Gameplay Mechanics of Cancelled Portal Prequel in Action
LunchHouse Software received the source code of F-STOP, a cancelled project which was to be the prequel for the first Portal, from Valve. Thanks to this, the devs could prepare a video showing the mechanics of the cancelled game.
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Adrian Werner
January 4, 2020
A Mediocre Year; Metacritic Summarizes 2019 Game Reviews
Metacritic published a list of the best-rated games in 2019. The year turned out to be somewhat poor in outstanding titles (i.e. those with an average review score above 90/100), despite featuring many titles appreciated by critics.
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Jacob Blazewicz
January 3, 2020
Downtown: War Shadow and Graveyard Keeper in New Humble Choice
Today marks the launch of the second edition of Humble Choice. On this occasion, the library of games that are part of the package was revealed. Among them were Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Two Point Hospital, Graveyard Keeper and DiRT Rally 2.0.
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Agnes Adamus
January 3, 2020
Rune 2 Affair Concluded? Devs Hand Over Game Code to the Publisher
The developers from the now-closed studio responsible for the development of Rune II have given the publishers the files and source code of the game, so that the latter will be able to continue working on the title. The issue of compensation and reimbursement of development costs has still not been resolved.
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Paul Wozniak
January 3, 2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake - PC Version Almost Certain
Thanks to a leak of the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, fans were able to dig through the game files and found elements suggesting that a PC version is planned.
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Adrian Werner
January 3, 2020
Over 8 Million Copies of The Witcher 3 Sold on Steam, Sales Boosted by TV Show
The premiere of The Witcher series on Netflix, as well as the preceding promo campaign, had a very positive impact on sales of The Witcher 3 on Steam. In the last 6 months alone, CD Projekt RED's game has reached 2 million customers. In total, Wild Hunt was bought over 8 million times on Steam.
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Bart Swiatek
January 3, 2020
AMD Chases Intel, Holding Nearly 40% of CPU Market
With the latest moves, AMD is quickly closing in on Intel. According to PassMark, the Ryzen manufacturer already has almost 40% of the CPU market share. There are many indications that the difference will be diminishing in the coming months, and many believe that AMD will eventually overtake the competition.
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Peter Doron
January 3, 2020
Fortnite Earned $1.8 Billion in 2019
SuperData summarized the results of the digital game market for 2019. The best earning free-to-play production was Fortnite, which generated $1.8 billion in revenue. League of Legends has brought $1.5 billion.
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Adrian Werner
January 3, 2020
Nvidia Ampere GPUs Deliver up to 50% More Performance
According to the Taipei Times, Nvidia Ampere graphics cards can deliver up to 50% increase of performance of Turings, while consuming two times less power. All thanks to the improvements and the use of 7nm lithography.
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Bart Swiatek
January 3, 2020
STALKER 2 Will be Powered by Unreal Engine
GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2 will we be powered by Unreal Engine technology. Although developers aren't ready to talk about target platforms yet, it's safe to assume that the PC version will be temporarily (or permanently) exclusive to Epic Games Store.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 2, 2020
We've Learned Hardware Requirements of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will launch in mid-January, but we can already get to know its hardware requirements. Fans of Son Goku and the company have no reason to worry because the work from CyberConnect2 will run even on older rigs.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
January 2, 2020
Spanish Store Puts Up RDR2 on Switch on Sale. Also GTA 6 and Bully 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 on Nintendo Switch, Bully 2 this year and GTA 6 in two years... It's likely that someone in the Spanish online store Instant Gaming likes to dream, and the fact that such items are on offer may unnecessarily stir the imagination of many players.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 2, 2020
Bugged and Ugly - Creator of Frontiers Criticizes Own Game at Launch
Frontiers, an open-world survival RPG, inspired by the iconict Daggerfall, made its debut on Steam almost seven years after its initial success on Kickstarter. However, its creator does not hide the fact that the state of his game is a far cry from what he planned in 2013.
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Christian Pieniazek
January 2, 2020
The Witcher 3 Became the Most Popular Steam Game in History
New Year has brought a new activity record on Steam, achieved by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. At the hottest moment of the day, more than 100,000 people were playing the game at the same time.
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Adrian Werner
January 2, 2020
Escape from Tarkov's Records Popularity Explosion on Twitch
Escape from Tarkov is now more likely to be viewed on Twitch than League of Legends or Fortnite. But there's a reason for that.
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Darius Matusiak
January 2, 2020
Intel Core i9-10900K is i9-9900K With Two Extra Cores
Slides from Intel's internal documentation, dedicated to the flagship CPU of the upcoming Comet Lake-S line - i9-10900K, have leaked into the web. Everything seems to indicate that the main advantage of this computing unit compared to its predecessor, i9-9900K, will be two additional cores. Performance gains in single-threaded applications are not impressive.
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Bart Swiatek
January 2, 2020
Beautiful Winter on New Video From Microsoft Flight Simulator
Another footage from Microsoft Flight Simulator was released online. This time the devs presented environment covered with snow. The title will be released this year on PC and Xbox One.
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Milosz Szubert
January 2, 2020
Steam Awards 2019 - Best Game of the Year Goes to Sekiro
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won in the game of the year category at 2019 Steam Awards. Other awarded titles included DayZ, Grand Theft Auto V, Gris, My Friend Pedro, and A Plague Tale: Innocence.
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Adrian Werner
January 2, 2020
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Multiplayer Mode Delayed
The creators of Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts have announced via Twitter that the multiplayer mode update planned for December will be released in the first quarter of 2020 instead.
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Konrad Serafinski
December 31, 2019
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Remaster Mod Available for Download
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl Remaster, a fan visual mod for the popular game from GSC Game World studio, will soon be launched. A new trailer made its debut online.
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Milosz Szubert
December 31, 2019