144Hz? Time to revisit FPS, PPI, and HDR
Acuity is what’s desired
Jon Peddie Research Finds PC Gaming Hardware Market Growth Stable
The PC Gaming Hardware market will grow to almost $37 billion in 2022; but at a modest 1.05% CAGR from 2018 levels
PTC says look for growth in 2020
PTC issued an optimistic release for the fiscal first quarter of 2020. The company came through a rough 2019 with problems in its channel and problems converting customers to subscription at the expected rate. The company said it knew about the problem and that they’ve pulled the right levers to fix it. They seem to be right. The company had … Read more
GeForce Now, is now
Nvidia has officially launched its play anywhere game service with the familiar-sounding name, GeForce Now. The “new” service has been evolving since 2013 when the company introduced Nvidia Grid in 2013 and developed its Shield remote gaming approach. All that technology has been collapsed into GeForce Now, with cloud services provided by Nvidia and partners. GeForce Now represents an alternative approach to other cloud … Read more
Did you hear that!
You will with EVGA’s Nu Audio Pro Surround boards
Find Maya’s kilers in Simulacra 2
A back to the future Adventure-style game with video
Find Maya’s kilers in Simulacra 2
Maya, an upcoming influencer has been found dead, and an obsessed detective suspects foul play. Her phone appears to be intentionally wiped, and her cause of death seems… unnatural. You are given her phone to conduct an unsanctioned police investigation, and piece together the mystery surrounding her death. Solve the case before whatever happened to Maya… happens again. And so … Read more
JPR finds 55% of gamers have a Nvidia AIB, and 27% of them are RTX
New survey reveals games installed base and buying plans
Dell Alienware entering the console market?
Dell spends billions of dollars on R&D—BILLIONS. R&D expenses were $4.4 billion for Fiscal 2018 and $2.6 billion for Fiscal 2017. With a budget like that, some interesting things can be done, and Dell is doing them. One of the areas the company has been exploring is gaming, and the Alienware group has come up with a handheld device … Read more
2019 Game Tech Review
There was one thing that was truly revolutionary in gaming in 2019, the Google Stadia launch.
AMD introduces a midrange AIB — the Radeon 5500 XT
The Radeon 5500 XT put AMD back in the running in having a solid midrange AIB
Valve Index VR HMD
Valve introduced their Index VR HMD mid-year 2019, with a declaration that it intended to raise the bar for VR fidelity. The company emphasized that VR needs to advance in three key areas: affordability, ease of use, and fidelity. And their conclusion is that Valve is best suited to work on the latter, while leaving the rest to others in … Read more