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AppWizard

August 7, 2025

Mafia: The Old Country PC Specs Won’t Make You Want To Sleep With The Fishes

Mafia: The Old Country is set to launch on August 8. The minimum PC requirements include an AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core I7-9700K CPU, 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT or Nvidia RTX 2070 GPU, 8GB video memory, HD resolution at 1920x1080, and 55GB SSD storage. Recommended requirements are an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X or Intel Core I7-12700K CPU, 32GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT or Nvidia RTX 3070 TI GPU, 12GB video memory, 2K resolution at 2560x1440, and 55GB SSD storage. Epic preset requirements include an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X or Intel Core I7-14700K CPU, 32GB RAM, AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT or Nvidia RTX 4070 TI GPU, 12GB video memory, 4K resolution at 2880x1620, and 55GB SSD storage. Features for the PC version include uncapped gameplay frame rate, anti-aliasing, remappable keyboard inputs, frame generation, HDR support, accessibility options, ultrawide monitor support, and V-sync. The game is a prequel to the original Mafia and will not feature an open world, with a price point lower than current trends for new titles.

AppWizard

August 4, 2025

This week in PC Games: a new Mafia, a bustling Homeworld homage, a cosmic lighthouse and some strange jigsaws

In the first week of RPS Post-Graham, the office atmosphere is chaotic, with a resident Viking serpent named Horace and a demanding news hub called the Maw. The wifi network frequently changes its name to "Execute Order 66." The staff is engaging in morale-boosting activities, including reminiscing about video game intros. New PC games introduced this week include: - Texnoplazm: A gun-fu brawl-o-shooter set in an urban landscape with sorcerous technology. - Tall Trails: An exploratron featuring a golem with a rocket-powered boot. - Static Dread: A game where players manage a lighthouse during a cosmic apocalypse. - Era One: A real-time space strategy simulation for fans of Homeworld. - Mafia: The Old Country: A game set in pre-WWI Sicily with car chases and shoot-outs. - The Royal Writ: A card game roguelite inspired by Inscryption and Monster Train. - Wildwood Down: A point-and-click comedy mystery featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome. - Artis Impact: A pixel-art RPG with a unique aesthetic. - The Lilliput Workshop: An automation game inspired by Brio toy train sets. - Cleanfall: A game featuring a mining robot in a world of insects and airships. Staff activities include James creating buzzwords for graphics cards, Ollie working on a guide to Life, Jeremy lost in literary thoughts, and Mark battling his neighbors, the Ice Giants.

Winsage

August 3, 2025

Microsoft Weekly: 10 years of Windows 10

Windows 10 celebrated its 10th anniversary, while Windows 11 SE is being discontinued and will not receive the upcoming Windows 11 version 25H2, with support ending in October 2026. Microsoft plans to open-source WinUI, the user interface framework for Windows 11. The Flyoobe tool has been updated to assist users switching from Windows 10 to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware. Recent data shows a gradual increase in Windows 11's market share, while Microsoft Edge struggles in the desktop browser market. Microsoft provided guidance on upgrade paths for businesses transitioning to Windows 11. Updates for Windows Insiders include general fixes and new features across various channels. Microsoft reported a record-high profit of .2 billion and revenue of .4 billion for the last financial quarter. A new Surface Laptop Smurface Edition was announced, and Adobe has made creative applications available natively on Windows on ARM devices. Microsoft Edge introduced an AI-driven feature called Copilot Mode, while Opera filed a complaint against Microsoft in Brazil regarding unfair practices. Microsoft banned the developer account of LibreOffice for violating the Service Agreement. In gaming, Microsoft released the July 2025 update for the Xbox app, allowing game streaming through Xbox Cloud Gaming, and is preparing for the Gamescom show. EA decided to maintain game prices and announced a remaster of Plants vs Zombies: Replanted. A public beta for Battlefield 6 is forthcoming. Valve revealed updates for the Steam client, including a revamped store interface. Special discounts are available for the Back to School season.

Winsage

August 2, 2025

Nvidia extends Game Ready driver support for Windows 10 users through 2026

Nvidia will continue to provide Game Ready drivers for Windows 10 users for one year after its end-of-life date of October 14, 2025. Users with Maxwell, Volta, and Pascal graphics cards will receive security updates for three years, with the final drivers for these GPUs being released in October 2025 and quarterly security updates continuing until October 2028. Gamers with RTX cards will receive day-one optimizations for games launching in 2026, even if they remain on Windows 10. Nvidia's recent 580.88 driver includes Game Ready optimizations for the upcoming game Mafia: The Old Country and features DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Winsage

August 2, 2025

Nvidia extends Windows 10 support, adds G-Sync monitors

Nvidia has released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver that enhances support for Windows 10 devices and optimizes select games and G-Sync compatible displays. This driver extends support for GeForce RTX GPUs until October 2026, coinciding with Microsoft's end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Nvidia is also extending support for older GPUs, with Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta-based GeForce cards receiving quarterly security updates until October 2028. The update introduces support for 62 additional G-Sync compatible monitors and performance improvements for games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Mafia: The Old Country, releasing on August 8th.

AppWizard

August 1, 2025

If the Mafia: The Old Country system requirements weren’t too demanding for you already, a whopping new ‘Epic’ spec has been added for ‘the absolute best visual fidelity’

The system requirements for Mafia: The Old Country include a minimum of an RTX video card and 16GB of RAM to launch the game. For recommended settings at 2560x1440 resolution with high graphics quality, players need a 3080 Ti GPU and 32GB of RAM.

Winsage

July 31, 2025

NVIDIA is ending support for its GTX 10-, 9- and 7-series GPUs

NVIDIA is retiring its Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPU architectures, with a final driver release scheduled for October. After this, GeForce GTX 7-, 9-, and 10-series cards will receive quarterly security updates, with full support ending in 2028. Users can continue using their GPUs, but they will not be optimized for new games and may face technical vulnerabilities. NVIDIA claims its 11-year support for this hardware exceeds industry standards. NVIDIA's Game Ready Driver support for Windows 10 on all RTX GPUs will continue until October 2026, which is longer than Microsoft's plan to phase out Windows 10. The latest GRD update enhances support for new games and introduces compatibility for 62 new G-Sync displays.

Winsage

July 31, 2025

Nvidia will support GeForce drivers on Windows 10 until October 2026

Nvidia has released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver that extends support for Windows 10 devices and various games, maintaining compatibility for GeForce RTX GPUs with Windows 10 until October 2026. This update provides continued access to optimizations for new games and applications. Windows 11 has surpassed Windows 10 in market share, claiming 52 percent compared to Windows 10's 44.59 percent. Nvidia will also provide quarterly security updates for Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta-based GeForce cards until October 2028, although updates for the CUDA architecture for these older cards will be discontinued in the next CUDA Toolkit update. The update includes support for 62 new G-Sync compatible monitor displays and enhances performance for upcoming titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Mafia: The Old Country, launching on August 8th. Users can download the update from Nvidia’s official website.

TrendTechie

July 23, 2025

Когда Mafia 4 появится на торрентах

On August 8, 2025, Mafia: The Old Country, a prequel in the mafia franchise developed by Hangar 13, will be released. The game is set in early 20th-century Sicily and follows Enzo Favara, a young Sicilian orphan and miner. It features a linear narrative focusing on deep storytelling and atmospheric immersion, departing from the open-world format of previous titles. Mafia: The Old Country will not be officially available for sale in Russia due to publisher Take-Two's policies, but players can use workarounds to acquire it. The game will include Denuvo anti-piracy protection, and it is unlikely to appear on torrent sites before summer 2026. Previous Mafia games were quickly pirated, but current Denuvo protections present a greater challenge, with cracking timelines for Denuvo-protected games averaging between two months to two years.

AppWizard

July 15, 2025

Games & Numbers (July 2

Rust has surpassed 20 million copies sold on Steam. Lords of the Fallen has attracted 5.5 million players. Peak has sold 4.5 million copies. Sultan's Game has achieved 1 million copies sold. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sold over 674,000 copies in its first three days, with total sales exceeding 1 million. The Alters sold 280,000 copies in under a month. Mafia: The Old Country has over 2.5 million wishlists. Pokémon GO has generated over billion in revenue. Whiteout Survival has surpassed billion in gross revenue. Zenless Zone Zero generated .1 million in its first year. Clash Royale earned .8 million on July 8. Wittle Defender achieved million in gross revenue. Sky: Children of the Light has surpassed 270 million mobile downloads. MLB Rivals reached 5 million installs. Valorant Mobile in China has over 40 million pre-installs. Destiny: Rising has 5 million pre-registrations. The Nintendo Switch 2 has over 5 million units sold, with 1.8 million in the U.S., 1.47 million in Japan, and 1.18 million in Europe.