About: John Papadopoulos

Website: DSOGaming : https://www.dsogaming.com
Bio: John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the "The Evolution of PC graphics cards." Contact: Email

Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Cyberpunk 2077 world map may be bigger than you think, E3 2018 demo traced in the leaked map

Posted on: 07 Dec 2019

A few days ago, we informed you about the leaked map of Cyberpunk 2077. And while some were disappointed by its size, it appears that things may actually be better than you thought. Reddit’s members have traced the E3 2018 demo in order to get a sense of the game’s scale. They also provided a … Continue reading Cyberpunk 2077 world map may be bigger than you think, E3 2018 demo traced in the leaked map

DSOGaming Giveaway – Win a free PC copy of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order [UPDATE: Winner]

Posted on: 07 Dec 2019

As promised, we’re kicking off our monthly giveaways with one of the best Star Wars games to date. Since there isn’t a triple-A game releasing in December, we’ve decided to give away a free copy of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Halo Reach Evolved & Halo Reach Forge Collection are the first big mods for Halo: Reach PC

Posted on: 07 Dec 2019

Last week, Microsoft and 343 Industries released Halo: Reach on the PC. As we’ve already reporeted, Halo: Reach supports mods from the get-go. And today, we are presenting you the first two/three big mods for it that are currently available for download.

Black Mesa Beta is now complete, from start to finish, and is available for download

Posted on: 07 Dec 2019

And the time has finally come for all Half-Life fans. No no no, Valve has not announced Half-Life 3… yet. However, Crowbar Collective has released the complete version of Black Mesa in a beta form.

Insurgency: Sandstorm Update 1.5 brings major performance improvements, new Domination mode & more

Posted on: 07 Dec 2019

New World Interactive has released a new major update for Insurgency: Sandstorm. Update 1.5 brings major performance improvements for both high-end and mid-tier PC systems. Furthermore, it adds a new Domination mode.

Assassin’s Creed: Origins – Denuvo vs Denuvo-free benchmarks – Significantly less stuttering, faster loading

Posted on: 07 Dec 2019

As we’ve already reported, a “games cracking” group was able to completely remove Denuvo and VMProtect from Assassin’s Creed: Origins. Therefore, we’ve decided to test the UPLAY and the pirated versions in order to see whether these DRMs have any negative effect on the game’s performance.

Darksiders Genesis PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 06 Dec 2019

Darksiders Genesis is the latest part in the Darksiders series that has just come out on the PC. Contrary to its predecessors, this new Darksiders game uses an isometric viewpoint. As such, it’s time now to benchmark this title and see how it performs on the PC platform.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will not support Ray Tracing and DLSS at launch

Posted on: 06 Dec 2019

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries releases in a few days and Piranha Games has announced that its title won’t support Ray Tracing or DLSS at launch. The team is currently working with NVIDIA in order to optimize these effects, and will add them to the game via a post-launch update.

New trailer for Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 3 focuses on its physics system

Posted on: 06 Dec 2019

Milestone has unveiled a new trailer showing the new physics system of its Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 3. Moreover, the team revealed that the game will release on February 4th, 2020, on the PC.

Beyond a Steel Sky has been delayed until 2020

Posted on: 06 Dec 2019

Revolution Software has announced that the sequel to classic adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky, Beyond a Steel Sky, has been delayed until 2020. According to the team, this extra time is necessary so that the developers can realise their vision.