Resident Evil 7 Demo – New patch improves HBAO+ performance, adds support for CPUs without SSE4.1

Capcom has released a patch for the PC demo of Resident Evil 7. According to the release notes, this patch adds support for CPUs without SSE4.1 (AMD Phenom and Intel Core2 series) and improves HBAO+ performance. Continue reading Resident Evil 7 Demo – New patch improves HBAO+ performance, adds support for CPUs without SSE4.1

Here are the five most unoptimized PC games of 2016

We’ve already shared our list of our top 10 most optimized PC games of 2016, however we thought it would be cool to also share a list with the most unoptimized PC games of 2016. As always, we judge games based on their PC performance optimizations. As such, the games that are listed are not necessary bad games; they simply perform poorly on the PC platform. Continue reading Here are the five most unoptimized PC games of 2016

These are the PC games that were released in 2016 and sold more than one million copies on Steam

2016 is almost over, so it’s time now to see which games sold more than one million copies on Steam. Thanks to SteamSpy’s data, we have a pretty good idea at which titles were able to hit the “one million” goal, so here we go. Continue reading These are the PC games that were released in 2016 and sold more than one million copies on Steam

Chris Roberts explains why Star Citizen & Squadron 42 will be now powered by the Lumberyard Engine

Yesterday, we informed you about Cloud Imperium’s decision to ditch CRYENGINE in favour of Amazon’s Lumberyard Engine. And today, Cloud Imperium’s Chris Roberts explained why the team decided to switch engines. Continue reading Chris Roberts explains why Star Citizen & Squadron 42 will be now powered by the Lumberyard Engine

New mod attempts to recreate Counter-Strike 1.6 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Modder ‘Z00L’ has released the first beta version of his Counter-Strike 1.6 mod for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This mod will feature reworked maps, keep the improvements Counter-Strike:Global Offensive had over the years, and all that while keeping the nostalgia and feeling from Counter-Strike 1.6. Continue reading New mod attempts to recreate Counter-Strike 1.6 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Star Citizen & Squadron 42 ditch CRYENGINE over Amazon’s Lumberyard Engine

Cloud Imperium Games announced today the company is using the Amazon Lumberyard game engine to create its ground-breaking space sim games, Star Citizen and Squadron 42. Both games are currently in development and are backed by a record-breaking $139 million crowd funded effort. Continue reading Star Citizen & Squadron 42 ditch CRYENGINE over Amazon’s Lumberyard Engine

Black Desert Online gets a seven-day free trial

Kakao and Daum Games have launched a seven-day free trial for Pearl Abyss’ MMORPG, Black Desert Online. Black Desert Online is an open world action MMORPG with next-generation visuals and skill-based combat that aims to rejuvenate the genre, and this free trial will give you access to the entire game. Continue reading Black Desert Online gets a seven-day free trial