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Snag Far Cry 6 and the rest of Ubisoft's series dirt cheap right nowSep 16, 2023 - PCGamesNThe best Far Cry games can be yours for next to nothing right now, as the entire series goes dirt cheap with discounts offering up to 85% off. From the very first game to the modern Far Cry 6, Ubisoft's series has something for everyone who enjoys open-world FPS games, and you can grab whichever of them takes your fancy without breaking the bank thanks to a big Steam sale. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Far Cry's decade-old tent bug officially gets a fan-made fix Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and more digital Ubisoft games reduced by up to 75%Jan 23, 2020 - EurogamerAssassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbox Six Siege, Watch Dogs and a handful of other big Ubisoft series on PC are on sale for up to 75 per cent at Amazon. In most cases, it's the bulkier editions of the individual games that are reduced, so you'll often find they come with extra DLC and season passes already included. Not a bad way to catch up on some of these, then, if you've been waiting for a sale! Of the lot, the best deal is probably the Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Ultimate Edition for 24. This version of the Grecian stab-em-up includes the Deluxe Pack and season pass as standard to add to the already mountains of content the base game offers. You'll find a whole cache of extra gear, story content and boosts. Read more What graphics card do I need for HDR and what PC games support it?Oct 30, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun HDR on PC hasn’t improved much in 2019. Despite there being more HDR gaming monitors than ever before, the very s for HDR continue to be quite expensive compared to non-HDR monitors, and the situation around Windows 10 support for it is still a bit of a mess. However, provided you’re willing to fight through all that, then the next step on your path to high dynamic range glory is to get an HDR compatible graphics card. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that have built-in support for HDR, as well as everything you need to know about getting one that also supports Nvidia and AMD’s own HDR standards, G-Sync Ultimate and FreeSync 2. I’ve also put together a list of all the PC games that support HDR as well, so you know exactly which PC games you can start playing in high dynamic range. (more…) Ubisoft's numbers say subtitles are really jolly popularJun 26, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun 95% of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey players kept subtitles on, Ubisoft have revealed, and 50% of The Division 2 players are currently playing with them on too. These surprising statistics and more come from a wee tweetblast this week confirming that yes, subtitles are hugely desirable even in murdergames. Even as someone who often plays with subs on, I’m surprised by the numbers shared by David Tisserand, an accessibility project manager and user research fella at Ubisoft Montreal. Subs: they are good. Subs in video games: they could be better. Conclusion: more and better subs, video games, please and thank you. (more…) Far Cry: New Dawn PC graphics performance: How to get the best settingsApr 8, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Hot pink is the new post-apocalyptic beige in Far Cry: New Dawn, and to help you get the wild, fluorescent fauna of Hope County looking its absolute best on PC, I’ve put together this handy Far Cry: New Dawn graphics performance guide. Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about how to get the best settings for Far Cry: New Dawn, as well as what you need to do in order to get that lovely 60fps frame rate from today’s s – including the newly-released Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. So, if you can’t wait to double-jump into Hope County’s newly-acquired nuclear Northern Lights with an unhinged granny in tow, then read on. (more…) What graphics card do I need for HDR and what PC games support it?Mar 26, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun HDR on PC continues to be a bit of a mess these days, but provided you haven’t been put off by the astronomical prices of the s for HDR or, indeed, the ongoing debacle surrounding Windows 10 support for it, then the next step on your path to high dynamic range glory is to get an HDR compatible graphics card. Below, you’ll find a complete list of all the Nvidia and AMD graphics cards that have built-in support for HDR, as well as everything you need to know about getting one that also supports Nvidia and AMD’s own HDR standards, G-Sync HDR and FreeSync 2. I’ve also put together a list of all the PC games that support HDR as well. There aren’t many of them, all told, but I’ll be updating this list with more titles as and when they come out so it’s always up to date. (more…) Steam Charts: Extremely Jet Lagged EditionMar 25, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun John had the presence of mind to take today off, after flying back from San Francisco on Sunday. Young Matt and I got a red eye that took off on Friday night and landed on Saturday afternoon. I didn t sleep for 30 hours, then slept for 12, was wired for the next 16, and then slept for another four. Which brings us to today, when I am writing these charts, unsure which meal I should be having next and shaking off a lingering dose of The Fear, which I get from long haul flying more than I ever did from hangovers. With that in mind, it s me, back once again with the ill behaviour, to fill in doing the Steam Charts. I m very much flying by the seat of my pants here, so let s see what I come up with, shall we? (more…) Photo Mode Contest: Strike A PoseMar 13, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://i.imgur.com/iXb7mzp.jpg It's time for another Far Cry Photo Mode Contest! Far Cry New Dawn includes a new and improved Photo Mode complete with a variety of different poses to show of your character- try them out and send us your best selfies. 📸 Equip your most eye-catching outfit, travel to your favorite spot on the map, and start your photo shoot! We want to see the craziest stunts your characters can pull off while posing for a picture. Show off your most creative photos from your Far Cry New Dawn adventure. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Qualified photos must be taken in Far Cry New Dawn's Photo Mode. Entry photos cannot be altered using 3rd-party tools including, but not limited to, photo editing software. The photos must feature your player character in one of the official Photo Mode poses. You must post your entry either using the hashtag #FCNDStrikeAPose (on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram) or as a comment underneath the contest announcement post between March 13th – March 27th. All entries must comply with Ubisoft terms and conditions – the full list of which can be found here. Only one screenshot is allowed per entrant, so choose wisely. WINNERS The Far Cry Community Team will choose one Grand Prize Winner and two runners-up. Photos will be judged based on originality, style, and relevance to the theme of the competition. The following prizes are up for grabs: Grand Prize Winner: 1x Custom Far Cry New Dawn Sawblade replica, 1x New Dawn T-Shirt and 1x Highwaymen Beanie Hat Runners-up: 1x Highwaymen Beanie Hat and 1x Far Cry Credits Medium Pack (in-game) You can find the official rules, including information on eligible countries, here. HOW TO USE PHOTO MODE Getting the perfect shot is simple! When the time is right, access the Photo Mode from the menu after pausing the game. From there, you can adjust the position of the camera and make further changes to the captured moment such as time of day, field of view, poses and more. For more information on Far Cry New Dawn's Photo Mode, consult our FAQ.Photo Mode Contest Winners: Man's Best FriendMar 4, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://i.imgur.com/eSBuFxb.jpg Who is man's best friend- dog or hog? You showed us your best Timber and Horatio pictures, and the time has come to announce the winners! We absolutely loved all of your submissions and it was quite a challenge to pick only three photos to capture the bond between you and your favorite Fangs for Hire. After much careful consideration, we have decided on the following winners: AND THE WINNERS ARE... SeaSwifted - GRAND PRIZE WINNER https://i.imgur.com/g9HtvvM.jpg Cleniver https://i.imgur.com/ds862U8.jpg SilverFrog https://i.imgur.com/EcjxTeS.jpg Congratulations to the winners and thanks so much to everyone who took part! The grand prize winner will receive a Far Cry New Dawn custom saw blade, beanie, and crew neck sweater. The two additional winners will receive a beanie and a medium pack of Far Cry Credits. If you would like to see the full list of contest submissions, search for hashtag #FCNDBestFriend. Don't forget to tag your own screenshots with #FCNDPhotoMode so we can see them! Stay tuned for more details on upcoming contests- we can't wait to see more of your photos. Until next time, happy shooting!Steam Charts: Historical EditionFeb 25, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Of course the original editions of the Steam Charts focused on those maps used by the early pioneers of steam-based exploration, so this week we take a historical look back at the origins of your favourite game series. For just one week, put aside your modern electricity-based computing, and come on a journey through time. (more…) Far Cry: New Dawn s hummingbirds are photo mode magicFeb 24, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunWhen I was a kid, my parents would often take me and my sister out twitching, a weird word for bird watching made weirder by the emergence of the streaming platform. When we travelled, they would take heavy reference books showing off every species that occurred in the area, and tick them off as we saw them, tallying them up at night to add to a running total that usually reached the hundreds. I didn t think this habit had rubbed off on me until I started playing Far Cry: New Dawn. (more…) Podcast: What are our favourite puzzle games?Feb 21, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunA ten-sided device appears in your hands. Each side features a carving of a wild animal, but three of the sides depict the face of an RPS writer instead. Look, there s Matt. And yes, this one is John. The side with Brendan is a bit grubby, but it s unmistakeably him. Smells a bit weird. What could this mean? Of course! It s the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show. Perhaps if you press down on these three journo mugs at the same time aha! A telling click, and the sound of a delicate MP3. You ve discovered the latest episode. They seem to be talking about puzzle games. (more…) Far Cry New Dawn Photo Mode ContestFeb 20, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://i.imgur.com/uz5mpUX.jpg It has been almost a week since Far Cry New Dawn was unleashed, and already we have seen you make great use of the game's photo mode on social media! To celebrate New Dawn's release, we are holding a photo mode contest with some awesome prizes up for grabs! We need you to help us settle a dispute: Who really is man's best friend? Dog or Hog? To enter our contest, send us your best Photo Mode screenshot featuring your player character (male or female) with one of your Fangs for Hire. Show us how strong the bond is between you and your companion. You have until February 27th! https://i.imgur.com/4fTrWpI.jpg HOW TO PARTICIPATE - Qualified photos must be taken in Far Cry New Dawn's Photo Mode. Entry photos cannot be altered using 3rd-party tools including, but not limited to, photo editing software. - The photos must feature either Timber or Horatio with your player character. - You must post your entry either using the hashtag #FCNDBestFriend (on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram) or as a comment underneath the contest announcement post. - All entries must comply with Ubisoft terms and conditions – the full list of which can be found here. - Only one screenshot is allowed per entrant, so choose wisely. WINNERS The Far Cry Community Team will choose one Grand Prize Winner and two runners-up. Photos will be judged based on originality, style and relevance to the theme of the competition. The prizes up for grabs are: - Grand Prize Winner: 1x Custom Far Cry New Dawn Sawblade replica, 1x New Dawn Crewneck Sweater and 1x Highwaymen Beanie Hat - Runners-up: 1x Highwaymen Beanie Hat and 1x Far Cry Credits Medium Pack (in-game) https://i.imgur.com/8Q5JzRN.jpg You can find the official rules, including information on eligible countries, here. HOW TO USE PHOTO MODE Getting the perfect shot is simple! When the time is right, access the Photo Mode from the menu after pausing the game. From there, you can adjust the position of the camera and make further changes to the captured moment such as time of day, field of view, image filter and many more. For more information on Far Cry New Dawn's Photo Mode, consult our FAQ.Far Cry New Dawn easter eggs reference Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed, rabbidsFeb 18, 2019 - PC GamerA YouTuber called The Easter Egg Hunter has lived up to his name with a dive into the secrets hidden in Far Cry New Dawn. Ubisoft's post-apocalyptic follow-up to Far Cry 5 has a pretty goofy tone—this is the game that lets you have a wild pig as a companion, after all—and it's no surprise that extends to the easter eggs. They include Sam Fisher's outfit from Splinter Cell, a bobblehead version of Vaas from Far Cry 3, a bunch of photo mode poses that reference other Ubisoft games (the Assassin's Creed leap of faith is my favorite), and a poster for the rabbids that have become Ubisoft's weird mascots over multiple games. If you're up for more, The Easter Egg Hunter has a video about Hitman 2 that highlights a lot of hidden stuff in that game. There's way more going on with the flamingo costume than I realized. Far Cry New Dawn's lush setting is built around 'real world' scenariosFeb 18, 2019 - PC GamerThe one thing I've noticed playing Far Cry New Dawn is that Hope County doesn't seem all that terribly worse off for having gone through a nuclear war. The roads are crappier but there are still plenty of vehicles lying around to ride around in, and the Highwaymen are jerks but there seem to be far fewer people gutted and nailed to things than there were in Far Cry 5. The world itself doesn't look all that awful, either. While games like Fallout and Metro present players with classic "blasted wasteland" environments, Far Cry New Dawn's world is lush and pretty. Associate narrative director James Nadiger told GamesIndustry that the more colorful, upbeat setting helps set New Dawn apart from other end-of-the-world games, and it's not entirely fantastical. "The cool thing about apocalypse fiction—not just in games, but across all media—is everyone gets to put their own spin on it," Nadiger said. "Some of them go very far into sci-fi, fantasy land, while some keep it more realistic. For New Dawn, what sets us apart almost immediately is what we've done with our environment." The game world is based, loosely at least, on projections about how Earth could bounce back from nuclear Armageddon. Ubisoft consulted with meteorologists who develop different survivability scenarios based on the severity of the cataclysm, and then set out to hit the sweet spot of a nuclear apocalypse that wasn't quite so apocalyptic that the planet ended up hosed for centuries. "So we've leveraged a bunch of real world things to create an apocalypse that's clearly an after the end of the world scenario but with an environment that's lush and inviting. When plants come back, animals come back, predators come back, and that sets up a classic Far Cry open world," Nadiger explained. "I don't remember the exact number but if there's too many bombs, there's no chance for anyone to survive or for plants and animals to recover. You can recover from radiation or nuclear disasters fairly quickly—if you look at things Chernobyl, or at Hiroshima or Nagasaki, where bombs went off, radiation came out, but life continued to soldier on." The net result is that "the world didn't end," it just had a rough stretch for awhile and now it's starting over. "Where Nick and Kim have an idea of the world they've lost forever, Carmina has only ever known the world to be like this—this is the life she's fighting for," he said. "It's kinda fun to explore a younger generation stepping up and taking control of their world from arguably the generation that screwed it up." I'm not the only one who thinks atomic weaponry didn't muss Hope County's hair too much, but that's not necessary a bad thing, as Chris said in his 70/100 review. He also has som...Far Cry New Dawn Interactive WorldmapFeb 18, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34059892/da723b9a9207795f5a2553b48d72bdb6c3466c6e.jpg Discover treasure hunt locations, recruit Guns for Hire, upload Photo Mode screenshots, and more with the new #FarCryNewDawn interactive worldmap!Sid Meier s Steam Charts: Sid Meier s Sid Meier s EditionFeb 18, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun The game you like isn’t as good as the game I like. When you like the game you like, you are made to look a fool! Find out why in this week’s Steam Charts. (more…) Far Cry New Dawn physical sales just a quarter of Far Cry Primal'sFeb 18, 2019 - EurogamerFar Cry New Dawn topped the UK chart this week, but its launch week sales were a far cry (sorry) from those of its predecessors. New Dawn's sales were just 13 per cent of Far Cry 5's opening week total. That's down massively, but to be expected - New Dawn is just a spin-off. But even if you compare New Dawn to Far Cry 4 spin-off Primal, last week's launch sold just 25 per cent of Primal's week one total. Read more What are we all playing this weekend?Feb 16, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Alice is on holiday, so this week it’s me, Alice, filling in for Alice. We’re deep in the trenches now, the game trenches, the February onslaught of releases. Metro is only just in our rear view mirror, and Brendan is almost a broken man. Anthem is in its bizarre week of early release for people who’ll pay for EA’s special version of Origins. Apelegs is taking the Battles Royales by storm. There is too much to do, so I might not remind people to send me what they’re playing, just so I don’t have to put it in this document, because I am busy playing some of the games that we have to play. I know, what a ridiculous thing to moan about, hey? What are you playing this weekend? Here’s what we’re clicking on! (more…) Far Cry New Dawn: tips for taking back Hope County (again)Feb 15, 2019 - PC GamerAs I said in my review, Far Cry New Dawn is basically Far Cry 5 again, only on a smaller scale. There are a few changes to how things work, however, such as enemies, weapons, and outposts, plus new features like a home base you can upgrade and expeditions that take you outside of Montana's Hope County. Here's a guide to help you handle everything the game throws your way. Enemies and weapons now have ranks Not all enemies in New Dawn are created equal, and neither are all weapons. There are different ranks of both now. Don't worry, you won't run into a level 30 baddie in Hope County like you might in Assassin's Creed: the ranks are limited to 1, 2, 3, and Elite. The higher the level of the enemy, the harder it is to hurt them, especially if your weapon has a lower rank than they do. You can tell an enemy's rank at a distance simply by looking at them: the cooler their armor looks, the higher their rank. Plus, if you have all the UI options enabled, you'll see their segmented health bars and a little gold crown icon if they're Elite. Your weapons have ranks, too, which determine how effective they are against the rank of your enemies. To unlock higher ranks of weapons, you'll need to upgrade your workbench in Prosperity and craft higher-tied weapons with the materials you've scavenged. More on upgrading Prosperity a bit further down. Outposts can be immediately repopulated for tougher challenges and greater rewards You don't have to wait to clear all the outposts to restaff them with enemies. The moment you liberate an outpost, you can head to the Scavenge table for a quick reward of additional ethanol (see below). Scavenging immediately turns the outpost back over to the Highwaymen, but each time you do it, it gets more challenging: higher ranked enemies, more alarms, and deadlier reinforcements. The rewards increase, too, especially the amount of ethanol. Just be prepared for a challenge. Ethanol improves your base, and here's where to find it To upgrade the various zones of your base, you'll need ethanol. A lot of ethanol. Most of this will come to you when you liberate outposts, especially when you then repopulate them with tougher bad guys. But you can also find ethanol being driven around in big tanker trucks by the enemy. If you can take out the driver and any support vehicles without blowing up the truck itself, you can commandeer it and drive it to Prosperity or any other outpost you've liberated, where the supply will be added to your stockpile. In theory, at least. Remember the roads are packed with trigger-happy raiders and you're driving an enormous flammable gas tank. Unlock the repair perk so if the tanker does catch fire you can fix it before it blows. You'll also encounter regular airdrops in New Dawn. This isn't battle royale, so the drops will always land near you. If you hear a plane overhead, just stop and wait for a minute. Highwaymen will sh...
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