The crat probably shows an average. It's an odd aproach that isn't very informative but one I have seen used before. I would hope that isn't there top end card, tho I could see them doing that. Especially if 20nm yeilds aren't great.

I don't know about the chip. After all, production won't come until Q1 2015 as that's when Hynix will start producing the HBM memory that all rumors point those cards will use

http://wccftech.com/sk-hynix-begins-hbm-production-q1-2015-feature-amd-r9-390x380x-fiji-gpu/

So the chip used to get that data could be an engineering or pre-production sample, so that data could not representate any actual product :-/.

It's still a wait and see situation, but with more info to get entertained with.

Humble Bundle boosts Insurgency’s player numbers to more than a million

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The Humble Jumbo Bundle 3 has led to a huge boost in the number of people playing Insurgency. The community has grown to more than 1,000,000 players and the last 30 days has seen almost 3,000 people playing concurrently each day.

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Runescape's subscription cost is rising for all new members

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Jagex haven’t decided on the exact pricing yet but Runescape’s subscription costs will be raised in early 2015. However, unlike in other MMOs, if you’re already a subscriber you won’t have to pay the hiked rate, it’s only being charged to new players.

Well, new players and inconsistent players. If you let your subscription lapse for more than two weeks then you, too, have to pay the new rate.

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Dark Souls: Prepare to Die will excise GFWL in December, not November

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Back in October FromSoftware announced plans to strip Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition of its Games For Windows Live integration. This would allow players to port their saves and achievements over to Steam, something they’ve not been able to access since Windows shuttered GFWL’s doors.

FromSoftware planned to have this process completed for release this month. It’s now been delayed into December.

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Gigantic trailer reveals MOBA where your ancient is a giant, angry monster

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Dota sees you protecting an ancient tree from the enemy team. League of Legends? A crystal obelisk. Gigantic doesn’t bother with that guff, your job is fight in the coattails of a giant, rampaging monster.

Yes, it’s another MOBA but this one’s designed by James Phinney, creative director on Guild Wars and the lead designer of Starcraft.

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Crookz is a disco-themed heist simulator

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As the old adage goes: fail to plan and you plan to fail, but fail to plan to fail and things will probably go alright for you. That’s the mantra behind Crookz, a heist simulator with a ‘70s twist so groove-tastic that the game’s title has had its ‘s’ transform into a ‘z’.

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Youtubers told to flag promotional videos by ASA. All thanks to biscuits

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Youtubers are now required to reveal whether they’ve been to promote a product and it’s all thanks to Oreos.

We’ve learned about a number of instances where marketing companies have paid youtubers to promote a game, often with strict guidelines about what they are allowed to say, but this is the first time the Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in to say what it considers appropriate.

The following story includes Oreos, children’s television, licking, and a government body.

You’ve been warned, the following story might be difficult to digest.

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Mea culpa: Ubisoft offers free DLC to Assassin's Creed Unity players and a free game to season pass holders

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Assassin’s Creed Unity’s launch has been a troubled one. A slew of bugs have hampered the journeys of would-be Assassin’s, resulting in a patch that had to squash over 300 bugs, and issues persist elsewhere. The mobile companion app still doesn’t work on all advertised devices, and it’s the only way to get some of the exclusive content, while the Assassin’s Creed Initiates site is still broken. 

Ubisoft Montreal head honcho, Yannis Mallat posted an update on the Ubisoft blog, acknowledging the unacceptable number of issues. In addition to today’s patch, he said, Ubisoft would be providing free DLC to all Unity owners and a free game to season pass holders. The season pass has also been discontinued. 

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DayZ's 2015 roadmap has been revealed; final version will release in the first half of 2016

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DayZ launched on Steam Early Access on December 13th, last year. That makes it almost a year old, and with the first 12 months of early access development nearly over, Bohemia Interactive has revealed what the next year will have in store for the sociopath paradise. The developer also announced a release window of the first half of 2016.

“2014 has been an immensely successful year for DayZ,” said producer Brian Hicks. “We could have never hoped for so many people to join us for the adventure of Early Access development. As the team looks forward to our goals and features set for 2015, the vision of an open world sandbox where the player creates their own story and experiences comes closer to completion.”

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is getting super zombies with the Havoc DLC next year

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Zombies have, inexplicably, become a mainstay in Call of Duty, starting with World at War and its Nazi zombies. The shambling undead were skipped over in Ghosts, where aliens took their place. Really, it seemed like a missed opportunity not to force players to deal with cheeky poltergeists. 

We already knew that Advanced Warfare would be going back to the walking cadavers, but that it would be kept out of the core game and only available in DLC or to season pass holders. Boooo, etc. That zombies were making a comeback was teased in a nauseating trailer the end of the Exo Survival mode, which you can watch below. They’ll be made available in the Havoc DLC early next year. 

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Get covered in Grey Goo on January 23rd

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Talk to me about Grey Goo and you’ll witness my transformation from the grumpy, hirsute Fraser of 2014 back into the bright-eyed giddy Fraser of the ‘80s and ‘90s, excited about everything and bouncing off the walls. 

The likes of Blizzard and Relic dominate the RTS scene with their different but equally polished formulae, and there’s little in the way of refreshing surprises. But there’s Grey Goo, and it’s pretty bloody different. Petroglyph have taken the idea of asymmetrical factions and run with it, really, really far. The beta, humans and titular goo might as well be playing a different game, each compelling in their own right. 

And it’s coming soon. 

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Geometry Wars3: Dimensions – Now Available On Steam

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Defiance – ‘Aftermath’ Free Content Update Available Today

November 26, 2014 Thomas P Leave a comment

Trion Worlds today released “Aftermath,” an all-new free update for Defiance. Building off of the climactic Defiance Season 2 TV finale, the game’s largest expansion since summer will carry players across various locales from Silicon Valley to Paradise as the world teeters on the verge of all-out war between the Earth Republic and Votanis Collective. Continue reading →

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Humble Jumbo Bundle 3 Boosts Insurgency’s Community To Over 1,000,000 Players

November 26, 2014 John Papadopoulos 5 Comments

New World Interactive announced today that thanks to the success of Humble Jumbo Bundle 3, Insurgency has managed to hit over 1 million of active players (in total). Moreover, the dev team revealed that the game’s community has been doubled since November 11th. Continue reading →

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Terraria 1.3 Teaser Trailer Released

November 26, 2014 John Papadopoulos 3 Comments

Terraria fans, get ready for a treat. Re-Logic has released a new teaser trailer for Terraria’s upcoming patch 1.3, showing off some of the new things that are coming in it. As Re-Logic has already stated, this may be the last update that Redigit – the game’s original author – works on personally. Redigit has begun preliminary work on a new game outside of the Terraria franchise, with additional long-term plans for a Terraria sequel. Still, Re-Logic may release some patches and hotfixes in the future. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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Ashen Rift – New Gorgeous Screenshots Revealed

November 26, 2014 John Papadopoulos 5 Comments

After failing to meet its initial goal, Barry Collins decided to give Ashen Rift another chance and re-launched the game’s Kickstarter campaign. In addition, a new set of screenshots has been released for this post-apocalyptic Unity-powered first-person title. Ashen Rift looks great and has a lot of potential, so here is hoping that this new Kickstarter campaign will hit its initial$85K goal. Continue reading →

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Project CARS Gets Beautiful Stormy Fan-Made 4K Trailer

November 27, 2014 John Papadopoulos 2 Comments

WMD member ‘JonZ’ has created yet another fan-made trailer for Slightly Mad Studios’ upcoming racing game, Project CARS. JonZ has been known for his incredible fan-made trailers for pCars, and this new one is as good all of his previous works. Project CARS looks beautiful, though we do have to say that there are some flickering issues that have not been addressed as of yet. Still, this racer looks incredible, so be sure to watch the trailer after the jump! Continue reading →

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Bohemia Interactive Shares DayZ Standalone Status, Release Date & Pricing Policy Updates

November 27, 2014 John Papadopoulos 2 Comments

Bohemia Interactive and the development team of DayZ standalone have shared their plans and goals for 2015, as well as the release date for the game’s final version. In addition, Bohemia revealed a new price point for DayZ. Continue reading →

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The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition Available For Pre-Order On Steam

November 27, 2014 John Papadopoulos Leave a comment

KOF is a great fighting series. Though it may not be consider as amazing as MK or SF, this series has always kept me interested in it. And for what is worth, I still consider KOF 98 one of the best parts of this series. Therefore, I’m delighted to inform you about the Final Edition of this legendary fighting game that will hit Steam next month. The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition is available for pre-order on Steam, comes with a 20% discount, will feature two online modes, and will be graced with a new “Ultimate” mode. Continue reading →

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The Steam Exploration Sale Is A Go, Will Last Until December 2nd, More Than 5600 Titles On Sale

November 27, 2014 John Papadopoulos 1 Comment

Aaaaand we are a bit late to the party. As we’ve already informed you, Steam’s Autumn Sale was launched today (under the title of Steam Exploration Sale). This means that for the next six days, PC gamers will be able to take advantage of huge savings throughout the Steam store on thousands of titles. Continue reading →

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This War of Mine – Update 1.1 Detailed Via New Trailer

November 27, 2014 Thomas P Leave a comment

11 bit Studios has released a new trailer for This War of Mine, detailing the game’s first update. According to the team, this update will bring Cool Kids of Death music in the radio Vysena (Polish alternative punk rock band), new character setups, enhanced locations, new animations and bug fixes. Enjoy the trailer after the jump! Continue reading →

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Valve Changes Steam Gift Trading Rules

November 27, 2014 John Papadopoulos Leave a comment

And this passed under our radar. In an attempt to reduce instances of charge-back scams, Valve recently made some changes to Steam’s gift trading rules, resulting in a number of complaints. Continue reading →

I'm amazed by the parity chart. 54% boyz and 46% girlz ?

Also would really like to know the number of sales.

Endless updates: Amplitude releases free add-ons for Endless Space and Endless Legend

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There’s less than a month to go until that funny time of year when lots of people selflessly throw gifts at other people. Endless Legend developer Amplitude is getting into the spirit early, giving away a free add-ons for both Endless Legend and Endless Space, called Visions of the Unseen, which we mentioned last week, and Chronicles of the Lost.  

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A weird Dragon Age: Inquisition bug is making party members shy

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Companions in Dragon Age: Inquisition should be nattering almost constantly, engaging in off-the-cuff incidental banter, telling jokes, flirting and generally being as chatty as they were in previous games. But for many players they're shy bairns, only opening their gobs every couple of hours rather than minutes.

An odd and reportedly widespread bug is rendering Dragon Age's party members mute. BioWare are now investigating the bug and have asked players to donate their 60+ hour save games in the name of research.

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World of Tanks Stronghold guide: why you’re going to need a mighty clan

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Wargaming are making clan strongholds a whole lot more vulnerable in the World of Tanks 9.4 update. Before, clans could go to war in skirmishes and receive Industrial Resource but there was no risk to their homebase. Now, you can get resources by fighting clans and mess up their home.

This is how it all works.

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Metal Gear Online to return alongside The Phantom Pain

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Have you heard? Metal Gear Solid is PC gaming and PC gaming is Metal Gear Solid. A whole platform-specific history of compellingly silly stealth is now ours to co-opt, and we too can enthuse about characters with names like Psycho Mantis and Decoy Octopus.

We’ve got two games floating in over the coming months, like goats strapped to so many balloons, and probably a third in the strapping form of a new Metal Gear Online.

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Star Citizen hits $63million in funding, next stretch goal is a cat

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Star Citizen is still raking in the cash from its supporters, with the latest goal of $63,000,000 having been met. This comes just two weeks after the previous goal of $61million was met, demonstrating the incredible flow of cash the project is still receiving. 

And if people are still in the mood to donate, the next milestone will throw small furry animals into the game.

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Daedalic is adapting The Pillars of the Earth novel for an adventure game

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Daedalic has announced that it will be creating a new adventure game based on Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth novel. 

A historic epic, the first novel deals with the rising tensions between the nobility, clergy, and common folk as a cathedral is constructed in the fictional town of Kingsbridge. The resulting backstabbings, bust-ups, and clashes make some of Game of Thrones’ best plots look quaint in comparison.

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Path of Exile Content Update 1.3.0 hits, brings new challenge leagues and PvP revamp

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Path of Exile is getting a massive new content update this December. The beefy 1.3.0 update adds new Torment and Bloodlines Challenge Leagues, a massive change to the PvP structure, and new types of PvP tournaments. 

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Maia Update 0.46 video squishes bugs, adds botany and body bags

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Don’t you just hate it when you’re going about your work at the office and you stumble across a mouldering corpse? It’s so distracting, drives my productivity way down. Maia, the space colony management game, had a similar issue but the latest update adds bodybags, letting you cover up those smelly, festering corpses and get on with your day.

There’s a lot more in the 0.46 update besides. You can now 3D print robots, for instance.

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Prison Architect Update 27 fixes the problems caused by teleporting food

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Prison Architect’s food was in crisis, chefs didn’t know where to put it, prisoners didn’t know where to go to eat it, Introversion thought they could fix it by giving food the ability to teleport but what they did was open up a quantum rift which players exploited to their gain.

Update 26 did nothing but cause trouble. With Update 27, Introversion think they’ve fixed it.

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Grand Ages: Medieval features more volcanoes than is reasonable for a game set in this period in history

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Grand Ages: Medieval was announced way back in August at Gamescom, and is so much to do with floating over fields and clicking on tiny men that you might have forgotten it ever existed.

It's a real time strategy sequel to the similarly grand aged Grand Ages: Rome, and comes from the developers of Rise of Venice and Patrician IV, so you know it's got some nation-management chops. A man played it in front of me for a little while, and here's what happened.

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Gratuitous Space Battles 2 now has flying saucers, obedient fighters and handy energy beams

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The lovely thing about Gratuitous Space Battles 2 development videos is that, even if you’re not all that interested in the new features - though you should be, as some could be rather game changing - you’re in for a visual treat. It’s a gorgeous game, all bright lasers and glowing nebulae.

In the latest trailer, Cliff Harris introduces new saucer ships, fancy support beams and improved fighter AI. He also shows off some of the pretty procedural damage. Take a look below. 

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DreamHack drama: Fnatic use a questionable boost to defeat LDLC

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Controversy and drama has once again struck the esoteric world of eSports, with Fnatic ruffling more than its fair share of feathers at the DreamHack Winter quarter finals. Suffering a nine-round deficit, the Swedish team wasn’t looking so hot, until they pulled a rabbit out of their hat. 

They used a boost - where players jump on another player’s head to reach a high up spot - to reach a mostly unknown map position in Overpass that gave them a huge advantage over the opposing team LDLC. They used the vast amount of extra knowledge the position gave them to take victory from LDLC. There’s just one problem, though: it might be illegal.

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Blizzard reveals an unusual new Goblins vs. Gnomes card for druids

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Blizzard continues to slowly reveal the new cards that will arrive in Hearthstone with the launch of the Goblins vs. Gnomes expansion next month. The latest card to be outed by Blizzard is called Druid of the Fang, and as its name suggests, it’s one for druids.

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Reflex – Old-School Arena Shooter – Available On Steam Via Early Access Program

Turbo Reflex announced today the release of its old-school arena shooter, Reflex, on Steam via its Early Access program. According to the team, the current version on Steam is very much a prototype that can be played in multiplayer mode and comes with a multiplayer map editor, replay editor, ffa/duel/tdm gamemodes. Continue reading →

 

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Raven’s Cry Is Now Planned For A December 16th Release

November 28, 2014 John Papadopoulos 8 Comments

Man, things are not looking good for Reality Pump and its pirate-themed RPG, Raven’s Cry. The game has been delayed numerous times and while it was meant to hit digital and retail stores this October, it got delayed once again. Continue reading →

 

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Beyond Skyrim Mod – High Rock Province Showcased

November 28, 2014 John Papadopoulos 3 Comments

Beyond Skyrim is a pretty interesting project. It is basically a modding collaboration of several development teams with the goal of creating the remaining provinces of Tamriel that were not included in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It sounds promising and ambitious, however I kind of believe that it will never see the light of day. Still, a couple of days ago, some images from this project’s High Rock Province were shared, showcasing the ongoing progress of that particular province. Enjoy! Continue reading →

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Batman: Arkham Knight – New Story & Gameplay Details Revealed, Next Trailer Coming This Monday

November 28, 2014 John Papadopoulos 11 Comments

Rocksteady held an AMA on Reddit, in which it revealed some new information about the game’s story and its gameplay mechanics. Before continuing, do note that there will be some spoilers regarding Batman: Arkham City. Therefore – and if you haven’t finished that game yet – we strongly suggest avoiding the next paragraph. Continue reading →

StarCitizen crowfunding is insane. $63million and rising.

Not many games have that budget in total and much, much less get it without counting the marketing costs.

I think you would actually be surprised. $50-60m is pretty typical for a AAA game. Take Darksiders 2 for example that had a production budget of $50m and that is hardly on the high end of the scale. Something like Assassin's Creed Unity is likely pushing $200m, what with a 4 year dev cycle and pushing almost a thousand devs at peak.