Yesterday, Turtle Rock Studios announced that Evolve would be going free-to-play and released its free beta version on Steam. And surprise surprise; its fanbase has increased by 13630%. Continue reading Evolve’s playerbase has increased by 13630% since going free-to-play
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Playdead’s Inside is the first indie game protected by Denuvo
Playdead’s 2D puzzle platformer, Inside, has just been released on the PC and from the looks of it, the game is protected by Denuvo’s anti-tamper tech. Denuvo is a tech that has successfully protected a lot of games from being cracked/pirated, and Inside is the first indie game that is protected by Denuvo. Continue reading Playdead’s Inside is the first indie game protected by Denuvo
Team Fortress 2 – Matchmaking & Competitive mode are now available
Fun fact: Valve promised that Team Fortress 2 would be receiving matchmaking functionalities a year ago. Well, it appears that it took the company a while but finally; Team Fortress 2 now features proper matchmaking mechanics. Valve released a new update for Team Fortress 2 that not only adds matchmaking, but also a Competitive mode. Continue reading Team Fortress 2 – Matchmaking & Competitive mode are now available
Rise of the Tomb Raider – New patch adds DX12 multi-GPU & Async Compute support
Crystal Dynamics has released a new update for the PC version of Rise of the Tomb Raider that adds DX12 multi-GPU support, as well as utilization of DirectX 12 Asynchronous Compute, on AMD GCN 1.1 GPUs and NVIDIA Pascal-based GPUs, for improved GPU performance. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below. Continue reading Rise of the Tomb Raider – New patch adds DX12 multi-GPU & Async Compute support
AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 is now available, fixes RX 480’s power issue
AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 improves the Radeon RX 480’s power distribution, lowering the current drawn from the PCIe bus. In addition, this driver brings performance improvements for the Polaris architecture that yield performance uplifts in popular game titles of up to 3%. Continue reading AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.1 is now available, fixes RX 480’s power issue
F1 2016 – Multiplayer mode will support up to 22 players online
Codemasters and Koch Media announced today that F1 2016 will support online races with up to 22 players. In order to celebrate this announcement, Koch Media released a new video highlighting these new features. The new F1 2016 video features in-game footage showing the action from the paddock and hospitality area, garage, pit lane, grid and the track. Continue reading F1 2016 – Multiplayer mode will support up to 22 players online
Oculus Rift support comes to DiRT Rally next week
Codemasters has today announced that it will be adding Oculus Rift support to the PC version of the critically acclaimed DiRT Rally later this month. DiRT Rally, complete with VR support, will be available on the Oculus Store and via Steam as an update on July 11th. Continue reading Oculus Rift support comes to DiRT Rally next week
Evolve is going free-to-play, free beta phase begins on July 7th
Turtle Rock Studios has just announced that Evolve will turn into a free-to-play title. The team has removed Evolve from Steam and will make it free on PC as a Beta starting on July 7th. The team also promises to keep improving the game with regular updates. Continue reading Evolve is going free-to-play, free beta phase begins on July 7th
Fallout 4 – Update 1.6 is now available to everyone
Bethesda has announced that Fallout 4’s update 1.6 is currently available to everyone on Steam. This update sports a new feature called ExitSave, adds more than 300 new player names added to Codsworth’s vocabulary and adds support for upcoming Add Ons. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below. Continue reading Fallout 4 – Update 1.6 is now available to everyone
Prey for the Gods, new indie title inspired by Shadow of the Colossus, gets Kickstarter Campaign
No Matter Studios has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming game that is inspired by Shadow of the Colossus, Prey for the Gods. Prey For The Gods is an action survival game set on a desolate frozen island, and the team aims to raise $300K in the next 30 days. Continue reading Prey for the Gods, new indie title inspired by Shadow of the Colossus, gets Kickstarter Campaign