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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Will “Bridge” Templars and Assassins: Ubisoft

By Jake Bishop May 27, 2020

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the latest in the long-running franchise, will bridge the gap between Templars and Assassins. Speaking in the recent interview, narrative director Darby McDevitt shared some interesting facts about Valhalla. Very early on in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Eivor will meet an Assassin and starts to understand their goals and learn more about the Assassin’s Brotherhood. Eivor also learns about the flip side of the coin, The Order of the Ancients aka Templars. McDevitt is one of the creators who worked on Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, one of the few AC games that combined the exploration of a historical setting with the sci-fi lore that stitches the AC series together. With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, McDevitt wants fans to be able to wander through the open world and almost at every turn really feel like they’re discovering something new about the whole plot that spans across 11 gamers, Valhalla is…

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Borderlands 3 Sales Cross 10M, Steam Numbers “Exceeded Our Projections,” Says Take-Two

By Jake Bishop May 27, 2020

Borderlands 3 sales have now gone past 10 Million, according to publisher Take-Two Interactive. CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed the news during the most recent investor’s call for Q4. Borderlands 3 launched late last year as an Epic Exclusive but earlier this year Take-Two released Borderlands 3 on Steam and other PC retailers where sales number exceeded projections. Borderlands 3, the latest installment in our genre-defining shooter looter series outperformed our expectations in the fourth quarter and the title is now sold in over 10 million units, up 50% over Borderlands 2 in the same period. On March 13, Borderlands 3 was released on an array of PC retailers including Steam where sales of the game exceeded our projections. In the second quarter 2K and Gearbox launched Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC, the second of four-story DLCs announced for Borderlands 3. The DLCs are part of the Super Deluxe Edition and…

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The Last Of Us Part 2 Reportedly Banned in MENA

By Talha Amjad May 25, 2020

The controversial Naughty Dog PS4 exclusive The Last of Us 2 is reportedly banned in the Middle East. According to a user in MENA who reached out to PlayStation Support to inquire about The Last of Us Part 2, the game is seemingly banned in the region. The Last of Us 2 is not available for pre-order on PlayStation Store UAE and MENA. There are 19-20 countries in the MENA region including: Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Morocco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Palestine Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Not all of these counties have a dedicated PlayStation Store but those that do, don’t have The Last of Us 2 up for pre-order, the only exception being Isreal PlayStation Store where the game is available. While that may change in the coming weeks, at the time of this writing Naughty Dog’s summer blockbuster isn’t available…

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Naughty Dog DMCAs Journalist For Reporting On The Last Of Us 2 DMCAs

By Talha Amjad May 22, 2020

The Last of Us 2 has been under a lot of heat recently and Naughty Dog has been doing some serious damage control. This includes disabling comments on YouTube and even DCMA’ing accounts on social media that talk about The Last of Us 2 or even share memes related to the game. Naughty Dog has been sending DMCAs left and right. Ian Miles Cheong Managing Editor of HumanEvents / Hype Break tweeted that Naughty Dog has had his Twitter account locked because he reported on DMCAs that the company is issuing related to The Last of Us 2 content on the internet. The following is his tweet that you can check out. https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1263493111218491393?s=20 Content related to The Last of Us 2 has been removed from his account and he has shared that in a screenshot with his tweet as well. Ian Miles Cheong is not the only person that has…

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Asus B550 Motherboards Revealed: ROG Strix, TUF Gaming And Prime

By Talha Amjad May 22, 2020

AMD has announced the B550 chipsets for budget builds and we have seen the B550 motherboards from MSI. Here we have the Asus B550 Motherboards. These Asus B550 Motherboards include the ROG Strix, TUF Gaming and Prime. Asus B550 Motherboards The following are the Asus B550 Motherboards that we know about right now: The following are the specifications of the motherboard: ROG Strix B550-E Gaming Size ATX Memory 4 x DDR4 up to 4400+ (OC) Multi-GPU 2 x SLI, 3 x CrossFireX PCIe 2 PCIe 4.0 x16: x16, x8/x8 1 PCIe 3.0 x16: x4 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 Storage 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA) 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA) 6 x SATA 6Gbps Networking Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 2×2 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) MU-MIMO; Bluetooth 5.1 Audio SupremeFX S1220A codec DTS Sound Unbound USB 3.2 Gen 2: 1 x Type-C, 2 x Type-A,…

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ASRock B550 Motherboards Revealed: Taichi, Phantom, Steel Legend

By Talha Amjad May 22, 2020

AMD has announced the B550 chipsets for budget builds and we have seen the B550 motherboards from MSI. Here we have the ASRock B550 Motherboards. These ASRock B550 motherboards include the Taichi, Steel Legend, Phantom Gaming, Extreme4, PG Velocita, Pro4 and HDV. ASRock B550 Motherboards The following are the ASRock B550 Motherboards that we know about: B550 Taichi You can check out the images of the motherboard below: The specifications of the B550 Taichi are as follows: Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen / Future AMD Ryzen Processors (3000 and 4000 Series Processors) 16 Power Phase Design, Digi Power, Dr. MOS Supports DDR4 4733+ (OC) 3 PCIe 4.0/3.0×16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort AMD 3-Way CrossFireX 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio 8 SATA3, 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4), 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) 3 USB 3.2 Gen2…

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Gigabyte B550 AORUS Motherboards Spotted: ELITE, MASTER, PRO AX

By Talha Amjad May 22, 2020

AMD has announced the B550 budget chipset for Ryzen CPUs and we have already seen MSI B550 motherboards. Here we have the B550 motherboards from AORUS, the premium brand from Gigabyte. These Gigabyte AORUS motherboards include the ELITE, MASTER and PRO AX. Here we are going to look into all of them. Gigabyte B550 AORUS Motherboards The following are the different Gigabyte AORUS motherboards that we have spotted online: B550 AORUS ELITE You can check out the images of the motherboard below: The specifications of the B550 AORUS ELITE are as follows: Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs True 12+2 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 50A DrMOS Advanced Thermal Design with Enlarged Surface Heatsinks Ultra Durable PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard AMP-UP Audio with ALC1200 and WIMA Capacitors Blazing Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth…

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Mafia 2 And 3 Definitive Edition Not Worth Buying, 1 Remake Might Have Same Issues

By Talha Amjad May 20, 2020

Mafia Trilogy has been announced and you can play Mafia 2 Definitive Edition and Mafia 3 Definitive Edition right now. Mafia 1 remake is going to release later this year. Mafia 2 Definitive Edition was free on PSN Malaysia and according to people that have played the game, it is not worth it. According to a Reddit user, the cutscenes are a bit better but there are issues with Mafia 2 Definitive Edition. The difference in graphics is a minor one and most people might not even notice it. The following is what the use reported: The game is so prone to stuttering, too. In the first hour of gameplay, I’ve encountered numeral bugs that have made me have to restart the game. The audio problems are really noticeable too. With headphones on, all of the dialogue comes out of the left ear and the cutscenes are extremely loud while…

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Corsair And Gigabyte RAM Hits 5000 MHz On Supported X570 Motherboards

By Talha Amjad May 19, 2020

We recently got a leak regarding Gigabyte RAM that mentioned that it would be able to hit speeds of 5000 MHz on supported motherboards. Now Corsair has confirmed that the Vengence LPC DRAM hits 5000 MHz on compatible X570 motherboards. This means that you do need an AMD build but 5000 MHz is very fast indeed and we know that AMD Ryzen CPUs like fast memory. The following is the official tweet from Corsair. https://twitter.com/CORSAIR/status/1262813531126161408?s=20 On the Gigabyte side of things, we do not have an official announcement but the model that will hit 5000 MHz is the GP-AR50C19S8K2HU416 / 19-26-26-46. There is a 4800 MHz model as well which is the GP-AR48C19S8K2HU416 / 19-26-26-46. The X570 motherboards that support this feature are as follows: MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE MSI MEG X570 ACE MSI MEG X570 UNIFY MSI MEG X570 PRESTIGE MSI MEG X570 CREATION Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII…

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SilverStone CPU Coolers That Are Compatible With Intel 10th Generation Comet Lake CPUs

By Talha Amjad May 19, 2020

Notcua has released a full list of coolers that are compatible with the Intel 10 generation Comet Lake CPUs and now SilverStone has done the same for its coolers as well. Here we are going to go over all the Silverstone CPU coolers that support Intel 10th generation Comet Lake CPUs. Intel 10th Generation Comet Lake Compatible CPU Coolers From SilverStone The following are all the CPU coolers that the company has confirmed to be compatible with the 10th generation Intel CPUs: Liquid Coolers The following are the liquid coolers by Silverstone that are compatible with the 10th generation of Intel CPUs: FP120-ARGB (180W) PF240-ARGB (240W) PF360-ARGB (300W) TD02-RGB (180W) TD03-RGB (140W) TD02-SLIM (180W) Air Coolers The following are the air coolers by Silverstone that are compatible with the 10th generation of Intel CPUs: AR01 (130W) AR03 (150W) AR07 (130W) AR08 (95W) AR12 RGB (140W) KR02 (130W) KR03 (65W) HE01…