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Chazore on 29 October 2015
JEMC said:

A bad port can eventually be an ok port, but an awful one will never be completely fixed... specially since it costs money and the publisher won't be interested in spending that much, because otherwise they would have done a good port from the start.

In any case, I have Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, and I found them to be ok, but not as great as the critics say.

 

In another vein, those of you with an Nvidia card that are planning to buy a fast monitor (one of those 144Hz or more kind of monitors), pay attention:

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Testing-GPU-Power-Draw-Increased-Refresh-Rates-using-ASUS-PG279Q?destination=node/64076#comment-288358

Testing GPU Power Draw at Increased Refresh Rates using the ASUS PG279Q

The results are much more interesting than I expected! At 60Hz refresh rate, the monitor was drawing just 22.1 watts while the entire testing system was idling at 73.7 watts. (Note: the display was set to its post-calibration brightness of just 31.) Moving up to 100Hz and 120Hz saw very minor increases in power consumption from both the system and monitor.

But the jump to 144Hz is much more dramatic – idle system power jumps from 76 watts to almost 134 watts – an increase of 57 watts! Monitor power only increased by 1 watt at that transition though. At 165Hz we see another small increase, bringing the system power up to 137.8 watts.

Well shit and I ordered my 24" AOC G2460PG 144 Hz G-SYNC 1920x1080 monitor just the other week, which by the way still hasn't arrived.



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JEMC on 30 October 2015
Chazore said:
JEMC said:

A bad port can eventually be an ok port, but an awful one will never be completely fixed... specially since it costs money and the publisher won't be interested in spending that much, because otherwise they would have done a good port from the start.

In any case, I have Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, and I found them to be ok, but not as great as the critics say.

 

In another vein, those of you with an Nvidia card that are planning to buy a fast monitor (one of those 144Hz or more kind of monitors), pay attention:

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Testing-GPU-Power-Draw-Increased-Refresh-Rates-using-ASUS-PG279Q?destination=node/64076#comment-288358

Testing GPU Power Draw at Increased Refresh Rates using the ASUS PG279Q

The results are much more interesting than I expected! At 60Hz refresh rate, the monitor was drawing just 22.1 watts while the entire testing system was idling at 73.7 watts. (Note: the display was set to its post-calibration brightness of just 31.) Moving up to 100Hz and 120Hz saw very minor increases in power consumption from both the system and monitor.

But the jump to 144Hz is much more dramatic – idle system power jumps from 76 watts to almost 134 watts – an increase of 57 watts! Monitor power only increased by 1 watt at that transition though. At 165Hz we see another small increase, bringing the system power up to 137.8 watts.

 

Well shit and I ordered my 24" AOC G2460PG 144 Hz G-SYNC 1920x1080 monitor just the other week, which by the way still hasn't arrived.

I wouldn't worry too much, unless you need to restart the PC to change between the refresh rates (becasue of the GPU, not the monitor, of course). Just set the monitor to 120Hz when you're not playing and, when you want to start a game, change the refresh to 144Hz.

Just don't forget to lower it down once you're done gaming.

 

BasilZero said:
JEMC said:
The Steam Halloween sales are up! Until Nov. 2

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?salepage=steamhalloweensale


Well sitting out on this one.

Dont want to risk buying something from this region and not being able to play when I get back to the States.

 

Still no answer from Steam's CS?



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JEMC on 30 October 2015
BasilZero said:
JEMC said:

 

Still no answer from Steam's CS?


Nope.

But I got a response from humble bundle's support but.....the response they gave me didnt help not that it matters since I redeemed the keys already....

Although the last part does...give me some hope that I wont have any issues?

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Hi there,

Great question! If the keys are region locked to India, it's likely you won't be able to purchase them at all. We're sorry about that! Region restriction rules and laws are very strict, and we don't much room to negotiate about that.

My suggestion is that you have a friend buy a copy while you're in India (if region restrictions are an issue, they might not be).

I can tell you that any games on your Steam account will absolutely be available as long as you're in a region that allows them.

Let me know if I can assist you with anything else! Thanks again for reaching out to us, and for supporting our unique network of developers, gamers, and charities!

Yeah, by these bits

"If the keys are region locked to India, it's likely you won't be able to purchase them at all."

"I can tell you that any games on your Steam account will absolutely be available as long as you're in a region that allows them."

it doesn't look bad.



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Chazore on 30 October 2015
JEMC said:

I wouldn't worry too much, unless you need to restart the PC to change between the refresh rates (becasue of the GPU, not the monitor, of course). Just set the monitor to 120Hz when you're not playing and, when you want to start a game, change the refresh to 144Hz.

Just don't forget to lower it down once you're done gaming.


Afaik those G-sync monitors apparently let you switch the hz on the fly unless I have to do it via the NV CP as well.

I'm honestly not too worried about a couple more pounds to the bill but I'm more worried about my 980 burning out before it's 4 years.



Step right up come on in, feel the buzz in your veins, I'm like an chemical electrical right into your brain and I'm the one who killed the Radio, soon you'll all see

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JEMC on 30 October 2015

MIRROR’S EDGE: CATALYST Delayed Until May 24th

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/mirrors-edge-catalyst-delayed-until-may-24th/

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’s producer Sara Jansson revealed today that the game has been delayed until May 24th. According to Sara, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst promises to be the most immersive action-adventure game with fluid movement, and in order to achieve that DICE will need a few extra months.

 

PC Is Still A Very Important Platform For Electronic Arts, Almost As Profitable As Each Current-Gen Console

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pc-is-still-a-very-important-platform-for-electronic-arts-almost-as-profitable-as-each-current-gen-console/

Electronic Arts has issued its Q1 and Q2 2016 financial stats and as we can see, PC remains a really profitable platform for the big publisher. According to EA’s stats, the PC GAAP net revenue was 23% in Q2 2016 and 21% in Q1 2016, whereas the current-gen (PS4 + Xbox One) GAAP net revenue was 41% in both Q1 and Q2 2016. If we assume that PS4 and Xbox One have the same sales, then PC is the leading platform for the company’s GAAP results.

>>And that's without launching their new games on Steam! As much as we dislike it, it turns out that Origin wasn't a bad idea after all.

 

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN – Five Million Copies Shipped, 750K Copies Sold On PC

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain-five-million-copies-shipped-750k-copies-sold-on-pc/

Konami’s latest financial results revealed that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has shipped 5 million units (including downloads) since its launch. The game was released on five different platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and X360) and according to Steamspy’s stats, the game sold around 750K copies on the PC.

 

Steam now sells software tutorial videos

http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-now-sells-software-tutorial-videos/

If you can tear yourself away from Steam's terribly organised Halloween sale, you may have noticed that a new sub-section has been added to the Videos section of the store. Joining documentaries, movies, episodic stuff and short films is the new Software Tutorials section, which features videos teaching you how to, for instance, make 3D models or their accompanying textures.

 

ALL TRIBES & EARTHSIEGE Games Are Now Available For Free

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/all-tribes-earthsiege-games-are-now-available-for-free/

Hi-Rez Studios is celebrating over twenty years of the TRIBES Universe and has made available to everyone all Tribes and Earthsiege titles. Yeap, you can go ahead and download your favourite Tribes game, free of charge.

 

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX: SIEGE Has Gone Gold

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/tom-clancys-rainbow-six-siege-has-gone-gold/

Ubisoft announced today that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege has gone gold, and will be released as planned on December 1st. In order to celebrate this announcement, Ubisoft has also released a new trailer for Rainbow Six: Siege, dedicated on the Spetsnaz Siege operators, that can be viewed below.

 

THE ESCAPISTS channels Bond, James Bond for its latest DLC

http://www.pcgamer.com/the-escapists-channels-bond-james-bond-for-its-latest-dlc/

The Escapists is getting some new DLC, and despite this weekend, it's not Halloween-themed. No, it's James Bond-themed, probably to tie in with that film that's just come out. You know the one. Unlike The Escapists: The Walking Dead, it's not an official James Bond thing, but yeah, it's called Duct Tapes are Forever, and it asks you to plot your escape from a supervillain's underground lair.

 

THE TECHNOMANCER Gets New Trailer, Combat Mechanics Detailed


http://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-technomancer-gets-new-trailer-combat-mechanics-detailed/

Focus Home Interactive and Spiders have detailed the combat mechanics of their upcoming RPG, The Technomancer. As the press release reads, The Technomancer will feature three dynamic and exciting combat styles.



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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JEMC on 30 October 2015
BasilZero said:

Software tutorial videos....for sale? wat

Yep, I kid you not.

And the weird part is that some of those videos are old! The "Blender Game Asset Creation" one is from May.



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Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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JEMC on 30 October 2015

If someone is willing to pay...



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Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

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Chazore on 30 October 2015

Oh EA, yall keep trying to butter me up sometimes but you won't win, well not yet anyway.

As much as I love Titanfall I'm not really the type to pay full price for games on Origin since they don't really give me as many likable games I'd buy full price like those Steam provides me. Majority of games I've grabbed on Origin were either on the house or bought for £10 like Titanfall.

That said Origin is miles better and looks more pleasing than Uplay will ever be, that and they don't sell to Steam and force you to use their client once you boot the game you paid for to use on Steam only to use their client.



Step right up come on in, feel the buzz in your veins, I'm like an chemical electrical right into your brain and I'm the one who killed the Radio, soon you'll all see

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Conina on 01 November 2015

New Steam record: almost 12.6 million concurrent users.

The last records... (this October is crazy!):

  • 8.47 million (January 1st)
  • 9.06 million (March 15th)
  • 9.50 million (May 10th)
  • 10.05 million (June 14th)
  • 10.76 million (October 22th)
  • 11.62 million (October 24th)
  • 12.59 million (October 31th)


JEMC on 01 November 2015

^Very impressive.

And then we have people like Ruler who thinks that PCs will go down because of the Euro-Dollar exchange rates. Yeah, sure...



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.