Call of Duty: Black Ops III – PC Performance Analysis

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is now available on the PC and it’s time to see how this title performs on our platform. Last year, we included Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare among the most optimized games of 2014 for the PC. Sledgehammer Games did an excellent job but was Treyarch able to surpass in terms of performance and visuals quality the previous COD game? Well, it’s kind hard to say. A lot of users reported performance issues on the PC but apart from the infamous “Intel i5 Performance” bug, the game performs as intended on Intel’s CPUs. Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops III – PC Performance Analysis

Call of Duty: Black Ops III – New Performance Update Released On PC

Treyarch has released a new update for the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops III. This patch is 500MB in size and will be auto-downloaded next time you launch the Steam client. And although Treyarch has not provided any release notes for it, the company’s Director of Development revealed that this patch packs various performance improvements. Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops III – New Performance Update Released On PC

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Faithfully Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

Polycount’s member ‘DRIVEJUNKY95‘ has recreated Skyrim in Unreal Engine 4. The key point here is how faithful to the real game DRIVEJUNKY95’s take actually is (and not how much better it could have been). It’s so faithful that you’ll have a hard time distinguishing DRIVEJUNKY95’s project from the real thing. And while this may not impress most of you, it really is a big deal recreating so faithfully a big map from one engine to another (especially when this whole thing is being done by a single person). DRIVEJUNKY95 plans to further enhance and improve his scene, so here is hoping that a more advanced lighting system and better textures will be used. Enjoy! Continue reading The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Faithfully Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

AMD/NVIDIA Market-Share Q3 2015 – NVIDIA Conquers But AMD Gains Momentum With A 0.8% Increase

Back in August, we informed you about the AMD/NVIDIA market share for Q2 2015. As we said back then, NVIDIA has been dominating the discrete GPU market. And a couple of days ago, Jon Peddie Research shared its latest data for Q3 2015, in which AMD has seen an increase of 0.8% in the discrete GPU market. Continue reading AMD/NVIDIA Market-Share Q3 2015 – NVIDIA Conquers But AMD Gains Momentum With A 0.8% Increase

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Has Sold One Million Copies In 48 Hours

A lot of people believed that Blizzard was nuts to release the third part of StarCraft II on the same day as Fallout 4. Well, it appears that Blizzard had nothing to fear as StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void has sold one million copies in its first 48 hours. Continue reading StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Has Sold One Million Copies In 48 Hours

Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Low versus Extra High Comparison Screenshots

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is now available on the PC, and below you can find some comparison screenshots between the game’s Low and Extra High settings. As we can see – and contrary to most other triple-A titles – there are major differences between these two presets. From textures to shadow and mesh quality, Black Ops III shows that Treyarch has made major adjustments in order to offer a scalable title. Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Low versus Extra High Comparison Screenshots

Need For Speed: Edge Gets Reveal Trailer

Nexon has released the reveal trailer for Need For Speed: Edge. The game is being developed by Spearhead and is powered by the Frostbite 3 engine. Need For Speed: Edge is an MMO racing game that targets the Korean market, so it’s unknown whether it will come to the West. For those interested, the sign ups for game’s Closed Beta have opened so give it a go! Continue reading Need For Speed: Edge Gets Reveal Trailer

Infinity: Battlescape Is A Truly Next-Gen Title, New Video Shows First Experimental Mod

YouTube’s ‘Planet Explorer’ has released a new video for Infinity: Battlescape, showing one of the first mods for Infinity: Battlescape. This mod changes the the blaster sound (to something similar to the one found in Star Wars), adds camera perspective, and changes the atmosphere of some planets. And to be honest, Infinity: Battlescape feels like a truly next-gen experience. Continue reading Infinity: Battlescape Is A Truly Next-Gen Title, New Video Shows First Experimental Mod

DiRT 3 Complete Edition Will Get A New Mod That Aims To Offer Realistic Lighting

Our reader ‘Oomek’ has shared a video, showing a WIP mod for DiRT 3 that aims to make the game’s lighting a bit more realistic. As Oomek noted, many shaders have been rewritten to look natural. This is still a WIP project, therefore there is currently no link in order to download it. Enjoy the video after the jump! Continue reading DiRT 3 Complete Edition Will Get A New Mod That Aims To Offer Realistic Lighting