Much of the die space of modern GPUs is given over to functionality that’s not part of the traditional rendering pipeline. Sometimes, that feels like a bit of a waste. Which is why Microsoft’s new Shader Model 6.10 preview, announced yesterday, could be mostly good news. It’s making matrix math part of the official DirectX…
In case you missed it, the beloved Valkyria Chronicles series is making a grand return to the west with Valkyria Chronicles 4! Revisit a WWII inspired world with a refined tactical RPG battle system, rich painterly aesthetic, new ensemble cast of characters, and a captivating story about growing up on the battlefield. Although the Valkyria…
The Mission: We bring people together by providing a place to connect through a multigenerational video gaming experience. I was fortunate enough to have met and interviewed the owner of “Arcade 92” in Flower Mound, TX. I will have his full interview published in the May issue of Old School Gamer Magazine. Here is a…
Tomorrow, the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted returns. To guide us all through the insurmountable onslaught of new and upcoming PC games (14,000 new games have released on Steam in 2024, yow), our end-of-year PC Gaming Show counts down the 25 Most Wanted games as determined by The Council, our very own panel—or secret society,…
Well, that was quick. A little over a week since I last brought you the joyous news that Halls of Torment—2024’s true game of the year—would be getting a meaty new DLC and free update at some point before the end of the year, the devs have gone and announced exactly when in a post…
Now including Mythical Island. One of the most complicated parts of a new card game, digital or otherwise, is knowing which cards to pursue en route to building a competitive deck. For Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, what decks you should run highly depends on which cards you’ve pulled as there are so many. To…
Put down the frog: There’s no need to do anything rash. That’ll apply to you, reader of a very specific age, if you were thinking of throwing out your old Webkinz—the toys-to-life plushie that was springing into browsers circa 2005—because the classic version of the game hasn’t been playable on browsers in ages. Last week,…
An Unreal upgrade Nvidia has partnered up with Epic Games to integrate its GameWorks VR technology, including multi-resolution shading and VR SLI, into the Unreal Engine 4, the GPU maker announced at the VRX 2015 conference in San Francisco today. This is a win for both sides. UE4 software powers hundreds of games on PCs…
Vague security bulletin is vague Imagine being told that you’re in danger for the next couple of days and that there’s nothing you can do about it but sit tight and wait it out. Talk about suckage. Well, that’s essentially what the OpenSSL Project just did, though there’s a reason behind it. The OpenSSL Project…
When Bethesda added Nvidia’s DLSS tech to Starfield back in November 2023, it promised that support for AMD’s FSR 3 would be added “in a future update.” Today it announced that update will arrive, in beta form, on Steam next week. “We’re excited to share that AMD FSR 3 is coming to StarfieldGame’s Steam Beta…