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Montreal (Canada) - This should come as no surprise to TG Daily readers: Ubisoft has released the v1.02 patch for its Assassin’s Creed tile. The patch removes support for DirectX 10.1.

In an article posted by our colleagues at Tech Report, Ubisoft tech lead Charles states that support for DirectX 10.1 was removed to increase the performance of the game. According to Beauchemin, there is no impact on visual quality. This somewhat contradicts previous statements, but, of course, you can draw your own conclusion.

Here is a list of fixes that is included with the 1.02 patch:

- Fixed a rare crash while riding the horse in Kingdom
- Fixed a corruption of Altair’s robe on certain graphics hardware
- Cursor is now centered when accessing the Map
- Fixed a few problems with Alt-Tab
- Fixed a graphical bug in the final fight
- Fixed a few graphical problems with dead bodies
- Fixed pixellation with post-FX enabled on certain graphics hardware
- Fixed a small bug in the DNA Menu that would cause the image to disappear if the arrow was clicked rapidly
- Fixed some graphical corruption in Present Room with low Level Of Detail
- Character input is now cancelled if the controller is unplugged while moving
- Added support for x64 versions of Windows
- Fixed broken post-effects on DirectX 10.1 enabled cards

The removal of support for the DirectX 10.1 API is described as “fixed broken post-effects on DirectX 10.1 enabled cards.” The patch also comes with a carrot that I personally have to take, as I am not running 32-bit Vista, only 64-bit versions.

Following our most recent article on this topic, some readers have voiced concerns of a possible bias against Nvidia, which actually prompts me to reveal that I am running both platforms and this game

on Core 2 machines with Nvidia hardware under 64-bit Vista. I do have to note that I have mixed feelings about the fact that I paid 50 Euro (about $75) for a game that is now removing a feature highlighted on the box and there is no specific date given when this feature will return.

New York (NY) - Rockstar’s latest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series does not come out until next week, but some gamers are getting their GTA IV fill now because of a pirated version that was posted online.

The European PAL version of the Xbox 360 game has reportedly been ripped and posted to an online torrent site, which could then be burned to a disc and played on the Microsoft console.

Gaming site Kotaku reports that at around 7:50 AM EDT yesterday, the file made its way around multiple torrent websites. At 6.32 GB it appears to be the entire game.

The NTSC version of the game, which is the format used in North America, is expected to be ripped within the next day or so.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the Playstation 2 was also leaked a week early. The violent franchise is console gaming gold, and as such it has a very loyal fan base.

Electonic Arts tried to acquire Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two ahead of the GTA IV launch, but Take-Two vehemently refused to accept the offer. EA’s proposition remains on the table, though.

Grand Theft Auto IV will be released on April 29 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Many stores including Gamestop and Best Buy will be holding special midnight openings for the anticipated title.

Source tgdaily.com

The PSP is an amazing little gadget for people from all walks of life, young or old. It’s great to be able to pull it out of your jacket to watch a movie on your morning commute to work, or grabbing it out of back pack on the bus to school.

If you do happen to have one you know exactly what I mean. However you have also found how the costs of keeping new games, new movies, and new music can quickly add up to a small fortune unless you look out the selection of PSP download websites that the internet has to offer.

How much do you think you have spent after your initial purchase on keeping your PSP fully loaded with the latest names?

I’m sure you have heard others going on and on about how they simply go online and download all of their stuff from PSP download websites. Perhaps you have gone on the hunt only to find it was more of a goose chase to find these so called sites.

Finding free PSP download websites is likely to make you feel like a five year old again running through a candy store with a few dollars in your dirty pockets. Have you had your prayers answered and actually found a great one? If not, don’t worry because you are not alone.

Searching through the various PSP download websites can start out as a simple task that you may think will take only a few minutes. But before you know it though, you realize you have been searching for hours upon hours and you still haven’t found what you were really looking for.

Maybe you innocently clicked on a download link that actually took you some other PSP download websites claiming, yet again, to have free games, movies and music. You tried to download there only to be taken to an expensive retail site. On the other hand, you may have just gotten lost by following a flashy, impressive banner that looked as if offered a better deal than the site where you were currently was.

As you see, finding PSP download websites is not always as easy as it seems. Luckily, there are a small number of websites online that not everyone knows about - and they offer literally millions of dollars worth of downloads for a very low price.

You know, the real free PSP download websites that are not just gimmicks trying to lead you elsewhere. Although, you may find it far more beneficial and much more user friendly if you opt to go with one that has a small membership fee as I suggest in my research.

Tim Godfrey founded Bizazi.com and after completing his in-depth research reveals where to find reliable PSP download websites that are cheap and virus free.

If you want to grab free PSP downloads in an instant, visit the website to find out why only three out of one hundred PSP download websites are worth your time.