DLSS was - and essentially still is - a replacement for TAA. Temporal anti-aliasing effectively uses information from prior frames and integrates them into the current one, typically using motion vectors to map where pixels in prior frames would sit in the frame being rendered. In best case scenarios, it’s effectively improving image quality, and it is certainly the AA method of choice in modern gaming. But it can have its negative points: ghosting and added blur foremost amongst them....

The game was first announced at the Xbox Game Showcase in July 2020 and is from the studio behind The Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity. In fact, Avowed mixes in elements from both of those games according to a new report from Windows Central. It’s set in the same universe as Pillars of Eternity, but with a first-person perspective similar to The Outer Worlds. The report suggests that, if The Outer Worlds was the studio’s take on Fallout, then Avowed is their take on The Elder Scrolls in both its fantasy setting and combat....

It is… complimenting people, and learning to take a compliment by saying “thank you” in return. Gah! You wouldn’t believe the mental turmoil I went through revealing that, as if it were some great secret. There on the page it looks faintly ridiculous. Complimenting people and saying thank you - what are you on, Bertie? The idea, as presented to us in the acting class, was simple: find someone after the class and tell them something you liked about their work....

As reported by the Daily Dot, 3D adult modeller AkkoArcade said that their prop of Bowser’s penis, intended for use in Source Filmmaker videos, had been removed from Patreon due to a Nintendo copyright claim. “This peepee got claimed by Nintendo,” AkkoArcade tweeted. If you really want to see the model in its full glory - and I warn you it is extremely NSFW - you can find the original tweet here....

Over on Nexus Mods, a modder by the name of Catmino has uploaded several files allowing players to swap models in Cyberpunk 2077, along with an extended tutorial for how to do the process manually. The mod includes swaps for main characters such as Judy and Panam, along with swaps for Cyberpunk 2077’s “joytoy” sex workers. Many of these files are for characters you can romance in the game, but the mod also includes swaps for characters the player wouldn’t normally be able to romance, such as Goro Takemura… and Johnny Silverhand....

CD Projekt Red’s global PR director Radek Grabowski confirmed this news to GamesRadar earlier today. Grabowski did not comment on how much the upcoming expansion will cost, however he did note CDPR’s expansions are “traditionally cheaper than full-priced games”. So, we are looking at under the £60 mark (phew!). This news is in keeping with other CDPR ’expansion’ releases, such as The Witcher 3’s Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, which both came with a price tag....

Battle For Neighborville - which has been around on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 since 2019 - reprises the third-person shooting action of EA’s well-received Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare series, a spin-off of PopCap’s acclaimed earlier mobile games. Once again players can fight it out as either plants or zombies across various competitive multiplayer and PvE modes, choosing from 23 fully customisable classes. Assuming all is as it was on other platforms, competitive modes should include Battle Arena, the objective-based Turf Takeover mode, plus team-deathmatch-style action in Team Vanquish, while PvE will enable squads to unleash carnage across three free-roam regions: Weirding Woods, Mount Steep, and Neighborville Town Center....

To assess the PlayStation 5 from all dimensions, I spent some time devising a series of performance tests for the console, comparing the new CFI-1100 model to a launch machine. This turned out to be somewhat more challenging than you might imagine because fundamentally, one of the biggest successes of the new wave of consoles is that game performance is generally excellent. Getting meaningful numbers is a case of isolating repeatable situations in a range of games where we can either unlock frame-rate, or bring about sustained drops beneath 60 frames per second....

Yes, that’s right, the game is getting remastered. And, not only that, it is also coming to even more consoles than before. In “late 2022”, you will be able to play Shatter Remastered Deluxe on Windows and Mac for PC (via Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. You are, quite simply, spoiled for choice. You can check out the announcement trailer for Shatter Remastered Deluxe below....

The immediate highlight so far is The Last of Us Part 2 for £9.99 at Game. The sweetness of the deal is lessened a little when you realise you also have to pay £5 for delivery, but this is still an excellent price for one of last year’s best games. It’s just received its PS5 patch, too, so it’s well worth it if you’ve managed to find any PS5 stock....

This Collection Challenge will task you with catching Pokémon which can be found in and around Cerulean City in the Kanto region. There are a total of 10 Collection Challenges for you to complete as part of Pokémon Go Tour: Kanto - Pallet Town, Pewter City, Fuchsia City, Pokémon League, Raid, Research, Evolve, Trade and Incense. The latter two are different depending on whether you’re playing the Red or Green version of the event....

Originally this bonus took place during the Mystery Bonus Hour, but this mini-event was merged with Spotlight hour at the beginning of April 2020. For one hour, the chosen Pokemon will appear more frequently in the wild, allowing you to catch as many as you can. This could help you fill in a missing entry in the Pokédex or find a strong Pokémon for raiding. Meanwhile the bonus will provide you with important assistance on your Pokémon journey....

If you’re not familiar with them, Ultra Beasts are extradimensional Pokémon that come from Ultra Space through Ultra Wormholes, and were first introduced during the main series of games in Sun and Moon. Just like in Sun and Moon, Nihilego was the first Ultra Beast to appear in Pokémon Go. As Ultra Beasts were limited to Go Fest events at launch, they are some of the rarest Pokémon in the game, having only been available from limited-time raids and Special Research for Go Fest 2022 ticket-holders....

That, in turn, means new methods for evolution: the Up-Grade was used for evolving Porygon2 in the main Pokémon games by having it hold the item when being traded - a mechanic that’s not in Pokémon Go at all as things stand. So with that in mind, how do you evolve Porygon into Porygon2, and likewise how do you get the Up-Grade in Pokémon Go?. The answers to all that can be found below, but while you’re here, it’s worth noting that there are several other special evolution items which work in precisely the same way: the Sinnoh Stone, the Metal Coat for Steelix and Scizor, the Dragon Scale for Kingdra, the Sun Stone for Bellossom and Sunflora, and the King’s Rock for Slowking and Politoed....

Each Ultra Beast hails from a realm outside the Pokémon Go reality and the first to appear in the game was Nihilego during the Go Fest event in June 2022. Xurkitree made its debut at the Go Fest Sapporo event in August 2022, but is now available to players worldwide. With everyone now having the ability to battle Xurkitree - whether in-person or through a Remote Raid Pass - it’s a great idea to learn Xurkitree’s weaknesses and counters....

Before you battle her in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, however, you must complete the Levincia Gym Test by locating Mr Walksabouts three times (AKA Director Clavell). Below, we cover how to reach Levincia, where to find Mr Walksabouts and how to beat Electric Gym Leader Iono, so you can add another Gym Badge to your collection. On this page: If you’d like to learn more about your Paldea adventure, visit our Pokémon Scarlet and Violet walkthrough....

You don’t need to have progressed that far into the game to make these work, though you’ll probably want a relatively high-level Pokémon to do some bidding for you. I briefly tested the two methods currently making the rounds in the community, and whilst one worked for me, the other didn’t. So be wary, your mileage may vary. The method for farming shinies follows the same steps outlined by a few people....

Though not every Pokémon in existence can be found in the Galar Pokédex, it does have all the new Gen 8 Pokémon and creatures that are often overlooked from previous generations. If you’re after a list of fresh additions for this generation specifically, our list of new Pokémon in Gen 8’s Sword and Shield has you covered. We also have a list of all the new Galarian form Pokémon too....

This bug is linked to the game’s lens flare, developer FuturLab has said, and can occur on Xbox consoles when playing in multiplayer. Reducing the amount of time you look at the sun “isn’t a great workaround”, the developer admitted via a post to Twitter. But until a hotfix (sorry) is rolled out, it’s all there is. And, y’know, not looking directly at the sun is just solid advice in general....

The Valkyrie Predator carries a two-handed Norse hammer that deals close-range damage. Its secondary attack is an overhead swing, developer Illfonic revealed in a post on the PlayStation blog. There’s a lore explanation for this Valkyrie Predator. Let this, from lead gameplay engineer Lucas Pederson, sink in: “As we discovered in October, the Viking Predator can be traced back to when the Viking raiders managed to draw the attention of the Yautja....