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2-Gaming News

XCOM 2 POST-MISSION LOADING CAN BE SKIPPED, BUT NOT WITHOUT RISK

http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-post-mission-loading-can-be-skipped-but-not-without-risk/

You may have heard recently that hitting the caps lock key during the XCOM 2 post-mission screens can cause the game to load much more quickly than it normally does. And it's true! I can't confirm this personally because I don't have XCOM 2, but developer Firaxis recently told Eurogamer that it is in fact a real thing: Hitting caps lock at the proper time will cause the game to advance almost immediately. But every yin has a yang, as they say, and in this case those dramatically improved loading times could lead to crashes.

 

F1 2015 WILL RECEIVE A DIRECTX 12 PATCH IN THE FUTURE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/f1-2015-will-receive-a-directx-12-patch-in-the-future/

Back in January, we informed you about Codemasters’ EGO Engine 4.0 supporting Microsoft’s new API, DirectX 12. And today, Codemasters’ Lozzy confirmed that F1 2015 will receive a DX12 patch in the future.

 

ELITE DANGEROUS: ARENA IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/elite-dangerous-arena-is-now-available/

Frontier announced today the release of Elite Dangerous: Arena on the PC. Elite Dangerous: Arena is basically the PVP mode of Elite Dangerous, re-packaged into a standalone product. In order to celebrate this announcement, Frontier has also released a new trailer for Elite Dangerous: Arena that can be viewed below.

>>And here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_aD7XNa5MA

 

VULKAN 1.0 HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/vulkan-1-0-has-been-officially-launched/

The Khronos Group announced today the immediate availability of the Vulkan 1.0 royalty-free, open standard API specification. As the press release reads, Vulkan provides high-efficiency, cross-platform access to graphics and compute on modern GPUs used in a wide variety of devices from PCs and consoles to mobile phones and embedded platforms.

>>At last!

 

BATTLEZONE 98 REDUX RELEASES THIS SPRING, GETS OFFICIAL GAMEPLAY TRAILER

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/battlezone-98-redux-releases-this-spring-gets-official-gameplay-trailer/

Rebellion has revealed the name, gameplay and launch window for its much anticipated remaster of Battlezone (1998) – one of the greatest sci-fi strategy titles ever made.

>>Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp57Lo2grfM

 

PILLARS OF ETERNITY: THE WHITE MARCH – PART 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/pillars-of-eternity-the-white-march-part-2-is-now-available/

Obsidian Entertainment and Paradox Interactive today released the second part of their expansion to Pillars of Eternity. The second part of the expansion, titled The White March – Part 2, concludes the epic story of Pillars of Eternity, and brings closure to one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of all time.

>>Watch here the release trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBiH30qcUDE