The 2001 Unreal Engine version of Duke Nukem Forever was 90% complete, had RPG and horror elements

Duke Nukem Forever was a huge disappointment for a lot of Duke Nukem fans. However, there was a version that impressed everyone back in 2001. That version of Duke Nukem Forever was powered by Unreal Engine and was meant to be a more serious/dark game. And according to Frederik Schreiber, VP at 3DRealms, that version is 90% complete. Continue reading The 2001 Unreal Engine version of Duke Nukem Forever was 90% complete, had RPG and horror elements

Dynasty Warriors 9 PC Performance Analysis

When Dynasty Warriors 9 hit the PC on February 13th, we were really disappointed with its initial performance. As such, and since the game underperformed on all platforms, we’ve decided to give KOEI Tecmo some time in order to improve overall performance. And since it’s been almost three weeks ago since its release – and after receiving two patches – it’s time to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform. Continue reading Dynasty Warriors 9 PC Performance Analysis

Square Enix is aware and looking into the issues of Chrono Trigger on the PC

Chrono Trigger on the PC is a mess, there is no doubt about that. While the game suffers from a variety of issues, the biggest one is the ridiculously awful filter that Square Enix used in order to ‘update’ its visuals. And from the looks of it, the Japanese company is aware of all the issues that its Chrono Trigger fans have reported these past few days. Continue reading Square Enix is aware and looking into the issues of Chrono Trigger on the PC

Here is what a re-imagined 3D version of Mortal Kombat 2 could have looked like

YouTube’s ‘Bitplex’ has released an incredible video, showing what a re-imagined 3D version of the classic 2D fighter, Mortal Kombat 2, could have looked like. Bitplex used sprites and screenshots of the game to extrude various components and create a true 3D environment from a static image. Continue reading Here is what a re-imagined 3D version of Mortal Kombat 2 could have looked like

AMD discrete GPU market share increases to its highest point in the past three years

A few days ago, we reported – based on Jon Peddie Research’s quarterly discrete video card sales report for Q4 2017 – that PC gaming remains the primary driver for GPU sales. However, it appears that we missed an interesting detail about AMD’s market share. According to the report, AMD has managed to increase its market share to its highest point in the past three years. Continue reading AMD discrete GPU market share increases to its highest point in the past three years

Trails of Cold Steel 2 – Patch 1.2 adds 120fps & 240fps options, introduces experimental HD font option

XSEED Games and Nihon Falcom have released a brand new patch for The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II. This patch adds 120 FPS and 240 FPS frame limiter options, packs various optimizations to loading speed and caching, and fixes memory allocation ordering issues, eliminating some types of crashes occuring on some sytems. Continue reading Trails of Cold Steel 2 – Patch 1.2 adds 120fps & 240fps options, introduces experimental HD font option