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Nvidia Releases GeForce 285.27 Beta Driver

Submitted by Tamlin on 15 September, 2011 - 22:28

New in Release 285.27:

Performance

Increases performance for GeForce 400 and 500-series GPUs in several PC games vs. v280.26 WHQL drivers. The following are some examples of improvements measured on Windows 7. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

GeForce GTX 580 Performance Improvements

Up to 5% in Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Up to 7% in Civilization V with SLI
Up to 5% in Crysis 2 DX11 with SLI
Up to 7% in F1 2010 with SLI
Up to 5% in Lost Planet 2 with SLI
Up to 5% in Mafia 2 with SLI

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Tags: nvidia, geforce

Guild Wars Guild Relaunch

Submitted by skipclarke on 15 September, 2011 - 07:10

Based on the results of our recent poll regarding a WSGF MMO Guild, we are relaunching the Guild Wars Guild. Hopefully folks will jump in with the first game, so that we can get some play time in before Guild Wars 2 launches. We will also look into setting up a private WSGF Guild Wars 2 PVP server, when the sequel launches.

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Tags: wsgf, community, guild wars

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Windows 8 and Multi-Monitor: Wild Unfounded Speculation

Submitted by g00seberry on 15 September, 2011 - 00:08

News has been ricocheting around the pipes of the internet today with details of Microsoft's next desktop operating system: Windows 8. Or so you think! In fact, Microsoft are trying to push this as more than just for desktops this time around, as they try and expand the capabilities of their touch screen features to try and keep pace with a market saturated with glossy screens and thumb smudges.

Red Orchestra 2 - A Step Back from Beta

Submitted by thales100 on 14 September, 2011 - 17:26

Widescreen 16:10 users may be experiencing a Vert- (zoomed in) gameplay in this just released title. This Vert- behavior could be changed in the Beta to desirable Hor+ (horizontal component of the FOV expands, while the vertical component keeps exactly or roughtly the same) by increasing the FOV by 10 degrees to 80, when comparing to a 4:3 resolution at default FOV 70, but since this FOV adjustment can't be achieved in the final version using the in game menu, these users must manually edit a .ini file.

Also, multi-monitor users still have to "force" the resolution using the console or by .ini editing.
Please dont miss the game's Detailed Report for all information.

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Tags: red, orchestra, stalingrad

Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September 2011

Submitted by Anonymous on 14 September, 2011 - 09:41

Tom's Hardware has published their latest iteration of Best Graphics Cards For The Money, so if your in the market for an upgrade, and have a fair idea of what your budget is, you should check this article out.
Best Graphics Cards For The Money: September 2011

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Tags: Toms Hardware, gpu

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Diablo III (Beta) supports multi-monitor resolutions

Submitted by thales100 on 12 September, 2011 - 18:33

Despite the fact that Blizzard confirmed no Eyefinity/Surround for Diablo III sometime ago, new forum user LiquidBlue found out that the game's beta can run at multi-monitor resolutions, in full screen windowed mode.

Please help lobby Blizzard to not only keep this, but also enable multi-monitor support in real full screen, by posting and joining the discussion in this thread at battle.net forums.

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Tags: diablo, surround, eyefinity, support, multi-monitor

Minecraft, MMO Guild Poll, NFS: Shift 2 Challenge, Dead Island Fixes & More

Submitted by skipclarke on 11 September, 2011 - 14:38

WSGF Minecraft Server

The WSGF recently launched a Minecraft server for members. We are relaunching the server with the coming 1.8 release. Get all the details in this forum thread, and sign up to be white-listed for the server.

WSGF MMO Guild

A long time ago we created a Guild Wars guild, though it hasn't been active in ages. At that time GW was the only major FTP MMO out there, and it offered a single "international" server. Since then a number of major MMO's have gone FTP, which means the barrier to entry for a community guild is much lower. We've got a poll going to see what guild most people would like to join.

Dead Island - Multi-monitor HUD and Menus fix is available

Submitted by thales100 on 10 September, 2011 - 10:59

Thanks to new forum user Garden for this solution, now you can finally play Dead Island at multi-monitor resolutions without the scaled HUD and crosshair, and all the menus will be accessible using the mouse cursor ! All that is needed is to download a small file, please check the game's Detailed Report for all information, under Multi-Monitor Specific Solution.
You can discuss this fix in this thread at our forums.

Update: ViciousXUSMC has posted a gameplay video showing Gardens fix in action.
--> Check it out on YouTube <--

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Tags: hud, dead, island, menu, mod, fix

Dead Island Surround/Eyefinity Analysis on YouTube

Submitted by ViciousXUSMC on 10 September, 2011 - 01:23

We've posted a video to YouTube showing how Dead Island behaves in Eyefinity/Surround. Issues with the HUD and menus are highlighted. Hit the source link to check it out.

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Tags: youtube, wsgf, eyefinity, surround, dead island

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Creating More Community

Submitted by skipclarke on 9 September, 2011 - 20:16

One of the things I love most about the WSGF is our community (i.e., our members). People are welcoming, helpful and friendly, and we are known as an inviting community. Behind the scenes there is a core group of people (our Insiders and Editors) that stay in contact and game together from time-to-time. However, one of the things I would like to see more of is a more active gaming community within our membership at large. To that end, we're launching a number of activities to help bring WSGF members together.

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