The developers of Dead Island 2 have unveiled the long-awaited final trailer for their zombie action game. In the game, players will have to face a virus that turns people into zombies and spreads throughout Los Angeles. And only heroes with special resistance to the virus can stop its spread and save the world.
In the trailer, you can see some scenes from the gameplay of the game, as well as many new exciting moments. One of the most thrilling scenes takes place on board the plane, where our hero is trapped by rampant zombies and forced to fight for his life, using everything at hand to fend off the oncoming suicide bombers.
Particular attention in the trailer is given to zombies of various sizes and shapes, including real giants. The developers are not shy about showing on the screen many ways to dismember the zombies, which makes the game even more realistic and bloody.
Dead Island 2 will be available to play on two generations of consoles starting April 21st. Players will enjoy dynamic gameplay, exciting atmosphere and many bloody battles. Get ready to transform from an ordinary survivor into a real killer and find out the true cause of the outbreak of the zombie virus. Don't miss the opportunity to become the savior of mankind in this exciting game.
CAPCOM's remake of Resident Evil 4 is one of the best in its genre, but the changes made to the game move it further away from the fixed-camera origins of the series, which is somewhat disappointing for fans of the original games. A recently released video created by Cycu1 shows how the opening episodes of the Resident Evil 4 remake will look and play with fixed camera angles, bringing back fond memories for fans of the game and wanting to return to the classic style of the game.
However, with a fixed camera there is a problem in fights, which can take a lot of time to create a suitable mod. Regardless, the video highlights that the Resident Evil 4 remake deserves an official fixed-camera reimagining.
Since the release of Resident Evil 4 Remake, CAPCOM has focused on adding new content and fixing bugs across all platforms. Earlier this month, a free update was released that added the Mercenaries mode to the game, as well as visual improvements for the PlayStation 5 and a performance boost for the Xbox Series X.
In the future, Resident Evil 4 Remake may feature even more additional content, including the Separate Paths expansion starring Ada Wong. According to reliable information, the release of this expansion will take less time than the release of DLC for Resident Evil Village, which is a pleasant surprise for fans of the series.
Resident Evil 4 Remake is currently available to play on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. If you want to know more about the game, you can read the review, where the author highlights its strengths and weaknesses.
Thus, although the Resident Evil 4 remake differs from the classic games in the series, CAPCOM continues to work on improving the game and adding new content.
The long-awaited Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores expansion is set to release on PlayStation 5 on April 19th. Recently it became known that the download size of this add-on will differ depending on the region. The European version of Burning Shores will take up 16.7 GB, while the US version will weigh in at 15.4 GB. The reason for this is that the European version has more localization languages, resulting in an increase in download size.
Interestingly, Burning Shores is almost twice the size of The Frozen Wilds, an expansion for Horizon: Zero Dawn that weighed less than 9 GB. This indicates that the new expansion will contain more content and optimizations that will provide even more immersion in the world of Horizon.
Users who pre-ordered on Burning Shores can already pre-download the add-on on their consoles, allowing them to instantly start playing on the day of release. This is very convenient and saves download waiting time.
All in all, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is one of the most anticipated expansions of this year. It will bring new features, improved graphics and many other innovations to the game. Let's hope that the download size will not be a problem for the players and they will enjoy the game to the fullest.
Intel has released its latest driver to improve the performance of Arc graphics, which will greatly enhance the performance of various AAA games. The new version of Game On Driver 31.0.101.4311 supports multiple games including Dead Island 2, Minecraft Legends and Boundary and provides support from day one. In addition, the Intel Arc and Iris Graphics driver 31.0.101.4311 has been prepared for the latest Total War DLC: Warhammer III, Mirror of Madness.
The company's goal is to ensure gamers that its graphics card performance, ray tracing capabilities, and PPD (performance per dollar) are superior to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GPU. Intel offers to download the latest drivers from its website.
Intel Arc GPU performance compared to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB resource model. The comparison shows that Intel increased the average frames per second in the recently updated Dead Space game by 30 frames per second in 1080p Ultra. modes and 20 fps in 1440p High modes. NVIDIA performance outperformed the previous driver version 4257, but nearly matched the latest update, if not losing by a slight margin of two to five frames.
Performance per USD shows that the Intel-optimized Total War: Warhammer III DLC, Mirror of Madness, sees a 62 to 72 percent increase in the company's performance over NVIDIA's GPU. Remember that the Intel Arc A750 GPU is currently $249, while the NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB is $388 on average. The same cards are compared to the new releases of Boundary, Dead Island 2 and Minecraft Legends, showing performance gains ranging from 37% per dollar to 63% per dollar.
It should be noted that Intel did not add any drivers or additional components to the two system configurations, providing users with complete transparency of the two test systems. This goes to show that Intel is committed to being as fair and objective as possible when evaluating the performance of its products.
The new Intel Arc and Iris Graphics driver 31.0.101.4311 is a beta version and is already available for download on the company's website. Using this driver will allow gamers to enjoy improved performance of their systems while gaming and improve the overall performance of Intel Arc graphics cards.
Thus, the new Intel Arc and Iris Graphics driver 31.0.101.4311 is a significant step in the development of Intel GPUs and allows gamers to enjoy higher performance and improved gameplay. You can download the latest drivers and find other information about Intel products on the company's official website.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Japanese gaming giant SEGA is set to acquire Rovio, creators of the iconic Angry Birds game, for $1 billion. The parties are now in the final stages of negotiations, and a deal is expected to close early next week.
Earlier, in 2023, the Israeli holding Playtika offered 750 million euros for the acquisition of Rovio, but SEGA offered more favorable terms. It's worth noting that 82% of Rovio's revenue is generated by the Angry Birds games. The company is actively buying back its shares on the market, which indicates the trust of the management in the successful development of the business.
Despite this, investors are concerned about Rovio's dependence on Angry Birds. The developers considered the possibility of creating new projects, but their future after a potential entry into SEGA becomes unclear.
It's important to analyze how much SEGA needs to acquire Rovio. On the one hand, this could be a profitable move as SEGA expands its game portfolio and gains access to a successful and profitable franchise. In addition, it may stimulate the development of new game projects based on the mechanics of Angry Birds or the use of its characters.
On the other hand, the deal could pose some risk to SEGA due to Rovio's Angry Birds dependency mentioned above. If the company cannot develop new hit projects or keep Angry Birds relevant, the cost of investing in Rovio may not be justified.
NVIDIA has published data obtained through the GeForce Experience program, reflecting the preferences of owners of RTX 20, 30 and 40 series graphics cards. According to statistics, at least 83% of users of the new RTX 40 series turn on ray tracing, and 79% of them also use DLSS technology. Regarding the RTX 30 series, statistics show that 71% of players use DLSS and 56% turn on ray tracing, while among RTX 20 series owners these figures are 68% and 43% respectively.
Based on these data, NVIDIA concludes that when choosing to upgrade an old graphics card on an RTX 40 series, you need to consider both ray tracing and DLSS, as these are the technologies that allow you to achieve the best graphics and performance in games.
In addition, NVIDIA reported that 62% of RTX 40 series owners use monitors running at 144Hz or higher, while only 28% of them play at 4K resolution. This data can be useful for optimizing game settings depending on the monitor.
A few days ago, a new RTX 4070 graphics card was introduced, available for order from partner manufacturers. Communicating with representatives of NVIDIA, users will be able to clarify all the details and choose the most suitable graphics card for their needs.
In general, NVIDIA data shows that ray tracing and DLSS are becoming more popular among gamers, especially owners of new RTX 40 graphics cards, highlighting their importance when choosing a graphics accelerator upgrade.
The gaming community has received news of a major patch 1.0.3.0 for The Last of Us Part 1, which has been released to fix many technical issues and improve achievement performance. However, judging by the feedback from players on the Steam platform, Naughty Dog still has a lot to do to fix the issues.
User complaints continue to be related to the game's frequent crashes and general poor technical condition on PC. Despite this, there are reports of some improvements, such as reduced shader compilation time (which can take up to an hour), as well as fixing problems with camera shake when controlling the mouse.
However, not all users noticed positive changes after installing the patch, some even noted the deterioration of the game. Other players are trying to find the difference in performance after installing the patch.
It is important to note that comments for The Last of Us Part 1 patch 1.0.3.0 have been disabled, so players are expressing their dissatisfaction on the Steam forum and in the reviews.
Overall, patch 1.0.3.0 for The Last of Us Part 1 has received both positive and negative feedback from players, and continues to cause controversy among users. We hope that Naughty Dog will continue to work on fixing technical issues in the game to provide the best gaming experience for all PC players.
On the popular Reddit forum, a user under the nickname pmc64 shared information that ray tracing has disappeared in the PC versions of the remakes of the cult games Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. This situation is puzzling, given that Capcom recently announced that they would soon be ending support for DX11 versions of these games. The developers returned the games to the Steam platform after gamers complained about high system requirements and degraded performance.
It is important to note that ray tracing is only available in DirectX 12 mode, so its absence may be due to a developer error. In addition, pmc64 also noted that Dolby Atmos support for headphones has disappeared in the Resident Evil 3 remake. At the moment, Capcom has not commented on this situation.
Meanwhile, Digital Foundry has tested Resident Evil 4 Remake on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S with the latest patch. According to the test results, it became clear that the game has improved significantly, but is still far from ideal.
Thus, the situation with the loss of ray tracing and support for Dolby Atmos raises questions from many users. Perhaps soon the developers will release a patch that will fix this problem. In the meantime, gamers can enjoy the updated Resident Evil 4 Remake, which still needs some tweaking to achieve the perfect gaming experience on next-generation consoles.
The latest release of NVIDIA GPU Driver 530 adds support for the GeForce RTX 4070. This means users will be able to enjoy higher levels of performance and graphics quality in their games.
Another major update in this release is support for super-resolution RTX video. This means that users will be able to enjoy a higher level of detail and clarity in their videos.
In addition, support for CUDA 12.1 has been added in this release, allowing users to use newer versions of the software and speed up data processing workflows.
Another major update in this release is to increase the maximum number of concurrent NVENC sessions from 3 to 5 on supported GeForce GPUs. This means that users will be able to use their resources more efficiently and enjoy better video quality.
In addition, some known game issues have been fixed, such as stability issues in Assassin's Creed Origins and crashing in The Last of Us on GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. Black screen and freezing issues have also been resolved in Hogwarts Legacy.
Despite this, there are still some known issues in this release, such as game stability issues when turning HDR on and off, and monitor flickering when using the DSR/DLDSR feature.
Overall, NVIDIA Driver Release 530 represents a significant improvement for NVIDIA GPU users. It provides higher levels of performance and graphic quality in games and videos, and fixes some known issues with games. However, due to some known issues, before installing the driver, you should review the list of known issues to be aware of possible limitations.
"The Lord of the Rings: Gollum" is set to release on PC, PlayStation and Xbox on May 25 this year, and on Nintendo Switch at the end of the year. Even though the visual style of the game looks a bit dated, the system requirements for the PC version are quite up to date.
According to official figures, Medium settings at 1080p and no tracing require Windows 10/11 64-bit, an Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or RTX 2060 graphics card, 16 GB of RAM and 45 GB of free hard disk space.
If you prefer higher settings at 1440p with tracing, then you will need an Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card (with DLSS in Quality mode), 32 GB of RAM and also 45 GB of free hard disk space.
The developers promise that players will be able to plunge into the exciting world of the Lord of the Rings saga and look at it through the eyes of Gollum, one of the most famous characters in the universe. Players will be able to explore many locations, fight enemies and make decisions that affect the story.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a fresh take on the iconic franchise, and we're sure Lord of the Rings fans will love the chance to play this game and learn more about their favorite characters.
