Posts by John Papadopoulos:

The Khronos Group announced the OpenXR 1.0 specifications for virtual and augmented reality

Posted on: 29 Jul 2019

The Khronos Group announced today the ratification and public release of the OpenXR 1.0 specification together with publicly available implementations and substantial ecosystem momentum. OpenXR is a unifying, royalty-free, open standard that provides high-performance, cross-platform access to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)— collectively known as XR—platforms and devices. The new specification can be … Continue reading The Khronos Group announced the OpenXR 1.0 specifications for virtual and augmented reality →

Story trailer released for Remedy’s supernatural action adventure game, Control

Posted on: 29 Jul 2019

505 Games and Remedy have released the story trailer for their upcoming supernatural action adventure game, Control. Control is set in a unique and ever-changing world that juxtaposes our familiar reality with the strange and unexplainable.

NVIDIA’s Morgan McGuire: “First triple-A game to require a ray tracing GPU will be released in 2023”

Posted on: 29 Jul 2019

While real-time ray tracing is a tech that NVIDIA is currently trying to push, it appears that the first triple-A game that will require a Ray Tracing graphics card will not be coming out anytime soon. According to NVIDIA’s Morgan McGuire, the first triple-A game that will not run on non-Ray Tracing GPUs will be … Continue reading NVIDIA’s Morgan McGuire: “First triple-A game to require a ray tracing GPU will be released in 2023” →

First official gameplay trailer released for Blair Witch

Posted on: 29 Jul 2019

Bloober Team and Lionsgate Games have released the first official gameplay trailer for the upcoming Blair Witch. According to the press release, this trailer showcases the fan-favorite canine companion – Bullet – and gives as a look at some of the gameplay elements of the first-person psychological horror game.

Far Cry 3 Redux mod available for download, overhauls & improves various gameplay features

Posted on: 29 Jul 2019

Far Cry fans, here is something for you today. Modder ‘Hunter’ has released version 1.0 of Far Cry 3 Redux; an immersion focused project that aims to overhaul various aspects of Far Cry 3. This mod is similar to the Redux project that was released for Far Cry 2 (though it obviously changes/improves/overhauls different features).

Demo for Unreal Gold port in GZDoom Engine is now available for download

Posted on: 28 Jul 2019

Let me start this article by saying that I really don’t know why someone has decided to port the classic Unreal game into the GZDoom Engine. I mean, GZDoom is not THAT advanced compared to Unreal Engine so I don’t really know what is happening here. Still, I find it really cool witnessing a 1:1 … Continue reading Demo for Unreal Gold port in GZDoom Engine is now available for download →

New version of first-person mod for Mass Effect Andromeda removes head bobbing, packs various fixes

Posted on: 28 Jul 2019

Modder ‘wavebend’ has released a new version of his cool first-person mod for Mass Effect: Andromeda. This mod lets you experience the latest Mass Effect game via a completely different camera perspective, supporting both exploration and combat scenarios.

Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch 2.0.8 available for download, fixes numerous Quest and Audio issues

Posted on: 28 Jul 2019

The team behind the Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch project has released a brand new version of it, aiming to fix numerous issues that still plague Bethesda’s RPG. In case you weren’t aware of, Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch is a comprehensive bugfixing mod for Fallout 4 that aims to eventually fix every bug with Fallout 4 … Continue reading Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch 2.0.8 available for download, fixes numerous Quest and Audio issues →

Someone is working on a Far Cry Remake in CRYENGINE 5 that already looks better than the original

Posted on: 28 Jul 2019

Earlier this week, we reported on a Far Cry total conversion mod for Crysis, Far Cry Reloaded. Now I know that some were disappointed with that fan remake as – and even though it’s a fan WIP project – it did not look particularly impressive. However, another Fan Cry remake project that aims to bring … Continue reading Someone is working on a Far Cry Remake in CRYENGINE 5 that already looks better than the original →

Windows 10 July 26th Update KB4505903 fixes 10-bit display color banding issues, packs numerous improvements

Posted on: 28 Jul 2019

Microsoft has just released a brand new update for Windows 10. According to its description, KB4505903 updates an issue that could display colors incorrectly (aka color banding issues) when viewing an image on 10-bit display panels; an issue that affected both NVIDIA and AMD users.