Tom's Hardware has published their latest iteration of Best Graphics Cards For The Money, so if you're in the market for an upgrade, and have a fair idea of what your budget is, you should check this article out.
GOG.com continue to amaze me. They give games away for free (Fallout 2 being the most recent standout) they regularly have sales and are DRM free. I won't say they always manage to get games working, as while often they do, I've had a couple of games utterly refuse to work on newer OSes. But - Alan Wake (that PC exclusive that became XBox 360 exclusive that eventually made it to Steam) has just been released DRM free on GOG.com... and for the next seven days (I presume that means until the 15th of May) it's $14.99.
AMD & GameFly made a joint announcement today about a new venture between the companies. Gamers who purchase an AMD APU or CPU will receive a 30 day free trial to the GameFly rental service, and receive a 20% discount on a new PC game from the GameFly PC store.
I'm personally a member of GameFly, and really like their service. Sounds like a great opportunity for more people to get a free chance to get it out.
Rayman Origins has native Hor+ support for Eyefinity and Surround, but the support isn't perfect and the view is constrained in some areas. Check out this review, using the first level of gameplay, to see the highs and lows of multi-monitor support.
The game is beautiful, and if only it had perfect support. Click the full article (or the source link) to view the video.
Hot on the heels of releasing the GeForce GTX 680, NVIDIA has just announced the imminent release of the dual-GPU GTX 690. The new card will use two full speed GK104 chips. It is being binned with special low-leakage chips to reduce the thermal profile. It also sports a new custom chromium plated aluminum architecture (rather than the usual plastic). The GTX 690 has a lower TDP than the older GTX 590, and is actually 4dB quieter than the recent GTX 680. The back sports 1xMini-DP and 3xDL-DVI connectors.
I've gone into my account on gog.com and created two mixes that should be of interest to retro gamers in the community. The first is a list of games that are known to work in widescreen. The second is a list of games that are known to work in Eyefinity/Surround. In each entry I give a quick overview of the support, and a link back to the game page here at the WSGF. If you have a GOG account, please go vote up the mixes, so they will be more readily visible on gog.com
Yello, I've made this video because we have an announcement to make. The awesome game in the background is tribes, and yes I have it running on a triple-monitor setup, but I'll get to that later. First off I have something to tell you.
If you would rather read then watch click here.
There is lots of excitement about the upcoming release of Guild Wars 2, and the WSGF is no exception. This weekend marks the first open beta weekend. The WSGF will be present on NA and EU servers.
NA - Steamspur Mountains
EU - Elona Reach.
Join us on the IRC as we jump in and get a guild created for the weekend.
After much waiting, HaYDeN has released a vastly updated version of his Flawless Widescreen (FW) tool. The tool provides a unified system for implementing Eyefinity and Surround fixes in games. The new tool now features:
You can download the tool from HaYDeN's site, flawlesswidescreen.org. You can also comment and discuss the tool in this thread at the wsgf. This is first release of the new tool, and issues will be addressed as they arise.
As many of you have noticed, WSGF has moved to a new domain name. This was done largely due to the cramping and fatigue that occurred when typing in the old domain name. We value our readers and members finger fitness and wanted to be sure that typing and linking to the wide screen gaming forum were easier, more enjoyable, and less hazardous for everyone. The old domain name (http://widescreengamingforum.com/) and all links now softly redirect you over to the new, whitespace conserving http://www.wsgf.org/ domain with out breaking any bookmarks or android applications.
