Rumours are far more concrete in the 21^st century, but it doesn’t exactly detail how a console’s games will turn out. We may know graphics chips and RAM numbers, but we never get a sense of how games will use this power. After all, the PS3 was the most powerful system of this generation, but its full capabilities have only ever been harnessed by a few select developers since its launch in 2006.

So, having had mere speculation before on what the PS4 could do, it was great to see some games in action back at Sony’s February reveal. Killzone: Shadow Fall was arguably the highlight of the titles on display, and Guerilla Games have released a huge document detailing the tech stuff going on behind the scenes of their Killzone demo. It’s an enlightening read, with plenty of highlights that really get you thinking about how developers will use the power of the PS4 in the future.

The biggest highlight of the document is the use of RAM. Easily the most banal part of any PC’s internals, the RAM in the PS4 is unique for being of the super-fast GDDR5 variety. Considering most PC gamers are still content getting maxed out settings on DDR3 RAM modules, the extra speed of the PS4′s memory could really help make its visuals seem truly next gen. Guerilla have described having quicker memory as “awesome,” which is as promising a word as any.

Though RAM might not be the most important component for gaming, there’s a lot to be said for how it’s currently being used. Guerilla supposedly used 3GB of RAM for the demo’s visuals. This is in keeping with the RAM usage in most contemporary PC games, but it barely puts a dent in the system’s massive 8GB memory reserves. Granted, this RAM store is more to future-proof the system, but just imagine how games will be if they start using the full set of system memory.

Though polygons aren’t exactly the standard by which we judge game visuals any more, there was an interesting increase in polygon counts in Shadow Fall over KZ3; four times the polygons to be precise. The jump from 10K to 40K polygons per character is quite a leap and, though it’s getting to the point where increased polygons don’t offer a huge amount of obvious visual improvements, this extra level of detail will be what sets next generation graphics apart from what we’ve been used to this generation.

Some other impressive numbers show up in the demo tech sheet. 8200 physics objects and 500 particle systems and real-time reflections are of note. Seemingly baffling numbers like this would never be possible on a PS3. What’s more surprising is that all of this was achieved with Guerilla Games creating their own CPU and GPU profiler. Official profiling tools for the PS4′s innards are still rudimentary this early on in development so, if Guerilla are already getting this kind of performance with home developed profilers, we can only guess what kind of an improvement official tools will bring.

There’s a similar level of uncertainty going on here with regards to what developers have access to of the system, and what they’re aware of. Just Add Water CEO Stewart Gilray has said that the 8GB RAM totals were kept secret from third party developers until recently. This may explain why Guerilla only used 4GB RAM in total for the Killzone Shadow Fall demo. Though we now know the full extent of the PS4′s memory, there could be other features we have yet to hear about that could result in bigger and better titles.

Sony isn’t entirely about the power this time around though. A huge part of their PS4 announcement was focused on the more developer friendly nature of the system, a better development environment that Guerilla have vocally supported in their run down of the Killzone demo. Despite “a few fights with the PS4 thread scheduler,” the developer said the “PS4 is really easy to program for.” They were also complimentary of the system’s fast GPU, describing how proud they were of the field of view effects they managed to conjure up, and how they managed to optimise these effects later on in development.

Sony’s developer-friendly focus clearly hasn’t got in the way of producing a powerful system. With much of the console’s full potential yet to be used, it bodes well for the quality of future PS4 titles. Of course, we’re still in early days yet. Even though Guerilla claimed they had few problems in developing the Killzone Shadow Fall demo, developers are likely to get more proficient with development for the system as time goes on, resulting in much better looking games after the system has been out for a while. The future looks bright.

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A brand new entry in the Guilty Gear series – Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- – was announced at the Arc System Works Festival earlier today. Not much about the title is known at the moment, but Daisuke Ishiwatari is directing and the debut trailer does confirm that it’s running on the Unreal Engine.

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100. Mario (Donkey Kong Jr.)

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Before Mario became the hero we all loved, he was a villain.In fact in this game Mario continues to hold Donkey Kong prisoner after defeating him in the previous game. Donkey Kong Jr., attempts to save his father while Mario acts like a weirdo, trying to stop Donkey KongJr.

We all love the villains in the games we play, even though we actually hate them. It is kind of a love and hate relationship. So what makes a great villain? Is it the laughs they bring, the deeds that they do, the people they kill, the fight they possess, the sheer undeniable charisma they carry – or something else?

Regardless, without a villain there can be no hero. That’s just how it goes. Here is our top 100 list of the best villains in gaming.

Do you agree with our list? Do you have anything else to add? Let us know in the comments section below.

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While Team Possession sounds like a kind of King of the Hill on the run, possibly similar to the ‘Oddball’ mode in Halo, the other mode; Frenzy could be anything, but from the Achievements listed it sounds like it may be another Gun Game/Gun Master/Call to Arms mode much like Call of Duty, Battlefield 3 as well as Gears of War: Judgment have adopted. This is of course where everyone starts off with the same weapon and must progress through a series of weapons by getting kills with each one. No word on when the content will be available, nor has there been an official announcement, however you can bet that everything stated here is a fact give or take some small details. Judging from the fact that the Crysis 3 Achievements for the new, yet to be named, DLC pack (which can all be viewed below) have already been outed, I would assume that the new content would not be more then a month away at most.

Note the first Achievement is rather unique with the requirements to get a kill with a Boat Oar. If I had to guess, I would say that fans of Crysis 3 will be pleased with the new content. There are 10 new Achievements/Trophies that come to a total of 250 Gamers Score on the Xbox 360.

	Totally Oarsome	20 G
	Get a kill with a boat Oar (Public Match only)
	Renaissance Man	35 G
	Get 2 kills with each weapon in a round of Frenzy (Public Match only)
	Flawless Victory	30 G
	Get the most kills and win by reaching the score limit in a game of Frenzy (Public Match only)
	Egocentric	40 G
	Hold the flag for 4 minutes in a game of Team Possession (Public Match only)
	King of the Swingers, Jungle VIP	25 G
	Get 30 kills with the flag in Team Possession (Public Match only)
	Cliff Diving	25 G
	Get an ‘Incoming!’ Skill Kill from the top of the central rock on Coastline (Public Match only)
	Slippery Customer	20 G
	Slide for 1km on Creek (Public Match only)
	Swept Aside	25 G
	Kill the entire enemy team within 60s of activating the radar on Crossing (Public Match only)
	Chocks Away Old Boy!	20 G
	Melee an enemy off the cliff face with a pole on Ascent (Public Match only)
	Wish You Were Here!	20 G
	Complete a match on all four DLC maps (Public Match only)

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THIS WEEK: Slapstick fencing. DESTROY YOUR HOME. Mystical snake shit.

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Now this is really… impressive and weird at the same time. 4A Games seems to have gone the extra mile and textured vaginas in Metro: Last Light. We’ve seen in the past game posters with naked women (or mods introducing naked women), but this is the first time we’re actually seeing textured vaginas in a vanilla game. Obviously you can find some screenshots below showcasing them (thanks to Guru3D’s member ‘KyleN’ for sharing them), however we should note that they are not safe for work and that you should be at least 18 in order to view them.

We don’t know whether this is a good or a bad thing, or whether this is a taboo that needs to stop. For obvious reasons, we’ve censored them but you can view the un-censored shots here.

Either way, it’s astonishing the level detail and 4A Games’ dedication to it. Now imagine if the company used AMD’s TressFX. Heh, now that would be something really… errr… interesting.

We’ve also included a video that shows the location of this room.

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