XFX R9 Fury Triple Dissipation Review
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Fallout 4's Creation Kit Finally Arrives; PC Mods Now, XBO in May, PS4 in June
At long last, the Creation Kit is here for Fallout 4, bringing with it the official tools to properly build and integrate mods into Bethesda's latest RPG. Of course, this hasn't stopped modders since the game came out in November, as the Nexus has more than 8,000 files available to downloa and work into your game (I'm already up over 180 installed mods on my copy). It's an impressive amount when you consider these modders have done it all without the Creation Kit, so now we can only go up from here in terms of content and options. New quests, voiced companions and NPCs, new lands, more outfits and weapons, expanded dialogue, and far more is possible with the Creation Kit, with everything handled inside of Fallout 4. That's right, you can browse, download, install, provide feedback, and select favorites from inside the Mods menu in Fallout 4. For the Creation Kit, you just have to grab the Bethesda.net launcher and go from there. It's all quite streamlined and simple, which is nice to have for a game.
Sources: Bethesda.net and Nexus
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HTC Offering Support for VR Development
HTC is planning to help speed up the adoption of its virtual reality headset, the Vive, by launching an accelerator program for startups interested in developing VR technology. The program, known as Vive X, is starting with a pool of $100 million and is taking applications in Beijing, Taipei, and San Francisco. The goal of the program is "to offer mentorship, help securing investment, and access to VR tech, doing things like temporarily providing office space and hosting demo days for potential investors." HTC isn't doing this entirely out of the goodness of its heart as it will seek "a small amount of equity" in exchange for investments between $50,000 and $200,000. Its partnership with Valve in creating the Vive should put the device on a strong track in the gaming market, but the Vive X program could certainly help increase its presence in other areas.
Source: The Verge
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Ashes of the Singularity Updated to Version 1.1
At the end of last month, Ashes of the Singularity exited early access with the release of version 1.0. The game is a massive RTS that leverages the features of DirectX 12 to allow large numbers of units to be rendered without the usual hit to performance. Today it has been patched to version 1.1, which has added new units, campaign options, maps, and more.
The next big update is to bring a deluxe version of the game's campaign, in-game voice narration, and more background to the world. Apparently the developers were surprised by the community's desire for more story, but are now eager to work on it further. Personally, I'm just looking forward to jumping in and trying the new content out.
Source: Ashes of the Singularity Forums
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Hardware Roundup: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, Edition
Tuesday is here, bringing with it a couple of items for you to check out as we edge ever closer to the end of April. There is a review on the RIOTORO CR1280 Prism case, a full tower design featuring RGB color options throughout and enough space inside for whatever components you can find. For those needing some power, the be quiet! Pure Power 9 600W PSU gets tested to see what this entry-level model can bring to the table.
Cases
RIOTORO CR1280 Prism @ Neoseeker
Power Supplies
be quiet! Pure Power 9 600W @ PC Perspective
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Hybrid Batteries Improved With New Means of Making Electrodes
When it comes to storing electricity, the two main ways to do so are batteries or supercapacitors, which both offer their own advantages and disadvantages. Hybrid batteries try to combine the two to get the best of both worlds, and now researchers at PNNL have found a way to make them even better.
The advantage batteries come with is tremendous energy density for their size, while supercapacitors store less energy but can be very quickly charged and discharged, unlike batteries. Hybrid batteries contain both technologies by making the electrodes out of supercapacitors, so that one can have a fast charging and long lasting device. These electrodes can be made from carbon nanotubes and it has been discovered before that spraying polyoxometalate, or POM onto them can improve their performance by adding ions to the surface. The catch is that only negative ions are desired, but POM includes both positive and negative ions. What the PNNL researchers did is change the method of applying the POM to ion soft-landing, which allows for precise control over what is applied; in this case applying only negative ions.
The resulting hybrid batteries stored 27% more energy than those made by more conventional methods. They also only lost a few percent of their capacity after 1000 charge and discharge cycles, while the conventional hybrid batteries were at half-capacity by then. When the researchers closely examined the electrodes they found that the ion soft-landing method allowed the negative ions to more evenly cover the electrodes, while the positive ions deposited by other methods resulted in the material clumping up on the electrode. This also means less POM was needed to achieve optimal results.
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Deep Silver and Dambusters Studios Release Homefront: The Revolution 'America Has Fallen' Trailer
Deep Silver and Dambusters Studios have together released the opening game cinematic for the latest Homefront title known as Homefront: The Revolution. The video, which is known as 'America Has Fallen,' shows off an excellent story in which the United States falls to North Korea through the overall consumption of electronic devices over the years. Judging from the video game trailer, gamers are in for quite a treat when it comes to battling enemy forces with high-tech military weaponry on the very soil that makes up the United States of America.
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