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Elden Ring player finds a sword that was thought to be removed from the game

Darren Allan | Oct 24, 2023 11:25 AM CDT

A sword which was supposedly dropped from Elden Ring (among other cut content) has been discovered in the game - though don't get too excited (we'll come back to why in a moment).

Elden Ring player finds a sword that was thought to be removed from the game

However, the finding of the blade is a definitely a cool story, as it was only known to exist in Elden Ring thanks to data miners who had previously stumbled across unused icons, one of which was the battered and aged looking sword.

As GamesRadar (via TechRadar) points out, the weapon was discussed in a YouTube video by Ziostorm, who then flagged on X (formerly Twitter) that a player had actually found the blade in the Lands Between.

Continue reading: Elden Ring player finds a sword that was thought to be removed from the game (full post)

Star Citizen's new StarEngine tech demo is one of the most impressive we've ever seen

Kosta Andreadis | Oct 24, 2023 1:58 AM CDT

The other day, we got a fresh look at Squadron 42, the ambitious single-player spin-off of the perpetually in-development Star Citizen. With the head of Cloud Imperium Games being industry veteran Chris Roberts, it's described as a modern-day reimagining of the classic Wing Commander series, albeit with space exploration and tactical first-person shooting joining the star-studded dogfighting amongst the stars.

Star Citizen's new StarEngine tech demo is one of the most impressive we've ever seen

It uses the same tech and engine as Star Citizen, now dubbed StarEngine - the long-in-development Squadron 42 is feature-complete and in the "polish phase." Alongside that impressive demo, there was perhaps an even more impressive StarEngine demo showcasing the full potential of what it can do and Star Citizen's incredible scale.

Okay, talking about this game 10+ years after its initial reveal is often met with skepticism - and rightfully so. However, people have been playing an early version of Star Citizen for several years now (and spending big on virtual ships), and the tech we see in this demo is next-level next-level.

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Squadron 42 is now feature complete and entering the 'polish phase' of development

Kosta Andreadis | Oct 23, 2023 1:57 AM CDT

With a 26-minute presentation covering the game's cinematic story, space battles, all-star cast, first-person missions, and stunning visuals - it finally looks like Squadron 42 is on track to deliver the modern Wing Commander game we've all been waiting for.

Squadron 42 is now feature complete and entering the 'polish phase' of development

For those needing a refresher, Squadron 42 was announced alongside the long-in-development Star Citizen in 2012 - described as the 'single-player' component of the ambitious sci-fi universe sim. The original release window was 2014, and from there, it was continuously delayed as the size and scope of both Star Citizen and Squadron 42 expanded. It's a game that has been in development for over a decade.

"Squadron 42 is now feature complete and has entered its polish phase," Chris Roberts, Founder and CEO of Cloud Imperium Games (CIG), says in the impressive video demonstration of the game. If you're into sci-fi games with cockpit action like the Wing Commander series or more modern titles like Mass Effect and Starfield, it's a must-watch.

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According to Remedy, Alan Wake 2 isn't meant to run on GeForce GTX 10 or Radeon RX 5000 Series

Kosta Andreadis | Oct 22, 2023 9:32 PM CDT

Alan Wake 2, the highly anticipated sequel from Remedy (the studio behind the brilliant Control and Max Payne franchises), is set to launch globally on October 27 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The latter has been dominating the PC gaming headlines of late because of the super demanding PC requirements for the game.

According to Remedy, Alan Wake 2 isn't meant to run on GeForce GTX 10 or Radeon RX 5000 Series

For 30 FPS performance at 1080p, you'll need a GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6600 with DLSS or FSR 2 set to 'Quality' mode - which means the game is being upscaled from an internal 720p resolution. Also, this is 30FPS using the game's Low graphics preset without any ray-tracing effects.

This makes Alan Wake 2 the most demanding PC release ever. However, it doesn't stop there. The developer hasn't included GPUs from the GeForce GTX 10 Series or Radeon RX 5000 Series because they're not officially supported.

Continue reading: According to Remedy, Alan Wake 2 isn't meant to run on GeForce GTX 10 or Radeon RX 5000 Series (full post)

GTA 6 graphics rumor: greater gap between GTA 6 and RDR2 than GTA 5 and RDR 2

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 22, 2023 9:10 PM CDT

Rockstar Games has been steadily improving its in-house graphics engine -- Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) -- for years. It has powered Grand Theft Auto over the years and Red Dead Redemption 1 + 2, but it is being suped-up for Rockstar's next-gen Grand Theft Auto 6.

GTA 6 graphics rumor: greater gap between GTA 6 and RDR2 than GTA 5 and RDR 2

We're now hearing that the evolution of the RAGE engine in GTA 6 will be a huge step above what Rockstar has done before. With the graphics gap between Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 being huge, we're being told that the graphics gap between Grand Theft Auto 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 will be even bigger.

A new post by Rockstar Mag France is a reminder that a Rockstar Toronto studios developer had their Slack account hacked by the hacker group "Lapsus$" and revealed a bunch of new information on Grand Theft Auto 6. The hack was so big it gutted the staff at Rockstar... but now we're hearing about the graphics side of things, and it has me excited.

Continue reading: GTA 6 graphics rumor: greater gap between GTA 6 and RDR2 than GTA 5 and RDR 2 (full post)

Remedy says Alan Wake 2 is optimized for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, but PC is 'as good as it can be'

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 22, 2023 7:14 PM CDT

Alan Wake 2 is shaping up to be one of the best-looking games of the year on a fully tricked-out PC, but it's also going to look beautiful on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles, says Remedy.

Remedy says Alan Wake 2 is optimized for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, but PC is 'as good as it can be'

Remedy Entertainment's Communications Director, Thomas Puta, has taken to Twitter to discuss the performance of Alan Wake 2 on consoles. Puta said that the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Alan Wake 2 are "great" and that the PC version of the game is as "good as it can be", with the developer recommending NVIDIA's second-fastest GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card for 4K 60FPS with ray tracing and path tracing enabled.

Puta explained on Twitter: "Especially as a console player, I'm really happy how good Alan Wake 2 is on console platforms. We had a lot of focus on them throughout development ensuring the game would run well and look as incredible as it does. Focused on all platforms to be fair, as well as we could".

Continue reading: Remedy says Alan Wake 2 is optimized for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, but PC is 'as good as it can be' (full post)

You can win this gaming PC with real human blood in it, if players donate 666 quarts of blood

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 22, 2023 4:42 AM CDT

Blizzard is really going for the edgy, dark marketing with its latest Diablo 4 marketing stunt: giving away a high-end gaming PC with "real human blood" inside. Yeah... real human blood running through the coolant inside, says Blizzard.

You can win this gaming PC with real human blood in it, if players donate 666 quarts of blood

The new Seasons of Blood custom PC will be powered by an Intel Core i9-13900K processor, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card, 3TB of Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD storage, and the Quantum Vector GPU Waterblock for cooling. It all arrives in a signature DIablo red/black color palette with custom Season of Blood graphics, too. Inside of that, there's "human blood in the coolant," says Blizzard, so your new gaming PC would be... well... powered by human blood?

How does the sweepstakes work? Well, any gamer in the US over 18 can enter, where you'll need to donate blood at a blood center and submit the proof you have donated blood to the Diablo Blood Harvest Website. A regular blood donation is around 1 pint, so to hit the final goal, Blizzard needs just over 1300 donations of blood at 1 pint each.... not impossible.

Continue reading: You can win this gaming PC with real human blood in it, if players donate 666 quarts of blood (full post)

Half-Life 2 RTX news: HEV suit has 34x more polygons than original version

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 22, 2023 3:46 AM CDT

If there's something I'm actually excited to when it comes to graphics in PC games over the next few months or so, the first would have to be Alan Wake 2 from Remedy, which has a bunch of the very latest NVIDIA RTX features... but then there's Half-Life 2 RTX that has my attention to. Check out the trailer:

Half-Life 2 RTX news: HEV suit has 34x more polygons than original version

If you haven't read into Half-Life 2 RTX, it's a modding project that was announced by NVIDIA and Orbifold Studios with RTX Remix. Orbifold Studios is a team of developers that worked on the likes of Half-Life 2: VR, Half-Life 2: Remade Assets, Project 17, as well as Raising the Bar: Redx.

But as of the last 24 hours or so, there are some great updates on Half-Life 2 RTX and what we can expect in terms of graphical updates over the original (and one of my top 5 games of all time) Half-Life 2. In a new video interview hosted by Lambda Generation on YouTube, who talked with "Kralich" who is working on Half-Life 2 RTX and had previously worked on Raising the Bar: Redux and Portal: Prelude RTX.

Continue reading: Half-Life 2 RTX news: HEV suit has 34x more polygons than original version (full post)

Starfield was the best-earning game of September based on game sales and early access purchases

Derek Strickland | Oct 21, 2023 1:55 PM CDT

Microsoft's new early-access monetization method is apparently paying off, at least in the United States.

Starfield was the best-earning game of September based on game sales and early access purchases

Although Starfield skipped Sony's market-leading PlayStation console and stayed exclusive to Xbox and PC, Bethesda's spacefaring RPG has performed exceptionally well. Starfield was the best-earning premium game in the United States for September 2023, analyst firm Circana has revealed, further highlighting the potentiality for Xbox's newly expanded business model.

The data combines sales of all forms of Starfield that were made in the U.S., including the base $69.99 game, the $99.99 deluxe edition, the $299 Constellation edition, and the $34.99 premium edition upgrade which included early access for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Circana included both digital and physical retail sales of Starfield in their top 20 best-earning games for September 2023.

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When will Switch's lifecycle end? Not until March 2025 at the earliest

Derek Strickland | Oct 20, 2023 9:06 PM CDT

The Switch just entered its 7th year on the market, but Nintendo says it will continue making and releasing new games for the Switch until March 2025.

When will Switch's lifecycle end? Not until March 2025 at the earliest

With over 1 billion games sold, 129.53 million units shipped worldwide, and $71 billion in sales, Nintendo's Switch handheld-console hybrid has gone down in Nintendo's record books. These kinds of numbers are typically unprecedented, so It's no wonder why Nintendo would want to stretch the Switch's lifecycle and maximize earnings for as long as possible.

Eventually, though, Nintendo has to move to new hardware, and we've been talking about Nintendo's next console for many years. It's believed to be a Switch successor that pushes graphical capabilities and performance to a level far beyond the current-gen Tegra X1-powered Switch family, complete with upscaled 4K resolution gaming thanks to built-in DLSS support. But the age old question remains: When will we get the rumored Switch 2? Or, more precisely, when will the Switch's lifecycle end?

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