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I AM SETSUNA, JRPG WITH A BATTLE SYSTEM INSPIRED BY CHRONO TRIGGER, IS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/i-am-setsuna-jrpg-with-a-battle-system-inspired-by-chrono-trigger-is-now-available-on-steam/

Square Enix has announced that the debut title from Tokyo RPG Factory, I Am Setsuna, is now available on Steam. I Am Setsuna promises to deliver an emotional and unforgettable story of bravery and sacrifice, along with beautiful art design and masterful character development.

 

OBDUCTION, NEW ADVENTURE GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF MYST, HAS BEEN DELAYED

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/obduction-new-adventure-game-from-the-creators-of-myst-has-been-delayed/

Cyan has announced that its new adventure game, Obduction, has been delayed. The game was originally planned for a July 26th release, however the team decided to delay the game few weeks (until the week of August 22nd) to do a bit more cleaning and polishing.

 

ID SOFTWARE ON OPENGL VERSUS DIRECTX 11 AND ON WHY IT CHOSE VULKAN OVER DIRECTX 12

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/id-software-on-opengl-versus-directx-11-and-on-why-it-chose-vulkan-over-directx-12/

A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing id Software’s Tiago Sousa and Axel Gneiting. And as you may have guessed, we asked the team about the advantages of OpenGL over DX11 (and vise versa) and why it chose Vulkan over DX12.

>>The day id Software launches a DX game, the game's industry will die a little bit.

 

FUTUREMARK ON ASYNC COMPUTE: NO VENDOR SPECIFIC OPTIMIZATIONS, OUR BENCHMARKS ARE FAIR AND ACCURATE

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/futuremark-on-async-compute-no-vendor-specific-optimizations-our-benchmarks-are-fair-and-accurate/

Asynchronous Compute is a feature that has been in the spotlight for a while. As we’ve seen, more and more developers are taking advantage of it via their DX12 implementations in their game engines. And from the looks of it, this feature will stay relevant for a very long time.

 

LIFE IS STRANGE – EPISODE 1 WILL BE FREE FOR DOWNLOAD, STARTING TOMORROW

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/life-is-strange-episode-1-will-be-free-for-download-starting-tomorrow/

Square Enix and DONTNOD Entertainment today announced that the first episode of the critically-acclaimed narrative driven game Life is Strange will be available to download for free starting indefinitely from July 21st.

 

GEARS OF WAR 4 – NEW GAMEPLAY VIDEO RELEASED, FOCUSES ON THE CAMPAIGN MODE

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/gears-of-war-4-new-gameplay-video-released-focuses-on-the-campaign-mode/

Microsoft has released a new gameplay video from the campaign mode of Gears of War 4. In this short gameplay demo of Gears of War 4, JD, Del, Kait and Marcus Fenix are in pursuit of creatures called the Swarm.

>>Ryuu96 has a thread about it: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=218766

 

NO MAN’S SKY – NEW TRAILER FOCUSES ON THE BATTLES AND FIGHTS THAT PLAYERS WILL ENGAGE IN

http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/no-mans-sky-new-trailer-focuses-on-the-battles-and-fights-that-players-will-engage-in/

Hello Games has released a new trailer for No Man’s Sky that focuses on the battles and fights that players will engage in. As its description reads, on a planet, players are equipped with a multi-tool to defend against deadly predator creatures and mine resources.

>>Check out Basil's thread about this story: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=218768