Anyone using one of Nvidia’s 3000 Series GPUs has been able to upscale their games with DLSS. AMD users haven’t been as lucky, though. Team red’s version of DLSS, FidelityFX Super resolution, still isn’t available to anyone with an AMD GPU. Today, the prospects of that feature got even worse. Whenever it does release, FidelityFX Super resolution won’t be compatible with all games. What does this mean for Fidelity FX Super resolution?...
Originally, AMD graphics cards were branded with the ATI logo. The R9 290X is one of the earliest GPUs to bear the official AMD Radeon badge.The AMD R9 290X features more graphics processing power, faster clock speeds, and more compute cores than its less expensive little brother, the R9 290.Featuring AMD TrueAudio technology, the AMD Radeon R9 290X GPU delivers an immersive PC gaming experience. This card also uses an early version of AMD’s Eyefinity technology....
Over the holidays AMD users discovered their older DX9 games had stopped working with the latest driver updates. Initially, AMD told users they would not be fixing the issue then earlier this week they confirmed that a hotfix would in fact be released. Just as well because there were some very unhappy AMD users. That hotfix has now been released as the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 Alpha drivers. These are available now and the only notes included cover the DX9 problem....
Chip shortages for computer components are pretty common knowledge at this point. There have been a few positive developments as of recently though, such as Nvidia’s efforts to separate mining and gaming GPU supply. However, there are plenty of Team Red fans out there that would like to see Ryzen and Radeon products on shelves too. While we still can’t report on GPUs being in stock, there are some Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs now on digital store shelves for MSRP....
AMD is planning for FidelityFX Super Resolution to be supported in over 70 titles. This was announced in a post from AMD’s own community forum celebrating the milestone. It’s certainly an impressive number of titles considering FidelityFX Super Resolution only came out six months ago. This is also great news for anyone who owns an AMD graphics card or for those who hope to get one soon. It’s a massive increase compared to AMD’s initial promises of support in 40 titles by the end of 2021....
It’s time to pack your bags for the highway. SCS Software has announced that American Truck Simulator will receive its Utah DLC later this year. Currently, the base game is on sale for 75 percent off during Steam’s Summer Sale, an offer that will last until July 9. Utah features much throughout its landscapes. The DLC will offer everything from the red-rock deserts to snow-capped mountains. In the trailer below, note the toy bee hanging from the rearview mirror....
If you’re starting to tire of splicing up the same old animals into DNA hybrid monstrosities in park management sim Let’s Build a Zoo, there’s some potentially exciting news on the horizon: you’ll soon be able to fancy up your adorably terrifying creations into something even more exotic when the game’s newly announced Dinosaur Island DLC arrives on 23rd May. Let’s Build a Zoo, if you’re unfamiliar, takes the familiar framework of classic zoo tycoons as its starting point, tasking players with importing and breeding animals, managing staff, and fashioning an appealing park using scenery items, shops, and amenities in order to keep guests happy and the money rolling in....
Today marks 25 years of Resident Evil, and while there isn’t anything happening today to celebrate, Capcom has something planned. With the upcoming release of Resident Evil Village, and everything else revealed at January’s Resident Evil Showcase, Capcom is putting another one together. We don’t have a date just yet, but a second showcase is currently scheduled for April. Better yet, that showcase will give players another deeper look at Resident Evil Village....
In case you missed the memo, Apple Arcade is out. It’s free for the first month, so it’s well worth checking out for the great games it has on display. As far as the features of the service itself, it’s sleek, shiny, and offers a lot for those curious about what’s on display, but it is also lacking some features and functionality that could really make it stand out as a games platform....
Featuring products like the Macbook and the iPhone, Apple is renowned for shaking up the technology industry. And with the rumors going around about their newest virtual reality headset, it looks like they’re poised to do it again. However, we’re waiting impatiently as the tech company continues to push back the release date. © Mariia Korneeva/Shutterstock.com As we wait, other headsets have established themselves as industry leaders. The Valve Index, with the best framerate and the most advanced controllers of any system, sits atop the rest as the best VR headset for gaming....
The fourth-anniversary livestream for Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT had announcements for new characters and costumes, with Ardyn Izunia from Final Fantasy XV coming to the game in the future and both Rinoa and Sephiroth receiving new outfits. The Dissidia series has slowly added characters from different Final Fantasy games and some of them have been quite surprising. The safest bet for a new addition to Dissidia Final Fantasy was Prince Noctis from Final Fantasy XV, due to the popularity of his game and how it was the most recent Final Fantasy title at the time....
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, the fast-tracked follow-up to last year’s Assassin’s Creed 2, is another step in the right direction for Ubisoft’s historical action franchise. The installment furthers the story of Ezio Auditore da Firenze and, while Brotherhood continues to improve over previous episodes, the game still isn’t a perfect trip through fictional history. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood starts immediately after the trippy conclusion of Assassin’s Creed 2, and offers a brief summary of the prior events in the series....
Ubisoft has confirmed a few more details on the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Infinity during the company’s latest earning briefing. Company CEO Yves Guillemot said (as transcribed by GameSpot) “It’s not going to be a free-to-play [game]. This game is going to have a lot of narrative elements in it.” He added “It’s going to be very innovative game, but it will have what players already have in all the other Assassin’s Creed games, all the elements that they love… right from the start....
Assassin’s Creed Origins is out soon, and what better way is there to celebrate other than with your very own pair of Limited Edition Assassin’s Creed Origins Yeezy trainers? Yes, really. Ubisoft has announced that it’s teamed up with sneaker artist, Dominic Lowman, to create 16 pairs of bespoke handcrafted Origins-inspired Yeezy sneakers. I’ma let you finish, but it’s trainers to us Brits. These limited edition trainers have taken inspiration from the setting of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed game, and apparently Lowman has done this by combining the ‘modern world of popular culture’ with Ancient Egypt....
Astral Chain is set to release exclusively on the Nintendo Switch later this year, and it seems if the game’s director has their way, it’ll be the first part of a trilogy. Speaking in an interview with IGN Benelux and translated by Silconera, PlatinumGames’ Takahisa Taura said in response to a question about extra content that there would not be any, but instead rather the game is planned to be the first part of a trilogy....
Atari has recently announced their plans to develop a RollerCoaster Tycoon game for the Nintendo Switch, but there’s something a little unusual about this new project that has many people feeling just a bit sketched out: Atari is attempting to pay for the development costs of this game using a crowdfunding platform. RollerCoaster Tycoon is a theme park management simulator franchise that was originally released by Scottish developer Chris Sawyer in 1999....
If you’ve ever felt like you could do better with your recording quality but the available equipment just wasn’t up to par, AVerMedia may have the solution for you. The company has launched the Live Gamer Bolt capture card, bringing 4K HDR and 240 frames per second (fps) to consumers for the first time. Running at a cost of $449.99, this new capture card features full 4K60 HDR 10 video recording and passthrough....
RuneScape is no stranger to lore and questing. British developer Jagex Studios has introduced a total of 230 quests into its signature MMORPG over the course of its 20 year history. Today includes yet another addition to RuneScape‘s vast Quest List, Azzanadra’s Quest. Officially kickstarting the Elder Gods storyline, Azzanadra’s Quest is a direct sequel to Desperate Measures, which was released for Runescape last July. Azzanadra’s Quest is listed as an experienced difficulty, long-length quest that has a few requirements to begin....
Xbox has announced the next lot of games coming for subscribers to the Xbox Game Pass service for the first couple of weeks of October 2021. As per the Xbox Wire, we start today with Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leaving the Game Preview program where it’s been since 2019 and now available on Cloud, Console and PC. October 7 brings a couple of offbeat offerings. The Procession to Calvary is an adventure game with a touch of Monty Python about it....
EA and DICE have deployed the latest update 3.1 for multiplayer shooter Battlefield 2042, which it says will be the last update for the game this year. The update is mainly focused on technical improvements to the game, following on from last week’s patch. You can check out the full list of patch notes here, but DICE has also provided a brief summary, which is as follows: Improvements to bullets hit registration consistency....
