Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Real-time ray tracing presentations for Assetto Corsa Competizione, Atomic Heart and Mechwarrior 5

Posted on: 26 Aug 2018

At this year’s Gamescom event, KUNOS Simulazioni, Mundfish and Piranha Games showcased their real-time ray tracing effects for Assetto Corsa Competizione, Atomic Heart and Mechwarrior 5, respectively. These presentations will give you an idea at how these developers will implement real-time ray tracing in their games, so we strongly suggest watching them.

Brutal Doom V21 beta is now available for download, features new fatalities, better blood graphics and more

Posted on: 26 Aug 2018

Modder ‘Sergeant_Mark_IV’ has released a brand new version of his incredible Brutal mod for id Software’s classic shooter, Doom. According to the release notes, Brutal Doom V21 comes with new fatalities, new and better blood graphics, new sound effects, new balance changes, bugfixes, new weapons, and so much more.

Crackers claim that Denuvo anti-tamper tech causes stuttering issues in Injustice 2

Posted on: 26 Aug 2018

Yesterday, a hacking group – called CODEX – has cracked Injustice 2 and while this game is a bit old, the group discovered the source of some of the game’s stuttering issues that a few gamers have been experiencing.

Duke Nukem 3D receives a new unofficial expansion, featuring a whole new episode with new enemies

Posted on: 26 Aug 2018

DukeBoss and a team of modders have released a new fan expansion for Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem: Alien Armageddon. According to its description, Alien Armageddon is a mod for Duke Nukem 3D which adds many new high quality enemies, sexy NPCs, and a second playable character, all featured in an epic new adventure.

New screenshots surface for Square Enix’s survival action game, Left Alive

Posted on: 26 Aug 2018

A new set of screenshots for Square Enix’s upcoming survival action game, Left Alive, have surfaced online. These screenshots show the dialogue system that will be used in it, some environments and some robots/mechs.

F1 2018 PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 25 Aug 2018

F1 2018 is the latest part in Codemasters’ F1 series that has just been released on the PC. Powered by the EGO Engine 4.0, F1 2018 promises to be the best looking F1 game to date (an easy task as there aren’t many F1 competitors). So, it’s time now to benchmark the game and see … Continue reading F1 2018 PC Performance Analysis →

First HD Texture Pack for Shenmue is now available for download

Posted on: 25 Aug 2018

The Shenmue I&II collection has just been released on the PC and as you may have guessed, it features a lot of low-resolution and blurry textures. Thankfully, modder ‘Drogean’ is currently working on a HD Texture pack for it and has released its first version.

SEGA Game Gear’s 8-bit Sonic Chaos gets an incredible fan remake, demo available later today [UPDATE: Demo available]

Posted on: 25 Aug 2018

Now here is something really special for all our Sonic fans. A+Start has announced a fan remake of the classic 8-bit SEGA Game Gear Sonic game, Sonic Chaos. Based on the current style of 2D classic Sonic games inspired by Sonic Mania, Sonic Chaos updates the 8 bit visuals of the original and adapts a … Continue reading SEGA Game Gear’s 8-bit Sonic Chaos gets an incredible fan remake, demo available later today [UPDATE: Demo available] →

Gaijin’s Enlisted was running with over 90fps in 4K resolution with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing effects

Posted on: 25 Aug 2018

While Battlefield 5, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Metro Exodus target a 1080p resolution when NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing technology is enabled, Gaijin’s upcoming MMO squad-based shooter, Enlisted, was running in 4K with more than 90fps while using real-time ray tracing global illumination.

Battlefield 5 was running at 1080p with “rock solid” 60fps with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing effects

Posted on: 24 Aug 2018

During a presentation at Gamescom 2018, DICE’s developers confirmed that Battlefield 5 was running with rock solid 60fps at 1080p with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing features enabled. This is perhaps the first game that runs at 60fps with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing effects as Shadow of the Tomb Raider had major performance issues and Metro … Continue reading Battlefield 5 was running at 1080p with “rock solid” 60fps with NVIDIA’s real-time ray tracing effects →