What a message: The cult graphics card manufacturer 3dfx, which was swallowed by Nvidia at the end of 2000, was about to make a comeback, according to its “official Twitter account”. Could it be? The editors decided against reporting a few days ago, now the new account is no longer available.
Details about the background published via the account @ 3dfxofficial could not raise the level of skepticism either especially since the company behind the brand “Jansen Products” strongly reminded of Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang. Confirmation that there was nothing but a joke is now provided by the deleted account itself.
Why the message that 3dfx could come back, especially the PC players of the A look at the article The End of 3dfx: Review of the 15th anniversary of the death of the 3D graphics pioneer from 2017 gives an idea of how the 90s can get excited.