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For those who haven’t been keeping up, MultiVersus is now up to 16 characters, including Finn and Jake (Adventure Time), Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Harley Quinn (DC Comics), Bugs Bunny and Taz (Looney Tunes), Shaggy and Velma (Scooby Doo), Steven and Garnet (Steven Universe), Arya Stark (Game of Thrones), Tom & Jerry, the Iron Giant, and Reindog (an original character). Datamining of early test versions of the game has also potentially revealed characters ranging from Gandalf, to Rick from Rick & Morty, to LeBron James, although take all that with a grain of salt....

Well, during the latest episode of his GrubbSnax show, insider Jeff Grubb provided an encouraging update on the game. Apparently, the new Need for Speed is on track to arrive in 2022, and will now be a next-gen console exclusive… Grubb also mentioned some things he’d heard about the game’s setting, although he seems less sure about these particular rumors. Of course, as always, take this with a grain of salt for now....

Netflix wants you to pay an additional $3 if you are sharing passwords outside your household At the time of writing, Netflix has approximately 2233 million subscribers worldwide, and on top of the 223 million, 100 million households have access to the streaming service through shared passwords. The platform has been very lenient towards password sharing and its crackdown on those who share it; the plans are now slightly changing. Based on a report from The Wall Street Journal, Netflix will soon introduce a feature that will give users an additional $3 on top of their subscription fee if they share their password with someone not in the same household....

The new footage, which can be found here, has been taken from the game’s beta, so it is not representative of the final game’s quality. Still, with the game not having a set release date, it will be more than enough to make the wait for its launch more bearable. Diablo IV will be the first new main entry in the series for a while, and it will come with plenty of new features that will spice up the experience a lot, such as a massively expanded Sanctuary, better character customization, and more....

As reported by Press Start, the CFI-1200 series model is now being sold in Australia, and it is identical to the models currently available on the market in terms of features. The only difference is in the weight of both the Standard and Digital Editions, which now weigh 3.9kg and 3.4kb, respectively. It is not yet clear how this was achieved. While we do not know if Sony has started selling the new PlayStation 5 model in other regions, we do know that the Japanese company will start selling it in its home country from September 15th, as reported by @Renka_schedule....

In another interesting tidbit from the Q&A, Furukawa admitted they’ve only announced a “portion” of their software roadmap for the next year, hinting some surprises may still be in store… You can get more details on Nintendo’s latest financial results and sales milestones, right here.

NVIDIA tackles the wasted work problem with the Carbon Negative Heating Consortium NVIDIA starts with talking about the “Wasted Work” problem. Homes are heated either using gas or electric heaters (and rarely, heat pumps). Considering heat is the end product of pretty much all work done (computations) anyways, this is energy that could have been used to do valuable calculations before being wasted as heat. Based on the profitability rates of today’s crypto, NVIDIA estimates that 1500 watts is sufficient to generate roughly $500 in profits (after accounting for your energy bill)....

NVIDIA Claims 2x Higher Performance & Almost 3x Efficiency For Ampere A100 GPUs Versus AMD’s Instinct MI250 NVIDIA has already announced its next-generation H100 GPU based on the Hopper graphics (GPU) architecture which will be shipping to customers later this year. The Hopper GPU will be delivering an estimated 26x increase in performance over the Pascal P100 which was released six years ago & that’s 3x faster than the trajectory offered by Moore’s Law....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB Graphics Card To Feature 115W TBP With More Efficient GA107 GPU Currently, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB graphics card features the Ampere GA106 GPU core. The GA106-150 SKU features a very cut-down variant of the full GA106 chip and packs 2560 cores & an 8 GB memory running across a 128-bit bus interface. Now the latest report from Igor’s Lab talks about a new variant of the card coming soon that will feature the GA107 GPU as was rumored back a few months....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 To Offer Sweet Spot Gaming Performance & High Efficiency Around $350 US Based on a statement published by Lenovo’s manager, WolStame at Weibo, the company rep has spilled the beans on NVIDIA’s next-gen mainstream graphics card, the GeForce RTX 4060. The new graphics card is said to launch next year and will offer a decent performance boost but will have to rely heavily on DLSS and RT performance for bigger gains....

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 Graphics Card Launched: Designed For Entry-Level PCs The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 utilizes a cut-down TU117 GPU with 512 CUDA cores, lower than the GeForce GTX 1650 model, which offers 896 cores, and even lower than the GTX 1050 Ti which packs 768 cores. The card will also pack a 4 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 64-bit memory bus, a huge cut-down from the 128-bit bus that the TU117 GPU has at its disposal....

Simply export your game to RTX Remix, and its tools automatically up-res textures, enhance assets, and, of course, add visual flair like ray tracing. Ideally, you’ll be able to spruce up older games with relatively limited modding or programming know-how (NVIDIA showed the venerable The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind getting a major facelift). Here’s what NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had to say about RTX Remix. “We created an Omniverse application called RTX Remix for game modding....

NVIDIA to reveal details on next-gen Hopper GPU & Grace CPU at Hot Chips 34 Hot Chips is an annual event that brings system and processor architects and allows for companies to discuss details, such as technical details or the current performance of their products. NVIDIA is planning to discuss the company’s first server-based processer and the new Hopper graphics card. The NVSwitch interconnects the chip and the company’s Jetson Orin system on a module or SoM....

NZXT reveals the new H7 series of ATX mid-tower PC cases, promoting superior thermal production and ease-of-use designs The H7 showcases an open-top that permits the reinforcement of 360 mm radiators and heightened thermal performance. Cable management is upgraded in the new H7 designs, offering widened channels, hooks to seize control of problematic cables, and more open areas, creating simple cable routing for any user. The side panels are tool-less, giving the user effortless entry to upgrade any component, correct any problems, and inspect your gaming computer....

The new screenshots, which can be found below, provide a new look at Monkey D. Luffy and the other Straw Hats, locations, monsters, puzzles, and more. One Piece Odyssey has been announced for PC and consoles last month. The game will be a turn-based role-playing game featuring new characters designed by Eiichiro Oda himself and a soundtrack composed by Motoi Sakuraba. One Piece Odyssey launches on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S sometime this year....

ONEXPLAYER 2 handheld gaming console launches with new detachable controls, AMD Ryzen 7 6800U CPU, Radeon 680M graphics, & an $899 price tag The new OneXPlayer 2 Handheld console is dramatically different from previous models from OneXPlayer, offering a newer AMD mobile processor under the hood and many advancements to enhance gameplay for users, including detachable, ergonomic controls. The processor on the OXP2 is the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U mobile processor that will be backed by the Radeon 680M graphics, increasing not only the processing power but frame rates and other optimizations to all your AAA games....

Pixel 6a, Pixel Watch Available Colors Also Leaked The latest information states that the Pixel Watch sporting the codename ‘rohan’ has surfaced in a U.S. carrier’s inventory system. Android Police reports that the wearable will be sold in the colors gray, black, and gold. Additionally, it will ship with 32GB onboard storage, which is twice the amount that the Galaxy Watch4 got, and matches the internal memory of the Apple Watch....

The new update, version 22.01-05.02.00, is around 1 GB big and doesn’t seem to do much else other than introducing the aforementioned unspecified system performance improvements. The latest major PlayStation 5 system software update, version 22.01-05.00.00, went live last month, introducing improvements to Game Base, Accessibility, Trophies, and more. The PlayStation 5 is now available for purchase worldwide. Voice chats are now called parties. For easier access, we’ve divided Game Base into three tabs: [Friends], [Parties] and [Messages]....

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 11, 2022 In a new interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Raymond provided some updates on where Haven is as a studio. The team has grown to 106 employees and is built around a “studio in a cloud” concept. Not only do Haven employees have the option for working remotely, but all their computing needs are handled by the cloud, providing even more freedom. That said, Haven has opened a physical office as well....

EVGA auctions off the RTX 4090 FTW3 graphics card on eBay but has disappeared into Internet history The loss of EVGA in the graphics card markets was surprising and affected several company fans. EVGA has had a long history with its consumer base, and its departure left users needing to find another manufacturer that would compare to the company. Some cards were offered to prominent tech YouTube content creators that have worked with EVGA, but a few are still in the company’s possession....