Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Ubisoft adds Vulkan support to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege to improve graphical performance

Posted on: 28 Jan 2020

Ubisoft has announced that patch 4.3 will add support for the Vulkan API in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege. This new API promises to further improve graphical performance, and help to reduce CPU and GPU cost. As such, CPU-limited PC systems will most likely see a performance boost via this API.

Dying Light: Bad Blood is now available for free to all owners of Dying Light

Posted on: 28 Jan 2020

Techland has announced that Dying Light: Bad Blood is now available for free to all owners of Dying Light. As such, and if you own a copy of Dying Light, a banner will inform you that you’re eligible for a free Dying Light: Bad Blood Steam code.

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.4 driver released, optimized for Warcraft 3 Reforged

Posted on: 27 Jan 2020

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.1.4 driver offers optimal performance in both Warcraft 3 Reforged and Journey to the Savage Planet.

AMD releases TressFX 4.1, featuring optimized physics simulation shaders & new rendering features

Posted on: 27 Jan 2020

AMD has released a new version of its TressFX tech, TressFX 4.1. In case you were unaware of, the TressFX library is AMD’s hair/fur rendering and simulation technology. Therefore, TressFX is designed to use the GPU to simulate and render high quality realistic hair and fur.

Torchlight III is coming to the PC this Summer, closed alpha testing begins on January 29th

Posted on: 27 Jan 2020

Perfect World Entertainment and Echtra Games announced today that Torchlight Frontiers will launch as Torchlight III on Steam this Summer. Furthermore, its closed alpha testing will begin on January 29th. The game will also return to the premium model adapted by Torchlight I and II. Moreover, it will now focus on linear progression.

World of Tanks Update 1.7.1 released, adds three Double-barreled Soviet Tanks & the Demount Kit

Posted on: 27 Jan 2020

Wargaming has released the first update of 2020 for World of Tanks, Update 1.7.1. As the press release reads, the new version features, among other things, a trio of heavies brandishing a couple of large-caliber guns each.

Journey To The Savage Planet PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 27 Jan 2020

505 Games has just released Journey To The Savage Planet on the Epic Games Store. Journey To The Savage Planet is a colorful, co-op adventure exploration game that uses Unreal Engine 4. As such, it’s time to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform.

New Monster Hunter World Update further improves performance, reduces CPU usage, fixes Screen Freeze

Posted on: 27 Jan 2020

Earlier this month, Capcom released the first 2020 performance patch for Monster Hunter World. That patch aimed to reduce CPU utilization and improve overall performance. And today, the Japanese company released a second patch that promises to further improve performance.

RESIDENCE of EVIL: VIGIL renamed to simply VIGIL, gets new official gameplay trailer

Posted on: 26 Jan 2020

MoonGlint and YouTube’s Residence of Evil have announced that their Resident Evil-inspired game, RESIDENCE of EVIL: VIGIL, is now renamed to simply VIGIL. Moreover, the teams released a brand new gameplay trailer that you can find below.

Zero Six – Behind Enemy Lines is a SOCOM-like third-person tactical shooter, first screenshots & details

Posted on: 26 Jan 2020

An indie team is currently working on a SOCOM-like third-person tactical shooter, called Zero Six – Behind Enemy Lines. The game will be using Unreal Engine 4 and below you can find its first details and screenshots.