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Another triple-A title has revealed some pretty hefty requirements for PC gamers. Although not in the same league as the frankly astronomical CPU needs named in the Watch Dogs spec sheet, Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts specs certainly contain a couple of notable highlights. The Minimum specs require a comparatively …
Read More »Ubisoft releases new, even more demanding Watch Dogs PC specs
A revised version of the minimum and recommended specs for the PC version of Watch Dogs have been released by Ubisoft. And the fact is that they’re even more demanding than the apparently rubbished list that appeared last week. The Minimum specs require a quad core CPU – specifically either …
Read More »Sony makes Personal 3D Viewer headset available for pre-order
Tech compatible with console, mobile, tablet and PC
Read More »State Of Decay hits 1m copies sold
Undead Labs’ hit zombie survival game State of Decay has surpassed 1m copies sold. Games Industry reports on the milestone, which counts both the XBLA release as well as the Steam Early Access version on PC. "As we said at the half million mark, we are humbled by your continuing …
Read More »DualShock 4 compatible with Windows
Sony brings its controller to the PC as Valve moves into the living room
Read More »DualShock 4 will offer some sort of basic PC functionality
PC owners will be able to connect the PS4’s DualShock 4 controller to their machine and enjoy basic functionality”. That’s according to Sony Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida who, as spotted by Joystiq, confirmed on Twitter over the weekend that the controller will work when connected to a PC – something …
Read More »Watch Dogs dev dismisses controversial PC game specs
The ‘leaked’ specs for the PC versions of Watch Dogs that appeared online yesterday were not official, one of the game’s developers has stated. These are not official configs,” graphics technical director Sebastien Viard said on Twitter. The real specs out soon and will be lower than [these] ones.” Much …
Read More »UPDATE: Watch Dogs PC requirements revealed; time to upgrade?
Update: Watch Dogsgraphics technical director Sebastien Viard has said that the PC specs listed on Uplay aren’t accurate, and that the actual requirements, which will be revealed soon, are lower. Our sister site MCV UK has more details. Original story: The Uplay page for Watch Dogs has been updated with …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V petition nears 600,000 signatures
Nearly 600,000 people have signed a petition calling on Rockstar to release a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. The game came out on Xbox 360 and PS3 last month but Rockstar has to date remained tight-lipped about a possible release on either PC or next-gen consoles. Its predecessor …
Read More »Nvidia announces Battlebox gaming PC
An ‘elite gaming PC’ is heading to market from graphics card specialist Nvidia. The SKU contains two Nvidia GTX 780 GPUs working together in SLI as well as an Intel Haswell CPU. Nvidia is selling the device as being 4K-friendly, meaning support for resolutions of up to 3840×2160. It will …
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