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Timestamps:
0:00 Gotcha! hahaaaa
0:14 RTX 3080 Ti, 3060 rumors, Vulkan ray tracing
1:21 Big Tech antitrust stuff
2:38 Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco
3:32 Blinkist
4:25 QUICK BITS
4:32 GOG won’t sell Devotion the game
5:13 UK ponders making scalping illegal
5:36 Bitcoin reaches all time high
5:58 FDA authorizes at-home COVID test
6:18 Ray tracing added to SNES
NEWS SOURCES
WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A RAY
RTX 3080 Ti delayed, RTX 3060 6GB, 12GB coming
RTX 3080Ti release postponed to February, RTX 3060 6GB and 12GB to launch separately
https://www.igorslab.de/en/die-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-kommt-spaeter-die-rtx-3060-eher-und-die-gtx-1060-3gb-bekommt-eine-nachfolgerin-2/
Nvidia special event
https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/special-event/
Vulkan ray tracing
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/vulkan-ray-tracing-driver-support-quake-ii-rtx-benchmark/
ANTI-TRUST-WORTHY
Google also sued for antitrust
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1282012-google-is-being-sued-over-abusing-its-monopoly-of-online-ads/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/google-sued-by-texas-over-abuse-of-dominance-in-antitrust-case
New EU legislation
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/digital-markets-act-eus-new-rules-on-big-tech.html
Facebook doesn’t get it
https://www.engadget.com/facebook-apple-ios-14-privacy-change-full-page-newspaper-ads-131145356.html
CYBERPUNK’D
CDPR to investors: we dun f’ed up
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1281911-cdpr-earnings-call-regarding-cyberpunk-2077-offers-apologies-and-a-promise-to-make-things-right/
https://screenrant.com/cyberpunk-2077-developer-cdpr-admits-misled-microsoft-sony/
No special deal for refunds
https://www.resetera.com/threads/user-reports-sony-ms-may-deny-cyberpunk-2077-refunds-tells-customers-to-wait-for-january-and-february-patch-ymmv.344248/
https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/15/cdpr-conference-call-reveals-last-gen-cyberpunk-2077-neglect-no-refund-agreement-in
Stadia
https://kotaku.com/ubisofts-game-subscription-service-is-now-available-on-1845894469
and Stadia is officially playable on iOS now in beta
Google Stadia is now fully playable on iOS w/ a dedicated web app
QUICK BITS
DEVOTED TO MONEY
GOG.com will not host Devotion because of “gamers”
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-12-16-cd-projekt-under-fire-for-dramatic-u-turn-on-devotion-gog-release
Hello friends, we want to share with you– Red Candle will publish #還願Devotion on Dec 18 on GOG.https://t.co/dlC6qzBiHx
The content and the price of the re-release remains the same, for $16.99 / €13.99
Thank you for your trust and support. We wish you a happy end of the year pic.twitter.com/peVPd7cyVo
— redcandlegames (@redcandlegames) December 16, 2020
Earlier today, it was announced that the game Devotion is coming to GOG. After receiving many messages from gamers, we have decided not to list the game in our store.
— GOG.COM (@GOGcom) December 16, 2020
‘OLD ON, YOU SCALPIN, INNIT?
UK could illegalize scalping
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1281561-uk-politicians-call-for-making-the-resale-of-goods-purchased-using-an-automated-bot-an-illegal-activity/
https://www.gamesradar.com/uk-politicians-aim-to-take-action-against-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-scalpers/
A BIT HIGHER
Bitcoin reaches all time high
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/16/bitcoin-price-hits-all-time-high-of-more-than-20000
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-price-breaks-20k
NO STUDYING REQUIRED
First over-the-counter at-home COVID test approved by FDA
https://www.axios.com/fda-authorizes-rapid-at-home-coronavirus-test-85012e02-6c4f-4d98-be7d-8334d85a6c4c.html
RAYS’ED FROM THE DEAD
Ray tracing on the SNES
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1281905-rtx-on-on-your-snes/
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