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Intel offers untested mesh shading support to their open-source ANV Vulkan driver for Linux operating systems with Intel ARC Alchemist The new experimental mesh shader can expand the scalability of the geometry stage, allowing it to be very accessible to integrate into the engine runtime. Mesh shading can encapsulate the culling procedure in an individual API call, which bypasses the tedious state and resource setup procedure as it draws indirect demands....

As mentioned, the well-received Invaders from Beyond event will be returning tomorrow, with aliens attacking new landmarks. Here’s a bit more detail… “Over the past week, we’ve been detecting increasing activity from among the stars, and it has been drawing nearer to Earth with each passing day. Ever since aliens discovered intelligent life in the Wasteland earlier this year, they just won’t give up their efforts to snatch our brainwaves!...

The mod will be available only on PC. As usual with these projects, there’s no telling when it will be released, but the modding team seems to be making good progress. We’ll keep you abreast of any further developments; stay tuned. Vault-Tec is entirely an American company, thus it will have no presence in London. We will have a version of a vault, but it will be entirely different from that of Vault-Tec, except that it is a shelter, beneath the ground....

To better celebrate the series’ 35th Anniversary on December 18th, Square Enix confirmed that the remasters of their classic role-playing games will be released sometime during Spring 2023 on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The game will be available individually or as a bundle, including all of them. On the same day the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series launches on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, a limited physical edition will also release....

— xenosaga (@xenosaga7) July 7, 2022 We also learned that at some point the Square Enix developers were considering Final Fantasy VII Remake as a duology, though this eventuality was ultimately discarded. — xenosaga (@xenosaga7) July 7, 2022 As some fans might have already guessed, even the third game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy will have its subtitle starting with R. — xenosaga (@xenosaga7) July 7, 2022 Square Enix even considered potentially remastering other games in the Final Fantasy VII series such as 2006’s Dirge of Cerberus or 2004’s Before Crisis, but there are no current plans to go ahead with either project....

The new demo, which is available right now in all regions, allows players to try out the game from the very beginning up until Chapter 4 for each route. All progress made in the demo can also be carried to the final game when it becomes available later this month. A new Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes trailer has also been released today, providing a new look at story, characters, and gameplay....

According to the rules set by developer Zenimax Online Studios, each player can participate by unlocking the High Isle Pathfinder achievement, which simply requires visiting all of the zone’s so-called striking locales (those marked on the map with the icon of an eye). There are six of them, and you can either find them yourself or just scour the Web for information on their whereabouts. There’s a dedicated page on the Elder Scrolls Online website to monitor community progress in this endeavor....

This first comparison video comes from YouTube tech channel ‘ElAnalistaDebits’ and shows the game runs and looks pretty great across all platforms, Steam Deck and Series S included. On Microsoft’s entry-level next-gen console, texture filtering and LOD draw distance have been lowered, but the results are pretty great overall. On Valve’s Steam Deck, Scorn runs at the highest settings, but going by this comparison, the lower resolution causes some details that are present on PC and Xbox Series to be washed out....

Here’s a gameplay trailer that will let you see everything that will be available in the Dragon Ball collaboration: With this new collaboration between Dragon Ball and Fortnite, players can play through seven sets of quests that will test players’ skills in strength, agility, focus, and more. With each training set you complete, you’ll earn a Dragon Ball and raise your Power Level, unlocking awesome rewards like the Dragon Radar Back Bling, Emotes, Sprays, and Battle Pass levels....

EU Finally Passes the Law that Will Force Apple to Switch to Type-C for Future iPhones European Parliament released a press release that states that “all mobile phones, tablets, and cameras sold in the EU will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port” by the end of 2024. The new requirements will be extended to laptops by 2026. Although it was not mentioned in the release, the new law will require manufacturers to adopt the USB Power Delivery standard for fast charging....

Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus Will Not Have Battery-Saving Display Technology, Refresh Rate Can Only Go Down to 60Hz In a now-deleted tweet, which we thankfully got a hold off thanks to some quick thinking, DSCC CEO Ross Young said that apart from the top-end Galaxy S22 Ultra, no other model from the Galaxy S22 family features LTPO OLED technology. For those that do not know, LTPO OLED allows for a display’s refresh rate to switch between 10Hz to 120Hz depending on what the screen is showing....

Declining Galaxy S22 Sales Has Forced Samsung’s Carrier Partner to Sharply Raise Subsidies to Sell More Units Though Samsung addressed this performance throttling issue, which was referred to as the Games Optimization Service (GOS), the sales of the Galaxy S22 lineup have not improved in South Korea, according to a report from The Korea Times. It is clear that customers do not appreciate that their high-end smartphone’s performance was being artificially reduced....

GameStop is poised to announce its first quarterly earnings for 2022 as investors await further details on the company’s unconventional pivot toward Web3, NFTs, and crypto. GameStop’s Earnings for the First Quarter of 2022 For the three months that ended on the 31st of March, GameStop recorded $1.378 billion in revenue. (All figures are in billions of dollars) The company also reported -$2.08 in non-GAAP EPS. (All figures are in dollars) A few weeks back, GameStop revealed via a filing with the SEC that it would enact a stock split, thereby necessitating shareholder approval for an increase in the company’s “number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 300,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 through an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”....

The GCC includes several coding languages and libraries, such as C, C++, and more, to offer an open-source compiling option for users utilizing operating systems like Linux, Ubuntu, and others. The new compiler updates provided by Intel will assist with bringing in introductory x86_64 extensions for the instruction set seen in the Sierra Forest CPUs that will produce high core counts for Intel. Intel fellow and engineer Haochen was the first to release a Meteor Lake patch to the GCC compiler following a separate release for Raptor Lake....

Geekbench Accuses Samsung of Throttling Its Devices, Removes Four Years of Galaxy Flagships As mentioned earlier, Geekbench has delisted the last four years of Galaxy devices which includes all models of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20, and Galaxy S10. No changes have been put forth for the Galaxy A series and Galaxy Note models. Geekbench took drastic action after it was found that One UI 4’s GOS software was throttling thousands of apps to improve battery life as well as maintain performance....

Starting off with the games, GeForce NOW will add games like Not Tonight 2, Diplomacy is Not an Option, Model Builder, Sifu, and Werewolf: The Apocalypse Earthblood as the new games launching this week. Those games will become available to stream with GeForce NOW as soon as they are released across Steam and the Epic Games Store respectively. Here’s the full list of games that will join GFN this Thursday....

Aside from the Summer Fantasia update adding new quests, it also adds a new upcoming event for players to enjoy with their friends. Before that, though, is a brand-new trailer showing off the upcoming update and part of the rereleased area. You can watch Genshin Impact’s Summer Fantasia update trailer below. The new trailer shows off the revamped Golden Apple Archipelago, which now has newer questlines and challenges for players visiting the area....

After the Orion spacecraft entered its trajectory to Earth earlier today, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officials shared more details about what lies ahead and the different issues the agency has encountered in the mission. Orion is slated to land in the Pacific Ocean on December 11th, and its return burn earlier today has set it on the path to landing. However, the landing site is yet to be chosen, and the space agency will select it later this week....

The new trailer, which has been shown during the latest State of Play, showcases some of the game’s characters and many of the powers that main character Akito will be able to use. Ghostwire Tokyo launches on March 25th on PlayStation 5 and PC. A Beautifully Haunted tokyo Explore a unique vision of Tokyo twisted by a supernatural presence. From its ultra-modern cityscape to its traditional temples and narrow alleyways, discover a hauntingly beautiful city teeming with Yokai - vengeful spirts spirits that prowl the streets....

Gigabyte Radeon RX 7900 XTX & RX 7900 Elite, Gaming And Reference Models Made Official Gigabyte seems to be making at least three custom models while two of the models will be kept as MBA ‘Reference’ designs. It looks like the Radeon RX 7900 XTX will get the top-tier treatment with an ELITE model while both the 7900 XTX & 7900 XT will get Gaming OC & Reference flavors. Judging by the lineup, it looks like Gigabyte is focusing on its Windforce design once again which comes in two iterations for each custom design....