ASRock's new X570 Aqua motherboard is liquid-cooled work of art

Anthony Garreffa | Motherboards | Sep 12, 2019 10:17 AM CDT

ASRock has one of the highest-end motherboards its ever made about to launch, with its new X570 Aqua motherboard powered by AMD's new X570 chipset and ready for the Ryzen 3000 series CPUs.

ASRock's new X570 Aqua motherboard is liquid-cooled work of art

The new ASRock X570 Aqua is "completely water cooled" apart from its DIMM slots, PCIe slots and a few other places on the board exposed. The company says the custom water block it has made is "skillfully designed to ensure the heat of the CPU, VRM, and chipset can be dissipated efficiently".

We have PCIe 4.0 connectivity courtesy of the X570 chipset, as well as a 14-phase power design that should allow for some great overclocking on the CPU. ASRock also includes 10GbE network connectivity, Wi-Fi 6, and Thunderbolt 3.

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Netflix just leaked The Witcher TV show release for December 17

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Sep 12, 2019 9:22 AM CDT

One of the most anticipated TV shows of 2019 would have to be The Witcher series on Netflix, and thanks to Netflix itself -- we should expect Henry Cavill's next big adventure on December 17.

Netflix just leaked The Witcher TV show release for December 17

The official Twitter account for Netflix and Facebook posted a new list of titles and how many sleeps there is until their respective releases, with The Witcher coming in 97 sleeps. There are 97 sleeps between when it was posted -- September 11, and December 17. Math, ya know.

Netflix's own posts on both Twitter and Facebook have been removed, so we're only going by some screenshots that some very quick users snapped. December 17 can't come soon enough!

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KFC teams with Rainbow Six Siege for new KFC-themed event?!

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Sep 12, 2019 9:11 AM CDT

KFC isn't just working on its own dating simulator called 'I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Licking Good Dating Simulator' but it's also about to unleash the chicken master into Rainbow Six Siege.

KFC teams with Rainbow Six Siege for new KFC-themed event?!

The official KFC Gaming Twitter account teases an announcement for September 23, promising "cash and chicken to be won". We don't know to expect exactly, but it seems KFC is spreading its wings into dating simulators for the Colonel and now a collaboration with Ubisoft and Rainbow Six Siege -- which has just hit 50 million players, by the way.

All I know is I want to play some games now and bite into some Kentucky Fried Chicken... maybe KFC's new marketing is working, because I definitely could go for some gaming+chicken goodness right now.

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Razer rumored to be working on Nintendo Switch like handheld

Nintendo has been selling boat loads of its Switch handheld for a few years now, and it looks like Razer is about to get in on the gaming handheld market with what appears to be a Nintendo Switch-like device.

Razer rumored to be working on Nintendo Switch like handheld

According to a new patent discovered by LetsGoDigital, a new mobile gaming device is being created by Razer -- a company that isn't a stranger to tablets and gaming. Razer released its Edge pro with its optional Edge Gamepad controller some 7 years ago now, turning a tablet into a gaming handheld.

But this new patent is for a "gaming controller for mobile device and method of operating a gaming controller" and published on the 1st of August 2019.

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Intel hosting esports tournament with Street Fighter V, Rocket League

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Sep 12, 2019 7:11 AM CDT

Intel has announced that it is hosting an esports tournament in Tokyo next year, leading into the 2020 Olympics -- the new tournament will feature Street Fighter V and Rocket League with $500K up for grabs.

Intel hosting esports tournament with Street Fighter V, Rocket League

There will be $250,000 per game up for grabs, with online qualifying matches kicking off in early-2020 that will lead into a live qualifying event in June hosted in Poland.

Intel will then host its huge final championship tournament on June 22-24 in Tokyo, with the Intel World Open seeing players representing their country in their respective games. 12 nations will be pre-selected to form national teams, and then in March there will be national qualifiers to find the best players to build that team.

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Intel's new Gen12 graphics on Tiger Lake: biggest change in 10 years

Anthony Garreffa | CPU, APU & Chipsets | Sep 12, 2019 6:00 AM CDT

Intel is expected to launch its next-gen Tiger Lake CPU architecture sometime in late 2020 or 2021, which will feature Gen12 graphics and a total overhaul of the Execution Unit.

Intel's new Gen12 graphics on Tiger Lake: biggest change in 10 years

The revamped Execution Unit is expected to provide the largest GPU performance increase in over 10 years, something that was revealed in a new release of Linux patches from Intel. The post talks about a new Display State Buffer (DBS) engine that will take care of batch submit display register programming.

The documentation states that DBS reduces "loading time and CPU activity, thereby making the context switch faster. DSB Support added from Gen12 Intel graphics based platform".

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New Resident Evil game is 4v1 multiplayer with an evil Dungeon Master

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Sep 11, 2019 11:35 PM CDT

Capcom's next Resident Evil game Project Resistance has 4v1 multiplayer complete with classes, third-person shooter mechanics, and tactical strategy.

New Resident Evil game is 4v1 multiplayer with an evil Dungeon Master

As we predicted, Project Resistance is indeed an online multiplayer game with very Saw-like elements. Four players team up online to fight an evil dungeon master straight out of D&D with one goal: to survive and finish the fight.

The game is a third-person shooter just like the RE2 Remake, and there's four characters each with their own class abilities and proficiencies: Tyrone is a tank, Valerie is support and can heal others, Samuel (the jock) does more damage with melee attacks, and January can disable electronics and cameras. Players will scavenge for items, clear areas by solving puzzles, and take out the undead with their wits and know-how. There's third-person shooter mechanics right out of RE2 Remake and lots of survival-based gameplay.

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MSI debuts new 34-inch 5120 x 2160 at 60Hz monitor for $1199

Anthony Garreffa | Displays & Projectors | Sep 11, 2019 9:27 PM CDT

MSI is ready to launch its new PS341WU Prestige monitor, with a 34-inch panel offering 5120 x 2160 (5K wide, 4K high -- so not quite 5K which is 2880 wide) at 60Hz.

MSI debuts new 34-inch 5120 x 2160 at 60Hz monitor for $1199

We have a native 5120 x 2160 @ 60Hz providing a 21:9 aspect ratio, with a 5ms response time and 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, as well as 100% sRGB. MSI is even including DisplayHDR 600 certification, which will provide some great HDR content.

MSI uses an anti-glare Nano IPS panel, and on the back provides 1 x DisplayPort and 2 x HDMI inputs, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-B, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a mic in and an audio jack combo. The new PS341WU Prestige monitor is targeting creatives, with its slick white design and premium color.

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Rainbow Six Siege hits huge 50 million player milestone

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Sep 11, 2019 8:10 PM CDT

Ubisoft has received a lot of flak over the years for its half-assed attempts with gamers, but no one can deny the success of Rainbow Six Siege -- which is now home to over 50 million players.

Rainbow Six Siege hits huge 50 million player milestone

The developer has conttinued to put in the hard yards into Rainbow Six Siege, with countless free weekends and a steady form of content since its release back in its base form in 2015.

Rainbow Six Siege has long enough legs that it will be coming to the Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5 consoles, showing that Ubisoft will continue to support the game for many years to come.

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System Shock 3 gameplay trailer released, teases SHODAN's return

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | Sep 11, 2019 7:40 PM CDT

System Shock and more so its successor System Shock 2 are the seeds for what would eventually turn into Deus Ex, BioShock, and other big AAA games. The grand daddy is back, with a brand new gameplay teaser:

System Shock 3 gameplay trailer released, teases SHODAN's return

SHODAN is still haunting human beings in the depths of space, with developer OtherSide Entertainemnt working on System Shock 3 while Nightdive Studios makes a full remake of System Shock and a remaster of System Shock 2 -- which will have improved co-op multiplayer. This is our first look at System Shock 3, and it is exciting.

One of the stand-out things in the System Shock 3 footage is that SHODAN appears to be motion-capture animated, which looks impressive and is a big change over the original System Shock games.

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