Nintendo has revealed that the Wii U will be region-locked
once it releases this November, so those of you who had plans to import certain
games are fresh out of luck.
This means that games bought in the U.S., Europe, or Japan
can only be played on a machine from the same region. The majority of
Nintendo’s past hardware has been region-locked so it’s no surprise that the
Wii U is also, however with both Sony and Microsoft allowing developers to
choose it’s odd that Nintendo would decide to force the option.
Of course this is only an issue if you enjoy
playing games that don’t always get a release in your territory or come out
earlier in another Source EGMNOW.com
Ubisoft has released the " Island Survival Guide: Top of the food chain" for Far cry3 which show us more of the dangers that awaits for us at that island
so here is the official Black op's Q&A regarding the PC version
What are the Minimum System Requirements?
OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750
2.4 GHz
Memory: 2GB for 32-bit OS or 4GB for 64-bit OS
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD
3870 512 MB
Can I run the game on Windows XP?
No, sorry. Since we upgraded the engine to use DirectX11,
Windows XP is no longer supported. It requires Windows Vista or later.
Will the game actually be playable on my minimum spec
machine?
Absolutely. We have tested extensively on a variety of
hardware and we are very confident in the performance even at the minimum
specs.
What engine is used for Black Ops II?
The Black Ops II engine builds upon the Black Ops engine
with a number of improvements including performance optimizations, enhanced
graphics, and proprietary anti-cheat technology.
What performance optimizations have you introduced for Black
Ops II?
Performance has been a top priority for Black Ops II PC from
day one and we have achieved significant improvements. We’ve improved the way
the engine handles multiple threads. Additionally, we moved the engine from DX9
to DX11. The DX11 API is leaner than DX9 and requires less CPU time to do the
same amount of work. It is important to point out that this benefits the entire
range of supported GPUs, not just DX11 hardware. We have also added more
“quality vs performance” options than ever before so you can customize your
experience to either run faster or to satisfy your taste in eye candy.
You mentioned enhanced graphics for the PC version. Can you
tell us more about that?
Black Ops II PC features enhanced lighting, shadows,
antialiasing, bloom, depth of field, ambient occlusion, and other enhanced
effects that are still in the works. And the game can run at higher resolutions
and higher framerates on the PC.
Will there be a framerate cap?
No. Unless you want one. We have included an adjustable FPS
cap slider in the game options. The minimum setting is OFF (no cap).
" I’ve seen both of them. Ten years ago we used to measure our market in terms of 200 million people. Now we are at a billion people playing games and we have a straight line view on 2 billion. "
EA labels president Frank Gibeau has told to Bloomberg TV that the next Xbox and PlayStation would launch in about a year’s time.
“We’re into the sixth or seventh year now of this generation of hardware and so it’s a mature market,” said Gibaeu.
“The new hardware is going to be coming out in about a year’s time, so we’re right around this period in time when the market’s going to slow down and then you have a new game changer coming with all new technology, all new hardware, and another growth period.”
"Steam greenlight gives developers the ability to post information about the game and gives the public the option to choose if they think that the game is an ideal candidate to make its way into the main service . the platform uses the same structure as Steam workshop and allows gamers to rate the games and leave feedback on what they think."
Theyarch is the
studio behind call of duty black ops 2 and they recently announce the highly
expected Hardened edition and in this
video below the show us all the goodies included in the “care package and
hardened edition” versions of the game
