Tuesday, October 6

Author: Natalia Ganeva

2XKO Was Doomed To Fail From The Very Launch

2XKO Was Doomed To Fail From The Very Launch

Gaming
Credit: Riot Games Riot Games co-founder Marc "Tryndamere" Merrill explained why the fighting game “2XKO” failed to gain significant popularity. According to him, the studio missed a window of opportunity while “Street Fighter” was without a new installment. Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill revealed on the “Lemonade Stand” podcast that, given maintenance costs, continued development of “2XKO” required a monthly audience of hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of players. "We have no one to blame but ourselves. I think we had the opportunity to do something really great for the fighting game community, but then *Street Fighter 6* came out. By that point, we had been working on [2XKO] for eight years," lamented Merrill. The executive believes that had Riot released the game a...
Players Identified The Setting That Ruins The Graphics In “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” Remaster

Players Identified The Setting That Ruins The Graphics In “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” Remaster

Gaming, Trendy
Credit: CD Projekt Red Shortly after the release of *The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt* remaster, players on PC and consoles began reporting various technical issues. They also noted a range of graphical glitches: some saw Geralt’s model turn black, while others observed that character faces and objects looked distinctly off. Players discovered through experimentation that the issue stems from the "Bloom" setting; disabling it improves the visual quality of *The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt* remaster. Patch 5.00c for the PC version of *The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered*, released recently, promised to tweak the bloom effect settings in Velen but failed to actually fix the issue. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red won't overlook the issue of image overexposure in *The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remaste...
Nvidia Released A New Driver For Maxwell, Pascal And Volta

Nvidia Released A New Driver For Maxwell, Pascal And Volta

Gaming
Credit: Nvidia Nvidia has released the GeForce 582.78 driver for older graphics cards based on the Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta architectures. While these accelerators no longer receive regular Game Ready driver updates, the company continues to release security patches for them. For desktop systems, driver version 582.78 supports models based on Maxwell (GeForce GTX 745, GTX 750, GTX 750 Ti, as well as the GTX 950–980 Ti series) and Pascal (GeForce GTX 1050–1080 Ti, GT 1030, GT 1010). Support is also provided for the Titan V, Titan Xp, Titan X, and GeForce GTX Titan X models. Laptop support extends to older products based on the Maxwell and Pascal architectures, including GeForce GTX 900M and GTX 1000 series graphics, as well as a range of MX models—from the MX110 to the MX350. ...
Queen’s Domain Coming To PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, And PC On October 30

Queen’s Domain Coming To PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, And PC On October 30

Gaming
Credit: Future Friends Games Publisher Future Friends Games and developer Freshly Baked Games have announced the release date for “Queen’s Domain”, a retro-style, first-person fantasy action RPG inspired by *King’s Field*. The game will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Steam) on October 30. The console versions have been announced for the first time. The events of  “Queen's Domain” unfold on Neasied—an island belonging to a sinister, slumbering queen—where the protagonist washes up following a shipwreck. He has arrived at this location in search of his missing father. Players will explore intricately interconnected areas, soar over obstacles using the legendary Holy Sword Endu, uncover the secrets of Neasied, and battle their way through hordes of ...