Yesterday, a lot of AMD fans were celebrating as it was discovered that Intel’s CPUs were affected by a fundamental design flaw (codenamed ‘Meltdown‘). And while this issue has been addressed by Microsoft and Intel, another design flaw has surfaced that affects all CPUs. Codenamed ‘Spectre‘, this security threat can affect old-gen and current-gen consoles, handhelds, smartphones, and PC systems using both Intel’s and AMD’s CPUs. Continue reading Old-gen and current-gen consoles, AMD CPUs and smartphones are also vulnerable to the Spectre threat
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Paladins will get a battle royale mode in 2018, team deathmatch coming on January 10th
As you may have guessed, more and more developers are now jumping on the battle royale mode (after the huge success of PUBG). One of them is Hi-Rez Studios who has just announced that its free-to-play title, Paladins, will receive a battle royale mode in 2018. Continue reading Paladins will get a battle royale mode in 2018, team deathmatch coming on January 10th
Windows 10 Intel Security Update is now available, six triple-A games tested in CPU-bound scenarios
Yesterday, we informed you about a security design flaw in Intel’s processor that required a new software update. According to initial reports, this fix would bring a performance hit on Intel’s CPUs somewhere between 5-30%. Microsoft has released this security fix for Windows 10 so it’s time to test some triple-A games under CPU-bound scenarios. Continue reading Windows 10 Intel Security Update is now available, six triple-A games tested in CPU-bound scenarios
New version of No Man’s Sky Overhaul mod improves Exocraft Camera and brings various adjustments
Modder ‘RaYRoD_TV’ has released brand new version of his Overhaul mod for No Man’s Sky. According to the changelog, No Man’s Sky RaYRoD’s Overhaul mod version 1.2.2 improves Exocraft camera and brings various adjustments and fixes. Continue reading New version of No Man’s Sky Overhaul mod improves Exocraft Camera and brings various adjustments
Insurgency: Sandstorm targets a 2018 release, will not support single-player and co-operative story modes
New World Interactive’s Michael Tsarouhas has announced that Insurgency: Sandstorm will drop its single-player and cooperative story mode. In order to release the game in 2018, the development team will now focus on its multiplayer mode so that it can provide a polished experience. Continue reading Insurgency: Sandstorm targets a 2018 release, will not support single-player and co-operative story modes
Star Wars Battlefront II 2005 receives a brand new official Multiplayer patch
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Disney has just released a brand new multiplayer patch for the 2005 version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Now I don’t know if this is any indication of Disney giving EA the middle finger (after what has happened with Star Wars Battlefront 2’s micro-transactions), however this is definitely great news for all Battlefront 2 players that decided to stick with the original title. Continue reading Star Wars Battlefront II 2005 receives a brand new official Multiplayer patch
Monster Hunter World is coming to the PC in Autumn 2018
Monster Hunter World will hit consoles later this month and Capcom revealed today that its PC version will release in Autumn 2018. Capcom claimed that it’s currently working hard on the PC version and promises to optimize it for our platform. Continue reading Monster Hunter World is coming to the PC in Autumn 2018
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 mod enables 32v32 Custom Arcade Team Battles
Modders ‘Pawpz’ and ‘KrazIvan777’ have released a brand new mod for the latest Star Wars: Battlefront 2 game. This mod enables 32v32 custom Arcade Team battles, and brings various AI tweaks to improve the overall experience. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront 2 mod enables 32v32 Custom Arcade Team Battles
Nexon writes down LawBreakers, blames PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for its low sales
LawBreakers, Cliff Bleszinski’s hero shooter that initially targetted the PC audience only before coming out on PS4, is not looking good at all. Nexon has just written down this shooter and from the looks of it, it will not further fund its development. Continue reading Nexon writes down LawBreakers, blames PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for its low sales
Rocket League surpasses 40 million players worldwide
Psyonix has announced that its special sports game, Rocket League, has surpassed 40 million players worldwide. Rocket League is a physics-based multiplayer-focused sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, in which players choose a variety of high-flying vehicles equipped with huge rocket boosters to score amazing aerial goals and pull-off incredible game-changing save. Continue reading Rocket League surpasses 40 million players worldwide