Black Myth: Wukong & Star Wars™ Outlaws GeForce Game Ready Driver Released

Our latest GeForce Game Ready Driver is packed to the rafters with optimizations and day-1 support for brand new, blockbuster DLSS-equipped games that PC users can’t wait to get their hands on, including Black Myth: Wukong, Concord, FINAL FANTASY XVI, Star Wars™ Outlaws, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

Download and install our new Game Ready Driver from the Drivers tab of the NVIDIA app beta, GeForce Experience or GeForce.com, and read on to learn more.

Embark on a thrilling journey through Chinese mythology in Black Myth: Wukong, the long-awaited and much-anticipated action role-playing game from Game Science, that’s out now! As the Destined One, explore a vast and enchanting world filled with challenges and jaw-dropping wonders. Discover hidden truths behind ancient legends and unveil secrets of a glorious past, enhanced by full ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 3; use the power of the GeForce RTX 40 Series for an unparalleled PC experience.

Full ray tracing is a demanding but highly accurate way to render light. Also known as Path Tracing, this advanced ray tracing technique is used by visual effects artists to create film and TV graphics that are indistinguishable from reality, but until the arrival of GeForce RTX GPUs with RT Cores, and the AI-powered acceleration of NVIDIA DLSS, full ray tracing in real-time video games was impossible.

In Black Myth: Wukong full ray tracing increases the fidelity and quality of lighting, reflections and shadows. Reflections on water reflect all surrounding detail. Water caustics add further realism, accurately rendering the refraction and reflection of light. Particles are reflected, making battles more dynamic and exciting. Fully ray-traced lighting ensures lighting indoors and outdoors is pixel perfect, darkening areas where light is occluded or doesn’t reach, and realistically illuminating the world by bouncing light. And in concert with the lighting system, contact hardening and softening fully ray traced shadows are cast everywhere, rendering the smallest of shadows from leaves and pebbles, and those from geometry-rich buildings, the main character, and the gigantic bosses that must be overcome.

Head on over to our Black Myth: Wukong launch article to learn even more about the game’s fully ray-traced effects, to see how it performs on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs using DLSS 3 with every setting maxed out.

On August 30th, or in early access on August 27th with the Gold Edition, the highly anticipated Star Wars™ Outlaws invites players to experience the Star Wars galaxy like never before, through an original story set between Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™.

As the Galactic Empire relentlessly pursues the final defeat of the Rebel Alliance, the criminal underworld thrives. Fans will play as cunning scoundrel Kay Vess and her loyal companion Nix, as they attempt one of the greatest heists the Outer Rim has ever seen. Seeking the means to start a new life, players will join Kay and Nix as they fight, steal, and outwit their way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates and join the galaxy’s most wanted.

The PC version of Star Wars™ Outlaws, when played on a GeForce RTX PC or laptop, will include support for NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction, NVIDIA Reflex, ray-traced reflections, ray-traced shadows, NVIDIA RTX Dynamic Illumination (RTXDI), and ray-traced global illumination. These technologies deliver the fastest levels of performance possible, even more responsive gameplay, and incredibly immersive visuals.

See for yourself in our new Star Wars™ Outlaws PC trailer, featuring DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction and the full slate of ray-traced effects running at their highest detail levels:

As part of our collaboration with Ubisoft, Massive Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games on Star Wars™ Outlaws, we’re today introducing a new Star Wars™ Outlaws GeForce RTX 40 Series Bundle, available until September 19th. Buyers of eligible products from select retailers and etailers, including GeForce RTX 4090, 4080 SUPER, 4080, 4070 Ti SUPER, 4070 Ti, 4070 SUPER and 4070 graphics cards and desktop PCs, and laptops with a GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU, RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, or RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, will receive a digital copy of the Standard Edition* (valued at $69.99) to play when released on August 30th.

Buyers will also receive an exclusive bonus GeForce Reward, the Forest Commando Character Pack. The Forest Commando Character Pack gives Kay and Nix a complete set of camo gear, perfect for missions on lush forest worlds. Equip Kay with trousers, a Bantha leather belt with all the necessary attachments, a comfortable and covert poncho to protect against rain in the jungle, and a hood that is great for protecting the head in thick forests, and make Nix even cuter with a matching hood.

You’ll find eligible GPUs, desktops and laptops at numerous system builders and retailers worldwide. Head to the Star Wars™ Outlaws bundle homepage to see the complete list of participating partners in your country.

Once you’ve bought any qualifying product, you’ll receive email instructions on how to redeem your bundle, and just a few clicks later you’ll add Star Wars™ Outlaws and the Forest Commando Character Pack to your Ubisoft Connect account. 

For more details about Star Wars™ Outlaws on PC, and our technological enhancements for GeForce RTX gamers, head on over to our bundle announcement article.

SQUARE ENIX’s FINAL FANTASY XVI introduces players to an all-new story in the FINAL FANTASY universe, set in the realm of Valisthea – a land blessed in the light of the Mothercrystals, and where peace falters as the spread of the Blight threatens to destroy their dominions. The fate of the land is decided by the Eikons, the most powerful and deadly creatures in Valisthea. Each resides within a Dominant—a single man or woman who is blessed with the ability to call upon their dread power. In some nations these Dominants are treated as royalty in admiration of this strength—in others they are bound in fear of it, and forced to serve as weapons of war. Those who are born as Dominants cannot escape their fate, however cruel it may be.

PC gamers can now download a FINAL FANTASY XVI demo ahead of the game’s full release on September 17^th. The demo and final game both include day-one support for fan favorite NVIDIA technologies. Maximize frame rates with DLSS 3 Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Generation. Take image quality to its limit with DLAA. And make gameplay even more responsive with Reflex. With a GeForce RTX 40 Series GPU in your PC or laptop, experience FINAL FANTASY XVI on PC at its absolute best.

Once you’ve played the demo, head to the FINAL FANTASY XVI website to pre-order the PC edition ahead of its September 17^th launch. The Complete Edition includes the “Echoes of the Fallen” and “The Rising Tide" DLC addons. Further details about each expansion can be found here.

Concord is a new first-person shooter where you team up online with friends to engage in thrilling 5v5 PVP modes across the galaxy. Handpick your personal roster of Freegunners from the crew of the Northstar – a group of misfits, outlaws, and adventurers working as guns-for-hire and team up to take on rival Freegunner crews to complete high-stakes jobs across the Concord galaxy.  

With an array of objective and respawn-based modes with emphasis on teamplay, Concord has six different PVP modes that let you determine the level of challenge you are looking for – whether to unwind with a few matches or team up with friends for a more competitive experience. 

Beginning on August 23rd, you can jump into Concord to experience DLSS 3 and Reflex on PC. Get it on Steam or Epic Games Store and assemble your crew of Freegunner outlaws with friends online. And once you start playing, be sure to enable DLSS 3 to maximize frame rates, and Reflex to make gameplay even more responsive.

To improve supply and availability to meet strong demand, we’re introducing the GeForce RTX 4070 with extra fast GDDR6 memory. All of the other specs remain the same. It offers similar performance in games and applications.

It will be available from our graphics cards partners worldwide, starting in September. It is supported in today’s Game Ready Driver. For more details on the GeForce RTX 4070, visit the GeForce RTX 4070 family product page on GeForce.com.

Learn more about GeForce Game Ready Drivers here, and download the new GeForce Game Ready 560.94 WHQL driver through GeForce Experience, the NVIDIA app beta, or from GeForce.com.

If you experience any technical issues with the new Game Ready drivers please post a detailed report on the GeForce.com Driver Feedback Forum, where our Customer Care team can best assist you. And if you’re looking for a full list of fixes in this driver, for previously-reported issues, head here.

*While supplies last. Bundle applies for qualifying desktops, laptops, or GPUs: GeForce RTX 4090, GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 4080, GeFore RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, or GeForce RTX 4070. Please see Terms & Conditions for a full list of qualifying partner products. Game must be redeemed via GeForce Experience™ application on a qualifying desktop, laptop, or GPU. Customer must meet the age requirement for the game to redeem code. Regional/Country Requirements: Some codes require that they be redeemed in specific regions or countries. Please redeem the code in the appropriate region/country. Full terms apply.

**The Forest Commando Character Pack will be available for purchase from the in-game store 60 days after Star Wars Outlaws’ release.

About Star Wars Outlaws

With development led by Massive Entertainment, Star Wars Outlaws will invite players to experience the Star Wars galaxy like never before through an original story set between Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™. As the Galactic Empire relentlessly pursues the final defeat of the Rebel Alliance, the criminal underworld thrives. Fans will play as cunning scoundrel Kay Vess and her loyal companion Nix, as they attempt one of the greatest heists the Outer Rim has ever seen. Seeking the means to start a new life, players will join Kay and Nix as they fight, steal, and outwit their way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates and join the galaxy’s most wanted.

Kay and Nix can turn any situation to their advantage: use stealth and gadgets to gain the upper hand, use Nix to distract and draw away enemies, or engage in blaster combat in tense situations throughout their journey. In order to pull off the ultimate heist, Kay and Nix will search for and join forces with a cast of outlaws, including battle-hardened droid ND-5. While stealing valuable goods, infiltrating secret locations, and outwitting enemies, they will need to carefully consider how their choices affect their status with each syndicate, as each move will influence Kay’s ever-changing reputation.

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