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Sportskeeda
A community mod is reported to fix the traversal stutter in EA's Dead Space remake on PC, an issue the publisher had not resolved.
StutterWccftech
Testing finds a new mod substantially reduces the traversal stutter in Konami's Silent Hill remake on PC, improving worst-case frame times.
Stutter80 Level
Gameloft Brisbane explains the Unreal Engine art pipeline it built to recreate the hand-drawn look of the Bluey animated series in an interactive game.
CGIDSOGaming
A performance review finds the campaign runs well on most graphics cards but stutters as it loads new areas, more so on weaker processors and at high frame rates.
StutterWccftech
Epic's latest Unreal Engine release adds support for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery, which could reduce shader compilation stutter in PC games built on the engine.
ShadersDigital Foundry
Nvidia's latest drivers add support for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery, joining AMD and Qualcomm, with Intel support said to be coming soon.
ShadersAlso covered by PC Gamer
IGN
Disney plans to air a real-time animated broadcast of the Super Bowl set in the Star Wars universe, rendered live from game data.
CGIGameoneer
An update for Obsidian's survival sequel halves the game's install size while adding a new creature players had requested.
DownloadsTom's Hardware
A player used an AI model to write a code-only mod for Bethesda's remastered RPG that reportedly raises frame rates and sharply cuts stutter.
StutterAlso covered by Windows Central
GamesRadar+
The file size of Nintendo's Ocarina of Time remake has surfaced, far exceeding the original and topping the recent open-world Zelda games.
DownloadsAlso covered by Notebookcheck
Push Square
Phantom Blade Zero will require a large share of the internal storage on Sony's current console.
Console storageEurogamer
A report claims the memory and storage in Sony's next console will cost more than an entire current console, reflecting rising component prices.
Console storageAlso covered by IGN
Wccftech
A tuning guide finds the Unreal Engine shooter hitches as it streams in new areas and still compiles some shaders mid-game, despite a pre-game compile step and Advanced Shader Delivery.
StutterVFX Voice
Studio and software leaders describe the real-time, capture, cloud, and AI tools they expect to reshape visual effects work.
CGIGamesRadar+
A patch released an hour before launch made Steam players who had pre-loaded download the whole game again, and Remedy apologised.
DownloadsVGC
SanDisk's largest licensed console SSD costs several times as much as Sony's most expensive console.
Console storageAlso covered by Engadget
Ars Technica
Nvidia's app can now rebuild game shaders while a PC sits idle after a driver update, though it doesn't remove the first-run wait.
ShadersAlso covered by The Verge
80 Level
A solo creator explains moving his animated series from a traditional offline pipeline to a game engine, and the hurdles along the way.
CGIfxguide
A production look at how Apple Immersive Video masters are cut down to a size that can be streamed to headsets.
VR / AR storageVFX Voice
Visual effects studios describe pairing cloud infrastructure with on-site hardware so artists in different time zones can work on the same shots.
CGIWccftech
A studio said the engine's newest version sharply improves performance in its open-world game but won't remove every stutter.
Stutterfxguide
A games company and a previs studio used real-time and digital-human tools to turn a long-unfilmed film scene into a playable experience.
CGICartoon Brew
A studio shows the game-engine pipeline it built to combine hand-drawn characters with CG environments in a children's series.
CGIRoad to VR
Samsung's Android XR headset launches in a single storage configuration.
VR / AR storageAlso covered by UploadVR
Engadget
Microsoft's fix needs many pre-compiled shader sets per game to cover common PC setups, so it may take years to reach most players.
ShadersKotaku
Sony quietly cut the storage in a European revision of its digital-only console.
Console storageMicrosoft DirectX Blog
Microsoft announced shipping pre-compiled shaders with game downloads, so players can skip the compile wait on first launch.
ShadersWccftech
An Epic engineer walked through the common causes of hitches in Unreal games, starting with level streaming, and how developers can avoid them.
StutterPC Gamer
Epic's engine updates should make hitches rarer, but games built on older engine versions will keep shipping with them for a while.
StutterWccftech
Digital Foundry found frequent stuttering while crossing the remaster's open world on PC.
StutterVFX Voice
Practitioners discuss where virtual production stands today, from cost tradeoffs and lighting limits to the software widening what it can do.
CGIPC Gamer
Epic's engineers explain why shader compilation causes hitches and how the engine's newer precaching aims to prevent them.
ShadersAlso covered by GamingOnLinux
PC Gamer
Valve added settings to delay game updates, citing players on metered connections and monthly data caps facing ever-larger patches.
DownloadsWccftech
CD Projekt's work with Epic may reduce streaming stutter in the engine, but engine-wide fixes could take a long time to reach other games.
StutterWccftech
Digital Foundry traced the remake's PC stutter to objects loading and unloading as the player moves, rather than to shader compilation.
StutterRoad to VR
Meta cut the price of its larger headset model and phased out the smallest storage option, alongside a new budget headset.
VR / AR storageAlso covered by UploadVR
Kotaku
Activision's reworked launcher lets players skip the modes they don't play, though getting there starts with one more large download.
DownloadsAlso covered by GamesRadar+
MIXED
An optional high-resolution texture pack could push one of Meta's biggest games toward half of the base headset's storage.
VR / AR storageGamesRadar+
Larian said an update needed far more free space to install than it took to download, and told players short on room to reinstall the game instead.
DownloadsMIXED
Meta's CTO said memory adds real cost, explaining why the new headset's base model keeps a small amount of storage.
VR / AR storageUploadVR
Graphics upgrades for Meta's newer headset make many games larger, eating into storage on the older model too.
VR / AR storageVFX Voice
Studios weigh cloud rendering for visual effects and animation against its costs and security concerns.
CGIKotaku
Microsoft added a Series S model with double the storage, a sign of how quickly modern installs fill the original.
Console storageWccftech
The game's latest PC patch left its traversal stutter in place, with comparison videos showing hitches while moving through the world.
StutterWccftech
Digital Foundry's analysis found stutter and other problems in the PC version of Arkane's shooter.
StutterPCWorld
Players of the PC port faced very long shader-building waits at launch, among other problems.
ShadersWccftech
Digital Foundry found the PC version didn't precompile its shaders and stuttered no matter how fast the processor.
ShadersKotaku
Early physical copies held almost none of the game, so disc buyers still faced a full download before they could play.
DownloadsArs Technica
Warzone's live-ops lead said players uninstall rather than download the game again when maps rotate, and the studio loses them.
DownloadsConcurrents
What if streaming meant streaming the engine itself — assets, geometry, textures — instead of a pre-rendered video signal?
NME
Valve explained how its handheld's pre-built shader cache and a memory fix cut hitching in the game.
ShadersConcurrents
A technical walkthrough — taking a game build and producing a streamable Slice that fans can play in a browser.
DSOGaming
The PC version hitched while riding across the open world and at the start of boss fights.
Stutterbefores & afters
Epic released a free console experience set in a film franchise's world, mixing real-time cinematics with an explorable city built in its engine.
CGIKotaku
Microsoft's larger official expansion card for the Series S costs more than the console it plugs into.
Console storageConcurrents
CEO/Co-Founder discusses streamed game engine content applications across film, sports, music, and games.
Concurrents
Game developers traditionally used video for promotion — but video is the wrong tool for an interactive medium.
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