Ubisoft has just announced a new free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter, Tom Clancy’s XDefiant. Tom Clancy’s XDefiant will combine intense gunplay with personalized loadouts and specialized factions, as teams of gunfighters – called Defiants – battle for domination. Continue reading Ubisoft has announced Tom Clancy’s XDefiant, first details and early access on August 5th
Windows 10 will officially support DirectStorage after all
In June 2021, Microsoft stated that DirectStorage API would be exclusive to Windows 11. As we said in our story, this would have a negative effect on its adoption rate. And it appears we were right as MS has just revealed that Windows 10 will also support DirectStorage. Continue reading Windows 10 will officially support DirectStorage after all
F1 2021 – Ray Tracing & DLSS Benchmarks
Electronic Arts has released the latest part in Codemasters’ F1 series, F1 2021. F1 2021 supports both Ray Tracing and DLSS, therefore, and before publishing our PC Performance Analysis, we’ve decided to benchmark them. Continue reading F1 2021 – Ray Tracing & DLSS Benchmarks
NVIDIA GeForce 471.41 WHQL driver released, optimized for Red Dead Redemption 2 & Chernobylite
NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 471.41 WHQL driver offers optimal performance in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Chernobylite. Continue reading NVIDIA GeForce 471.41 WHQL driver released, optimized for Red Dead Redemption 2 & Chernobylite
Fallout New Vegas Zombies Mod V2.0 adds new map & gameplay mechanics
In December 2020, we informed you about a Zombies Mod for Fallout New Vegas. And today, we are happy to report that a new major version of it is available for download. Continue reading Fallout New Vegas Zombies Mod V2.0 adds new map & gameplay mechanics
Prey 2006 gets a 4.4GB HD Mod that overhauls all of its textures
Modder ‘merendas235′ has released a 4.4GB HD Texture Pack for the original Prey game. In other words, this HD Mod is for Human Head Studios’ Prey game that came out in 2006 and used id Tech 4, and not for Arkane’s Prey game. Continue reading Prey 2006 gets a 4.4GB HD Mod that overhauls all of its textures
Marvel’s Avengers – Native 4K versus NVIDIA DLSS versus AMD FSR
As we reported a couple of days ago, EIDOS Montreal and Crystal Dynamics released a new patch for Marvel’s Avengers that added support for AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution. Therefore, and since this game supports both NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR, we’ve decided to test and compare them. Continue reading Marvel’s Avengers – Native 4K versus NVIDIA DLSS versus AMD FSR
Gaming After Dark: Episode 18, Steam Deck!
Mondo and myself are back this week to discuss Valve’s new Steam Deck handheld. The value proposition seems immense. Additionally we talk Company of Heroes 3 (hype), Windows 11 and selling Steam items for wallet credit. Continue reading Gaming After Dark: Episode 18, Steam Deck!
Take-Two takes down GTA Underground and other GTA San Andreas & Vice City mods
It appears that Take-Two is currently shutting down a lot of mods for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas. Earlier today, the GTA: Underground development team got in touch with us and told us that it has received a DMCA notice from T2 through its ModDB page. Continue reading Take-Two takes down GTA Underground and other GTA San Andreas & Vice City mods
Skyrim Special Edition Mod adds the Taarakian race from Heavy Metal
Laerithryn has released a cool mod for Skyrim Special Edition that adds the Taarakian race from Heavy Metal. This mod features Taarna and 7 more optional hypothetical Taarakian followers. It also includes five RaceMenu presets for both males & females, as well as an opening quest. Continue reading Skyrim Special Edition Mod adds the Taarakian race from Heavy Metal