Nvidia Shield delayed to July
Nvidia's Shield console was due to hit retail this week. However, a last-minute snafu with a "mechanical issue" has the portable gaming device delayed a month.
READ MORE >AMD: Frostbite 3 partnership won't 'prevent our competition from optimizing' pre-release
EA and AMD have both issued statements regarding their partnership for Battlefield 4 optimization.
READ MORE >"This seemed obvious from the beginning, Electroly was bang on, this just means they'll double ..."
see all 2 commentsNvidia's Shield coming June 27 with price drop to $299
Nvidia's Android-powered handheld Shield will be hitting the market on June 27, but the company has decided to drop the price $50 to $299 before its release, based on user feedback.
READ MORE >"have you tried HTC One of S4 ? the improvement is noticeable compared to 720p"
see all 44 commentsReport: Frostbite 3 games to be 'optimized exclusively' for AMD cards
Starting with Battlefield 4, all games using Frostbite 3 will be "optimized exclusively" for AMD cards, a new report states.
READ MORE >"How is this good for the publisher/developer when it will only cause launch issues. Unless they ..."
see all 53 commentsNvidia's handheld Shield launches in June at $349
Nvidia's Android-powered handheld codenamed Project Shield will launch this June at the price of $349, now named simply Shield. Yes, that's $100 more than a PlayStation Vita. The big selling point is that it can stream proper PC games from your computer as well as running re...
READ MORE >"I just don't get it. If your machine is in the same room as you anyways, why not just go play on ..."
see all 15 commentsNvidia tech demo: destroy everything you touch
Oh, tech demos! So fancy, so shiny, and so unlike any game we'll get to play for years. So come, watch Nvidia's new demo of smashing an amphitheatre to dynamic pieces in real-time, shown at the Game Developers Conference this week, and dream of all the games based upon this ...
READ MORE >"The error message on release day; Could connect to servers, please try again later."
see all 39 commentsBioShock Infinite FPS boosted by up to 41% with new Nvidia drivers
As you rush to explore the floating of Columbia, don't be too hasty. Nvidia yesterday released new graphics card drivers which can boost BioShock Infinite performance by up to 41% (with certain system and settings, obviously), so you'll want to install them. The 314.22 WHQL ...
READ MORE >"Pretty good so far, though for some reason my eyes get tired pretty fast when I'm playing it ..."
see all 7 commentsNvidia VP reveals why they're not in the next-gen console race
Nvidia will be completely locked out of the market come next-gen, with Sony's PlayStation 4 confirmed to be using AMD chips, and the next Xbox largely rumored to do the same. So, what happened? How did Nvidia lose such a big market to its rival?
READ MORE >"Reading between the lines makes me think they're not all that confident in the future of console ..."
see all 109 commentsNvidia announces Android handheld Project Shield
Everyone's getting into the Linux game, it seems, and now Nvidia has tossed its hat into the ring. The graphics card manufacturer yesterday announced its Project Shield, an Android-powered handheld which resembles an Xbox 360 controller with a flip-up touchscreen. Curiously,...
READ MORE >"money. depends on the pricepoint of this new thing. i'm highly interested"
see all 41 commentsWindows RT to support Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3 continues to expand its reach to new devices. Epic Games has announced that the ubiquitous multiplatform engine will be available on Windows RT when it launches later this year.
READ MORE >"I don't think this is true, you can deal with native code (c/c++) without having to deal with ..."
see all 14 commentsBorderlands 2 PC video shows off fancy PhysX effects
Borderlands 2 for PC will predictably come with fancy graphics effects not found in the console versions. Among them is support for Nvidia PhysX.
READ MORE >"I don't think I've ever found any facts on whether or not a weaker dedicated Physx card will ..."
see all 17 commentsNvidia GTX 660 Ti offers Kepler for $299, includes Borderlands 2
Today, Nvidia launches the GTX 660 Ti, the lowest priced entry in Nvidia's Kepler series. Not only do cards start at $299, it will be bundled with a voucher redeemable for a free copy of Borderlands 2.
READ MORE >"I just upgraded from the gtx 480 to the gtx 680 last night. I was going to go with the 660 as ..."
see all 16 commentsNvidia's New Dawn demo now downloadable
Nvidia dragged its former fairy mascot Dawn out of retirement this year for the tech demo A New Dawn, showing off how realistic a character PCs can render if they throw hefty hardware at the problem. You can now download and run the demo yourself.
READ MORE >"Looks nice, graphically. Movements look terrible however. Maybe more work on realistic ..."
see all 9 commentsMacBook Pro refreshed with Nvidia Kepler GPU, Retina display
As expected, Apple announced new hardware at its WWDC keynote. Of most note to gamers is the upcoming MacBook Pro refresh, which includes a Kepler video card.
READ MORE >"mac D3 performance is bad, and that res isnt and wont be supported for some time"
see all 84 commentsNvidia shows off 'A New Dawn' DX11 tech demo
Square Enix's real-time tech demo 'Agni's Philosophy' wowed us yesterday, and Nvidia was also showing off some tech of its own. Come watch the 'A New Dawn' demo, dedicated to rendering one single realistic character.
READ MORE >"tbh faeries are supposed to have lil A-cups, not very realistic imho"
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