Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Mafia scene recreated in Unreal Engine 4 with Voxel Global Illumination 2.0, available for download

Posted on: 19 Jan 2019

The first Mafia is a game that a lot of PC gamers adore and would love to see it being remastered or remade. And while there aren’t currently any plans for a remake, Environment Artist Oleg Demchenko has recreated a scene from it in Unreal Engine 4.

Diablo 2 Median XL overhaul mod is available for download, adds new enemies, areas, crafting & more

Posted on: 19 Jan 2019

Diablo 2 fans, here is something really special for you today. Back in December 2018, we informed you about the Median XL overhaul mod for Blizzard’s classic hack n slash RPG. And today, we are happy to report that this mod is available for download.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 promises to run faster in DirectX 12 + new screenshots

Posted on: 19 Jan 2019

In an interview with PCGamesHardware, Ubisoft’s Technical Director Calle Lejdfors revealed that Tom Clancy’s The Division, like its predecessor, will support DirectX 12 alongside DirectX 11. Furthermore, and contrary to games like Resident Evil 2 Remake, it is said that the DX12 mode will run better/faster than DX11.

Ni no Kuni is fully playable on the latest version of the Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3

Posted on: 19 Jan 2019

The team behind the best Playstation 3 emulator, RPCS3, has released a new video in which it demonstrated its latest version running Ni no Kuni. According to the team, Ni no Kuni is currently fully playable on RPCS3, meaning that PC gamers can now enjoy it.

Quake 1.5 beta is available for download, expands campaign, adds gore, new enemies and more

Posted on: 19 Jan 2019

Earlier this week we shared a trailer for Quake 1.5 and today we are happy to report that its debut beta version is available for download. Quake 1.5 is a Darkplaces addon mod for the original Quake that utilizes Seven’s SMC 5.30 as a base and has been expanded to include new features such as weapons, … Continue reading Quake 1.5 beta is available for download, expands campaign, adds gore, new enemies and more →

Mod enables real-time ray tracing RTX effects in Quake 2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs

Posted on: 18 Jan 2019

Back in October 2018, we informed you about the Path Tracing mod for Quake 2 that could run on the new high-end gaming graphics card from NVIDIA, the GeForce RTX2080Ti. Unfortunately, though, that Path Tracing renderer could not take advantage of the RT cores, resulting in really low performance. Thankfully though, a group of people … Continue reading Mod enables real-time ray tracing RTX effects in Quake 2 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs →

Two million players have downloaded the Resident Evil 2 Remake demo in just a week

Posted on: 18 Jan 2019

Capcom has revealed that more than two million players have downloaded and played the 1-Shot demo for Resident Evil 2 Remake on all platforms. Although the company did not reveal any downloads per platform, it did state that only 27% has actually finished the demo.

New official Anthem trailer focuses on story, progression and customization

Posted on: 18 Jan 2019

Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new trailer for Anthem that focuses on its story, progression and customization. Now we’ve seen lately a lot of gameplay videos for Anthem but I’m pretty sure that some will be interested solely on official videos (that potentially don’t spoil anything).

Multiplayer trailer released for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Posted on: 18 Jan 2019

Ubisoft has released a multiplayer trailer for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, showcasing the game’s Dark Zone and Conflict modes. The Dark Zone is a PvE/PvP mode that was originally included in the first game and has been expanded in this sequel, whereas the Conflict will be a PvP mode.

New HD textures released for Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3

Posted on: 18 Jan 2019

Modder ‘CreeperLava’ has released new versions of the ALOT, A Lot Of Textures, mod for both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. These mods significantly improve the textures of various environments and characters, and they are a must for everyone that is replaying Bioware’s older RPGs.