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Computex 2019 - Intel was never going to unveil anything in the form of new news on its discrete graphics cards at its Odyssey event during Computex 2019, but it did take the time to show off some amazing new design concepts from the very talented Cristiano Siquiera.

The 2035 image collection looks absolutely out of this world, and if Intel launches anything that looks boring in reference design when its first discrete graphics card since the iconic i740 (I had one guys, does anyone remember Trespasser on the AGP-powered i740 -- I do!) then I will be really mad. Like, really mad guys. These concepts look truly awesome, and I'm really hoping one or more of these crazy designs make it to market.

First up we have something called the Intel Gemini GPU concept. From the front we would expect a triple-fan cooler with an awesome styled gridding look around the entire card.

Computex 2019 - One of the most unique experiences of Computex 2019 this year would have to be my trip in the world's first smartphone driver assistance app that was assisting a car driving on the highways in Taiwan.

This is part of the VIA-AI package that is an open source platform to advance the development of self-driving applications, so that they're built quicker and keeping us even safer in the self-driving cars of the future. The company reached out and asked if we'd like to have a ride in the world's first demonstration of a smartphone driver assistance app... and it was quiet the ride.

The developer behind the new upcoming Celeste DLC 'Chapter 9' has said that the final DLC has over 100 levels of detailed content.

Matt Thorson has taken to his personal Twitter to announce that him and his team have been detailing over 100 levels. These levels will be included in the games free Chapter 9 DLC which also features some story. Thorson said last week that originally there was no story planned for this DLC but plans changed, and now a story will be included as scripts were finalized 2 weeks ago.

Thorson also mentions within the Twitter thread that him and his team "don't like to talk release dates until we're 100% sure, because as always we have missed every internal target we set for ourselves as the Chapter grew in scope. Sorry!" The free DLC currently doesn't have a set release date but as soon as one is announced I will be sure to follow up with another post.

It was back at the end of May that we heard about the running for the next actor to pick up The Caped Crusader. Since then, it has been confirmed that Robert Pattinson will take role of Batman, and stick with it for the next three Batman movies.

This news has come from from Deadline, who has said that they have heard from sources close to Warner Bros. that there is three Batman movies currently in preparation. Matt Reeves who directed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes will be directing the trilogy with the first movie being scheduled for release on June 25, 2021 under the title "The Batman".

Originally, Batman v. Superman star Ben Affleck was set to direct and play Batman in the upcoming movies. Instead, Affleck decided to hang up the cape and has step away from his directing position and the character entirely, saying "tried to direct a version of it, but couldn't crack it." Deadline also mentions that the movie will be produced by Dylan Clark, who also produced Reeves' Planet of the Apes films, and to expect an official announcement for the upcoming film "imminently".

Following up on the Kombat Pack that NetherRealm Studios has been teasing for Mortal Kombat 11, we have confirmation of four DLC fighters and speculation on two more.

First off, we have the official Mortal Kombat Twitter page revealing some of the DLC character names, returning to Mortal Kombat 11 we have Sindel, Nightwolf, Spawn and Shang Tsung. Shang Tsung's character will be played by Cary-Hiroyuki who played Shang Tsung in the original Mortal Kombat movie.

The video that was released onto the PlayStation YouTube Channel also teased two more characters to be included within this Kombat Pack. The rumors and speculation are pointing towards two massive names - Ash Williams from Evil Dead and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator. Ash Williams' inclusion seems to be more probable than Terminator, as you can hear the sound of a chainsaw at the end of the trailer and Ash Williams' actor, Bruce Campbell has also Tweeted out "Boy, looks like a swell game - I'll have to check it out!".

The biggest fighting game event on the planet is without a doubt the Evolution Championship Series, or better known as Evo. What fighting title will be the most popular at this years event? Super Smash Bros. Ultimate of course.

There really is no surprise that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has taken first place on the registration scoreboard for this years EVO event, as the Smash series has been famously popular amongst fighting game fans/pro-players. The news comes from Joey Cuellar, the President of EVO 2019 who also released an April edition of the top 9 registered games for this years EVO.

The order of the rankings has changed as Tekken 7 has moved to third place, Street Fighter has moved to second, Under Night In Birth has dropped to fifth, Dragon Ball FighterZ has dropped to sixth, Samurai Shodown has dropped to seventh, Soul Calibur VI has dropped to eighth and Blazblue: Cross Tag Batt completes the list at number nine. Next month and the month after we should expect the same registration scoreboard post from the president, my bet is that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will continue to reign superior. The registration will be available for EVO 2019 up until July 14th, the actual event for EVO 2019 will be held on August 2nd until August 4th at the Mandalay Bay.

Elon Musk is one of those people that gives off the "why not" vibe, and something to reinforce that observation is the newest addition to the line of Tesla vehicles. A ported version of Studio MDHR's Cuphead.

Yes thats right. The side-scrolling shoot 'em up game created by Studio MDHR will soon be ported over to the Tesla Model 3, Model S and Model X. Why may you ask? because why the hell not. Musk commented on the port saying "Cuphead, we've got working, [The developers] have been helping us make it work. It's a cool game. It's insanely difficult. It's sadistically difficult. It's a twisted plot. It's dark. It looks like some cute little Disney thing and you're like, 'This plot is very dark."

Musk has previously spoken out about attempting to get the Unity game running on his line of Tesla vehicles, and it seems that goal has been somewhat achieved since Cuphead was developed using Unity. According to Maja Moldenhauer, who is one of the developers at Studio MDHR, the ported version of Cuphead is "looking nice and clean". Cuphead is planned to launch on Tesla's everywhere sometime this summer.

Computex 2019 - Thermaltake is always out to impress at Computex and once again it did, but maybe with its largest show yet with an entire package of Thermaltake products for the ultimate gaming setup.

First up we have the Thermaltake Level 20 RGB BattleStation Gaming Desk which is one of the best-looking gaming desks on the market, with the height-adjustable gaming desk rocking software controllable RGB lighting effects. Oh, and the entire desk is a mouse pad so you get the best of both worlds -- a wild looking desk with a full-surface mouse pad.

It's an absolute beast coming in at 1606mm x 705mm x 4mm (L x W x H) and is a beautiful all-black gaming desk with an optimized surface for all gaming mice and sensors, not just Thermaltake products. The RGB LED strip is gorgeous, making the Level 20 RGB BattleStation Gaming Desk stand out from the rest - and would truly be the center of your gaming universe.

The ratings board leaks were right on the money: the best Ghostbusters video game is getting remastered for current-gen consoles.

Ghostbusters: The Video game, largely regarded as the true Ghostbusters 3 thanks to its all-star cast and stellar story, is getting reborn with enhanced visuals. The game features full voice acting and likenesses from the original crew: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson all lend their talent.

The remaster is being made by World War Z developer Saber Interactive, and Mad Dog Studios is chipping in too. In a surprisingly weird twist of fate Ghostbusters will be exclusive to the Epic Store. The older version was delisted from Steam a while back. It's also arriving on PS4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.

Infinity Ward's new grisly and grim Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot is breaking down the platform barriers.

Now that Sony finally relented, cross-play support will soon unify the biggest games on all platforms. Now Activision confirms its newly announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare re-imagining will let players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC play together via co-op and multiplayer modes.

"With the launch of Modern Warfare, the team is taking steps to unite the community. First, the team plans for Modern Warfare to be played together across PC and console through cross-play support," an Activision rep told PC Gamer.

Microsoft confirms its successful and widely-copied Xbox Game Pass subscription is arriving soon on PC. But there could be a few problems that bar

Xbox Game Pass is officially coming to PC, Microsoft revealed on a blog post. Game Pass on PC operates similarly as its console counterpart: it'll feature 100+ PC games that can be accessed for a set monthly price, but Microsoft says it's a "new experience".

Publishers seem a bit reticent to support Game Pass on PC, though. Microsoft only revealed a handful of well-known partners including Bethesda, Deep Silver and SEGA, but huge titans like Take-Two Interactive and Ubisoft are missing (Ubisoft has its own launcher and exclusivity deals with the Epic Games Store). The current PC Game Store Wars could ensure Game Pass' PC subscription misses out on some big games.

After a few quarters of rather disappointing earnings results, Square Enix needs a win right now. E3 2019 will be that win.

Square Enix is going big at this year's E3 2019. The Japanese games publisher confirmed its plans to show two high profile projects: the hugely anticipated Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Crystal Dynamic's new Avengers game.

It's been a while since we've heard about the Avengers project. Originally announced in 2017 as part of Square Enix's new multi-year partnership with Marvel, the game promises an all-original storyline and apparent live service online gaming that can be enjoyed for "years to come".

Infinity Ward's new Call of Duty is indeed Modern Warfare, and it's a reboot that sets a grim and dark tone for the franchise.

Activision is making good on its promise to bring Call of Duty is back to its roots. The newly announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare brings back basic features like a solo singleplayer campaign that can be played entirely offline, as well as a new co-op mode and classic boots on the ground multiplayer. All modes will tie into a gripping narrative that spreads across the entire game--a narrative that's quite nerve-wracking.

"There's a fine line between right and wrong. And somewhere, in the shadows, they send us in to find it. We get dirty and the world stays clean. That's the mission," --John "Soap" MacTavish (yes, he's back).

NVIDIA didn't hide the fact that 'something Super is coming' before Computex 2019 but it seems plans changed, and AMD took the spotlight with its reveal of the Radeon RX 5700 series graphics card during keynote.

Well, a little birdie confirmed with us that are to expect not one, not two, but three new GeForce RTX 20 series graphics cards to be unveiled at E3 2019. I've been told that there will be a new RTX 2060, RTX 2070, and RTX 2080 with souped-up, faster GDDR6 memory.

The source said there won't be faster version of the RTX 2080 Ti (it's already fast enough) and after that I began discussing the news with industry friends. Some agreed, and some expected that we could see something faster than the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti that will sit between the RTX 2080 Ti and the TITAN RTX. I don't think that will happen, but if I were NVIDIA -- I wouldn't be using the word 'Super' without it actually being you know... SUPER.

Computex 2019 - A little bit of personal history... between 2002-2012 I worked at a small computer store in Adelaide, South Australia (#straya represent) where I used to sell a boat-load of Zalman coolers and at the time their awesome 7.1-channel gaming headset. But between then and now, the company hasn't been as well noticed but that doesn't mean they don't have awesome products for people to take notice of.

Fast forward to this year they reached out and wanted us to check them out at Computex 2019, so off I went and I wasn't disappointed. Let's start with the impressive CNPS20X which is the world's first four-dimensional corrugated cooling fin design CPU cooler.

We're looking at some of the best air cooling on the market with its 140mm Spider fan rocking RGB lighting that syncs up to your motherboard for some great RGB lighting in your rig. There's an auto gear wrench method for super-easy installation, too. It weighs 1.3kg which is heavy, but this is for serious cooling, folks.

Mortal Kombat 11 is in full swing, and many fighting game fans are sitting back and waiting for the titles DLC announcements. It seems tomorrow will be the day when we find who has made the cut.

A few days ago, NetherRealm Studio director Ed Boon took to Twitter to announce that "if all goes well, next week we will be announcing the fighters that will be joining Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 11's DLC !!". It seems everything has gone according to plan as a new announcement has come out from the official Mortal Kombat Twitter, saying "Tomorrow...".

Tomorrow seems to be the day of when we are going to finally figure out who has made the cut for Mortal Kombat 11. Leaked rumors have suggested that Nightwolf, Sindel, Fujin, Sheeva, Joker, Terminator, Spawn and Ash Williams could be in the mix but nothing has been officially confirmed as of yet. Mortal Kombat 11 is currently available on the Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch.

Fatshark Games have announced a new expansion coming to Warhammer Vermintide 2, introducing the coming DLC 'Winds of Magic'.

Fatshark Games are quite proud of their efforts with Warhammer Vermintide 2, and so they should be, the game has managed to become quite the success for the studio with over 2 million copies already sold worldwide. Now the studio has decided to give back to the owners of Vermintide 2 with a new DLC expansion announcement titled 'Winds of Magic'.

To christen the announcement, Fatshark have released the above cinematic trailer that has quite the interesting, yet aesthetically pleasing art style. The expansion will come with a bunch of new content in the form of new gameplay experiences for players through new weapons to use, enemies to face, new enemy factions and even competitive leader boards to test players' luck in. Warhammer Vermintide 2 - Winds of Magic is planned for release sometime this August, a follow up article will be posted when a release date has been solidified.

Nintendo announced earlier in the week that they would be bringing out the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate patch, the patch would bring the game to version 3.1.0. That patch has been released and the patch notes are available for dissection.

Patch 3.1.0 has been made live and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players will now have to adapt to a new wave of character adjustments. First off we have major changes in the form of buffs for Diddy Kong, Captain Falcon, Ken and some other fighters. Nerf wise it seems Nintendo has mainly touched on Peach, Pichu, Daisy and Olimar.

Of course there is many other changes for a large selection of fighters that both nerf and buff characters, as this patch is quite extensive. If you are after a more in-depth analysis of the patch notes, the full list can be found within the entirety of this article. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is exclusively available on the Nintendo Switch.

E3 2019 is just around the corner and we are already hearing about what to expect announcement wise from the event. How about a new Darksiders game?

The news has been scooped up from WCCFtech, as they have found on the E3 Coliseum 2019 website that there is plans for a new Darksiders game announcement. To go with the announcement the developers will also be introducing fans to the new direction they will be taking with the franchise, specifically calling it a "fresh direction".

It is unclear what the "fresh direction" will be for the new unannounced Darksiders game, but with any luck the developers will build upon the not-so-many criticisms surrounding Darksiders III and create a new Darksiders game that everyone can enjoy. The Darksiders: Action Adventure Evolved panel will be conducted on the third day of E3 at 10:30AM. Tune in for the live stream to find out more information. If you are interested in anymore Darksiders news, check out the one of the many articles about Darksiders III here.

Since we have recently acquired the release date for Death Stranding, new rumors have popped up surrounding the titles platform lock to Sony's PlayStation. Is it possible that we could see Death Stranding come to the PC after a certain amount of time?

Well, that is what the most recent rumor has suggested, at least in part. According to Antonio Fucito, Hideo Kojima has signed a "timed PS4 exclusive" deal, which means Death Stranding will only be exclusive to the PlayStation for a certain amount of time. After that time period has finished, Kojima is free to bring the game to whichever platform he desires. That is if there is actually a timed exclusivity contract been signed.

This is a rumor and seems to be pure speculation on Fuctio part, and it should be noted that there has been no official announcement from Kojima or Sony regarding a timed exclusivity contract. Fucito did call the release date for the game a full 24 hours before the new trailer dropped, but I don't think the legitimacy of the early release date call provides any solid evidence to suggest that there is a timed exclusivity contract in existence.