

Fanatical has a new deal: the Birthday Mystery Bundle, with up to 10 unknown games to get: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/birthday-mystery-bundle.

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

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MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond is already playable on PC via Nintendo Switch emulators
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/pokemon-brilliant-diamond-is-already-playable-on-pc-via-nintendo-switch-emulators/
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond is a new Pokemon game that will release on Nintendo Switch on November 19th. Apparently, though, the game has already been leaked on the Internet. And, from the looks of it, PC gamers can already play it on PC via the Nintendo Switch emulator, yuzu.
In case you didn’t know, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond is a Nintendo Switch remake of Pokemon Diamond. Pokemon Diamond originally came out on Nintendo DS in 2006. Also, the Nintendo Switch version comes with Pokemon Shining Pear. According to reports, players can switch between them via a hack, so both games appear to be running on yuzu.

First version of Resident Evil 4 PSX Demake available for download on PC
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/first-version-of-resident-evil-4-psx-demake-available-for-download-on-pc/
Have you ever wondered what a PSX/32-bit version of Resident Evil 4 would look like? Well, time to find out. Rustic Games BR has just released the first version of this demake that you can play for yourselves on PC.
According to the team, this first version has a lot of bugs. Still, it will give you an idea of how the game plays. Additionally, and in case you don’t want to download it, you can watch a brief gameplay video below.
>> Download from Google Drive.

GAMING NEWS

Leaked gameplay footage for GTA The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition appears online
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/leaked-gameplay-footage-for-gta-the-trilogy-the-definitive-edition-appears-online/
Although GTA The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition releases tomorrow, Rockstar has not revealed yet any gameplay footage from it. Thankfully, though, people that got their hands on the game have already leaked some gameplay footage from all three remasters.
>> If you thought the trailer and screenshots looked bad, wait until you see them in action. Only for the most die-hard GTA fans. And it also explains why they went after the mods.

ELEX II will release on PC on March 1st 2022
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/elex-ii-will-release-on-pc-on-march-1st-2022/
THQ Nordic has just announced that ELEX II will release on PC on March 1st, 2022. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a new trailer that is dedicated to its Collector’s Edition that you can watch below.

Here are 29 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Elden Ring
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-29-minutes-of-brand-new-gameplay-footage-from-elden-ring/
Bandai Namco has lifted the embargo for the Closed Network Test of Elden Ring, and below you can find a video showing 29 minutes of gameplay footage from it. This gameplay footage was captured on PS5, so it will give you an idea of how the game will look on PC (current-gen consoles and PC will look similar).

The news 2:

Pinnochio Bloodborne-alike Lies of P leaves a bloody trail of puppets in its first gameplay trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/pinnochio-bloodborne-alike-lies-of-p-leaves-a-bloody-trail-of-puppets-in-its-first-gameplay-trailer/
As we learned back in August, Pinnochio is Dark Souls now. Now, developer Round8 has given us a better glimpse of what that means with the first gameplay trailer for Lies of P.

Forza Horizon 5 will add sign language support in a future update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/forza-horizon-5-will-add-sign-language-support-in-a-future-update/
Playground Games is planning to introduce sign language support for cutscenes in Forza Horizon 5 alongside its arsenal of accessibility features.
In an Xbox News Wire post, creative director Mike Brown said the team "made it a priority to incorporate accessibility features" throughout development, writing "we want everyone in the world to be able to experience our game, and with more than an estimated 400 million gamers with disabilities across the globe, it is vital that all players be able to tailor their gameplay in a way that works best for them."
>> Only American (or US, to be more precise) and British Sign Language will be added. For the rest, the existing subtitles will have to do.

Dead by Daylight's next killer is a vengeful bird lady
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dead-by-daylights-next-killer-is-a-vengeful-bird-lady/
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Portrait of a Murder, the next chapter in the ongoing episodic unpleasantness that is Dead by Daylight, will introduce another original homicidal maniac called The Artist, who in life was a "gifted but tormented" painter named Carmina Mora. On the verge of suicide, she was saved by "an eerie murder of crows," which transformed her artistically and brought her great fame—until she was abducted by corrupt local officials, angered by her campaign against them, who cut her hands off and her tongue out. Now, she's been twisted by The Entity into a weapon of vengeance whose only purpose is to kill for her flock.

Planetside 2 is getting its first new continent in seven years
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/planetside-2-is-getting-its-first-new-continent-in-seven-years/
If you've been holding out faithfully, hoping for new Planetside 2 stuff, your time is almost at hand. Next month, the free-to-play MMOFPS is getting its first major update in seven years. Expedition: Oshur, originally announced way back in August 2018, adds a new "full-featured water system" that will enable combat on, and beneath, the sea.

Forza Horizon 5 players are buying up one crappy jeep by the hundreds to farm money
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/forza-horizon-5-players-are-buying-up-one-crappy-jeep-by-the-hundreds-to-farm-money/
Forza Horizon 5, a game all about assembling and racing an enviously diverse collection of cars, is getting bombarded by hundreds of the same crappy jeep. Whether you want it or not, you may soon open a barn door in Mexico to find a clunking 1940s Willys Jeep, a gift from a random player taking advantage of a clever trick to farm money and in-game rewards.

Todd Howard wants more depth and better AI in future Bethesda games
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/todd-howard-wants-more-depth-and-better-ai-in-future-bethesda-games/
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A new IGN interview with director Todd Howard provides some small hints regarding the studio's priorities for advancing their RPG design, and it's not just prettier graphics and more mountains you can actually visit: Howard wants to make them more complex.

New World launches test server with changes to PVP, trading posts, and new enemies
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/new-world-launches-test-server-with-changes-to-pvp-trading-posts-and-new-enemies/
Amazon Games' New World seems to have settled into its groove after a successful launch and, the odd bot and server issue aside, is looking like it'll be a serious contender among the bigger MMOs for years to come. Now that the early stages have passed smoothly, the developer has announced the New World Public Test Realm.

League of Legends gets a rhythm runner from the makers of Bit.Trip
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/league-of-legends-gets-a-rhythm-runner-from-the-makers-of-bittrip/
Riot Forge has announced Hextech Mayhem, a rhythm runner from the same developers behind the Bit.Trip Runner series.
Hextech Mayhem is set in the League of Legends universe, featuring furry trash goblin Ziggs as the game's main character. If you've played a Bit.Trip Runner game before, you'll be pretty familiar with how the whole shebang works—control an auto-running Ziggs as you jump, slide and bomb your way through levels in-time with the music. It's one of those concepts that appears simple on paper but becomes a decent challenge once you get into the meat of the game, offering tons of frustrating yet satisfying moments when you finally nail it.

Concept art for cancelled Batman game gives him a big beard
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/concept-art-for-wb-montreals-cancelled-batman-game-gives-him-a-big-beard/
PC Gamer probably spent too much time this morning arguing amongst ourselves about a silly yet quite interesting question: would Batman ever stop shaving? (...)
This philosophical poser arose thanks to the appearance of some concept art for a WB Games Montreal Batman title that never got off the ground. Art from this game leaked several years ago, with the concepts labelled Project Sabbath, along with the details that it was intended as a loose Arkham Knight sequel where you assume the role of Damian Wayne as the 'next' Batman, while daddy Bruce stays at Wayne Manor and barks down the Bat-radio to you.

be quiet! & ARCTIC Release Z690-Compatible Alder Lake CPU Cooler List, Large Portion of ASUS’s Boards Incompatible

https://wccftech.com/be-quiet-arctic-cooling-intel-alder-lake-z690-motherboard-cpu-cooler-compatibility-list/

I'd like to know why anyone at Asus thought it was a good idea to make top end mobos that break so many cooler compatibility thanks to their vrm heatsinks and such.

Linux HATES Me – Daily Driver CHALLENGE Pt.1

Probably one of the more interesting series from LTT as Linus attempts to use Linux for a month.

So while it's common to just press next next next in Windows. But in Linux, you better research that shit son!

Hopefully Valve can make Linux more streamlined with their upcoming Steam OS overhaul as then, I'd be more interested.

Apple M1 Pro Review - Is It Really Faster than Intel/AMD?

TLDW: M1 is very App dependent as x86 has it's own set of accelerators that the M1 doesn't have. Continues to get rolfstomped in gaming but majority of the games aren't running Native. Performance/Watt is nuts.

It's good to see someone do some tests that aren't just, oh look, here are apps that Apple is great in vs x86 thus it means M1 is better hurr durr. In reality, it is very app dependent. And some people do think that developers will start making AAA games to play on Mac but yea I doubt that. The affordable M1 is a potato in terms of GPU and these M1 macs cost $2000+. Only someone with a good load of cash will be buying it and there's a pretty good chance they have a gaming setup with consoles/windows already. The power efficiency is excellent though. Unmatched by x86 thus far but then again, we don't have any x86 CPUs on TSMCs 5nm just yet.

But regardless of which, if there's one thing Apple has finally managed to do is make a Macbook truly unique device in the market. So while before, I'd laugh at people that got a Macbook, now I wouldn't blame you for buying one just for that portable mini-LED display alone.