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Crysis 2 Remastered detailed: NVIDIA DLSS, ray tracing on PC only

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 17, 2021 11:59 PM CDT

The Crysis Remastered Trilogy is receiving a very juicy upgrade: NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 that will provide PC gamers with some large performance (and visual) upgrades.

Crysis 2 Remastered detailed: NVIDIA DLSS, ray tracing on PC only

The next-gen console versions of Crysis 2 Remastered is impressive, with the folks at Digital Foundry discovering the Xbox Series X runs Crysis 2 Remastered at a dynamic 4K resolution at 60FPS. The Xbox Series S version of the game drops to a dynamic 1440p resolution, and can dip into the 900p region at times.

The PS5 version rocks along at the same dynamic 4K resolution and 60FPS, while the base PS4 hits 1080p and the base Xbox One is locked 900p. All of the last-gen console versions of Crysis 2 Remastered run at a solid 30FPS, while next-gen consoles are a solid 60FPS.

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Quake works with mouse and keyboard on consoles, even Nintendo Switch

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 17, 2021 11:33 PM CDT

It's kind of hard to believe we're here, but we're here: you can now play Quake on the Nintendo Switch, using a mouse and keyboard. Check it out:

Quake works with mouse and keyboard on consoles, even Nintendo Switch

The folks over at idTechpics tweeted out a story from a Reddit user that was playing around with the Nintendo Switch version of Quake, using the USB ports on the dock to get his mouse and keyboard working. You don't need to use a wired mouse and keyboard either, with the USB ports on the dock allowing for some wireless KB and mouse action with the Nintendo Switch and Quake, too.

The remastered version of Quake is out on the Nintendo Switch as well as the other major consoles: Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, and of course the PC. There's also been some recent 4K 120FPS upgrades available for the Xbox Series X/S and PS5 version of Quake.

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Guardians of the Galaxy demands 150GB storage on the PC

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 17, 2021 10:58 PM CDT

Guardians of the Galaxy made the big crossover from the comic books to the movies under the direction of Suicide Squad reboot director James Gunn, but now the franchise is making it into the world of games.

Guardians of the Galaxy demands 150GB storage on the PC

Guardians of the Galaxy is coming to the PC and now we have the PC system requirements, where you'll need Windows 10 64-bit at a very minimum, 8GB of system RAM, and a huge 150GB of storage. CPU wise you're going to need an Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 processor, while the developer recommends an Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600.

As for the graphics card, Guardians of the Galaxy PC system requirements for the minimum GPU are an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 570 graphics card, while a GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER or Radeon RX 590 is recommended. Guardians of the Galaxy has NVIDIA DLSS support, so you will be able to drive much higher resolutions without sacrificing performance too much at all.

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Baldur's Gate 3 gets crazy huge 88% perf boost at 4K, with NVIDIA DLSS

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 17, 2021 10:27 PM CDT

NVIDIA doesn't stop work on expanding game support for its DLSS technology, with Baldur's Gate 3 receiving a DLSS update and some very impressive performance improvements.

Baldur's Gate 3 gets crazy huge 88% perf boost at 4K, with NVIDIA DLSS

Baldur's Gate 3 can run at an impressive 4K 60FPS on the more mid-range GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, and an even more impressive 110FPS+ average on the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Without DLSS, we're looking at 4K 34FPS average on the RTX 3060 Ti, and just 54FPS average on the RTX 3080 Ti.

This isn't the only new game to get DLSS support, with NVIDIA pushing DLSS into Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Rise of the Tomb Raider as well as DEATHLOOP, Alan Wake: Remasterted, the Crysis Remastered Trilogy, and more. DLSS not only improves performance but for older games where pushing 120FPS+ is easy, you can switch to Quality Mode on DLSS and enjoy a better-looking game and more performance.

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DEATHLOOP update on PC adds NVIDIA DLSS, improved ray tracing perf

Anthony Garreffa | Oct 17, 2021 9:20 PM CDT

DEATHLOOP has been updated with the PC and PlayStation 5 versions of the game both receiving updates, with the PC version of the game receiving NVIDIA DLSS support and more.

DEATHLOOP update on PC adds NVIDIA DLSS, improved ray tracing perf

The new DEATHLOOP Game Update 1 also fixes issues with dropped frames and hitches in camera movement, support for NVIDIA's game-changing DLSS technology, and support for Sony DualSense controller audio. There are many more improvements across the board, with performance and stability improved with the developer noting "especially with ray tracing" enabled in DEATHLOOP.

There's now a poor connection quality indicator in DEATHLOOP, up in the right-hand corner of your screen, and improved audio mix quality. The developer has tweaked a bunch of different parts of the game ranging from mines, turrets, and fireworks through to achievements, and more in this new update. The full list is below:

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Infinity Ward hiring 53 developers for its new Austin, Texas studio

Derek Strickland | Oct 17, 2021 4:23 PM CDT

Infinity Ward is ramping up its development teams across the board to work in 2022's new Modern Warfare sequel.

Infinity Ward hiring 53 developers for its new Austin, Texas studio

Infinity Ward recently expanding its reach with a new studio based in Austin, Texas. The team is already on a hiring spree with 53 job positions available, ranging from IT specialists to programmers, engineers, rendering artists, AI experts, narrative leads that command the story, and even a chief technology officer that will "build and lead an engineering team to create the next generation of technology for the world's premiere FPS franchise."

Following 2019's Modern Warfare, reports say Infinity Ward is developing a direct sequel that will serve as 2022's annual Call of Duty game.

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GTA remaster trilogy likely coming to Steam as per discovered SteamIDs

Derek Strickland | Oct 17, 2021 3:04 PM CDT

Rockstar's new Grand Theft Auto trilogy remaster is likely coming to Steam sometime after it launches first on the Rockstar Launcher.

GTA remaster trilogy likely coming to Steam as per discovered SteamIDs

It looks like the GTA trilogy remaster is also releasing on Steam, which makes sense as the original trilogy has been pulled from the platform. As spotted by GTA Forums' Tez2, SteamIDs for all three games were found in files from the Rockstar Launcher, and the SteamDB database has updated listings to reflect the changes.

Here's the links from SteamDB:

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Abandoned dev Blue Box Game Studios faces harassment, death threats

Derek Strickland | Oct 17, 2021 10:41 AM CDT

Blue Box Game Studios says it is facing extreme harassments and even death threats following its failed marketing stunt for Abandoned.

Abandoned dev Blue Box Game Studios faces harassment, death threats

Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios says it has been dealing with multiple death threats over the past few months.

"We have been dealing with death threats the past few months and the last few days we have been dealing with it again, especially physically. This not only affects us as a team but everyone within our environment," Blue Box said on Twitter.

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Evil Flash seen in Suicide Squad trailer, Brainiac likely star villain

Derek Strickland | Oct 17, 2021 9:20 AM CDT

Rocksteady just released a new Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League trailer that could give out major story clues.

Evil Flash seen in Suicide Squad trailer, Brainiac likely star villain

The plotline for the new Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game seems pretty clear. Something (or someone...could it be Brainiac?) is corrupting the world's greatest heroes. Superman has gone crazy, the Flash is a total maniac, and the world is in chaos. Task Force X--Harley Quinn, King Shark, Captain Boomerang, and Deadshot--have been conscripted to take down these legendary paragons.

The new trailer shows some interesting tidbits, including a non-corrupt Wonder Woman fighting Superman (who then becomes corrupt later), confirmation of John Stewart as Green Lantern (who is also corrupt), and an evil version of The Flash shows up.

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Sony uses legal clout to force third-party PS5 faceplates off market

Derek Strickland | Oct 17, 2021 7:52 AM CDT

Sony's legal team has sent a letter to Dbrand that orders custom PlayStation 5 faceplates to be removed from sale.

Sony uses legal clout to force third-party PS5 faceplates off market

Dbrand, a company that makes custom skins, wraps, and color schemes for consumer electronics, has removed its custom PS5 faceplates from the market at the behest of Sony's legal counsel. As per Dbrandh's website, Sony has sent a letter alleges Dbrand's custom Darkplates--the all-black PS5 faceplates--are in violation of copyright and trademark law.

Sony is not taking dbrand to court because the latter is complying with the former's demands. This is after dbrand brazenly goaded legal action with a rather provocative "go ahead, sue us" tagline on its website.

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