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{{ii}} [http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/page/blog/_/features/port-reports/pc-report-grand-theft-auto-v-r181 PC Report]
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{{--}} Poor performance on Nvidia Kepler GPUs. Nvidia are working on fixing the issue.

Revision as of 18:01, 25 May 2015

This page will serve as the central hub for coordinating the Featured Articles shown on the front page of the wiki. See Home/Featured article to view or edit the current Featured Article.

Previously featured articles

Game title Dates featured Notes
Far Cry 4 Currently Featured
Watch Dogs May 30 - December 2, 2014
Batman: Arkham Origins October 28, 2013 - May 30, 2014
Metro: Last Light August 27 — October 28, 2013
BioShock Infinite March 27 — August 27, 2013
Tomb Raider (2013) March 6 — March 27, 2013
Aliens: Colonial Marines February 27 — March 6, 2013
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition December 11, 2012 — February 27, 2013
Darksiders II June 25 — December 11, 2012

Queued featured articles

These articles will be used in the future as Featured Articles. Please discuss on the Forums before adding an article.

BioShock

Intros can be skipped with the -nointro property.
Toggling Field of view, antisotropic filtering, and mouse acceleration requires hacks.

BioShock 2

SecuROM and GFWL replaced with Steamworks.
Full support for controllers and button remapping.
Field of view can only be edited with a config file, and will not always be honored by the game.

Borderlands

Multiplayer moved to Steamworks in light of GameSpy shutting down.
Split-screen multiplayer can be made possible with a modification.
Widescreen and multi-monitor setups may not work properly, and can be stretched. This can be fixed, however.

Dishonored

Generally regarded as a high-quality PC port.
Includes an FOV slider, to go above 110° see our fix in the article.
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Half-Life 2

Using launch options you can skip intro videos or enable borderless fullscreen windowed.
Numerous mods are available for the game, including new levels and completely new game modes.
Runs well on low-end hardware.
A number of menu options including an FOV slider, Vsync, and key remapping.
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Left 4 Dead

A hack enabling split-screen co-op is available, our guide can be found here.
Using launch options you can enable borderless fullscreen windowed.

Left 4 Dead 2

A hack enabling split-screen co-op is available, our guide can be found here.
Using launch options you can skip intro videos or enable borderless fullscreen windowed.
Censored in some countries, see our guide on enabling the censored features.

Portal

Using Launch Options you can skip intro videos or enable borderless fullscreen windowed.
Runs well on low-end hardware.
A number of menu options including an FOV slider, Vsync, and key remapping.
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.

Portal 2

Runs well on low-end hardware.
Includes two-player split-screen co-op and controller support.
Built-in level editor with Steam Workshop support for downloading custom maps.

Team Fortress 2

Free-to-play with micro-transactions used only for cosmetic items.
Supports the Oculus Rift.
Runs well on low-end hardware, especially with [{Team Fortress 2#Other information|Chris' FPS Config]].

Titanfall

Requires Origin.
Intros can be skipped with the -novid property.
Full controller support.
Capped at 60 FPS.

Grand Theft Auto V

PC Report
A well optimized PC release. Runs well on low-end and high end hardware alike.
Single player mods are allowed and are not a bannable offence. Disable any mods before going Online.
Plagued by some stuttering issues.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

PC Report
Fairly extensive graphics settings, with good amount of configuration files for fine tuning.
Poor performance on Nvidia Kepler GPUs. Nvidia are working on fixing the issue.