Microsoft and Rare have announced that the open beta phase for Sea of Thieves will begin on January 29th. The Closed Beta will be accessible to eligible players who joined the Sea of Thieves Insider Programme before December 1st 2017 or who have pre-ordered the game and will last until January 29th. Continue reading Closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves begins on January 29th
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Microsoft halts distribution of Spectre & Meltdown fixes on AMD systems after reports of unbootable PCs
It appears that Microsoft and AMD have messed things up. According to reports, a number PC systems with AMD’s processors were boot failing after installing the Spectre and Meltdown fixes. Microsoft investigated those reports and discovered that some AMD chipsets are getting into an unbootable state after applying those fixes. As a result of that, Microsoft has stopped distributing these fixes on AMD systems. Continue reading Microsoft halts distribution of Spectre & Meltdown fixes on AMD systems after reports of unbootable PCs
Electronic Arts is using dynamic difficulty adjustments in multiple games, wants to get rid of fair matchmaking
Back in October 2017, it was revealed that Activision is working on a new matchmaking system that would pair players together in order to encourage microtransactions. And while this system has not been implemented in any game as of yet, another publisher is searching into getting rid of fair matchmaking in multiplayer games. That publisher is no other than EA who has already implemented its dynamic difficulty adjustment in multiple games. Continue reading Electronic Arts is using dynamic difficulty adjustments in multiple games, wants to get rid of fair matchmaking
New version of Skyrim 3D Trees mod adds 35 new high quality replacer models for plants and trees
Last month, we informed you about the Skyrim 3D Trees mod for Bethesda’s RPG. Created by modder ‘mathy79’, Skyrim 3D Trees mod aims to feature the most realistic forests simulation in gaming. Since that December release, mathy79 has been working hard on it and has just released a new version of the mod, increasing the total number of high-quality replacer models to 64. Continue reading New version of Skyrim 3D Trees mod adds 35 new high quality replacer models for plants and trees
Green Man Gaming announces new partnership deal with Ubisoft, introduces automatic game activation
Green Man Gaming has announced a new partnership deal with Ubisoft and introduced a new feature that allows customers to automatically redeem and add games to their Uplay library with one click. The new automatic game activation feature will give gamers a faster and more secure way to add Ubisoft games including upcoming titles Far Cry 5, Anno 1800 and Skull and Bones to their library on the Uplay platform. Continue reading Green Man Gaming announces new partnership deal with Ubisoft, introduces automatic game activation
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Latest beta patch reduces view distance while parachuting down, improves report tool
Bluehole has released a brand new beta patch for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. According to the release notes, this patch reduces the visible distance when parachuting down in order to test the optimization of server and client performance. Furthermore, it adds more objects around La Bendita on Miramar to increase the amount of cover. Continue reading PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Latest beta patch reduces view distance while parachuting down, improves report tool
Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Original SNES version is being recreated as mod, beta version 4.0 available
Back in 1993, Data East released a version of Shadowrun on Nintendo’s consoles, the Super Nintendo. As such, modder ‘Geeked’ decided to recreate this version in Shadowrun: Dragonfall in the form of a mod. Continue reading Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Original SNES version is being recreated as mod, beta version 4.0 available
AO Tennis is officially coming to the PC in the first half of 2018
Big Ant Studios has announced that AO Tennis will be coming to the PC in 2018. Although there isn’t any specific date for the PC version, the team claimed that the game will release on our platform in the first half of the year. Continue reading AO Tennis is officially coming to the PC in the first half of 2018
Housemarque is the second developer experiencing major performance server issues due to Meltdown
A few days ago, Epic Games’ servers took a big hit after patching them to prevent the Meltdown security issue that affected all Intel’s CPUs. And from the looks of it, Housemarque Games, the studio behind Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall and Nex Machina, is the second developer that has experienced major server issues after patching the Meltdown Intel security flaw. Continue reading Housemarque is the second developer experiencing major performance server issues due to Meltdown
HTC Vive announces Vive Pro, featuring higher resolution, improved audio & wireless adapter
HTC VIVE announced at this year’s CES new hardware upgrades that deliver premium VR experiences to consumers and enterprises with the introduction of Vive Pro and Vive Wireless Adaptor. In addition, the company debuted new improvements in how VR users discover, experience and acquire VR content through a radical redesign of Viveport VR and Vive Video. These advancements deliver on VR users’ desire for higher resolution, improved audio, greater comfort, wireless freedom and immersive content discovery. Continue reading HTC Vive announces Vive Pro, featuring higher resolution, improved audio & wireless adapter