Gungrave GORE Brings A Sequel To The Series In 2022

Gungrave was a popular name back in the early 2000s, but faded into obscurity after. The name came back again in 2019, when a trailer for a new sequel appeared. And now, it looks like the game has, at the very least, a release window.

The new trailer has a dark but wacky intro, and shows off a sprinkling of new gameplay footage, but that’s about it. Though as part of that last bit, we see that Bunji Kugashira, a recurring villain in the first two games almost two decades ago, will be playable. Though it doesn’t look like he has a unique moveset, as his attack animations look the same as Grave’s.

Speaking of which, despite the modern graphics, it looks like Gungrave GORE will have the same kind of gameplay as the original. While it looks like the quintessential gameplay style of the series, it’s bound to rub some people the wrong way, the same way the originals did back in the day.

At any rate, Gungrave GORE is developed by South Korean studio IGGYMOB, and published by Prime Matter of the Embracer Group. It doesn’t yet have a specific release date. Instead, it will be released sometime in 2022, for both generations of both consoles, as well as PC.

Square Enix Brings Banhammer Down On Thousands Of Final Fantasy 14 Players For Real Money Trading

Square Enix recently brought down the banhammer on thousands of players in its MMORPG, Final Fantasy 14 (FF14). The bans were issued between 25 February and 3 March, and all players were involved in Real Money Trading (RMT) schemes, as well as other illicit activities.

The video games studio confirmed its action via its official blog post, stating that it had, at the time of this article, terminated 5037 accounts after it was discovered that they had engaged in RMT, along with another 814 accounts for advertising or otherwise attempting to create a deal that involved real currency. Instead of the in-game currency, Gil.

It comes as no surprise that this Square Enix’s first foray with RMT offenders. Back in 2019, the publisher cum developer banned over 9500 accounts for the same reason and in several of those instances, many of those “players” turned out to be bots.

On a somewhat related note, Square Enix announced that its next expansion, Endwalker, recently and that the game would be available sometime closer to the end of the year.

AMD Brings Smart Access Memory Support To Ryzen 3000 Series CPUs

Alongside the launch of the Radeon RX 6700XT, AMD officially announced that it is opening up support for its Smart Access Memory (SAM) feature to its Ryzen 3000 series CPU. The feature, which was announced last year during the launch of the Radeon RX 6000 series, was initially reserved for AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series and its RDNA2-powered graphics cards.

The feature is basically AMD’s own take of the existing Resizable BAR, which has been around since the 2nd generation PCIe interface. Prior to AMD’s announcement, the feature’s use was mainly used by programmers and others within the Linux and sever communities.

Essentially, Resizable BAR enables a CPU to gain full access to a GPU’s memory and theoretically providing gamers with a slight boost in their gaming performance. In the case of SAM, the feature is designed to only work between AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs, Ryzen 5000 series CPUs, and as of this article, its Ryzen 3000 series CPUs.

In terms of performance, AMD says that gamers that enable SAM with their Ryzen 3000 series CPUs should see a performance increase of approximately 16%. Compared to when they don’t have the feature turned on. Like the Ryzen 5000 series processors, owners of Ryzen 3000 series processors will need to update the BIOS on their motherboard before you can access those gains in framerates.

At the time of writing, AMD’s Smart Access Memory for its Ryzen 3000 series CPUs is accessible.

HappyFresh Brings Ben’s Independent Grocer (B.I.G.) On Board

You can now buy groceries online from Ben’s Independent Grocer (B.I.G.) through HappyFresh, thanks to a newly announced partnership between both companies. B.I.G. is known to cater to upmarket clientele with its premium, often imported goods.

“We hope this will enable more customers to access B.I.G.’s exceptional range of local and international delicacies which now includes over 300 exclusive lines from Waitrose UK,” said Geoff King, CEO of The Food Purveyor, which currently operates four supermarket brands: Village Grocer, Ben’s Independent Grocer (B.I.G.), BSC Fine Foods, and Pasaraya OTK.

HappyFresh Managing Director Hu Hun Hui said, “This partnership could not have come at a better time given the recent Movement Control Order that has been reinstated.” Explaining that HappyFresh is always looking to bring variety to its platform, she added, “Hopefully, this will also help curb panic buying from occurring at physical stores across the country.”

Since the initial MCO, HappyFresh claims to have taken steps to ensure consumers are able to get their groceries throughout the pandemic. Noting a fall in spending power (due to the pandemic), HappyFresh said it lowered its delivery fee and removed its minimum spend threshold at various supermarkets and stores – all to make online grocery shopping affordable.