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Weekend game deals: Tomb Raider $35, Assassin's Creed III $25

Weekend game deals: Tomb Raider $35, Assassin
  • Posted April 12, 2013, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Tech Deals
  • If you've been waiting for a few bucks off Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed III or Dishonored, now's your chance. Amazon has cut 30% off the Lara Croft reboot, pricing it at $35, while Steam has Dishonored for half off at $30 and Get Games offers ACIII for $25. You'll also find noteworthy...

Tomb Raider Tested, Benchmarked

Tomb Raider Tested, Benchmarked
  • Posted March 12, 2013, 3:24 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • Although this year's Tomb Raider reboot made our latest list of most anticipated PC games, I must admit that it was one of the games I was least looking forward to from a performance perspective because of previous titles' poor showing.

    However, we were relieved to learn that Tomb Raider supports DirectX 11, which brings access to advanced rendering technologies such as depth of field, hd ambient occlusion, hardware tessellation, and super-sample anti-aliasing. Additionally, compared to the diluted console versions, the PC build offers better textures as well as AMD's TressFX real-time hair physics system.

AMD unveils TressFX hair rendering technology (pics)

AMD unveils TressFX hair rendering technology (pics)
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Gaming, Industry News
  • Earlier this week, some of you may have seen the teasers regarding AMD's TressFX physics and rendering technology. Today, the chip-maker unveiled details about TressFX -- its new toolset for creating life-like locks. The system promises a future where rendered…

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