Atari VCS console launches in 2019, supports 4K 60FPS

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | May 1, 2018 9:34 PM CDT

Atari has announced plans to launch pre-orders for its upcoming Atari VCS console, with pre-orders opening on May 30 and the first batch of consoles will ship in Spring 2019.

Atari VCS console launches in 2019, supports 4K 60FPS

IndieGogo has an exclusive for the pre-orders of the Atari VCS console, with an awesome limited edition Atari VCS Collector's Edition that rocks a beautiful retro-styled wood front and it's giving me shivers. If you score yourself one of the first Atari VCS consoles, you'll be looking at $199 for a limited amount of time.

Atari COO of Connected Devices, Michael Arzt, said: "We continue moving forward on the Atari VCS project and are excited to see this pre-sale kickoff and to share more updates with our fans as we look toward the first shipments. We are building outstanding teams and forging alliances that will make this product great and truly worthy of the Atari VCS name. Expert hardware partners are helping make this project possible and we couldn't be more pleased with their contributions".

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance FAILED on PC, lost 95% playerbase

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | May 1, 2018 8:33 PM CDT

Kingdom Come: Deliverance had its fair share of hype last year and into the new year before it launched, with it being one of the biggest games on Steam earlier this year.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance FAILED on PC, lost 95% playerbase

GitHyp tracks Steam stats, where they've seen an epic 95% loss in Kingdom Come: Deliverance's player base since the game launched back in February. Kingdom Come: Deliverance sold over 1 million copies across all platforms and then reached 96,000 concurrent players in its first two weeks.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios released a game that had its fair share of issues, and have been slow to fixing them which really doesn't help the situation. But remember that KCD is a single player game and unless it's absolutely massive, the player base drop off numbers aren't surprising... but then again, a 95% drop is HUGE.

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Intel Kaby Lake-X quad-core CPUs failed, going end of life

Anthony Garreffa | CPU, APU & Chipsets | May 1, 2018 7:12 PM CDT

Intel didn't really have a good time with their Kaby Lake-X line of processors, with Chipzilla announcing that they are discontinuing the CPUs after only 11 months on the market.

Intel Kaby Lake-X quad-core CPUs failed, going end of life

Originally, Kaby Lake-X were designed and marketed as an enthusiast HEDT platform to give quad-core CPUs on the 14nm+ architecture, but after a lack of sales and enthusiasm around them, Intel has put Kaby Lake-X into EOL (end of life).

At the time, Intel announced the X299 platform and two quad-core SKUs of KLX that were based on the enhanced 14nm+ node, but had less PCIe lanes, dual-channel DDR4 support, and next to no performance gains over the Skylake-X family of CPUs at the time on the much cheaper Z270 platform.

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Infinite Sunshine Dust, the psychedelic horror adventure

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 1, 2018 3:00 AM CDT

Infinite Sunshine Dust has just been released on the Steam Store by Kena MAKF, the developer describes the unique title as a psychedelic horror adventure.

Infinite Sunshine Dust, the psychedelic horror adventure

This very unique title is obviously indie and according the description it will be putting players in a "psychedelic horror adventure game."

The full description of the newly released game goes as follows: "Infinite Sunshine Dust (LSD) is a psychedelic horror adventure game. Four prisoners wander a virtual world for insane experiment and they get involved with many, many strange things."

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WoW: Battle for Azeroth's Zandalari City Zuldazar, detailed

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 1, 2018 2:00 AM CDT

Blizzard has released some screenshots and details for their upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth. The screenshots showcase the Zandalari City Zuldazar.

WoW: Battle for Azeroth's Zandalari City Zuldazar, detailed

The below screenshots have been compiled together, from them we can see different types of wildlife as well as what seems like a jungle biome.

For those that are not aware, Zuldazar is the capital city of Zandalar which is where King Rastakhan and his golden through lay. If a player decides to choose to side with Horde they will begin in this area and will start to aid the king against the battle with the Alliance.

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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ MASSIVE content update

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 1, 2018 1:00 AM CDT

Nicalis, the developers behind The Binding of Isaace: Afterbirth+ have gifted the title with a massive content update. The patch has gone live today for owners of the expansion.

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ MASSIVE content update

A post found on the Binding of Isaac subreddit has collated all of the changes that will be introduced, the changes will include: 5 new enemies, 1 new boss, 64 new achievements (28 new, the rest from the Switch version), 817 new rooms and many more fixes.

If you are interested in viewing the full list of patch notes you can visit the subreddit here or visit the official Binding of Isaac website here.

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CDPR to show off RPG at E3 2018, likely Cyberpunk 2077

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Apr 30, 2018 5:29 PM CDT

Five years of waiting, snippets and scraps of info from CDPR, and interesting patents have all sent Cyberpunk 2077 hype soaring to new heights...and it could skyrocket even higher after E3 2018.

CDPR to show off RPG at E3 2018, likely Cyberpunk 2077

Thanks to the official E3 exhibitor website we've been able to glean a bunch of clues about what's in store for the show. The latest shows that CD Projekt RED will showcase a RPG at the venue, corroborating recent rumors of a Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay reveal.

Despite not knowing exact details, the last half-decade has exposed a nice helping of info about Cyberpunk 2077. We know the game should feature living, breathing cities with next-generation AI, that it's the biggest and most ambitious game CD Projekt RED has ever tackled, that development on the project is going smoothly, and that it may have an online, connected multiplayer component of some kind--but don't worry, it'll stay narrative-driven with a dynamic story arc. CDPR even opened a brand new studio to help it craft the game's sprawling sci-fi world.

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Atari VCS to ship in Spring 2019, pre-orders open in May

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Apr 30, 2018 4:31 PM CDT

Atari releases new pre-order and shipment info on its new Atari VCS gaming/entertainment platform.

Atari VCS to ship in Spring 2019, pre-orders open in May

The Atari VCS seems like an iffy bet. Essentially the system aims to do what the Xbox One was supposed to back in 2013, while also entering a market completely dominated by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo: the Atari VCS is not only a games console that will come pre-loaded with Atari classics and play Linux-based games, but it's also a PC that can web browse, load apps, and stream music and videos. It's described as a 'connected device' and should pair well with other hardware like phones and even PCs in some capacity. Powered by unspecified AMD Radeon tech the Atari VCS may be as powerful as a higher-end laptop, and aims to do it all while being affordable whilst helping the company enter a new age of digital content with a fully-fledged online storefront ecosystem and dev partnership deals.

As promised Atari has announced VCS pre-orders will go live on May 30 of this year with a planned shipping window of Spring 2019. Pre-orders will be exclusively available on Indiegogo, and the classic retro 70s-style wood console will be part of a special collector's edition. Here's what Atari said about the early pre-order promos:

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Capcom to show off new action adventure game at E3 2018

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Apr 30, 2018 3:26 PM CDT

Capcom should showcase a new action-adventure game at E3, but what could it be? A new IP, or a classic return to form?

Capcom to show off new action adventure game at E3 2018

E3 is a prime venue to reveal and/or tease new titles and stir up serious hype, and Japanese games-maker Capcom might have something very interesting in store at this year's expo. Right now the E3 website is unearthing lots of little tidbits and pre-show gems to feed speculation--the latest of which surrounds Capcom. According to the site Capcom may show off an action-adventure game for Switch, Xbox One and PC...but oddly enough PS4 is left out.

Sadly there's no other information. Considering PS4 isn't highlighted I'd say the chances of Devil May Cry 5 are slim...but there's always a chance the site's info is incomplete. Capcom will undoubtedly deliver clues on the project during its fiscal year earnings presentation on May 8-9.

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Remedy's new P7 game to be unveiled at E3 2018

Derek Strickland | Gaming | Apr 30, 2018 2:36 PM CDT

Remedy's brand new action game codenamed "P7" should be officially announced at E3 2018.

Remedy's new P7 game to be unveiled at E3 2018

While Remedy Entertainment's "P7" has yet to be formally unveiled we actually know quite a bit about the game itself: it'll be a third-person action game and is meant to be a "long-lasting" experience that strongly hints at live service-powered multiplayer integration. A recent job listing strongly hints P7 should have online service elements, and Remedy even said its proprietary Northlight engine is being optimized for new things such as multiplayer.

To get P7 made and distributed, Remedy has teamed up with publisher 505 games in a multi-year contract for the new IP. The game is being made for all platforms (PS4, Xbox One and PC) and the project should get a name and new details at E3 2018. Since it's due out in 2019 it behooves both Remedy and 505 Games to show something off at the expo in June.

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