so since Nvidia's next proper batch of cards seems like a ways off at this point with the 20nm high performance node rumoured to be pushed back to late 2014/early 2015. I am thinking about picking up one of these
It's a lot of money tho...
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At some point yesterday, between digging up mention of a SWAT-themed Battlefield in Battlelog’s files and scouring leaked Battlefield Hardline footage for clues, we felt a pang of guilt.
We’d ruined EA’s E3 for them, surely? That trailer had to be the backbone of their conference - and we’d taken it from them. Poor CEO Andrew Wilson would now be forced to play for time performing on-stage skits with Pitbull or shouting the word ‘sports’, over and over.
Apparently not. Visceral Games say the Hardline footage is now six months old - and E3 will be about showing us “how much further the team has taken things”.
Sledgehammer are the first new studio to make a Call of Duty game in nearly a decade - and during the development of Advanced Warfare, they’ve done some thinking about what makes the series tick (and once the timer’s done, explode spectacularly).
“I think Call of Duty resonates because it’s believable and relatable,” said Sledgehammer co-founder Michael Condrey. “And it’s always been one of the strengths of the franchise.”
Hey, Chris Roberts - the space game resurgence is happening without you! The Elite: Dangerous alpha was a proper rolling, pitching vacuum combat game months ago, and now it does station docking and hyperspace jumps like they’re nothing.
Right now, Star Citizen is stone soup: a pot of ideas to throw increasingly large amounts of crowdfunded money into. It certainly isn’t a playable game. Its Arena Commander dogfighting module was due to launch today - but in the event, bugs ensured it didn’t make it to the pad.
Since a game named Battlefield: Hardline emerged prematurely from Battlelog’s database, we’ve seen quiet acknowledgements from EA and gushing missives from Visceral Games. The only people we haven’t heard from are DICE - the custodians of the entire Battlefield series, until now.
“I want to be sure you all understand that introducing Hardline in no way means we’re done working on Battlefield 4,” said DICE president Karl Magnus Troedsson today. “Nothing could be further from the truth.”
Troedsson outlined a future for Battlefield 4 built on continued support, mystery new features, an expanded community test environment, and something that community has been clamouring for - a major netcode patch.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and its three ambitious expansions were on the kill list of games set to lose their servers once Gamespy expires this weekend. But about a week ago, Relic sent a squad of terminators to take back their space hulk and leave Steam matchmaking in their wake.
Dawn of War II isn’t under threat, but it does operate under the iffy Games for Windows Live - and Relic have decided to give it the same treatment. In short order, all of the progressive RTS games in Relic’s fold will be operating under the same matchmaking system and backend developed for Company of Heroes 2.
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If they don't develop a new one then it's pretty much obvious that they will keep using OpenGL.
My doubts come after that. I mean, even before the Tech5 was launched, Carmack admited that they used OpenGL because they were used to, not because it was better. And now that he (and who knows how many more since they were bought by Zenimax) has left, that may change. After all, Zenimax may want to replace some of those folks with people from Bethesda and maybe create 1 engine for all its teams.
But I'm simply speculating.
@GTX 770 4GB: You want the one with extra RAM don't you? 
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I don't know the prices over there, but here that particular card is too close in price to AMD's 290 with a 3rd party cooler which not only has the same amount of RAM but it is also faster in pretty much any game... But I know you prefer Nvidia so go for it! It will last you many good years of gaming (at 1080p).
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| JEMC said: If they don't develop a new one then it's pretty much obvious that they will keep using OpenGL. My doubts come after that. I mean, even before the Tech5 was launched, Carmack admited that they used OpenGL because they were used to, not because it was better. And now that he (and who knows how many more since they were bought by Zenimax) has left, that may change. After all, Zenimax may want to replace some of those folks with people from Bethesda and maybe create 1 engine for all its teams. But I'm simply speculating.
@GTX 770 4GB: You want the one with extra RAM don't you? I don't know the prices over there, but here that particular card is too close in price to AMD's 290 with a 3rd party cooler which not only has the same amount of RAM but it is also faster in pretty much any game... But I know you prefer Nvidia so go for it! It will last you many good years of gaming (at 1080p). |
True I could get a 290 for about the same price and it would outperform the 770 in most things by a decent margin. But I do kinda want that PhysX support. And Nvidia's recent driver changes plus DX12 lessen the advantage of mantle. Since the three main games I want a new card for are Nvidia titles (Batman, Far Cry 4, Witcher 3) with Star Citezen being the main AMD title but that won't be out for at least a year and a half anyway I am leaning towards the 770. If Watch Dogs is any indecation 3GB will be the minimum going forward even at 1080p.
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I recently got the Gtx 770 2GB ($310 with three free games via Nvidia) a few months back and have enjoyed it. Assassins Creed 4 runs around 40-55 FPS with ultra everything in settings, 1080p, 4x MSAA and physx particles on normal. Physx Particles on extreme caused it to dip under 30 fps in boat fights and around campfires. I have it slightly overclocked but not much. Having physx support is pretty awesome though. Bioshock Infinite also ran over 60 fps 98% of the time.
I got it on the recommendation that I wouldn't need the 4GB of ram as the kinds of games that will need that much at 1080p/1440p are years off. Although I'm not sure that is a true statement anymore. I really hope I didn't fuck up by not spending the extra $50-$60 for the 4GB.
| shakarak said: I recently got the Gtx 770 2GB ($310 with three free games via Nvidia) a few months back and have enjoyed it. Assassins Creed 4 runs around 40-55 FPS with ultra everything in settings, 1080p, 4x MSAA and physx particles on normal. Physx Particles on extreme caused it to dip under 30 fps in boat fights and around campfires. I have it slightly overclocked but not much. Having physx support is pretty awesome though. Bioshock Infinite also ran over 60 fps 98% of the time. I got it on the recommendation that I wouldn't need the 4GB of ram as the kinds of games that will need that much at 1080p/1440p are years off. Although I'm not sure that is a true statement anymore. I really hope I didn't fuck up by not spending the extra $50-$60 for the 4GB. |
Well Watch Dogs already starts stuttering with less than 3GB of RAM with ultra textures at 1080p. Tho that might just be a memory management issue. Having said that MSAA+Ultra textures can even cause issues on cards when moving fast with 3GB aparently. But again that could be an issue with Watch Dogs, tho I wouldn't be surprised if it became a trend over the next couple years. Especially in open world games like Watch Dogs, The Witcher 3 etc. You should be fine if you drop textures and AA down a notch tho.
This is a comparison of Watch Dogs with High textures (recommended for 2GB+ at 1080p) vs Ultra (recommended for cards with 3GB+)
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Battlefield 3 Is Available For Free On Origin Until June 3rd
Free Lives announced today that its retro side scrolling shooter, Broforce, has been updated on Steam Early Access. According to the press release, two new bros, a new mechanized terror unit and a smattering of gameplay updates based on authentic BroFan feedback are now available. Continue reading
Chris Roberts announced today that the highly anticipated Dogfighting module for Star Citizen will be delayed again, as the team is not ready yet to release a stable version of it. According to Chris, there are two major issues in this current build of the Dogfighting module that will prevent – pretty much everyone – from actually playing the game. Continue reading
SEGA announced today that Total War: Rome II – Pirates & Raiders DLC is now available. According to the press release, Pirates & Raiders introduces the ancient-world Balkan culture, consisting of three new playable factions. Each is adept at raiding or piracy, and capable of amassing huge mercenary armies at lightning speed. Continue reading
Namco Bandai has released the story trailer for its upcoming CRYENGINE-powered shooter, Enemy Front. This all-new video showcases the compelling story of war correspondent Robert Hawkins as he fights hand-in-hand with resistance fighters opposing the Nazi juggernaut in France, Germany, Norway and the Warsaw Uprising in Poland. Enjoy! Continue reading
Epic Games has released the first prototype trailer for Unreal Tournament, showing off the game’s Deathmatch mode. As said, this is a prototype trailer, meaning that there is nothing on screen to wow you. Still, this trailer shows that the game’s development is progressing. Unreal Tournament will be a free game and I seriously hope that it will feature both double-jumps and wall-jumps. Enjoy! Continue reading
Great news for all horror adventure fans as Among the Sleep has just been released on Steam. Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After waking up in the middle of the night to mysterious sounds, you start exploring the dark looking for comfort. Continue reading
Third-party VOIP programs have been a part of PC gaming since before Leeroy went Jenkins - but rarely have they helped a game fulfil its fantasy in the way VoiceAttack has Elite: Dangerous.
When you think about it, Watch Dogs’ surveillance madness is a good match for The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, the game about overzealous home security systems.
And Ubisoft Montreal have thought about it. They’ve bathed the halls of their action RPG in the pale blue light of wall-mounted cameras, and dressed their fantasy heroes in quip-muffling bandanas.
The cap didn’t make it over, somehow. Maybe it’s not so iconic after all.
Like it or not, battle.net is the backbone of every Blizzard game released in the last ten years - a hugely important chunk of PC gaming we’d be loath to miss out on. It’s enabled every fireball we’ve ever lobbed into an opponent’s face across the board, but it’s also made the business of scaling Hearthstone down to tablets extra tricky.
When faced with April Fools' Day hoaxes from developers, the question is no longer a matter of whether or not something is real, but rather how long it will take before it becomes real. Last month, Bohemia Interactive teased Arma 3 Karts, a Jean Claude Van Damme parody that transformed Arma into a go-kart racer.
It’s now entirely real.
Riot wants to have a chat with you. The League of Legends developer says that it will never stop evolving and “improving the landscape of the game,” and that means it needs to improve how it communicated with its playerbase.
A real, meaningful dialogue is on the cards, says Riot. So it wants to share its values with you: mastery, meaningful choices, counterplay, teamplay, clarity and evolution. That’s a lot of values.
With Crusader Kings II and Europa Universalis IV’s cadence of expansions, I find myself hard pressed to make room in my life for other games. It could be worse, of course. I could be hooked on games that aren’t impressive grand strategy affairs where I can manipulate the world like a Machiavellian super villain.
Europa Universalis IV’s latest expansion, Wealth of Nations, drops today. It boasts big changes to trade and includes trading powers like the East India Company, which can rule foreign provinces. Hopefully better than the actual East India Company.
Chroma, Harmonix and Hidden Path’s F2P musical shooter, is going to be getting some extensive work done on it after the alpha finishes. The Rock Band developer said that it needs “substantial retooling”.
The decision was based on feedback from players during the alpha phase. Perfecting wub shootouts and explosive guitar riffs is probably a bit of an art.
Mythic Entertainment is no more. The studio behind Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has been closed by Electronic Arts after almost 20 years of game development.
EA confirmed the studio’s closure earlier today in a statement to Kotaku.
Ah, retail. As I’m currently suffering a shoddy, but temporary connection, I’ve been frustrated with how long it takes to download anything, but I’ll still happily take it over traditional retail. A sentiment a few folk who ordered the retail version of Tropico 5 now share, no doubt.
Tropico 5’s physical release has been postponed in North America thanks to a delay in the packaging manufacturing. But at least the boxes will be nice and shiny when delivered.
The rivalry between Nvidia and AMD continues, and it’s now getting rather dramatic. AMD’s Robert Hallock is suggesting that Nvidia’s GameWorks program, which was most recently taken advantage of by Ubisoft for Watch Dogs, represents a “clear and present threat” to the PC gaming ecosystem.
The program, which offers developers a range of graphical features and wizardry, threatens gamers by “crippling” AMD products, Hallock told Forbes. Not a minor accusation.
The gorgeous looking Witchmarsh has worked its 1920s rural magic, charming enough Kickstarter backers to secure the £50,000 it needed to raise. Which isn't to say the developers aren't hoping that the promise of a side-scrolling ARPG mystery can't attract more funds. Inglenook say their "dream target" is £160,000, and so naturally they have some stretch goals prepared.
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Untold Games has released a new video that explains its proprietary VR gaming interface, UNICS (Untold Natural Interaction & Communication System), which is being developed for Loading Human, the virtual reality adventure game powered by groundbreaking controls and set in a thrilling sci-fi world. Continue reading
Milestone announced today that MotoGP 14 will be available on PC, Steam, X360, PS3, PSVita and PS4 from the 20th of June 2014. In addition, those who pre-order the game from GAME in the UK will receive an exclusive ‘Legends of MotoGP’ card game pack. Continue reading
A series of tweets from the graphics technical director of Watch Dogs, Sebastien Viard, has revealed that a PC performance patch is on its way. Viard also had some advice on how to get Watch Dogs running smoother on even the fastest PCs, at least until the patch is released to squash the issues.
“There are over 100 billion star systems,” Elite creator David Braben tells me when I ask if that number could possibly be true. “In fact, it’s closer to 400 billion. It’s a very silly number anyway.” Elite: Dangerous is the modernised sequel to the classic freeform space sim, and there’s no faulting developer Frontier’s ambition. The game sees you, a rookie pilot, set loose in a vast celestial sandbox with 100 credits in your space-wallet and dreams of achieving the ultimate pilot rating: elite. How you do this is up to you, whether you become a trader, a pirate, a smuggler, and many more jobs besides.
Braben compares his vision of the Milky Way to the California gold rush of the 1800s. “When there was a gold rush in San Francisco in 1849, many of the people who made money didn't mine a single piece of gold. What they did was take a cargo of spades and things like that, and sold them at stupidly inflated prices. Our galaxy will be continuously evolving. You might get the occasional gold rush, which changes the status of a particular place. Players will be running in to try and get some of the gold that’s been discovered in some outlying system. But what else will happen is that a whole raft of other things will be in demand. The need for food and equipment will skyrocket.”
By Nathan Grayson on May 30th, 2014 at 12:00 pm.
I do so love indie game development. One second I’m minding my own business, sipping coffee and wondering if trees dream, and the next I stumble across what may well be the next Skyrim, the next colossal, gorgeous first-person fantasy RPG bonanza. Northern Shadow, however, comes with a twist: it’s also a city builder ala Banished. You have a living world to both explore and build a kingdom in. My kingdom for this game. Trailer below. Watch it, because it’s crazy impressive.
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Slightly Mad Studios has released a new batch of screenshots, showing the sunny Azure Coast track that will be featured in its upcoming triple-A free racing game, World of Speed. This track is described as a highly technical track filled with enough difficult corners to rival that of the Nürburgring. Enjoy! Continue reading
Summer is quickly approaching and with it the first expansion to Blizzard’s online collectible card game, Hearthstone. Curse of Naxxramas will add over 30 new cards to the game as well as introduce raids as players venture into the depths of Naxxramas. The raid itself will feature five wings - with the first being free, and the rest requiring gold or real money - which will unlock progressively over the course of five weeks.
We’ve done some detective work and rounded up all of the spoiled cards to date - eleven out of the thirty total - so you can start planning your future decks today.
On June 5th at 6PM GMT, CD Projekt Red and Good Old Games will team up to stream the Summer Conference: a live event promoting The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The trailer has promised plenty of information including new “unseen” gameplay footage and the reveal of the collectors edition for the game.
It’s been a busy week for Battlefield Hardline, a game we until recently knew next to nothing about. Footage from six months ago was leaked, forcing EA and Visceral’s hand. They confirmed that the police-themed Battlefield spin off would be appearing in autumn after a proper reveal at E3.
Even though the full reveal will have to wait until next month, that hasn’t stopped EA from accepting pre-orders on Origin. It’s probably not a good idea to jump in so early, though.
It only takes one unexpected ingredient to make a spell or elixir go all wrong, leaving the caster with a singed beard and no eyebrows. The ingredient that caused Magicka: Wizard Wars’ open beta launch to go a bit wonky was people. Too many of them.
In an open letter to the community, Paradox North’s David Nisshagen apologised for the server problems caused by the unexpected influx of players and promised to set it right.
Civilization and Age of Empires - giants of their respective strategy genres. If only there was a way to combine them into some kind of Ultimate form. Well, that did actually happen back in 2003.
Big Huge Games’ Rise of Nations merged the RTS elements of Age of Empires with the macro strategy features of Civilization in one astoundingly good strategy affair.
And 11 years later, an enhanced version is about to hit Steam. So we’ll have Age of Empires II, Age of Mythology and Rise of Nations. It’s a good time to be a conquest-hungry strategy nut.
Elite: Dangerous’ premium beta has kicked off today. And by premium, it means spend $150 for the privilege of playing a game that isn’t ready for consumers. So you’re not a consumer; you’re a beta tester who has paid for the position.
However, the money you drop now will pay dividends in the future. The $150 nets you the game at launch as well as all expansions. And if it’s still a bit too expensive, you can opt for the $75 version, but you’ll have to wait until premium beta has ended before you can play, and you’ll only get the base game.
The penultimate episode of Azeroth Choppers, the bizarre reality webshow that combined American Choppers with World of Warcraft, sees the Horde and Alliance teams finish their choppers.
The bikes were made by two teams, one led by Blizzard scribe Chris Metzen and the other by art man Sam Didier. They also had help from that angry chopper-making fellow from American Choppers.
With the show gearing up for the finale, it’s time to vote on which bike deserves to be added to World of Warcraft as an in-game mount. If wouldn’t be reality TV without disappointment and losers.
Red Dead Redemption was clearly a success for Take-Two and Rockstar, but four years on there’s no been hide nor hair of a sequel, or even a PC port. Speaking at the Cowen and Company analyst conference, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick called the brand a permanent franchise like Borderlands or Grand Theft Auto.
“It's obvious that GTA is a permanent franchise as long as we keep delivering this incredible quality,” said Zelnick. “t seems quite obvious that Red Dead is a permanent franchise, again with the same caveat, or Borderlands, for example, and NBA and others.”
Multiplayer action RPG Marvel Heroes is only a year old, but it’s already being rebranded. As Marvel Heroes 2015. Someone needs to tell Gazillion that it’s 2014. But if this is how Gazillion wants to celebrate the one year anniversary of Marvel Heroes, then who am I to rain on its parade?
Come July 4th, which I believe is also some sort of holiday in the land across the Atlantic, Marvel Heroes becomes Marvel Heroes 2015. The new-old game will have improvements across the board and new end-game raid content for veteran heroes.
Also 2K Marin is making a new Bioshock
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By Nathan Grayson on May 31st, 2014 at 2:00 pm.
With Irrational 20,000 leagues under and Ken Levine off doing his own, significantly smaller thing at 2K, you might think BioShock dead in the water. You would, however, be wrong. Following on from Levine’s original comment that he was leaving the series in 2K’s hands, Take-Two Big Daddy Strauss Zelnick has confirmed at a recent analyst conference that the oft-divisive series will carry on and once-thought-dead BioShock 2 developer 2K Marin will do the honors.
The WildStar head start officially began this morning with a relatively smooth launch. The schedule was slightly pushed back due to some load issues, but were quickly fixed. Carbine has already brought online extra servers, as the preliminary servers filled up within seconds.
In an interview with IGN, actor Ben Foster revealed that he will play legendary prophet Medivh in the Warcraft movie. Foster also praised the visual effects of the film, claiming they’re “unlike anything [he’s] ever seen”. The movie, which is directed by Duncan Jones, has just finished shooting and is slated for a release on March 11th 2016.
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