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Gran Turismo 7 will soon let you sell cars for in-game credits

Derek Strickland | Mar 25, 2022 9:35 AM CDT

Polyphony Digital is reversing course on one of Gran Turismo 7's most controversial changes.

Gran Turismo 7 will soon let you sell cars for in-game credits

Gran Turismo 7 has been a crash course PR nightmare since release. The game has sped into controversy due to unpopular changes like increased microtransactions, reduced credit payouts, always-online requirements, and the strange decision to remove car resales from the game. The last one was particularly frustrating for gamers, who saw it as an attempt to push users towards more grinding or paying outright for in-game credits to buy the cars they wanted.

Now the devs at Polyphony Digital are making some vital course corrections. A new update will allow gamers to sell cars in Gran Turismo 7 alongside a host of new reward adjustments, activities, and races. The changes are coming in a series of updates that are coming soon. Polyphony Digital has also apologized to all GT7 owners by giving out 1 million free credits.

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AMD says that its next-gen FSR 2.0 tech is 'fully supported' on Xbox

Anthony Garreffa | Mar 24, 2022 10:24 PM CDT

AMD has been steadily ramping into the unleashing of its new FSR 2.0 (FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0) technology, but now the company has announced at GDC that DSR 2.0 is "fully supported" on Xbox.

AMD says that its next-gen FSR 2.0 tech is 'fully supported' on Xbox

In a new post on the AMD community website, the company explains: "Additionally, for developers, we're happy to announce at GDC today that FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 will also be fully supported on Xbox and will be available in the Xbox GDK for registered developers to use in their games. Though for gamers, we do not have a timeline today of when you can expect to see any Xbox games with FSR 2.0".

It's not just the Xbox that gets that juicy new FSR 2.0 technology, but the first game with FSR 2.0 is DEATHLOOP. AMD took the time at Game Developers Conference (GDC 2022) to announce another FSR 2.0-powered title: Forspoken, which is developed by Luminous Productions. FSR 2.0 will be dropping in October 2022, with AMD also teasing "along with many other AMD FidelityFX technology effects".

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DirectStorage currently does not support GPU decompression

Derek Strickland | Mar 24, 2022 6:05 PM CDT

Microsoft's new DirectStorage API isn't living up to its full potential just yet, but a future version could help supercharge data streaming and loading speeds on M.2 drives.

DirectStorage currently does not support GPU decompression

DirectStorage aims to revolutionize data throughput on consoles and PC. The basic gist of the tech is to help streamline how game data is decompressed and loaded from SSDs storage into hardware like graphics cards.

The API's end goal is to stream data from an SSD directly to a GPU's VRAM memory pool for decompression and allow GPU data to completely bypass the CPU. This would theoretically result in a significant IO performance boost that would lead to benefits like faster in-game loading times.

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Forspoken loads in just 1 second on PC with DirectStorage

Derek Strickland | Mar 24, 2022 5:30 PM CDT

Luminous Productions is leveraging both Microsoft's and AMD"s next-gen APIs and tools for its new game Forspoken, creating an experience that fully leverages the might of enthusiast PC hardware.

Forspoken loads in just 1 second on PC with DirectStorage

Luminous Productions just put out an extremely technical GDC 2022 presentation that breaks down Forspoken's new advanced technologies. The devs give a closer look at DirectStorage and how it enables ultra-fast loading on Forspoken on PC.

Forspoken is one of the first games to utilize Microsoft's powerful DirectStorage tech, a new DirectX 12 API that promises to supercharge loading speeds. As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding. Forspoken loads in just 1 second on PC using DirectStorage in tandem with a high-speed M.2 NVMe SSD.

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The Witcher's new medallion is what you think, CD Projekt RED says

Derek Strickland | Mar 24, 2022 4:19 PM CDT

A new Witcher game has been announced by CD Projekt RED with a mysterious medallion. Now the developer gives more clues on what to expect from the game.

The Witcher's new medallion is what you think, CD Projekt RED says

The School of the Lynx could help kick off the new Witcher saga, as CD Projekt confirms the medallion is a lynx and not a cat.

"Ok, some mysteries should not be so mysterious. I can confirm that the medallion is, in fact, shaped after a lynx,"CDPR's communication director Robert Malinowski tells Eurogamer.

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343: Halo opportunities are 'like porn, you know it when you see it'

Derek Strickland | Mar 24, 2022 3:37 PM CDT

343 Industries has had no issues identifying what's next for the Halo franchise; things like TV shows, books, and big game beats are as stark and as readily apparent as porn.

343: Halo opportunities are 'like porn, you know it when you see it'

Everyone wants to work with Halo, and rightly so--it's one of the most enduring franchises in games history. But 343 Industries is pretty selective on who gets to collaborate with Halo, whether it be promos or marketing deals to big transmedia deals.

Spotting the right opportunity isn't hard, though--once 343i sees the right thing, it's so naked that it's hard to un-see it. "It's kind of like porn. You know it when you see it," 343i's Frank O'Connor tells The Washington Post.

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Tencent earned $33 billion in 2021, more than Nintendo & Xbox combined

Derek Strickland | Mar 23, 2022 5:46 PM CDT

Tencent is the undisputed king of the gaming market with nearly $33 billion earned throughout 2021.

Tencent earned $33 billion in 2021, more than Nintendo & Xbox combined

Chinese juggernaut Tencent is the single-largest video games entity on the market in terms of revenues and overall value. The company, who has ownership in dozens of video games companies including Supercell, Epic Games, Netmarble, Sumo Digital, Ubisoft, and even Activision-Blizzard, has announced its total-year earnings for 2021.

The numbers are colossal. Tencent has earned roughly $32.95 billion in revenues throughout 2021 across its myriad webwork of monetized, online-driven international and domestic titles. Tecent earns more revenues than Xbox ($16.28 billion) and Nintendo ($14.86 billion) combined ( Major contributors include Call of Duty Mobile, PUBG Mobile, Clash of Clans, Valorant, and League of Legends. The company's international games segment delivered roughly $7.13 billion revenues, up 31% YoY, whereas domestic games delivered over $20 billion in revenues.

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Intellivision Amiico retail console gets official unboxing

Derek Strickland | Mar 23, 2022 5:06 PM CDT

Intellivision has released an official unboxing video of its new Amico console, showing consumers and investors a finalized version of the product.

Intellivision Amiico retail console gets official unboxing

The new $150 Intellivision Amico doesn't have a release date just yet, but the retro company has revealed what the retail console will look like. The latest unboxing video shows the box, the system, the two wireless touchscreen controllers, and the six pack-in games.

The video shows first-time setup and also reveals the Amico's built-in SD card reader and USB-C ports alongside the basic power and HDMI output slots.

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New Suicide Squad game's 2023 delay actually makes a lot of sense

Derek Strickland | Mar 23, 2022 3:40 PM CDT

Delay season strikes again! The latest casualty is Rocksteady's long-awaited Suicide Squad game, which won't release until next year.

New Suicide Squad game's 2023 delay actually makes a lot of sense

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is a new four-player online live service game from the developers of the hugely-popular Batman: Arkham series. WB Games has been betting big on this game's development for years now, and the anti-hero project was due out sometime in 2022.

Now the game, which sees you hunting down corrupt versions of Superman and other heroes, won't be releasing until 2023--a move that makes sense considering the publisher's current slate and the current state of the game.

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Sony: PS5 VRR coming soon and all games are supported

Derek Strickland | Mar 23, 2022 11:32 AM CDT

Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) is finally coming to the PlayStation 5 sometime soon, Sony has officially confirmed.

Sony: PS5 VRR coming soon and all games are supported

VRR is set to launch on PS5 "in the coming months," Sony has announced. The new feature will fully optimize frame rates across all PS5 games with real-time syncing between the refresh rate of a monitor or TV and the console's graphical output. If a game like Destiny 2 is set to output at 120FPS, for example, enabling VRR on the PlayStation 5 will offer more consistent and smooth frame rates when connected to an HDMI 2.1 capable display with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Sony has also confirmed that the PS5's VRR option will work with games that don't officially support it, so any game you play on the console can technically benefit from the feature. This is something that the Xbox Series X has used in tandem with FPS Boost to supercharge last-gen Xbox games.

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