Following the lukewarm reception to its latest horror game Ghostwire: Tokyo, few might have expected the next game from the Shinji Mikami led-Tango Gameworks to be a brightly colored, rhythm-based character-action game. Hi-Fi Rush saw a surprise release early in 2023, arguably kicking off the stellar year of unexpected brilliance …
Read More »Best Of 2023: Cocoon's Culmination Of Spheres Was One Of This Year's Most Enchanting Moments
Cocoon can be a difficult game to describe without seeing it in action. The delightful puzzle adventure comes from one of the minds behind other puzzle classics, such as Limbo and Inside, which makes its high-level of ingenuity somewhat unsurprising. Despite that, it’s a game that delicately layers its difficulty …
Read More »The State Of PC Gaming Handhelds Shows A Bright Future
Last year, Valve irreversibly changed PC gaming with the launch of the Steam Deck. The portable PC platform was certainly not the first attempt of its kind, but with the experience of Valve’s engineering and the tight integration with Steam, it quickly became the de facto device to recommend for …
Read More »AMD Tackles The 1440p Market With New RX 7800 XT And RX 7700 XT GPUs
AMD is taking aim at the 1440p market with two new GPUs that attempt to balance generation-on-generation performance improvements and affordability. The RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT will both launch on September 6, with a free copy of Starfield to give you an easy way to properly test …
Read More »AMD's FSR 3 Has Feature Previously Only On Nvidia's Priciest GPUs
AMD has announced the next-generation of FidelityFX Super Resolution, or FSR, with the GPU manufacturer adding its own version of frame generation to the suite of optimization tools. FSR 3 introduces a frame-generation technique similar to that found in Nvidia’s DLSS 3, but without the requirement to own the latest …
Read More »Persona 3 Reload Gets February Release Date, New Gameplay Trailer Out Now
Persona 3 Reload, the remake of the cult-classic PlayStation 2 JRPG, is set to release on February 2, as revealed in a brand-new trailer that debuted during Gamescom 2023. The remake, which was first announced earlier this year during the Xbox Showcase in June, is a full remake of the …
Read More »Epic First Run Offers Developers Six-Month 100% Revenue Share For Epic Games Store Exclusivity
The Epic Games Store is offering developers and publishers the full 100% of a game’s sales revenue for the first six months of sale if they choose to launch exclusively on the store. The new program, named Epic First Run, was announced today by Epic Games, which is opening it …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Gets Official Denuvo Support To Curb PC Emulation
Denuvo developer Iderto has announced that its suite of game protection software is now available to Nintendo Switch developers, including software specifically aimed at preventing Nintendo Switch games from running on PC emulators. Iderto made the announcement today, stating that its tools can be accessed via the Nintendo Developers Portal …
Read More »Nvidia's DLSS 3.5 Tackles Ray-Tracing Quality And Is Available To All RTX Cards
Nvidia has announced a big update to its suite of DLSS (Deep-Learning Super Sampling) features, this time taking aim at improving the visual reconstruction of ray-traced effects in supported titles. One of the biggest issues with image reconstruction currently when applied to ray-traced effects is the amount of noise that …
Read More »MudRunner Gets Exploration-Focused Spin-Off, Expeditions
MudRunner, the popular driving simulation game, is getting a surprising spin-off that puts a greater emphasis on exploration and upgrades. Expeditions: A MudRunner Game is being developed by Saber Interactive, with a reveal announcement at Gamescom 2023. Developed by the same team behind both SnowRunner and MudRunner, Expeditions builds on …
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