Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will release on the PC next month and as you may have guessed, it will be available exclusively via Microsoft’s Windows Store. And from the looks of it, the company does not plan to bring this game to Steam. Not only that, but Microsoft blames Valve for it. Continue reading Microsoft blames Valve for the lack of a Steam version for Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
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Sea of Thieves – Closed Beta Impressions + 30 Minutes PC Gameplay Footage
The closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves is currently underway and Microsoft has provided us with a key for it. As such, below you can find our first impressions of it, accompanied by a playthrough showing 30 minutes of PC gameplay footage on Max settings. Continue reading Sea of Thieves – Closed Beta Impressions + 30 Minutes PC Gameplay Footage
Sea of Thieves has the best water effects in a video-game
Microsoft and Rare have launched the closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves and from what we’ve experienced so far, it appears that this game features the best water effects in a video-game. While the game features cartoon-ish visuals, its water effects are better than the ones featured in Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag or Assassin’s Creed Origins. Continue reading Sea of Thieves has the best water effects in a video-game
Microsoft confirms that it is working on a new Gears of War game
After the release of Gears of War 4, Microsoft remained silent about the status of this particular franchise. However, in an interview with The Verge, Microsoft’s games chief, Phil Spencer, revealed that there will be a new Gears of War game in the future. Continue reading Microsoft confirms that it is working on a new Gears of War game
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition releases on February 20th
Microsoft has just announced that Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will release on February 20th. Age of Empires Definitive Edition will feature full remastered visuals with 4K support, new zoom levels, new and improved gameplay, as well as a fully remastered soundtrack. Continue reading Age of Empires: Definitive Edition releases on February 20th
Microsoft details performance impact of Spectre and Meltdown fixes on a variety of PC configurations
Microsoft is currently deploying the Spectre and Meltdown fixes via its Windows Update app and has just detailed the performance impact users can expect from them. As we’ve reported, these security fixes are now available only for Intel’s systems as AMD’s configurations experience some booting issues after applying them. Continue reading Microsoft details performance impact of Spectre and Meltdown fixes on a variety of PC configurations
Closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves begins on January 29th
Microsoft and Rare have announced that the open beta phase for Sea of Thieves will begin on January 29th. The Closed Beta will be accessible to eligible players who joined the Sea of Thieves Insider Programme before December 1st 2017 or who have pre-ordered the game and will last until January 29th. Continue reading Closed beta phase for Sea of Thieves begins on January 29th
Microsoft halts distribution of Spectre & Meltdown fixes on AMD systems after reports of unbootable PCs
It appears that Microsoft and AMD have messed things up. According to reports, a number PC systems with AMD’s processors were boot failing after installing the Spectre and Meltdown fixes. Microsoft investigated those reports and discovered that some AMD chipsets are getting into an unbootable state after applying those fixes. As a result of that, Microsoft has stopped distributing these fixes on AMD systems. Continue reading Microsoft halts distribution of Spectre & Meltdown fixes on AMD systems after reports of unbootable PCs
The state of DX12 games in 2017, is DirectX 12 losing its steam?
Back in 2016, we published an article about the state of DirectX 12 in PC gaming. As we wrote back then, DX12 failed to impress as a new API. Most of the DX12 versions of 2016’s PC games were running slower than their DX11 counterparts, something that really surprised us. However, back then we only tested NVIDIA’s GPUs. So, time now to take a look at all the DX12 games that were released in 2017 on both AMD’s and NVIDIA’s hardware. Continue reading The state of DX12 games in 2017, is DirectX 12 losing its steam?
Sea of Thieves releases on March 20th, gets brand new gameplay trailer
Microsoft has announced that Rare’s staggering shared world pirate adventure will release on March 20th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher released a brand new trailer for Sea of Thieves, and you can watch it below. Continue reading Sea of Thieves releases on March 20th, gets brand new gameplay trailer