That strange, yet awesome Untitled Goose Game sold 1 million+ units

Jak Connor | Gaming | Dec 31, 2019 12:30 AM CST

Sometimes a game doesn't have to be a massive open-world title with multiple endings, sometimes all it has to be is a goose.

That strange, yet awesome Untitled Goose Game sold 1 million+ units

Not too long ago, I wrote an article about why House House's Untitled Goose Game is one of the reasons you should love the internet. Without the internet, we would have never heard about this title, and honestly, what a shame that would be. It seems that over one million people were thinking a similar way and didn't want to miss out on the title as its sales have reached a point that has exceeded the developer's expectations.

According to Cabel, who worked on Untitled Goose Game as a publisher at Panic, Untitled Goose Game has surpassed the one million copies sold mark. Cabel took to his personal Twitter to thank everyone who purchased the game and hoped that they enjoyed their experience.

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Apple iPhone for 2020 with 5G and no notch teased

Apple's new iPhone with 5G connectivity was meant to be coming in 2021, but it seems that timeline is being pushed forward in a big way.

Apple iPhone for 2020 with 5G and no notch teased

The folks at LetsGoDigital have made some designs based on new patents, which tease some exciting things from Apple and its new 2020 iPhone. One of which is the lack of a notch, which is really exciting.

The new iPhone 12 (if Apple doesn't have a new name for its 2020 iPhone) will lack a notch, which means it'll pack an in-display fingerprint sensor and under-display camera. This isn't new for Android smartphone, but it'll be a revolutionary step for Apple, pun intended.

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AMD's high-end Navi GPU details: twice as fast as Radeon RX 5700 XT?!

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Dec 30, 2019 10:22 PM CST

AMD has been cooking up a kick-ass successor to Navi with a 2020 flagship GPU that is being referred to as Navi 21, with the second-generation RDNA family coming on the new 7nm+ process node.

AMD's high-end Navi GPU details: twice as fast as Radeon RX 5700 XT?!

Navi 21 will be a large GPU with new rumors pointing to it packing somewhere between 15-16 billion transistors, which makes it bigger than Vega 20 (13.2 billion) and Navi 10 (10.3 billion). But the bigger news here is that AMD's new flagship Navi 20-based graphics card would feature 12-16GB of GDDR6 memory on a much wider memory bus.

The new rumors have AMD possibly using a wider 384-bit or 512-bit memory interface, something that would enable much more memory bandwidth with GDDR6 memory. Previous rumors suggested AMD would tap higher-end HBM2E memory, packing between 16-32GB of framebuffer.

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Tesla's new Cybertruck makes appearance in a Travis Scott music video

Anthony Garreffa | Electric Vehicles & Cars | Dec 30, 2019 9:11 PM CST

The amount of free publicity that Tesla has managed to achieve for its Cybertruck has been astounding, and must be worth billions -- with Tesla's exciting new mega-hyped Cybertruck even making it into a music video:

Tesla's new Cybertruck makes appearance in a Travis Scott music video

Tesla's new Cybertruck made an appearance in Travis Scott's new video for "Gang Gang", where Tesla's Cybertruck and its all-electric ATV in the Cyberquad make an appearance. The awesome sauce doesn't end there, with a Boring Company Not-A-Flamethrower making an appearance, too.

Elon Musk has even been spotted hanging out with Travis Scott, with a picture posted to Kim Kardashian West's Instagram, with Musk hanging out with his girlfriend, as well as KK's husband and fellow artist to Scott, Kanye West. The group were hanging out on Christmas Eve, soaking in the festivities.

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Xbox Series X will destroy PlayStation 5 with its MUCH faster GPU

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Dec 30, 2019 8:24 PM CST

It was close to a year ago that I wrote a story that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console would feature an 8C/16T processor from AMD, and a new Navi-based GPU with 12 TFLOPs of performance -- and now, these specs are ringing true. We've also heard since day one that the new Xbox would beat the PlayStation 5.

Xbox Series X will destroy PlayStation 5 with its MUCH faster GPU

According to a new breakdown by the tech-focused folks at Digital Foundry, the next-gen Xbox Series X console will have 12 TFLOPs of performance -- kicking the ass of the 9.2 TFLOPs of Sony's new PlayStation 5 console. AMD is providing a semi-custom SoC that will be a two-part, one-two-punch Zen 2/RDNA2-based solution that will truly kick ass in both consoles -- but Microsoft will win that fight.

Sony is using an 'Oberon' chip in its PlayStation 5 that will have 36 compute units from the Navi GPU architecture running at 2GHz in "native" PS5 mode, as well as the use of super-fast GDDR6 with memory bandwidth of between 448GB/sec and 512GB/sec. Microsoft on the other hand will have 56 compute units from the Navi architecture with its 'Arden' chip, offering the same super-fast (and even faster) GDDR6 with up to 560GB/sec of memory bandwidth.

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PlayStation 5 GPU: 9.2 TFLOPs with 36 custom Navi compute units

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Dec 30, 2019 7:35 PM CST

Just in time to round out 2019 we have some more specifications on Sony's next-gen PlayStation 5 console, but this time they're more GPU specific concentrating on the RDNA2-based custom Navi GPU that AMD made for both Sony and Microsoft.

PlayStation 5 GPU: 9.2 TFLOPs with 36 custom Navi compute units

Digital Foundry has analyzed a bunch of data and come to the conclusion that Sony is using a custom Navi GPU with 36 compute units, which will be clocked at around 2GHz. However, Sony will reportedly have 3 different GPU performance profiles -- with PS5 games pushing the Navi GPU to 2GHz -- but emulating previous-gen PlayStation games will see the GPU clocks doing some funky things.

This sees the PlayStation 5 and its custom Navi-based GPU rolling out with 9.2 TFLOPs of compute performance -- losing the next-gen console battle to Microsoft and it's new Xbox Series X which will have a 12 TFLOPs custom AMD solution. Sony will still use GDDR6 memory (and not HBM like the current insane rumors are leading some to believe). AMD's current flock of GDDR6-based cards in the Radeon RX 5700 series have 448GB/sec of memory bandwidth, but we could see Sony using some faster GDDR6 memory and seeing memory bandwidth hit 512GB/sec or so.

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Check out this PC built in a glass pyramid

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Dec 30, 2019 6:34 PM CST

Ever wanted to add a pointy end to your PC that makes it an instant conversation piece about the Illuminati and ancient Egyptians? Then look no further than this interesting build.

Check out this PC built in a glass pyramid

Redditor dessie84 built a striking-looking rig that's straight out of a 1970's sci-fi movie. The build uses the rather unique Azza Pyramid 804 case, an ATX chassis which comes with four panes of aluminum-tempered glass, a snazzy 120mm RGB fan, and enough space at the base for a full GPU and cooling setup.

The Azza Pyramid 804 was actually shown off at Computex 2019 and can stand upside down with a special four-leg stand that gives me intense anxiety just thinking about. Azza also makes a cube-shaped chassis similar to the HP Omen.

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Sony: The future is coming at CES 2020

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Dec 30, 2019 5:25 PM CST

Sony plans to reveal new products at CES 2020, and we might get some new info on the PlayStation 5. Maybe.

Sony: The future is coming at CES 2020

CES 2020 is right on the horizon and Sony will be at the show with a new suite of hardware, but we shouldn't expect a full-on PS5 reveal. Sony will probably reveal new consumer hardware like Xperia phones, cameras, and a new line of TVs (maybe it's new insane 8K CLEDIS wall TVs. The big PS5 announcement will be saved for a special PlayStation-centric event that's rumored to be held sometime in February.

"The future is coming. At CES 2020 Sony is unveiling a unique vision of the future, bringing creativity and technology together like never before, to unleash new sensations and emotions," reads Sony's brief announcement.

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PlayStation 5 GPU emulates PS4, PS4 Pro with special modes

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Dec 30, 2019 4:10 PM CST

Sony's next-gen PlayStation 5 will ensure seamless and full native backward compatibility with PS4 games thanks to downscaling profiles built right into the Navi GPU.

PlayStation 5 GPU emulates PS4, PS4 Pro with special modes

According to massive new leaks verified by Eurogamer, the PS5 will indeed carry forward the full PlayStation 4 generation of games with complete games backward compatibility. This is made possible by two special modes built right into the silicon that downscale the PS5's GPU to current-gen performance targets, complete with lowered clock frequencies, RAM speeds, and Render Output units.

In essence, the PlayStation 5 was built from the ground up with backward compatibility in mind, similar to an iterative console. I've said right from the beginning that the new consoles will blur then line between next-gen and iterative cycles with both hardware and software.

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CD Projekt RED are masters of marketing

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Dec 30, 2019 2:44 PM CST

CD Projekt RED proves it understands how to successfully re-market a game many times over, using powerful strategies like The Netflix Effect to re-sell and re-invigorate its main franchise.

CD Projekt RED are masters of marketing

A lot of CD Projekt Group's business doesn't revolve around making games, but advertising, marketing, and distributing them. Merchandising is a huge focus of CD Projekt's business strategy. Once CD Projekt RED ships a game, the other branches take over and find new ways to make those games last for years. Case in point: The Witcher 3, which released in 2015, is still more relevant than ever today.

CD Projekt's marketing masterstroke is the Witcher Netflix series, a carefully-designed transmedia sales point that's proven to be extremely potent. The Netflix Effect sparks sales of all kinds of mediums--when a Netflix book adaptation pops up, people rush out to buy the books. The Witcher is benefiting from the Netflix Effect in two ways. We're seeing Witcher book sales jump up, and CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3 is currently at its highest playercount since 2015.

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