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Tomb Raider PC – TressFX will be fully playable on GTX680, Nixxes Working On Lara’s Hair Collisions

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We know that a lot of you were disappointed with Tomb Raider’s performance, even on high-end GPUs such as Nvidia’s GTX 680. Well, we got some good news everyone. According to both Nvidia and Nixxes, a single GTX 680 will be able to handle TressFX once the game gets updated. In other words, forget all those claims about Kepler’s weak DirectCompute capabilities. Continue reading Tomb Raider PC – TressFX will be fully playable on GTX680, Nixxes Working On Lara’s Hair Collisions

Tomb Raider PC Is Seriously Bugged For All Nvidia Users [UPDATE]

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Tomb Raider has just been released – in pretty much every region – but it seems that Nvidia users won’t be able to enjoy Crystal Dynamics’ title as the final build is seriously bugged for all Nvidia users. According to Nvidia, the final build of Tomb Raider suffers from performance and stability issues, and we can confirm that there are indeed major issues with this title, even with the latest GeForce Beta drivers. Continue reading Tomb Raider PC Is Seriously Bugged For All Nvidia Users [UPDATE]

Tomb Raider – First TressFX Video, PC In-Game Settings Unveiled

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Good news for all PC gamers as Tomb Raider has been unlocked in a couple of regions, meaning that we’ll be getting a lot of screenshots and videos today from the PC version of Crystal Dynamics’ Lara Croft game. Below you can find the in-game graphical options that are supported, as well as the first video that showcases AMD’s new hair technique, TressFX (from YouTube’s member ‘Stephen Delvecchio’). According to a lot of users, TressFX brings a significant performance hit. We’ll have a Performance Analysis about it in a couple of days, so stay tuned! Continue reading Tomb Raider – First TressFX Video, PC In-Game Settings Unveiled

Tomb Raider – Nixxes Talks About PC Version, More PC ‘TressFX’ Screenshots Unveiled

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As we informed you yesterday, Nixxes Software held a Q&A event in which its employees have answered a lot of PC questions. According to the company responsible for the PC version, Tomb Raider PC is currently supporting only FXAA, however Nixxes is still looking at whether it can expand that either before release or later on.  Continue reading Tomb Raider – Nixxes Talks About PC Version, More PC ‘TressFX’ Screenshots Unveiled

Tomb Raider Gets New Screenshots

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Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have released some new screenshots from Lara’s latest adventures. Tomb Raider is currently planned for a March 5th release, and the PC version will sport some exclusive graphical features. The PC version is being developed by Nixxes, and we should note that Crystal Dynamics is hosting a live forum Q&A with Nixxes today at 10AM PST to answer various PC questions. Enjoy the shots after the jump! Continue reading Tomb Raider Gets New Screenshots

Tomb Raider – Monastery Escape Gameplay Walkthrough

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Square Enix has released a new gameplay video for Crystal Dynamics’ upcoming reboot to the Tomb Raider series. In this video, Lara makes her way from a Monastery to the edge of a Scavenger shanty town, using the environment to succeed in brutal combat. Needless to say that this video contains spoilers, so avoid it if you want to experience Tomb Raider yourselves. Tomb Raider is planned for a March 5th release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading Tomb Raider – Monastery Escape Gameplay Walkthrough

Tomb Raider Has Gone Gold

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Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have announced – via the game’s official FB page – that Tomb Raider has gone Gold. Darrell Gallagher, Studio Head had also a message to share, in which he thanked the fans for their enthusiasm and their support, and believes that they’ve created something that explores Tomb Raider’s history while pushing the limits in interactive storytelling and design. Continue reading Tomb Raider Has Gone Gold

Tomb Raider PC Exclusive Features Teased

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Yesterday, AMD announced its latest “Never Settle Reloaded Bundle Campaign”, in which PC gamers can get (for free) a number of games, depending on their purchase of an AMD graphics card. Alongside that presentation, AMD teased some PC exclusive features that will be coming to the PC version of IO Interactive Crystal Dynamics’ upcoming Lara game, Tomb Raider. Continue reading Tomb Raider PC Exclusive Features Teased

Tomb Raider’s Multiplayer Is A Complete Rip-off From Uncharted, New Multiplayer Video Released

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A new multiplayer video (courtesy of VG247) for Tomb Raider surfaced today, and we have to say that we were a bit disappointed with what we saw as it is pretty clear that this mode is a complete rip-off from the MP mode of Naughty Dogs’ PS3 exclusive title, Uncharted 2 (and 3). Not only that, but the animations that were showcased were awful – to say the least. This is really surprising, considering that EIDOS Montreal is developing the MP mode of Tomb Raider. Don’t believe us? Hit the jump button and see it for yourselves. Tomb Raider is planned for a March 5th release on PC, X360 and PS3! Continue reading Tomb Raider’s Multiplayer Is A Complete Rip-off From Uncharted, New Multiplayer Video Released