Metacritic has published some really interesting results for 2017. According to its 2017 survey, the PC had more good games than any console in 2017. While there were only three games that scored above 90%, the PC had 40 exclusive games that scored above 75%, offering PC gamers a variety of games to choose from. Continue reading PC had more “good” exclusive & multi-platform games than any console in 2017
Steam Awards 2017 Winners announced and Cuphead is the big winner here
Valve has just revealed the Steam Awards 2017 winners. During these past days, Steam users were able to vote for their favourite games in various categories and the results may surprise some of you. The big winner here is Cuphead as it was the only game that took home two awards. Continue reading Steam Awards 2017 Winners announced and Cuphead is the big winner here
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha addresses the DX9 crashing issues
AMD has just released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha driver addresses the crashing/launching issues that some gamers experienced on a variety of DX9 games. Continue reading AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha addresses the DX9 crashing issues
Old-gen and current-gen consoles, AMD CPUs and smartphones are also vulnerable to the Spectre threat
Yesterday, a lot of AMD fans were celebrating as it was discovered that Intel’s CPUs were affected by a fundamental design flaw (codenamed ‘Meltdown‘). And while this issue has been addressed by Microsoft and Intel, another design flaw has surfaced that affects all CPUs. Codenamed ‘Spectre‘, this security threat can affect old-gen and current-gen consoles, handhelds, smartphones, and PC systems using both Intel’s and AMD’s CPUs. Continue reading Old-gen and current-gen consoles, AMD CPUs and smartphones are also vulnerable to the Spectre threat
Paladins will get a battle royale mode in 2018, team deathmatch coming on January 10th
As you may have guessed, more and more developers are now jumping on the battle royale mode (after the huge success of PUBG). One of them is Hi-Rez Studios who has just announced that its free-to-play title, Paladins, will receive a battle royale mode in 2018. Continue reading Paladins will get a battle royale mode in 2018, team deathmatch coming on January 10th
First in-engine trailer & official screenshots released for Total War: Thrones of Britannia
SEGA and Creative Assembly have released the first in-engine trailer for Total War: Thrones of Britannia, focusing on Alfred the Great’s victory at the Battle of Edington, in which he stood fast against the Viking invaders and changed the future of the British Isles. Continue reading First in-engine trailer & official screenshots released for Total War: Thrones of Britannia
Windows 10 Intel Security Update is now available, six triple-A games tested in CPU-bound scenarios
Yesterday, we informed you about a security design flaw in Intel’s processor that required a new software update. According to initial reports, this fix would bring a performance hit on Intel’s CPUs somewhere between 5-30%. Microsoft has released this security fix for Windows 10 so it’s time to test some triple-A games under CPU-bound scenarios. Continue reading Windows 10 Intel Security Update is now available, six triple-A games tested in CPU-bound scenarios
Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Bandai Namco has released a new demo walkthrough for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, showing 25 minutes of new gameplay footage. This demo walkthrough shows two of the game’s maps: The Battle for the Heartlands and One Good Turn Deserves Another. Continue reading Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
The Witcher 3 HD Rework is a must-have mod, new screenshots showcase improved vegetation textures
As we’ve already stated, The Witcher 3 HD Rework is a must-have mod for CD Projekt RED’s RPG. This mod significantly improves textures and contrary to other attempts, modder ‘HalkHoganPL’ has managed to stay as close to the original/vanilla textures as possible. Continue reading The Witcher 3 HD Rework is a must-have mod, new screenshots showcase improved vegetation textures
New version of No Man’s Sky Overhaul mod improves Exocraft Camera and brings various adjustments
Modder ‘RaYRoD_TV’ has released brand new version of his Overhaul mod for No Man’s Sky. According to the changelog, No Man’s Sky RaYRoD’s Overhaul mod version 1.2.2 improves Exocraft camera and brings various adjustments and fixes. Continue reading New version of No Man’s Sky Overhaul mod improves Exocraft Camera and brings various adjustments