The Mac version of Final Fantasy XIV

The Mac version of Final Fantasy XIV uses middleware developed by TransGaming to get Windows’ DirectX visual systems working in the Mac’s OpenGL environment. That, in portability parlance, is what’s known as a wrapper, and since wrappers have to translate crazy-complex rendering logic in realtime, they always induce a performance penalty. Studios use wrappers to port games much faster, lowering their development costs. But what’s interesting in Yoshida’s disclosure is his claim that a native OpenGL version would still have been significantly inferior to the DirectX version. “Taking into account FFXIV’s high-end graphics, and the need to simultaneously render multiple objects, we determined that it would be near impossible to provide the same frame rate in native OpenGL that could be achieved with DirectX,” he writes, going on to explain why, and that both cost and the low rate of native performance returns led to the company’s decision to use a wrapper. Long story short, if you want to play Final Fantasy XIV at maximal speeds on a Mac, use Boot Camp. If you want a refund, Square Enix has you covered here. And if you bought the game and plan to ride things out, Yoshida says the company plans to update the game’s system requirements imminently, continue to improve the game’s performance, and once those two points align, re-release the game for sale.

Elder Scrolls Online PS4, Xbox One, PC: Tamriel Unlimited changes revealed

The new pack from ZeniMax Online Studios will launch first on PC on August 31, then Xbox One on September 15, followed finally by PlayStation 4 on September 16. The heart of the Cyrodiilic Empire has fallen to Daedric Prince Molag Bal and it is up to the three alliances to retake the Imperial City while still fighting amongst themselves. The Imperial City is the first DLC game pack for Elder Scrolls Online and has been promised to add hours of additional gameplay. New areas, quests, enemies, and exclusive items are set to be added, while pricing depends on the status of a players ESO Plus membership. The full Imperial City DLC game pack is included with an active ESO Plus membership, although if you are not an ESO Plus member, or your membership lapses, the Imperial City DLC game pack will cost 2,500 crowns in the ESOTU Store. The Imperial City will come in two parts-the DLC game pack, and the base-game patch, while everyone who owns The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited will receive the base-game patch at no cost.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo feature in the worst FIFA 15 misses of the season

Even the best players miss goals.www.gmusd.com But probably not as spectacularly as these open goal misses on FIFA 15, which have all made the 'Misses of the Season' compilations from EA Sports. And even the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi feature, both guilty of some shocking misses.www.mmozt.com And some of them are hilarious; particularly Sebastian Giovinco's for Juventus who manages to hit the post three times in three seconds. What EA Sports haven't done though, is leave the gamer tags of those guilty of these misses, which is very kind. Watch the great video above and if any of these are you, be ashamed. Be very ashamed.www.gmusd.com

'The Elder Scrolls Online' for Consoles Gets Massive Patch

Barely a month after the game's release for next-generation consoles, the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, "The Elder Scrolls Online" received a huge patch recently, according to reports.www.fifacoinsbuy.co Patch v01.04 for the PlayStation 4 is pegged at a huge file size of 15.9 GB. According to the game's developer, this particular patch also includes patch v01.01 to patch v01.03. The patch's huge size is however causing some problems with downloads and the developer has already apologized and promised that the next patches will not be cumulative for easier downloads. This particular patch is said to address over-all game performance and fixes common in-game crashes. The fixes for the PlayStation 4 include "game crashes while on a mount," Tech Times reported. It also allows game input to remain enabled "while pulling up the PSN overlays." It also addresses the bypassing of the Realm Select screen, which earlier resulted in going directly to the Character Select screen. For the Xbox One, patch v1.0.0.5 is said to improve the game's queue system screen. It is also said to reduce the "frequency of disappearing NPCs and address several issues related to some animations and gameplay." Additional fixes on the Xbox One platform include the crashing of the game when switching from one account to another. It also addresses an earlier problem of players "being stuck at a loading screen when using connected standby in the Xbox One options and the Voice Chat IDs on loading screens." In the Voice Chat menu, the Add Friend option issues is also said to be fixed by this patch. A more complete list of fixes for the both patches can be found on the game's forum site. The report also included an important maintenance announcement for console players on June 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT. Those on the Xbox One and the PS4 will not be able to log in during the five-hour period. "The Elder Scrolls Online" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game originally released for Windows, OS X and via Steam in July 2014. From being a subscription-based game, it became free to play started March 2015. Console versions of the game were released on June 9, 2015.