Back in April 2020, Steam set a new record for concurrent players by having over 24 million players online at the same time. And today, Valve’s platform was able to hit another record, by having 25 million concurrent players. Continue reading Steam breaks new record with over 25 million concurrent players
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AMD submits a new patent for an MCM “GPU chiplet” design for future RDNA architectures
It appears that AMD has recently submitted a new patent to the US Patent and trademark Office/USPTO on December 31 2020, which outlines the company’s plan for its future GPU technology. This leak comes via Twitter user @davideneco25320 who spotted this entry. Continue reading AMD submits a new patent for an MCM “GPU chiplet” design for future RDNA architectures
This 4GB Mod for Skyrim brings unique textures to each and every race
Modder ‘HeartAttackMan’ has released a new HD Texture Pack for both the Legacy and the Special editions of Skyrim. As the title suggests, Disparity and Diversity adds unique textures to each and every race in order to give them a more varied appearance and to better reflect each race’s characteristics. Continue reading This 4GB Mod for Skyrim brings unique textures to each and every race
Intel 12th gen Alder Lake-S desktop CPU platform’s “PCIe 5.0” configuration support reportedly spotted
Some new details have emerged regarding Intel’s 12th generation of Alder Lake-S Core processor lineup. As you may already know by now that Alder Lake-S Core processors are said to be the company’s first 10nm SuperFin-based mainstream desktop SKUs. We have also seen documents, datasheets, and release notes for these CPUs which have also appeared on Intel’s own developer website. Continue reading Intel 12th gen Alder Lake-S desktop CPU platform’s “PCIe 5.0” configuration support reportedly spotted
Intel might face a stringent motherboard chipset shortage in Q1 2021, price hike expected on some boards
2020 saw an unprecedented shortage of PC gaming hardware in the DIY market, and a price hike on some products as well. Mainly, GPUs and CPUs were mostly affected due to a shortage in supply of these chips. We have seen the Nvidia Geforce RTX 30 series, AMD RX 6000 series and Ryzen 5000 series products being out of stock in retail shelves, along with increased demand for these products from gamers in recent months. Continue reading Intel might face a stringent motherboard chipset shortage in Q1 2021, price hike expected on some boards
Jurassic World Evolution is free on Epic Games Store
Epic Games has announced that Jurassic World Evolution is currently available for free on Epic Games Store. For the next 24 hours, PC gamers can visit the game’s EGS page and acquire their free copy. Continue reading Jurassic World Evolution is free on Epic Games Store
Torchlight 2 is available for free on Epic Games Store
Epic Games has announced that Torchlight 2 is currently available for free on Epic Games Store. For the next 24 hours, PC gamers can visit its EGS page and acquire their free copy. This is the second time that Epic Games is offering Torchlight 2 for free on its store. Continue reading Torchlight 2 is available for free on Epic Games Store
Metro Last Light Redux is free on GOG for the next 48 hours
GOG has announced that Metro Last Light Redux is available for free on its store for a limited time. For the next 48 hours, PC gamers can visit the game’s GOG store page and acquire their free copy. Continue reading Metro Last Light Redux is free on GOG for the next 48 hours
Latest Epic Games Launcher Update fixes the high CPU usage bug/issue
Last week there were several reports that the Epic Games Launcher client was causing a spike in temperature on some AMD Ryzen and Intel CPUs. There was a bug in the Epic games launcher gaming client which was causing some CPUs to run hotter even without any game running, as reported by multiple users on Reddit, and also tested and verified by Hot Hardware as well. Continue reading Latest Epic Games Launcher Update fixes the high CPU usage bug/issue
Intel’s 12th generation “Alder Lake-S” 16-cores/24-threads desktop CPU spotted in Geekbench database
In 2020’s second-quarter earnings press release, Intel confirmed that their next-gen Alder Lake-S CPU lineup will launch in late 2021. Intel also gave an update to analysts and investors on two crucial CPU projects of the company, namely 12th gen Alder Lake CPU lineup for the consumer desktop PC, and Sapphire Rapids chips for the HPC, and data centre/server market. Continue reading Intel’s 12th generation “Alder Lake-S” 16-cores/24-threads desktop CPU spotted in Geekbench database