March 7, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode of Digital Coffee Gaming Brew, host Brett discusses various updates and news in the gaming industry. Topics include the player milestones for 'Stalker 2' and its upcoming major patch, the delay of 'Killing Floor 3' to 2025, and details about 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2' going DRM-free. Brett also covers the cancellation of multiple Respawn projects by EA, insights into 'Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra,' Battlefield Labs' new tests, Tencent's increased stake in From Software, and Firaxis' recruitment of a well-known Civ modder. The episode explores the revival of Acclaim Entertainment, the release and enhancements of 'GTA V: Enhanced,' AMD's co-development with Sony for FSR 4, and reviews of newly released AMD RX graphics cards. Brett concludes with a discussion on the overall growth of the GPU market and his personal take on the current crop of graphics cards.
🔑 Key Themes
- Stalker Two player milestones
- Killing Floor Three delay
- EA project cancellations
- Kingdom Come Deliverance updates
- Marvel 1943 release plans
- 10¢ increased stake in FromSoftware
- AMD FSR Four and GPUs release
🌟 3 Fun Facts
- Stalker 2 has reached a milestone of 6 million players, celebrating significant community engagement despite initial bugs and optimization issues.
- Killing Floor 3, initially set for release, has been delayed to 2025 for significant changes based on player feedback, including a more flexible perk system.
- The well-known modder Sukrit Act Ten has joined Firaxis as a tech artist to help bring improvements to Civilization 7, which the community views positively.
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Brett (00:01):
Welcome to a new episode of Digital Coffee Marketing Brew,
and I'm your host, Brett er.
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Let me know how I am doing.
But this, we're gonna be talkingabout stalker two player milestones,
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talk about killing floors.
Three's delay, apparently.
Apparently it's not doing very well.
We're also gonna be talkingabout Battlefield Labs.
It's gonna be an interestingthing for that King of Come
Deliverance Two and their updates.
EA has canceled yet another Respawn,multiplayer and Marvel 1943 Rise of Hydro,
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when that's supposedly may be coming out.
And we're gonna be talking aboutTencent and increased stake in from
software should be interesting reallywell-known modern joints for axis to
help make civilization seven better.
And the revival of a claim entertainment,which is gonna be interesting as well.
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And.
Gta five enhanced releases as well, andwe talk a little bit about that Also a d
FSR four and who's developed with that.
Talking about the graphics cards thatreleased this week from a MD, the
90 70 and the 90 70 xt and the kindathe reviews that I saw about them.
And then a little bit moreabout just the overall growth
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of GPUs in the industry and.
Talking a little bit more about how,I'm just not really that interested
in these actual, this crop of GPUs.
I just have not done a greatjob of convincing me that
it's actually a good system.
So anyways, let's get on with the show.
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Mm.
That's good.
Alright, I hope you guys arehaving a fantastic Friday and.
First up is Stocker two Player Milestone.
So GSC Game World celebrates 6million players for Stocker two,
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it's quite a bit the community.
So basically it's donea really good job of.
Getting people to actually buy it now.
There's been a lot of issues with it,but if you've played their previous
stocker games, you know that it,there's always an issue with the game.
They've never, they never launched agame that has been really well optimized,
but they have slowly actually optimizedit pretty well, what's next is the next
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Gen Gaming Insights is that major patchupdate for Stalker two brings over
1700, improve improvements and fixes.
Upcoming tiles are being un unveiledand showcased events, investments
in graphics and game play, and thisbasically just shows just how much
they love this game and how muchwe appreciate this game because.
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It's a Ukrainian developer and it'salso a very, a smaller developer.
That really took a while for themto actually get stalker two out.
Unfortunately, with all the bugsand everything, it didn't really
help, and it's still a good game.
Like I'm enjoying the game pretty muchwhen I actually play it, but when I
do play it, I'm enjoying the game.
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There is no fast travels, whichis interesting because I'm like, I
don't want fast travel over here.
It's Nope.
I'm like.
Dang it.
Now I gotta walk back and it's a longwalk back, nine times outta 10, and
you're gonna run into something orthere's a storm or there's something else.
So welcome to Stalker where it sucks thatyou have to walk back, but enjoy being
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hunted by whatever's in the wilderness.
Anyways, moving on to killing floor three.
It was initially supposed to release thismonth on March 25th, but it has been, but.
Postponed to an undisclosed date in 2025.
The delay allows developers toimplement significant changes based
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on player feedback from the beta.
A major change included freeingBerk system selection from character
choice along players to mixand match the change addresses.
Fans concerned followingcontentious initial design.
Some similarly trickedin Battlefield 2042.
Tripwire Interactive supportedby Embracer Group aims to resolve
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performance and stability.
Issues reported by players inthe studio statement emphasizes
their commitment to improving userexperience and gameplay, so apparently.
And also the refund policy forpre-orders refund process for pre-orders
vary by platform with automaticcancellations occurring for many users.
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The US-based PlayStation allows playersto either keep or cancel their pre-orders
while Xbox refunds are automatic.
So if you wanna refund onPlayStation, be sure to actually
initiate that or you won't get it.
But I didn't actually playit . There's that, but apparently
the game feature is set in 2091.
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Killing four three continuesfrom its predecessor featuring
Bioengineered zombies called Zeds.
Players can team up with othersor play solo with cross play
support across all platforms.
Initial beta impressions havebeen favorable, highlight.
Engaging gameplay and promising futurecritics noted it's impactful shooting
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and mechanics and abundant gore as strongselling points, but that's been with all
of them, especially killing floor two.
But it seems like a lot of playersweren't happy about this one.
I never played the closed betas,so I have no idea how it is, but
it should be interesting to see
how this will impact.
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Embracer's bottom line, but also howfar back they're gonna have to push this
because we're already in March, whichis, it was supposed to be released and
now they're pushing it back more, whichdoesn't really help with that too much.
So should be interesting to seewhere this actually goes, because.
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Killing four two was great.
Everybody loved that game.
Everybody played the game like crazy,but killing four three does not seem
like it's like continuing that pedigree.
So we'll see.
All right, so Kingdom comeDeliverance two goes DRM.
Free Kingdom come.
Deliverance two will be availableon gog starting March 28th, 2025.
The game will be sold without DRM allowingfor a seamless purchasing experience.
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GOG is offering a specialsale on the original Kingdom.
Come Deliverance at just seven 50.
Really great game.
The first one, I highly recommend it.
The sequel does not require players tohave played the first game, though it may
enhance the experience at which I highlyrecommend because it fills in that gap.
But there is going to be aweird thing because in the first
game, Hans and Henry aren't evenromantically interested in whatsoever.
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They're just really good friendsand all of a sudden, and two,
which kinda made me upset, they'resomehow now really gay lovers.
You can decide.
You don't have to if you don't want to.
It's just weird, and I don't think theyshould have added that in, but update 1.2
for C Deliverances scheduled for releaseon March 13th, 2025, the extension.
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Extensive update will includebarber mode and supporting
for moding and other features.
Warhorse will release new store expansionsthrough a paid expansion pass in 2025.
Expansions include brushes with deathin summer, legacy of the forge and
fall, and mysteria es Alia in winter.
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I.
The medieval RBG KingdomDeliverance Two is expanding.
Its appeal with new content and features.
Warhorse commitment to updating the gamereinforces its long-term engagement with
players and it, and rightfully it blewpast what it wanted to make in just a day.
It like did a million andthen it did 2 million.
I'm pretty sure it's gonna hitlike the six to 10 million mark.
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I'm pretty sure that's gonnabe it because there really is
no good RPG games right now.
You had Star Wars Outlaws, which is, hasa huge sale and apparently it has gotten
a lot of players interested becauseit's a huge sale instead of $120 for
the top tier one, it's like 65, whichis a little bit more manageable, but.
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If that wasn't released in2025, it was released last year.
You have Dragon Age, the Veil Guard,which apparently is now free on
PlayStation through the PlayStationPlus Pass, which is funny to me
because it hasn't really been out thatlong, but no one's buying that one.
There is a dearth of good RBTG, new GoodRBT games that no one is making because
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they have decided to do a very specific.
A game for a very small crowd and theywonder why no one's buying their games.
Alright, so apparently EA has canceledanother shooter game from respon.
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It is unfortunate.
It was an unannounced incubation project.
This marks the third scrap shooterfrom responding two years, raising
concerns about the studio's future.
One was a Star Wars FPS, and thenthe other one was kinda a crossover
between Titan Fall and Apex Legends.
So it is interesting, but timing ofcancellation is all three cancellations
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occurred after EAs fiscal earnings reportsuggesting financial considerations
influence project decisions.
The pattern indicates a spreadsheet drivenapproach to game development at ea, which
is dumb 'cause it doesn't really guaranteethat you're gonna make a good game.
Current projects at Respon isreportedly focused on developing a
third Star Wars Jedi game and updates.
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For Apex Legends, no new titlesare on the immediate horizon.
Disappointing fans of the studio'spast work, Titan Vault two is
Celebrate is one of the best shootersknown for its innovative gameplay,
blend of platforming and combat.
The constellation of new projectsis viewed as a loss for creativity
in first person shooters.
Despite cancellation, thereis optimism for upcoming games
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scheduled for 2025 and beyond.
Fans remain hopeful for respond.
The ability to innovate in futuretitles despite recent setbacks.
And let's be also be clear, theyare, at least Vince is overseeing
the new Battlefield game too.
So you do have that massiveproject that he is overseeing.
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I'm not saying that he's in theday-to-day of everything, but it
is something to consider as well.
But we'll see what BattlefieldSix or whatever to decide
to call it is gonna be like.
It should be interesting, but it'ssad that we won't get a Mandalorian
style FPS game, which really was that.
I would look forward to that one,but apparently no because EA would
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rather play or release, drag it to thebail guard 'cause that one was good.
Anyways, moving on toRobocop Rogue City Expansion.
That's right.
They're gonna be doing a new expansionwith the really great Robocop game.
It's actually a really good game.
So rogues, Robocop, rogue city,unfinished business expansion
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launches in summer 2025.
Players will explore omni tower,armed with new weapons, and the
ability to play is Alex Murphy.
So I saw the trailer and it looks like youhave flashbacks where you play the Alex
Murphy, the human side of you, with no
Robocop Armor or Robocop anything.
But you also play robocop too.
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It looks like there'snew enemies to shoot.
It looks very interesting.
New weapons is always great.
So this is just another great thing foranother great FPS game that no one knew
was gonna be good because we saw thatwe're like, eh, it probably, it might be
okay, but it actually was really good.
So if you haven't, there's a saleright now in Steam, so you haven't
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gotten Robocop Rogue City, . Youshould definitely pick that up.
It's a really great game.
Alright, so Marvel rival's, 1943.
Rise of Hydra is aiming forChristmas 2025 release Kayron Peyton.
The voice of Black Pantherconfirmed a timely during interview.
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Peyton expressed expressed hisexcitement for the project,
deeming it a significant moment.
He emphasized the team's commitmentto delivering high quality game.
Maybe.
Amy Henning known for the uncharted seriesas leading the development of the game.
Peyton praised Henning's direction,highlighted her expertise.
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The game aim aims for high visualfidelity aiming to resemble
a Marvel film experience.
Henning emphasized theimportance of creating an immer.
Immersive environment for players.
The first trailer was teased in 2022after the game announcement in 2021.
Subsequent snippets showcase the gametake on Wakanda, and then characters
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details via metahuman creator.
So yeah, I like everybody.
We saw this a few years ago, thefirst free teaser trailer and kind of.
Eventually we saw somegame kind of gameplay.
It was mixed into it and it lookedinteresting, but I'm not quite sure.
It's got Captain Americaand Black Panther in there.
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And
with Amy heading, it should be agood game 'cause she did create Achar
series, which is beloved by everybody.
But we'll see what this actually does andhow they're going to write the characters
and how . Hopefully not very woke.
It's gonna be, 'cause we're alltired of it, to be honest with you.
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Moving on to the firstBattlefield Labs test announced.
So apparently it's starting today, March7th, and participants will get a chance
to experience the next battlefield game.
Only a small section of invited playerscan take part in a two hour test.
It's only two hours.
The test phasing is strictly aninvitation only and limited to PC users.
Participants are prohibited fromrecording or discussing the game
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enforcement of these rules raisequestions about compliance among players.
EA and DICE will publish publicrecaps after the testing phase.
These recaps will include lessons learnedand how fan feedback is addressed.
The upcoming battlefield game will includemulti, multiple gameplay experiences.
It focuses on both multiplayer fromdice and single player from motive.
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The new game shifts back to moderntimes after Battlefield 2042 is a
futuristic setting, the change responseto fan feedback and attempts to
realign with franchise expectations.
Battlefield Bo Vince Ella commented onthe shortcomings of Battlefield 2042.
Some ambitious ideas like 128player matches were perceived as
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straying too far from the core game.
Core gameplay.
Specifics about the name of the upcominggame have not yet been disclosed.
Emphasis will be on refining elementsthat resonate with a player base.
Yeah, apparently it was only, it'sonly a two hour play test or was, I
don't know, when it actually launched.
And you can't say anything about it.
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It's supposed to, apparently what I'veseen is it's supposed to address shooting
mechanics and kinda leaning and stuffand making sure that it's each weapon's
unique and you can figure out how touse it specifically to the weapon.
The longer you use it, the more youfigure out how much time to kill you
have with it, and there's, they're comingfrom that specific side of it right now.
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We'll see from their recap if they'veactually hit the mark or do they still
need help with it because it's it is that.
So we'll see.
Alright, 10 cents.
Increased stake in from software.
Tencent increase raises.
Its stake in Ca Dawe to 7.97
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up by 1.1%.
This move reflects 10 cents Strategicpositioning within the gaming sector.
Sony remains the largestshareholder in that.
A company with about around 10%.
The strategic lines between Sony andthat company enhances global media
expansion Efforts from software isdeveloping a spinoff of Elder Ring Night
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Rain, which is a co-op version of it.
The game aims to combinerogue liket mechanics with a
established souls gameplay.
So it should be interesting to seewhat interest or more increase in.
Investment this will have for Tencentbecause they've been everywhere.
They're the ones that created,or they're the publisher that
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created, that helped create orfinance the creation of Delta Force.
And Delta Force is actually pretty good.
I played a little bit of thesingle player, I haven't, I
don't play much of it 'cause.
Unfortunately, to me it still feels alittle too much like Battlefield 2042 and
it doesn't really try to differentiate it.
It just, it seems a littlebit more of a carbon copy than
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it should be its own thing.
But maybe with future developments,because it is free to play,
we'll be able to see a littlebit more of its own flare to it.
I still don't like the specialistsystem that they basically did
themselves because it's just annoyingand I don't really need that and.
State being futuristic, eh?
It's all right.
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If they made it modern, it probablywould've been a lot better, and if they
just made it classes instead of what wehave, it probably would've been a lot
better and lot better well received.
But it's still a good game.
Alright rE Act Tan.
Well-known model hasofficially joined for Axis.
As tech artists, this move issignificant for the community.
Due to tan's experience in UIimprovements, the civilization community
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expresses overwhelming positivity.
Regarding tan's new role, many fans viewthis as a promising development that may
lead to necessary tweaks in civilization.
Seven.
Focus on UI enhancements.
Tan is recognized for extensivework on Uua modifications.
For past Civilization games,the need for improved UI in Civ
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seven has been a critical pointof feedback from players he has.
He has mods for Civ six, likesimplified UI adjustments,
gained significant popularitywith over 650,000 subscriptions.
His historical accuracyenhancements and World Wonder
Editions were highly regarded.
By players concerns over modernfuture, there are worries within
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the community about the impact ofTan's official role on his ability
to continue creating unofficial mods.
Players are uncertain of Civ.
Seven seven's moderncommunity might suffer.
As a consequence of this development foris aims to address mixed reviews of Civ
seven with upcoming updates and fixes.
The collaboration with thismodel may lead to enhancements
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that fans have eagerly awaited.
Apparently people were upset about it.
I didn't really care, but it felt greatactually playing on the steam deck.
That's probably why the ui, I didn'treally care about the UI as much 'cause
it does feel really good on the steamdeck, but I could see how it'd be really
frustrating on just a PC by itself.
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So this is a good stepin the right direction.
Let's see what they do with Civ seven.
Because it's unique it has changed.
What it did previously.
Builders are no more a thing.
They took a lot from humankind withjust just like little different
expansions to the city and stuff.
It's interesting.
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The issue is I still don't understand whythey added Harriet Tubman as a leader.
I think that's a little weird.
I would've rather liked to see likeAron Lincoln, George Washington,
like the actual presidents.
Leader of leadership of the United States.
You could take BenjaminFranklin if you want off, but
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we'll see what happens with this.
All right, so weirdly enough,we're getting a claim Entertainment
back, a claim Entertainment knownfor titles like Mortal Kombat.
Yes, it Orig, originallyreleased by a claim.
Mortal Kombat is make acomeback as an indie game.
Publisher, the new team aimsto support indie developers in
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original intellectual properties.
Alex Yosef is appointed CTCEO, bringing over 20 years
of gaming industry experience.
The relaunch focuses onrevitalizing classic franchise
alongside supporting new talent.
The claim will offer funding,marketing and public relation
resources to any studios.
The goal is to provide platforms forcreative visions to reach wider audiences.
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The advisory board is leaders has beenestablished to guide the relaunch members
include Russell Binder and Jeff Jarret.
Contributing to strategic decisionsfocused on classic ips, one key
goal is to revive beloved acclaimfranchises from new generation efforts
that may involve rebooting olderips contingent on acquiring rights.
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Acclaim has partnered with Mega CatStudios for development support.
The company plans to publishthree or four games annually.
Pretty modest.
The gaming market is competitive withthousands of games released yearly acclaim
aims to for strategic game publishingwith fostering long-term growth.
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I think this is a great, I, itwas weird that the claim died.
I didn't really hear anything aboutit, just all of a sudden went away.
But apparently I wasn't followingthe news as well way back then.
But they weren't coming.
That made a lot of great, renowned games.
World Kombat started off with a claimand then eventually went over to WPG.
Warner Brothers games, but it should beinteresting to see what they do with it.
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I don't think they'll be able toacquire Mortal Kombat back from Warner
Brothers games, even though WarnerBrothers games needs a lot of help
because it's not doing very well at all.
But it should be interesting to seewhat they're going to offer, which
games they're gonna bring back,and how well that will be received.
'cause it's an, it's a.
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Technically it's a brand new companywith just the same older name.
That's really what it is 'causen nobody back from what it was is
actually making anything there.
Alright, moving on to GrandTheft Auto five, enhance release.
Okay.
Rock Stars Grand Theft Auto five.
Enhance launch on PC is a free update.
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Superseding the previousversion, now labeled as GTA.
Five Legacy the update features,new hire system requirements and
additional enhancements for players.
New requirements include a 64bit OS Intel core I seven or A MD
FX 90, 95, 98, gigs of RAM, andspecific graphics and audio needs.
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Recommended specs suggest Windows 11.
Until Core I 5 9600 K or the A MDrise in 5 3600 with 16 gigs of RAM in
advanced graphics cards, players cantrans transfer progress from GTA five
Legacy to enhance, but not vice versa.
This includes aspects of gameplay likecharacter or stats and online properties.
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Visual and performance enhancements.
New features include rate tracing,improved load times via direct
storage and enhanced 3D soundcompatible with Dolby Atmos.
Performance testing, SH showed significantvisual upgrades with high frame
rates even without frame generation.
The update supports A-M-D-F-S-R andNVIDIA DLSS for enhanced graphic
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performance adapted triggersfor dual sense controllers.
Provides immersive gaming experience.
Simulating various environment effects.
Lack of HTR support in 2025 seemsdisappointing for many players
don't really care about that.
Technical issues remain suchas rockstar game launches.
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Complicating DLSS updates, MODINGand anti cheating matter measures.
While moding enhances the single playerexperience, the introduction of battle, I
aims to combat cheating in online modes.
Some user created mods can rectify issueswith DLSS file management during gameplay.
Each of the friends of the enhancementsare viewed as preparation for GTA six.
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Expected in early 2026.
Modern features in GTA fiveenhance hint at better support
for feature titles on pc.
So what this all actually meansis just better support for it.
You're actually play GTA five longerif you don't want buy GTA six, which.
It's been reported that GTA sixis gonna be like a hundred bucks
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because of just the long developmentand how much they've done.
And plus, we don't really knowhow good the game's gonna be.
I know rockstar has a pedigree ofmaking really great games, but we've
had a lot of well renowned developerscreate terrible games recently.
I'm still looking atBioWare to name one and.
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It just doesn't look good for theindustry itself, but we should see
what it's actually gonna look like.
Alright, moving on to what I said before,but now A-M-D-F-S-R four co-develop with
Sony PlayStation for improved performance.
AMD's announcement highlights a newpartnership called Project Amethyst.
Advancement of FSR Technology.
FS R four represents a significant upgradeover FSR three utilizing AI models.
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The technology aims to close thegap, the performance gap with
Nvidia DLSS four, focused on AIand cross platform development.
Joint efforts focus on AI architectureusable across PC console and cloud.
The collaboration emphasizesco-developing training strategies
for diverse gaming environments.
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Hardware compatibility FSR is restrictedto the new . Radiant RX 9,000 series.
GPUs A and B strategy mirrorsNVIDIA's approach with the,
with its DLSS technology.
In some ways, increased competitionis expected to encourage further
advancement by NVIDIA improvement,and technology will ultimately
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benefit all gaming users supposedly.
We'll see.
But yes, the new strategy is using AImodels, but . It's not the same as Nvidia,
because a MD strategy is still a littlebit different because if you have FSR 3.1
installed in the game, you can just,it's an upgradable API, which will
automatically go into FSR four.
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It's good to see that they're actuallygonna have like cross-platform
development, which will help fostermore developers to actually use FSR
because it'll just be easier to implementit within all different platforms.
I haven't really seen that with Nvidia.
Because Nvidia really focuseson PC, to be honest with you.
So this is a big winfor AMDs specifically.
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Alright, so A MD RX 90 70 seriesis officially out and well.
It shows about an eight to 10performance increase over the RTX
50 70 at the same price point.
The 90 70 does.
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While the 90 70 XT is slightlyoutperformed by the RTX 57 ti at higher
resolutions, it is priced $150 lower.
We have to see after the tariffshit, if it will still be . Lower
price point than the RX 57 D TI I.
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The graphics card has sleek designswith sapphire pure models and
being white, being highlighted
noble for being quiet andperformant even under heavy loads.
The RX 90 70 features 56 computeunits at a boost clock of 2.54
gigahertz.
The RX 90 70 XT has 64compute units at 2.97
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gigahertz.
Both models come with 60 keysof GDDR six memory and utilize a
256 bit memory interface Analysisshows the RX 90 70 XT consumes more
power than the NVIDIA's rival card.
Impacting efficiency power draw variessignificantly between games affecting
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overall performance evaluations.
Benchmarks indicate differingefficiencies based on.
Game titles with a and B cards.
Sometimes outperforming Nvideo cards performance varies.
For instance, the NI RX 9070 XT outperforms in hitman
while consuming more power.
It also outperforms inthat racing game as well.
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It outperforms on some of 'em.
Some of 'em said it outperformon Space Marine two.
Some of 'em it said it didn't,but the new cards are a step.
Up and our really great thing fora MD, the issue is it doesn't do
as well on Counter Strike two, itdoesn't do well on Harry Potter.
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For some odd reason Hog Award'slegacy for some odd reason.
It just, the Unreal Enginefour does not do great.
It does terrible at BlacksmithW Kong because that was actually
specifically made for Nvidia.
Yes, there are some is there's someways that outperforms the NVIDIA
cards and in some ways it doesn't.
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In AI modeling, most of thetime it does not outperform the
NVIDIA cards in encoding video.
Doesn't do a great job with a.
It, it takes longer for it toencode video and from streaming.
It does a great job with H 2 6 4 andH 2 6 5 is a huge improvement, but
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unfortunately AV one, it is dead lastand it's not doing very well 'cause
they haven't really looked at that.
Is it a great card?
Yes, strictly for gaming.
It is a really great card and youshould consider it specifically
because you can actually buy the card.
However, if you're looking todo that plus content creation,
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I would not actually do that.
It does not seem like it does avery good job, and it does not
even come close to beating Nvidia.
That's the issue.
So you're stuck in a between arock and a hard place right now.
'cause AV one is the future and I don'treally foresee, and they're gonna have to
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do a lot of improvements with their AV oneencoders because it's not doing very well.
Plus work a lot better with OBS and alot of other gaming developers to help
boost the performance would actuallybe a step in the right direction.
Alright, moving on to GP.
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Shipments increased by 4.4%
in Q4 2024 compared to Q3 2024.
Total shipments reach 76.9
million, driven mainlyby data center GPUs.
Desktop GPU shipmentsdeclined by approximately 5.4%
year on year.
The decreased con constraints withgains in the data center sector.
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Tariffs year on year GPshipments fell by 0.9%
due to various tariffs.
Political turmoil contributes toconsumer uncertainty in the market.
Nvidia market share decreasedby to 15%, losing three points,
3% in the PC graphics segment.
Despite this n video remains dominantplayer across GPU markets, the GPU market
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is projected to grow at A-C-A-G-R of 1.4.
Percent from 2024 to2028, an estimated 3.008
million,
actually three.
Zero 8 million, not three point.
But anyways, GPU units will be installedby the end of the forecast period.
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CPU shipments for the clientmarket totaled around 71.7
million in Q2 2024 desktop.
CPU market saw a 4.6%
year on year increase.
So what we're seeing hereis that it's a little down.
For desktop GPUs.
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The only thing that's holding thismarket up is well data centers, which
is weird, but it's not as weird as youthink because of AI and everything.
But the problem is that Nvidia has nocards to sell for the consumer market
and the desktop GPUs, you're stillhaving to wait just to get actual,
an actual card anywhere for it.
So it's really weird, but we'll see.
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We'll see what happens with that.
I just.
My feeling is I'm just notthat impressed with this year's
new graphics card lineups.
They're lackluster.
They aren't really providing very much.
I'm glad that a MD is finally actuallycompeting in the mid-market range,
but it still lags behind on contentcreation, still lags behind on streaming.
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Options for it as well.
It has finally done a better job,but it still lacks in areas that it
needs to actually do really well in.
So even for content creators, they'regonna have to stick with Nvidia, even
though they probably don't want to.
They're gonna have to stickwith it just because it's just
a better card and offers better.
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Accessibility for creating contenta lot faster than a MD does.
They really have to work on this, and theyhave to perform better in this area for
the content creators to consider a MD.
'cause right now it'snot looking very good.
I'm not impressed with Nvidia becauseof their scarcity marketing of saying
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that there's no cards whatsoever.
You're just gonna have to wait andthen having scalpers buy 'em up.
And then plus, with just the 50 80,not really doing as well as it should
be with the 40 80, the 50 90 is theonly one that outperforms really well.
But that's a $2,000 card,so it should, I don't know.
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All in all, I'm just notreally impressed with it.
I think if you reallyneed a new crafts card.
Go with a MD, but if you can wait, I'dwait for the TI Super versions of Nvidia
or the 6,000 series, or wait for the newversion of AMDs 10,000, I guess would
be, I don't really know what it's gonnabe, but that would be my best thing.
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I'm just not impressed with any ofthese, but thank you for listening.
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But this, we're gonna be talkingabout stalker two player milestones,
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talk about killing floors.
Three's delay, apparently.
Apparently it's not doing very well.
We're also gonna be talkingabout Battlefield Labs.
It's gonna be an interestingthing for that King of Come
Deliverance Two and their updates.
EA has canceled yet another Respawn,multiplayer and Marvel 1943 Rise of Hydro,
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when that's supposedly may be coming out.
And we're gonna be talking aboutTencent and increased stake in from
software should be interesting reallywell-known modern joints for axis to
help make civilization seven better.
And the revival of a claim entertainment,which is gonna be interesting as well.
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And.
Gta five enhanced releases as well, andwe talk a little bit about that Also a d
FSR four and who's developed with that.
Talking about the graphics cards thatreleased this week from a MD, the
90 70 and the 90 70 xt and the kindathe reviews that I saw about them.
And then a little bit moreabout just the overall growth
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of GPUs in the industry and.
Talking a little bit more about how,I'm just not really that interested
in these actual, this crop of GPUs.
I just have not done a greatjob of convincing me that
it's actually a good system.
So anyways, let's get on with the show.
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Mm.
That's good.
Alright, I hope you guys arehaving a fantastic Friday and.
First up is Stocker two Player Milestone.
So GSC Game World celebrates 6million players for Stocker two,
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it's quite a bit the community.
So basically it's donea really good job of.
Getting people to actually buy it now.
There's been a lot of issues with it,but if you've played their previous
stocker games, you know that it,there's always an issue with the game.
They've never, they never launched agame that has been really well optimized,
but they have slowly actually optimizedit pretty well, what's next is the next
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Gen Gaming Insights is that major patchupdate for Stalker two brings over
1700, improve improvements and fixes.
Upcoming tiles are being un unveiledand showcased events, investments
in graphics and game play, and thisbasically just shows just how much
they love this game and how muchwe appreciate this game because.
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It's a Ukrainian developer and it'salso a very, a smaller developer.
That really took a while for themto actually get stalker two out.
Unfortunately, with all the bugsand everything, it didn't really
help, and it's still a good game.
Like I'm enjoying the game pretty muchwhen I actually play it, but when I
do play it, I'm enjoying the game.
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There is no fast travels, whichis interesting because I'm like, I
don't want fast travel over here.
It's Nope.
I'm like.
Dang it.
Now I gotta walk back and it's a longwalk back, nine times outta 10, and
you're gonna run into something orthere's a storm or there's something else.
So welcome to Stalker where it sucks thatyou have to walk back, but enjoy being
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hunted by whatever's in the wilderness.
Anyways, moving on to killing floor three.
It was initially supposed to release thismonth on March 25th, but it has been, but.
Postponed to an undisclosed date in 2025.
The delay allows developers toimplement significant changes based
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on player feedback from the beta.
A major change included freeingBerk system selection from character
choice along players to mixand match the change addresses.
Fans concerned followingcontentious initial design.
Some similarly trickedin Battlefield 2042.
Tripwire Interactive supportedby Embracer Group aims to resolve
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performance and stability.
Issues reported by players inthe studio statement emphasizes
their commitment to improving userexperience and gameplay, so apparently.
And also the refund policy forpre-orders refund process for pre-orders
vary by platform with automaticcancellations occurring for many users.
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The US-based PlayStation allows playersto either keep or cancel their pre-orders
while Xbox refunds are automatic.
So if you wanna refund onPlayStation, be sure to actually
initiate that or you won't get it.
But I didn't actually playit . There's that, but apparently
the game feature is set in 2091.
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Killing four three continuesfrom its predecessor featuring
Bioengineered zombies called Zeds.
Players can team up with othersor play solo with cross play
support across all platforms.
Initial beta impressions havebeen favorable, highlight.
Engaging gameplay and promising futurecritics noted it's impactful shooting
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and mechanics and abundant gore as strongselling points, but that's been with all
of them, especially killing floor two.
But it seems like a lot of playersweren't happy about this one.
I never played the closed betas,so I have no idea how it is, but
it should be interesting to see
how this will impact.
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Embracer's bottom line, but also howfar back they're gonna have to push this
because we're already in March, whichis, it was supposed to be released and
now they're pushing it back more, whichdoesn't really help with that too much.
So should be interesting to seewhere this actually goes, because.
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Killing four two was great.
Everybody loved that game.
Everybody played the game like crazy,but killing four three does not seem
like it's like continuing that pedigree.
So we'll see.
All right, so Kingdom comeDeliverance two goes DRM.
Free Kingdom come.
Deliverance two will be availableon gog starting March 28th, 2025.
The game will be sold without DRM allowingfor a seamless purchasing experience.
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GOG is offering a specialsale on the original Kingdom.
Come Deliverance at just seven 50.
Really great game.
The first one, I highly recommend it.
The sequel does not require players tohave played the first game, though it may
enhance the experience at which I highlyrecommend because it fills in that gap.
But there is going to be aweird thing because in the first
game, Hans and Henry aren't evenromantically interested in whatsoever.
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They're just really good friendsand all of a sudden, and two,
which kinda made me upset, they'resomehow now really gay lovers.
You can decide.
You don't have to if you don't want to.
It's just weird, and I don't think theyshould have added that in, but update 1.2
for C Deliverances scheduled for releaseon March 13th, 2025, the extension.
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Extensive update will includebarber mode and supporting
for moding and other features.
Warhorse will release new store expansionsthrough a paid expansion pass in 2025.
Expansions include brushes with deathin summer, legacy of the forge and
fall, and mysteria es Alia in winter.
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I.
The medieval RBG KingdomDeliverance Two is expanding.
Its appeal with new content and features.
Warhorse commitment to updating the gamereinforces its long-term engagement with
players and it, and rightfully it blewpast what it wanted to make in just a day.
It like did a million andthen it did 2 million.
I'm pretty sure it's gonna hitlike the six to 10 million mark.
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I'm pretty sure that's gonnabe it because there really is
no good RPG games right now.
You had Star Wars Outlaws, which is, hasa huge sale and apparently it has gotten
a lot of players interested becauseit's a huge sale instead of $120 for
the top tier one, it's like 65, whichis a little bit more manageable, but.
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If that wasn't released in2025, it was released last year.
You have Dragon Age, the Veil Guard,which apparently is now free on
PlayStation through the PlayStationPlus Pass, which is funny to me
because it hasn't really been out thatlong, but no one's buying that one.
There is a dearth of good RBTG, new GoodRBT games that no one is making because
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they have decided to do a very specific.
A game for a very small crowd and theywonder why no one's buying their games.
Alright, so apparently EA has canceledanother shooter game from respon.
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It is unfortunate.
It was an unannounced incubation project.
This marks the third scrap shooterfrom responding two years, raising
concerns about the studio's future.
One was a Star Wars FPS, and thenthe other one was kinda a crossover
between Titan Fall and Apex Legends.
So it is interesting, but timing ofcancellation is all three cancellations
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occurred after EAs fiscal earnings reportsuggesting financial considerations
influence project decisions.
The pattern indicates a spreadsheet drivenapproach to game development at ea, which
is dumb 'cause it doesn't really guaranteethat you're gonna make a good game.
Current projects at Respon isreportedly focused on developing a
third Star Wars Jedi game and updates.
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For Apex Legends, no new titlesare on the immediate horizon.
Disappointing fans of the studio'spast work, Titan Vault two is
Celebrate is one of the best shootersknown for its innovative gameplay,
blend of platforming and combat.
The constellation of new projectsis viewed as a loss for creativity
in first person shooters.
Despite cancellation, thereis optimism for upcoming games
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scheduled for 2025 and beyond.
Fans remain hopeful for respond.
The ability to innovate in futuretitles despite recent setbacks.
And let's be also be clear, theyare, at least Vince is overseeing
the new Battlefield game too.
So you do have that massiveproject that he is overseeing.
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I'm not saying that he's in theday-to-day of everything, but it
is something to consider as well.
But we'll see what BattlefieldSix or whatever to decide
to call it is gonna be like.
It should be interesting, but it'ssad that we won't get a Mandalorian
style FPS game, which really was that.
I would look forward to that one,but apparently no because EA would
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rather play or release, drag it to thebail guard 'cause that one was good.
Anyways, moving on toRobocop Rogue City Expansion.
That's right.
They're gonna be doing a new expansionwith the really great Robocop game.
It's actually a really good game.
So rogues, Robocop, rogue city,unfinished business expansion
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launches in summer 2025.
Players will explore omni tower,armed with new weapons, and the
ability to play is Alex Murphy.
So I saw the trailer and it looks like youhave flashbacks where you play the Alex
Murphy, the human side of you, with no
Robocop Armor or Robocop anything.
But you also play robocop too.
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It looks like there'snew enemies to shoot.
It looks very interesting.
New weapons is always great.
So this is just another great thing foranother great FPS game that no one knew
was gonna be good because we saw thatwe're like, eh, it probably, it might be
okay, but it actually was really good.
So if you haven't, there's a saleright now in Steam, so you haven't
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gotten Robocop Rogue City, . Youshould definitely pick that up.
It's a really great game.
Alright, so Marvel rival's, 1943.
Rise of Hydra is aiming forChristmas 2025 release Kayron Peyton.
The voice of Black Pantherconfirmed a timely during interview.
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Peyton expressed expressed hisexcitement for the project,
deeming it a significant moment.
He emphasized the team's commitmentto delivering high quality game.
Maybe.
Amy Henning known for the uncharted seriesas leading the development of the game.
Peyton praised Henning's direction,highlighted her expertise.
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The game aim aims for high visualfidelity aiming to resemble
a Marvel film experience.
Henning emphasized theimportance of creating an immer.
Immersive environment for players.
The first trailer was teased in 2022after the game announcement in 2021.
Subsequent snippets showcase the gametake on Wakanda, and then characters
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details via metahuman creator.
So yeah, I like everybody.
We saw this a few years ago, thefirst free teaser trailer and kind of.
Eventually we saw somegame kind of gameplay.
It was mixed into it and it lookedinteresting, but I'm not quite sure.
It's got Captain Americaand Black Panther in there.
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And
with Amy heading, it should be agood game 'cause she did create Achar
series, which is beloved by everybody.
But we'll see what this actually does andhow they're going to write the characters
and how . Hopefully not very woke.
It's gonna be, 'cause we're alltired of it, to be honest with you.
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Moving on to the firstBattlefield Labs test announced.
So apparently it's starting today, March7th, and participants will get a chance
to experience the next battlefield game.
Only a small section of invited playerscan take part in a two hour test.
It's only two hours.
The test phasing is strictly aninvitation only and limited to PC users.
Participants are prohibited fromrecording or discussing the game
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enforcement of these rules raisequestions about compliance among players.
EA and DICE will publish publicrecaps after the testing phase.
These recaps will include lessons learnedand how fan feedback is addressed.
The upcoming battlefield game will includemulti, multiple gameplay experiences.
It focuses on both multiplayer fromdice and single player from motive.
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The new game shifts back to moderntimes after Battlefield 2042 is a
futuristic setting, the change responseto fan feedback and attempts to
realign with franchise expectations.
Battlefield Bo Vince Ella commented onthe shortcomings of Battlefield 2042.
Some ambitious ideas like 128player matches were perceived as
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straying too far from the core game.
Core gameplay.
Specifics about the name of the upcominggame have not yet been disclosed.
Emphasis will be on refining elementsthat resonate with a player base.
Yeah, apparently it was only, it'sonly a two hour play test or was, I
don't know, when it actually launched.
And you can't say anything about it.
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It's supposed to, apparently what I'veseen is it's supposed to address shooting
mechanics and kinda leaning and stuffand making sure that it's each weapon's
unique and you can figure out how touse it specifically to the weapon.
The longer you use it, the more youfigure out how much time to kill you
have with it, and there's, they're comingfrom that specific side of it right now.
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We'll see from their recap if they'veactually hit the mark or do they still
need help with it because it's it is that.
So we'll see.
Alright, 10 cents.
Increased stake in from software.
Tencent increase raises.
Its stake in Ca Dawe to 7.97
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up by 1.1%.
This move reflects 10 cents Strategicpositioning within the gaming sector.
Sony remains the largestshareholder in that.
A company with about around 10%.
The strategic lines between Sony andthat company enhances global media
expansion Efforts from software isdeveloping a spinoff of Elder Ring Night
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Rain, which is a co-op version of it.
The game aims to combinerogue liket mechanics with a
established souls gameplay.
So it should be interesting to seewhat interest or more increase in.
Investment this will have for Tencentbecause they've been everywhere.
They're the ones that created,or they're the publisher that
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created, that helped create orfinance the creation of Delta Force.
And Delta Force is actually pretty good.
I played a little bit of thesingle player, I haven't, I
don't play much of it 'cause.
Unfortunately, to me it still feels alittle too much like Battlefield 2042 and
it doesn't really try to differentiate it.
It just, it seems a littlebit more of a carbon copy than
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it should be its own thing.
But maybe with future developments,because it is free to play,
we'll be able to see a littlebit more of its own flare to it.
I still don't like the specialistsystem that they basically did
themselves because it's just annoyingand I don't really need that and.
State being futuristic, eh?
It's all right.
(18:15):
If they made it modern, it probablywould've been a lot better, and if they
just made it classes instead of what wehave, it probably would've been a lot
better and lot better well received.
But it's still a good game.
Alright rE Act Tan.
Well-known model hasofficially joined for Axis.
As tech artists, this move issignificant for the community.
Due to tan's experience in UIimprovements, the civilization community
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expresses overwhelming positivity.
Regarding tan's new role, many fans viewthis as a promising development that may
lead to necessary tweaks in civilization.
Seven.
Focus on UI enhancements.
Tan is recognized for extensivework on Uua modifications.
For past Civilization games,the need for improved UI in Civ
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seven has been a critical pointof feedback from players he has.
He has mods for Civ six, likesimplified UI adjustments,
gained significant popularitywith over 650,000 subscriptions.
His historical accuracyenhancements and World Wonder
Editions were highly regarded.
By players concerns over modernfuture, there are worries within
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the community about the impact ofTan's official role on his ability
to continue creating unofficial mods.
Players are uncertain of Civ.
Seven seven's moderncommunity might suffer.
As a consequence of this development foris aims to address mixed reviews of Civ
seven with upcoming updates and fixes.
The collaboration with thismodel may lead to enhancements
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that fans have eagerly awaited.
Apparently people were upset about it.
I didn't really care, but it felt greatactually playing on the steam deck.
That's probably why the ui, I didn'treally care about the UI as much 'cause
it does feel really good on the steamdeck, but I could see how it'd be really
frustrating on just a PC by itself.
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So this is a good stepin the right direction.
Let's see what they do with Civ seven.
Because it's unique it has changed.
What it did previously.
Builders are no more a thing.
They took a lot from humankind withjust just like little different
expansions to the city and stuff.
It's interesting.
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The issue is I still don't understand whythey added Harriet Tubman as a leader.
I think that's a little weird.
I would've rather liked to see likeAron Lincoln, George Washington,
like the actual presidents.
Leader of leadership of the United States.
You could take BenjaminFranklin if you want off, but
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we'll see what happens with this.
All right, so weirdly enough,we're getting a claim Entertainment
back, a claim Entertainment knownfor titles like Mortal Kombat.
Yes, it Orig, originallyreleased by a claim.
Mortal Kombat is make acomeback as an indie game.
Publisher, the new team aimsto support indie developers in
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original intellectual properties.
Alex Yosef is appointed CTCEO, bringing over 20 years
of gaming industry experience.
The relaunch focuses onrevitalizing classic franchise
alongside supporting new talent.
The claim will offer funding,marketing and public relation
resources to any studios.
The goal is to provide platforms forcreative visions to reach wider audiences.
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The advisory board is leaders has beenestablished to guide the relaunch members
include Russell Binder and Jeff Jarret.
Contributing to strategic decisionsfocused on classic ips, one key
goal is to revive beloved acclaimfranchises from new generation efforts
that may involve rebooting olderips contingent on acquiring rights.
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Acclaim has partnered with Mega CatStudios for development support.
The company plans to publishthree or four games annually.
Pretty modest.
The gaming market is competitive withthousands of games released yearly acclaim
aims to for strategic game publishingwith fostering long-term growth.
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I think this is a great, I, itwas weird that the claim died.
I didn't really hear anything aboutit, just all of a sudden went away.
But apparently I wasn't followingthe news as well way back then.
But they weren't coming.
That made a lot of great, renowned games.
World Kombat started off with a claimand then eventually went over to WPG.
Warner Brothers games, but it should beinteresting to see what they do with it.
(22:41):
I don't think they'll be able toacquire Mortal Kombat back from Warner
Brothers games, even though WarnerBrothers games needs a lot of help
because it's not doing very well at all.
But it should be interesting to seewhat they're going to offer, which
games they're gonna bring back,and how well that will be received.
'cause it's an, it's a.
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Technically it's a brand new companywith just the same older name.
That's really what it is 'causen nobody back from what it was is
actually making anything there.
Alright, moving on to GrandTheft Auto five, enhance release.
Okay.
Rock Stars Grand Theft Auto five.
Enhance launch on PC is a free update.
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Superseding the previousversion, now labeled as GTA.
Five Legacy the update features,new hire system requirements and
additional enhancements for players.
New requirements include a 64bit OS Intel core I seven or A MD
FX 90, 95, 98, gigs of RAM, andspecific graphics and audio needs.
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Recommended specs suggest Windows 11.
Until Core I 5 9600 K or the A MDrise in 5 3600 with 16 gigs of RAM in
advanced graphics cards, players cantrans transfer progress from GTA five
Legacy to enhance, but not vice versa.
This includes aspects of gameplay likecharacter or stats and online properties.
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Visual and performance enhancements.
New features include rate tracing,improved load times via direct
storage and enhanced 3D soundcompatible with Dolby Atmos.
Performance testing, SH showed significantvisual upgrades with high frame
rates even without frame generation.
The update supports A-M-D-F-S-R andNVIDIA DLSS for enhanced graphic
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performance adapted triggersfor dual sense controllers.
Provides immersive gaming experience.
Simulating various environment effects.
Lack of HTR support in 2025 seemsdisappointing for many players
don't really care about that.
Technical issues remain suchas rockstar game launches.
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Complicating DLSS updates, MODINGand anti cheating matter measures.
While moding enhances the single playerexperience, the introduction of battle, I
aims to combat cheating in online modes.
Some user created mods can rectify issueswith DLSS file management during gameplay.
Each of the friends of the enhancementsare viewed as preparation for GTA six.
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Expected in early 2026.
Modern features in GTA fiveenhance hint at better support
for feature titles on pc.
So what this all actually meansis just better support for it.
You're actually play GTA five longerif you don't want buy GTA six, which.
It's been reported that GTA sixis gonna be like a hundred bucks
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because of just the long developmentand how much they've done.
And plus, we don't really knowhow good the game's gonna be.
I know rockstar has a pedigree ofmaking really great games, but we've
had a lot of well renowned developerscreate terrible games recently.
I'm still looking atBioWare to name one and.
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It just doesn't look good for theindustry itself, but we should see
what it's actually gonna look like.
Alright, moving on to what I said before,but now A-M-D-F-S-R four co-develop with
Sony PlayStation for improved performance.
AMD's announcement highlights a newpartnership called Project Amethyst.
Advancement of FSR Technology.
FS R four represents a significant upgradeover FSR three utilizing AI models.
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The technology aims to close thegap, the performance gap with
Nvidia DLSS four, focused on AIand cross platform development.
Joint efforts focus on AI architectureusable across PC console and cloud.
The collaboration emphasizesco-developing training strategies
for diverse gaming environments.
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Hardware compatibility FSR is restrictedto the new . Radiant RX 9,000 series.
GPUs A and B strategy mirrorsNVIDIA's approach with the,
with its DLSS technology.
In some ways, increased competitionis expected to encourage further
advancement by NVIDIA improvement,and technology will ultimately
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benefit all gaming users supposedly.
We'll see.
But yes, the new strategy is using AImodels, but . It's not the same as Nvidia,
because a MD strategy is still a littlebit different because if you have FSR 3.1
installed in the game, you can just,it's an upgradable API, which will
automatically go into FSR four.
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It's good to see that they're actuallygonna have like cross-platform
development, which will help fostermore developers to actually use FSR
because it'll just be easier to implementit within all different platforms.
I haven't really seen that with Nvidia.
Because Nvidia really focuseson PC, to be honest with you.
So this is a big winfor AMDs specifically.
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Alright, so A MD RX 90 70 seriesis officially out and well.
It shows about an eight to 10performance increase over the RTX
50 70 at the same price point.
The 90 70 does.
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While the 90 70 XT is slightlyoutperformed by the RTX 57 ti at higher
resolutions, it is priced $150 lower.
We have to see after the tariffshit, if it will still be . Lower
price point than the RX 57 D TI I.
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The graphics card has sleek designswith sapphire pure models and
being white, being highlighted
noble for being quiet andperformant even under heavy loads.
The RX 90 70 features 56 computeunits at a boost clock of 2.54
gigahertz.
The RX 90 70 XT has 64compute units at 2.97
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gigahertz.
Both models come with 60 keysof GDDR six memory and utilize a
256 bit memory interface Analysisshows the RX 90 70 XT consumes more
power than the NVIDIA's rival card.
Impacting efficiency power draw variessignificantly between games affecting
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overall performance evaluations.
Benchmarks indicate differingefficiencies based on.
Game titles with a and B cards.
Sometimes outperforming Nvideo cards performance varies.
For instance, the NI RX 9070 XT outperforms in hitman
while consuming more power.
It also outperforms inthat racing game as well.
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It outperforms on some of 'em.
Some of 'em said it outperformon Space Marine two.
Some of 'em it said it didn't,but the new cards are a step.
Up and our really great thing fora MD, the issue is it doesn't do
as well on Counter Strike two, itdoesn't do well on Harry Potter.
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For some odd reason Hog Award'slegacy for some odd reason.
It just, the Unreal Enginefour does not do great.
It does terrible at BlacksmithW Kong because that was actually
specifically made for Nvidia.
Yes, there are some is there's someways that outperforms the NVIDIA
cards and in some ways it doesn't.
(30:33):
In AI modeling, most of thetime it does not outperform the
NVIDIA cards in encoding video.
Doesn't do a great job with a.
It, it takes longer for it toencode video and from streaming.
It does a great job with H 2 6 4 andH 2 6 5 is a huge improvement, but
(30:56):
unfortunately AV one, it is dead lastand it's not doing very well 'cause
they haven't really looked at that.
Is it a great card?
Yes, strictly for gaming.
It is a really great card and youshould consider it specifically
because you can actually buy the card.
However, if you're looking todo that plus content creation,
(31:19):
I would not actually do that.
It does not seem like it does avery good job, and it does not
even come close to beating Nvidia.
That's the issue.
So you're stuck in a between arock and a hard place right now.
'cause AV one is the future and I don'treally foresee, and they're gonna have to
(31:40):
do a lot of improvements with their AV oneencoders because it's not doing very well.
Plus work a lot better with OBS and alot of other gaming developers to help
boost the performance would actuallybe a step in the right direction.
Alright, moving on to GP.
(32:01):
Shipments increased by 4.4%
in Q4 2024 compared to Q3 2024.
Total shipments reach 76.9
million, driven mainlyby data center GPUs.
Desktop GPU shipmentsdeclined by approximately 5.4%
year on year.
The decreased con constraints withgains in the data center sector.
(32:26):
Tariffs year on year GPshipments fell by 0.9%
due to various tariffs.
Political turmoil contributes toconsumer uncertainty in the market.
Nvidia market share decreasedby to 15%, losing three points,
3% in the PC graphics segment.
Despite this n video remains dominantplayer across GPU markets, the GPU market
(32:48):
is projected to grow at A-C-A-G-R of 1.4.
Percent from 2024 to2028, an estimated 3.008
million,
actually three.
Zero 8 million, not three point.
But anyways, GPU units will be installedby the end of the forecast period.
(33:12):
CPU shipments for the clientmarket totaled around 71.7
million in Q2 2024 desktop.
CPU market saw a 4.6%
year on year increase.
So what we're seeing hereis that it's a little down.
For desktop GPUs.
(33:32):
The only thing that's holding thismarket up is well data centers, which
is weird, but it's not as weird as youthink because of AI and everything.
But the problem is that Nvidia has nocards to sell for the consumer market
and the desktop GPUs, you're stillhaving to wait just to get actual,
an actual card anywhere for it.
So it's really weird, but we'll see.
(33:56):
We'll see what happens with that.
I just.
My feeling is I'm just notthat impressed with this year's
new graphics card lineups.
They're lackluster.
They aren't really providing very much.
I'm glad that a MD is finally actuallycompeting in the mid-market range,
but it still lags behind on contentcreation, still lags behind on streaming.
(34:22):
Options for it as well.
It has finally done a better job,but it still lacks in areas that it
needs to actually do really well in.
So even for content creators, they'regonna have to stick with Nvidia, even
though they probably don't want to.
They're gonna have to stickwith it just because it's just
a better card and offers better.
(34:43):
Accessibility for creating contenta lot faster than a MD does.
They really have to work on this, and theyhave to perform better in this area for
the content creators to consider a MD.
'cause right now it'snot looking very good.
I'm not impressed with Nvidia becauseof their scarcity marketing of saying
(35:03):
that there's no cards whatsoever.
You're just gonna have to wait andthen having scalpers buy 'em up.
And then plus, with just the 50 80,not really doing as well as it should
be with the 40 80, the 50 90 is theonly one that outperforms really well.
But that's a $2,000 card,so it should, I don't know.
(35:25):
All in all, I'm just notreally impressed with it.
I think if you reallyneed a new crafts card.
Go with a MD, but if you can wait, I'dwait for the TI Super versions of Nvidia
or the 6,000 series, or wait for the newversion of AMDs 10,000, I guess would
be, I don't really know what it's gonnabe, but that would be my best thing.
(35:50):
I'm just not impressed with any ofthese, but thank you for listening.
What is your opinion about this?
Let me know in the comments below.
But thank you for listeningto Digital Coffee Gaming Brew.
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(36:11):
Join me next week as a talk aboutwhat's going on in the gaming industry.
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