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Jul122024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

GreedFall 2 Early Access Starts On September 24th

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Studio Spiders is preparing its next big release - GreedFall II: The Dying World. The team will do something unusual for itself: it will not release the full version immediately, but will first make early access. Let us remind you that the launch version of GreedFall 2: The Dying World was expected in the summer of 2024, however, as it became known, it will be delayed until the fall - the release was scheduled for September 24. The announcement was accompanied by a teaser with footage from the February trailer. At launch, GreedFall 2: The Dying World will have the first story chapters, companions and three large locations, and during early access, about 30% of the total content will be added to the game: regions, allies, quests, skills, and so on. https://youtu.be/6sol7cwP8mI ...

Jul112024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Crytek Announces Price Reduction For “Hunt: Showdown”

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Crytek studio is preparing a pleasant surprise for fans and potential players of Hunt: Showdown. The developers have announced a significant price reduction for their popular multiplayer action game. This decision is intended to make the game more accessible to a wider audience around the world. Let us remind you that since leaving early access in August 2019, Hunt: Showdown was sold on Steam for $40 but in anticipation of the “big changes” in August, the authors decided to make adjustments. Starting July 11 on PC and starting August 15 on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, the cost of Hunt: Showdown will be reduced by up to 30% depending on the region. The changes will also affect add-ons/game currency, but they may either become cheaper or more expensive. Crytek emphasizes that this ...

Jul112024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

AMD NTBC Technology To Reduce Weight Of Games By 70%

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AMD has announced the development of a new texture compression method called NTBC (Neural Texture Block Compression), which uses artificial intelligence. AMD NTBC technology solves the problem through compression using neural networks - it is partially compatible with texture compression algorithms used today (Block Compression, BC). “It has been designed to be compatible with existing BC formats, namely BC1 and BC4, with a reduced footprint and can be used as a replacement for existing graphics processes. <..> We have shown that NTBC can achieve better compression ratios than standard BC for both approaches, while still generating textures of reasonable quality. However, there is a trade-off between quality and compression ratio for the aggressive and conservative approaches -...

Jul92024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Logitech G309 Wireless Gaming Mouse Introduced For $80

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Introduced is the Logitech G309 computer mouse, which can be used with an AA battery or without a battery if you have a Powerplay mouse pad. This is Logitech's first wireless mouse with a supercapacitor inside. The Logitech G309 is not the first gaming mouse to support wireless charging. You can recall the Razer Mamba HyperFlux and Mad Catz RAT Air models, which were released back in 2018. However, they differ from the Logitech G309 in that, in principle, they can only be charged from special proprietary charging mats. The new product from Logitech can also run on regular AA batteries (or rechargeable batteries). Together with them, the weight of the Logitech G309 is 89 grams. However, the batteries can be removed and the mouse will only operate on a supercapacitor powered by...