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Red Faction: Guerrilla PC gets a release date, system specs photo

I'm not entirely sure how this flew under everyone's radar, but timestamps don't lie. On Monday of this week, Volition gave an update on the state of Red Faction: Guerrilla for PC, and things are looking up.

First, the release date: September 15 for the United States and September 11 for everywhere else. Since digital distribution differs from region to region and not all of the deals are finalized just yet, the company is remaining quiet on which services we'll see Red Faction appear on.

As for the system requirements:

Minimum:

  • Windows XP / Vista
  • 2.0 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
  • 1 GB RAM / 15 GB of Hard Drive space
  • 128 MB 3D Video Card w/ Shader Model 3.0 Support (Nvidia GeForce 7600/ATI Radeon X1300)

Recommended:

  • Windows Vista® for DirectX® 10
  • 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
  • 2 GB RAM / 15 GB of Hard Drive space
  • 256 MB 3D Video Card w/Shader Model 3.0 Support (Nvidia GeForce 8800/ATI Radeon HD3850)
Volition also notes that if you want to play the game's multiplayer -- trust me, you do -- you're going to need to meet the recommended specifications for the best possible user experience.

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Zarx's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 20:53
Zarx
damn my 7750 X2 2.7 Ghz doesn't meet the recommended specks I'm doomed.
Jon B's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 20:53
Jon B
Eh, sounds a lot harsher than it is, considering I can run this on Recommended.

I guess the destruction capabilities have got to make some impact on performance after all.
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 21:23
psycho terror2
surprised at how high the CPU requirement is. in the UK you'd have to spend around £150 to get a 3.2Ghz dual core cpu which is almost as much as a 360 costs (although obviously most people would rather spend a third of that and overclock).
KorJax's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 21:35
KorJax
It's not that high if you think about. Real-time destruction, on a level not really done before takes quite a bit of CPU power to do. I also imagine that higher quality levels will have more advanced physics than what the 360 and such has (while the lower end will probably be more simplified than the 360 version).

Atleast that's what tends to happen with ports. I just hope they do a PC demo. Without a demo there is 0% chance I'll bother to get this.
Simmy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 21:38
Simmy
It's just as weel I I have no desire to play the MP part of this version. I just want to be able to build really awesome stuff and then spend some time destroying it (even if it means me looking up architecture)
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 21:57
covah
I still need to play this game.
Shirley Temple's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 22:01
Shirley Temple
Why are games so fucking huge now? I'm running out of HDD space and might have to give up my dream of film making to make room for these bad boys.
bruceleethree's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 22:02
bruceleethree
meh i emailed them and they said theres no map editor or creator so no tools.
HamalSharatan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 23:03
HamalSharatan
I think I need to upgrade my motherboard. Is it hard?
Satsumomo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 23:11
Satsumomo
Shirley temple, that's because HDD space is dirt cheap now. 500GB for $70?

Also, the fact that this doesn't seem to require Physx makes me happy.
mourning orange's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 23:54
mourning orange
Kinda wish I hadn't of just picked this up for 360...my PC blows the 360 out of the water.
FawkAndSuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 23:58
FawkAndSuck
@Kor Jax

Just torrent it first and if you like what you see then go out and buy the game. Then again after you torrent it why bother going out to buy it?
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 00:38
Chronic Logic
Anyword on the PC collector's edition?
AnEvilBrowny's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 01:10
AnEvilBrowny
So Pumped I will ACTUALLY be able to test my 1 gig graphics card. This game is epic win in my book.
Vyruz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 03:52
Vyruz
Good to hear a secure date, It's still quite a wait though.
I've could just get Guerrilla for my 360 or PS3, but I'd rather have the destructive action right up into my face, and my high-end PC is up for the job.
Chuzzle's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 07:29
Chuzzle
@FawkAndSuck
because the game is totally worth it. Having the PS3 version, I can tell y'all it's one helluva ride.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 07:30
Wedge
Damn that's some super low minimums considering everything going on in the game. Probably wouldn't run it to well though. Not hugely excited if there won't be any mapping tools for PC anyways, seems like sort of a huge waste.
akumaserge's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 10:43
akumaserge
God damn.. You mean I can't play this with my Geforce 4 MX?! D:
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2009 10:53
Kohlstream
Lookin at the recommended specs, it dosnt look like they have optimised it very well.
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