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ASUS unveils new crypto-mining motherboard, supports 20 GPUs
ASUS has just unveiled its monster new crypto mining motherboard, with the introduction of the H370 Mining Master motherboard, which can handle 20 graphics cards for the ultimate mining motherboard.
ASUS has learned from its first B350 Mining Expert motherboard, with the new H370 Mining Master motherboard simplifying the entire mining experience by letting USB riser cables connect directly into the PCB. Glorious. This means you can run 20 graphics cards at once, without as many cables and headaches - and trust me, there are lots of headaches with super-crazy mining setups.
The H370 Mining Master motherboard has mining-specific tweaks that ASUS has performed to the board, another nice touch, with one of them being the GPU state detection before the board boots, as you can see in the image above.
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Acer Predator Orion 5000 desktop PC: 8700K, GTX 1080 Ti SLI
Acer has just unveiled its new Predator Orion 5000 series gaming desktops, which can be configured with some seriously fast PC hardware that will ensure you can play any game on the market, at any resolution and frame rate.
Acer's new Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktops can be configured with Intel's latest Core i7-8700K, 32GB of Intel Optane memory, and up to 2-way NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards in SLI, just in case 4K 144Hz HDR gaming was on your wish list.
Jeff Lee, the GM of Stationary Computing for Acer's IT Products Business explains: "Getting the specs right is just half the fight. Predator Orion desktops provide a well-rounded choice for gamers with a striking chassis, built-in airflow management, expandability, and award-winning software that brings everything together, we're excited to add the new 5000 and 3000 series to the Predator Orion family, and together with the top-of-the-line Predator Orion 9000, Acer is providing a full lineup of gaming desktops that cater to a wide range of needs".
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PUBG PC Update 14 teased: big changes, anti-hacking system
We know there are some big changes some to Battlegrounds in the near future, but developer PUBG Corp. are flowing right into it to fix the PC version of the game up, which is suffering against Epic Games' Battle Royale juggernaut Fortnite.
The new PUBG PC Update 14 is on the way, with update notes being spotted on the PUBG Vietnam website. It has been translated by Reddit user PascalMrHi23, where we can see performance optimizations, gameplay enhancements, a new anti-hacking system, and much more. Check out the full update notes:
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Atari VCS specs revealed: 4GB DDR4 RAM, Radeon R7 graphics
The Atari VCS console is up for pre-order and we finally get details on what's inside the box.
Up until now Atari has been quite vague with the exact specifications that power its new Atari VCS system, but the latest Indiegogo pre-order page reveals all. The Atari VCS is powered by a customized and tweaked 7th generation Bristol Ridge APU which combines a Radeon R7 GPU and an A10 CPU. The system also features 4GB of DDR4 RAM (likely 2400MHz) and 32GB of built-in eMMC storage. Atari VCS will be powered by a Linux-based Operating System (Ubuntu) and ports include 1x HDMI 2.0 and 4x USB 3.0, with support for 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and Gigabit Ethernet.
Atari has already confirmed the device will roll out with 100 built-in classic games, and the console is to be a kind of nexus for streaming, gaming, and social media interactions. Users will also be able to play some PC games on it to boot and download more classic titles and new/older indie games from a storefront.
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Fallout 76 is experimental online survival RPG, sources say
Bethesda's newly announced Fallout 76 game will be less like traditional singleplayer-only Fallout games and more like Rust or ARK: Survival Evolved, reports indicate.
On the heels of Fallout 76's big reveal and subsequent hype crescendo, key sources close to the project have told Kotaku's Jason Schreier that the game will be an experimental new turning point for the series. On the surface, Fallout 76 resembles other recent games like Fallout 4, but mechanically the game will have some differences including online play. Some speculate that the online title could support 5-player co-op or PvP style battles.
Fallout 76 may be a kind of merge between offline and live service games with quests and RPG content blended with online survival multiplayer. The new game should also have a full story mode alongside settlement building, which opens up new avenues for interactivity and engagement. The live service angle ensures Bethesda can continually update and morph the landscape while also introducing timed quests, big rotating events, and rolling out new content like quests. The sources told Kotaku that Fallout 76 is continually evolving and changing, so it's very likely Bethesda will do a beta test of sorts before the full game launches.
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Anthem tease hints at upcoming reveal
Anthem, BioWare's new open-world mech game, might be the latest to get a pre-E3 reveal.
Following the general disdain for EA's business tactics, BioWare's hugely ambitious new IP Anthem has a lot of skepticism behind it. Described as a shared-worlds title that blends genres and delivers fast-paced action, Anthem is the biggest game the Mass Effect developer has ever made and serves as a huge turning point for the company. All in all Anthem is a big deal for both EA and the developer so it's important gamers are kept in the know.
Although EA plans to show off new Anthem footage and content at its EA Play event in June it's possible we could get some new tidbits sooner. The game's official Twitter account put up a cryptic teaser that may lead to a pre-E3 gameplay feed or maybe some sort of unique ARG event that sends gamers on a wild goose chase of sorts. Today's gaming news has been largely dominated by the Fallout 76 news so it looks like EA wants to remind us about Anthem, too.
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Pokemon mainline RPG coming late 2019 to Switch
We'll be waiting a bit longer for the next big Pokemon game on the Nintendo Switch.
Yesterday saw a big explosion of Pokemon-related news, but the most anticipated announcement didn't go as expected: the Pokemon Company's next mainline RPG has been pushed far back to next year. "Pokémon also announced that the next introduction to its popular core RPG series, which was teased last year at E3, will arrive in late 2019 on Nintendo Switch for the first time," read a press release sent by the Pokemon Company.
The Pokemon Company confirmed the game will be a "core" Pokemon RPG for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime affirms the new Pokemon game will be a "a traditional find, battle, train type experience."
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Hollow Knight for the Nintendo Switch is about to release
Halfway through this month, the developers behind Hollow Knight sat down with Nintendolife and said that Hollow Knight for the Nintendo Switch is coming soon, now the developers have updated their statement with an email sent out to backers of the project.
According to a post found on the /r/NintendoSwitch subreddit, Redditor 'Rekkore' has said that he/she has received a survey email from Team Cherry Red asking for confirmation on region location and also saying "We're close to being done with the Nintendo Switch version, but first! We need to find out what region you're in, so we can organise the correct region key for you to download your copy."
Judging from the email that has been sent out we can assume that Hollow Knight could roughly be arriving on the Nintendo Switch in about a month or so. Rekkore has said that for anyone that is backing the project to check their emails so if you have backed Hollow Knight for the Switch definitely don't let that email slip into your 'junk' inbox.
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Rare releases The Hungering Deep patch, update 1.1.0 is live
Sea of Thieves has rolled out a new free content update and after the teasing of The Hungering Deep patch the developer has debuted patch 1.1.0 to the live servers.
Rare has rolled out the new update which will give players an opportunity to discover the mysteries of the Megalodon, a new AI enemy that players will have to work together to tackle and beat.
Rare has given players some more tools so they have a chance against the new enemy, flags and speaking trumpets have been added so pirates alike can "signal your intent to attack or ally with other crews." Players that are interested in viewing the full patch notes for the newly released update can view them on the Sea of Thieves website here.
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Capcom reveals Mega Man 11 trailer, October 2nd release
Capcom has announced through a post on their website and Twitter account that the next Mega Man title, Mega Man 11, will be coming to players late this year.
Capcom has detailed this announcement on their website, saying that players will have the opportunity to step into the shoes of Mega Man once again and explore the "beautiful hand-drawn environments and take down eight brand-new Robot Masters in Mega Man's latest fight for everlasting peace."
This time round, Dr. Wily has stolen eight of Dr. Lights robots to use for his nefarious plans. The plans include what is called the Double Gear system which is designed to push "robots beyond their normal capabilities." Since Dr. Wily already has a Double Gear system our hero Mega Man requests Dr. Light to install one in him as well, giving our hero new abilities and a fighting chance.
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Tennis World Tour serves up its launch trailer
Last week Big Ben Interactive announced that the release dates for Tennis World Tour would be moved back slightly for the Nintendo Switch and PC, now the developer has released a new launch trailer for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 version.
Tennis World Tour is developed by Breakpoint and is published by Bigben Interactive, the tennis simulator gives players the opportunity to experience up to 30 different professional tennis players on all the different court terrains.
The PC version of the title is currently planned for release on June 12th but for now if you desire anymore further information visit the official Tennis World Tour website here.
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Wolfenstein III teased, dev wants to 'play with the format'
E3 2018 is right around the corner, so the tease of Wolfenstein III should not come as a surprise, with developer MachineGames themselves the ones behind the rumor this time.
MachineGames designer Andreas Ojerfors was recently interviewed by Eurogamer, where he talked about the developers plans on playing with the character of BJ Blazkowicz, where Ojerfors said that he couldn't talk about it, without "talking about what we're doing". He did however say that if MachineGames were working on Wolfenstein III, it would be revealed for "E3 two years into the future", or whatever that means.
During the interview, Ojerfors said: "[Wolfenstein III would] play with the format a bit. Not because it's necessary but because we would like to do something different. [The New Colossus] is now our third Wolfenstein game [following The New Order and the Old Blood expansion]. If we would continue down that route [Wolfenstein 3] we would play with the format a bit, do something that would interest us".
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Star Citizen's new ship pack costs a huge $27,000
If you're a hardcore fan of Chris Roberts, Wing Commander, and his new game that has been in the works for over 5 years now; Star Citizen, you will have saved up $27,000 for the new ship pack, right?!
Cloud Imperium Games has introduced a new Legatus Pack that features 117 ships and 163 extras, something that comes in at a huge $27,000. Got your credit card ready? Yeah, well you're going to have to have already spent $1000 on in-game content before you're a VIP to access the product page to buy the $27,000 Legatus Pack.
Spending the life changing $27,000 on a game doesn't provide you with future ships, in-game currency, or anything else in particular. You could get into a dogfight with someone in one of the expensive ships and lose, with your ship gone forever.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1, first chip dedicated to AR/VR
Tonight at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Qualcomm has debuted their brand new Snapdragon XR1 Platform. This is the world's first dedicated extended reality (XR) platform.
Qualcomm's latest offering gives mainstream users high-quality extended reality experiences while enabling OEMs to develop mainstream devices. Special optimizations for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences as well as integrating artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will provide devices with better interactivity, power consumption and thermal efficiency.
The focuses of the new platform are to provide improvements in audio and visual technologies, as well as user interaction. Ultra high-definition 4K video resolution at a rate of up to 60 frames per second for high-quality VR HMDs will enable consumers to be immersed in their favorite movies, programs and sports.
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Battlefield V system requirements released, needs modest PC
Battlefield V is surely going to be one of the biggest games of 2018, but what type of PC will you need to play in that gloriously WWII-set battlefield? Not much, at least with the preliminary PC system requirements.
EA requires that you have an Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD FX-6350 processor, with 8GB of RAM and 50GB of HDD space. As for graphics cards, you won't need the latest and greatest to run it - only if you want those high frame rates and resolutions, especially 4K 144Hz G-Sync gaming monitors and 4K 120Hz G-Sync TVs coming soon from NVIDIA with their Big Format Gaming Displays (BFGDs).
You'll need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7850, which isn't too bad at all. I'm sure there's going to be lots of graphical bells and whistles that we'll be able to tweak and max out, for next-gen GeForce GTX 1180 and GTX 1170, as well as all current-gen GTX 10 series graphics card owners.
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New Intellivision console in the works
On the heels of Nintendo's NES and SNES mini-consoles as well as Atari's upcoming new Atari VCS system, is eager to cash in on nostalgia by bringing back the old-school Intellivision.
Intellivision Entertainment today announced that it's making a new console that merges both retro and modern gaming and interactivity--which sounds very similar to the Atari VCS. The next-gen Intellivision will have a "new concept, design and approach to gaming" which is built on principles like "affordable, simple family fun." No exact specifications or hardware details were announced, but we do know that 30-year industry veteran Tommy Tallarico is spear-heading the Intellivision re-branding.
According to Mr. Tallarico, the new system will share a few things in common with the Atari VCS: the console will come pre-loaded with classic Intellivision games (likely the Intellivision Lives! compilation) and it will support HDMI for modern TVs. Games will be digital-only which means a games marketplace ecosystem will pop up, but the console will be "much less than $200" so don't expect much hardware power.
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Fallout 3 remastered: console mods and creation club?
Bethesda might be re-mastering Fallout 3 for modern consoles which could mean a direct avenue towards its optional monetized mods marketplace.
On the heels of Skyrim: Special Edition's release, I saw a new business model for Bethesda: re-releasing older BGS games and adding console mods and a gateway to its Creation Club storefront. This model would essentially attempt to combine microtransaction monetization via piecemeal purchases in an attempt to pull in recurring revenues while also expanding the life of the game itself. It's likely that today's Fallout tease will fold into this plan as well.
The new Fallout tease is probably Fallout 3 remastered. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Fallout 3, and what better way to celebrate the game than with a full-on remaster with enhanced graphics, boosted frame rates and effects, and full console mod support? Sure Fallout 3 is older but there are still some great mods on the platform and Bethesda likely hopes for a resurgence in both interest and engagement (singleplayer engagement, that is, via mods) and some purchases made on its Creation Club platform.
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Madmind Studios' Agony won't receive an 'Adult-Only' patch
Madmind Studios has announced that PC players will not be receiving an "Adult Only" patch, but instead a small amount of seconds have been shaven off some of the games possible endings.
The developers have revealed this news through a Steam Community post that details the efforts the developer has gone through to even get the game to pass ratings companies. According to the post "The censorship now affects only several seconds from two endings (out of seven) and some scenes that may be unlocked only after the end of the game. We will be able to show them to you in a video that we are planning to release soon."
Another side note is that Madmind Studios has said that all of the scenes that have been displayed in the titles promotional videos such as trailers or screenshots will not be censored at all. Here is what the developer has said when addressing the "Adult Only" patch: "Secondly, due to legal issues, we are not going to be able to release the Adult Only patch. However, that content does not affect the game in any significant way because the deleted material that was supposed to be added in the latest version of the patch is from two endings (out of seven) and some scenes that may be unlocked only after the end of the game. We are going to publish a comparison video on May 30th, 2018 so you will not miss out anything."
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Team Ninja announces that Nioh has hit 2 million copies sold
After almost nine months of the title being released, developer Team Ninja has announced that their title Nioh has reached two million copies sold.
Team Ninja released Nioh on the PlayStation 4 back in February last year, the PC version debuted later that same year in November. When the title released onto the PC it unfortunately came with numerous issues, some of which included: no mouse support, no key binding support and a lowering of textures in some of the titles cut-scenes. All of these issues were later fixed by Team Ninja through patch releases which then resulted in game being mostly accepted by the Steam PC community.
Team Ninja is celebrating their journey with Nioh by thanking their fans for their support and announcing the achivement of 2 million copies sold worldwide. The developers finish off by asking "were you able to find all the Kodama during your journey?"
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Rockstar teases GTA V Online content with cryptic messages
You would think after a game being released in 2013 that the player-base would be dead or on its way out, well no one can say that for Grand Theft Auto V as the developer has just teased some more possible content being on the way for the titles popular online multiplayer.
The news has come from Rockstar's official Twitter page and as you can see from the above image, the tweet is a cryptic message for possible upcoming content. The message appears to be reading four electronic music artists: Solomun, Tale of Us, Dixon and The Black Madonna. This immediately suggests that Rockstar is adding a whole new radio station to GTA Online and that these are some of the artists that will be featured on the new station.
Another theory has suggested that instead of a new radio station, Rockstar will be adding a "Nightclub" update that allows players to own and maintain their own nightclub as a source of income. Nothing is confirmed as of yet, the only date we have to go off of is "Summer 2018" so as the months roll in closer we hope to hear a more clear message from Rockstar.
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