Intel has hosted a training for retailers in China for its new upcoming Coffee Lake CPUs and according to some leaked slides, the high-end model – Intel Core i7 8700K – is 11% faster in single-thread and 51% faster in multi-thread operations than its predecessor, the Intel Core i7 7700K processor. These slides also confirmed the rumours that arose a few weeks ago, suggesting that the new Coffee Lake processors will feature more cores than their predecessors. Continue reading Intel Core i7 8700K reported to offer 11% faster single-thread & 51% faster multi-thread performance than the i7 7700K
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Quake Champions enters Early Access phase on August 22nd
Bethesda has announced that id Software’s multiplayer fragfest, Quake Champions, will officially exit the Closed Beta phase and enter into Early Access on Steam and through the Bethesda.net launcher on August 22nd. This Early Access build will come with a host of new content, including new maps, features, and a special new Champion – the mighty DOOM Slayer from id Software’s hit game, DOOM. Continue reading Quake Champions enters Early Access phase on August 22nd
LawBreakers – First patch is now available, full release notes unveiled
Boss Key Productions has released the first post-launch patch for its arena shooter, LawBreakers. According to the release notes, this patch allows players to open Stash Boxes while waiting in matchmaking lobby and queue, brings various balance tweaks and changes, greatly improved match filling logic and fixes in game animdynamics on all characters. Continue reading LawBreakers – First patch is now available, full release notes unveiled
Absolver’s online multiplayer features detailed
Devolver Digital has detailed the online multiplayer features in their forthcoming melee combat game Absolver with the new ‘Friends & Foes’ video feature. The development team has also announced the first post-release content in a set of free updates scheduled to happen over the next six months including new gameplay modes, new features, and new moves to expand players’ customizable Combat Deck. Continue reading Absolver’s online multiplayer features detailed
Underworld Ascendant to be published by 505 Games in the second half of 2018
505 Games announced today a partnership with development studio OtherSide Entertainment to publish fantasy RPG Underworld Ascendant, the next-generation sequel to the landmark Underworld franchise. The deeply experienced team at OtherSide studio – helmed by industry legends Paul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey) – has worked on many leading game franchises, which collectively garnered more than 200 awards and earned over $3 billion in revenues. Continue reading Underworld Ascendant to be published by 505 Games in the second half of 2018
Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier announced, coming to the PC this Fall, first screenshots
The Imaginarium Studios, the premier performance capture studio for film, television and video games, in partnership with FoxNext Games, today confirmed Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier will be coming out this Fall. Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is a narrative adventure game of conquest, betrayal and survival with multiple endings. Continue reading Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier announced, coming to the PC this Fall, first screenshots
Unreal Engine 4-powered adventure game, Reaching for Pedals, releases on September 4th
Blue Entropy Studios has announced that its upcoming Unreal Engine 4-powered adventure, Reaching For Petals, will release via Steam on September 4th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Blue Entropy released a new trailer that can be viewed below. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4-powered adventure game, Reaching for Pedals, releases on September 4th
The first patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is now available and here is what it fixes
Ninja Theory has released the first patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. According to the release notes, this patch addresses three potential progression stopping bugs, fixes collision issues that could allow players to unintentionally exit the game world, and comes with various subtitle localisation fixes across a number of languages. Continue reading The first patch for Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is now available and here is what it fixes
Deep Silver to publish Shenmue III in the second half of 2018
Deep Silver and Ys Net have announced their collaboration to publish YsNet’s forthcoming, long awaited game Shenmue III. As the press release reads, the global publishing deal will cover the release exclusively on PlayStation 4 and PC: both physical and digital versions. The current release date is scheduled for the second half of 2018. Continue reading Deep Silver to publish Shenmue III in the second half of 2018
Intel React to Ryzen Threadripper Launch With Announcement of Ice Lake CPUs
Intel have just experienced what seems to be a threat towards their company, with AMD pushing out their new family of CPUs, Intel have just announced their new next-gen 10nm CPUs.
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