Did Epic make a HUGE mistake?

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Timestamps
0:00 Wait y r u here?
0:11 EA in-game ads
1:18 Epic wants back on the App Store
2:24 Be careful, GPU fans
3:31 Rampow Fast Charger
4:14 QUICK BITS
4:19 Microsoft DirectStorage
4:49 Oculus Quest delisted
5:13 China space plane
5:41 Switch emulator on Android
5:57 Doom on a pregnancy test

NEWS SOURCES

ELECTRONIC ADS
EA ads in UFC
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1243985-that-time-ea-tried-and-failed-to-surprise-everyone-by-adding-fullscreen-adverts-to-a-60-game-2-weeks-after-it-launched/

EA decided to add full-on commercials in the middle of gameplay in a $60 game a month after it’s release so it wasn’t talked about in reviews
byu/Ydino inassholedesign


https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-09-05-ea-on-the-ropes-after-adding-in-game-ads-to-ufc-4
Removed https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-07-ea-removes-new-in-game-ads-from-ufc-4-after-player-complaints

I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS
Epic Games asks court to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1243490-epic-asks-court-to-restore-their-app-store-developer-account/
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-requests-courts-stop-apples-retaliation-against-fortnite-suit/


https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/5/21423889/fortnite-epic-apple-preliminary-injunction-filing-ios-mac
Google distances themselves from Apple v Epic suit
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/369647/Google_distances_itself_from_Epic_versus_Apple_legal_dispute.php
They’re desperate… https://bgr.com/2020/09/07/fortnite-iphone-download-not-available-epic-injunction/
Er, they’re confident https://www.techspot.com/news/86649-epic-confident-lawsuit-against-apple-asks-courts-restrain.html

PATIENCE. WHAT IS IT. I DONO.
RTX 3080 perf is maybe less than 2x 2080?
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-168-of-rtx-2080-performance-in-cuda-and-opencl-benchmarks
AMD prepping $549 card to compete with 3070


3070 Ti on the way, tho
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-leak-teases-a-mighty-mid-range-gpu

QUICK BITS

LOOK AT ME. I AM THE CONSOLE NOW
DirectStorage API on PC – who needs a next-gen console

DirectStorage is coming to PC


Xbox Series X could cost $599, oof
https://screenrant.com/xbox-series-x-price-leak-pringles-promotion/

QUEST COMPLETED
Oculus Quest is being delisted
https://uploadvr.com/retailers-delist-oculus-quest/

CLASSIC CCP
China lands reusable spacecraft
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/asia/china-space-plane-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
But drops rocket parts on the way


not the first time

CAN ≠ SHOULD
Emulate Switch on Android
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1243523-you-can-now-emulate-the-nintendo-switch-on-an-android-smartphone/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/egg-ns-is-a-working-nintendo-switch-emulator-for-android.572998/

WHY THE HELL NOT
The world is going to hell. Doom on a pregnancy test


https://www.cnet.com/news/programmer-makes-original-doom-playable-on-pregnancy-test/
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