Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Mortal Royale is a fantasy battle royale game supporting 1000 players

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

Star Vault AB has announced a new battle royale game that is set in a fantasy setting and supports up to 1000 players, called Mortal Royale. The sign ups for the game’s alpha phase have opened and its development team has released a new trailer that you can find below.

Strange Brigade is the first game supporting both DirectX 12 and Vulkan, benchmarked on NVIDIA and AMD hardware

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

Rebellion’s Strange Brigade has just been released on the PC and we are happy to report that it is the first game supporting both the DirectX 12 and the Vulkan APIs. As such, and perhaps for the first time, we are able to benchmark these APIs side by side and see how NVIDIA’s and AMD’s … Continue reading Strange Brigade is the first game supporting both DirectX 12 and Vulkan, benchmarked on NVIDIA and AMD hardware →

Call of Duty: WWII receives a 10GB update, available tomorrow on PC, release notes unveiled

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

Sledgehammer Games has prepared a massive new update for Call of Duty: WWII. This update is 10GB in size and features a new Division, new Basic Training, packs some multiplayer fixes and brings various UI improvements. In addition, this latest patch adds new Orders and Contracts and brings Shovel Melee Weapon Variants in Zombies mode.

AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

Similarly to NVIDIA, AMD has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Adrenalin 18.8.2 driver is optimized for Strange Brigade and F1 2018.

NVIDIA GeForce 399.07 WHQL is optimized for Battlefield 5 open beta, PES 2019, Strange Brigade and more

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 399.07 WHQL driver provides the optimal gaming experience for Battlefield V Open Beta, F1 2018, Immortal: Unchained, Pro Evolution Soccer 2019, Strange Brigade, and Switchblade.

Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2018 build of ASHEN

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

AURORA44 and Annapurna Interactive have released a new video, showing 11 minutes of gameplay footage from their upcoming action RPG, ASHEN. ASHEN is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home. At its core, Ashen is about forging relationships and players can guide those they trust to their camp … Continue reading Here are 11 minutes of gameplay footage from the Gamescom 2018 build of ASHEN →

Rumour: Cyberpunk 2077 will support both real-time ray tracing and NVIDIA’s Hairworks [UPDATE: Fake]

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

It appears that CD Projekt RED’s new role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077, will support real-time ray tracing tech as well as NVIDIA’s Hairworks tech. This information comes from a leaked video which showcases the in-game graphics menu of Cyberpunk 2077.

Lucius III has been announced, coming to Steam later this year

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

Shiver Games has announced that Lucius is returning to Steam in 2018 for the last time. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead.

ArtEngine introduces new feature to synthesise PBR materials direct on-mesh, cuts texturing time by 90%

Posted on: 28 Aug 2018

Artomatix has announced a new application of its ArtEngine product for studios that is set to fundamentally change how 3D content is being created, with the news that they now support the synthesis of full PBR materials directly on the surface of a 3D mesh. This allows ArtEngine from Artomatix to cut model texture time … Continue reading ArtEngine introduces new feature to synthesise PBR materials direct on-mesh, cuts texturing time by 90% →

Cyberpunk 2077 – First gameplay trailer released, shows 48 minutes from the Gamescom 2018 demo

Posted on: 27 Aug 2018

And the moment all players have been waiting for has arrived. CD Projekt RED has released the first gameplay trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, showcasing the demo that was showcased at this year’s Gamescom 2018 event.