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Steam Survey November 2016 – NVIDIA & Intel increase their dominance, adoption of quad-cores increases

Each and every month, Steam conducts a survey to collect data about what kinds of computer hardware and software its customers are using. According to the November 2016 hardware survey, NVIDIA and Intel have slightly increased their dominance, while the adoption of quad-cores is also increasing. Continue reading Steam Survey November 2016 – NVIDIA & Intel increase their dominance, adoption of quad-cores increases

Intel’s upcoming i7-7700K appears to be running slower than the i7-6700K in clock-to-clock scenarios

Intel will release its new CPUs that are based on the Kaby Lake architecture in January, however things are not looking good. Expressview has tested this brand new CPU and compared it with the previous i7 CPU, the i7-6700K. And while the i7-7700K appears to be slightly faster than the i7-6700K at default settings, that’s mostly due to its increased Turbo boost and not due to its new architecture. Continue reading Intel’s upcoming i7-7700K appears to be running slower than the i7-6700K in clock-to-clock scenarios

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries announced, coming to the PC in 2018, gets pre-alpha footage

Piranha Games announced MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries to a packed house of MechWarrior fans tonight via a live stage demo at Mech_Con 2016. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will be the first standalone single-player MechWarrior title in development for PC in nearly 15 years, and will feature intense PvE ‘Mech combat in an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice. Continue reading MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries announced, coming to the PC in 2018, gets pre-alpha footage

Darksiders Warmastered Edition – First patch addresses AMD performance issues

THQ Nordic has released the first patch for the PC version of Darksiders Warmastered Edition. This patch fixes a glitch with the FOV slider (that was already addressed via a hotfix) and addresses the AMD performance issues that have been reported. Continue reading Darksiders Warmastered Edition – First patch addresses AMD performance issues

Rad Rodgers: World One is now available on Steam & GOG

3D Realms has just released the final version of Rad Rodgers on Steam and GOG. Rad Rodgers: World One is a tribute to old-school platformers, will powered by Unreal Engine 4 and will feature two main characters: a twelve year-old Rad Rogers and his console-come-to-life ball busting buddy, Dusty. Continue reading Rad Rodgers: World One is now available on Steam & GOG

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment announced, gets debut trailer

Yacht Club Games has just announced the next part in its Shovel Knight series, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment. Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment seems to be heavily inspired by Metroid and Castlevania, and below you can find its debut trailer. It looks super cool, so be sure to watch it! Continue reading Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment announced, gets debut trailer