{"id":38397,"date":"2012-05-24T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T09:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38397"},"modified":"2012-05-25T13:47:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T11:47:50","slug":"spec-ops-the-line-pc-demo-and-requirements-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38397-spec-ops-the-line-pc-demo-and-requirements-announced","title":{"rendered":"Spec Ops: The Line PC demo and requirements announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Console gamers have already got their hands on the demo for 2K’s upcoming shooter, Spec Ops: The Line, and now PC gamers<\/a> are getting their shot at playing in the bullet-filled sandpit.<\/p>\n

The PC demo of Spec Ops: The Line will be released on 12 June, with the game hitting retail and digital release on 29 June.<\/p>\n

Loosely based upon Joseph Conrad\u2019s Heart of Darkness, Spec Ops the line features soldiers who have to endure the harsh realities of war and the human condition.<\/p>\n

The surroundings also play a pivotal role as players battle their way through post-sandstorm-apocalyptic Dubai and are able to use sand to their advantage, such as shooting out a window to bury enemies. The dangers also apply to the players though, as the tough conditions could lead to your own demise.<\/p>\n

Check out our\u00a0hands-on preview<\/a><\/strong>, where James got some one-on-one time with the game. Read all of MyGaming’s coverage of Spec Ops: The Line<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The game uses Valve’s<\/a> Steamworks and will require a one-time Steam<\/a> authentication before playing the game.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in finding out if your rig can handle the sandstorm-ravaged walkabout in Dubai, here are the PC specs.<\/p>\n

Minimum:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

OS: <\/strong>Windows XP SP3
\nSoftware: <\/strong>Steam Client
\nProcessor: <\/strong>Intel Core 2 Duo @\u00a02GHz \/ AMD Athlon 64 X2 Equivalent
\nMemory: <\/strong>2 GB RAM
\nHard Drive: <\/strong>6 GB free
\nVideo Memory: <\/strong>256 MB
\nVideo Card: <\/strong>NVIDIA GeForce 8600 \/ ATI Radeon HD 2600XT
\nSound Card: <\/strong>DirectX Compatible<\/p>\n

Recommended:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

OS: <\/strong>Windows Vista\/7
\nSoftware: <\/strong>Steam Client
\nProcessor: <\/strong>2.4 GHz Quad\u00a0Core processor
\nMemory: <\/strong>3 GB RAM
\nHard Drive: <\/strong>10 GB free
\nVideo Memory: <\/strong>512+ MB
\nVideo Card: <\/strong>NVIDIA\u00a0GeForce 9800 GTX\/ATI Radeon HD 4850
\nSound Card: <\/strong>DirectX Compatible<\/p>\n

Other Requirements & Supports: <\/strong>Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam\u00a0authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include: STEAM Client, Microsoft Direct X<\/a>, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable<\/p>\n

Related articles<\/h3>\n

Spec Ops: The Line preview – explore the darkness of humanity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spec Ops: The Line shows “the dark side of war”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spec Ops: The Line defined<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spec Ops: The Line release date announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PC gamers can try out the dunes soon, but this ‘aint no beach holiday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":37368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[827,31,2219,4494,4495,2266,4496,2267],"class_list":["post-38397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-pc","tag-2k-games","tag-active","tag-megarom","tag-spec-ops-the-line-pc-demo","tag-spec-ops-the-line-pc-requirements","tag-spec-ops-the-line","tag-yager","tag-yager-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38399,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38397\/revisions\/38399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}