The feature was missing on Microsoft’s console since the game’s launch, although it was present on PlayStation 5. Luckily, those playing on Xbox Series X can now also benefit from ray-traced reflections. In addition to enabling this feature, this new update packs various bug fixes and improvements. Exact details about these bug fixes and improvements haven’t been provided. — The Callisto Protocol (@CallistoTheGame) December 9, 2022 On Twitter, Striking Distance Studios CEO Glen Schofield explained that aside from ray-traced reflections, the Xbox Series X version now also benefits from various tweaks....

Following the explosive launch, New World experienced a rapid decrease in players due to the lack of content and the excessive bugs and exploits. The latest Heart of Madness update attempted to address some of those issues by adding a new endgame Expedition, Tempest’s Heart, and a new weapon, the Blunderbuss. CAN I PURCHASE ITEMS FROM THE IN-GAME STORE DURING THE FREE WEEKEND EVENT? In-game purchasing will not be available until you purchase the full game (either the Standard or Deluxe edition)....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Class Graphics Cards Might Become The First Gaming ‘AD102’ GPU To Break Past the 100 TFLOPs Barrier Currently, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti offers the highest compute performance amongst all gaming graphics cards, hitting anywhere between 40 to 45 TFLOPs of FP32 (Single-Precision) GPU compute. But with the next-generation GPUs arriving later this year, things are going to take a big boost. — kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) April 29, 2022...

For a few brief moments among the final hours of Summer Game Fest, we had the pleasure of sitting down with him once again to obtain a little more insight behind the velvet curtains of Nightingale as it gets closer to the estimated early access release date of Q4 2022 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. First and foremost, the realms will be the core of what players would experience in Nightingale....

Nintendo today published its latest earnings results, and despite not being able to meet demand due to shortages, it managed to sell 10.67m Switch units over the holiday period, thereby bringing total global Switch sales to 103.54 million units sold since the platform’s launch back in 2017. With the Switch now passing the 100 million units sold mark as of December 31, 2021, Nintendo’s platform has become the company’s best-selling home console to date, and also the fastest-selling home console in video game history....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Seemingly Greenlit For 29th March Launch, Reviews Land The Same Day Too In the latest report by Videocardz who managed to acquire the internal GeForce RTX 3090 Ti embargo schedule, it is mentioned that the NVIDIA flagship is going to be announced with its reviews and retail availability the same day on 29th March. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti will undoubtedly go in the history for its long delay, spanning almost four months since its teaser introduction at CES 2022 in early January....

Here’s how Cyberpunk 2077’s Ray Tracing: Overdrive mode works in a nutshell, per NVIDIA. NVIDIA RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI) gives each neon sign, street lamp, car headlight, LED billboard, and TV accurate ray-traced lighting and shadows, bathing objects, walls, passing cars, and pedestrians in accurate colored lighting; Ray-traced indirect lighting and reflections now bounce multiple times, compared to the previous solution’s single bounce. The result is even more accurate, realistic and immersive global illumination, reflections, and self-reflections; Ray-traced reflections are now rendered at full resolution, further improving their quality; Improved, more physically-based lighting removes the need for any other occlusion techniques....

The renders are coming as a courtesy of 91mobiles, and showcase the Galaxy Z Fold 4 in three colors starting with the phantom black, beige, and grey-green. Even though the renders only show the main screen of the device, a closer look does confirm that the upcoming foldable will have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, along with a volume rocker on the right edge, with the SIM card slot being on the left side....

Steve ‘OnLeaks‘ Hemmerstoffer and Smartprix posted renders of the OnePlus 100 Pro today, and this shows the phone with its rather interesting rear camera housing. Expect a circular housing this time around, and well, I am not sure if I like the design. OnePlus 11 Pro Has the Alert Slider and a Strange, Circular Camera Cutout However, the star of the show is the fact that the OnePlus 11 Pro is bringing back the alert slider on the right side of the device....

ONEXPLAYER reveals the OneXfly handheld gaming console, premium cost with new AMD Ryzen 5 7520U “Mendocino” APU We reviewed the Onexplayer Mini with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U APU three months ago. After several months of use, the system has shown to be a serious contender in the handheld game system marketplace, offering one of the best experiences compared to Valve’s Steam Deck. Not much is known about the new OneXfly system....

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Unnamed Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro Chipset to Feature the Same 5G Modem as Tensor G2 Publicly available code sources reveal that the potential codenames of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are ‘Husky’ and ‘Shiba.’ While no design details were shared by WinFuture, the chipset will likely be developed by Samsung in collaboration with Google. There is a possibility that the advertising giant now selects the Korean giant’s 3nm process....

Starting off with the news regarding the showcase, this new video was made in celebration of the new milestone for the handheld. The latest Playdate Update has plenty of information for those interested in developing games for Playdate and other interesting news for soon-to-be Playdate owners. You can watch the video showcase below: The showcase includes updates on the publicly-available Software Development Kit (SDK), the web-based game-making tool Playdate Pulp, the capture software Playdate Mirror, and the development announcement of Catalog....

Here are some more details on the new PlayStation Now additions: As mentioned, PS Now gets rolled into the new tiered PS Plus starting next month. Those with outstanding PS Now subscriptions will automatically be upgraded to the PS Plus Premium tier. That said, the tier that will replicate PS Now most closely is PS Plus Extra, which includes a library of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 titles that will likely largely reflect the current Now lineup....

• FY22 Q1 sales decreased 2% year-on-year to 604.1 billion yen primarily due to a decrease in software sales, including add-on content, partially offset by the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates. • Operating income decreased a significant 30.5 billion yen year-on-year to 52.8 billion yen primarily due to the impact of the decrease in software sales and an increase in game software development costs. • Despite the benefit of an increase in sales resulting from foreign exchange rates, FY22 sales are expected to decrease by 40 billion yen from our previous forecast to 3 trillion 620 billion yen, primarily due to a revision in the software sales forecast for the year reflecting the results of Q1....

A new comparison video shared on YouTube by ElAnalistaDeBits compares the game running in handheld mode, regular docked mode, and docked with the mClassic HDMI upscaler. Needless to say, the upscaler does improve visuals noticeably, with the enhanced anti-aliasing cleaning them up considerably. Pokemon Legends Arceus, which launched last week worldwide, is the latest of many Switch titles that can be enjoyed on PC at 4K resolution with the Ryujinx emulator....

Well, it seems Sony has quietly released a “fix” for the PAL version issue, but it’s not much of a fix at all. According to a new Digital Foundry video, it seems Sony has used frame-blending techniques to try to make games like Jumping Flash and Everybody’s Golf feel smoother in action, but the result is heavy ghosting on all moving objects. Twitter account Windy Corner TV has also provided proof of the new ghosting issue…...

For 2023, a report claims that Qualcomm’s 3nm chip orders will be given to TSMC once more, but there is still a chance Samsung re-enters the supply chain fold, assuming the Korean’s foundry can avoid the previous issues that caused it to lose the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 orders in the first place. Qualcomm Could Use a Dual-Source Business Approach, With Samsung’s 3nm GAA Technology Used to Fulfill Some Chip Orders Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Don Maguire met with reporters at the Snapdragon Summit held in Hawaii, and told them about Qualcomm’s future when it came to foundry partners, claims The Elec....

Have heard that it’s been pushed back internally by about 6 weeks. Currently targeting an early May release. Unfortunate news but I’m sure it’s for the best. https://t.co/JuytC5KxWw pic.twitter.com/PIsBaH24y3 — Okami Games (@Okami13_) December 23, 2022 — Okami Games (@Okami13_) December 23, 2022 Not a huge delay, but considering Microsoft’s largely-barren 2022 release calendar, Xbox fans are getting a bit desperate for new content. Still, expectations for Redfall are high, so if Arkane needs some extra time to apply the proper polish, so be it....

Looking good! Reminder, while co-op is a big feature for Redfall, Arkane is promising it can also be a more traditional immersive action-adventure if you choose to play solo. Haven’t been keeping up with Redfall? Here’s the game’s official description… “The island town of Redfall, Massachusetts, is under siege by a legion of vampires who have blocked out the sun and cut the citizens off from the outside world. Explore the open world and immerse yourself in a deep story campaign as you unravel the mystery behind the vampires’ appearance....