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Gameguru Mania News - Oct,22 2018 - all

A guy makes $500,000 a year playing Fortnite - briefly
(hx) 12:40 PM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Esports is a booming industry and there’s lots of money to be made. Nick Overton seems just a run of the mill 27-year-old guy from Iowa, but under the humble smile is a dangerous Fortnite player known as ‘Immarksman’ who works for the professional esports team Counter Logic Gaming. With them, he is already making between $300,000 and $500,000 a year, and he doesn’t even consider himself elite. An average day for Nick: wake up around 9 am, discuss business with the team and get to work on a YouTube video. Finish the YouTube video by 3 pm, and then get ready to stream from 5 pm to 10 pm. Playing video games for hours every day might sound like slacking off for some, but when you take it seriously and analyse every match, the working week becomes brutal. "I don’t go out with friends ever," Nick says. "I'm streaming every day." If there’s an update to Fortnite, the day is even longer: he gets up at 3 am and immediately begins work on making a new video about the update. “It helps get my channel name out there more,” he says it’s a necessity to focus on staying current.

Treyarch on Black Ops 4 20hz server tickrate - briefly
(hx) 08:56 AM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Treyarch has detailed the October 21st update for Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the team, this patch addresses a crash at the end of matches for Master Prestige players in Multiplayer and Zombies and brings general stability improvements across all modes. Treyarch has also commented on the 20hz server tickrate that the game currently supports in both Blackout and Multiplayer. According to the team, this was made for stability purposes and over the course of the next two weeks, we will roll out several updates to our network setup that will continue to improve.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 October 21st Patch Release Notes
General
Miscellaneous
Addressed a crash at the end of matches for Master Prestige players in Multiplayer and Zombies. We’re planning further improvements for related UI issues in a future update.
General stability improvements across all modes.
Zombies
Miscellaneous
Addressed a crash when crafting the Shield with Frugal Fetish equipped.
Various stability fixes across all maps.
Blood of the Dead
Addressed an issue with the Shield not displaying the correct updated version for the player.
Classified
Addressed a crash when turning on the power in a Custom Mutations match.
Blackout
Stash Looting
Addressed an issue where players had to scroll right or left on the d-pad multiple times to navigate through Stash lists.
Circle Collapse
Addressed an issue where the Collapse circle would sometimes appear invisible to players.
Multiplayer
Scoreboard
Addressed an issue that highlighted the wrong score on the scoreboard if the scoreboard was opened immediately after death.
Specialists
Jumping while sprinting with Ruin now performs the same as with all other Specialists.

Miles Infernum - free isometric arcade shooter - freegame
(hx) 08:54 AM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Badjano Entertainment has released a new free isometric arcade shooter, called Miles Infernum. This indie shooter is a mindless arcade shooter, full of action, explosions and special effects And since it’s free, it’s something that may interest some of you. According to the developers, the terrain is procedurally ( virtually ) infinite, animations are procedurally generated using inverse kinematics and equations, and progression is also procedurally set according to player gameplay.

Steam Weekly Top Sellers - briefly
(hx) 08:37 AM CEST - Oct,22 2018 - Post a comment
Here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

Assassin's Creed Odyssey
SOULCALIBUR VI
Football Manager 2019
SOULCALIBUR VI
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
World War 3
WARRIORS OROCHI 4 with bonus
RimWorld
Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition

Gameguru Mania News - Oct,21 2018 - all

Agony Unrated to Release this Halloween - briefly
(hx) 07:44 PM CEST - Oct,21 2018 - Post a comment
Agony Unrated was announced recently, offering an even more graphic experience for fans of the controversial horror title. The unrated edition of the game acts as a paid update for people who already own it, though at 90% off the actual price of the title. The released trailer shows plenty of haunting and graphic images that really bring the shock and awe into the unrated version of Agony. It remains uncertain whether or not bug fixes and improvements to the gameplay have been added, but of course people will probably will want to keep an eye out for those changes.

Windows 10 1809 Plagued by Another Data Loss Issue - tech
(hx) 05:15 PM CEST - Oct,21 2018 - Post a comment
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update appears to have another data-related anomaly: a number of posters on r/Windows10 are saying the built-in archiver is broken, in that it no longer prompts the user when conflicts arise (e.g., a file already exists in the destination). Some say the archiver will overwrite files silently, while others are reporting pre-existing files will be skipped with no notification. All three reports suggest that some zip-related behavior is broken in the operating system. The users did not reveal if they used the built-in zip functionality or a third-party application; it seems likely that the bug affects only Windows 10's built-in zip functionality and not third-party programs such as Bandizip, WinRar, or 7-Zip. Comments confirm the assumption: the issue affects only the built-in Zip functionality of Windows 10 version 1809 and not that of third-party application.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 MP server downgrade - briefly
(hx) 03:01 PM CEST - Oct,21 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been available since last week, however it appears that its server send rates have been significantly downgraded/lowered. While the beta supported 60hz rates, the multiplayer mode in the final version supports 20hz rates, making it feel a lag-fest. Some speculate that this is due to the huge amount of gamers currently playing Black Ops 4, and that things may improve in the future. However, and since Black Ops 4 is a multiplayer-only game, Treyarch, Activision and Beenox should focus on offering a smooth experience and not on cutting corners here and there. It will be interesting to see when and if Treyarch will re-enable 60hz tickrates, and whether we’ll ever get tickrates close to 100hz for both the Multiplayer and the Blackout modes!

Gameguru Mania News - Oct,20 2018 - all

Black Masses tech trailer - movie
(hx) 08:22 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
Brilliant Game Studios has released a new trailer for its ambitious open world game, The Black Masses. The biggest feature of the game, though, is its huge crowd. The team showcased a scene featuring 6000 zombies and stated that the engine can handle over one hundred thousand of zombies running with 60fps

Day of the Devs 2018 Returns This November - briefly
(hx) 08:16 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
Day of the Devs 2018, an annual event hosted by Double Fine and iam8bit will return on November 11 and includes more than 70 unreleased games to play.

Day of the Devs 2018 will take place at The Midway (a 40,000 square foot event space) in San Francisco on Sunday, November 11 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific. While the event itself is free you will have to register beforehand via Eventbrite. Last year over 7,000 attendees participated in the event. Food and drink will be provided and all ages are welcome. Some exclusive debuts will premiere at the event and live music is provided by Chipzel, Hydelic, and Doseone. Some of the highlighted games at Day of the Devs 2018 include: Afterparty, Gris, Spelunky 2, Samurai Gunn 2, Tetris Effect, and Trover Saves the Universe.

Project Nova Teaser Trailer - briefly
(hx) 08:13 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
CCP Games has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming dark and thrilling first-person co-op shooter set in the dystopian sci-fi universe of EVE Online. Project Nova features tactical co-op PvE and explosive PvP modes, with a strong emphasis on mastery and strategy. Project Novaâ€™s gameplay will be co-evolved with the community â€“ be there from the start to shape the gameâ€™s journey. Unfortunately, this teaser trailer does not pack any gameplay footage

Shadow of the Tomb Raider RTX GPUs hotfix - patch
(hx) 07:46 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
EIDOS Montreal and Nixxes have released a hotfix for Shadow of the Tomb Raiderâ€™s patch 4. According to the release notes, this hotfix addresses the crashes when using the NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080 or RTX2080Ti GPUs with specific driver and OS versions. These instant crashes really frustrated us and were present only when DX12 was enabled, so itâ€™s at least great that Nixxes has addressed them so soon. Moreover, this hotfix comes with a fix for visual corruption and flickering particles and waterfalls on certain GPU hardware and driver versions, as well as a fix for audio issues introduced by patch 235.3, related to the use of Windows Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos. Steam will download this hotfix the next time you launch its client. Shadow of the Tomb Raider Hotfix Patch 4 Release Notes
Fix for audio issues introduced by patch 235.3, related to the use of Windows Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos. For now we have disabled Atmos support while a full fix that will work for all players is under investigation.
Fix for crashes when using NVIDIA 2080 or 2080Ti NVIDIA GPUâ€™s with specific driver and OS versions.
Fix for visual corruption and flickering particles and waterfalls on certain GPU hardware and driver versions.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PC in 2019 - briefly
(hx) 07:44 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
A retailer in Europe has Red Dead Redemption 2 listed for a PC release in 2019. MediaMarkt has Red Dead Redemption 2 listed for a PC release in 2019. Before you get to excited, there are two things to consider: one, the product listing could be a mistake, and two, itâ€™s a placeholder for a future announcement. The retailer is one of â€œEuropeâ€™s largest retailers for consumer electronics,â€ so itâ€™s possible the company knows more about it than we do. Again, maybe it doesnâ€™t, and we should keep our expectations at bay. Netherlands-based website TechTastic noticed the listing, and took a screengrab of it. There is a release date of December 31, 2019 attached, which is a typical placeholder date for many retailers.

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Blaze Through Resonance of Fate With These Cheats - in-house
(hx) 01:25 PM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment
The new 4K version of this game is a true marvel that must be played, however it can crank up the difficulty quickly so be sure and have your +4 Resonance of Fate 4K HD EDITION Trainer handy. Not a lot of cheats, but they get the job done. Enjoy Ruby Credits, Accumulated Stars, Easy Craft/Unlock All Items and Unlimited Combat Health. Check out the demo vid.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 update 1.03 - patch
(hx) 09:48 AM CEST - Oct,20 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Treyarch and Beenox have released a new patch for Call of Duty Black Ops 4. According to the release notes, this patch will update your gameâ€™s version to 1.03 and makes Leaderboards available for Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies, addresses an issue where player-created paintjobs may appear corrupted or stretched when placed on weapons and brings general stability improvements across Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies. Furthermore, this patch comes with some PC-specific tweaks/fixes/improvements. Beenox and Treyarch have fixed an issue that should improve performance for players reporting stuttering and improved network connection stability when using voice chat. It looks to be over 10Gb to download and includes the Double XP Weekend. However, it doesn't include the Black Market content, which won't go live on Xbox and PC until next week

Gameguru Mania News - Oct,19 2018 - all

Intel Core i9 9900K & i7 9700K Review - tech
(hx) 11:19 PM CEST - Oct,19 2018 - Post a comment / read (2)
Core i9-9900K takes the crown as the fastest gaming processor on the market, and it proves to be highly capable in the threaded workloads that AMD's Ryzen processors used to dominate. Pricing is still a problem for Intel, though. You pay dearly for the extra cores, while a majority of games don't fully utilize them. The Core i7-9700K, even at stock settings, is competitive with the -9900K in most titles, especially considering the $115 you save by stepping down a notch. We haven't overclocked our -9700K yet, though, so the small deltas observed between the two chips may shrink further.

Ace Combat 7 gameplay videos - movie
(hx) 11:02 PM CEST - Oct,19 2018 - Post a comment
Bandai Namco has released two new videos for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, showcasing 20 minutes of new gameplay footage. The first video is taken from Mission 6, while the second one is taken from Mission 7. The PC version is currently planned for a February 1st release, and will support native 4K, 8K via resolution scaler and uncapped framerates.

Just Cause 4 trailer - movie
(hx) 10:59 PM CEST - Oct,19 2018 - Post a comment
Square Enix has released a brand new trailer for Just Cause 4 that focuses on its new and improved Supply Drop function. As its name suggests, Supply Drop allows players to select their vehicle, weapon or random items that they want and fly them in via the menu. The game will feature 104 vehicles in total and this function will make it easier to get one of them so that you can explore its huge open-world environment. While playing the game, players will unlock these vehicles and items, as well as new pilots. By having more pilots you basically increase the number of drops that you can have, and each one of the pilots has a Quick Drop fucntion. Just Cause 4 releases on December 4th.

XENIA DX12 [Xbox 360] - Bodycount Gameplay - console
(hx) 10:39 PM CEST - Oct,19 2018 - Post a comment
YouTube's John GodGames Emus and Emulators for PC have shared some new videos, showing GUN, Bodycount, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Wanted: Weapons of Fate and more running on the latest version of the best Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia (download). Both YouTubers used the latest version of the DirectX 12 renderer, and as we can see this emulator â€“ similarly to RPCS 3 â€“ is progressing at a steady pace.

Star Citizen video showcases physics effects - movie
(hx) 01:51 PM CEST - Oct,19 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Cloud Imperium has released a new video in which Sean Tracy and Andreas Rohr take us through how and why physics is starting to be used to bring environments and characters to life in Star Citizen. According to the developers, these physics effects are in an early phase stage as they have been working on them in the past couple months.

Half Dead 2 gets a real-time ray tracing tech demo - briefly
(hx) 11:47 AM CEST - Oct,19 2018 - Post a comment / read (1)
Room710Games has released a real-time ray tracing tech demo for its upcoming game, Half Dead 2. The team is currently using ray tracing for the gameâ€™s reflections, meaning that you can see clean and correct reflections of environment and moving objects, and even your own face reflections in the floor. Whatâ€™s really cool here too is that this tech demo is not exclusive to the RTX series, meaning that owners of older GPUs â€“ like the GTX980Ti or the GTX1080Ti â€“ can run it. Half Dead 2 will enter its Early Access phase in Q4 2018.

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