id Software is adding bots to Quake Champions

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | May 6, 2018 11:47 PM CDT

Quake Champions will have an update in the coming weeks that will enable bots, which will be coded clever enough to perform trick jumps and strafe jumps, just like you.

id Software is adding bots to Quake Champions

The bots will have a difficulty sliding scale that you can adjust depending on how good you are, where on the easier side of things the bots will treat you like a newb and not pick up powerful weapons and pick ups like Quad Damage. When they're harder, the bots will see you picking up a powerful weapon or Quad Damage and avoid trying to go for it, impressive.

id Software has said that the bots will arrive in two phases, with Phase 1 coming "soon" according to Quake Champions' technical director, John Dean. The bots will only be featured in a few game mods, but they'll be able to use any champion and weapon, but not the champion abilities.

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Intel CPUs experiencing Spectre NG wave of security problems

Anthony Garreffa | Hacking, Security & Privacy | May 6, 2018 10:38 PM CDT

Intel is set to go through another battle with security holes in its CPUs with a revised version of Spectre found, with 8 new Spectre-like issues discovered.

Intel CPUs experiencing Spectre NG wave of security problems

Spectre Next Generation, or Spectre NG is what it's called, with Intel recently being notified of the security holes. 4 of them were rated high, while the remaining 4 were medium severity. The technical details behind Spectre NG haven't been announced, but we know that they will be similar or worse than the original Spectre, which was bad enough.

Intel is reportedly working on getting Spectre Next Generation problems fixed, with Microsoft and others working on OS level adjustments. There will reportedly be two new waves of updates, with the first coming soon and another reportedly in August, but these dates could vary depending on how bad Spectre NG really is.

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The Island from Lost has been recreated in Far Cry 5

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | May 6, 2018 9:48 PM CDT

Far Cry 5 has a vast and detailed game world that you can explore for hours on end, but you know what modders are like they will rip the game apart and building beautiful and interesting things... like the island from Lost... the TV show.

The Island from Lost has been recreated in Far Cry 5

The modder behind this is 'Un-Break-Able' who says that the Lost map is an "accurate recreated map" but its not to scale over technical limitations. He explains: "Everything from as small as Sun's garden to all 9 Dharma Initiative Stations are included ... In regards to accuracy some assumptions had to be made. Such as the Hydra Station where we saw many of these rooms but how they were organised and connected in the complex was impossible to determine exactly but was made to the best of my knowledge".

The map is playable for 10 minutes as there are restrictions on the game and its editor, enough time to tease you but not to get lost in the world of Lost.

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Intel could unveil its new graphics card at CES 2019

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | May 6, 2018 8:55 PM CDT

Intel has been working hard on their new GPU with industry sources telling TweakTown that they've reached the end of this first step, and are now preparing for the big launch.

Intel could unveil its new graphics card at CES 2019

The company has spent the better part of two years on this, and in the last minute poached key talent from AMD with Raja Koduri and Chris Hook. Not only that, but Intel secured Athlon and Ryzen CPU architect Jim Keller who was working at Tesla until last week, and are now pushing full steam ahead with the next generation Intel graphics core.

My sources are telling me to expect something late this year with all attention to be placed on Intel at CES 2019 in January, where Intel could unveil their new GPU. A discrete graphics card launch from Intel would be a huge deal to gamers, as NVIDIA has no competition in the high-end graphics card market from AMD whatsoever.

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Activision begins hyping the PC version of COD: Black Ops 4

Anthony Garreffa | Gaming | May 6, 2018 8:46 PM CDT

Activision has activated the hype train for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by saying that it has provided "significant" resources for the PC version of the game.

Activision begins hyping the PC version of COD: Black Ops 4

In the recent Activision Blizzard earnings call, company president and COO Coddy Johnson said that they are laser-focused on the PC version of COD: Black Ops 4, saying that it "is a game that will push the envelope with innovation". Johnson added that Activision has "invested significant dedicated resources to ensure we can deliver a great PC game".

This is a strange but very welcoming move by Activision, but I'm not going to commit any hope to the game until it's out. I think they're trying to attract the tens of millions of gamers playing Battlegrounds and Fortnite on the PC to be interested in COD: Black Ops 4, but unless they deliver it'll just be a polished console port.

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NZXT unveils Limited Edition H700 PUBG case, looks AWESOME

Anthony Garreffa | Cases, Cooling & PSU | May 6, 2018 7:31 PM CDT

NZXT has just unveiled their new Limited Edition H700 PUBG case, something the company teamed with PUBG Corporation and Gamers Outreach on, in order to recreate the look of the airdrop from Battlegrounds.

NZXT unveils Limited Edition H700 PUBG case, looks AWESOME

There will only be 2000 of the new H700 PUBG cases made, with 10% of the sales of the cases donated to Gamers Outreach, a charity that donates equipment, technology, and more to kids going through treatment in hospital.

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Crazy Justice Xbox One/Switch cross-play footage revealed

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 6, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

The crowd-funded battle royale title Crazy Justice, has been spotted showcasing its cross-play abilities on the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One.

Crazy Justice Xbox One/Switch cross-play footage revealed

Developers, Black Riddle Studios have released the above video displaying the progress that has been made on creating cross-play between Nintendo Switch players, Xbox One players and PC players.

Unfortunately PS4 users will not have this feature available when the game releases, Crazy Justice is planned for release on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC sometime during Q2 this year.

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Twitch plays Super Mario Odyssey, officially beaten the game

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 6, 2018 5:00 AM CDT

The moment has finally arrived for anyone that participated in the Twitch plays Super Mario Odyssey stream, the chat has directed Mario to the end of the game and has finally completed it.

Twitch plays Super Mario Odyssey, officially beaten the game

For those that are not aware, there is a entire livestream dedicated to the community beating games through entering commands in the chat, examples include: move forward, jump, roll and any other movements or abilities the game requires.

The communities latest challenge has been Super Mario Odyssey and just recently the chat has managed to beat Bowser and save Peach, completing the game just through chat commands that anyone can enter. The teamwork is very impressive here and the moment of joy has been saved via a short video. Since Super Mario Odyssey has been beaten the chat has decided to move onto The Legend of Zelda: Breathe of the Wild, check out the livestream here.

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6 minutes of Star Citizen gameplay revealed, 1080p @ 60FPS

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 5, 2018 5:00 AM CDT

A while back we heard about Star Citizen breaking a new milestone of crowdfunding, reaching a massive $181m+. Now the space adventure title has been showcased in 6 minutes of smooth gameplay footage.

6 minutes of Star Citizen gameplay revealed, 1080p @ 60FPS

Above is the gameplay footage and what we can see from it is that the mission probably couldn't be more dull and boring. All that was done was the player retrieved a box and nothing more than that, throughout the extraction though we can visually see the Star Citizen world and what is claimed to be running at 1080p 60FPS.

According to some players in the comment section below the video, IGN actually would of joined a private server to record this game footage, as the players claim that there is no way for the title in its current state to be this optimized. Some comments even stress that it is hard to maintain even a solid 30FPS while in a 50 man server. This is not confirmed though so do take the footage with a grain of salt.

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Quake Champions new trailer reveals updated Gore system

Jak Connor | Gaming | May 5, 2018 4:00 AM CDT

A new trailer has been released for Quake Champions by Bethesda and id Software, the trailer showcases the new Gore system that is on the way.

Quake Champions new trailer reveals updated Gore system

The trailer shows that players will be able to completely dismember their opponents when they kill them, removing limbs such as the head, arms, torso, legs etc etc.

For those that are unsure of what Quake Champions is here is quick description on the title: "Quake Champions delivers the dark mythos of the first Quake combined with the groundbreaking multiplayer mayhem of Quake III Arena with a major modern twist - Champions. These fierce warriors each wield unique attributes and abilities, enabling players to compete in their own distinctive style, while adding an additional layer of strategy to the game." Check out the below trailer to enjoy the 'Gore' that is on its way to Quake Champions.

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