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   Issues fixed

 Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products :

Payday 2 (DX9) can display flickering on certain water surfaces.
God of War (DX11) may experience slower than expected performance when first launched from the game's main menu.

 Intel® Core™ Processor Products:

Battlefield 2042 (DX12) may experience color distortion during gameplay.
In Watch Dogs: Legion (DX12), the application may crash during gameplay.
On Hitman 3 (DX12), the application may crash while running a test.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla (DX12) may experience visual corruption when changing graphics settings.

 INTEL® ARC™ CONTROL KNOWN ISSUES:

Arc Control requires a Windows UAC administrator to install and run.
Some applications may display a transparent or blank window when CMAA is globally set to Force ON.
The 1440p resolution selection in Arc Control Studio Capture may not be available if the native display resolution is 4K.
Arc Control Studio's camera overlay position may not retain the correct position and size after a system restart.
The Arc Control Studio Camera tab may take longer than expected the first time you navigate.
Arc Control may report an incorrect memory bandwidth value.

   Known Issues

 Intel® Arc™ Graphics Products:

Fortnite (DX12) may cause the app to crash on high and epic graphics settings. You may need to set Graphics Settings to Medium and Nanite to Off to reduce application crash.
Diablo II: Resurrected (DX12) may cause system instability or application crash.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (DX12) may experience an application crash during character selection.
Plague Tale: Requiem (DX12) may freeze and crash while playing.
Conqueror's Blade (DX11) may crash in test mode.
In Call of Duty: Vanguard (DX12), shadows may be missing or distorted during the "Submarine" mission.
The system may freeze when waking up from sleep mode. You may need to turn the system off and on again to recover.
GPU hardware acceleration may not be available for media playback and encoding in some versions of Adobe Premiere Pro.
Blender may exhibit distortion when using the Nishita Sky texture node.

 Intel® Iris™ Xe MAX Graphics Products:

Driver installation may not complete successfully on some laptops with both Intel® Iris™ Xe + Iris™ Xe MAX devices. A successful installation may require a system restart and reinstallation of the graphics driver.

 Intel® Core™ Processor Products:

Dysterra (DX12) may exhibit visual corruption during gameplay.
The Total War: Warhammer III (DX11) application may crash when loading combat scenarios.
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 (DX12) may display distortion on some buildings and floors during gameplay.
Conqueror's Blade (DX12) may cause an application crash during game launch.
Plague Tale: Requiem (DX12) may freeze and crash while playing.

 package contents

Intel® Graphics Driver
Intel® Media SDK Runtime (21.0.1.35)
Intel® oneVPL Graphics Runtime (21.0.2.8)
Intel® Graphics Compute Runtime for OpenCL* Driver
Vulkan Runtime Installer*3
Intel® Graphics Driver Installer (1.0 .718.2) OneAPI Level Zero Loader and Intel® Graphics Compute Runtime
Check Level for OneAPI Level Zero Specification Intel® Arc™ Control Installer Intel® Driver Support Assistant

   Product Compatibility

 Desktop

Intel® Arc™ Graphics A770
Intel® Arc™
Graphics A750 Intel® Arc™ Graphics A380
Intel® Arc™ Graphics A310

 Mobile

Intel® Arc™ Graphics A770M
Intel® Arc™ A550M Graphics Intel®
Arc™ A730M Graphics
Intel® Arc™ A370M
Graphics Intel® Arc™ A350M
Intel 12th Gen Core Alder Lake Integrated GPUs
Intel 11th Gen Core Integrated GPUs Tiger Lake/Rocket Lake

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Well, we have tested A Plague Tale: Requiem on  GoG and  Microsoft Store for PC.

As it turns out, the Microsoft Store version has performance issues. The performance of the Microsoft Store version in terms of both GPU and CPU is lower than the GoG version , which indicates the presence of either DRM protection or unwanted overlays in the Microsoft Store version .

We have a noticeable decrease in performance not only in terms of graphics card and processor in the Microsoft Store , but also an increase in RAM consumption , which negatively affects weak systems, which are the main clients of Game Pass .

It is also worth mentioning separately the Focus Entertainment publishing house, which should monitor the quality of its products on different platforms and to which we have repeatedly given requests for the possibility of testing the game, but in response we received a complete ignore ... But the performance of the game A Plague Tale: Requiem and without Microsoft Store problems leave a lot to be desired...

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From December 25 to December 26, every Epic Games Store account holder can enjoy Death Stranding for free. Developed by Kojima Productions and published by 505 Games, this post-apocalyptic game lets the player take on the role of a courier in a world where disunity has become the most important resource.

While Kojima Productions has just announced the next installment in the series, tentatively titled Death Stranding 2, the original PC version of the game is already available for free. It is important to note that this is not the director's cut released this year, but the original cut released in 2020.

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If you are a fan of LEGO toys and love to solve puzzles, then you should definitely check out the Epic Game Store. The Lego Builder's Journey game is now available for free as part of a 15-day giveaway, which will be available until December 29th.

Lego Builder's Journey was an Apple Arcade exclusive in 2019 but is now available on PC. NVIDIA worked on the PC port of the game, providing support for RTX (ray tracing) and DLSS (upscaling) technologies. The officially recommended specs include the GeForce RTX 2060 GPU, but you can play on less powerful hardware as well.

Minimum system requirements: - Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K - Memory: 8 GB - GPU: GeForce GTX 960

Recommended system requirements: - Processor: Intel Core i7-980 - Memory: 16 GB - GPU: GeForce RTX 2060

Lego Builder's Journey is an atmospheric puzzle platform game with beautiful graphics made from LEGO blocks. You are waiting for a variety of puzzles that will develop your spatial thinking and logical abilities.

So, if you want to take a break from the routine for the holidays and spend time with brain benefits, do not miss the opportunity to get Lego Builder's Journey for free.

 

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Download AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.12.2 (RX 7900)

Issues fixed

Distortion may occur when using Virtual Super Resolution with multi-display configurations.
System crash may occur when changing display modes with 4 display configurations.
Loading Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales™ may cause an application crash or driver timeout after enabling ray tracing settings.
Power consumption improvements for hardware accelerated video playback. Further energy efficiency improvements are planned for future releases.

Known Issues

Situationally, we have experienced high standby power consumption when using some high resolution, high refresh rate displays.
When using Radeon Super Resolution with some advanced display configurations, intermittent application crashes or driver timeouts may occur.
You may experience stuttering or video performance drops during gameplay or when playing videos with some advanced display configurations.
Stuttering can be observed in UNCHARTED™ 4: A Thief's End during the initial part of the game.
While playing Valheim™, an application crash or driver timeout may occur when using the Vulkan® API. All users who may experience these issues should select the DirectX® API as a temporary workaround.
Some VR games or applications may experience slower performance than expected.

package contents

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.12.2 for AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 Series Graphics Driver Version 22.40.00.61 for Windows® 10 and Windows® 11 (Windows Driver Store version 31.0.14000.61002).

Product Compatibility

Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Radeon RX 7900 XT

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The iconic shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order is now available for free on the Epic Games Store. This was made possible through a 15-day game giveaway, which offers one game each day. Wolfenstein: The New Order was released by Bethesda in 2014 and developed by MachineGames.

The plot of the game takes place in an alternate reality of the 1960s, where the Third Reich won the Second World War. The protagonist, William B.J. Blazkowicz, wakes up after 14 years of coma in a world where tyrants rule with sci-fi weapons.

The game was created on the id Tech 5 game engine by id Software. Minimum requirements include GeForce 460/Radeon HD 6850 graphics cards and at least 4 GB of RAM. Recommended requirements include Intel Core i7-930 or AMD Phenom II X6 1090T processors and GeForce 460 or ATI Radeon HD 6850 graphics cards. Hard drive storage must be at least 50 GB.

This classic game gives players the opportunity to immerse themselves in an alternate reality full of violence and action that has become a hallmark of the Wolfenstein series. So, if you want to play the iconic shooter, don't miss the chance to get it for free on the Epic Games Store.

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Starting May 1st, NVIDIA began providing free copies of Marvel's Midnight Suns to all buyers of desktop and mobile GeForce RTX 3060+ ray-traced GPUs. According to the official terms, the promotion will be valid until January 6, 2023.

Marvel's Midnight Suns is a superhero tactical RPG released just two weeks ago. The game supports NVIDIA DLSS 2 and advanced ray-traced effects, including ray-traced reflections and ambient shading.

To receive a free copy of the game, customers must purchase one of the eligible GPUs, including the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, 3090, 3080 Ti, 3080, 3070 Ti, 3070, 3060 Ti, and 3060 desktop or GPU. Codes can be activated until February 2023.

AMD is also running a similar promotion for its Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, offering two games for free - Dying Light 2 and Callisto Protocol.

The news of a free copy of Marvel's Midnight Suns with the purchase of a GeForce RTX 3060+ is sure to please superhero fans and gamers looking for new gaming experiences.

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AMD is launching a new promotion where all buyers of the Radeon RX 6900, 6800, 6700 and 6600 series graphics cards will receive two games for free - Dead Island 2 and The Callisto Protocol. Those who purchase the Radeon 6500 and 6400 will only get one game, Dead Island 2.

This promotion applies to graphics cards purchased from participating retailers. It is important to note that Radeon RX 7000 series cards are not eligible. However, given that these cards are due to launch on December 13th, the product list may be updated in the future.

To participate in the promotion, you must purchase a card from a participating partner. All game coupons must be redeemed by March 4, 2023.

AMD's promotion is in response to a similar promotion from competitor NVIDIA, which is offering a free copy of Marvel's Midnight Suns with the purchase of GeForce RTX 3060+ graphics cards.

AMD's new promotion will run until February 4, 2023, so Radeon RX 6000 buyers have plenty of time to take advantage of the offer and get free games when they purchase their graphics card.

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Forza Horizon 5 will release an update on November 8 that will improve graphics quality and add better ray tracing via the DirectX Raytracing API. The update will include "Ultra" and "Extreme" presets that improve the realism of reflections in Freemode and Racing modes. The patch will also change reflections in Drivatar mode. Better graphics using ray tracing will require more powerful hardware, but temporal scaling technology from AMD and NVIDIA has been added, including FSR 2 and DLSS 2.4. Some gamers may appreciate the presence of DLAA, which provides higher resolution and improved image quality with the help of artificial intelligence. The update will be available in the Microsoft Store and on the Steam platform.

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