Interestingly, the demo was apparently running ray traced visuals, and was utilising Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) in order to offer playable frame rates that will make enabling such fancy effects actually worthwhile.
Sometimes, a game sits at such a cross section of my interests that it almost feels made specifically for me. In the case of Affogato, it’s three of my favourite types of games mashed together: it’s Coffee Talk by way of Persona by way of any card-based tower defence game – only here it’s sort of "reverse tower defence",...
In the special video message issued today, September 7, Miyamoto recalled when Martinet made his debut as the voice of Mario in 1996’s seminal 3D platformer, Super Mario 64, his penchant for calling the Nintendo legend “papa!”, as well as the many trips the pair had taken together promoting Mario and Nintendo across the...
But then earlier this week, Nintendo announced a pair of new Animal Crossing themed special edition Switch Lite bundles for their Christmas 2023 lineup.
Happily, PlayStation 5 manages to deliver a creditable rendition of the game, but the now legendary Act Three continues to humble CPU performance - perhaps more than we anticipated going in.
Sea of Stars developers Sabotage Studio have confirmed that they’re already working on DLC for their warmly-received love letter to classic RPGs, along with their next standalone game. Helping them along the way is Sea of Stars’ fantastic reception, which has seen the game sell a year’s worth of copies in just one week....
This is one case where I almost posted a summary from another source that linked to it, but there seems to be a (loose?) norm here around posting the original sources.
Cross-play is apparently already on the development roadmap for Baldur's Gate 3. This means players on PlayStation 5 and PC - and at some point, Xbox - will all theoretically be able to play together online in the future....
Publisher Tilting Point has revealed Cypher 007, a new top-down action game starring James Bond, coming to Apple Arcade on iOS devices later this month. It launches on September 29 and takes players into "The Mind Trap."...
Replaced, an upcoming Xbox console exclusive that has found its way to several most anticipated list thanks to its lavish pixel art, has been delayed to 2024....
The developers of STALKER 2 have discussed the game’s first hands-on at gamescom 2023 and addressed a “downgrade” debate sparked by a new gameplay trailer....
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is easily one of the most successful games released this year. It is tied with Baldur's Gate 3 for 2023's highest-rated game by critics (both with an average of 96), and it sold an impressive 18.5 million units in just a month and a half, becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game ever made...
Several years ago PCG reported on the early stages of a project by programmer James Lambert, who really loves the N64 and decided for the hell of it to make a version of Portal that runs on hardware first released in 1996....
The upcoming reimagining of Alone in the Dark is skipping Halloween this year. Instead of inviting players back to Derceto on October 25, the survival horror adventure will now arrive on January 16....
Respawn and EA have released another patch for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, this time with a focus on providing a "solid 60fps" for console Performance modes....
Early in my interview with Alx Preston, founder and creative director at Heart Machine, he corrects me on an important detail about Hyper Light Breaker. I’d spent the first few minutes referring to it as a sequel, but he clarifies, "It’s not Hyper Light Drifter 2. It’s a follow-up, meaning that it’s an installment in the...
We spent an hour playing Mina the Hollower, the new game from Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games. Check out why this was one of the highlights of our time at PAX West 2023.
Dungeons of Hinterberg's announcement at Summer Game Fest 2023 didn't garner a ton of fanfare in the midst of massive games like Starfield, Fable, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, and Forza Motorsport, but it sticks out as one of the more promising indies highlighted during the Xbox Games Showcase. That same week, I witnessed a...
On the first day of the company's Nintendo Live fan event in Seattle, Washington, IGN sat down with Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser to talk about the mission behind bringing Nintendo Live to the United States, the decision to make longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet a new Nintendo ambassador, and the continued...
The new 101.4672 Beta drivers do not appear to bring any further improvements or fixes and appear mostly focused on supporting the Starfield game. There are still plenty of issues with Starfield but Intel notes that further fixes are coming in future driver updates.
I don't really fault Intel for this more than say Bethesda. Both AMD and NVidia still supply a number of game-specific fixes for crashes, glitches, performance improvements in their drivers for new and old games. They've been doing this for decades now and still has to release driver updates to fix game specific issues.
The fact that the API is a "standard" doesn't mean everything is clear-cut. Developers often use these APIs in unexpected ways which were never accounted for or even mentioned in the documentation.
That only works when hardware companies have access to the game game before the release to test, and it doesn't sound like that was the case with Starfield. Intel, to their credit, got a patch out before most people even had access.
Many developers probably aren't even testing on Arc because it's new and that only exaggerates the problem. If they don't test, they can't alert Intel to the issue.
My point aren't standards like most people think of them. They're often poorly documented, have lots of ambiguity, and many times they contain bugs/mistakes themselves. Intel potentially fully supported DX12 as far as we know, and these are all just weird exceptions.
September is shaping up to be one of the hottest months of the year for Xbox players, with a ton of new releases, including some of the year's most anticipated games, several of which will be available with Game Pass on day one (Starfield, Lies of P, Payday 3 - just to name a few). Plus, with the re...
It seems that people are very excited about the possibilities here and to be fair, I get it. Myself, John and Alex experienced FSR 3 on PC versions of Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum, and in terms of image quality and frame-rate increases, it's clear that the technology is legit and it's definitely comparable to DLSS 3. And...
Ratatan, the spiritual successor to Sony Japan Studio's beloved PlayStation Portable rhythm adventure Patapon, has wrapped up its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, successfully amassing well over £1m - substantially above its £100,000 target - along the way....
According to Centro Leaks, "the biggest source of Pokémon leaks, rumours, and news", the two new arrivals will join Munkidori, Okidogi, Fezandipiti, Ogerpon, Dipplin, and Poltchageist when the DLC launches on 13th September.
Japanese gamers have continued to embrace the PC as a platform at staggering rates, jumping up 43% from 131.3 billion yen to 189.2 billion yen in 2022. That's a total size of about $1.3 billion US. The data comes from the latest report by Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories, an industry think tank which compiles yearly material...
While Baldur’s Gate 3 takes place in the land of Faerûn, Dungeons and Dragons is home to a whole multiverse of lands, characters, and history. This means that the Baldur’s Gate 3 races you can play as focus on the Sword Coast, but not anymore, as a colossal mod for the RPG game gives you over 50 races to choose from across...
GeForce NOW Adds Game Pass Titles Like Atomic Heart, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and Snowrunner (wccftech.com) angielski
NVIDIA shared this week's additions to the GeForce NOW cloud streaming library, including several Game Pass titles....
[Spoilers] Starfield's New Game Plus Is Its Most Intriguing Concept, If You Get Lucky (www.ign.com) angielski
The curious case of Starfield's endgame.
Detective Pikachu Returns Preview - Another Case To Crack - Game Informer (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
We spend time in Ryme City to get a feel for the long-awaited Detective Pikachu sequel.
[Rumor] Nintendo Switch 2 reportedly uses Nvidia's DLSS to boost frame rates (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Interestingly, the demo was apparently running ray traced visuals, and was utilising Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) in order to offer playable frame rates that will make enabling such fancy effects actually worthwhile.
Baldur's Gate 3: Swen Vincke on New Endings, Strange Problems, and the Future (www.youtube.com) angielski
Larian Studio Head Swen Vincke and @ToddKenreck talk about Baldur's Gate 3's launch, player creativity weird problems and endings....
Affogato review: Persona goes on a coffee date with tower assault dungeon crawling (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Sometimes, a game sits at such a cross section of my interests that it almost feels made specifically for me. In the case of Affogato, it’s three of my favourite types of games mashed together: it’s Coffee Talk by way of Persona by way of any card-based tower defence game – only here it’s sort of "reverse tower defence",...
Starfield and Baldur’s Gate 3 Revive Age-Old RPG Debate About Encumbrance - IGN (www.ign.com) angielski
It’s a debate as old as role-playing games themselves: should players have to deal with encumbrance?...
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto Issues Heartfelt Thanks to Former Voice of Mario, Charles Martinet - IGN (www.ign.com) angielski
In the special video message issued today, September 7, Miyamoto recalled when Martinet made his debut as the voice of Mario in 1996’s seminal 3D platformer, Super Mario 64, his penchant for calling the Nintendo legend “papa!”, as well as the many trips the pair had taken together promoting Mario and Nintendo across the...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons pair of Nook Inc. branded Switch Lites announced for Nintendo's holiday lineup (www.vg247.com) angielski
But then earlier this week, Nintendo announced a pair of new Animal Crossing themed special edition Switch Lite bundles for their Christmas 2023 lineup.
Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5 is effectively the PC version at ultra settings (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Happily, PlayStation 5 manages to deliver a creditable rendition of the game, but the now legendary Act Three continues to humble CPU performance - perhaps more than we anticipated going in.
Sea of Stars devs working on DLC and next game as throwback RPG sells a year’s worth of copies in one week (www.rockpapershotgun.com) angielski
Sea of Stars developers Sabotage Studio have confirmed that they’re already working on DLC for their warmly-received love letter to classic RPGs, along with their next standalone game. Helping them along the way is Sea of Stars’ fantastic reception, which has seen the game sell a year’s worth of copies in just one week....
Having sex in Starfield is OP (www.vg247.com) angielski
If you're someone that likes to rack up your levels quickly, then you might want to find a companion in Starfield quickly....
PC and console cross-play is on the roadmap for Baldur's Gate 3 (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Cross-play is apparently already on the development roadmap for Baldur's Gate 3. This means players on PlayStation 5 and PC - and at some point, Xbox - will all theoretically be able to play together online in the future....
Cypher 007 Is A New James Bond Game That Hits Apple Arcade Later This Month (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
Publisher Tilting Point has revealed Cypher 007, a new top-down action game starring James Bond, coming to Apple Arcade on iOS devices later this month. It launches on September 29 and takes players into "The Mind Trap."...
Xbox Exclusive Replaced Delayed: 'At This Point We Can't Afford to Release a Sub-Par Game' (www.ign.com) angielski
Replaced, an upcoming Xbox console exclusive that has found its way to several most anticipated list thanks to its lavish pixel art, has been delayed to 2024....
STALKER 2 Devs Discuss ‘Imperfect’ gamescom 2023 Demo, Address ‘Downgrade’ Debate (www.ign.com) angielski
The developers of STALKER 2 have discussed the game’s first hands-on at gamescom 2023 and addressed a “downgrade” debate sparked by a new gameplay trailer....
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Isn't Getting Any DLC, Says Nintendo (wccftech.com) angielski
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is easily one of the most successful games released this year. It is tied with Baldur's Gate 3 for 2023's highest-rated game by critics (both with an average of 96), and it sold an impressive 18.5 million units in just a month and a half, becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game ever made...
Stardew Valley creator ignites new fan theories with five simple words: 'Here's a Haunted Chocolatier screen' (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Eric Barone says he has lots more images from his new game to share, but right now he's focused on Stardew Valley 1.6....
Legend has spent years making Portal for the N64 and by Gaben he's done it (www.pcgamer.com) angielski
Several years ago PCG reported on the early stages of a project by programmer James Lambert, who really loves the N64 and decided for the hell of it to make a version of Portal that runs on hardware first released in 1996....
Alone In The Dark Delayed To January (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
The upcoming reimagining of Alone in the Dark is skipping Halloween this year. Instead of inviting players back to Derceto on October 25, the survival horror adventure will now arrive on January 16....
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor patch promises "solid 60fps" console Performance Mode (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Respawn and EA have released another patch for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, this time with a focus on providing a "solid 60fps" for console Performance modes....
Pokémon Go now has more Pokémon than any main series game (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
here are now more Pokémon to collect in Pokémon Go than in any of the franchise's main series games....
Payday 3 Open Beta Release Date Confirmed (www.ign.com) angielski
Payday 3 will hold an open beta on Steam and Xbox from September 8 to 11, Deep Silver and Starbreeze have announced....
Xbox September Update Adds Discord Streaming, Variable Refresh Rate, and More (www.ign.com) angielski
Microsoft has announced the features coming in its Xbox September update, such as Discord streaming, Variable Refresh Rate support, and more....
The Unlikely Development Of The First Splinter Cell (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
How an unlikely crew of inexperienced game developers created one of gaming’s stealth icons.
Molding Breakers: An Inside Look At Hyper Light Breaker (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
Early in my interview with Alx Preston, founder and creative director at Heart Machine, he corrects me on an important detail about Hyper Light Breaker. I’d spent the first few minutes referring to it as a sequel, but he clarifies, "It’s not Hyper Light Drifter 2. It’s a follow-up, meaning that it’s an installment in the...
Mina the Hollower Preview - A New Look At The Promising Love Letter To The Game Boy Era - Game Informer (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
We spent an hour playing Mina the Hollower, the new game from Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games. Check out why this was one of the highlights of our time at PAX West 2023.
Dungeons of Hinterberg Preview - Not Your Typical Idyllic Countryside - Game Informer (www.gameinformer.com) angielski
Dungeons of Hinterberg's announcement at Summer Game Fest 2023 didn't garner a ton of fanfare in the midst of massive games like Starfield, Fable, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, and Forza Motorsport, but it sticks out as one of the more promising indies highlighted during the Xbox Games Showcase. That same week, I witnessed a...
Nintendo Live Interview: Doug Bowser Talks Switch Demand, Charles Martinet, and More - IGN (www.ign.com) angielski
On the first day of the company's Nintendo Live fan event in Seattle, Washington, IGN sat down with Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser to talk about the mission behind bringing Nintendo Live to the United States, the decision to make longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet a new Nintendo ambassador, and the continued...
Witcher TTRPG Going on 'Disappointing' Hiatus During The Witcher 4 Development - IGN (www.ign.com) angielski
The Witcher tabletop RPG has been placed on a "disappointing" hiatus while CD Projekt Red works on The Witcher 4, codenamed Polaris....
Immortals of Aveum Patch #2 Improves Frame Drops/Stuttering, Fixes Various Bugs (wccftech.com) angielski
Ascendant Studios and Electronic Arts announced the availability of the second Immortals of Aveum patch, which improves frame drops and more.
Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.4672 Beta Released (www.techpowerup.com) angielski
The new 101.4672 Beta drivers do not appear to bring any further improvements or fixes and appear mostly focused on supporting the Starfield game. There are still plenty of issues with Starfield but Intel notes that further fixes are coming in future driver updates.
Xbox Series S 1 TB Carbon Black Model Out Now (www.techpowerup.com) angielski
September is shaping up to be one of the hottest months of the year for Xbox players, with a ton of new releases, including some of the year's most anticipated games, several of which will be available with Game Pass on day one (Starfield, Lies of P, Payday 3 - just to name a few). Plus, with the re...
Baldur's Gate 3's companions were overly horny due to a bug (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
If you found the companions in Baldur's Gate 3 to be a little too horny, well, it turns out that was due to a bug....
DF Weekly: Is FSR 3 frame generation viable for console games? (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
It seems that people are very excited about the possibilities here and to be fair, I get it. Myself, John and Alex experienced FSR 3 on PC versions of Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum, and in terms of image quality and frame-rate increases, it's clear that the technology is legit and it's definitely comparable to DLSS 3. And...
Patapon spiritual successor Ratatan wraps up Kickstarter campaign with over £1m in funding (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Ratatan, the spiritual successor to Sony Japan Studio's beloved PlayStation Portable rhythm adventure Patapon, has wrapped up its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, successfully amassing well over £1m - substantially above its £100,000 target - along the way....
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's DLC leakers think they've discovered two new Pokémon (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
According to Centro Leaks, "the biggest source of Pokémon leaks, rumours, and news", the two new arrivals will join Munkidori, Okidogi, Fezandipiti, Ogerpon, Dipplin, and Poltchageist when the DLC launches on 13th September.
Japanese PC gaming saw another year of explosive growth (www.pcgamer.com)
Japanese gamers have continued to embrace the PC as a platform at staggering rates, jumping up 43% from 131.3 billion yen to 189.2 billion yen in 2022. That's a total size of about $1.3 billion US. The data comes from the latest report by Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories, an industry think tank which compiles yearly material...
You can now play as a Minotaur, Kobold, and even FFXIV races in Baldur's Gate 3 (www.pcgamesn.com) angielski
While Baldur’s Gate 3 takes place in the land of Faerûn, Dungeons and Dragons is home to a whole multiverse of lands, characters, and history. This means that the Baldur’s Gate 3 races you can play as focus on the Sword Coast, but not anymore, as a colossal mod for the RPG game gives you over 50 races to choose from across...
The Chinese Room is developing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will release in late 2024 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X....
Mortal Kombat 1 Premium Edition players will get access 5 days early (www.eurogamer.net) angielski
Mortal Kombat 1 will be playable five days early for players who buy the fighting game's Premium Edition....