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Multiple GPU users have been told that the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight will never make use of their available graphics cards. We’ve been working with our development and graphics driver partners over the last few months to investigate utilizing multi-GPU support within Batman: Arkham Knight,” a Warner developer …
Read More »Blizzard settles Overwatch trademark dispute with Innovis Labs
Blizzard has settled a trademark dispute with Innovis Labs over the use of the Overwatch name. Polygon reports litigation proceedings were dimissed upon Innovis filing paperwork last month – in which the company stated it was handing the trademark over to Blizzard. What specifically happened for the settlement to take …
Read More »Square Enix sees increase in six-month sales and profits
Square Enix has reported financial results for its most recent six-month stretch, with the publisher showing increases in both sales and profits for the period. Square’s digital entertainment segment, which includes the firm’s video game division, grew 37.5 per cent year-over-year thanks to the performances of PC and mobile titles …
Read More »Valkyria Chronicles IV and remaster headed to PS4
Sega’s cult hit RPG Valkyria Chronicles is getting a brand new instalment on PS4 – as well as a remake of the first game in the series. Valkyria Chronicles IV: Valkyria of the Blue Revolution will be the first new instalment in the popular tactical role-playing series since 2011’s Valkyria …
Read More »Disgaea PC release set for Feburary 2016
Nipon Ichi’s popular tactical RPG series Disgaea is set to debut on PC early next year. Anew store page on Steamlisted by the company reveals the definitive edition of the original Disgaea will launch within the release window of February 2016. PC features include updated UI and textures, support for …
Read More »Games performing far worse on SteamOS than Windows
Steam machines are finally upon us, but a new report paints a grim picture of their actual gaming performance. Ars Technica has found that 3D games are in terms of frames per second typically performing between 21 per cent and 58 per cent worse on Valve’s custom Linux-based SteamOS than …
Read More »Steam top ten: November 8-14
Fallout 4 continues to top Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, taking the number one spot again during its launch week. Fallout 4’s Season Pass also found a place in the top five, finishing in fourth ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Football Manager 2016 has stormed up the chart into second, …
Read More »System Shock Enhanced Edition dev working on modern remake
Night Dive Studios – a small studio known for restoring classic PC releases for modern computers – has revealed it’s developing a full-blown remake of the original System Shock. Speaking withFast Company, Night Dive’s founder and CEO Stephen Kick stated he is actively working with the 1994 release’s concept artist …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 launches in February
EA and Popcap’s surprise hit Plants vs Zombies shooter spinoff Garden Warfare will receive a sequel release in early 2016. PvZ Garden Warfare 2 will feature the 24-player Herbal Assault mode, 4 player co-op Graveyard Ops mode, a dozen new multiplayer maps, six new character classes, and over 100 unique …
Read More »Steam users migrating to Windows 10
It’s taken Windows 10 just three months to overtake Windows 8 in popularity among Steam’s active users, according to Valve’s latest hardware survey. Games Industryreports Steam’s October 2015 survey shows nearly 28 per cent of participating users have made the jump to Microsoft’s new operating system. That’s up 3 per …
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