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Gears of War 4 offers crossplay MP support between Xbox One & PC in social quickplay

Back in December 2016, The Coalition launched a a crossplay test weekend that enabled Xbox One and PC players to play against each others. And yesterday, The Coalition announced that Gears of War 4 officially supports crossplay MP between Xbox One and the PC in Social Quickplay. Continue reading Gears of War 4 offers crossplay MP support between Xbox One & PC in social quickplay

Windows 10 – Game mode is now available with the latest insider build, works with a select number of games

Microsoft has released the latest insider build of Windows 10 and with it comes its new Game Mode. According to Microsoft, this mode targets performance enhancements in two ways, and it is currently supporting only a select number of games. Continue reading Windows 10 – Game mode is now available with the latest insider build, works with a select number of games

Microsoft introduces tool that analyzes the performance of DX12 games, may improve DX12 optimization

As you may already know, we are kind of disappointed with the current state of DX12. This new low-level API has not managed – at least yet – to offer better performance than its DX11 counterpart, something that really puzzled us. However, things may change as Microsoft has introduced a new performance and debugging tool for developers that analyzes the performance of DX12 games. Continue reading Microsoft introduces tool that analyzes the performance of DX12 games, may improve DX12 optimization

Windows 10 – Game mode appears in the latest Insider Preview build, not functional yet [UPDATE]

In December, we informed you about a new Game Mode that was coming to Windows 10. And today, we are happy to report that this mode has found its way to the latest Insider Preview build, although it’s not functional as of yet. Continue reading Windows 10 – Game mode appears in the latest Insider Preview build, not functional yet [UPDATE]

THQ Nordic will release a physical retail version of Halo Wars 2 for the PC

THQ Nordic announced that it’s partnering with Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries to bring Halo Wars 2 for Windows 10 to retail stores worldwide via physical packaging release. In addition, purchases of the physical retail release of Halo Wars 2 on Windows 10 PC will grant digital access to the Xbox One version via Xbox Play Anywhere. Continue reading THQ Nordic will release a physical retail version of Halo Wars 2 for the PC

Gears of War 4 – Update #3 releases today, will punish rage quitters, full changelog revealed

The Coalition has revealed the full changelog for Gears of War 4’s next update. This new update releases later today and according to the release notes, it will add two new maps, features various improvements for its Spectator mode, and will combat rage quitters. Continue reading Gears of War 4 – Update #3 releases today, will punish rage quitters, full changelog revealed