Nvidia introduces a Frame Rate Limiter in its latest ForceWare drivers

Although we knew that Nvidia would introduce a new feature to its ForceWare drivers, we didn’t expect to find it hidden in the latest ForceWare 290.53. This new feature is called Frame Rate Limiter and as its title suggest, it can limit your framerate to a specific value. Unfortunately, the Frame Rate Limiter is not present on Nvidia’s Control Panel, therefore you’ll need Nvidia’s Inspector Tool, a third-party program, to enable it. How does this work and why would someone want to limit his framerate? Keep reading to find out why. Continue reading Nvidia introduces a Frame Rate Limiter in its latest ForceWare drivers

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – SkyBoost R3 Is Out Now; Offers Higher CPU Performance Boost

A few days ago, we informed you about a new CPU performance boost tool that was made by Alexander Blade and is based on Arisu’s TESV: Acceleration Layer tool. The good thing about SkyBoost is that it does not require the SKSE, which basically means that you simply install this plugin – like most others – and you are good to go. Alexander has just released a new version of this mod, that offers a higher performance boost than its previous version. Continue reading The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – SkyBoost R3 Is Out Now; Offers Higher CPU Performance Boost

Sonic 4: Episode 2 will come with new graphics engine and physics; Tails will be playable

Great news for Sonic fans as our beloved blue hedgehog will return in 2012 with the second episode of Sonic 4. Now we know that some of you were disappointed with its first episode, however, Episode 2 promises to fix all those issues that plagued its predecessor. Therefore, it will come with a new graphics and physics engine, Tails will be playable and Metal Sonic will make a return. Sounds promising, right? Continue reading Sonic 4: Episode 2 will come with new graphics engine and physics; Tails will be playable

Chet Faliszek says that there is no ARG; thoughts on Valve’s response

It seems that Half Life 3 is drawing a lot of attention these days and Valve’s Chet Faliszek tried to put an end to all rumors regarding it. According to Faliszek, there is no ARG right now and that the community has been trolled by someone. Fair enough, this could very well be the case but some new questions arose from Faliszek’s response. Continue reading Chet Faliszek says that there is no ARG; thoughts on Valve’s response

iCEnhancer 2.0 Beta 3 will be made available to testers tomorrow; new GTA IV screenshots unveiled

In an attempt to further improve GTA IV’s visuals, Hayssam Keilany is developing the next version of his iCEnhancer mod. In case you are interested in it, iCEnhancer 2.0 – Beta 3 will be available for some people on its official the forum tomorrow, as Keilany needs some testers. As always, iCEnhancer 2.0 will be compatible with only the 1040 version of GTA IV. In addition, Keilany released some new screenshots from this latest build that can be viewed bellow. Enjoy! Continue reading iCEnhancer 2.0 Beta 3 will be made available to testers tomorrow; new GTA IV screenshots unveiled

Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath HD coming to the PC in 2-3 months; will use a new engine

 
PC owners of Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath were disappointed with Oddworld Inhabitants’ offer, as the game didn’t run as well as they had wished for. With the HD version of the game out now for the PS3, new questions arose about its PC version; would it be a DLC, when would it come out and would it impact performance? Thankfully, the developers didn’t remain silent and answered to all those questions, so keep reading. Continue reading Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath HD coming to the PC in 2-3 months; will use a new engine

Half Life 3 Website Might Be Valid; HTML Code Reveals Some New Hints

You’ve heard that a HL3 website went live, right? And most of you are wondering whether this website is valid or not. At first glance, this site seems bogus as a whois shows that the Corporation owning this site is not Valve but hold your horses everyone. Why? Because Network Solutions was the exact same company Valve used when sending out hints regarding Portal in 2006. Continue reading Half Life 3 Website Might Be Valid; HTML Code Reveals Some New Hints

Steam Holiday Sale – Day 9 Is Now Live

The ninth day of Steam’s Holiday Sale has just begun and PC gamers can get some interesting titles with a great discount. So, today PC gamers can find Disciples III, the entire Prince of Persia franchise, Terraria, the entire Gothic and Star Wars series with a 75% discount. In addition, the entire FEAR franchise and Call of Duty: Black Ops come wit ha 50% discount, whereas the entire Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War comes with a 66% discount. You can view the full Holiday Sale list after the jump. Continue reading Steam Holiday Sale – Day 9 Is Now Live

Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [December 18th – 24th]

And it finally has been de-throned. SEGA’s football management game is not currently the best selling PC game in the UK. Oh no, as that title goes to EA Games’ and BioWare’s Star Wars MMO game, Star Wars: The Old Republic. Apart from this, we can’t notice any significant change in the UK Retail Top10. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations didn’t manage to keep its place last week and was replaced by Blizzard’s MMO, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [December 18th – 24th]

New Miner Wars 2081 Screenshots

Keen Software released six new screenshots for their upcoming space shooter, Miner Wars 2081. Miner Wars 2081 is a 6DOF interior and space shooter played in a fully destructible environment featuring single player, co-op, and standard multi-player modes, with an MMOG in the planning stages. The game is currently slated for a Q1 2012 release on PC and XBLA. Continue reading New Miner Wars 2081 Screenshots