Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has more than 100 million players

Posted on: 06 Nov 2018

Blizzard has announced that its free-to-play digital card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, has defied the odds and become one of the most popular online games in the world. This card game has surpassed 100 million players and the team has announced a Special “Thank You” event for players, running November 7–11 and offering free … Continue reading Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft has more than 100 million players →

First-person horror survival game, The Forest, has sold more than five million copies

Posted on: 06 Nov 2018

Endnight Games has announced that its debut title, ‘The Forest’ has sold over 5 million copies on PC. Built on an initial budget of 125k The Forest has now sold over 5.3 million copies, making it – as its press release reads – one of the most successful independent game releases of all time.

Sunset Overdrive appears on Steam’s database, updated an hour ago

Posted on: 06 Nov 2018

Last week, we informed you about the rumoured PC version of Sunset Overdrive being listed by the ESRB. As most of us thought back then, a possible PC version of this Xbox One exclusive game would be coming exclusively on Microsoft’s Windows Store. However, the game has also been added to Steam’s database, hinting at … Continue reading Sunset Overdrive appears on Steam’s database, updated an hour ago →

Major updates for the five best Mass Effect 3 mods are coming on Mass Effect N7 Day

Posted on: 05 Nov 2018

Mass Effect fans, we have huge news for you today. A couple of days ago, we were informed that the five best mods for Mass Effect 3 will receive new major free updates on N7 Day (November 7th). These five mods are: Priority Earth Overhaul, Expanded Galaxy Mod, Spectre Expansion Mod, Omega Mod and Ark Mod, and they … Continue reading Major updates for the five best Mass Effect 3 mods are coming on Mass Effect N7 Day →

Here is what Borderlands originally looked like without its iconic cartoon-ish visuals/style

Posted on: 05 Nov 2018

YouTube’s ‘NeoGamer’ has shared a video showing a really early version of the first Borderlands game. What’s really cool here however is that the video features footage from when Gearbox was making a realistic, non cartoon-ish, version of the game.

NVIDIA RTX series 3X faster with mesh shading in Vulkan, RTX2080 handles 20 billion triangles/second

Posted on: 05 Nov 2018

While we still haven’t seen a single game taking advantage of the new RTX technology, game developers have been recently experimenting with it. One of them is Roblox and according to its Technical Director, Arseny Kapoulkine, the new NVIDIA RTX series is 3X faster in Vulkan when using mesh shading than traditional raster.

Here are 18 minutes of gameplay footage from The Hong Kong Massacre

Posted on: 04 Nov 2018

YouTube’s ‘Nokzen’ has shared a video showing 18 minutes of gameplay footage from The Hong Kong Massacre. The Hong Kong Massacre is described as a fast-paced, top-down shooter that is inspired by classic action movies, placing players at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Turok 2 Co-Op Mod Version 0.9.5 available for download, brings new map, supports up to 16 players

Posted on: 04 Nov 2018

BehemothProgrammer has released a new version of the incredible Co-Op mod for Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. Version 0.9.5 adds the entire first level of Turok 3, Seal The Breach, as a bonus map, optimizes net write bits, adds the Doom E1M1 music track and fixes incorrect weapon ammo amounts from rejoining players.

Football Manager 2019 PC demo is now available for download

Posted on: 04 Nov 2018

Football Manager 2019 has just come out on the PC and SEGA has also released a PC demo for it. The demo allows players to play for a half-season (in-game), thus giving them an idea of what this new soccer management game is all about.

Fallout 4 Wasteland Illumination Mod adds 1380 lights to 763 light sources in Boston Commonwealth

Posted on: 04 Nov 2018

Modder ‘Thaylar’ has released a new version of his Wasteland Illumination mod for Fallout 4. This mod is described as a street lamp illuminations galore, adding 1380 lights to approximately 763 light sources throughout the Boston Commonwealth.