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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...

Here are the Top 100 players in FIFA 18, the players with the best OVR ratings. FIFA 18 ratings showcase the top players in the game, with ratings based on their performances from the past year of football. These are the 100 top-rated players in FIFA 18 and FIFA 18 Ultimate Team. Currently, 20 players from the bottom of top 100 list are revealed. The rest will be revealed bit by bit in the coming days by EA Sports. Stay tuned and keep checking this page for the latest FIFA 18 Player Ratings reveal. Top 100 (80 to 100) Marc-André ter Stegen  (85) – FC Barcelona Yannick Carrasco  (85) – Atlético de Madrid Henrikh Mkhitaryan  (85) – Manchester United Vincent Kompany  (85) – Manchester City Andrea Barzagli  (85) – Juventus Kamil Glik  (85) – AS Monaco Raphaël Varane  (85) – Real Madrid Danijel Subašić  (85) – AS Monaco Ilkay Gündoğan  (85) – Manchester City Stéphane Ruffier  (85) – AS Saint-Étienne Claudio Marchisio ...

Microsoft is bringing Killer Instinct to Steam later this year. In and of itself this isn’t big news - Killer Instinct is a four-year-old fighting game that’s already available on the Windows 10 Store. Where it gets interesting is that Killer Instinct will be the first game to allow cross-play multiplayer between Windows Store, Steam and Xbox One users. Killer Instinct is the first game to unite all three platforms, boding well for the multiplayer prospects of Windows Store games in the future. “This is your confirmation that Killer Instinct players on Xbox One or Windows 10 will be able to play cross-network with players on Steam, as well, and we’re super excited to be able to bring that feature to you when KI launches on Steam in the coming weeks,”  said community manager Rukari Austin. This is a marked change from when this was last a talking point - the launch of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare last year. Steam and Windows Store users couldn’t play COD...