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Singularity PC with maxed out graphics

As Singularity has been released, the source shows high res images with maxed out graphics. The texture streaming doesn't work very well on the PC according to the source. Nevertheless, the graphics of the unreal engine game looks impressive.

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SOAD5066d ago

I think it looks pretty bad for maxed out PC graphics. It looks a little worse than the Source engine (modded).

sid4gamerfreak5066d ago

if it looks ok on the pc, imagine the console graphics!!!

Stay away from this game

Johandevries5066d ago

Lol... ''stay away from this game''

Go play it, you'll be amazed. Only old school gamers can handle this, not the pussies who only like commercial and brainless blockbusters like Modern Warfare 2.

Extreme_Coolcat5066d ago

Hopefully there is a way to force better texture streaming...

ProjectVulcan5066d ago (Edited 5066d ago )

I dont know why texture streaming should be poor on PC. Many of the textures appear to be low resolution, certainly no better than 512 x 512. Even an aging desktop 500GB hard drive can average read @ 50 or 60Mb/s, much faster than any disc drive and much faster than both the console's 2.5 sata drives.

360's Dvd drive maximum read speed is something like 14mb/s, If this game doesnt stream properly on my RAID 0 setup which is easily ten times faster than that there is definitely a problem with the game code

wicko5066d ago

Actually the 2.5" sata drives avg around the same, I'd imagine an older 500GB harddrive is even faster than that.

ProjectVulcan5066d ago (Edited 5066d ago )

Actually a typical 2.5 sata drive is going to be much slower than a 3.5 desktop drive of the same capacity and age. This is because most are 5400RPM, and being tuned for low power consumption over raw performance among other factors.

Most people's consoles have small, old and cheap 5400RPM 2.5 sata drives under 250Gb capacity in them. They wont be nearly as fast as a cheap 3.5 desktop sata. The average read speed for a decent 120Gb 2.5 sata drive like the ones used the consoles will be about 30mb/s, no more than half a decent desktop drive.

SignifiedSix5066d ago

lol i think i could agree on that too

Johandevries5066d ago

am playing this game right now. It's really old UE3 to the max... because the textures look very generic, but Raven has added a lot of detail, so the environments look amazing.

Aphe5066d ago

What's it like gameplay wise? Haven't heard much about it although I've seen a few previews ages ago.

Johandevries5066d ago

I didn't buy it, I received a review copy.

It's a suprising game, a weak PC port, but great gameplay if you like STALKER and FEAR. It's all extremely worked out well, the ambience is great, the game as a whole is startingly original. I love it.

Aphe5066d ago

Hmm, now I'm interested I love Stalker and Fear. Gonna have to check this game out.

Johandevries5066d ago

It's also a lot like Cryostasis as far as time travelling and storytelling is concerned.. but almost no one played that gem

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15 Underrated FPS Games You May Want to Try

Popularized by Doom in 1993 and still making video game haters gnash their teeth today, first-person shooter games are the best thing to happen to gamers since pizza rolls. So here are 15 underrated first-person shooter games you may have missed.

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Jiub606d ago

Although the late 2000s Turok wasn't my favorite, I would love a new entry. Open world survival with shotguns and dinosaurs. Not sure how we'd get the fusion cannon, but that would be pretty sweet too.

MadLad606d ago

Lol

All of these games are pretty much universally praised. Outside of Timeshift I literally own all of these.

Venoxn4g605d ago (Edited 605d ago )

XIII, The Darkness 2, Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Timesplitters: future perfect, Bulletstorm are awesome games

gurp6d ago

I played them all, they are all good in their own way
I used to be obsessed with FPS games

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Six Activision Games I’d Like to See Revived Under Microsoft

As the world reels from the shockwaves of the seismic news that Microsoft is acquiring the proverbial swamp of the video-game landscape, Activision Blizzard King, it only seems natural that our minds should now shift towards what the fallout will be for presumably years if not decades to come.

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MadLad835d ago

Another Prototype would be awesome.

As for Singularity, I don't necessarily need a sequel, I just want to see Raven be able to flex their creative muscle again; not just be relegated to assisting with CoD. A lot of the old guard is still with the company.

That's part of what I'm hoping to see come from this acquisition. Revive teams like Vicarious Visions and Ravem to actually allow them to work on their own new projects again.

Crows90835d ago

As great as that would be the deal wont finalize until end of fiscal year 2023. Until after that date MS wont really have a say as to where resources will be spent. So we wont realistically see anything until perhaps 2026 or later.

LWOGaming834d ago

I think that’s a point that so many people are missing. Things will not change this year or next year at all. Maybe some changes might be apparent in 2024 but 2025/2026 is a good estimate of when things will really start happening. And I don’t think we will see as big a set of changes as some are suggesting.

TallDarknWavy835d ago

Those teams having not worked on anything, the employees find jobs at other companies, they don't just remain unemployed till someone at the publisher decides to revive the team, they need to eat lol

That said, this list of games makes me unexcited for anything outside of CoD that Activision has to offer. All games are in stale genres, like Guitar Hero, Simpsons Hit and Run, these are long surpassed genres that are going to be difficult to revive.

gamer7804835d ago

I want to see new IPs. Not a bunch of forced renovations of old franchises.

Gamer75835d ago

Why not a combination of both

gamer7804835d ago

@gamer75 if it is a combination it has to have my seal of approval. Such as a new Warcraft game or a new Warcraft mmo, or an action game based off the night elves orcs and humans if it’s a new IP. I’ll let you know after I talk with Microsoft

King_Noctis835d ago

Man I’ve been waiting for Protoype since the last one. Protoype could seriously be MS’ answer to Infamous (freaking loved that game as well, hope Sony make a new one soon).

porkChop835d ago

I'd love to see Raven take another crack at Heretic and Hexen.

MadLad835d ago

That's one I see being tossed around a lot to bring back, even if not from Raven themselves.

Put so many hours into those games over the years.

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Knightofelemia835d ago

I'd like to see Activision get the Transformers license again and continue the War and Fall of Cybertron games. the movie games were crap and the game that combined both movie and Fall and War of Cybertron sucked a new Prototype would also be good as well.

jaymacx835d ago

You deserve a 1000 likes haha 😂. It’s a shame High Moon didn’t get to continue making Transformers. If they got a decent budget i think most of us TF fans would be excited.

wolf581834d ago (Edited 834d ago )

Ms bought Activision and everybody dancing for what? For cod? Ms want to atleast earn some money Back from those 70 billion dollars.... The only thing they count on is more gamepass subscribers via Activision cod, diablo and over watch 2 1st Day free at gamepass. If they decide to make them exclusive to xbox they Will lose profit from ps4 and 5 sales. As For a New ip or an existing ip like over watch 3,diablo 5 or anything else like a New transformers Dont you think that developers need at least 3 years to Do something decent?
Anyway my opinion is that ms want to make videogaming Just a subscription a la netflix and that ps5 will beat xboxsx in sales like ps4 beat xbox and xbox one x..... All the money ms spending It Will defentily make more gamepass subscribers as for games we all must wait at least 3 more years... And thats why ps5 will get ahead in sales they have more AAA in the pipeline already plus lets see their answer for gamepass... P. S i Dont support subscriptions from neither company and i didnt buy switch plus for n64. If they give me the option to buy n64 games then yes i Will buy them but i am not paying for a rental.

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rlow1835d ago (Edited 835d ago )

Re-imagining of River Raid and the original adventurer Pitfall. Oh Zork is also a great game.

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Remembering Singularity, Raven Software's forgotten shooter

You may remember Singularity as the game Activision wanted to forget. Developed by Raven Software - formerly the creators of Heretic and Soldier of Fortune.
It was a truly bizarre sequences of events, almost as if Activision wanted the game to do badly. The tragic irony is that Singularity is a more interesting singleplayer FPS than every Call of Duty Activision has released since Modern Warfare, combining a high-concept, time-hopping story with oodles of clever mechanics, and a weapon-roster to rival Bulletstorm and Titanfall 2. | Rick Lane

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-Foxtrot2116d ago

This game was fantastic and it was the only Activision published game last gen I really enjoyed.

I loved the TMD gameplay as it reminded me of the Gravity Gun in Half Life, if they did a sequel they could have really added onto the game. I loved how despite being scripted the time era would change and you'd suddenly be in the past, if they did a sequel they could have tried to do these non scripted so they could happen at any time while you were walking around.

Fist4achin2115d ago

This game received little to no love. I enjoyed it and recommend if tour looking for a solid fps for probably dirt cheap that dared to be different by tying together a lot of ideas.

Yui_Suzumiya2115d ago

One of my favorite first person shooters. I wish Activision would finally allow them to make the sequel we've all been waiting for!

Venoxn4g2115d ago

great game..they should do at least a remaster

OhMyGandhi2114d ago

loved this game. rented it on a whim at blockbuster, and had way too much with it. A pleasant, self-contained title, no massive franchise, just a nice little story and interesting gameplay. Definitely a hidden gem from lest gen.