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Read More »VIDEO: Big Ant releases new Don Bradman Cricket 14 trailer
The cancellation of Ashes Cricket 2013 isn’t all bad news for video game cricket fans. News of 505’s misfortune may mean that cricket lovers may have to wait a bit longer than expected, but a cricket game is at least on the way. Developer Big Ant has – opportunistically – …
Read More »Eutechnyx working on Warhammer 40,000 mobile game
New strategy game currently in the works at firm's new mobile division
Read More »Steam concurrent users reach 7m over holiday weekend
Steam saw record numbers for concurrent users this past weekend, at one point boasting more than 7m accounts online simultaneously. VG247 reports that Valve’s digital platform surpassed the milestone yesterday morning, peaking at 7,190,578 concurrent users. Valve’s Dota 2 drew a peak of 542,906 concurrent users, making it far and …
Read More »Nvidia: ‘PC far superior to next-gen consoles’
Nvidia insists players shouldn’t limit their decision between the PS4 and Xbox One when choosing their next gaming device. The firm has launched its range of small form-factor PCs alongside Sony and Microsoft’s new machines. And Nvidia says players looking for the best games experience should opt for the PC …
Read More »Ubisoft distances itself from PC optimisation comments
A statement that was re-quoted out of context” is being blamed on apparent comments from Ubisoft saying that the optimisation of PC games is not important. Assassin’s Creed 4 associate producer Sylvain Trottier was last week quoted as saying: On PC, usually you don’t really care about the performance, because …
Read More »ACIV producer: On PC you don’t really care about performance
Slyvain Trottier says PC optimisation does not top the list of priorities given its similarities with next-gen consoles
Read More »Ubisoft: "On PC you don’t really care about the performance"
Publisher Ubisoft is already not at the top of many PC gamers’ Christmas lists and new comments from an Assassin’s Creed producer are unlikely to help. The PC version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has irked some quarters of the PC fraternity having been accused of a lack of …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 is out this week, according to Steam
Having been without a release date for the best part of six months, Ashes Cricket 2013 could be out sooner than you expected. With the second Ashes tournament of the year kicking off this weekend, the clock has been ticking on 505 Games’ efforts to get the game out, having …
Read More »DDR4 RAM could arrive for PC by the end of the year
Memory maker Crucial has said that DDR4 RAM will be available for the first time by the end of the year. The new tech offers several advances over the now standard DDR3 seen in the vast majority of modern PCs. It runs at 2133MHz, which is far in excess of …
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