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Something to look forward to: Developers and modders have been trying to make Valve's seminal Half-Life 2 playable in VR for almost a decade. The latest attempt, long-dormant, still has a ways to go before full completion, but will hit a major development milestone next month. This week, a team of modders announced they're releasing a VR mod for Half-Life 2 into public beta in September. The primary aspects of the mod seem to be complete but the team still wants to improve it. The beta will let Half-Life 2 owners play the main story from start to finish in VR. All the weapons will support VR functions like reloading by hand, dual wielding, and optional laser sights. Players will also have room-scale movement, head or controller-oriented movement, snap turning, smooth turning, and an optional vignette to prevent motion sickness. Half-life 2 VR should work on any headset that supports Steam VR, including the Index, Quest, Vive, and Pimax. However, the beta might not come to … [Read more...] about Half-Life 2 VR mod to enter public beta next month after five years in development

I still remember the hush that fell over the audience when Sony revealed the first trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake — and the cheers. Fans couldn’t wait to see these characters again in HD. But there may now be an even more immersive way to thrust yourself into the world of Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and Aerith: a virtual reality mod by Luke Ross for the PC version of the game. Ross is the modder we profiled last month whose day job is unofficially bringing games to VR; you pay $10 a month to support his work and get access to his mods. The last time we left him, he’d just been slapped with a DMCA takedown notice seemingly over his popular mods for Red Dead Redemption 2 , Grand Theft Auto V, and Mafia: Definitive Edition . While neither game publisher Take-Two nor Patreon told him what exactly was infringing, he decided to strip out every single reference to those games out of a credible fear that Patreon would shut down his entire account and kill his source of income. … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy VII Remake unofficially comes to VR with this PC mod

Half-Life 2: VR is coming to the Oculus and HTC Vive. It is actually a revival of the HLVR mod from 2013 and not a Valve effort. It will have remastered graphics and lighting and new "realistic weapon interactions." There is an effort underway to get it offered on Stream. The original mod was abandoned due to Valve not keeping up with VR implementation on its Source engine. While it is still playable on old development kits like the Rift DK1, it lacks some of the dependencies that current VR headsets require. The original mod team brought two new members, Marulu and Street Rat, to the team to help with the project. Road to VR spoke to the Half-Life: VR developers about the hurdles of bringing the mod to modern VR headsets. "The Source engine is DirectX 9 only which does not allow texture sharing and is not supported by any of the new VR APIs [which the modern VR headsets rely on]," Marulu told R2VR. "Oculus and SteamVR both need DirectX 10+. Valve thus abandoned [VR support in … [Read more...] about ‘Half-Life 2: VR’ is coming to Steam for Oculus and Vive

Looking for the best RPGs (or roleplaying games) around? Then you've come to the right place. RPGs offer some of the most immersive gaming experiences you can get, allowing you to step into the shoes of characters (often of your creation) as they set out on adventures that will see them slaying monsters, romancing sidekicks or even roaming the galaxy. Nowadays RPG elements, like skill trees and dialogue options, have crept their way into all genres of games but nothing quite beats sinking your teeth into a fully-fledged roleplaying game. That's why we've put together this list of the best RPGs you can play right now, with our roundup consisting of sensational roleplaying games across all platforms. So, if you're longing to level up, dying for a dice roll, or simply want to swing a sizeable sword around, read on for the best RPGs you can find across PC and console. Best RPGs Assassin's Creed Valhalla A Viking adventure Reasons to buy + … [Read more...] about Best RPGs: top role-playing games for console and PC

È passato un quarto di secolo dalla prima volta in cui Doom si è fatto strada nei computer degli utenti di tutto il mondo, tanto che oggi c'è tutta una generazione che non mai mai sentito parlare di questo capolavoro, figuriamoci averlo giocato. Ma nonostante la sua età, questa icona continua a vivere in ogni singolo esponente del genere uscito dopo. Ogni sparatutto in prima persona (o FPS) dovrebbe rendere omaggio al seminale titolo di Id Software che ha dato origine al genere come lo conosciamo oggi. Non molti giochi possono definirsi delle vere e proprie pietre miliari, ma Doom ne ha pieno diritto. Guardiamo insieme come Doom ha contribuito a cambiare per sempre il gaming su PC. I migliori PC gaming del 2021 Come assemblare un PC gaming Le migliori schede video del 2021 Radici di sangue Innumerevoli sono gli elementi che i programmatori John Romero e John Carmack hanno contribuito a rendere popolari nel 1993, concetti che sono andati a costituire le … [Read more...] about Doom, il gioco che ha cambiato per sempre il gaming su PC

Audio player loading… Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said he expects Bethesda’s much-anticipated upcoming RPG Starfield to become one of Microsoft’s most-played games ever, and suggested Xbox Game Pass is the key to making the game more popular than Skyrim. Speaking to Stephen Totilo (opens in new tab) of Axios (opens in new tab) , Spencer noted the popularity of recent Microsoft exclusives, with Halo Infinite reaching 20 million players and Forza Horizon 5 hitting 18 million since they launched. He suggested the popularity of the games has rested on their greater accessibility, highlighting that Game Pass has let Microsoft place many releases in the hands of players who would not have otherwise bought them. "You can see it with Forza and Halo, the last releases,” Spencer said. “Those are the most played games in those franchises because we made them available on more screens than we ever have, through more business models than we've ever made them … [Read more...] about Starfield on Xbox Game Pass could make it Bethesda’s ‘most played’ game ever

Are you looking for the best gaming consoles available right now? You've come to the right place. The landscape has changed significantly since the early days of console gaming. Where once there were only a couple of consoles to choose from, now there are plenty, each with different capabilities, features, and games  –  not to mention price tags. Choice is great since you can get a console that perfectly suits your budget and gaming tastes, but it can make the search more difficult. Sure, exclusive games that might seal the deal but these days, most upcoming games in 2022 are multi-platform anyway. There's also resolution and frame rate capabilities to consider as well, not to mention portability. All in all, it’s not always a straightforward pick. That's why we've put together this list of the best gaming consoles available right now, alongside explainers on what you can expect from each to make your choice easier. So whether you want a gaming console that doubles as a … [Read more...] about Best gaming console: PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and more

Immer mehr Spiele und Exklusivtitel für die Xbox Series X werden vorgestellt, je näher wir der Markteinführung der Konsole im späteren Verlauf des Jahres kommen, und wir haben eine klarere Vorstellung als je zuvor von der Qualität und Quantität der Titel, die wir in den ersten Monaten des Verkaufs der Xbox Series X erwarten können. Wir wissen auch, dass die neue Xbox, wenn sie Ende 2020 auf den Markt kommt, die leistungsstärkste Spielkonsole der Welt sein sollte, mit einer fortschrittlicheren Grafik als wir sie bisher gesehen haben. Sie dürfte im Vergleich zur PS5 , die etwa zur gleichen Zeit landen soll, eine gute Figur machen. Wir wissen jedoch noch nicht alles. Sowohl Fans als auch Experten warten darauf, dass Microsofts Online-Streams zusätzliche Informationen und den Heiligen Gral der Spielverderber liefern: echtes Gameplay. Im Xbox Games Showcase vom Juli 2020 wurden der Launch-Titel Halo Infinite und andere Spiele der Xbox Game Studios in Aktion gezeigt, wobei viele … [Read more...] about Xbox Series X-Spiele: Alle angekündigten exklusiven und Cross-Gen-Titel

UPDATE: In a statement provided to Ars Technica, Bohemia Interactive says the two employees who were arrested were on a holiday trip to Lemnos and "visited the island with the sole purpose of experiencing the island's beautiful surroundings." "Since its establishment in 1999, Bohemia Interactive has created games based only upon publicly available information," the statement continues. "We always respect the law and we've never instructed anybody to violate the laws of any country. The same is true for Arma 3 . Currently, all our effort goes towards supporting the guys over there, as well as their friends and families affected by this difficult situation. We sincerely hope that this is an unfortunate misunderstanding of their passion as artists and creators of virtual worlds." ORIGINAL STORY: Czech developer Bohemia Interactive has confirmed reports that two of its employees have been arrested by Greek authorities and charged with espionage while conducting research for the … [Read more...] about developers charged with espionage in Greece (updated)

The best lightweight Linux distro can make it simple and easy to revive older hardware and even replace your current operating system. As a result, they have become too bloated for older machines. Without a healthy dollop of system memory and an extra core or two, these distros may not deliver the best performance. Thankfully, there are many lightweight distros, trimmed and tweaked by expert hands, which can be used to breathe new life into older hardware. The lightweight distros in this guide are fully capable of reviving older hardware and can even function as a replacement of your current operating system, if you're willing to adjust to their way of working and install extra apps as necessary. We’ve tested the Linux distros below extensively and looked at factors like the hardware requirements, documentation, simplicity of configuration and maintenance, custom apps that come with it, and support for multi booting. We also considered whether the distros made it easy … [Read more...] about Best lightweight Linux distros of 2022