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Video: PlayStation 4 Preview of Game – Watch Dogs

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 February 2013 09:19 Written by DarkKnightH20 Sunday, 24 February 2013 09:19

Just FYI, this is actually being played on a PC right now despite it being advertised as otherwise, but it is suppose to look very similar on the PS4. It’s a nice gameplay trailer. My thoughts: the game looks fun AND the graphics are great! Good use of physics and so forth and nice concept (from what I can see).

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Solve: Crysis 3 – Crashing, Lagging, Freezing, Errors

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 05:12 Written by DarkKnightH20 Tuesday, 19 February 2013 05:12

So the Crysis series is obviously one of the most fun FPS series out there.

And it’s easy to see why — the graphics are great, the gameplay is fun, and the story isn’t awful. That combination makes for a great game!

And so Crysis 3 happens to be. Just like Crysis 2 and Crysis 1, you will have hours and hours of fun destroying your enemies and exploring the maps.

Depending on your PC Hardware though or your Windows operating system, you may run into bugs, glitches, and game-stopping errors. Check out our game fixes below.

Note that the best operating system to use to play this game is Windows 7 for compatibility reasons. This means if you are using Windows 8, Windows Vista, or Windows XP even, then gaming errors happen more often.

Also keep in mind that if you get this game through Origin or through Steam, then different issues can occur as well VS buying the CD / DVD copy, as the install is different so there are different points of failure (i.e. install location is different, registry is altered differently, etc).

Fix Crysis 3 Crashing, Freezing, Black Screen

These problems generally originate from similar points and so the solutions are often similar as well.

— Update your video card’s drivers to the latest version to receive the latest bug fixes for this game (NVIDIA, ATI / AMD, Intel, etc)
— Change your resolution to something less before launching the game
— Launch the game in compatibility mode
— Run the game directly instead of via shortcut
— Run the game under admin / administrator mode (not recommended, but if desperate, can help)

Fix Crysis 3 Lag

This game is resource intensive. If your hardware specs are too low and don’t reach the minimum requirement or recommended requirement, then lag is expected. You can still improve your frame rate per second though.

— Turn off VSYNC
— Turn off shadows
— Lower your resolution
— Upgrade to the latest graphics card drivers for a performance increase

We will provide more, better game-specific solutions later on once this game has been out longer and we have more time to test…So come back again later for additional help!

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How to Fix: Dead Space 3 (Crashing, Freezing, Lagging)

Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 02:46 Written by DarkKnightH20 Wednesday, 13 February 2013 02:46

Dead Space 3 came out!…last week. And just like Dead Space 2 and Dead Space 1, it is creepy. Oh so creepy.

They are managing to continue the series without making it dull too, which is always nice. So let’s get down to the reason you are here.

1) Dead Space 3 is lagging a lot!
2) Dead Space 3 is freezing
3) Dead Space 3 keeps crashing!

Which one are you? All of the above perhaps? Then you must be very unlucky. And I say luck because sometimes it seems to happen for no reason!

Anyway, we have some tips in our Dead Space 3 guide of game fixes. They are sure to help some of you, but not all unfortunately.

Fix Dead Space 3 Crashing / Freezing

Crashing is annoying. Especially when it happens when playing randomly (via freezing or genuine crashing). However, crashing on START UP of the game (once it is loaded) is most common and can result in black screens on launch and other pesky errors. This is even more common on Windows 8 than say Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.
— Change your resolution
— Apply the latest graphics card drivers (they provide solutions for both NVIDIA and ATI for this game)

Fix Dead Space 3 Lagging

Lag is annoying, but not as bad as the other two problems.

— Turn off VSYNC
— Exit any software that could cause issues (and to free up memory / cpu)
— Lower the game’s resolution
— Turn off shadows
— Upgrade your video card drivers (they offer performance enhancements for Dead Space 3)

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