DICE has released the highly anticipated July update for Star Wars: Battlefront that finally introduces an offline mode. Gamers can now experience Walker Assault or Fighter Squadron in offline mode with bots. In addition, this update comes with a number of re-balance tweaks. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Origin, and you can read its complete changelog below. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront – July Update is now available, introduces Offline mode, changelog revealed
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New NVIDIA Titan X GPU, based on the Pascal architecture, announced
NVIDIA has announced a new Titan X graphics card that will be based on the Pascal architecture. The new NVIDIA Titan X features 3584 CUDA cores and its core will be clocked at 1.42GHz (with a boost clock at 1.53GHz). The GPU will come with 12GB of GDDR5X VRAM, and will offer 480GB/s memory bandwidth. Continue reading New NVIDIA Titan X GPU, based on the Pascal architecture, announced
F1 2016 gets new trailer & screenshots
Codemasters has released a new trailer for F1 2016. F1 2016 is scheduled for an August 19th release and promises to take immersion to the next level by replicating the real world sport like never before. F1 2016 will also support online races with up to 22 players. Enjoy the trailer after the jump! Continue reading F1 2016 gets new trailer & screenshots
Battleborn – Major update releases today, adds 3 new Versus maps and brings many re-balance tweaks
Gearbox will release later today a massive new update for Battleborn. According to its changelog, this update brings many re-balance tweaks, adds 3 new Versus maps and 5 new taunt customizations, fixes some issues with the game’s UI, as well as some issues with its matchmaking system. Continue reading Battleborn – Major update releases today, adds 3 new Versus maps and brings many re-balance tweaks
Vikings – Wolves of Midgard announced, first screenshots released
Kalypso Media and Games Farm revealed today Vikings – Wolves of Migard, a bold new IP that will pit Action RPG fanatics against the most legendary of all mythological conflicts: Ragnarok. Continue reading Vikings – Wolves of Midgard announced, first screenshots released
PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 is coming to the PC this September
Bandai Namco has announced PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2007’s smash hit PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION and it’s follow-up hit from 2010, PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX. PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 will be available exclusively in digital form and is scheduled to launch in September. Continue reading PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 is coming to the PC this September
Life is Strange – Episode 1 will be free for download, starting tomorrow
Square Enix and DONTDOD Entertainment today announced that the first episode of the critically-acclaimed narrative driven game Life is Strange will be available to download for free starting indefinitely from July 21st. Continue reading Life is Strange – Episode 1 will be free for download, starting tomorrow
Futuremark on Async Compute: No vendor specific optimizations, our benchmarks are fair and accurate
Asynchronous Compute is a feature that has been in the spotlight for a while. As we’ve seen, more and more developers are taking advantage of it via their DX12 implementations in their game engines. And from the looks of it, this feature will stay relevant for a very long time. Continue reading Futuremark on Async Compute: No vendor specific optimizations, our benchmarks are fair and accurate
id Software on OpenGL versus DirectX 11 and on why it chose Vulkan over DirectX 12
A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing id Software’s Tiago Sousa and Axel Gneiting. And as you may have guessed, we asked the team about the advantages of OpenGL over DX11 (and vise versa) and why it chose Vulkan over DX12. Continue reading id Software on OpenGL versus DirectX 11 and on why it chose Vulkan over DirectX 12
Obduction, new adventure game from the creators of Myst, has been delayed
Cyan has announced that its new adventure game, Obduction, has been delayed. The game was originally planned for a July 26th release, however the team decided to delay the game a few weeks (until the week of August 22nd) to do a bit more cleaning and polishing. Continue reading Obduction, new adventure game from the creators of Myst, has been delayed