Yuzu's latest update takes Switch Emulation to the next level

Switch emulation has just gotten a lot better

Published: 26th July 2021 | Source: yuzu | Author: Mark Campbell

Yuzu's latest update takes Switch Emulation to the next level

Console emulation has drastically improved in recent years, so much so that it wouldn't be wrong to say that we are starting to enter a new golden age for game emulation. Yesterday, we talked about the latest improvements to RPCS3 , the PS3 emulator, and today we need to talk about Yuzu,
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Leaked Radeon RX 6600 XT/RX 6600 pricing makes it an anti-RTX 3060 value play

AMD will reportedly promise much stronger rasterisation performance than Nvidia

Published: 26th July 2021 | Source: Neowin | Author: Mark Campbell

Leaked Radeon RX 6600 XT/RX 6600 pricing makes it an anti-RTX 3060 value play

AMD's RDNA 2 graphics card lineup is finally starting to reach the lower end of the GPU market, with their long-rumoured RX 6600 XT and RX 6600 aiming for sub-$4
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RPCS3's latest emulator update delivers 60 FPS playability in Resistance 1 and 2

PS3 Emulation is getting better

Published: 25th July 2021 | Source: RPCS3 | Author: Mark Campbell

RPCS3's latest emulator update delivers 60 FPS playability in Resistance 1 and 2

PlayStation 3 emulation has improved a lot in recent years, so much so that the RPCS3 emulator's website lists the emulator with over 60% game compatibility with PlayStation 3 games. These are "Games that can be completed with playable performance and no game-breaking glitches".

With
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EA's Dead Space Remake will include cut content and no microtransactions

Dead Space's Remake will be microtransaction free

Published: 25th July 2021 | Source: IGN | Author: Mark Campbell

EA's Dead Space Remake will include cut content and no microtransactions

Motive Studios is currently working on a next-generation remake of Dead Space, the 2008 horror gaming classic. In a recent interview with IGN , EA's Roman Compos-Oriola confirmed that Dead Space's remake would not be a 1:1 remake of the original.

Dead Space
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Intel

Intel's now manufacturing more 10nm wafers than 14nm wafers - 10nm's finally ready for Primetime!

10nm is finally ready for widespread use, and here's why that matters

Published: 23rd July 2021 | Source: Intel - Via Seeking Alpha | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's now manufacturing more 10nm wafers than 14nm wafers - 10nm's finally ready for Primetime!

Intel's 10nm technology has had a troubled history, so much so that it hasn't been used to create a mainstream desktop processor over four years after Intel
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Humankind's dropping Denuvo ahead of launch to avoid performance issues

Amplitude's Denuvo Integration 'was not good enough', so they dropped it

Published: 23rd July 2021 | Source: Humankind Forums | Author: Mark Campbell

Humankind's dropping Denuvo ahead of launch to avoid performance issues

Denuvo's anti-tamper technology is a plague on the PC gaming market, at least according to technology's many detractors. For developers and publishers, it's a necessary anti-piracy measure, while for gamers, it's an unwanted add-
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eBay's clamping down on Steam Deck scalpers, and it is glorious!

Some sellers were charging over £1,000 for a Steam Deck

Published: 23rd July 2021 | Source: eBay UK | Author: Mark Campbell

eBay's clamping down on Steam Deck scalpers, and it is glorious!

It goes without saying that most gamers hate eBay scalpers, who buy hard to access items to resell them for profit to desperate customers. First, they went for our graphics cards, then they went for the latest consoles and now they are after Valve's
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Seagate will soon be launching 20TB PMR HDDs to the Mass Market

20TB HDDs without using HAMR

Published: 23rd July 2021 | Source: Seagate- Via Seeking Alpha | Author: Mark Campbell

Seagate will soon be launching 20TB PMR HDDs to the Mass Market

Seagate plans to launch a wide range of new 20TB HDDs this year, confirming that they will be releasing 20TB drives with PMR, SMR and HAMR technologies during their latest earnings call. Each of these drive types will be qualified and optimised for specific markets, allowing Seagate to
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EA Reveals its Dead Space Remake for Next-Generation Systems

Coming to Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC

Published: 23rd July 2021 | Source: EA | Author: Mark Campbell

EA Reveals its Dead Space Remake for Next-Generation Systems

EA has revealed that they are making a next-generation remake of Dead Space, the 2008 survival horror classic. This remake will be made by EA Motive using EA's Frostbite engine exclusively for modern gaming systems.

Dead Space will be coming to PC, Xbox Series X/S

PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics cards have been listed at retail

Is 8GB enough VRAM for AMD's RX 6600 XT?

Published: 22nd July 2021 | Source: PBTech Via Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics cards have been listed at retail

Rumour has it that AMD will be officially launching its Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics cards soon, adding a new graphics card to the market that should help to alleviate the overall market's supply shortfall.

AMD's Radeon RX 6
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