

Step 4: Games for Windows LIVEAfter a reboot, run TRON: Evolution again, and this time, it should launch successfully. Worse still, NVIDIA broke compatibility with older versions of the PhysX engine used by many Unreal Engine 3 games, meaning your GPU will almost certainly reject the game outright.įortunately, all of these problems can be solved, and with less hassle than you might think!

Microsoft also deprecated Games for Windows LIVE, which TRON: Evolution uses for its multiplayer, achievements, and profile management. Microsoft dropped support for SecuROM in Windows 10, and Disney let their license for the DRM scheme expire, preventing new installations from activating. Unfortunately, on PC, the game was loaded with middleware that fell out of favor only a handful of years after its release.

Modern techniques such as SSR or RTX were not in use at the time, and would not have run well on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, yet TRON: Evolution's reflections are arguably superior to screen-space implementations even today. From a technological standpoint, TRON: Evolution is notable for its effective portrayal of the iconic TRON: Legacy aesthetic in Unreal Engine 3, using a clever combination of baked and real-time reflections. It's also historically significant in a cultural sense due to its emphasis on parkour-all the rage for 2010. Perhaps it was one step too nerdy for mainstream success, but the game remains an integral part of the TRON franchise nonetheless. Beyond that, it greatly fleshes out the central conflict and the techno-philosophical concepts that drive it. The main entry, TRON: Evolution, was a direct prequel to the film, and its plot even receives a direct reference near the movie's climax. A handful of videogames were also produced, spanning the range of available platforms at the time. Disney put their entire marketing machine to work to celebrate TRON's return, with cross-promotions ranging from Coca-cola to electric razors (yes, really). TRON: Legacy, the sequel to the original 1982 film, was only a modest hit at the box office in 2010, but it certainly wasn't for lack of trying.

At the time of writing, it's officially the 10th anniversary of the much-anticipated return of TRON.
