Facebook Gaming is the latest contender in the game streaming market

Can Facebook succeed where Stadia has failed?

Published: 26th October 2020 | Source: Facebook Gaming | Author: Mark Campbell

Facebook Gaming is the latest contender in the game streaming market

Facebook Gaming has just launched its cloud-streaming service, and unlike Stadia, Facebook doesn't plan to " overpromise and under-deliver". Instead of rushing the streaming market, Facebook plans to adopt a slow and steady approach to cloud gaming, focusing on accessibility, instead of " data centers, compression algorithms
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PUBG Corp confirms next-generation compatibility with Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series S will run at 30FPS, initially

Published: 26th October 2020 | Source: PUBG Corp | Author: Mark Campbell

PUBG Corp confirms next-generation compatibility with Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5

Next month is going to be a busy one for the games industry, with Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S systems and Sony's PlayStation 5 consoles launching worldwide to eager audiences.

PUBG Corp has confirmed that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will be playable on all three
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TrueNAS CORE 12.0 has launched, pushing FreeNAS into its grave

A new free NAS solution from iXsystems

Published: 26th October 2020 | Source: TrueNAS CORE | Author: Mark Campbell

TrueNAS CORE 12.0 has launched, pushing FreeNAS into its grave

Last week, iXsystems launched TrueNAS CORE 12, the company's first production version of TrueNAS CORE. FreeNAS is now obsolete, and TrueNAS CORE is its successor.

To simplify their development structure and reduce their operating costs, iXsystems has decided to merge FreeNAS and TrueNAS to create TrueNAS Core and TrueNAS Enterprise
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Viking City Builder to be the first RTS to support Ray Tracing and DLSS 2.0

A City Builder with RTS elements

Published: 26th October 2020 | Source: YouTube | Author: Mark Campbell

Viking City Builder to be the first RTS to support Ray Tracing and DLSS 2.0

Viking City Builder is an RTS title which brings together village building mechanics and real-time battle mechanics, forging a unique gameplay experience that's based within the historic expansions of the Viking Age.

Roslagen, the creator of Viking City Builder, has revealed that the game will feature support for ray tracing
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Portal Reloaded's adding a new dimension to Portal 2 in 2021

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Portal 2 with a 3-way portal gun

Published: 25th October 2020 | Source: Portal Reloaded | Author: Mark Campbell

Portal Reloaded's adding a new dimension to Portal 2 in 2021

Portal 2 is almost ten years old, and the game's active modding community is continuing to keep the game alive with new content, creating new test chambers, story content and adding new mechanics to the title.

Portal Reloaded is the latest Portal
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Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's Zombies Onslaught mode will be PlayStation exclusive until November 2021

Sony's Call of Duty exclusivity continues

Published: 25th October 2020 | Source: PlayStation | Author: Mark Campbell

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's Zombies Onslaught mode will be PlayStation exclusive until November 2021

Earlier this month, Activision revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's Zombies mode, confirming that the mode would include a new setting, new characters, and cross-platform multiplayer, a first for the game mode.

Now, ironically

Deleting Facebook will also delete your Oculus purchases

Oculus users cannot run away from Facebook's grasp

Published: 24th October 2020 | Source: @CixLiv | Author: Mark Campbell

Deleting Facebook will also delete your Oculus purchases

Future Oculus accounts will be linked with Facebook, fully cementing the VR brand under the boot of the social media juggernaut. Now, it has been uncovered that those who deactivate their Facebook accounts will also have their Oculus accounts disabled and that those who delete their Facebook account will also delete their Oculus purchases.

Facebook accounts are now
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Apex Legends is coming to Steam on November 4th

Apex Legends' Switch version has been delayed

Published: 23rd October 2020 | Source: EA | Author: Mark Campbell

Apex Legends is coming to Steam on November 4th

Electronic Arts have confirmed that Apex Legends will be launching on Steam next month, arriving on Valve's gaming platform on November 4th. Better still is the fact that existing players of Apex Legends will be able to transition to the game's Steam version while retaining their account progression, allowing them the abandon EA's
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EA releases Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered Comparison Screenshots

Does the remaster look better?

Published: 23rd October 2020 | Source: EA | Author: Mark Campbell

EA releases Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered Comparison Screenshots

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is due to release on November 5th (13th on Switch), bringing with it enhanced visuals, new features and cross-platform multilayer support across PC, Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Today, EA has released comparison screenshots for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and its newly
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Obsidian's The Outer Worlds is now available on Steam and GOG

For those who hate Epic Games, The Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass

Published: 23rd October 2020 | Source: Steam Store Page | Author: Mark Campbell

Obsidian's The Outer Worlds is now available on Steam and GOG

The Outer World's timed exclusivity has come to an end, allowing Obsidian games' latest RPG to launch on Valve's Steam platform, ending the game's PC exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass.

Today, The Outer
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