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Modders released a full remake of Vice City in Grand Theft Auto IV. It might just be one of the biggest labours of love in gaming, so of course Rockstar tried to shut it down. Within about 30 seconds of installation, you’ll know why. There’s something amusing about s company as large and respected as Rockstar (or parent coming Take-Two) feeling threatened by a few of their fans. But after showing the project on YouTube, the Vice City NextGen Edition…

I’ve never been a man who needs much of an excuse to replay Sonic Adventure, but here’s a good one anyway. The Dreamcast classic has RTX Remix support – and it’ll test your PC like a near 30-year-old game never should. I’ve played around with it a little bit, and I’m impressed by what the pathtracing I’ve seen. This is an absolutely new way of seeing the game. Some parts work better than others. Mystic Ruins, for instance, is much-improved…

A little over a week ago, Nvidia announced its new graphics cards would support multiple frame generation. That is for every single “real” rendered frame, the card will generate two or more additional frames. For some of us it was old news – we’d already been living the dream thanks to Lossless Scaling. This is a cheap, simple app available through Steam that enables you to play almost anything with additional frames. As though to add insult to injury when…

With the announcement of the 5000 series of graphics cards this week, there was an odd reaction. Even the highest end 5090 – £2,000 or more – wasn’t enough. The talk about “real” rendering vs processing like DLSS and frame generation came to a head in PC spaces. A small, vocal minority were extremely angry that their new very expensive graphics card was mostly focussed on tricks to make the image look better instead of genuine, traditional raster techniques. That…

The New Year is upon us. Filled with possibility, 2025 could see new highs and lows hit our industry. Here are just a few we can see happening. For the first time in a while, 2025 feels like it can stand alone without reference to Covid. While the last couple of years have been chocked full of delayed titles, this year seems quieter somehow. Then again, we’ve said that before. While there may not be the bulk of anticipated titles…

For the second year in a row, I’m writing a gaming round-up that will feel less about the games and more about the industry. Unfortunately there’s no escaping that in 2024. After a packed 2023, this year felt like it had the potential to be a bit quieter. Not the case. Release after release came and went. Nearly 19,000 games released on Steam. A few of them were successful. But most people weren’t playing new games. For all the releases…

In just a couple of weeks, Nvidia is going to announce it’s next wave of graphics cards for desktop PCs. That makes writing this article quite difficult. On the one hand, there’s never been a better time to get into PC gaming. There are options to suit almost every single budget, and there are very few games you’ll miss out on by leaning heavily into the platform. On the other hand, it all comes down to price. Clever consumers might…

The Hole is a short but profoundly disturbing journey into the heart of psychological horror. It's creepy, but is it good?

Outrage! Calls of unfairness and exploitation! Broken features without a day one patch! This is Indiana Jones weekend for the privileged few and conversation has once more tipped towards early access. On the face of it, it’s a pretty obvious ploy. If you want to enjoy the latest game over the weekend, you have to pay a premium for it. If you want to be part of the initial conversation instead of nursing your FOMO from a distance, you have…

You saw it when the Game Awards announced its top nominees for 2024. There, hidden amongst AAA games from big name publishers. You saw the comments. “Balatro? Haven’t heard of it. Why the hell are they including a card game?” And frankly, it’s lucky for all involved that the Elden Ring DLC became a lighting rod for the really negative conversation this year. People got to take out their frustration on something not directly related to the games for the…