Including Halo Infinite, as we all knew Microsoft has been vague with numbers for many years now (and will continue to be with the new Series line), but they seem awful proud of how the new generational launch has gone so far. In a new post on the official Xbox blog, the team notes that "over 40% of people joining Xbox for the first time" are playing on the Series S, which is the new gateway for the Xbox ecosystem. They also note that the Smart Delivery system has been working swimmingly (especially compared to how clunky the process can be on PS5) , and that France, UK, and Germany saw "record sellouts" of the Series X/S consoles. Oh, and cloud gaming (Project xCloud) is coming to iOS tentatively in beta form in spring 2021. Once it hits and the exclusives start rolling out, it'll be a much smoother generation for Microsoft than the last one. At the end of the blog Microsoft buries what might be the most important bit: a tease of what's to come on Xbox Game Pass. You can find a list of highlighted upcoming Xbox games below, as well as the more important list of what's confirmed for Game Pass. The latter bit also gives us a heads-up on timing for some games, like the fact that The Medium, The Gunk, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, Exomecha, and Shredders are console launch exclusives. We all knew Halo Infinite would be included, but it's nice to be reminded of games like Psychonauts 2 and The Ascent. After all, it's easy to forget that Microsoft bought up a ton of studios and now owns Double Fine! Players Drive Record Engagement as Xbox Expands Cloud Gaming to More Devices in 2021 [Xbox Wire] Announced Titles Coming to Xbox CrossfireX 12 Minutes (console launch exclusive) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Far Cry 6 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Quarantine Chorus Ruined King: A League of Legends Story Scarlet Nexus Balan Wonderworld Resident Evil Village The Artful Escape Echo Generation Songs of Iron Tunic Sable Bright Memory Infinite Way to the Woods Echo Generation Outriders Coming to Xbox with Xbox Game Pass Halo Infinite Psychonauts 2 The Ascent The Medium (console launch exclusive) The Gunk (console launch exclusive) Warhammer 40K: Darktide (console launch exclusive) Exomecha (console launch exclusive) Shredders (console launch exclusive) Scorn Skatebird Dead Static Drive The Good Life

Some of the individuals involved in the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist have been arrested, an Iranian parliamentary adviser has said. Hossein Amir Abdollahian told Al-Alam TV he was unable to share the details for security reasons, but that the perpetrators would not escape justice. He also said there was evidence proving Israeli involvement. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility. The scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was killed near Tehran on 27 November. How will Iran respond to nuclear scientist's killing? What were the motives behind the killing? After Trump, what will Biden do about Iran? The Iranian authorities have put out conflicting accounts of how he was shot dead as he travelled in a convoy through the town of Absard. On the day of the attack, the defence ministry said there was a gunfight between Fakhrizadeh's bodyguards and several gunmen. An Iranian report also cited witnesses as saying that "three to four" assailants had been killed. But on Sunday, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said a satellite-controlled machine-gun with "artificial intelligence" had fired at Fakhrizadeh's car. Brig-Gen Ali Fadavi told local media that the weapon, mounted in a pick-up truck, was able to "zoom in" on the scientist's head and shoot him without hitting his wife beside him. The claim could not be independently verified and was greeted with scepticism by experts in electronic warfare. In an interview with Al-Alam TV, Iran's state-run Arabic-language channel, Mr Abdollahian said: "Some of the individuals involved in the execution of this assassination have been identified by our security apparatuses and even arrested." He also said that, in his personal opinion, there were various pieces of evidence "about those who planned and carried out the assassination that prove the Zionists [Israelis] were involved". "But whether the Zionists did so on their own and without the co-operation of, for example, the American [intelligence] service or another service? For sure, they could not have done so on their own," he added, without elaborating. The Israeli government has not commented on Iran's assertion that it was behind the assassination, although one unnamed official told Israeli TV two days afterwards that "Fakhrizadeh's activities had to be stopped" and that "the world is a safer place without him". Israeli and Western security sources say Fakhrizadeh, the head of Iran's Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), was instrumental in the Iranian nuclear programme. They believe the physics professor led "Project Amad", a covert programme that Iran allegedly established in 1989 to carry out research on a potential nuclear bomb. The project was shut down in 2003, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. However, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said in 2018 that documents obtained by his country showed Fakhrizadeh had led a programme that was secretly continuing Project Amad's work. Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful and that it has never sought a nuclear weapon.

Honda has paused production at its Swindon factory due to transport delays causing a shortage of parts, the BBC is reporting. The Japanese firm has told employees that congestion at UK ports is causing a "transport-related parts delay". Like most manufacturers, Honda operates a just-in-time production method, whereby parts are delivered exactly when they are required. "The situation is currently being monitored with a view to restart production as soon as possible," Honda said in a statement. Reports claim one last-resort alternative could be to air freight parts from the source countries. UK container ports, including Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway, are said to be heavily congested. An increasing number of consumer orders for Christmas and companies filling lockdown-induced backlogs are listed as two reasons for the delays, while it's also suggested companies are stockpiling goods before the Brexit transition period ends on 1 January. Last May, Honda announced it would be closing its Swindon manufacturing plant, where the Civic is currently produced, in 2021. It claimed an acceleration in electrification plans means that "resources, capabilities and production systems for electrified vehicles will be focused in regions with a high volume of customer demand". Since September, the country’s biggest container port, Felixstowe, has been struggling to cope as firms rushed to replenish stock after lockdown ended while simultaneously building stockpiles before the final Brexit deadline. Last month, the Guardian revealed that 11,000 containers of government-procured PPE were part of the problem at Felixstowe. That backlog has since been reduced to about 4,000 and should be cleared by Christmas. Congestion at Felixstowe is a problem for the whole country as it handles about 40% of all the containers coming into and out of the UK. However, the congestion has spread to other ports including Southampton and London Gateway. Honda is to pause production at its UK plant on Wednesday because of a shortage of car parts caused by delays in getting parts into Britain in the run-up to the end of the Brexit transition period, according to reports. The car company, which relies on “just in time” and “just in sequence” supplies, told the BBC on Wednesday the decision was “due to transport-related parts delay” as ports are hit by Brexit demand and coronavirus restrictions. “The situation is currently being monitored with a view to restart production as soon as possible,” Honda said. Honda’s Swindon factory in south-west England built just under 110,000 cars last year but is due to close permanently next year. Advertisement The company is looking at alternative arrangements, such as flying parts in, but production could grind to a halt as early as Wednesday. The carmaker joins a growing number of businesses complaining of disruption that can be traced back to the ports. Builders are reporting shortages of power tools, timber and roof tiles while retailers are struggling to get stock into stores in time for Christmas. Roads in Kent were hit by lorry queues on Tuesday for the fourth day in two weeks, with the congestion caused by a combination of Brexit stockpiling and a reduction in the number of ferries because of Covid. Ten days ago five-mile tailbacks developed on the M20 after France started to test its new immigration system. Operation Brock contingency plans for Brexit on Kent motorways will be introduced on Friday ahead of the end of the transition period. The situation at the ports has been described as a perfect storm with operators overwhelmed by a surge in freight volumes at a time when their ability to handle it is hampered by coronavirus restrictions.

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The Apple AirPods Max have finally been launched, having been the subject of rumor for quite some time now. The first Apple over-ear headphones – which most outlets predicted would be called the AirPods Studio – were quietly announced via a press release posted the Apple newsroom. According to the company, they come with "incredible high-fidelity audio, Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, and spatial audio", like the AirPods Pro. Landing on December 14, they'll cost you $549 / £549 / AU$899 , and you can preorder today. The release of the AirPods Max comes after months of speculation regarding potential Apple over-ear headphones, once thought to be called the AirPods Studio. Though Apple previously had a patchy track record with audio products (the less said about it's wired packed-in headphones that came with iPhones and iPods, the better), it's slowly improved its reputation since the purchase of the Beats Audio brand and the launch of the Apple Music service. It now boasts two excellent sounding smart speakers in the shape of the HomePod and HomePod Mini, and its in-ear true wireless earbuds, the AirPods and AirPods Pro, are among the most po[CENSORED]r in the category. However, the over-ear market is a very competitive one, with well established brands with decades' worth of heritage. Currently, the Sony WH-1000XM4 over-ear noise cancelling headphones are our top pick of the bunch, and audiophiles have plenty of alternatives to pick from. Spatial audio, automatic switching and Siri features could separate it from the pack, and we know that Apple never does something by halves. It's certainly the most high-profile headphone launch in some time, and we'll be eager if it can meet the high standards Apple's other gear aspires to. For now, here's everything we know about the Apple AirPods Max, including the price, release date, and the specs: This is a developing story. In the meantime, you can find previous AirPods Max rumors below: Cut to the chase What are they? Apple's first over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max When will they be released? December 15, 2020 (though you can preorder now) How much will they cost? $549 / £549 / AU$899 Apple AirPods Max release date The Apple AirPods Max were announced today (Tuesday, December 😎 via a press release posted to the Apple newsroom – a surprisingly low key launch, considering how much hype has surrounding the first Apple over-ear headphones. They're available to order now, though they'll be officially released on December 15, 2020. Audiophiles around the world have been waiting a long time for the Apple AirPods Max to materialize, with rumors of the over-ear headphones circling since 2018. Those rumors gained even more traction over the past few months, with reports emerging that the AirPods Max had run into production delays and may not be released until 2021 – luckily, Apple has announced the wireless headphones just in time for the holidays.

The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is officially AMD's new halo product, surpassing the Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 by offering the fully-enabled Navi 21 GPU with 80 Compute Units. The latest generation GPUs sit atop our GPU benchmarks hierarchy and rate as some of the best graphics cards currently available (if we use the term "available" loosely). The 6900 XT is also the most expensive AMD graphics card we've seen in quite some time — the last time AMD sold a GPU priced at $1,000 or more was the Radeon Pro Duo (2016), a very limited quantity dual-GPU card. With RX 6800 XT taking on RTX 3080, the goal is clear: AMD wants to offer competitive performance to the GeForce RTX 3090 while undercutting Nvidia's price by $500. That's all well and good, but there are a couple of problems when comparing the GeForce RTX 3080 and 3090 to the Radeon RX 6800 XT and 6900 XT. First, RTX 3090 more than doubled the VRAM of the 3080. It also has a wider memory bus and 20 percent more shader cores. Finally, it increased the power target by 10 percent and often delivered superior performance in professional workloads. In contrast, the RX 6900 XT has 10 percent more shader cores than the 6800 XT. And that's it. Let's get straight to the point. On paper, the RX 6900 XT doesn't look like a good deal. We're not saying the RTX 3090 is a better deal for gaming purposes, but at least it offers some tangible benefits over the RTX 3080. If rumors of a 20GB RTX 3080 (aka, RTX 3080 Ti) prove true, that would be a better comparison point. Of course, all of this is somewhat academic right now, as supplies of the latest generation graphics cards have proven woefully inadequate. If you can find an RX 6900 XT in stock for $999, have at it! But we expect it will sell out just as quickly as its lesser siblings — faster, in fact, since we anticipate supplies of RX 6900 XT will be even more limited considering it requires a fully-enabled Navi 21 chip. We doubt yields of that quality of chip will be higher than the partially disabled chips in the 6800 XT, which were still nowhere near sufficient to meet demand. There's really not much to say about the specs that we haven't already covered. The RX 6900 XT has the full 80 CUs and 5120 shader cores that the Navi 21 GPU offers, and the remaining specs, including memory speed and TDP, are the same as the RX 6800 XT. Which isn't to say that there aren't differences in the silicon. Binning and sorting chips from silicon wafers is nothing new, but the best chips often come from closer to the center of the wafer, where there are fewer defects. Since the 6900 XT requires a fully functioning Navi 21 chip, it almost guarantees other characteristics like power and voltage requirements will be better as well. How much does that matter in practice? If you're hoping to overclock and reach maximum performance, the silicon lottery can get you an extra few percent. Considering the 6900 XT already costs 50 percent more than the 6800 XT, however, that's a big jump in price for a likely minor improvement in overall performance. The RX 6900 XT is a dense graphics card, weighing slightly more than the RTX 3080 while sporting similar dimensions. It's a bit thicker, occupying 2.7 slots, but it's also about 2cm shorter. You could potentially fit it into a smaller build, but we recommend exercising some caution as ejecting 300W (or more) or heat into a small case will hurt performance. Actually, if you're doing a smaller case, just save yourself some money and buy the 6800 XT — we'd bet once thermals level out, the two cards will perform nearly the same. Like the RX 6800 cards, the 6900 XT includes a single HDMI 2.1, two DisplayPort 1.4, and one USB-C video output. If that doesn't meet your needs, keep an eye out for third party cards. We've heard there will be RX 6900 XT cards from AMD's AIB partners (contrary to some earlier rumors), which makes sense as anyone making an RX 6800 XT could use the same design for RX 6900 XT. We're not sure when those cards will be available for purchase, however. The Radeon RX 6900 XT looks identical to the RX 6800 XT, except for the product label. The packaging isn't quite the same, however. Inside the main box, the RX 6900 XT comes wrapped in a mouse pad. It's a nice little extra if you need a mouse pad or AMD swag. It's a relatively large pad as well — not big enough to cover your entire desk, but much larger than a basic pad.

Name of the game : The Conquest of Go Price : 11,24$ Link Store : https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264970/The_Conquest_of_Go/ Offer ends up after X hours : 14 December Requirements : Minimum : Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7 or later Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 700 MB available space Recommended : Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 960/equivalent or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space

An inquiry into the Christchurch massacre has found a series of failures ahead of the 2019 attack, but concluded the tragedy was unpreventable. The inquiry was launched after white supremacist Brenton Tarrant killed 51 people at two mosques in March 2019. It found he had been able to accumulate a massive trove of weapons, with authorities failing to enforce proper checks on firearms licences. It further found officials were overly focussed on Islamist terrorism. However, correcting these failures would not have stopped the Australian national, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole earlier this year, from carrying out the attack, it said. What's more, the patchwork of clues discovered by police after the massacre - including his steroid abuse, a hospital admission after he'd accidentally shot himself, and visits to far-right websites - would not have proved enough to predict the attack. What did the commission find? "The commission found no failures within any government agencies that would have allowed the terrorist planning and preparation to be detected," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said after the release of the report. "But they did identify many lessons to be learnt and significant areas that require change." She highlighted "failings within the firearms licensing regime" and "inappropriate concentration of resources" on a perceived level of Islamist threats. "While the commission made no findings that these issues would have stopped the attack, these were failings nonetheless and, for that, on behalf of the government I apologise." The people killed as they prayed Christchurch killer to stay in jail until he dies The report includes a list of recommendations which the government said it would all accept, including establishing a new national intelligence and security agency and a proposal for the police to better identify and respond to hate crimes. The government also plans to create an ethnic community ministry and a graduate programme for ethnic communities. How did New Zealand's Muslim community react? The imam of the Al Noor Mosque, one of the two places of worship targeted, said the report confirmed that authorities had been overly suspicious of the Muslim community instead of protecting it. "We've known for a long time that the Muslim community has been targeted with hate speech and hate crimes - this report shows that we are right," Gamal Fouda said. "The report shows that institutional prejudice and unconscious bias exists in government agencies and that needs to change." He stressed that the changes recommended in the report should now be used to rebuild the trust between the Muslim community and the police. Aya Al-Umari, whose brother died in the attack, told the BBC that the report's recommendations highlighted "all the right areas". "That is mainly: improving New Zealand's counter terrorism efforts, the firearm licensing, the social cohesion and New Zealand's response to the increasing diversity of our po[CENSORED]tion," Ms Al-Umari said. She also said she hoped New Zealand's experience would provide lessons to other countries, noting that the response would have to be at an individual level as well. "We each play a part in reducing hate crimes and reducing our unconscious bias. That escalates to what we saw on March 15 last year."

Bentley’s debut electric vehicle, due in 2025, will be one of the first cars to use a new cutting-edge Audi-developed luxury car platform – and it will spearhead a series of radical new models that will expand Bentley’s range into new market segments. The Crewe manufacturer, owned by the Volkswagen Group, has committed to offering only battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) from 2030 onwards and it plans to meet that deadline by rolling out a family of new EVs in the second half of this decade. The first EV will take the form of a high-riding saloon. It will be based on a bespoke VW Group architecture, which is being developed by Project Artemis, an Audi-led initiative to develop an advanced EV platform. Bentley EVs to target new sectors of the market Bentley bosses are not expecting a major leap in battery technology any time soon so the firm’s first electric models will be designed to match the range and weight limitations of current systems with Bentley’s luxury positioning. The result will be models that differ significantly from Bentley’s current line-up. Bentley chairman Adrian Hallmark told Autocar the firm has yet to decide if future electric models would take on the nameplate and lineage of existing combustion-engined models. But he added: “Our position is to look at customers and segments. As well as moving to electric, we’re going to adapt our product range because the world is changing. “We want to appeal to more women and be more relevant in future urban environments which are very much different to today, and we want to appeal to modern luxury values which are different to ones from 20 years ago. We’ve already moved with the times but the times will change again in the next 10 to 15 years. “Our product format, size and naming need to fit the product character and strategy based around customers and where we see those segments going. We love our current names. Maybe they’ll continue. But we’ll always follow customers, segments and values and find a name that fits.” Although Hallmark said Bentley doesn’t foresee a “step change” in BEV technology, he suggested continuous improvements will help the firm to meet its range targets. From 2026 onwards, all new Bentley models will be either fully electric or plug-in hybrid, with the latter allowing existing models to continue. “By 2025, we’re predicting 110kWh to 120kWh batteries will be available, which starts to put bigger cars in a position where you can get 400-500km [250-310 miles] range,” said Hallmark. “You need 150kWh-plus to get a full-size SUV to have the equivalent performance of a combustion-engined vehicle, which is why hybrids are so important in playing a part for bigger vehicles in the next five to 10 years. “We think that BEVs with medium-size cars in that 2025-2030 range become feasible, and larger [electric] cars are post-2030, which is why 2030 is the date we plan to change everything.” This suggests Bentley is unlikely to offer a traditional grand tourer such as the Continental or Flying Spur in its initial EV range, leaving electric versions of such models until battery technology develops.

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Six coronavirus patients have died in a hospital in Pakistan after oxygen supplies ran too low. Patients' relatives have described how they begged for help as panic engulfed the government-run hospital in the northern city of Peshawar. A delay in deliveries meant more than 200 patients were left for hours on reduced oxygen. Hospital officials have blamed the shortage on the supply company but several staff have been suspended. Pakistan is currently fighting a new wave of coronavirus cases, with a total of more then 400,000 infections and over 8,000 deaths reported since the start of the outbreak. What is the scale of the pandemic in South Asia? Has the pandemic really peaked in India? According to local media, the problems at Khyber Teaching Hospital began after the daily supply of fresh oxygen cylinders did not arrive on Saturday evening. The 300 backup cylinders were then unable to supply the required pressure for the ventilators. Mureed Ali, whose mother is ill with Covid-19, told BBC Urdu that "throughout the hospital, we were running to save our patients, begging the medical staff". He explained that some patients were eventually moved to the emergency room, where there was still a good oxygen supply. But after those supplies ran low as well, several patients died, while many others deteriorated into critical condition. Hospital staff eventually asked the patients' relatives to try to buy oxygen cylinders themselves, according to Mr Ali, but only some managed to do so. A spokesman of the government-run hospital told the BBC that five of the dead were patients in the coronavirus ward and one in the intensive care unit. Officials say all of the dead were adults. By 04:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Sunday, the delayed official oxygen supply finally arrived at the hospital. Hospital officials described the shortage as "criminal negligence". An inquiry found staff meant to be on duty at the hospitals' oxygen plant were not present at the time, and that the oxygen tank on site would routinely only be partially filled. The director of the hospital and several other staff have already been suspended.

What is it? We’re living in a period of peak mega-hatch. Truly, never before has there been such a wide choice of high-powered, performance-orientated hatchbacks from so many different manufacturers. Even the Toyota Yaris is getting in on the act. But while buyers are spoilt for choice, the task of creating an outstanding mega-hatch that truly stands out has become an increasingly difficult task – not least in the premium ranks. Volkswagen has a long history here, starting with the front-driven Golf GTi in 1976. It wasn’t until 2002, however, that it decided to add four-wheel drive to its hot-hatch mix with the first-generation Golf R32, creating an even more serious car. The car driven here is the fifth Golf to wear the (recently restylised) R badge. Although not since 2009 has the R been powered by six cylinders, the new model continues an 18-year tradition of four-wheel drive in Wolfsburg’s flagship hatchback. And with the changes brought to the Haldex multi-plate clutch system for the new model, it is now more sophisticated and arguably more effective than ever before. But first, the engine. The R uses the fourth generation version of Volkswagen’s EA888 unit. This is essentially the same unit brought to the new Golf GTi Clubsport, but with an added 19bhp and 15lb ft. Power peaks at 315bhp with torque extending to 310lb ft on a band of revs between 2100 and 5350rpm, making this the most powerful series-production Golf. By comparison, the old Golf R made 296bhp and 280lb ft, so this is more than just a token increase in reserves, particularly torque. Drive, meanwhile, is sent through an updated version of Volkswagen’s in-house seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG), which uses an upgraded auxiliary oil cooler and new software mapping for faster shift times. There is no manual gearbox option – Volkswagen says there isn’t sufficient interest. As before, there is an optional Akrapovic titanium exhaust system. It doesn’t liberate any more power from the 2.0-litre engine, but it does save 7kg and gives the new model a stirring exhaust note in any one of its more sporting driving modes. Underneath, there’s a reworked MacPherson strut (front) and four-link (rear) suspension. The R then rides 20mm lower than the regular Golf, and gets Volkswagen’s excellent DCC (Dynamic Chassis Control) with variable rate dampers and an additional 1.3 degrees of negative camber to the front wheels. The standard wheels, unique in their design specific, are 18in in diameter, though our test wears optional 20-inch wheels with winter tyres. Other changes? There’s a quicker variable-ratio steering rack attached to the same upgraded front subframe as the Golf GTI, and also larger front brakes with new two-pot calipers. The brakes also use a new master cylinder and, despite being larger than before, are also 600g lighter at each corner.

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Bose seems to be on the verge of releasing a new version of its Sport Earbuds – and they look like the lovechild of the Samsung Galaxy Buds Live and the Powerbeats Pro. As spotted by The Verge, photos of the Bose Sport Open Earbuds were included in an FCC filing (Federal Communications Commission), which usually indicates a release is on the horizon – though it doesn't necessarily mean the wireless earbuds will ever go into production. Read our Bose QuietComfort Earbuds review Or, check out the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 The best wireless earbuds of 2020 The new sports-focussed wireless earbuds follow on from the Bose Sport Earbuds, and come with a bean-shaped 'open' design like Samsung's Galaxy Buds Live, as well as ear hooks that are a little reminiscent of the Powerbeats Pro. That means that, unlike most earbuds on the market, the Bose Sport Open won't actually fit inside the opening of your ear; instead, they'll sit against the opening of your ear canal, which will suit those who find traditional earbuds uncomfortably intrusive. More upgrades As we mentioned, there's no guarantee these true wireless earbuds will actually come to market; Bose is yet to confirm their existence, and we know very little about them aside from the design. In the meantime, the company has updated the noise-cancelling Bose QuietComfort Earbuds, and you can now adjust the volume by tapping the outer housing of the right bud. To enable this feature, you'll need to open the Bose Music app and change the on-device volume controls. The over-ear Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have also been given a small upgrade: you can now long-press the right earcup to access Spotify, making it even quicker to get your tunes playing.

A rather exciting unannounced AMD mobile Ryzen processor has just surfaced recently. The Ryzen 9 5900HX (via Tum_Apisak) could be part of a new breed of Zen 3 mobile chips that may support overclocking, similar to Intel's unlocked HK-series parts. The Ryzen 9 5900HX, which showed up in an unreleased Asus ROG Zephyrus GX551QS laptop, comes equipped with eight cores, 16 threads, and up to 16MB of L3 cache. Existing Ryzen 4000 (codenamed Renoir) processors have a maximum L3 cache of 8MB, which means that the Ryzen 9 5900HX should belong to the next generation of APUs called Cezanne. Furthermore, the Ryzen 9 5900HX carries the Family 25 Model 80 identifier, the same as Cezanne. It's not yet confirmed, but Cezanne could wield AMD's latest Zen 3 microarchitecture that has been proven to deliver a considerable IPC (instruction per cycle) improvement in comparison to Zen 2. The Ryzen 7 5800U has already given us a sneak peek of what Zen 3 could bring to the table for ultra-thin devices so it's exciting to see what the microarchitecture can do in a less confined thermal environment. The real eye-opener with the Ryzen 9 5900HX is the "HX" suffix, which AMD hasn't utilized up until now. The "H" logically refers to the H-series chips that are AMD's high-performance 45W parts. The chipmaker also has the HS-series, whereby the "S" denote that it's for slim devices. Basically, HS-series processors are restricted to a 35W TDP and come with slightly lower clock speeds. However, the "X" suffix is real mystery that intrigues us. We can think of two plausible theories. The denomination could either refer to a higher clocked version of the H-series with a more generous thermal limit, or perhaps it's AMD's way of saying that the chip has an unlocked multiplier for overclocking. The Ryzen 9 5900HX's other specifications aren't that imoressive. It reportedly has a 3.3 GHz base clock and 4.59 GHz boost clock. In terms of clock speeds, the Ryzen 9 5900HX appears to feature the same base clock as the Ryzen 9 4900H. However, the unreleased Cezanne part does boast a 200 MHz higher boost clock speed in addition to twice the amount of L3 cache. According to Geekbench 5, the average single-and multi-core scores for the Ryzen 9 4900HS are 1,092 and 7,072 points. We would need more Ryzen 9 5900HX submissions to get a more accurate picture of the performance difference between tow APUs. However, if we only take this single submission as a point of reference, the Ryzen 9 5900HX delivered up to 30.3% higher single-core performance. The margin roughly aligns with what the Ryzen 7 5800U presented over the Ryzen 7 4800U. In this case, the Ryzen 9 4900HS actually came out on top by 2.3% in the multi-core test, suggesting that this might be a bugged run. Taking into consideration the big single-core performance gap, it's impossible to think that the Ryzen 9 5900HX would lost to the Ryzen 9 4900HS in multi-core fight.

Name of the game : Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege Price : 9,89$ Link Store : https://store.steampowered.com/app/359550/Tom_Clancys_Rainbow_Six_Siege/ Offer ends up after X hours : 9 December Requirements : (Minimum) OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions required) Processor: Intel Core i3 560 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.0 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5870 (DirectX-11 compliant with 1GB of VRAM) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 61 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers Additional Notes: SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS AT TIME OF RELEASE: GeForce GTX 460 or better, GTX 560 or better, GTX 650 or better, GTX 750 or better, or any card from the GT900 and Titan Series, Radeon HD5870 or better, HD6870 or better, HD7770 or better, R7 260X or better, or any card from the R-300 series and Fury X. Laptop models of these cards may work but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. Additional chipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website: http://support.ubi.com. Game contains FairFight (https://www.gameblocks.com/products) and BattleEye (https://www.battleye.com/) anti-cheat technology. (Recommended) OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions required) Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or better or AMD FX-8120 @ 3.1 Ghz or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (or GTX 760 / GTX 960) or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (or R9 280x [2GB VRAM] / R9 380 / Fury X) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 61 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card 5.1 with latest drivers Additional Notes: SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS AT TIME OF RELEASE: GeForce GTX 460 or better, GTX 560 or better, GTX 650 or better, GTX 750 or better, or any card from the GT900 and Titan Series, Radeon HD5870 or better, HD6870 or better, HD7770 or better, R7 260X or better, or any card from the R-300 series and Fury X. Laptop models of these cards may work but are not supported. These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. Additional chipsets may be supported after release. For an up-to-date list of supported chipsets, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website: http://support.ubi.com. Game contains FairFight (https://www.gameblocks.com/products) and BattleEye (https://www.battleye.com/) anti-cheat technology.

The year that lasted a century Back in January, December 2020 felt like a lifetime away. Today, January seems like it was eons ago. Twenty-twenty was the year where time truly became a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff. Hours felt like days, days felt like weeks, and something that happened just a few weeks prior felt like a lifetime ago. I mean, the election was less than a month ago. Doesn't it feel like that took place back in August? What a weird year this has been, and while we can't blame it all on COVID, it certainly played its part in making these 366 days we'll never forget. It upended the lives of people around the world, forced businesses to offer work-from-home solutions, and pointed out who you should unfriend on Facebook. I know we have some frontline workers who frequent Destructoid, so to them, I just want to say thank you and sorry for having to deal with the troglodytes of our society. I honestly don't know how I'll explain the year that is 2020 to my kids. Where do you start? All the canceled movies? All the delayed games? All the people arguing that crunch "is not that bad because they're getting paid?" Remember the awfulness that was the never-ending Summer of E3? Or how about watching Microsoft and Sony see who'd blink first in showing off their next-gen consoles? Or Ubisoft and all the shit that went down there this year? I can't wait to say good riddance to bad rubbish, though I know the clock striking midnight on December 31 won't magically make everything better. Twenty twenty-one is going to be just as much a hassle of a year as this one but without the unfortunate sight of Rudy Giuliani's hair melting onto his face. I'm happy to mostly be through this year, and happy to have one more shot at answering your questions for the Podtoid team. Chris, Charlotte, Dan, Occams, and I are all on this week, so please leave your questions below. And remember, the more creative the question, the more likely it is we'll ask it on air.