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PlayStation 5 to Use AMD’s Navi GPU, the Zen CPU – Amazing New Changes

You read that right! AMD has designed its Navi graphics architecture (GPU) to be mainly used in PlayStation 5, as “industry sources” talked to the Forbes. This anonymous source also stated that for the next-gen console, they would use the AMD’s Zen, which was the CPU that was used in the Ryzen brand gaming desktops.

We don’t really know much about the AMD’s Navi, but what we know so far is that it will use the 7nm process. Some gossips say that it was created to be used primarily in PlayStation 5. Just as the source said, two-thirds of the staff which was working on the Radeon RX Vega (and also other projects) were redirected to work on the Navi, thing that led to the RX Vega launch. This was not welcomed very well by Raja Koduri, who is the head of Radeon Technologies Group.

About the next-gen consoles from Sony

There’s not a word from Sony with regards to the next-gen consoles. After the event which took place earlier this month, with E3, some people started to think about whether Sony really has some new hardware to reveal or not. This happened after Shawn Layden, who is the chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios made an announcement in May on the PlayStation Blogcast. He merely said that they’re going to focus on their content (which is probably going to be awesome), but there will be no new hardware announcement at E3 this year.

We can be sure of one thing though: E3 2018 gave some details about Sony’s still-unshared titles, for example, “The Last of Us Part II” and “Marvel’s Spider-Man”. However, no one heard anything about PlayStation 5.

Phil Spencer, from Microsoft, however, said in an announcement that they are actually working on the next generation of consoles. In plural. More than one console.
There’s still a year until the E3 2019, so it’s still plenty of time for Sony to give us some details about the PlayStation 5. As you probably remember, Sony didn’t want to announce the PlayStation 4 at E3 2013, so this put even more pressure on the fact that we have some time to wait until the big reveal. From where we’re standing, the PlayStation 5 will probably not make its appearance sometime earlier than 2019 or even 2020.

However, the Interactive Entertainment CEO from Sony, John Kodera, said in a statement from May that we should prepare our goodbyes, as the PlayStation 4 has entered the final stage of its life.

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Games News

Steam Summer Sale Starts on the 21st of June – What’s So Special?

Gamers know that the best and most-wanted versions of their favourite games might be quite expensive, so they can’t ignore an event like the big Steam Summer Sale. The event is organized by Valve, the Steam platform owners and this is the perfect occasion to get all the video games you love at decent prices and even make some good bargains.

Every person interested in purchasing new games has been waiting anxiously to find out when will the event start, so that they wouldn’t miss it. Although it is not confirmed yet, thanks to some friendly Redditors who have shared some insides, we can reveal that the Steam Summer Sale will open on June 21st and it will end on July 5th.

What makes this event so special?

When it comes to this sale, participants highly appreciate the fact that even the most popular and expensive games can be purchased with a discount, while other similar activities wouldn’t offer this possibility.

Unlike many sales, even popular and more expensive games are discounted. This means that you will keep some of the money you have saved for enlarging your games collection and still ”go home” with the finest aquisitions.

It seems that in the attempt to promote the event and gather as much gamers as possible, the organizers sent emails to developers and announced them that the starting time has been set at 9.55am PST (5.55pm BST) on June 21st. The event is supposed to finish at 10.05am PST (6.05pm BST) on July 5th 2018.

So far, we don’t have other information. The purpose of these e-mails is to invite developers to think about the discounts they are planning to offer in this year’s Steam Summer Sale edition. We’ll have to wait and see, but if video games are you hobby, don’t miss this opportunity!

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Games News

Top Clash of Clans Strategies That No One Will Tell You About

The main reason why Clash of Clans managed to remain one of the most popular mobile games in the world even though it’s been a couple of years since it originally launched is because players keep coming up with clever strategies that make the game feel fresh and fun to play. Learning combat strategies and using them when attacking enemies is what makes the difference between an average player and a great one!

Know Your Enemy

The most important advice that we can give Clash of Clans players who aspire to get better is to learn their enemy. The game offers a waiting period before every war beings and players need to make the most of it by studying what type of troops, wall layouts and defense the enemy has.

Resources Matter the Most!

Clash of Clans players who are preparing to unleash an attack of an enemy should do their best in order to lower the amount of resources they need. The reason behind this being so that the attacking player can get as many extra resources from the defending player in order to make the attack worth it. Therefore, choosing a to attack weaker enemy is a wise thing to do in Clash of Clans.

Losing Fights is Not the End

Obviously, no one likes losing a fight, but this doesn’t mean that the game ends after getting defeated. In fact, there are many players who leave their Town Halls open to attacks and the reason they are doing this is to get the 12 hours shield they receive after being defeated.

The best thing about this is that the shield is guaranteed to everyone who lose a fight, even though they don’t spend any resources in that fight. With that said, Clash of Clans players who want to develop their base for 12 hours without having to worry about incoming attacks can choose to lose a fight.

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Crypto

Rawtx Lightning Network Bitcoin (BTC) Wallet Rolled Out For iOS

Rawtx released its Rawtx Lightning Network Bitcoin (BTC) wallet for iOS, on a test network. The wallet has been developed with LN Daemon, a software created by Lightning Labs that allows the use of the LN micro-payment network.

On May 9th the wallet development team announced its launch. It was then only available for Android devices. Today, the Rawtx Lightning Network Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is available on the App Store.

The application allows multiple wallets, and each wallet has two types of accounts, namely, a payment account and a savings account.

Rawtx opens and closes payment channels by transferring money from the savings account to the payments account, for the opening, and from the payments account to the savings account, to close the channel.

Lightning invoices can be paid by scanning QR codes, and Lightning receipts can also be generated and show incoming and outgoing money on the Lightning Network. It also provides information on the status of the LN network, such as the number of nodes, channels, and so forth.

With the release of the Rawtx Lightning Network Bitcoin (BTC) wallet on iOS, the project became open source

The team reported that they are working on bugs related to crashes and lost backgrounds, although, at the moment, the application only runs on a test network.

“Performance/bandwidth and storage utilization is our other priority,” the Rawtx team reported.

Since now, as the Rawtx Lightning Network Bitcoin (BTC) wallet is released on iOS, the development of the wallet will be open source.

To privilege privacy in the relationship between the wallet and the blockchain, the developers used Neutrino, a client of interaction with the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain from Lightning Labs.

The developers have proposed a series of tasks to be done, where they have asked for the collaboration of those members of the community who have the necessary skills. Thus, integrating autopilot, API development, Litecoin (LTC) integration, improving the GUI for payments, and even performing translations into other languages are some of the elements that the team hopes to grow with the help of the crypto community.

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Crypto Markets

London Block Exchange Ready To Deal With ClearBank, An UK-Based Bank

London Block Exchange is the largest cryptocurrency provider in the UK, and now it looks decided to team up with ClearBank, also an UK-based bank.

ClearBank is a new and innovative UK-based clearing bank which set the goal to come up with modern standards regarding transparency and market competition. In this regard, its clients can transact faster, more cost-efficient, and more transparent, in comparison to the traditional banking systems. ClearBank works with e-payments, liquidity controlling, agency banking, and transactions banking.

The concept of clearing banking is somewhat new and, according to InvestorWords, a clearing bank is “a commercial bank that is part of a network of banks that can clear checks for its clients regardless of whether or not the check originates from the same commercial bank.”

Recently, in a report published by Reuters, two sources close to London Block Exchange and ClearBank affirmed that the two firms met up and are ready to partner up to merge the cryptocurrency payments with clearing banking.

London Block Exchange is ready to deal with ClearBank, an UK-based clearing bank

“This will make it easier for British customers of the exchange to buy and sell cryptocurrencies by making transactions faster and cheaper,” the Reuters report reads, citing one of the sources.

If this partnership will eventually happen, then it would be the first partnership between a cryptocurrency provider and a regulated bank, be it a clearing bank one. Typically, banks are ditching blockchain technology from the start, fearing of the possible frauds and money laundry both characteristics describing a big part of the crypto-verse, unfortunately.

On the other hand, the possible London Block Exchange partnership with ClearBank would benefit the British customers, whether they are crypto enthusiasts or not. Accordingly, that is beneficial because would speed up the transactions and reduce the fees.

Last but not least, this movement would benefit the cryptocurrencies market because the crypto adoption might increase.

 

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