For a long time we thought that Microsoft was against a sequel to Remedy’s Alan Wake. However, it appears that this is not the case anymore. Or at least this is what Xbox’s Phil Spencer implied in a recent interview with Stevivor. Continue reading Microsoft is open to Alan Wake 2; “Remedy has to want to make the game”
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Forza Horizon 3 – New update released, aims to improve performance and stability
Playground Games and Turn10 have released a new update for the PC version of Forza Horizon 3. This update is 1GB in size and even though there isn’t any changelog, Playground Games claimed that it features minor updates to improve performance and stability. Continue reading Forza Horizon 3 – New update released, aims to improve performance and stability
Here are the things that will be addressed in the first updates of Gears of War 4
The Coalition has revealed the fixes and improvements that it is currently preparing for Gears of War 4. According to the team, the first updates will bring adjustments to the competitive Lancer/Gnasher, harsher quit penalties to players, competitive/Core lobbies, and will fix the PC mics issues that have been reported. Continue reading Here are the things that will be addressed in the first updates of Gears of War 4
Halo Wars 2 gets a new multiplayer vidoc
Microsoft has released a new vidoc for Halo Wars 2, in which 343 Industries and Creative Assembly discuss the multiplayer modes of Halo Wars 2, including Blitz, where tactical combat meets card-based strategy. Halo Wars 2 is currently planned for a February 21st release. Enjoy! Continue reading Halo Wars 2 gets a new multiplayer vidoc
Remedy releases new patch for Quantum Break that… removes its FRAPS watermark
Two weeks ago, we informed you about the appearance of a FRAPS watermark in the ending of Quantum Break. This issue affected both the Steam and the Win10 versions of the game, and today Remedy released a patch for the Steam version that removes this watermark. Continue reading Remedy releases new patch for Quantum Break that… removes its FRAPS watermark
Forza Horizon 3’s latest update fixes stuttering, single-thread issues remain unsolved
Playground Games and Turn 10 have released the second update for Forza Horizon 3, however it appears that the game still suffers from the single-thread CPU issues we reported in our PC Performance Analysis article. Continue reading Forza Horizon 3’s latest update fixes stuttering, single-thread issues remain unsolved
Forza Horizon 3 – Second update detailed, releases later today & promises performance improvements
Microsoft and Playground Games have detailed the second update for Forza Horizon 3. According to the development team, PC gamers can expect some performance improvements as this patch will bring thread layout changes for eight-core setups. Owners of quad-cores can also expect performance improvements due to some CPU optimizations. Continue reading Forza Horizon 3 – Second update detailed, releases later today & promises performance improvements
Gears of War 4 – PC Performance Analysis
When the Ultimate Edition of Gears of War was released, we were kind of disappointed with its PC version. The game suffered from a lot of issues due to its UWP nature, it stuttered like crazy, it did not support a lot of things (like statistics, fps counter and extended PC options), and was – overall – a big letdown. Fast forward a few months and here we are today with the next part in the Gears of War series that is being brought to the PC by the same team that brought us Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. And it is glorious. Continue reading Gears of War 4 – PC Performance Analysis
Gears of War 4 – 4K Screenshots
Microsoft has just released Gears of War 4 and below you can find some 4K screenshots from it. As you can see, we’ve included the in-game statistics in these screenshots in order to give you an idea of how the game runs on a single GTX980Ti at 4K on Ultra settings. Continue reading Gears of War 4 – 4K Screenshots
Gears of War 4 – E3 2015 Demo versus Final Game
Digital Foundry has shared an interesting video, in which it compares the E3 2015 demo of Gears of War 4 with its final version. As we can see, and even though there are some level design and artistic differences between these two versions, The Coalition did not downgrade the game’s visuals. Okay okay, the wind effects are not that strong as they were in the E3 2015 demo. Overall, though, the final version looks as good as that initial demo. Gears of War 4 releases on October 11th. Enjoy! Continue reading Gears of War 4 – E3 2015 Demo versus Final Game