From Software’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is releasing next March, bringing a new era of video games to the Soulsborne developing studio. Its name is more than meets the eye as the Marketing head of the studio revealed during an interview during Gamescom, you will actually die twice every time. What we were used to with From Software was pure unfair death. We were one shotted, dropped down cliffs even stomped to death in all previous Souls titles. However, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won’t follow the same pattern. As we already knew, the game will indeed be as difficult as the Dark Souls series but it will include an important additional element, the Ressurection feature. As Yasuhiro Kitao, From Software marketing representative revealed at today’s IGN Live at Gamescom, you can only resurrect once in each battle. For instance, if you are fighting a boss and it “crashes you to pieces” you can resurrect only once, find a strategic way to get the upper hand but if you don’t do that end die, that’s the end of the line for you. You’ll have to go back and retry the whole fight again. While players may think that this is too easy compared to Dark Souls, From Software has already made clear that the game will most possibly be more difficult than their previous ones. The resurrection method can even be seen as a strategy, to get the boss where you want to in order to position yourself and deal the final blow. Apart from gameplay reasons, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is named like that for another one. As Kitao pointed out during the interview, you’ll be playing a ninja who has been betrayed and left for dead, stripped of his hand during the process. The game is about his road to finding his old master and redeem himself for what happened. Kitao also pointed out that the resurrection mechanic might be different when the game launches. For now, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is available for playtesting at Gamescom, while its official release is set for March 22nd, 2019 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

If you’re one of the many people who are looking to get your Devil Triggers pulled by playing Devil May Cry 5, you’re in luck. The gameplay trailer that the game has at Gamescom has revealed the Devil May Cry 5 release date to us. The game is coming out on March 8, 2019. Devil May Cry 5 is the next entry in the original Devil May Cry franchise, rather than being a sequel to the rebooted game that came out back in 2013. The game takes place years after the original Devil May Cry games that starred Dante in the central role. Instead, this time the protagonist is Nero, who first appeared in Devil May Cry 4 and is now the central character. In addition to the normal swords and guns that Devil May Cry protagonists normally fight with, Nero has also been given a prosthetic arm with eight different variants that allow him to deliver various finishing moves and attacks to demons, including things like a whip to pull them closer or a gigantic arm cannon that he can use to blast them away. You’ll be seeing more abilities once the Devil May Cry 5 release date rolls around. However, Dante will also be making an appearance, as he’s part of the gameplay demo that was available to play at Gamescom today. He will be the second of the three protagonists of the game, with the third one having yet to be revealed. Devil May Cry 4 came out ten years ago, so there’s a lot of players who are anxiously waiting for the return of the original crew. While DMC Devil May Cry was a fairly well-reviewed game with a lot of good mechanics, many people were turned off by the drastic change in Reboot Dante’s look and attitude, with a huge amount of gratuitous swearing for no reason other than to make sure the game earned its M-rating. Hopefully once the Devil May Cry 5 release date rolls around, we’ll be able to get back to the true Devil May Cry.

A CD Projekt RED Cyberpunk apology has come out of the game’s Twitter after the official Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account tweeted a joke that many people thought was inappropriate earlier today. The joke, a stereotypical “Did you just assume my gender” joke, brought a lot of critical comments on the account. While Cyberpunk 2077 takes place almost 50 years in the future, that doesn’t mean that current standards have moved at the same pace. Attitudes may be far more liberal and accepting in the future, but these days when transgender people are still discriminated against, the “Did you just assume my gender” joke can be offensive to many, hence the backlash and the CD Projekt RED Cyberpunk apology. This isn’t the first time a game has gotten criticism for taking a current or past concept and making it work in the setting. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided during the lead-up to its own release made use of the term “mechanical apartheid”, addressing the forced segregation and persecution that augmented people were suffering under in the game world. The term got some criticism due to lingering effects of South African apartheid, though it died down fairly quickly. The same will likely be true for the Cyberpunk 2077 joke, but hopefully whoever’s in charge of the account will be more careful when making jokes like that in the future. While the discussion and the CD Projekt RED Cyberpunk apology may seem more irrelevant when people are augmenting their bodies to absurd degrees rather than changing what gender they were born with into the gender they actually believe they are, we still have a long way to go until we get to the year 2077, and since right now it’s just an artistic vision we have no idea of what the future will actually look like at that point. We’re likely to see things that are a lot weirder to normal people when Cyberpunk 2077 comes out in 2019 for the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC, so remember to keep an open mind.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has been bringing steady firmware updates to PlayStation 4 and with PS4 firmware update 6.0, Sony is bringing a welcome change to the PS Store search UI that users have been asking for quite some time. Those who participated in the PS4 firmware update 6.0 Beta 3 are reporting that Sony has changed the PS Store search UI for the PlayStation 4 which is easier and faster for the users compared to the current one. As you can see in the images below, Sony Interactive Entertainment has changed the PS Store Search UI which is better than the original one. The original requires users to search by selecting a combination of alphabets from the list in the PS Store while with the new one this can be done with the keyboard. 1 of 4 PreviousNext However, this change in the PS Store Search UI isn’t available publically and can only be accessed with PS4 Firmware Update 6.0 beta. We will have to wait a bit for Sony to release the firmware update publically. Speaking of the PS4 firmware, while Sony has been very protective of its console from pirates and hence the release of new firmware updates but PS4 Firmware 5.05 has been cracked for the PlayStation 4. This PS4 Firmware 5.05 crack requires users to modify the DNS to use the browser in order to load Henkaku. However, every time the user turns off the console will have to load the Henkaku again as turning the console off will remove all modifications. Furthermore, this PS4 Firmware 5.05 crack is not limited to specific PS4 models and can be used on the base PS4, PS4 slim and even PS4 Pro but, the last one has to have the original CD-ROM drive. What do you think of the updates PS Store Search UI with PS4 Firmware Update 6.0? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Source: ResetEra

Having been a fan of sim racing games for a long time, I finally caved in and decided to subscribe to iRacing recently. I was quite surprised to discover that the apprehensions I had of the service were all false and it seemed as if iRacing was a game that deserved to have the amount of money that was squandered on it by players. We will be looking at iRacing’s business model and all of the positives and negatives that come about because of this. In the end, you will have a fair idea of why iRacing turned out to be such a massive success in its niche. iRacing and Microtransactions iRacing requires players to subscribe to their service. Subscriptions can be $13 USD a month if you only pay for a single month but you can get them for as low as $8 USD a year with a discount for paying the fee annually. For this money, you get access to 17 different cars and around 17 different tracks. This money allows you to take part in rookie races and some of the advanced races as well. That is not all though. If you want to race some of the better cars in the game, you will need to purchase them and their tracks. These range from around $11-$15 and that is paid as a one-time fee for unlocking them. The most surprising part is that you do not own the content that you buy. If you are unable to pay the subscription fee, you will not be able to use the content that you own even for single player. The game itself has no AI (although that is being added) and players battle each other in online races which run on a fixed schedule. The subscription has tens of thousands of loyal customers many of whom have been a part of the game since it was released in the late 2000s. Let us see why the game has managed to survive as long as it did. Capitalizing on the State of Online Sim Racing Sim Racing is a very serious hobby for many people who end up investing thousands of dollars into their craft. However, the state of online sim racing is quite terrible unless you want to join a league which has 1 or 2 races a week running at a fixed time. Most of the drivers in online public races do not care for rules and will smash you off the track if they want to. Since gauging penalties in online races is also quite hard, it is very easy for someone to push you off the track and claim that it was a ‘racing incident’ when the admin comes along. The main reason that iRacing has been as popular as it has is the fact that they not only weed out the non-serious participants by charging a high subscription fee but they have a very strict penalty system which punishes people for even the slightest amount of contact. To put it into perspective, you can barely touch 2 cars during a race and go off track a handful of times and you will be disqualified from the race. Even more hardcore is their Safety Rating System. This system assigns a safety rating depending on how many incidents you average in a race (iRacing also has an elo system which works separately from the safety rating). In order to get licenses for driving faster cars, you need to prove yourself in the lower divisions by being less of a hazard on track than you would expect a rookie to be. The Hierarchy of your Racing Career As you may have noticed, that iRacing seems to be mimicking what real racing is like. That is true to quite an extent. The only difference is that most of the races run on an hourly schedule so it is possible for you to decide the time when you want to race. Once you have a good enough Safety Rating, you can essentially be guaranteed a clean race (although even the rookie license has better racing than I have seen anywhere else). There is a lot of climbing for you to do, and you will generally be placed with other players of similar skill levels due to the game having an elo system. iRacing gives players who are in love with motorsports to be a part of motorsports. An actual ladder which has the iRacing world championship series at the top of it where you can make actual money. Games try to do this for single player modes but iRacing did it in multiplayer. In many ways, iRacing is the world’s only true eSports racing game, and having to pay to be a part of it is a small price. Execution and Marketing Although iRacing is quite outdated graphically, it still has a berth of content for players to explore. Players can take part in any event that they like from racing road legal cars to GT3 cars to Formula 1 cars to oval stock cars to rally cross. The cars are very realistic and seem to behave as their real life counterparts do, and the tracks are all laser scanned to have every single bump represented accurately. Essentially, this is a service where no matter what kind of racing you like, you can get your fix. A lot of racing professionals has also marketed iRacing. Many drivers have used this as a way to hone their skills or at the very least to have a bit of fun and practice before their race weekends. When people as good as Rubens Barrichello are using your service, other people are going to follow. Road to Improvement Of course, iRacing is by no means something that is perfect. In fact, it has many flaws. Although many of these are not tied to their business model, they do tend to make iRacing a little less attractive to many of the hardcore sim racers. One of the ways in which they fall short is that their engine is quite outdated, and it shows. The graphics are quite subpar and the tire model needs a lot of work (it is currently being worked on). Considering what you get, it would be fine for a normal priced game. However, the amount of money that you have to spend every year in order to effectively take part in the service does deserve a lot more than players are given graphics wise. Not only that, you are also required to buy expensive gear if you want to emulate an actual car. A good racing wheel can go for thousands of dollars and other things like a VR headset (not compulsory) are extensive costs. Sim Racing is by no means a hobby for the poor, and although you can have a decent amount of fun on the rookie races, money will eventually leave your pocket in one way or the other. Overall, iRacing does seem to have its fair share of problems. It has capitalized on the fact that their entire genre seemed to have this massive weakness in their online component. Personally, I do not mind the prices as the trade-offs that you get are still not found anywhere else, and the game is fun as hell!

The Division 2 is now available for preorder on uPlay and some other third-party websites. However, the game is not available to pre-order on Steam for the time being. The good news is that there is indeed a listing for the game on Steam but so far, buyers aren’t able to preorder the game from Valve’s platform. Normally, the preorders go live simultaneously across the board at the same time. It is unusual that The Division 2 is still not up for preorder on Steam. This does slightly raise concerns as some notable franchises have already left Steam behind as a distribution platform. Fallout 76 is not releasing on Steam and same is the case with Black Ops 4. Activision has opted for its own platform to distribute this year’s Call of Duty. Meanwhile, Bethesda is partnered with Microsoft to distribute Fallout 76 in addition to selling the game through its own platform. But at least Bethesda plans to support Steam in the future. We did not announce ‘all future Bethesda games will not be on Steam’. That is not what we said. We said ‘this game will be available exclusively on Bethesda.net. As for The Division 2, it seems it is taking longer than usual for preorder to go live on Steam. Hopefully, we will soon be able to get the game from the platform. But it cannot wait for its availability on Steam. The game is available in uPlay for $59.99. There are three editions – base, gold, and ultimate. All of them pretty much feature the same content but special editions will allow players access to the game early. Starting March 12, owners of Gold and Ultimate Edition will be able to play the game. The Division 2 is releasing on March 16 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Devil May Cry 5 is playable at Gamescom 2018 and some people have had a go at the game. We have started getting footage of the demo on the internet and I have already talked about how I feel about the demo. Here we are going to see what the fans think about the Devil May Cry 5 demo. The response of the fans has been very positive indeed and they seem to love the demo. There are people that could not make it to Gamescom 2018 and they are asking for a global release of the demo and I think that is a great idea. I am sure Capcom can get it done, maybe not right away, but in the near future. This needs to be out there for everyone to check out. According to Phazon@Phazon4G: Combat felt incredibly fluid and nice, always found DMC IV a bit slow-ish (used to bayonetta) but V nails it without feeling to different. A couple of demon fights in a very detailed and nice city (could pop balloons with my sword and gun) and then the Goliath boss fight. ResetEra user SilentRob also had some very positive things to say about the game and the following is what he had to say in this regard: Just played it, it’s pretty OK! Nah, kidding, it was great. The arm is actually an item you you find on the battlefield. There are 2 different types of arms in the demo – one gives you a kind of airdash and general mobility, the other pulls targets to you. You can make the arm explode to damage a lot of enemies or hold B for several seconds to unleash a kind of ultimate attack – one was a sticky bomb, the other some kind of water laser thingy. Both attacks break the arm, so if you don’t have any more you run around with only one arm. Was pretty easy to get s-ranks, overall the demo wasn’t hard at all but that’s to be expected. All the old combos seemed to work. No frame rate problems. Seems good. Snausages moved on to talk about the pacing of the game and how it was very very fluid indeed. The following is what he had to say in this regard: The movement is great tho, there’s something in there. Either it’s the almost zero recovery or it’s that the interstitial movements are so fluid it looks like zero recovery. But also I’m certain that this Nero is just way more zippier. Like DMC is very rigid with all the lockon stuff and this still has that as a requirement to access its moveset it looks like, but also the movement there looks so good but I need to play this now Obviously, all the comments regarding Devil May Cry 5 were not all that positive and fans did have some pointers. One has been bought up by ResetEra user Valh0, who said: Honestly the only thing i am not feeling is the Devil Breakers….breaking, and then you just find them randomly in the game world. Imo it would have been better if you use one for too long it overheats and you switch to another one until it cools down, instead of getting destroyed and limiting you until you find another one. We have talked about plenty of lore concerning Devil May Cry 5. I think that Vergil will be part of the game and that one of the sons of Sparda will die in this game. For more information regarding DMC5 stay tuned. Let us know what you think about the Devil May Cry 5 demo at Gamescom 2018 and whether or not you are interested in playing the game when it comes out next year.

Just before the start of Gamescom 2018, developer CD Projekt Red teased new info about Cyberpunk 2077 and the studio has kept its promise as it has revealed first-ever Cyberpunk 2077 Screenshots. CD Projekt Red has revealed these Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots through its Twitter account and they are just beautiful. These Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots give us a closer look at the game and its visual style. The art style is amazing and the attention to detail is breathtaking. 1 of 4 PreviousNext However, don’t expect the final version of Cyberpunk 2077 to have this level of visual fidelity as the game is currently in development and is subject to change throughout the development. Speaking of the game, CD Projekt Red has noted that the world of Cyberpunk 2077 will be similar to GTA V and different at the same time. According to the studio, Cyberpunk 2077 is colorful but that is just an appearance as the streets are run by organized criminal groups. This is a world where the worst crimes happen in the broad daylight and people are just okay with it. This is a world where the worst crimes happen in broad daylight, and everybody knows that they happen, and everybody just kind of goes along with it. Everybody just lives their lives. The game following the success of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt which launched back in 2015 and became a huge success at launch. However, there have been instances in the past where the studio noted that there won’t be a new entry in The Witcher franchise but, that is not the case. According to CD Projekt Red CEO, Adam Kicińsk, The Witcher series will return one day but currently, the studio is focused on Cyberpunk 2077. The first three ‘Witchers’ were by definition a trilogy, so we simply could not name the next game ‘The Witcher 4′. This does not mean, of course, that we will leave the world of The Witcher. The Witcher’ is one of two franchises on which to build the future activities of the company. Today, unfortunately, I can not reveal anything more. Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action RPG in development at CD Projekt Red for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. No release date has been announced for the game yet.

Devil May Cry 5 Gamescom 2018 demo has made its way to the internet and we see the fight that Nero has with Goliath, one of the bosses that we have seen in the E3 trailer. It has been 10 years since we got the previous DMC4 game and I have to say that after looking at the demo of the game, it is worth the wait. The graphics are simply amazing and I can see where Capcom was trying to go with the photorealistic effects and it is clear to see how the scans of the clothes and models improve the design and animations in the game. The animation update is something that I can appreciate, as someone that has played the previous games. If you have not seen the Devil May Cry 5 Gamescom 2018 demo then you can check out the video below: Seeing how beautiful the game is, I can ignore the short hair and the new look that Nero has. The gameplay is pretty fast and the action seems to be running at 60 FPS, as promised. The dialogues are spot on we can see that this is the same Nero that we saw in the previous game, even though he looks different now. Moving on to the Devil Breaker arm, there is real-time swapping which is a pretty cool feature and hearing the arms snap into place is very satisfying. The music goes well with the rest of the game and changes with the action and pacing of the game. The style points system is still there and the alphabets fill up as you chain different combos, this is something that has been taken from DmC, but it is still something that I can appreciate as it fits well with the rest of the game. It is safe to say that the Devil May Cry 5 Gamescom 2018 demo is really nice and fans love it. There are people that want to play it and fans are asking Capcom to release a global Devil May Cry 5 demo. That is something that will be appreciated and I think that this will cater to a wider audience and attract more people to the franchise. You can learn more about the lore of the game and how Vergil might be a part of DMC. You can find out how he is able to find Nero and why Nero’s Devil Breaker arm breaks. For more information regarding Devil May Cry 5 stay tuned. Let us know what you think about the Devil May Cry 5 Gamescom 2018 demo and whether or not you are interested in playing the game when it comes out next year.

Xbox Game Pass is getting two new exciting games if the rumor is to be believed which is Shadow Of The Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus are coming to the subscription-based service at launch. A couple of images have made it online which reveal that both Metro Exodus and Shadow Of The Tomb Raider will be available for Xbox Game Pass at launch. If this is to be believed then these two games will be the first of third-party titles to be available for the subscription-based service at launch. However, this isn’t surprising since Rise Of The Tomb Raider is also available for the subscription-based service. 1 of 2 PreviousNext For those who don’t know, Xbox Game Pass is a subscription-based service that allows users to play games for a monthly fee. With Shadow Of The Tomb Raider coming to this service next month, this will make Xbox Game Pass even more attractive to gamers. Aside from these games coming to Xbox Game Pass, both of these game have another thing in common which is support for Real-Time Ray Tracing. However, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is unable to hit 60 FPS with RTX enabled which is disappointing given that Nvidia is pushing it as the next big innovation in GPU technology. But, developer Eidos Montreal has noted that they are still optimizing Real-Time Ray Tracing for Shadow Of The Tomb Raider and it won’t be available for the game at launch. The developer noted that Real-Time Ray Tracing will be added to the game sometime after the game’s launch. Speaking of the Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has been very good at listening to user feedback for Xbox One and practically implementing it and it intends to do the same for its subscription-based service. According to Microsoft, it is open to ideas to improve the Xbox Game Pass service to better tailor it to its users” requirements. What do you think of Shadows Of The Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus coming to Xbox Game Pass? Are subscription-based services the future of the video games? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Source: Reddit

Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti is the top of the line graphics card that Nvidia has to offer in the new generation of graphics cards that are based on the Turing architecture. One of the major selling points of the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti is that it supports Real Time Ray Tracing. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider was shown running on the new graphics card and from what we can see the new graphics card is unable to run the game at 60 FPS with RTX on. The Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti is supposed to be the top of the line graphics card that is expected to run any game that is thrown at it, failing to see that happen is kind of a disappointment but we are not sure whether this demo setup was using the proper drivers and the build of the game that is supposed to be the final one. I still have hope that the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti will get driver support, that will increase performance and Shadow Of The Tomb Raider should run fine on the new graphics cards. We also talked about how RTX does not mean Ray Tracing for all games. Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of Content and Technology at Nvidia, touched on the matter of Ray Tracing and the following is what he had to say in this regard: The NVIDIA RTX platform and GeForce RTX 20-series GPUs bring real-time ray tracing to games 10 years sooner than anyone could have ever imagined. Thanks to the AI and hardware light-ray acceleration built into GeForce RTX GPUs, games using these futuristic features are right around the corner. Pre-orders for the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti are live right now and the GPUs will be on the shelves starting September 20th. For more information regarding Nvidia RTX graphics cards, stay tuned. Let us know what you think about the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti not being able to hit 60 FPS in Shadow Of The Tomb Raider with RTX on and whether or not this is something that you are interested in.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate will be available on Nintendo Switch in December and Nintendo has revealed some new gameplay for the upcoming Switch exclusive which gives us the look at the combat moves of Ridley, Dark Samus and more. Aside from the combat moves for Ridley and Dark Samus the Super Smash Bros Ultimate gameplay video also gives us a look at the stage transitions mid-combat and it is seamless. Speaking of the game, the developers behind the Super Smash games have always tried to give players the feeling of nailed it while performing a perfect combo. While the team will be doing the same thing for Super Smash Bros Ultimate but they are looking for a new way to create that feeling of “nailed it”. According to game director Masahiro Sakurai, the team will introduce Special zoom” and “Finish zoom” in the upcoming game. He explained that “Special zoom” occurs when a player uses a special move to deal a lot of damage and the Finish Zoom triggers when a player is about to deal the finishing blow of the match. There’s also the Finish zoom. This happens with a flash of light, when, for example, a hit against the last person in a stock match looks like it’s going to end the match. There was an issue with Smash where the fighters are small – it’s a game where the camera needs to be constantly pulled back, and as a result, the impact and intensity of the character is diminished. So, we were trying to come up with a way to create that feeling of “Nailed it!”, by zooming into a character where possible, and creating an effect that just feels good. Not only that, Nintendo has also confirmed amiibo support for Super Smash Bros Ultimate. The following are the amiibo characters that will launch for the game. Ice Climbers Pichu Young Link Snake Pokemon Trainer – Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard Wolf Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a cross-over fighting game in development at Nintendo and is scheduled to launch on December 7, 2018, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

The next entry in the third-party lineup of the Nintendo Switch is going to be by none other than Saints Row: The Third. In a surprising announcement made at Gamescom 2018 earlier today, publisher Deep Silver revealed that a handheld version is currently in the works at one of its subsidiary studios — Fishlabs Entertainment. There was nothing else shared apart from a tentative release date set for sometime next year. Deep Silver has promised to provide more details before the week is over but there is no assurance that gameplay footage will be part of it. This is the first time that a Nintendo console is being graced by the Saints Row franchise. Saints Row: Money Shot, also known as Saints Row: Drive-By, was announced for the 3DS almost a decade ago before being canned. Elsewhere, the Nintendo Switch is getting ready to receive Diablo III later this year. The full package will feature both the Reaper of Souls and Rise of the Necromancer expansion packs, as well as a few features new to the franchise. Diablo III will bundle exclusive cosmetic items based on the Legend of Zelda franchise. In that light, it is almost given that Saints Row: The Third will accompany something similar when it arrives on the Nintendo Switch. Saints Row: The Third was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC back in 2011. Saints Row IV followed for the same platforms in 2013 before jumping over to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2015.

AMD graphics cards were higher than MSRP for a long time, even after the crypto boom. But that time has passed and the AMD graphics cards are now cheaper than ever. If you are in the market for a new graphics card and are more inclined towards AMD then you have come to the right place as we are going to give you some cool deals to check out here. AMD Graphics Cards Deals The AMD Vega series are the top of the line graphics cards that AMD has to offer and we are going to start off with those. The following are all the killer discounts and deals that you can take advantage of for these AMD graphics cards. We are starting off with the AMD RX Vega 64 that is the top of the line graphics card that AMD has to offer. The AMD RX Vega 64 competes with the GTX 1080. While Nvidia still has market dominance with the top of the line GTX 1080 Ti, results vary depending on the game that you are playing. The offers are as follows: SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX Vega 64 For $569.99 MSI Radeon RX Vega 64 ASUS AREZ Radeon RX Vega 64 For $578 ASUS ROG Radeon RX Vega 64 STRIX For $578 AMD Vega 56 is the little brother to the RX Vega 64 but it is still good value for money keeping in mind the price. The AMD Vega 56 competes with the Nvidia GTX 1070 and it is the reason why Nvidia later released the GTX 1070 Ti. Depending on the game you play, the AMD Vega 56 is able to beat the Ti model as well. MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 For $479.99 ASRock Phantom Gaming X Radeon RX Vega 56 For $499.99 SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX Vega 56 Moving on, we have the AMD RX 500 series graphics cards that are mid to entry-level graphics cards including the AMD RX 580, 570 and 560. These are powerful enough to run games at 1080p 60 FPS. AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB For $$239 AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB For $399 ASUS Radeon RX 580 For $208 ASUS Strix RX 580 8 GB For $277.49 Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 Gaming 4GB MSI Gaming Radeon RX 560 For $$129.49 Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 GAMING OC 4G REv2.0 For $138.74 If you do not want to get a graphics card and build your system yourself, you can save a lot of money on pre-built systems. The following are pre-built systems that are powered by the latest AMD graphics cards and AMD Ryzen CPUs. 2018 Dell Inspiron 5675 Premium Gaming PC 63% Off 2018 Flagship Dell Inspiron 5675 Gaming PC 67% Off Let us know what you think about these AMD graphics cards deals and whether or not you are interested in buying one of these graphics cards for your next build.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 has been announced and is available for pre-order. The graphics card is priced at $499 and is supposed to provide the performance of a Titan Xp. While that is great value for money it seems that you will not be able to connect a pair of these graphics cards in SLI as there is no NVLink. This is not something new, Nvidia did the same with the Pascal-based GTX 1060. It is a business move as dual GTX 1060 GPUs in SLI would outperform the GTX 1080, with proper SLI support. Nvidia did not want that to happen. The same is the case with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070. Two of these graphics cards could be able to match the performance of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. We are still waiting for the graphics cards to come out so we can test this theory, stay tuned for that. But I am pretty sure that the numbers will be close if not a match. 1 of 2 PreviousNext Reports further claim that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 might not feature the TU104 GPU and it is possible that a different board has been used. It is likely that customers are going to be paying more for the same GPU classes as before but until we have one of these new graphics cards in hand, its difficult to confirm whether or not that is indeed the truth. If this is indeed true then you can imagine the backlash that Nvidia will face, but I am pretty sure that the graphics cards will still be sold out in no time. This is an area where Nvidia is the dominant force and there is little that the general consumer can do in this regard. For more information regarding the matter stay tuned. The GPUs are sold out as we speak but if you are interested in getting one there is still hope, you can check out our pre-order guide in order to get one of these RTX GPUs. The graphics cards will hit the shelves on September 20th, so the wait is not too long now. Let us know what you think about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and whether or not you are interested in getting one of these graphics cards.

The time for a new fighting installment to release from NetherRealm Studios draws near. Whether it is going to be a new Mortal Kombat or not remains to be seen but suffice to say, it would be very surprising if it was something else. Taking to Twitter earlier today, creative director Ed Boon stated that the studio is “working very hard” on its next project. He shared an image of two actors in motion-capture suits taking fighting stances, with a simulation running on a screen in the back and a third person providing directions. Boon further added that development is still ongoing and there is nothing more to divulge right now. The fact is that NetherRealm Studios has been relatively quiet as of late. It skipped out on making any announcements at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 2018) and the Evolution Championship Series (EVO 2018) in the past few months. Whatever the developer is cooking behind closed doors appears to be more ambitious than the usual installments. It has been more than three years since the release of Mortal Kombat X and a year since Injustice 2 came out. Based on the alternate release patterns between the two, the next entry is obviously going to be with the Mortal Kombat franchise. Boon made a similar tease back in May by playing around the “K” letter for a pun, something that the Mortal Kombat community has grown accustomed with over the years. In addition there was a wild leak last year that claimed to have all the juicy bits on the next Mortal Kombat 11 installment.

An angry mob is currently gearing up to go after CD Projekt RED and Cyberpunk 2077. ResetEra and Twitter are playing host to these people who are bashing CD Projekt RED’s Twitter admin for posting an inappropriate “Transphobic” joke. When a user requested more information by saying; “I want to see more guys”, the twitter admin replied with; “Did you just assume my gender?” joke. According to parts of the community, it was inappropriate as this phrase has been used to mock transgenders for years. The twitter post has now been removed but an angry mob understandably wants an apology from the creators of Cyberpunk. Some are going as far as saying they wouldn’t buy Cyberpunk or any CD Projekt RED game anymore. Due to the mistake of one PR guy, the work of an entire development team that consists of designers, producers, directors, engineers, means nothing anymore which is unfair, to say the least. However, the demand for an apology is understandable so CD Projekt RED must address the issue as soon as possible. We do not know the full story so until more updates arrive, this is all we have for you for the time being. But this isn’t the first time the game has been at the center of controversy. Not too long ago, some wanted non-binary gender options. Since gender is now considered a spectrum by many, it is impossible to add a spectrum. Cyberpunk 2077 is releasing sometime in the next two years for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The development team is currently busy at Gamescom where new information is expected to be shared. Hopefully, the details won’t be overshadowed by this situation. In Cyberpunk 2077, players can choose their gender and use cybernetic enhancements to modify the character. Cyberpunk will address many political issues through a compelling storyline. Some would say the game predicts the violent future of the United States of America. For more on Cyberpunk, stay-tuned!

Nvidia RTX graphics cards have been announced and a major part of the keynote was the support for Ray Tracing but now that the event is over, Nvidia has released a press release that makes matters clear. It seems that Nvidia RTX for games does not mean support for Ray Tracing but AI as well and it is worth noting that more games support Nvidia’s AI-driven DLSS rather than Ray Tracing. Out of all the games that Nvidia has mentioned, 16 games supporting DLSS while 11 support Ray Tracing. The following are the Nvidia RTX supported games that will support Real-time Ray Tracing: Assetto Corsa Competizione Atomic Heart Battlefield V Control Enlisted Justice JX3 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Metro Exodus ProjectDH Shadow of the Tomb Raider The following are the games that support Nvidia DLSS but not actual Nvidia Ray Tracing: Ark: Survival Evolved Atomic Heart Dauntless Final Fantasy XV Fractured Lands Hitman 2 Islands of Nyne Justice JX3 Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds Remnant: From the Ashes Serious Sam 4: PLanet Badass Shadow of the Tomb Raider The Forge Arena We Happy Few According to Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of Content and Technology at Nvidia: The NVIDIA RTX platform and GeForce RTX 20-series GPUs bring real-time ray tracing to games 10 years sooner than anyone could have ever imagined. Thanks to the AI and hardware light-ray acceleration built into GeForce RTX GPUs, games using these futuristic features are right around the corner. If you are interested in getting one of the Nvidia RTX cards but are unable to find out then you can check out our pre-order guide. If the GTX 2080 a bit too much for you then you can also check out the RTX 2070 that offers the same level of performance as compared to the Titan Xp for $499, which is great value for money. Let us know what you think about the Nvidia RTX cards and whether or not you are interested in getting one of these graphics cards.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was revealed at E3 2018 but no proper gameplay demo was revealed for the game. It might be a while before we get to see a proper gameplay demo for the game but, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice gameplay has leaked online. The leaked Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice gameplay video is just 36 seconds long but gives us a good look at the game and its combat mechanics. In the leaked Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice gameplay we see the protagonist fighting enemies and also get a look at how players will traverse through the game’s world. The game comes following the success of Dark Souls 3 and fans are already expecting the game to be quite similar to Dark Souls franchise. However, From Software has noted that it is not an evolution of the Souls games as the game was designed from the ground up. According to Hidetaka Miyazaki, while they did learn a lot from the Dark Souls games and the Bloodborne but, they have reinvented the formula for the upcoming Sekiro Shadows Die Twice and has built it from “ground up”. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will feature a direct story instead of integrated the narrative in items and environment. However, Miyazaki noted that the game will largely be a “fragmented experience”. Having a fixed protagonist allows us to base the core story around him and the main characters around him. We hope that the initial story, at least from the outset, will be easier to grasp and understand. But our general philosophy hasn’t changed. It will still be a fragmented experience that the player will have to piece together themselves. Furthermore, the studio has noted that the game isn’t isn’t rooted 100% in reality and will feature supernatural enemies. Sekiro Shadows Die Twice is an action-adventure title in development at From Software and will launch in 2019 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Nvidia RTX graphics cards have been announced and the pre-orders went live a few hours ago. Chances are that you are unable to find one because they are all sold out but rest assured there is still hope and here we are going to point you in the right direction. Pre-order Nvidia RTX Graphics Cards The following are pre-orders that you can reserve right now. You can get separate graphics cards, bundles or pre-built systems. Bundles include CPUs, SSDs and motherboard combinations along with the Nvidia RTX graphics cards. Nvidia RTX Graphics Cards Bundles The following are the bundles that you can get with the Nvidia RTX graphics cards: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING TRIO + Intel Core i7-8700K ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti AMP + Intel Core i7-7820X + ASRock X299 Motherboard GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 WINDFORCE OC + SAMSUNG 860 EVO 1TB SSD ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Ti O11G Dual-fan + Intel Core i7-7820X + ASUS ROG STRIX X299-E Motherboard ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 AMP + SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series 1TB SSD GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING OC 8G + Intel Core i7-8700K If you are are not interested in getting bundles and just want the graphics card then the following are the GPUs that you can pre-order: RTX Graphics Cards From Gigabyte GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 GAMING OC 8G RTX Graphics Cards From EVGA EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC ULTRA GAMING RTX Graphics Cards From Zotac ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Blower ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 AMP RTX Graphics Cards From Asus ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 O8G Dual-fan OC Edition Pre-build PCs With Nvidia RTX Graphics Cards If you are not looking to get separate Nvidia RTX graphics cards or bundles then you might want to get a pre-built system and save yourself the hassle. The following are all the pre-built deals that come with the Nvidia RTX graphics cards. CyberpowerPC Desktop Gamer Xtreme Intel Core i7 8th Gen 8700K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 CyberpowerPC Desktop Gamer Xtreme Intel Core i5 8th Gen 8400 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 CyberpowerPC Desktop Gamer Panzer Intel Core i7 8th Gen 8086K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 CyberpowerPC Desktop Gamer Master Ryzen 7 2700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 CyberpowerPC Desktop Gamer Intel Core i7 8th Gen 8086K + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti CyberpowerPC Desktop Gamer Master Ryzen 7 2700X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ABS Crystal STRIX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB + Intel i7-8700K (3.70 GHz) Liquid Cooled ABS Spec-Omega NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Intel i9-7900X Liquid Cooled Nvidia has already listed 21 games that will support this tech and there will be more games further down the line. If the RTX 2080 is too much for you then you can check out the RTX 2070 that comes at a lower price and is able to provide the same level of performance as the Titan Xp. For more information regarding Nvidia RTX graphics cards, stay tuned. Let us know what you think about the Nvidia RTX graphics cards and whether or not you are interested in getting one.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is closer to release as it has ever been and it is expected to be a blowout. And due to the higher pre-order numbers and Q1 performance of Take-Two, analysts predict the company’s stock to touch $145. The previous prediction was $140. Earlier this month Take-Two released Q1 earnings and exceeded their own expectations. According to the data shared by the company, revenues stood at $388M for the first quarter with a 62% boost in recurrent earnings. 81% or $315M of the company’s revenue comes from digital player spendings. Digital revenue is up by 64% compared to last year. The first in-game footage of the title was released recently and upon the reveal of the footage, the stocks touched $130 dollars. According to analyst Gordon Maclean, one can expect the trend to continue. The stocks can touch $145 upon the release of Red Dead Redemption 2. “Red Dead Redemption 2”, investors should be looking towards the stock of TTWO as Red Dead Redemption 2 is looking to be an extremely popular hit with the potential for continued success that GTAV has shown over the last few years. I last touched on TTWO back in March, where I gave the stock a $140 price target. I am increasing my target from $140 to $145 with this article on the basis that the company continues to show impressive revenue growth and the fallout from the RDR2 release could have an effect across the industry. Red Dead Redemption 2 is releasing on October 26 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. If the title features a multiplayer mode like GTA Online, expect recurrent player earnings to go significantly higher for the company. Microtransactions are a concern for the community but not for Take-Two, the company explained.

Cliff Bleszinski is a name that is quite popular in the gaming industry. While most of the audience has a positive opinion about this Veteran of the gaming industry, there also are a few who are not much of a fan. However, it seems like this Veteran Developer Cliff Bleszinski is writing a book based on his experience in the gaming industry. The Veteran Developer Cliff Bleszinski recently posted a teaser in a form of an image which shows the section about the ground realities and challenges faced in the gaming industry. The section he shared specifically focused on the rise and fall of Boss Key. Now considering that he does have a lot of experience regarding this aspect since he has worked with Epic Games and then at his own studio, which he co-founded, Boss Key. It does seem to reason that perhaps he may also be sharing some controversial details as well, which might stir some Not sure will that book gain the audience that it aims for or not but it does seem an interesting thing. Perhaps we will get some more insight into what actually goes on, in these various development companies. Having said that other sections of this book will cover other things like the death of Bleszinski’s father and nephew, as well as why and how his first marriage fell apart and when he met his the second wife. Whats interesting is that this Veteran Developer Cliff Bleszinski added that writing about Boss Key part, was harder than any of those parts. In the passage uploaded, Bleszinski spoke freely about the time spent at Epic Games. He shared positive comments about CEO Tim Sweeney as well as for the company. Haven’t read the whole book but this same guy back in 2015 when he left the gaming industry, said that him getting jaded in this industry was the reason for leaving. To be honest, this Veteran Developer Cliff Bleszinski, always had a bit of a muddled personality. Like when was invited to work on Silent Hill he declined to which he added that he would have ruined it. So apparently what this book will do is perhaps create more challenges than addressing some. At least that what seems to be the case. Seems pretty obvious that after running from the gaming industry he is not taking a shot at the same industry that brought him to this level. Anyways, until we see the complete book we can’t be certain about anything.

Hot among hottest is the one and only Battlefield V and with only almost one month away from its release, various details tend to add more to the hype. However, this new detail might add more to the excitement but in a very different way, than you expect it to be. It turns out that the main developers, as you may know, DICE behind the development of this game are not the ones developing Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode. Just recently Stars Wars Battlefront Global Community Manager Ben Walker took to his Reddit account on which he goes by the name, “F8RGE” and said, Royale is being made by a different studio, not DICE. Very recently EA DICE revealed the Gamescom 2018 trailer of Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode and turns out there was a reason for it, other than the Gamescom marketing. Apparently, they were planning to reveal that this battle royale mode is not been developed by DICE, rather some unknown studio. So little is known about the studio, which is developing one of the most important genres that can actually determine the fate of the Battlefield V. Very recently EA also gave a sneak peek at Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode and although we did not get to see much, those few glimpses did stir a lot of hype. One thing that got noticed was that player may not be able to play the circle, like they won’t be camping their way into the safe zone. Now the topic of concern is that very recently, we got to see the pre-order stats and turns out Battlefield V did not seem to do good, in comparison to Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Redemption. Most of the audience is intent on believing that maybe EA asking fans to not buy this game, apparently backfired. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.

Battlefield V is one of the most anticipated games of this year, however, the pre-orders for the game are reportedly very weak and according to a new report, Battlefield V pre-orders are 85% behind Black Ops 4 and these weak pre-orders might put EA at risk. This is according to analyst Doug Creutz who noted that Battlefield V will be a serious disappointment and is lagging far behind Black Ops 4, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. If we had to pick one game to be a casualty of the crowded October window, this would clearly be it. The analyst noted that Battlefield V pre-orders are 85% behind Black Ops 4 which compared to previous entries in the franchise are the worse pre-order numbers. Doug noted that Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 were between 20 and 40 percent behind their competition at the time while Battlefield 1 was actually ahead of Call of Duty “at this point before launch”. This is very far off the tracking levels of previous Battlefield titles in 2011, 2013, and 2016. With a release date directly in between CoD and RDR, we worry that BFV could be headed for a similar fate as 2016’s Titanfall 2, which got squeezed out by its launch date directly between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Battlefield V pre-orders being weak might be due to the fact that one of the EA’s execs suggested not to buy the game following the backlash at the game’s reveal. We stand up for the cause, because I think those people who don’t understand it, well, you have two choices: either accept it or don’t buy the game. I’m fine with either or. It’s just not ok. What do you think of Battlefield V pre-orders being the worse in the history of the franchise? Will the game be a disappointment financially? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Source: CNBC

THQ Nordic has always had a trend of signing deals or taking over studios in order to, not only expand its relationship with other companies but also strengthen its roots in the gaming industry. This newly surfaced news represents the same notion; just recently we came to know that THQ Nordic has signed a distribution deal with Microsoft, which includes multiple titles. Yesterday THQ made the announcement of this distribution deal with Microsoft Studios, in which they revealed five great games that are included in this deal. The portfolio will be available very soon through Steam. ReCore: Definitive Edition Super Lucky’s Tale Disneyland Adventures Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection More details have been given in regards to these titles, however, what is most interesting is THQ Nordic cutting deal with Microsoft because it shows the upward trend of this THQ company’s growth. THQ has not only been nailing down deals it has also been acquiring other studios, as well like very recently it took over Koch Media for about €121M. Which is all fine and dandy but what is interesting is the fact that with this acquisition, the company now owns exclusive right over the gaming titles Metro, Dead Island, Saints Row and many others. So what this means is that the upcoming much hyped Metro Exodus now falls under THQ Nordic, as its exclusive property. With all that said, Gamescom 2018 is underway and we have a good lineup for the event by THQ. The company is to showcase Biomutant, Darksiders 3, Fade To Silence and Generation Zero at the event. So what all this means is that the growth of this studio is at an increasing rate and if, they continue to keep expanding they will certainly be grander than they are now. What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below