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Halo: The Master Chief Collection – Halo Reach PC test almost ready to go, sign ups open

At the SXSW Halo tournament, Microsoft revealed some new information about the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. According to the publisher, the PC test for Halo Reach, the first game that will come out on the PC, is almost ready to go and the sign ups for Halo Insider are currently open. Continue reading Halo: The Master Chief Collection – Halo Reach PC test almost ready to go, sign ups open

Microsoft brings DirectX 12 to Windows 7, World of Warcraft the first game supporting it

Now here is a pleasant surprise. Microsoft has announced that it is bringing its latest API, DirectX 12, to Windows 7. Yeap, you read that right. Windows 7 now supports DX12 and the first game that can take advantage of it is World of Warcraft. Continue reading Microsoft brings DirectX 12 to Windows 7, World of Warcraft the first game supporting it

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is officially coming to PC in 2019, will include Halo Reach

Microsoft has officially announced that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be coming to the PC in 2019. What’s also really great here is that the collection will also feature Halo: Reach along with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, the Halo 3: ODST Campaign and Halo 4. Continue reading Halo: The Master Chief Collection is officially coming to PC in 2019, will include Halo Reach

New Windows 10 update KB4489899 addresses the graphics and mouse performance degradation issues

Last week, we informed you about the graphics and mouse performance degradation that was a result of the March 1st KB4482887 update for Windows 10. And today, we are happy to report that Microsoft has released a new update that addresses those issues. Continue reading New Windows 10 update KB4489899 addresses the graphics and mouse performance degradation issues

Official Microsoft Store page lists the PC/Surface HUB for Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Last week, we informed you about the latest rumours surrounding a PC release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and from the looks of it, Microsoft is gearing up for an official announcement soon. And if that wasn’t enough, the official Microsoft Store page currently lists Surface HUB for this title. Continue reading Official Microsoft Store page lists the PC/Surface HUB for Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 KB4482887 update can degrade graphics & mouse performance in certain games

On March 1st, Microsoft released a brand new update for Windows 10 that brought a number of quality improvements. However, and after various reports, Microsoft has confirmed that this latest update can degrade graphics and mouse performance in certain games (like for example Destiny 2). Continue reading Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 KB4482887 update can degrade graphics & mouse performance in certain games

Tech journalist Brad Sams claims that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming soon on the PC

In the past couple of years, we’ve seen numerous hints towards a PC release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. And yesterday, tech journalist Brad Sams, who has a notable record with Microsoft leaks, claimed that this Halo collection will be coming soon to the PC. Continue reading Tech journalist Brad Sams claims that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is coming soon on the PC

Crackdown 3 – Campaign Review

The past months paint a bleak picture of the high-budget gaming scene following a frighteningly long list of disappointments. Players finally got their hands on the games that have been stimulating their salivary glands for months – or even years – since their announcement, yet the final products only seemed to widen the chasm between publishers and us as consumers deeper and deeper. Continue reading Crackdown 3 – Campaign Review

First Crackdown 3 update improves co-op performance, full patch notes revealed

Microsoft and Sumo Digital have released the first update for Crackdown 3. According to the release notes, this patch improves performance during particularly long co-op sessions and allows co-op campaigns should now prompt for an empty save slot to avoid overwriting existing world data, though it did not resolve the 30fps lock issue that players have reported. Continue reading First Crackdown 3 update improves co-op performance, full patch notes revealed

Crackdown 3 devs working on Wrecking Zone Party support, Campaign saved games and unlocked framerate for Co-op

Sumo Digital has issued a developer update, revealing the first things that it is going to address via a post-launch update. According to the update, developers are currently working on implementing Wrecking Zone Party support, addressing the Campaign saved games issues and unlocking the framerate for the co-op mode. Continue reading Crackdown 3 devs working on Wrecking Zone Party support, Campaign saved games and unlocked framerate for Co-op