Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Bigben has acquired Spiders; the studio behind Greedfall, The Technomancer & Mars: War Logs

Posted on: 25 Jul 2019

Bigben has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Spiders, a French video game development studio specializing in action and role-playing games. As the press release reads, and after the acquisition of 3 studios in the last 18 months, this new strategic operation allows Bigben to assert its position as a developer-publisher … Continue reading Bigben has acquired Spiders; the studio behind Greedfall, The Technomancer & Mars: War Logs →

Overwatch surpasses $1 billion revenue thanks to its in-game micro-transactions

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, stating that Overwatch has surpassed $1 billion revenue thanks to its in-game micro-transactions. As such, Blizzard’s MOBA shooter became the 64th game on either console, PC or mobile to generate over $1 billion from in-game content alone.

PC demo now available for Square Enix’s upcoming action-RPG, ONINAKI

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

Now here is a pleasant surprise. Square Enix has just released a demo on the PC for its upcoming action-RPG, ONINAKI. ONINAKI will be Tokyo RPG Factory’s third title – following I Am Setsuna  and LOST SPHEAR – and promises to continue the studio’s mission to take inspiration from classic Japanese role-playing games to create … Continue reading PC demo now available for Square Enix’s upcoming action-RPG, ONINAKI →

THQ Nordic will announce a new game at Gamescom 2019

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

THQ Nordic has announced the games that it will show during the world’s biggest gaming convention on August 21th in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom 2019. According to the press release, the team will reveal an unannounced game that will be playable for all attendees at Gamescom 2019.

snakebyte announces GAME:MOUSE ULTRA, featuring up to 16,000 DPI, max acceleration of 50G and more

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

snakebyte announced today a new generation of gaming peripherals for the PC. As the press release reads, the GAME:MOUSE ULTRA will be ideal for passionate gamers and will have completely new personalization options for their hardware. It will feature five different buttons and exchangeable weights and sliding components, as well as a second palm rest, … Continue reading snakebyte announces GAME:MOUSE ULTRA, featuring up to 16,000 DPI, max acceleration of 50G and more →

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Patch 4.1 kicks off Season 4, full patch release notes revealed

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

PUBG Corporation has released a brand new update for its battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. According to the release notes, this patch brings some visual enhancements to Erangel with the goal of bringing this classic map in line with the game’s more recent offerings, all without losing the magic that made it a fan favorite … Continue reading PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Patch 4.1 kicks off Season 4, full patch release notes revealed →

WRC 7 receives a new mod, overhauling its physics, AI times, damage & collision systems, and more

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

Pepisoft has released a must-have mod for WRC 7. This mod, called WRC 7 EVOlution MOD, overhauls almost all aspects of Kylotonn’s rally racing game. WRC 7 EVOlution brings new physics, new damage and collision system, new system of particles and dirt, new sounds, new FFB settings, new cameras, new AI times and new graphics.

Super Robot Wars V and Super Robot Wars X are officially coming to Steam

Posted on: 24 Jul 2019

The official Twitter account for Super Robot Wars has revealed that both Super Robot Wars V and Super Robot Wars X  will be coming to the PC via Steam. Super Robot Wars is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by B.B. Studio and published by Bandai Namco.

Madden NFL 20 gets an official gameplay launch trailer

Posted on: 23 Jul 2019

While Madden NFL 20 releases next month, EA Sports released today its official gameplay launch trailer. This trailer will give you an idea of how the game looks and plays (spoiler: it looks like an enhanced version of Madden NFL 19).

Despite being an Epic Games Store exclusive, Tetris Effect VR requires SteamVR in order to run [UPDATE]

Posted on: 23 Jul 2019

Now here is something hilarious. Earlier today, Enhance released Tetris Effect exclusively on the Epic Games Store. However, and due to SteamVR that the game uses, Tetris Effect VR requires Steam in order to launch.