Nvidia and DICE Kick off the GeForce LAN With a Bang (Video)
As a wise man once said – I’m on a boat, motherfucker.
A big boat. A really big boat. A really big bad ass boat actually.
This baby served in the WWII and went to Midway and back.
Now, the USS Hornet is home to the Nvidia GeForce LAN 6. A three day celebration of PC gaming and Battlefield.
I’ve already taken hundreds of pictures and have some cool stories in the works, but in the meantime, how about you watch this video of the keynote which Nvidia has put together so you get a better idea of just what’s going on around here.
Watch as Drew Henry, General Manager of the GeForce product line from NVIDIA and Johan Andersson, the Chief Architect at DICE jointly present the state of PC gaming as seen through the lens of the Battlefield franchise.
It all started in 2002 with the release of Battlefield 1942, a game that many us have fond memories of. When the vintage game was shown on stage, it sent the crowd into a roaring cheer; many continue to play 1942 even as they ready theirmachines for its ultimate successor, Battlefield 3.
When the camera cut to Battlefield 3, it was like fast forwarding ten years into the future. Except the future was the present. The blurry, cartoony world was replaced by an intense, gritty rendering of a refinery complex in the sun parched Middle Eastern desert. The map was Operation Firestorm, one of the largest in the game. All the signature vehicles of Battlefield was on offer, from tanks, jets to helicopters. This map was made exclusively available for play at GeForce LAN. The crowd was jubilant.
Graphics have come a long way since 2002. The flagship GPU at the time of Battlefield 1942 was the GeForce 4600 Ti. Today, it’s the GeForce GTX 580. “Ti” refers to a faster version, and today it’s still available on the GeForce GTX
560, the GPU that DICE recommends for Battlefield 3.
That’s right, we’re on a boat.
Check out the full details on Nvidia 3DVision 2 HERE and what we Love and Hate about Battlefield 3 HERE
Stay tuned to RipTen for continued coverage of the GeForce LAN 6 straight from the flight deck (press room) of the USS Hornet.
