Futuremark has released a new trailer for its upcoming benchmark tool, 3D Mark. Fire Strike is the company’s new showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for high-performance gaming PCs. As described, Fire Strike is their most ambitious and technical benchmark ever, featuring real-time graphics rendered with detail and complexity far beyond what you can find in other benchmarks and games today. Continue reading 3DMark Fire Strike – DirectX 11 Benchmark Test Showcased→
Futuremark announced today that the latest version of its 3D Mark program will offer cross-platform benchmarking capabilities. According to the press release, with three all new tests the new 3DMark includes everything gamers and enthusiasts will need to benchmark everything from smartphones to the latest high-end, multi-GPU gaming desktops. Continue reading New 3D Mark To Offer Cross-Platform Benchmarking Capabilities→
Futuremark has just informed us about the next version of their amazing benchmark program, 3DMark, that is being used by millions of gamers, hundreds of hardware review sites and many of the world’s leading manufacturers to measure PC gaming performance. And since Futuremark is also developing games, we might see this engine powering one of the company’s future IPs. Continue reading 3DMark DirectX 11 Tech Demo Unveiled; New 3DMark coming in 2012→
Futuremark has just informed us about the PC and Mac demo of their action-oriented tower defense game, Unstoppable Gorg. The demo comes with 4 levels from the full game (including the movies of course), corresponding challenges and Arcade mode. Unstoppable Gorg is an awesome tower defense game and you can read our review for it here. Download links for the demo after the jump. Continue reading Unstoppable Gorg gets a PC/Mac demo→
Futuremark is a talented studio. Although their first game, Shattered Horizon, didn’t meet a commercial success and its fan base was really small, it was amazing, addictive and full of great ideas. Needless to say that I was excited when I heard that the company was preparing a new game. But when I found out that Unstoppable Gorg would be a Tower Defense game, I got disappointed. And when I got the chance to,actually play it, I liked and enjoyed it, even though I’m not a fan of this genre. You see, most of the Tower Defense games require a ‘trial and error’ approach and… well… I hate that. And although this approach is pretty evident at the later levels of Unstoppable Gorg, it’s still a lot of fun. Continue reading Unstoppable Gorg Review→
Today, Futuremark Games Studio revealed that in addition to the previously announced versions for PC, XBLA and iPad, Unstoppable Gorg will also be released for Apple Mac computers. Unstoppable Gorg will launch as a Steam Play title on Steam meaning the game can be bought once, and then played on both Mac and PC. Continue reading Release Date, Prices and a New Platform Announced for Unstoppable Gorg→
Futuremark sent us word that a new update for their gaming benchmark for DirectX 11 PCs, 3D Mark 2011, is currently available. This new version of 3D Mark 2011 is compatible and comparable with results produced by earlier versions and you can download it from its official website. As always, it is best advised to have the latest version of such programs/tools, so go ahead and update it. You can find the complete changelog after the jump. Continue reading 3DMark 11 – New Update Released→
Futuremark has just released the first gameplay trailer for their upcoming tower defense game, Unstoppable Gorg. Unstoppable Gorg challenges you to defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit. Unlike other tower defense games, in Unstoppable Gorg you can move your towers by rotating the orbits that surround planets, moons and space stations. The game is currently slated for a 2012 release on PC and XBLA and iPad! Continue reading Unstoppable Gorg – First Gameplay Trailer for Futuremark’s tower defense game→
Futuremark Games Studio has announced that Shattered Horizon, its zero gravity first-person shooter for PC, will be on sale on Steam for just $4.99 from Friday November 4 to Sunday November 6 to celebrate the game’s second anniversary. In addition, from Monday November 7 onwards, Shattered Horizon will be available from Steam at the new, permanently lower price of $9.99 reduced from $19.99. Continue reading Shattered Horizon Second Anniversary Mega Sale→
