Posts by John Papadopoulos:

AMD quietly downgrades Radeon RX 560 GPUs, selling models with fewer stream processors & compute units

Posted on: 06 Dec 2017

It appears that AMD has quietly downgrade some AMD Radeon RX 560 graphics cards. According to reports, the red team is now selling models that have fewer stream processors than those originally advertised. As such, those interested in these graphics cards should pay extra attention to the specs of the models they are about to buy.

Destiny 2 – Patch 1.1.0 is now available, improves in-game framerate counter, fixes SLI stuttering

Posted on: 06 Dec 2017

Bungie has released a brand new patch for Destiny 2. According to the release notes, this update improves the accuracy of the in-game framerate counter and fixes some stuttering issues that occurred on SLI systems. Moreover, it improves font texture handling to address cases of stuttering or hitching.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege has surpassed 25 million registered players worldwide

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

Ubisoft announced today that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege has now surpassed the 25 million registered players mark. In addition, the French company announced that Operation White Noise is now available for all platforms.

Intel’s roadmap leaked, will not release any 10nm or Ice Lake CPUs in 2018, Cascade Lake-X coming in Q4 2018

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

It appears that Intel’s roadmap has been leaked online. According to this leak, Intel will not launch any new architecture for the mainstream desktop in 2018. As such, gamers should not expect a new 10nm or an Ice Lake CPU in 2018.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Patch 1.07 is now available, adds Online Fight Pits

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

Monolith has released a new patch for Middle-earth: Shadow of War. This patch will update your game’s version to 1.07 and introduces the Online Fight Pits. In addition, this update comes with a number of fixes.

EVE Online’s ‘Arms Race’ update massively expands gameplay experience for all free-to-play players

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

CCP announced today the launch of the Arms Race update for EVE Online which introduces even greater accessibility and wider gameplay variety to players with free-to-play accounts, known as Alpha Clones. Introduced in last year’s Ascension expansion, Alpha accounts enable players to permanently join hundreds of thousands of established users in EVE Online’s massive space … Continue reading EVE Online’s ‘Arms Race’ update massively expands gameplay experience for all free-to-play players →

The Escapists 2 – Prison Map Editor is now available as a free update

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

Team17 has today launched a free update for its sandbox escape hit The Escapists 2 on PC. According to the press release, this new update adds in a much-requested fan feature, a Prison Map Editor.

Assassin’s Creed Origins is still not working on CPUs without SSE 4.1 & 4.2, like the AMD Phenom II CPUs

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

It’s been more than a month since the release of Assassin’s Creed Origins and users with CPUs that lack SSE 4.1 or 4.2 support are still unable to play the game. This is an issue that plagued numerous games in the past. However, and contrary to other developers, Ubisoft does not seem willing to patch … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed Origins is still not working on CPUs without SSE 4.1 & 4.2, like the AMD Phenom II CPUs →

Tom Clancy’s The Division – Patch 1.8 is now available to everyone, free weekend & free DLC week

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

Ubisoft has just announced that “Resistance,” Update 1.8 for Tom Clancy’s The Division , is now available to everyone. Coinciding with the release of Resistance, The Division Free Weekend is coming to all platforms from December 7th to December 10th. Additionally, all The Division owners will have free access to all of the expansions included … Continue reading Tom Clancy’s The Division – Patch 1.8 is now available to everyone, free weekend & free DLC week →

Nioh patch 1.21.04 addresses low-resolution textures in certain cut-scenes

Posted on: 05 Dec 2017

Team Ninja has just released a brand new patch for Nioh: Complete Edition. According to the release notes, this patch fixes two issues that were reported by its fanbase. Unfortunately, though, the game still does not show proper keyboard on-screen prompts.