Monthly Archives: May 2015
Xbox One Owners Will Soon Be Able to Lock The Witcher 3 at 30 FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming patch for Xbox One will lock the game's framerate at 30 FPS.
CD Projekt RED community lead Marcin Momot confirmed the forthcoming change in reply to a fan on Twitter.
@stay_scialla The lock should be there in the upcoming patch.
— Marcin Momot (@Marcin360) May 26, 2015
The Witcher 3 has already been patched a couple of times on PC, with its latest update providing a few graphical improvements, as well as the ability to rebind any key.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Arrow Star to Feud with Stardust?
There's a Fury Road War Party's worth of news and rumors to sift through this week so spray chrome paint in your mouth and let's ride to Valhalla!
First off, before I even get into the power and the glory that was last week's NXT: TakeOver event, I wanna talk about the big celebrity cameo on RAW last night. No, not the Entourage guys. Not THE BOYZ! Not Team Tourage. Not 47 Bronin. Not Douche Parade 9000. Let's talk Arrow. Could we be getting Arrow vs. Stardust? I'm not sure what the long term plans are, but it sure seems like something is in the works and that last night's confrontation between actor Stephen Amell and Stardust wasn't just a one-off.
App Store Update: May 26
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
Bad Dinos – ($2.99)
From Insomniac Games (the makers of Sunset Overdrive, the Ratchet & Clank series and more) comes Bad Dinos, a prehistoric tower defense design. Take a look:
SOMA Website Launches ARG
SOMA, the upcoming deep sea horror from Amnesia: The Dark Descent developers Frictional Games, is teasing something on its official website – could a release date be coming soon?
Frictional first announced SOMA in October 2013, hinting at bits of its story with a series of mysterious live action videos and finally revealing its subaquatic setting with a gameplay trailer last year.
The team has been mostly quiet since then. We got a new SOMA screenshot in late February as Frictional prepped the game for closed beta, which officially launched in April, but that's been it... until now.
Game Streaming Tech Cuts Bandwidth by 80 Percent
Microsoft is working with a researcher at Duke University on a new bandwidth reduction tool which is able to reduce cloud game streaming bandwidth by 80 percent.
The philosophy behind Kahawai seems simple enough. Instead of having the servers do all the work, the processing duties are split up. So while the more powerful servers can handle the textures, shadows and other details, the local CPU will provide basic framework, or the "rough sketch" of the level.
Dividing up the workload this way has significantly reduced the amount of bandwidth required for cloud game streaming. A successful test run using Doom 3 at 60 fps showed no difference in quality when Kahawai was utilized, versus having the cloud servers handle all the processing.
Armello Announced for PS4
Developer League of Geeks is bringing the digital tabletop game Armello to PlayStation 4 this September.
The PlayStation 4 edition of Armello will feature new assets and a redesigned user interface, the developer said on the PlayStation Blog. The multiplayer game lets you choose between one of eight different heroes and then compete for the crown in a magical world.
Previously announced for PC and mobile devices, this will be the first console version of the title that mixes board and card game elements with strategy and role-playing mechanics.
Joker’s Suicide Squad Chase Scene
A new series of fan photos and videos taken on the Suicide Squad set in Toronto have revealed an apparent cameo in the film -- and a Joker/Harley Quinn chase scene.
Read no further for spoilers follow!
The new images captured on the streets of Toronto reveal that not only are the Joker and Harley Quinn involved in a car chase at some point in the film, but that it's Batman -- or at least the Batmobile -- that's pursuing them. Take a look:
I came downtown for this!!! @kirrbee @DavidAyerMovies #SuicideSquad #JokerLeto #Batmobile #YongeStreet pic.twitter.com/nflJMnrDpf
10 More Guitar Hero Live Songs Revealed
Activision has revealed another batch of songs that will be featured in Guitar Hero Live, including tracks from Tenacious D and Pearl Jam.
The full list of new tracks can be seen below, courtesy of the Guitar Hero Live Facebook page.
- Halestorm - "Love Bites (So Do I)"
- Tenacious D - "Tribute"
- Beartooth - "I Have A Problem"
- Pearl Jam - "Mind Your Manners"
Advanced Warfare’s Supremacy DLC Gets Release Date
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's third downloadable content pack will release on Xbox One and Xbox 360 on June 2, Activision has just announced.
Dubbed Supremacy, this new piece of DLC adds four new multiplayer maps, as well as a new chapter in Exo Zombies, featuring Bruce Campbell, Bill Paxton, and other Hollywood talent.
"This is not only the four new multiplayer maps, but the continuation of the popular Exo Zombies saga," Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield said. "We're huge fans of Bruce Campbell, and to be able to add him to the already great roster of performers in Exo Zombies takes this to a new level."
Dragon Quest 8 on 3DS Won’t Support Stereoscopic 3D
Dragon Quest VIII for Nintendo 3DS won't make use of the handheld's most iconic feature.
According to the latest issue of Famitsu (via Nintendo Everything), the upcoming port of Square Enix's beloved PlayStation 2 JRPG won't support stereoscopic 3D when it releases in Japan in just a few months.
This past weekend, a piece of promotional art was revealed, showcasing an early glimpse at the two new characters joining the cast of the 3DS version.