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See Through the Specs

There's nothing more frustrating than installing a much-anticipated game only to find out that there's absolutely no way it will play on your PC without a hardware upgrade. Nothing, that is, except finding that it does run, but only with framerates in single figures and all graphics settings set to low.

Do you soldier on, knowing that you are in no way experiencing the developer's vision? Or do you regretfully put the disc to one side until you can afford a better PC? One thing's for sure: the minimum system specs on the boxes of games are a misleading, meaningless mess.

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Fux4Bux5894d ago

Yeah minimum specs are always bull. They should rate minimum as running on medium settings at average 30fps.

PumPum5894d ago

I always consider the recommended specs to be the minimum specs.
The "real" mininum specs are a joke.

JDW5893d ago

If you follow the recommended specs as a guide for what you need as a minimum....then most games should work.

krauler5893d ago

consoles offer the best bang for the buck....
Always consider the price-performance margin

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Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game coming out September 16th.

Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game using Dreamcast-era visuals, and tells a new story within the Shenmue saga taking place in both Hong Kong and Guilin. Its expected to release on September 16th.

Inverno1h ago

Something about recreating old school graphics in an era of HD high poly photo realism just hits a spot. I'm not nostalgic cause I mostly played GameCube and GB/A, but it's a visual style that gets over looked even by indies.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

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New Expansion EVE Online: Equinox Will Empower Players to Seize Control of Nullsec

CCP Games has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for their sci-fi MMO EVE Online in 2024, headlined by the massive Equinox expansion set to launch on June 11th.

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