Recent Detailed Reports
Recent Articles & News

WSGF 4k UHD Gaming Revue

I recently purchased the Dell 30Hz 28" 4k UHD panel. While AussieTimmeh was down for a visit, a few of the local members got together to put it through its paces. We wanted to see how each game handled 4k UHD resolutions, how they would perform with a single Radeon R9 290, and how 30Hz impacted the gameplay experience. In total we tested: Battlefield 4, DiRT Showdown, Natural Selection 2, Guild Wars 2, Torchlight II, Lego Batman 2, Pac-Mac Championship Edition DX+ and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.K.

Embedded below is the YouTube playlist of all the videos. There is a lot of analysis, and a lot of good commentary by all of the members. Some games worked perfectly, some faired okay, and others were simply unplayable. Come see how your favorite game performed, and whether 4k UHD was preferred over 1080p, Eyefinity or 21:9.

WSGF News Podcast - Ep 4

Here is Episode 4 of the WSGF Podcast, featuring Simon "TheDestroyer" and Chris "peanut".

This week they take a look at:

AMD Radeon R295X2 Launch

On April 21, 2014, AMD will launch the newest R9 GPU, the R9 295X2 - a factory water cooled dual slot card. AMD launched the R9 and R7 series of graphics cards in late September 2013. In less than seven months AMD is launching the dual-GPU version of its flagship card, and once again claiming the title of fastest GPU.

PicPic

Betrayer

An otherworldly game of stealth and investigation set in the windswept woodlands of early colonial America.

Might & Magic X - Legacy

Might & Magic X - Legacy revives the tile-based gameplay of the RPGs of yore - namely Might and Magic III and the Xeen games, rather than the latter titles in the series. Legacy's world and plot are not in direct relation with New World Computing's classic Might and Magic RPGs, though but loosely linked to turn-based strategy game Might & Magic Heroes 6 and even to Dark Messiah.

Urban Trial Freestyle

It sure looks a lot like that other trial game, but Urban Trial Freestyle does a few things differently. Each track layout must be beat in pure beat-the-clock mode, then with additional challenges to perform at set points along the way. Collecting money bags scattered around the tracks will let you buy parts and assemble the best bike for each track and game mode. The physics are a bit stiff, too - so you won't be doing dozens of flips off any old ramp. Also of note is a storyline about being rebellious, apparently. See ? Different.

WSGF Podcast - Episode 3

Here is Episode 2 of the WSGF Podcast, featuring Simon "TheDestroyer" and Chris "peanut".

)

This week they take a look at:

Heavy Bullets

Heavy Bullets is a randomized dungeon crawler FPS with precious, retrievable ammo.

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

The strange case of the un-sequel: dumping all of the mythos, gameplay elements and moddability that made The Dark Descent a success, the Dear Esther guys introduced Frictional's HPL2 engine to their own vision of adventure: a stroll through narration with buttons to push. A radical, disturbing experience with multiple levels of interpretation...

Riptide GP2

Ported from mobile devices, this lightweight racing game has it all: waves, boost, tricks, upgrades and wub-wubs at a "screaming-fast" 60 fps.