Metacritic has published some really interesting results for 2017. According to its 2017 survey, the PC had more good games than any console in 2017. While there were only three games that scored above 90%, the PC had 40 exclusive games that scored above 75%, offering PC gamers a variety of games to choose from. Continue reading PC had more “good” exclusive & multi-platform games than any console in 2017
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Steam Awards 2017 Winners announced and Cuphead is the big winner here
Valve has just revealed the Steam Awards 2017 winners. During these past days, Steam users were able to vote for their favourite games in various categories and the results may surprise some of you. The big winner here is Cuphead as it was the only game that took home two awards. Continue reading Steam Awards 2017 Winners announced and Cuphead is the big winner here
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha addresses the DX9 crashing issues
AMD has just released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha driver addresses the crashing/launching issues that some gamers experienced on a variety of DX9 games. Continue reading AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha addresses the DX9 crashing issues
Old-gen and current-gen consoles, AMD CPUs and smartphones are also vulnerable to the Spectre threat
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
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