We all know that Ubisoft is a company that is well known for its unoptimized PC games. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla had performance issues, the latest Far Cry games have been mainly relying on one CPU core/thread, most of its games use VMProtect and Denuvo which bring an additional CPU/memory overhead, and the list goes on. And, funnily enough, Ubisoft states that some of the most popular third-party programs may be causing performance or crashing issues. Continue reading Ubisoft blames Skype, MSI Afterburner, Discord and more for possibly causing performance issues in its games
Kena: Bridge of Spirits & The Riftbreaker have sold well
Kena: Bridge of Spirits & The Riftbreaker are two games that have been recently released. And, according to both Ember Lab and EXOR Studios, the games have sold well and are both in the profit zone. Continue reading Kena: Bridge of Spirits & The Riftbreaker have sold well
New official Halo Infinite campaign trailer released
The first campaign gameplay trailer/video for Halo: Infinite disappointed a lot of gamers back in 2020. In fact, that trailer was the reason 343 Industries and Microsoft decided to delay the game for over a year. And, here we are today, a couple of months away from the game’s release, with a brand new gameplay trailer for it. Continue reading New official Halo Infinite campaign trailer released
Take a look at the survival horror prototype version of Tomb Raider 2013
Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have released a video, showcasing the prototype version of Tomb Raider 2013. This Tomb Raider reboot was originally meant to be a survival horror game, and was codenamed Ascension. Continue reading Take a look at the survival horror prototype version of Tomb Raider 2013
Here are the official PC system requirements for Age of Empires 4
Microsoft and Relic have released the official PC system requirements for the new Age of Empires game, Age of Empires IV. According to the specs, the game will require 50GB of free hard-disk space, and will be using the DX12 API. Continue reading Here are the official PC system requirements for Age of Empires 4
Crysis 3 Remastered PC Performance Analysis
Alongside Crysis Remastered and Crysis 2 Remastered, Crytek released a remastered version of Crysis 3. Powered by CRYENGINE, it’s time to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform. Continue reading Crysis 3 Remastered PC Performance Analysis
Fallout 4 Project Mojave Mod is now available in Early Access
Modders HcG x Grill, TheFriedturkey, C411um13 and MrColonelMustard have released an Early Access version of their passion project for Fallout 4, Project Mojave. Project Mojave is a full remake of the New Vegas strip that includes 3 functional casinos. Continue reading Fallout 4 Project Mojave Mod is now available in Early Access
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion gets a 19GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack
Earlier this month, modder ‘Kuzja80’ released a brand new version of his AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This pack uses AI techniques in order to enhance almost all of the textures of this classic TES game. Continue reading The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion gets a 19GB AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack
Dark space-shooter Chorus gets a story trailer
Deep Silver and Fishlabs Games have released the story trailer for their upcoming dark space-shooter game, Chrous. In this game, players will assume the role of ace pilot Nara; a fugitive on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her, facing her haunted past along the way. Continue reading Dark space-shooter Chorus gets a story trailer
Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs noticeably faster without Denuvo
A few days ago, Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Shadow of the Tomb Raider. As such, and after some reports, we’ve decided to benchmark the game and see how it performs now that Denuvo is no longer available. And, surprisingly enough, the game now runs noticeably faster. Continue reading Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs noticeably faster without Denuvo