Posts by John Papadopoulos:

World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth patch 8.1 will significantly improve CPU multi-thread under DX12

Posted on: 09 Oct 2018

As we’ve reported back in, Blizzard has added DX12 support to World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth via patch 8.0. However, it appears that the initial DX12 results were not that ideal as DX11 was still outperforming it. Instead of sitting idle, though, Blizzard decided to improve CPU multi-thread under Microsoft’s latest API and its … Continue reading World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth patch 8.1 will significantly improve CPU multi-thread under DX12 →

New Resident Evil 2 Remake screenshots released

Posted on: 09 Oct 2018

Capcom has released a new set of screenshots for the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 2. These new screenshots showcase Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy, some environments and the game’s iconic Licker enemy.

First Intel Core i9 9900K gaming benchmarks published by Intel, appear to be misleading

Posted on: 09 Oct 2018

Intel has published the first gaming benchmarks for its new Intel Core i9 9900K processor, however it appears that these benchies are a bit misleading. These benchmarks were contacted by Principled Technologies and the games that were tested were: Total War: Warhammer 2, Far Cry 5, Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Civilization VI, Rainbow Six Siege, PUBG, … Continue reading First Intel Core i9 9900K gaming benchmarks published by Intel, appear to be misleading →

New gameplay trailer released for Onimusha Warlords Remaster

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

Capcom has released a new gameplay trailer for Onimusha Warlords Remaster. This trailer will give you an idea of what you can expect from this remaster, though I should strongly suggest tempering your expectations. From what I’ve seen, I can say that Onimusha Warlords has not aged well.

Intel 9th generation desktop CPUs will be available on October 19th

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

Intel has announced that its 9th generation desktop CPUs will be available on October 19th. Unfortunately, the blue team did not release any gaming benchmarks though it claimed that the Intel Core i9 9900K will be the fastest gaming CPU available for purchase.

Here is more than an hour of gameplay footage from Fallout 76

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

The embargo for Fallout 76’s gameplay impressions has been lifted and Gamespot, Playstation Lifestyle and Polygon have released videos showing the game in action. These three videos feature more than one hour of gameplay footage, showing PVP, trading, VATS, leveling and more.

Official Resident Evil 2 Remake video showcases 30 minutes of gameplay footage

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

Capcom has released a new official video, showing 30 minutes of new gameplay footage from Resident Evil 2 Remake. This video focuses on Claire Redfield and it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it.

Halfquake Trilogy, three Half-Life modifications with 15 hours of gameplay, available for free on Steam

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

Philipp Lehner has released Halfquake Trilogy on Steam. This combilation of the three Halfquake modifications for Half-Life is available for free to everyone, and comes with roughly 15 hours of gameplay.

Shenmue 1 & 2 Remaster beta patch 5 available, fixes lip syncing, improves controls and more

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

SEGA has released a brand new beta patch for Shenmue 1 & 2 Remaster. According to the release notes, this fifth beta patch improves the MIDI playback for various instances of background music, improves the controls while playing HangOn and Afterburner II, and fixes various issues with lip syncing.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 may support mods, Treyarch will look at adding support post-launch

Posted on: 08 Oct 2018

Treyarch has announced that while Call of Duty Black Ops 4 will not support mods at launch, it will be looking at adding support after the game’s release. Treyarch claimed that it really values the mod community, though it has not 100% confirmed yet whether Black Ops 4 will indeed support mods or not.