Dirt 5 PC Review

Whereas bolting a wheel and pedals to a desk was once enough to call yourself a simulation rally racer, this sub-genre of gaming has since evolved into something far more elaborate. Today’s sim fanatics build up colossal, multi-monitor racing rigs fitted with custom-made gauges. They even wear helmets and buy licensed peripherals covered with the hide of a real dead cow. To them, titles like Dirt Rally (or F1) are no longer games; they are the means to invite the real experience of motorsport into their homes.

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Intel’s upcoming 14nm Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake CPU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity/AOTS gaming benchmark

Back in October, Intel officially revealed its upcoming 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU lineup, based on the Cypress Cove core architecture. Rocket Lake (RKL) is a planned microarchitecture designed by Intel as a direct successor to the 10th gen Comet Lake-S series of desktop CPUs and high-performance mobile devices. Continue reading Intel’s upcoming 14nm Core i9-11900K Rocket Lake CPU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity/AOTS gaming benchmark

This 3.8GB Mod for Skyrim Special Edition overhauls all of its clothing & jewelry textures

Modder ‘Iconic’ has released a new AI-upscaled HD Texture Pack for Skyrim Special Edition that overhauls all of its clothing and jewelry textures. This HD Texture Pack is 100% lore/vanilla friendly, meaning that it retains the aesthetics and original style of the vanilla textures. Continue reading This 3.8GB Mod for Skyrim Special Edition overhauls all of its clothing & jewelry textures

Mass Effect and Dragon Age leads “Casey Hudson” and “Mark Darrah” have resigned from BioWare

Parent company of BioWare, Electronic Arts, has just revealed that Mass Effect director and BioWare general manager Casey Hudson, and Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah have resigned from the studio. Continue reading Mass Effect and Dragon Age leads “Casey Hudson” and “Mark Darrah” have resigned from BioWare

AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature tested on INTEL Z490 platform, first third-party gaming benchmarks leaked [UPDATE]

AMD’s SAM or Smart Access Memory is a new tech feature that allows AMD CPUs to access all the VRAM in any Radeon RX 6000-series GPU. Just few days ago, board partner ASUS enabled BIOS support for SAM on Intel’s 400-series motherboard chipsets as well. Continue reading AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature tested on INTEL Z490 platform, first third-party gaming benchmarks leaked [UPDATE]

Serious Sam 4 Update 1.06 released, brings performance optimizations and tweaks for GFX APIs and CPUs

Croteam has released a brand new update for Serious Sam 4. According to the release notes, patch 1.06 packs various fixes and performance improvements for all CPU configurations, and adds more CPU Speed customizations. Furthermore, it brings performance tweaks across gfx APIs. Continue reading Serious Sam 4 Update 1.06 released, brings performance optimizations and tweaks for GFX APIs and CPUs

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is now available for free to all GOG Galaxy users

CD Projekt RED has announced that The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is currently available for free to all GOG Galaxy users. This is a great giveaway, especially for all those that are waiting for Cyberpunk 2077. I know I know, completely different franchises but they are made by the same company. Continue reading The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is now available for free to all GOG Galaxy users