[ad_1] Whether or not developers support the approach depends on their reliance on Vulkan and willingness to implement ray tracing in the first place. Right now, hardware-accelerated ray tracing is only available with a handful of GPUs. Programmers won’t have to throw out their existing knowledge, at least. The Vulkan extensions use a “familiar overall […]
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Watch Sony’s PS5 deep dive in under 10 minutes
[ad_1] Today Sony revealed a ton of information and specs about the upcoming PlayStation 5. Everything from its speedy SSD, details on the clock speed of its CPU and GPU and plans for 3D audio are now revealed. If you tuned in for the hour-long livestream then you’ve probably heard everything, but if you’d prefer […]
The next ‘Overwatch’ hero is an AI robot with an important story link
[ad_1] Blizzard describes Echo as “an evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence.” In the origin video the studio shared, we find out Dr. Mina Liao, one of the six founders of the Overwatch organization and the creator of the omnics, built Echo. It also turns out Echo features the same voice, as […]
The PlayStation 5 vs. the Xbox Series X: Which is more powerful?
[ad_1] The next generation of consoles is coming, with plenty of emphasis on how much power these things have — the better to render modern graphics. Last week we got a look at what’s inside Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, and today we’re finally seeing what’s under the hood with the PlayStation 5. As usual, we’ve […]
Steam Game Festival lets you play indies that would’ve been at GDC
[ad_1] You’ll be able to check out demos of the games. We don’t know all the studios taking part just yet, but we’ll update this article with some of the featured games when the event starts later today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. That said, we do know the event will run until March […]
Watch Sony’s PlayStation 5 ‘deep dive’ right here at 12PM ET
[ad_1] At last, Sony is ready to divulge some more PlayStation 5 details. The company has been rather hush-hush since lead architect Mark Cerny revealed some basic specs and system features in a Wired interview last year. Sony has divulged the console’s name, release window and logo, sure, but there’s still so much that we […]
Every HTC Vive Cosmos Elite will come with a copy of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
[ad_1] The game is generally free for Valve Index headset owners, although that device is basically out of stock everywhere — you’ll be waiting a while for it if you put an order in now. Of course, $899 for the Cosmos Elite is a hefty sum to part with for the sake of a free […]
Hello Games’ The Last Campfire arrives this summer
[ad_1] Hello Games describes it as “a brand new adventure … The Last Campfire is the story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.” In the trailer, the pillow-shaped protagonist, Ember, has to light a campfire and brave an intriguing land that presents puzzles, peril and […]
‘Overwatch’ will finally address some old problems with Quick Play
[ad_1] It’s always been a frustrating problem with Overwatch that has been somewhat overlooked as many tweaks focus on the more intensely debated areas of the game. Ever since Blizzard added role queues that can keep players waiting for upwards of 20 minutes at times, it’s even worse. According to Kaplan, backfill isn’t going away […]
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ will launch on Monday at 1 PM ET
[ad_1] After years of waiting, a new Half-Life game is almost here. While everything else is getting canceled or rescheduled, the release of Half-Life: Alyx will happen on March 23rd. Valve tweeted tonight that the game will go live at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. For gamers whose PCs are properly prepared, it […]