Finally, while we’re going to take a systematic look at DirectX 12 from both a CPU standpoint and a GPU standpoint, we may as well answer the first question on everyone’s mind: does DirectX 12 work as advertised? The short answer: a resounding yes.
Starting with a look at CPU scaling on our fast
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First DirectX 12 Benchmarks Look Very Promising for the Future of Gaming
Anandtech has some of the first benchmarks out for DirectX 12 and how it compares not only to DirectX 11 performance but also AMD's Mantle. The results? Very promising.
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Battlefield Hardline Beta Extended Until Monday, February 9
The official Battlefield Twitter account mentioned that the beta for Battlefield Hardline will be extended by about a day. Yep, the beta will now run until February 9, which is Monday night.
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Koei Tecmo Threatens Not to Release PC Games in the Future if People Mod Dead or Alive 5
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round will be the first appearance of the series on the PC (via Steam). As you may expect, people are already a bit excited for the game to appear on PC if for no other reason than it will be another game that they can create and download mods for. Right? Well, not of the game's publisher, Koei Tecmo, and the game's developer, Team Ninja, have anything to say about it.
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Dota 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 Updates - February 6, 2015
Valve released a couple of small updates tonight for both Dota 2 and Left 4 Dead 2. There isn't anything too remarkable here so we're providing them as a two for one special for your reading pleasure.
Changelog for Dota 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 for February 6, 2015Dota 2 - Added a caching layer in front of the Chinese replay servers to provide a better replay downloading experience to players outside of China. - Fixed a rare bug that could cause Reaper's Scythe to not credit Necrolyte f... -
Valve Suspends 19 More Professional CS:GO Players for Match Fixing
Last month, Valve banned seven Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players that were found to be involved in high level eSports match fixing during CEVO Professional Season 5. Today, Valve suspended 19 more players for their involvement in match fixing. This latest ban finds three teams being ineligible from competing in the offline qualifying rounds for the upcoming ESL One Katowice 2015. Those three teams are Epsilon eSports, WinneR, and the team formerly known as ESC Gaming. ESL One... -
Phil Spencer Shows Screenshot Functionality Running on Xbox One Developer Consoles
About an hour ago, Microsoft's Phil Spencer Tweeted out a short message and an image that shows that the ability to take and save screenshots is finally coming soon to the Xbox One.... -
Live-Action Legend of Zelda Series Reportedly in the Works at Netflix
The Wall Street Journal claims that Netflix is busy working closely with Nintendo on a new live-action series based off of The Legend of Zelda.
At present, the series is reportedly still looking for a writer. So far, Netflix has described the live-action series as being like Game of Thrones but more family friendly. So you're saying we won't be seeing copious amounts of Tingle nudity? Bummer.
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Tropico Devs Making New Action-RPG Victor Vran
In a partnership with EuroVideo, the developer behind the Tropico franchise Haemimont Games will develop and release a new action-RPG called Victor Vran.
Victor Vran will slay its way onto PC and other platforms to be announced this summer in cooperation between veteran independent studio Haemimont Games, best known for the Tropico series, and publisher EuroVideo Medien. The team’s goal is to bring a fresh perspective to the genre by adding a broad range of equipment and special... -
Techland Invites Players to Create Modding Tools for Dying Light
This past week there was a small hub bub about how Techland was apparently shutting down modders looking to make some custom content for Dying Light. Turns out that wasn't really true, go figure! Instead, Techland announced today that they are looking for some help in creating modding tools for their zombie killing game.
In their excitement, many PC players have already been creating mods that alter and revamp the game. At Techland, we want to see more! As a sandbox game, Dying... -
New Persona 5 Gameplay Trailer
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New Persona 5 Gameplay Trailer
A new gameplay trailer for Persona 5 made its way onto the net today. The actual "gameplay" portion starts around the 1:40 mark in the video.
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Final Fantasy XV 'Episode Duscae' Demo Trailer; Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Trailer
The Final Fantasy XV demo will be released with Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on March 17. Enjoy this little teaser trailer, Episode Duscae, for the game.
Speaking of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, there's a new trailer for that today too!
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The Order: 1886 - Behind the Scenes of the Game Engine
A new developer diary for The Order: 1886 came out today. It takes us behind the scenes with a look at the game's engine.
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Shocking News: Assassin's Creed Rogue is Coming to the PC in March
Please, contain your gasps of surprise here but Assassin's Creed Rogue is going to be released on the PC. I know, I know, it was an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game not a PC game! Look at how wrong you are.
The game that scored better than Assassin's Creed Unity and came out at the same time as Unity will be out on March 10.
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Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin 1080p and 60fps on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
In the latest blog update on PlayStation, it was revealed that Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin will run at 1080p and 60fps on the PlayStation 4 and presumably the Xbox One.
The jump to PS4 has given developer FromSoftware an opportunity to paint a more pleasing picture. The native 1080p resolution, upgraded lighting effects, and cinematic filters give the game a richer, cleaner look compared to the PS3 version. But the biggest improvement comes from the improved frame rate — 60... -
Twitter CEO Admits Twitter Sucks at Dealing with Trolls and Harassment
Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, admits that the company "sucks at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform." Comments from a private employee only forum were made public that saw Costolo saying he takes full responsibility for the problem at hand.
The following remarks by Costolo were made in response to another Twitter employee, Adrian Cole, asking if anything more can be done by Twitter to deal with cyberbullying and harassment.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 8:35 PM, Dick...
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