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VRMark Cyan Room DirectX 12 benchmark now available, appears to run amazing on AMD’s GPUs

Futuremark has announced the release of VRMark Cyan Room. VRMark Cyan Room is a VR benchmark that uses a pure DirectX 12 engine built in-house and optimized for VR. This benchmark tool features a large, complex environment and many eye-catching effects. Continue reading VRMark Cyan Room DirectX 12 benchmark now available, appears to run amazing on AMD’s GPUs

Assassin’s Creed: Origins still needs further optimization improvements, patch 1.05 benchmarked

Assassin’s Creed: Origins is a pretty interesting case on the PC. Ubisoft’s latest title is among the most demanding PC games of 2017. And while it scales wonderfully on more than four CPU cores/threads, the game suffers from optimization issues. The French company has just released a new patch for the PC version and so we decided to benchmark it. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Origins still needs further optimization improvements, patch 1.05 benchmarked

Warface Battle Royale mode is now available, featuring its largest map to date

My.com has announced that a new update is available today for its popular online shooter Warface. This patch introduces the all-new Battle Royale mode, new weapons, new camos, and a new rank. Also, this update adds a brand new PvP map created especially for the Battle Royale mode and marks Warface’s largest map to date. Continue reading Warface Battle Royale mode is now available, featuring its largest map to date

First gameplay trailer released for Black Mirror, official PC requirements revealed

THQ Nordic has released the first gameplay trailer for KING Art’s upcoming Gothic horror adventure, Black Mirror. Black Mirror is a modern re-imagining of the acclaimed gothic-horror adventure series. Therefore, the game will feature eerie atmosphere focusing on the horrors of the mind, in the style of EA Poe and HP Lovecraft. Continue reading First gameplay trailer released for Black Mirror, official PC requirements revealed

Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice has sold 500K units in 3 months, 50% coming from the PC

Ninja Theory has issued a press release, announcing that its latest indie title, Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice, has sold 500K units in 3 months. According to the press release, the game has generated over $13m in revenue and about half of its sales are coming from the PC. Continue reading Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice has sold 500K units in 3 months, 50% coming from the PC

First Outcast – Second Contact patch is now available, improves CPU usage for better performance

Appeal has released the first patch for Outcast – Second Contact. According to the release notes, this patch features a number of CPU usage optimizations that improve performance when multiple characters appear on screen. Moreover, resolves multiple crash fixes, in particular when using Daokas. Continue reading First Outcast – Second Contact patch is now available, improves CPU usage for better performance

Brutal Unreal 99 combines the weapons of Unreal Tournament with the enemies of Brutal Doom

Modder ‘VictorCajal’ has released a mod called Brutal Unreal 99. As its title suggests, this mod basically combines the weapons of Unreal Tournament 99 with the enemies and gameplay mechanics of Brutal Doom. And it looks pretty cool. Continue reading Brutal Unreal 99 combines the weapons of Unreal Tournament with the enemies of Brutal Doom

Belgium wants to ban loot boxes from Europe, Hawaii announces action to address games like Battlefront 2

Belgium’s Gaming Commission has declared that games like Overwatch and Star Wars Battlefront 2 constitute a form of gambling. As such, Belgium wants to ban games with loot boxes from Europe. Continue reading Belgium wants to ban loot boxes from Europe, Hawaii announces action to address games like Battlefront 2