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Battlefield 4 – “March 31” Update Brings Mantle & General Stability Improvements

Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new update for the PC version of Battlefield 4. According to its changelog, this update brings improvements and fixes for AMD’s new API Mantle. In addition, the update comes with general stability improvements, tweaks for grenades/aircrafts/vehicles, as well as tons of general and netcode fixes. This update will be auto-downloaded from Origin, and you can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Battlefield 4 – “March 31” Update Brings Mantle & General Stability Improvements

Shelter 2 – Lynx Adventure Title – Announced, Gets Teaser Trailer

Might and Delight announced today the sequel to the meditative badger adventure that was released on the PC in 2013, Shelter. According to the team, the game follows the life cycle of a mother lynx, starting as a pregnant animal preparing her den for the coming litter, giving birth, and continuing in to a journey of parenthood where nurturing her cubs is paramount for survival. Continue reading Shelter 2 – Lynx Adventure Title – Announced, Gets Teaser Trailer

Avalanche Details “Number of ROPs” Differences Between Radeon HD7970 and Next-Gen Consoles

During this year’s GDC, Emil Persson – Head of Research at Avalanche Studios – talked about low-level shader optimization for both next-gen consoles and DX11. Most of these will sound like mumbo jumbo to you, but Emil’s presentation has been posted online and is something that will benefit some of you (provided you are game developers). Continue reading Avalanche Details “Number of ROPs” Differences Between Radeon HD7970 and Next-Gen Consoles

John Carmack Finally Talks About Facebook’s Acquisition Of Oculus VR

It is no secret that a lot of developers and gamers got upset with the recent news about Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR. Naturally, a lot of people wanted to see what John Carmack had to say about this whole thing and at last, Carmack shared his first thoughts about it. Continue reading John Carmack Finally Talks About Facebook’s Acquisition Of Oculus VR