Game Tales

We're fortunate in PC gaming that no matter how great a game looks and how badly it performs, if we throw enough hardware at it, we should be able to get a great gameplay experience. For some of us, the more demanding games may not be playable on our systems until years after launch. But eventually, we'll get there. Playing the most demanding games on PC takes some considerable firepower, but we're rewarded with the best graphics in gaming. If you want to put your PC to the test, here are the 10 most demanding games in the world, 2017. Rise of the Tomb Raider A very pretty, yet fairly innocuous game, for the most part, Rise of the Tomb Raider’s demanding performance really comes into its own during the notorious Geothermal Valley segment. This secluded area demands some incredible pixel pushing performance thanks to a combination of dense woodland, flowing rivers, an AI-filled village and a vast draw distance. No matter how well folks can run Rise of the Tomb Raider ...

If you want to catch a glimpse on what  Assassin’s Creed Origins  looks like running on Xbox One X, you have come to the right place. At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, DualShockers was allowed to record quite a chunk of lovely gameplay from the area of Memphis and its surroundings, with the game running on Xbox One X. As Bayek is reunited with his wife, Aya, we launch an investigation in the city of Memphis to discover who has been poisoning the sacred pull of Apis, and then we assault a temple to rescue a hostage. After that, we explore the desert surrounding the city, and one of the pyramids, where we have to solve a puzzle to find some well deserved loot. Last, but not least, we use Byek’s trusted eagle to take an aerial gander at the majestic environment. What’s most impressive is that this is just a fraction of the game’s world. Having seen the full map afterwards (unfortunately we couldn’t record that), it’s many, many times bigger. As a small note of color, if...