2020 Vision: The Witcher 2 was a stunning tech achievement that still looks great today
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Next-gen before their time? There's an elite selection of technologically advanced titles that appear towards the tail-end of any given generation, where developers are upping their game, experimenting with the kinds of techniques we'll see in the era to come - and it's typically on PC where we tend to get these nascent next-gen experiences. CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 2 - released in May 2011 - is one such release, a game that required a radical process of re-architecting before arriving on Xbox 360 almost a year later.
[Read More]Destiny's Vault of Glass returns next month
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
Vault of Glass, Destiny's first ever raid and one of the best co-operative experiences in all of video games, will be brought to Destiny 2 on 22nd May. In a new blog post, Bungie said its goal was not to "fundamentally evolve" the raid into something new - so expect to see familiar encounters, bosses and that same sneaky path through the Gorgon maze if you dip back in.
[Read More]DF Direct Weekly takes on Switch OLED, Dark Souls 3 FPS Boost and more
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Digital Foundry's weekly show is back - and this time there's a good 107 minutes of (mostly) tech chat! Leading the agenda this week are some further thoughts on the Switch OLED, but mostly attempting to answer the many, many questions sent by DF supporters about the new unit. Why aren't we getting a Switch Pro? Is the Switch Pro actually happening a bit further on down the road? Did Nintendo 'switch' up its plans for a more powerful model because of the pandemic?
[Read More]Doom's ray tracing upgrade launched on April Fool's Day - but this is no joke
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Doom is the ultimate game. It runs on pregnancy tests, it runs in cars, and now it runs on RTX - with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, of course. Sultim Tsyrendashiev, creator of the Serious Sam path tracing mod delivered this new RT-infused rendition of Doom on April 1st this year, but make no mistake, this is no joke. It's a visual revamp of the original game, creating a clever path-traced RT aesthetic for a title that essentially has no real-time lighting model as we'd understand it in a modern game.
[Read More]Everything you need to know about Metal Gear Solid 5's Mother Base
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Konami has released a 30 minute video that dives deep into Metal Gear Solid 5's Mother Base.
The video runs through everything from base expansion to base invasions.
In the game you expand Mother Base and manage your Diamond Dogs to develop new equipment and abilities for use in the field. While you're out and about, you can call in intel, supply drops, first aid and medical treatment, so Mother Base is worth investing in.
[Read More]First Modern Warfare 3 DLC release date and details
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Mittie Cheatwood
The first two Modern Warfare 3 DLC 'drops' for Xbox 360 premium Elite members arrives on 24th January, Activision has announced. You'll be getting two new multiplayer maps. Liberation is a sniper-friendly map set in New York's Central Park, while Piazza takes the action to a seaside village in Italy. Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling told Eurogamer that there is not yet a confirmed date for when PlayStation 3 and PC subscribers can get their hands on the content, but "
[Read More]Floss dance creator Backpack Kid suing Fortnite now too
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Mittie Cheatwood
Yesterday Carlton from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, today the Backpack Kid from, um, Instagram - another day, another legal case against Fortnite because of dances in the game.
Who's the Backpack Kid? Only the teenager who created the Floss*, the most famous dance in Fortnite (and maybe the western world in 2018). His real name is Russell Horning and he's 17 years old. His mother is reportedly filing suit on his behalf, wrote TMZ.
[Read More]Monster Hunter World Bone locations - How to get Monster Slogbone, Monster Solidbone, Monster Toughbone and other rare bones
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
Monster Hunter World Bones are one of many components you'll need to construct weapons and armour pieces for your Hunter and Palico.
However, there's a variety of kinds - such as Monster Slogbone, Monster Bone M, Monster Bone Plus, Warped Bone and Coral Bone - and it's not immediately clear from which areas or activities they are from.
Elsewhere, our Monster Hunter World tips can help you decide when to farm, what to forage and what to do between hunts, and our Monster Hunter World walkthrough and guide can help with main quest and story progress.
[Read More]Rock Band PSP dated, songs listed
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
EA, MTV and Harmonix have unveiled the list of songs included in Rock Band Unplugged, which launches on PSP on 19th June.
The tracks go as far back as The Who in the 1960s, and right up to present-day headbangers System of a Down. We like "Carry on Wayward Son" by Kansas and "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit. We don't like Weezer.
Rock Band Unplugged features an in-game DLC store, too, where players can download extra tracks via PC.
[Read More]Steam Next Fest is back with "hundreds" of playable demos next week
Posted on January 17, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
As if Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest wasn't enough Fest to be getting on with, Valve has starting cranking the hype handle for its own Fest, Steam Next Fest, which returns for another demo-packed seven days starting Monday, 13th June. This latest tumble into demo-land was confirmed by Valve back in March, when it promised "hundreds" of "cool demos" throughout the week, alongside developer livestreams, chats, and other assorted activities.
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