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Titan and Jagex have announced they are going to collaborate on a “multi-platform publishing program” in 2023
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Kaplan: Blizzard failed horrifically with scrapped MMO Titan
Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan has revealed how the cancellation of MMO Titan has provided huge motivation for the studio. Titan was abandoned in 2014 after seven years in development. CEO Mike Morhaime said simply that the team weren’t able to find the fun” in the title. "You had a really …
Read More »Titan shuts down when sponsors back out after CS:GO hacking scandal
Titan, one of the most well-known new multi-discipline eSports franchises of the last two years has shuttered its doors. The team, which began with a Malaysian Dota team who placed in the top 10 at Valve’s The International in 2013, expanded to cover Quake, CS:GO and most recently, Smite. However, …
Read More »Green Giant: Nvidia on ‘the world’s most powerful GPU’ and where PC is headed next
It’s not uncommon to hear hardware firms talk up their latest bit of kit, but to call something the most powerful product on the planet goes one step further. However, that’s exactly what Nvidia is doing with its latest graphics card, the Titan X. The successor to the first Titan, …
Read More »Blizzard has cancelled MMO title Titan
Mystery MMO Titan has been scrapped by Blizzard after seven years of development. "We had created World of Warcraft, and we felt really confident that we knew how to make MMOs," Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime told Polygon. "So we set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could …
Read More »Watch Dogs bundled with some Nvidia graphics cards
Nvidia and Ubisoft’s close relationship has led to another graphics card bundle offer. As of today anyone who buys a Nvidia GeForce GTX TITAN, 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, 690, 680, 670, 660 Ti or 660 graphics card will get a free PC download code for Watch Dogs, which it …
Read More »New Nvidia GeForce bundles offer free Daylight or F2P currency
There’s a host of new gaming bundles available to customers who splash out on Nvidia’s top hardware. The GPU maker has detailed two new bundles for its GTX GeForce graphics cards and GTX-powered notebooks, which includes a digital code for Daylight or 90 of in-game currency for Heroes of Newerth, …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce Titan ‘Black’ spotted online
A rumoured successor to Nvidia’s Titan graphics card – the Titan Black – has been listed by an online store. Finnish store Multitronic Webshopis taking pre-ordersfor the card at €978,90 (806). The Titan has largely been replaced by the 780 Ti,which performs faster and costs less than the Titan,but doesn’t …
Read More ȣ450 R9 290X arrives, gives GTX 780 and Titan cause for concern
The veil has finally been lifted on AMD’s Radeon R9 290X graphics card. It carries a price of around 450 in the UK. The cheapest MCV has seen so far is either the HIS Boost or Gigabyte variants, which can be had for around 440. On the other end of …
Read More »Leaked performance charts suggest AMD’s Radeon R9 290X IS a Titan-killer
AMD has yet to officially announce the R9 290 or R9 290X, but leaked performance charts suggest Nvidia’s Titan has been dethroned as the world’s fastest GPU. Videocardz reports that said charts suggest the vanilla R9 290X offers a six per cent performance boost over the Titan – and with …
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