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A Tale of Two Mechs: Hawken vs. MechWarrior Online

skipclarke — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:26:12 +0000

I've had a chance to check out both Hawken and MWO. Unfortunately Hawken is made with the Unreal Engine, and it's Vert-. Th FOV can be fixed with an .ini tweak, but the Cockpit and HUD are terribly broken in 21:9 and Eyefinity/Surround.

Luckily MWO is built on the CryENGINE 3. It has perfect support for all aspect ratios, including 21:9 and Eyefinity/Surround. Cockpit and HUD are fully in tact.

http://www.wsgf.org/dr/hawken/en
http://www.wsgf.org/dr/mechwarrior-online/en

Forge Fails with Anything Beyond 16:9

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:42:43 +0000

Forge has gotten some good press, specifically from GameSpy who asked if it was the "Post-MMO MMO". Unfortunately this intriguing idea is powered by the Unreal Engine, which is catastrophic for Eyefinity and Surround users.

The game has an FOV slider, which goes up to 110 degrees. Assuming the 90 degree baseline at 16:9, this would be enough for 21:9. Unfortunately the HUD and menus are both broken at anything above 16:9.

http://www.wsgf.org/dr/forge/en

Far Cry 3 - Near Perfect Support for Eyefinity/Surround

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:39:58 +0000

Far Cry 3 has almost perfect support for EF/S. The game natively supports the res, and has a centered HUD. The FOV is a little small for multi-monitor. You can see where the top and bottom is cut off slightly. The horizontal is till significantly Hor+, but the FOV and aspect ratios aren't perfect.

http://www.wsgf.org/dr/far-cry-3/en

Assassin's Creed III - Great Eyefinity/Surround Support

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:34:07 +0000

The latest title in the AC series has great native support for Eyefinity and Surround, in the single-player campaign. There are some issues on the AMD side - CFX breaks Eyefinity support, as does the 12.11 beta driver. Stick with single GPU and Catalyst 12.8, and you should be golden. No support for 21:9, sadly. Both it and multi-player are locked to 16:9.

http://www.wsgf.org/dr/assassins-creed-iii/en

Race the Sun in Eyefinity/Surround - 4k Video

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:32:18 +0000

Skid hacked upcoming indie racer, Race the Sun. He put together this video, and spoke with the devs about adding native support.

http://www.wsgf.org/blog/skid/2012/11/29/race-sun-alpha-hacked-triple-monitors-eyefinity-surround-4k

Christmas Stand Sale & New Stand Accessories

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:06:56 +0000

We have a Christmas sale going on. Get 50% off an ICE Cube, with purchase of a WSGF Edition or HD Triple XL. Also, get our two new accessory kits for free. They are a short power cable kit for use with the ICE Cube (reduce your cable clutter), and an Alignment Kit (to get your monitors perfectly positioned).

http://www.wsgf.org/news/wsgf-stand-holiday-sale-new-accessories-store

21:9 Gaming Reel

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:05:24 +0000

Here is my first look at the new Dell 21:9 monitor. I go through ten different games in this YouTube video.

http://www.wsgf.org/news/our-first-219-ultra-widescreen-gaming-reel

Hitman Absolution - Perfect Eyefinity/Surround & 21:9

skipclarke — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:04:23 +0000

Hitman Absolution gets double gold medals for perfect widescreen support, as well as multi-mon. It also has perfect 21:9 support.

http://www.wsgf.org/dr/hitman-absolution/en

WSGF Visits Strike Suit Zero Dev Born Ready Games

skipclarke — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:53:41 +0000

WSGF Staffers, Delphium & Skid, had a visit to Born Ready Games. They are currently in development of Strike Suit Zero, a recent Kickstarter success. Delphium and Skid were able to talk Eyefinity/Surround support, and get the first ultra hi-res screenshots and video of the game.

http://www.wsgf.org/blog/skid/2012/11/23/strike-suit-zero-dev-version-triple-monitors-eyefinity-surround-4k

Quick Follow-Up Survey

skipclarke — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:31:51 +0000

Thanks to everyone who participated in our first survey. Based on your responses, and a couple of questions we forgot to ask, we've got four more questions for you. Won't take long at all - I promise.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8QTT6SR