NVIDIA has released a brand new hotfix driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the GeForce Hotfix Driver 431.18 fixes a game crash or TDR when launching Shadow of the Tomb Raider on a Pascal GPU, as well as a bug that could cause the benchmark to quit when running with ray tracing is enabled. Continue reading GeForce Hotfix Driver 431.18 fixes crashes in Shadow of the Tomb Raider & flickering issues in GTA5
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Nintendo takes down Mario Royale, new alpha version released without any Nintendo references
Well, it was bound to happen. A few days ago, we informed you about a fan-made Mario game that turned Super Mario Bros into a battle royale game. As we predicted in that article, Nintendo would – sooner or later – shut down this fan game and yesterday its creator announced that he has received a DMCA letter from the big N. Continue reading Nintendo takes down Mario Royale, new alpha version released without any Nintendo references
EA representative defends loot boxes by renaming them ‘surprise mechanics’
Several media outlets dedicated to gaming journalism have noticed an EA spokesperson attempting to re-designate loot boxes as ‘surprise mechanics’. This strange, new nomenclature was uttered by the VP of legal and governmental affairs at EA, Kerry Hopkins, when asked if loot boxes are an ethical feature of video games. Continue reading EA representative defends loot boxes by renaming them ‘surprise mechanics’
Tim Sweeney: Epic Store games sale numbers are for sold copies, do not include funding money
These past few months, a number of developers have been sharing their sale numbers for their games that were released exclusively on the Epic Games Store. Understandably, some gamers have been wondering whether those sale numbers included the “funding” money that Epic Games had provided developers and publishers in order to secure their Epic Games Store exclusive deals. And a couple of days ago, Epic Games CEO, Tim Sweeney, shed some light on this matter. Continue reading Tim Sweeney: Epic Store games sale numbers are for sold copies, do not include funding money
Report: Intel will slash the prices of its desktop CPUs by up to 15% in order to rival AMD’s Zen2 CPUs
DigiTimes has reported that Intel is planning to cut the prices of its 8th and 9th generation desktop CPUs by 10-15%. Not only that, but it appears that Intel has already notified its downstream PC and motherboard partners about these upcoming cut prices. Continue reading Report: Intel will slash the prices of its desktop CPUs by up to 15% in order to rival AMD’s Zen2 CPUs
Microsoft Flight Simulator will emphasize on simulation, is designed for PC, will support mods
Microsoft has shared some additional details about the new Flight Simulator game that is currently under development. According to the development team, Microsoft will put more emphasis on overall simulation and has confirmed that the game will support third-party Content Development and Community Content creation (in other words, mods). Continue reading Microsoft Flight Simulator will emphasize on simulation, is designed for PC, will support mods
Halo Reach Flight Program will most likely begin next week, Halo: Infinite PC Beta/Flight Program confirmed
343 Industries has announced that the first flight for Halo: Reach on MCC PC, if everything goes according to plan, will be next week to a small subsection of registered Halo Insiders. The team claimed that it will be starting more modestly because it’s got quite a few levers to pull and wants to ensure its delivery pipeline runs smoothly and that participants can properly provide their feedback on the build. Continue reading Halo Reach Flight Program will most likely begin next week, Halo: Infinite PC Beta/Flight Program confirmed
Gears 5 will not have Season Pass or Gear Packs, DLC maps will be free, will have micro-transactions
The Coalition has just revealed some new details about Gears 5. According to the team, Gears 5, or Gears of War 5 for those that fancy the older title, will not feature a Season or Gear Packs. Continue reading Gears 5 will not have Season Pass or Gear Packs, DLC maps will be free, will have micro-transactions
StarCraft Remastered will receive a graphics overhaul on July 10th
Back in 2016, we informed you about a really cool mod that transformed StarCraft 2 into a cartoon. And today, Carbot Animations announced that it has worked with Blizzard in order to bring this graphics overhaul mod to StarCraft Remastered. Continue reading StarCraft Remastered will receive a graphics overhaul on July 10th
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories is coming to the PC in early 2020
NIS America announced that Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories will be officially coming to the PC in early 2020. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released an in-engine trailer that you can find below. Continue reading Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories is coming to the PC in early 2020