While the holiday season of big releases is over, January still has plenty of exciting new games, like Dragon Ball FighterZ, Monster Hunter: World, and The Inpatient. There's also a fair amount of fighting games this month, such as Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT and the latest version of Street Fighter V. If competitive fighting isn't your preference, RPGs like Lost Sphear and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory round out the month's humble roster.Here's a quick run-through of what you can expect in the month of January, along with its most notable releases. For a full list of all the big games coming out during the rest of this year, check out our comprehensive 2018 game release date list.The Inpatient (PSVR) -- January 23The Inpatient is a PSVR prequel to Sony’s choice-driven horror game Until Dawn, with the same writers and director at the helm. Set 60 years prior, you control a sanitarium patient trying to reclaim their missing memories. Voice recognition and player … [Read more...] about PS4, Xbox One, Switch, And PC Top Game Release Dates For Jan 2018
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GeForce Now: Stream the most demanding games to your potato PC with Nvidia GeForce Now beta
By James Billcliffe, Monday, 8 January 2018 12:22 GMT A new alternative for gamers with underpowered hardware, Nvidia’s cloud-streaming service, GeForce Now, offers solid framerates at high resolutions on the latest games via your internet connection.You can request free access to the US and EU beta over on Nvidia’s website, but because of demand there might be a bit of a delay. GeForce Now integrates with the game libraries you already own on platforms like Steam and Uplay, and is available on both Mac and Windows machines. “GeForce Now gives gamers the freedom to enjoy high-performance PC gaming just about anywhere. It connects a wide range of Windows and macOS computers to supercomputers in the cloud, streaming 1080p graphics at up to 120 frames per second,” Nvidia said in a blog post. “Since the heavy-lifting happens in Nvidia’s data centers, you can play the latest PC blockbusters at max settings, with smooth frame rates, even on PCs with … [Read more...] about GeForce Now: Stream the most demanding games to your potato PC with Nvidia GeForce Now beta
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter may be getting a ‘free roam’ mode on PC
The first-person supernatural mystery The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is good stuff. We called it a "intriguing, mostly satisfying, and most importantly, wonderfully restrained" story in our 82/100 review, and the biggest complaint—lack of a manual save option—was addressed in a "Redux" update that dropped in 2015. And now it looks like another update adding a peaceful, puzzle-free "free roam" mode, could be on the way too. The mode is on the way, in the Xbox One version of the game that's coming out later this month. "Many people agree this is one of the most beautiful games on the market, and some expressed a desire to explore the environment without any darkness in it, and by darkness we mean bloodies [sic] corpses and locked doors. They wanted to just have a nice relaxing walk down the Red Creek Valley," The Astronauts co-founder Adrian Chmielarz explained. "That option now exists, and it’s called the Free Roam mode. Everything that was gameplay and everything … [Read more...] about The Vanishing of Ethan Carter may be getting a ‘free roam’ mode on PC
Xeno Crisis Smashes Stretch Goal, Opening Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch and PC
It’s not too often that you see a brand new Sega Mega Drive game (with cartridge!) in this day and age — even with the advent of Kickstarter projects. However, that is exactly what UK-based developer Bitmap Bureau is hoping to do with Xeno Crisis. And now, thanks to a new stretch goal milestone the games may be making it out to some current gen consoles as well — namely PC (via Steam) and the Nintendo Switch. For those who haven’t heard of the Kickstarter campaign, Xeno Crisis is an old-school, co-op top-down shooting game that draws inspiration from 80’s and 90’s titles like Contra and Shock Troopers. But that isn’t where the 80’s inspiration ends, because originally the game was only planned to release physically for Sega Mega Drive, Sega Genesis, or digital versions for emulators. The developer, Bitmap Bureau, aren’t novices to developing given they have developed 88 Heroes as well … [Read more...] about Xeno Crisis Smashes Stretch Goal, Opening Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch and PC
5 Things PC Gamers Need To Know About The Spectre And Meltdown CPU Security Flaws
PC gamers should be aware of the recent discovery of the security risks inherent in CPUs and that the patch to fix the issue may affect overall performance. Researchers at Google Project Zero team shed light of an issue that affects a wide range of processors. It can get very technical, but we've highlighted the five things you need to know about these CPU flaws and how it'll impact gaming.Personal Information Is VulnerableThere is a feature that's fundamentally built into a majority of processors, and prominent in Intel CPUs, that poses a security risk. At the core of the issue, memory is leaking through a chip's kernel which leads to potential personal data exposure and increased vulnerability to malicious software attacks. Sensitive information is a sitting duck to malware, particularly what's called Meltdown and Spectre.A Hardware Flaw Solved Through SoftwareThe security flaw was found to be inherent in the CPU itself. It affects the kernel, which is a non-physical entity between … [Read more...] about 5 Things PC Gamers Need To Know About The Spectre And Meltdown CPU Security Flaws