Windows Store Games Are Able To Support SLI & Crossfire - Vsync Fix Is in the Works
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The Windows 10 Store has managed to garner a fair share of criticism the last few days after people found out that games bought from it won't have SLI/Crossfire support, an option to turn off Vsync, dedicated fullscreen, modding or even Steam integration due to lack of .exe file.
However, Microsoft's Mike Ybarra quickly came out and dispelled some of these rumors in a short tweet saying:
A Couple Of New Shenmue 3 Screenshots Have Been Released
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After going through an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign that raised a total of $6,333,295 the development of the long awaited Shenmue 3 seems to be chugging along nicely.
So nicely in fact that the developers Ys Net have decided to release a couple of beautiful (albeit tiny) screenshots showcasing some of the more scenic areas you'll get to visit in Shenmue 3. Here they are in all their minuscule glory:
[Edit] Confirmed Rumor - HTC Vive International Prices Leaked
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For those of you that missed the initial announcement, the HTC Vive will cost a hefty $799 and ship sometime in early April though no price tag beyond the US one was revealed.
While nothing has been officially confirmed as of yet, a Neogaf member by the name of artsi came upon a hidden image on HTC's blog that detailed many of the missing international prices. Here they are:
The Conduit Developers Are Making An Oculus Rift Exclusive Card Game
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Given how popular cartoons based around card games were back in the day I'm rather surprised that The Conduit developers High Voltage Software are the only ones to try and make a virtual reality version.
The game in question is Dragon Front, a combination of high fantasy and dieselpunk (which is apparently a thing) aesthetics where cards come to life and mercilessly beat each other up. Here's the trailer and a bit more information:
Samorost 3 Is An Upcoming Adventure Game From The Creators Of Machinarium
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Amanita Designs, the folks behind the masterfully done point&click adventures Botanicula and Machinarium have announced that their latest game, Samorost 3, will be coming to Steam in March.
Samorost 3 is a loose continuation of two small web games, Samorost 1 (which is free) and Samorost 2 (which is currently €5/$5 on Steam), as well as the developers most ambitious project yet given that it took over 5 years to complete. Here's the trailer and a bit more information:
GTA Online's Rhino Hunt Event Is Now Live
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If your first thought was a versus mode where one team plays as rhinos and the other as poachers then I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you.
The Rhino Hunt event is instead a new adversary mode where a team of players armed with sticky bombs and driving dune buggies attempts to take down the most dangerous of pray, the heavily armored Rhino tanks.
Cyanide Studio Has Announced A Call Of Cthulhu RPG/Investigation Game
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Despite being an enormous fan of Lovecraft's work I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't even know there was a pen&paper Call of Cthulhu RPG in existence, let alone that it was this popular or well renowned.
Luckily, it seems that Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive have banded together to make a faithful video game adaptation of the apparently legendary Call of Cthulhu RPG. Here's the brief message Cyanide sent out with the announcement: