Killing GPU’s – Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST Episode 341

Alienware stops shipping, New World bricking GPU’s, Blizzard Walkout and more on this week’s episode of Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST

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• PAX

• • • PAX West 2021 will require attendees to prove they’re vaccinated or COVID-free

• Dell

• • • Dell is cancelling Alienware gaming PC shipments to several US states

• Netflix

• • • Netflix has confirmed it’s expanding into games, starting with mobile | VGC

• Nvidia

• • • 11-year-old boy discovers workaround to snag a NVIDIA 3090 graphics card

• Amazon

• • • Amazon’s New World MMO is reportedly killing $1,500 Nvidia GPUs
    • New World has capped menu screen framerates to prevent video card fatalities
    • New World beta hits 190,000 concurrent players on Steam

• Microsoft

• • • Former PlayStation exec questions the Xbox Game Pass model | VGC

• Valve

• • • Valve promises Steam Deck will run “the entire Steam library” at 30+ fps
    • Emulator developers see tons of potential in the Steam Deck
• Ubisoft
  • • Ubisoft’s sexual harassment and racism scandal extended to Skull & Bones studio in Singapore

• Blizzard

• • Former World of Warcraft designer apologizes for the cringeworthy, sexist stuff they said at BlizzCon 2010
  • Blizzard workers plan walkout to demand overhaul of corporate culture and structure
  • Blizzard’s sexual harassment scandal continues as more devs speak out
  • WoW Is Changing To ‘Rebuild Trust,’ Blizzard Says Amid Lawsuit
    • WoW team: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7VPx_1VUAEx7Ts?format=jpg&name=large
  • California sues Activision-Blizzard over discrimination and sexist, toxic work culture
  • Employees are planning a walkout on Wednesday

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