EA SPORTS announces FIFA 22, saying the next installment in the association football/soccer series will launch worldwide for PC, Stadia, and consoles on October 1st. This will introduce new "hypermotion" technology intended to create the most realistic and immersive installment ever, but this will not be coming to the PC edition. You can get a taste in the new Official Reveal Trailer. Read on to see if you think you'll get a kick out of this:

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today introduced EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22, featuring next-gen HyperMotion* technology that brings the football’s most realistic and immersive gameplay experience to life, in every match and across every mode on next-gen consoles and Stadia. FIFA 22 will be available worldwide on October 1 for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Origin™ and Steam, Stadia, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Powered by HyperMotion, FIFA 22 combines Advanced 11v11 Match Capture and proprietary machine learning technology to deliver the most realistic, fluid and responsive football experience for next-gen consoles and Stadia, unlocking the raw emotion, passion and physicality of the world’s game.

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The FINAL FANTASY XIV Website now offers the PC benchmark for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker. Here's a Benchmark Trailer, and you can consult this listing for updated system requirements for the MMORPG expansion. Here are more details on the benchmark:

The official benchmark for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker is now available! Test the limits of your PC while feasting your eyes on the elegant facades of Old Sharlayan, the verdant landscapes of Thavnair, and the battles that await the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

This benchmark uses updated scoring criteria to account for the increase in multiplayer content and provide a more accurate evaluation of how your computer will perform when running the latest version of the game. A character creation tool is also included, featuring the highly anticipated male Viera.

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A new beta of Super Buckyball Tournament is now available on Steam, offering another chance to sample Pathea Games' multiplayer action strategy game for free (thanks IGN Southeast Asia). A first preseason demo was released in November, and this new beta adds additional features. In addition to the chance to get your feet wet, playing this will also get you exclusive launch rewards when the game officially releases. Here's what to expect:

Each game is fresh and exhilarating due to the real-time physics-based core play and strong variety of characters available for you to forge your own personal playstyle. In each 6-minute match you will face new and constantly shifting challenges as your opponents employ innumerable possible strategies against you!

Valve supplies this new list detailing the best-selling titles on Steam for last week:

1. Save 50% on PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
2. Sea of Thieves.
3. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
4. Rust.
5. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition.
6. Forza Horizon 4.
7. It Takes Two.
8. Valve Index VR Kit.
9. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin.
10. Grand Theft Auto V.

• Save 40% on Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! on Steam.

• Apex Legends "We've released an update to our servers that seems to have resolved the network outages. We're also aware of an unrelated issue that causes a limited group of players to be booted from games with "code: wheel" and "code: net" messages displayed afterward. We're working on it!
• Top Five Active RTS Mods feature. Thanks Ant.
• This AI-enhanced Mod for Grand Theft Auto San Andreas overhauls all of its textures.

• This Warzone glitch lets players parachute into other people's Gulag matches.

• Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator- Join the Convoy. Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck.
• Gul'dan's Demonic Cycle - HeroStorm Ep82. Thanks Ant.

• Summer Games Done Quick 2021 raises more than $2.8 million for Doctors Without Borders.

• Exclusive: Chernobylite's survival systems were inspired by research trips to Chernobyl - PC Gamer.
• Death's Door Hands-On - A Zelda-Inspired Surprise Package for 2021 - AusGamers.com.

• Deathloop Will Be a PS5 Console Exclusive Until At Least September 2022.

• Upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro Rumored to Feature Upgraded 1080p Webcam.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Top Gear Gaming Show Launches On Facebook.
• A New Tool Shows How Google Results Vary Around the World (may require registration or subscription).
• Microsoft Teams is bringing back Clippy and all your old favorites. It looks like you're scratching your head. Would you like some help with that?
• Former Microsoft employee makes better living making YouTube videos.
• 2.14.6 Released! -- Pidgin, the universal chat client. Thanks Ant.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• How to Clean Install Windows 11, No Product Key Required.
• Could Python Take Over as the Most Popular Programming Language? We'll just have to C.
• How Microsoft has kept Windows on top for two decades. Developers?
• Owner of China's Only 3D NAND Maker Faces Bankruptcy.
• Gigabyte Rolls Out Liquid-Cooled Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti External Enclosure. Won't the liquid damage the paper?
• How to Increase Computer Maximum Volume Beyond 100% in Windows. It goes to 11.

• Kaseya was warned about security flaws years ahead of ransomware attack.
• How cybersecurity is getting AI wrong.
• Apple's newest privacy changes mean more rework for the ad industry.

• DOJ and SEC indict ‘TheBull’ for insider trading info sold on AlphaBay.

• Edge of Eternity Review – A Pretty Yet Imperfect Blade - Wccftech.
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Review - AusGamers.com.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S Redux Heatsink Review - Hardware Asylum.
• Graphics Card: ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC Review - AusGamers.com.
• Laptop: Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop review - PC Gamer.
• Laptop: Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 Review - Intel 11th Gen Core i9 - MobileTechReviews. (video).
• Misc: Asus Tinker Board 2S Review- No Competition for Raspberry Pi - Tom's Hardware.
• Misc: Dune HD Pro Vision 4K Solo Network Media Player Review - Nikk Tech.
• Misc: Elegoo Mars 2 Pro 3D Printer Review- Out Of This World Performance - Tom's Hardware.

• The Meme Stock Trade Is Far From Over. What Investors Need to Know…
• Titanfall: Only 1-2 People Left to Work on Franchise…
• Bloober Team says Silent Hill "leak" is based on "outdated or incomplete" information…
• Rumor: Warner Bros. To Sell NetherRealm Studios And TT Games. Immediately shot down. Thanks ResetEra…

Happy 7/11! As you may well know by now, this means that folks in the US are entitled to collect a free small Slurpee from their local 7-Elevens. Regular readers should know this simply because I mention it every year. The interesting confession that goes along with this is that I don't think I've ever had a free Slurpee. But I am intrigued by the concept, and, of course, free stuff. Our previous home was not much more than five minutes from the local 7-Eleven, but I don't think we ever cashed in on the free deal. It's funny, because the few times we did go and buy Slurpees they proved to be a glorious way to get relief from the heat. It looks like the nearest 7-Eleven to our new home is about 15 minutes away, so I guess that means we're about three times less likely to make it out there. Wish us luck!

Obituary: Auschwitz survivor who fought antisemitism, racism with music dies at 96.

Refreshing Round-up
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• Instagram Has Become SkyMall. The ads are a nonstop slurry of surreal… Go ahead and drop the mic, Clive. Thanks Boing Boing.

Story

• Virgin Galactic Branson launch: Watch video stream with live updates.

Science
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• Match matters: The right combination of parents can turn a gene off indefinitely.
• Beetle that can walk upside down under water surface filmed in Australia in world first.
• Solving Mystery of Jupiter's Strange Pulsating X-Ray Auroras.

Media

• Baseball player doesn't follow the law of gravity.
• I Played Chess Hustlers in Union Square Park.
• INEXCUSABLE- Police Car Gun Lock Bypassed in ONE SECOND.