Just few days ago I explained in one article about the lack of AVX-512 instruction support on Intel’s next-gen Alder Lake-S CPUs. Now, Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds has commented on this, and shared his own views on the AVX-512 instruction set (Advanced Vector Extensions 512) found on select Intel processors. Continue reading Linux creator ‘Linus Torvalds’ speaks about the lack of support of AVX-512 on Intel’s Alder Lake-S CPUs
PUBG has sold more than 70 million units worldwide
PUBG Corporation announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battleground has sold over 70 million units to date. To commemorate this milestone, the latest update will return to the jungles of Sanhok with PUBG Season 8. The team has remastered this map to be leaner, meaner, and more deadly than ever before. Continue reading PUBG has sold more than 70 million units worldwide
Death Stranding – Native 4K vs FidelityFX Upscaling vs DLSS 2.0
505 Games and Kojima Productions have just released Death Stranding on the PC. Death Stranding supports both DLSS 2.0 and FidelityFX Upscaling. As such, and instead of sharing our initial 4K performance impressions, we’ve decided to test these re-construction techniques. We’ve also included Native 4K screenshots in order to showcase the graphical differences between them. Continue reading Death Stranding – Native 4K vs FidelityFX Upscaling vs DLSS 2.0
Halo 3 PC Port Report + 4K/Max Settings Screenshots
At long last, Microsoft has finally released a proper PC version of Halo 3. Some thought this day would never come, but here it is Halo 3 running natively on the PC. Since we’ve already purchased Halo: The Master Chief Collection, we’ve decided to test this game and see how it performs on the PC platform. We’ve also captured some 4K screenshots on Max Settings. Continue reading Halo 3 PC Port Report + 4K/Max Settings Screenshots
Intel is finally retiring its 9th Gen Core-X ‘Skylake-X’ series of CPUs, giving them an End-of-Life/EOL status
Intel has recently issued a new product change notification (PCN) in which the company has announced the discontinuation of its 9th Gen Core X series “Skylake-X” HEDT processors. The new PCH applies to all the Skylake-X processors based on the ‘LGA2066’ socket as well as the Xeon W-2000 series workstation processors, which also use the same socket, and are based on a similar IP. Continue reading Intel is finally retiring its 9th Gen Core-X ‘Skylake-X’ series of CPUs, giving them an End-of-Life/EOL status
Intel’s future ‘Alder Lake’ processors will feature a new Hybrid architecture (Big and Small cores) for the desktop market
Intel’s next generation of Alder Lake-S Core processors are said to be the company’s first 10nm mainstream desktop processors, and we have already seen documents, datasheets, and release notes for these CPUs which also appeared on Intel’s own developer website. These processors have been confirmed to support a new LGA1700 socket. Continue reading Intel’s future ‘Alder Lake’ processors will feature a new Hybrid architecture (Big and Small cores) for the desktop market
Halo: The Master Chief Collection July 14th Patch Release Notes
343 Industries has revealed the full patch release notes for the Halo: The Master Chief Collection July 14th update. This patch will go live later today, and will add support for Halo 3 (which, obviously, releases later today). Continue reading Halo: The Master Chief Collection July 14th Patch Release Notes
You can now play as Milla Jovovich “Alice” in Resident Evil 3 Remake
Resident Evil fans, here is something really cool for you today. Darknessvaltier has released a new mod that allows you to play as Milla Jovovich’s character, Alice, from the Resident Evil movies in Resident Evil 3 Remake. Continue reading You can now play as Milla Jovovich “Alice” in Resident Evil 3 Remake
CD Projekt RED has no plans for Cyberpunk 2077 Demo or Xbox Game Pass
Cyberpunk 2077 releases on November 19th and according to CD Projekt RED, there won’t be a free demo for gamers to try. Furthermore, the team claimed that there are no plans for the game coming on Xbox Game Pass. Continue reading CD Projekt RED has no plans for Cyberpunk 2077 Demo or Xbox Game Pass
Here are the launch trailers for Death Stranding & Rocket Arena
505 Games and Electronic Arts have released the launch trailers for Death Stranding and Rocket Arena, respectively. Both of these games are coming out on the PC later today, alongside Halo 3 for The Master Chief Collection. Continue reading Here are the launch trailers for Death Stranding & Rocket Arena