The Quantum Break system requirements were announced last month, and they’re up there: The minimum spec calls for an Intel Core i5-4460, a GeForce GTX 760, and 8GB of RAM. That means there’s a good likelihood you’ll be fiddling with graphical settings to find the optimal balance between pretty and performance. And so, “by popular...
Yes, it’s silly. Yes, it’s not world-shattering news. But no, I couldn’t resist putting this one up: Grand Theft Auto 5 is being streamed with an AI-controlled deer running around San Andreas, and it’s utterly captivating. It’s a modded version of GTA5, of course, and the stream is just following the deer as it goes...
Earlier in March, PC Gamer hosted the PC Gamer Weekender; a weekend of PC games from… PC Gamer. Look, the title was pretty self-explanatory. During the event a number of gaming luminaries were around to host talks and generally delight us all with their insight — like, for example, a few folks from the Star...
Frictional has posted a detailed breakdown of SOMA’s post-release performance, revealing among other things that while not performing as the studio had hoped, the game is on its way to breaking even. The post, which you can read in full here, states that SOMA’s current sales sit around the 250,000 mark — some 20-30 thousand...
The specialist gaming media is trusted more than YouTubers, vloggers, the mainstream media and advertising, a survey has revealed. As reported over on industry-focused site MCV, the data comes via Ipsos Connect’s GameTrack, which surveyed 8,317 gamers across the globe, asking them to rate different media on a trustworthiness scale. 83% of UK players reported...
Heroes of the Storm’s summer season details have been announced, with the headline-maker being that damn huge figure: prize money will be $1.2 million (£850,000) across the various regionals and championships. As detailed on the HotS blog, the road to the finals begins April 14 in the China Gold League, with regionals held around the...
Ark: Survival Evolved’s developer, Studio Wildcard, is being sued by Trendy Entertainment, developer of Dungeon Defenders, over allegations of breach of contract by a former employee of the latter. A rather exhaustive investigation has been put together over on Kotaku, but the main points being made are that Trendy alleges Jeremy Stieglitz, former game designer...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts – BAFTA – has announced it will be handing this year’s Fellowship award to none other than John Carmack. This means the man behind Doom, Quake and now Oculus Rift (as well as some rockets on the side) will be honoured with the Academy’s highest honour, which...
Head over here to read my in-depth feature on how Logitech designed the G900 to prove wireless can outperform wired, with hands-on testing and data from Logitech’s labs. Nearly three years ago, Logitech’s gaming division started work on quite possibly its most challenging mouse design ever. Its last few mice have each offered a substantial new...
Slain, the tough as nails action platformer that looks like a Celtic Frost record in motion, is releasing on March 24. To celebrate, Wolf Brew Games has released the above launch trailer, which does a pretty good job of summarising what the game is about: killing ugly supernatural phenomena, jumping between jagged hellscape precipices, and dying regularly...
