Tag Archives: Microsoft

Crackdown 3 confirmed for the PC, will be an “Xbox Play Anywhere” title, releases in 2017

Back in 2016, Microsoft claimed that all of its title that were showcased at E3 would be released on the PC (yes yes, Microsoft claimed that all future titles would be coming to the PC, but then backtracked). And since Crackdown 3 was not shown during that event, a lot of us wondered whether this game would hit the PC. Well, it’s been confirmed that Crackdown 3 will be coming to our platform, and will be an “Xbox Play Anywhere” title. Continue reading Crackdown 3 confirmed for the PC, will be an “Xbox Play Anywhere” title, releases in 2017

This mod for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition increases max population & further tweaks the camera

Modder ‘bbc6rgf57ytty5yx’ has released a must-have mod for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition. This mod increases the game’s max population to 500 for both factions. As such, the UNSC can now have 6 Spartans and the Covenant can have 3 leaders. Continue reading This mod for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition increases max population & further tweaks the camera

Is Forza Horizon 3’s Surfers Paradise finally playable in 60fps? Yes, yes it is

A few hours ago, Turn 10 released a new performance PC patch for Forza Horizon 3. As you may have guessed, we immediately tested the Surfers Paradise area; an area that suffered from major optimization issues. And we are happy to report that the game can now run with a stable 60fps experience even in that area. Continue reading Is Forza Horizon 3’s Surfers Paradise finally playable in 60fps? Yes, yes it is

Forza Horizon 3 – PC performance patch is now live, full release notes revealed

Turn 10 has just released the promised PC performance patch for Forza Horizon 3. According to the release notes, Turn 10  has increased the number of concurrent threads used by the render architecture, thus taking further advantage of DX12 capabilities to allow the visuals to be processed out of order during the frame. Continue reading Forza Horizon 3 – PC performance patch is now live, full release notes revealed

Gears of War 4 – May update will add multi-GPU support, releases tomorrow

The Coalition has announced that the May update – which releases tomorrow – for Gears of War 4 will add official multi-GPU support. According to the team, with this patch players will be able to use multiple graphics card setups, and take full advantage of their setups. Continue reading Gears of War 4 – May update will add multi-GPU support, releases tomorrow

Forza Horizon 3 – New patch will improve CPU performance, will add new graphical options

As we’ve claimed multiple times, Forza Horizon 3 suffers from some ridiculous CPU optimization issues. In its current state, the game relies heavily on only one CPU core/thread. And thankfully, Turn 10 and Playground Games will finally address this issue. Continue reading Forza Horizon 3 – New patch will improve CPU performance, will add new graphical options

User releases patch that unblocks Windows Update in Windows 7 & 8.1 on next-gen AMD & Intel CPUs

As we have already reported, Microsoft has blocked Windows Update in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on AMD’s and Intel’s next-gen processors. According to Microsoft, this is done because the company wants to focus on deep integration between Windows and the silicon, while maintaining maximum reliability and compatibility with previous generations of platform and silicon. However, a GitHub user was able to re-enable Windows Update in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 on both Intel’s and AMD’s newest CPUs with a very, very, very simple tweak. Continue reading User releases patch that unblocks Windows Update in Windows 7 & 8.1 on next-gen AMD & Intel CPUs

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is coming to Steam on April 20th, official PC requirements unveiled

Last month, we informed you about the possibility of Halo Wars: Definitive Edition coming to Steam. And it appears we were right. Microsoft has launched the official Steam store page for Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, revealing the game’s release date, as well as its official PC requirements. Continue reading Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is coming to Steam on April 20th, official PC requirements unveiled