Posts by John Papadopoulos:

First details and screenshots for PlanetSide Arena, releases on January 29th

Posted on: 14 Dec 2018

Daybreak Games has just announced PlanetSide Arena; a new massive-scale sci-fi arena FPS set in the iconic PlanetSide universe, launching on Steam for PC on January 29th. Bringing the franchise’s signature scale to arena competitive game modes, PlanetSide Arena features player classes, combined arms gameplay, and seasonal progression.

New DiRT Rally 2.0 developer video details the improvements made to cars, environments and more

Posted on: 14 Dec 2018

Codemasters has released the latest episode in the DiRT Rally 2.0 Dev Insight series talking about the improvements made to the game since the launch of the original DiRT Rally. In the new trailer Chief Games Designer Ross Gowing and Rally Consultant Jon Armstrong talk about the improvements made to the cars, environments and the … Continue reading New DiRT Rally 2.0 developer video details the improvements made to cars, environments and more →

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 18.12.2 available for download, boosts performance in numerous games

Posted on: 14 Dec 2018

AMD has released a new major driver for its graphics cards, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition 18.12.2 driver. According to the release notes, this driver improves performance in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, Doom, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Strange Brigade.

NieR Automata Input Overhaul Mod is a must-have mod that adds raw mouse input and more

Posted on: 14 Dec 2018

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; the keyboard+mouse control mechanics in NieR Automata are seriously messed up. Now I know that some will say that a controller is better for this type of games buy as I’ve already said, third-person and shoot em up/platformers work like a charm when K&M are properly supported. … Continue reading NieR Automata Input Overhaul Mod is a must-have mod that adds raw mouse input and more →

DayZ is free to play until December 17th

Posted on: 13 Dec 2018

Bohemia Interactive today announced that DayZ – their open world, online survival game – has finally launched on Steam after 5 years of Early Access development. The 1.0 update released on Steam along with a Free Weekend, allowing everyone to download and play the full game for free until December 17 (19:00 CET).

First look at 3DFX’s cancelled Rampage GPU, running Max Payne, Unreal Tournament & 3DMark 2001

Posted on: 13 Dec 2018

Martín Gamero Prieto has shared with us some images from 3DFX’s cancelled graphics card, the Rampage, and since I’m a huge 3DFX fan, I couldn’t resist sharing these images with you. Rampage was 3DFX’s last endeavor to develop a graphics card to compete and outperform GeForce3. This card was first developed in 1997 but didn’t … Continue reading First look at 3DFX’s cancelled Rampage GPU, running Max Payne, Unreal Tournament & 3DMark 2001 →

Anthem VIP demo will be available on January 25th, free demo available on February 1st

Posted on: 13 Dec 2018

Electronic Arts has announced the dates for the VIP Demo of Anthem, as well as the Open Demo. According to the press release, fans who pre-order Anthem, as well as EA Access and Origin Access subscribers, will get access to the VIP Demo on January 25th.

GOG Winter Sale is a go, features more than 2000 deals across 3 weeks

Posted on: 13 Dec 2018

CD Projekt has announced that GOG’s Winter Sale has begun and will last for 3 full weeks, until January 3rd. In order to kick things off with a bang, GOG is currently offering a copy of Full Throttle Remastered for free in the first 48h of the sale (until December 15, 2:00 PM UTC).

Metro Exodus has gone Gold, releases one week earlier on February 15th

Posted on: 13 Dec 2018

Deep Silver and 4A Games have announced that, after five years of development, Metro Exodus has gone Gold and will release a week earlier than anticipated. This basically means that this highly anticipated title will now release on February 15th 2019.

Final Fantasy XV – DLSS 23% faster than TAA in 4K, constant 60fps on RTX2080Ti, comparison screenshots

Posted on: 13 Dec 2018

Square Enix has released a new patch for Final Fantasy XV that officially adds support to NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Super Sampling tech. DLSS is basically a re-construction technique that uses the Tensor cores and is said to offer better framerates in 4K. As such, we’ve benchmarked our RTX2080Ti in order to see whether it’s now … Continue reading Final Fantasy XV – DLSS 23% faster than TAA in 4K, constant 60fps on RTX2080Ti, comparison screenshots →