PC Gaming

[King 277]

Did a bit more digging and found the trailer, looks freaking awesome :)

 

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[Omega 354]

That's either going to be hella-fun or a major disappointment.

[Guest Jamster26]

Anyone tried the new Oblivion game for PC? Really tempted to get it but not sure if I could devote enough time to both that and Guild Wars.

[ViciousPrism 177]

You mean Elder Scrolls online? Not had a chance yet. I'm not an MMO guy, to be honest.

[Guest Jamster26]

Yeah, that's the one. I did like Skyrim but not sure if I will like an online version of the game.

[Omega 354]

I played a bit of beta, it's not as fun as skyrim much more linear like most mmos that have to lead you through levelling. Pick up the Dayz standalone jammy, much more fun.

[ViciousPrism 177]

You just want to make him do embarrassing things for a tin of beans.

[Omega 354]

:) there's crossbows in the game now so I can go full on Deliverance on him now!

[Omega 354]

Steam summer sale is now on, some seriously good deals going on. Picked up about 6-7 games for either less than a fiver or less than a tenner. Skyrim, GTA SA and IV, Farcy 2 and 3, Gmod.

 

Payday 2 is currently £4.59 and is a great game that's easy to get into and good fun to play.

[ViciousPrism 177]

Farcy 2. Accurate, based on the terrible save system. Arf.

[Evil Gringo 279]

Megs, if you like Gmod Sandbox then check out a guy called Vanoss on YouTube, the guy plays it a lot with his mates as well as a lot of GTA V and some of his videos are awesome.

[Omega 354]

Subbed a long time ago to his channel. If you like Vannos's crew then if you haven't already check out MM7games and/or Vikkstar123 or search for The Sidemen.

[King 277]

Interesting....

 

 

PC Dominates Gaming Hardware Sales

 

PC gaming has expanded its lead over consoles in the hardware market, and may safely be called "dominant" in the industry, according to a recent study by John Peddie Research.

 

The study found the PC gaming market is worth $21.5 billion USD - over twice the size of its competitors in the console industry. The report took into account market sales of personal computers, accessories, upgrades, and other such form of hardware used for gaming purposes. Senior Gaming Analyst Ted Pollak says it's being driven by both casual gamers moving to mobile platforms, and by more hardcore gamers who desire gaming experiences not available through console technology.

 

Jon Peddie, President of JPR, attributes part of the success of the PC hardware market simply to more advanced technology:

 

"Nvidia, Intel, and AMD have enthusiast CPUs and GPUs that are so powerful, when combined with SSD's and fast memory, they absolutely trounce the computing power and gaming capabilities of the newest console generation,” and that “committed PC gamers...are power users and pay thousands for the ability to play games at very high settings.”

[Omega 354]

It's not surprising really, if Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft built one standard platform they could all produce games for and all users could play against all the other users then it would be massive. As long as there is a choice in console hardware the market just doesn't have the power the PC has in being able to unite players.

 

Imagine if World of Warcraft suddenly said it was only going to run on NVidia GPU's?! The game would die on it's arse within weeks.

[King 277]

I always thought it was so cool that the PC has more than just survived in the console wars for the last 25/30 years, even with smartphones and tablets the PC is still the daddy!!

[etz 78]

Pc's are superior for pretty much any multiplayer games, be they fps, strategy or mmorpgs. I love my console, but if it was a straight choice of a new highend gaming pc or a console, I'd probably pick the PC.

[Guest Dazzberry]

I love PC gaming I don't even own a console, recently my friends finally got me to try HearthStone and it is the best

[Omega 354]

I think Hearthstone is incredibly well balanced given how new it is. There's more than enough depth for an experienced card player but the card synergies aer nice and simple and obvious enough for a newbie to dive right in. The Naxx content they released was good as well, if a little over-priced.