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NVIDIA Supersizes PC Gaming with New Breed of Big Format Gaming Displays
PC gaming today makes the leap to a giant screen, with NVIDIA’s introduction of big format gaming displays, or BFGDs™. Created in conjunction with NVIDIA hardware partners Acer, ASUS and HP, BFGDs integrate a high-end 65-inch, 4K 120Hz HDR display with NVIDIA® G-SYNC® technology together with NVIDIA SHIELD™, the world’s most advanced streaming device. The combination delivers a buttery-smooth gaming experience and your favorite media streaming applications — all on a giant screen. “PC gamers expect high performance and instant response times, but, until now, they’ve been largely limited to traditional desktop displays,” said Matt Wuebbling, head of GeForce marketing at NVIDIA. “BFGDs change that. With NVIDIA’s latest technology built into these new displays, PC gamers can now experience th...
Monster Hunter: World ‘Elder Dragons’ Trailer, Final Beta & Free DLC Plans Announced
During a live stream in Japan today, Capcom announced new details and a trailer for the upcoming launch of Monster Hunter: World which is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 26, 2018. This new trailer introduces several new and returning favorite Elder Dragons. The steel dragon Kushala Daora is a beast with a body covered in metal plates and has the power to keep hunters at bay by generating wind storms around itself. The flame king dragon Teostra is a brutal fiend that spits blazing fire and any hunter who faces this fierce and deadly monster is in danger of being engulfed in a hellish inferno. Another monster introduced in the trailer is Dodogama, a rock-eating wyvern that possesses a unique saliva that causes rock to become explosive, a hazardous mix it will spit at its foes...
MX vs. ATV All Out Launches March 27, Gameplay Trailer
THQ Nordic and Rainbow Studios announced the complete off-road racing and lifestyle experience, MX vs ATV All Out, will launch worldwide on March 27, 2018 for PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and PC. In MX vs ATV All Out, players start out on their own, private compound where they earn valuable upgrades while honing their racing skills—upgrades include gear, parts, MX bikes, ATVs and UTVs. Players can choose to explore massive open-world environments or compete in Supercross, Nationals, Opencross, Waypoint, and Tag events on all the biggest tracks with many top pro riders from around the world. All of this plus an insane stunt system in freestyle mode, two-player split-screen, and 16 players competing online. Players who pre-order MX vs ATV All Out at participating re...
Feudal Alloy – Metroidvania Style Adventures Of A Fishbowl-Powered Medieval Robot
Feudal Alloy is a metroidvania-style action RPG with fishbowl-powered medieval robots. Explore an unusual medieval world with a fishbowl-powered robot Attu, improve your combat techniques and skills by smashing many kinds of mechanic creatures and talk to other inhabitants using unique animated dialogues in a hand-drawn world made by a two-member team. Story Attu is an ordinary farmer robot who lives in a small cottage in the sunflower fields. He has been living a simple but pleasant life until a bunch of outlaws attacked the village, stole their oil supplies and burnt his house. Fortunately he managed to grab his old sword and fled into the woods. Get lost and discover a huge interconnected world, filled with wide range of enemies, bosses, skills, equipments and side quests. Choose which ...
Gaming Accessories Company Mad Catz Is Back, After Closing Last March
Mad Catz Global Limited, the legendary brand, leading innovation in gaming hardware for almost three decades, announced today a surprise return to the international gaming scene. Less than a year after the much-loved brand disappeared from the gaming landscape, Mad Catz is back: under new management, with new ideas, new attitude and most importantly, an entire range of new, high-quality gaming products! Known for their award-winning range of R.A.T. gaming mice, arcade FightSticks, gaming headsets and much more besides, the new Mad Catz will focus first on quality, committed to producing innovative gaming products, designed and engineered in-house to stand out amongst the competition and deliver superlative performance for gamers of all abilities. At CES 2018, Mad Catz will be previewing th...
Agony Looks Like The Most Terrifying Horror Game You’ll Play This Year
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell, without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and even possess simple minded demons, gives you the necessary measures to survive in the extreme conditions you are in. By exploring the hostile environment and interacting with other weary souls of the hellscape, the hero will soon understand that there is only one way to escape from Hell, and it will require meeting the mystical Red Goddess. Genre: Survival...
India’s First PUBG Tournament Goes Live This Weekend, Over 400 Players Jumping In
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has been quite the phenomenon over the last few months and the craze has definitely caught up in India. Massive number of Indian gamers are logging in daily to jump out of airplanes and engage in bloody murder! Gaming Monk is organizing a tournament for Indian gamers – PUBG India Open, and here’s what they have to say: “PUBG Corp. gave us an opportunity to host the India’s first Open eSports tournament. With Steamspy data stating that there are a total of 1-2 lakh active gamers of PUBG in India and are increasing everyday, we believe there’s a lot of potential in the Battle Royale aspect of eSports games.” The tournament starts on the 7th of January (3PM), and over 400 players are expected to join in. The matches will be streamed ...
Story Of The Everyday Indian Gamer
So it all began when I was kid. My brother has asthma from birth, so he wasn’t allowed to play outdoor games because it could lead to asthma attack. As a child my brother used to game on the Playstation 1, and then as a kid I would love to play with my brother. Games like Tekken 3 and Brian Lara Cricket were favorites back then. We used to play lots of games but I remember only those two in particular. We even used to play on cassette consoles, the ones with 100 games in one. Above all we used to love playing Mario. Then the Playstation 2 came out and we used to play games at a nearby Gaming Cafe. We spent hours playing playing GTA: San Andreas, Smack Down, WWE RAW, etc. Then my father realized that we both were spending way too much time at the Game Zone. So he purchased us a Playst...
Black Desert Online Official South-East Asia Launch Announced
Suit up, your journey into the Black Desert is about to begin. The official launch date for Black Desert Online SEA is set for January 17. Adventurers can pre-order the game today at https://payment.sea.playblackdesert.com/Pay/NewPackage Adventurers who purchased a package will be able to access the game early and get a head-start on their adventures. The date you can access the game will depend on the package that was purchased. For users who purchased the Legendary package, early access will begin on January 10. After a successful closed beta test, Pearl Abyss optimized the game so the minimum required specifications can be suitable for a greater number of users in Southeast Asia. To keep up with all of the latest news and updates on the game, make sure to visit the official website. “We...
Iron Harvest ‘Tech & Controls Demo’ Video – RTS Set in the World of 1920+
After World War 1 farmers found a plethora of unexploded ordnance, barbed wire, weapons, shrapnel and bullets while ploughing their fields. They called it the Iron Harvest. Iron Harvest is a real-time strategy game (RTS) for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC, set in the alternate reality of 1920+. You lead hero characters, mechs, and soldiers into battle. Cover mechanics and dynamic destruction play a major role in combat. Your squads take cover automatically, but a simple brick wall will only offer protection against small calibers, not against mech-mounted cannons. Throughout its open sandbox levels you have to find your own way to reach the goals set by the dynamic story line. 1920+ was developed by Polish artist Jakub Różalski and earned him a cult-following because of his beautiful artwo...
Sumo Digital has acquired the EVE Valkyrie studio
Sumo Digital, a leading independent game developer, today announced that it has taken on CCP Games’ Newcastle studio. 34 staff have transferred to Sumo Digital, with Owen O’Brien as Studio Director, and remain in Newcastle. As the fourth studio for the developer – the third in the UK alongside Sheffield and Nottingham – this addition further extends Sumo’s capacity and breadth of experience. Paul Porter, Managing Director of Sumo Digital said, “As we continue to expand this was a great opportunity to bring an experienced, talented and tight-knit team on board.” ”Sumo Digital is a great home for the team in Newcastle,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games. “As we say goodbye to our former colleagues we know that they will do great things there, and we can’t wait to see what ...
JetSynthesys Launches Where’s my Kitty Cat?
JetSynthesys, a leading digital entertainment and gaming company today launched “Where’s my Kitty Cat?” a mobile game for iOS users who are cat lovers and puzzle enthusiasts. This exciting and quirky game promises to fulfil the player’s fun quotient as he/she tries to find KITTY, the naughtiest cat ever! Kitty could be anywhere, hiding under cars, over the dining table, in the bath tub, on the neighbour’s porch, in the fish market; the world is her playground. The player needs to use the hints given and logic to solve the different puzzles and find Kitty. Some features of the game include: 160+ levels Explore unique locations Enjoy unpredictable moments On the occasion of this launch Roopak Nair, Vice-President, Product and Marketing, JetSynthesys said, “After the successful run of our spo...