Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Defector is a new spy thriller VR game from Oculus

Posted on: 14 Apr 2018

Oculus has announced a new major VR game for its headset, Defector. In Defector, players assume the role of a spy who must outmaneuver a global crime syndicate, shoot bad guys, engage in fist fights, and pull off some stunts (like driving a car out of the cargo bay of a flying airplane).

Shenmue 1 & 2 are officially coming to the PC in 2018

Posted on: 14 Apr 2018

SEGA has just announced that the first Shenmue games, Shenmue 1 and 2, will be officially coming to the PC in 2018 in one package. According to the publisher, both games will feature Japanese and English voice overs, the choice of classic or modern controls and more.

Denuvo causes framerate/performance issues in Tekken 7 according to Katsuhiro Harada, fix coming soon

Posted on: 14 Apr 2018

A lot of players have been wondering whether Denuvo actually causes performance issues in games or not. For the most part, it appears that it is not bring any additional performance hit. As we’ve reported, Final Fantasy XV has longer loading times (this pretty much happens in all Denuvo-powered games) but overall performance – excluding … Continue reading Denuvo causes framerate/performance issues in Tekken 7 according to Katsuhiro Harada, fix coming soon →

First third-party gaming benchmarks for AMD Ryzen 7 2700X surface online

Posted on: 14 Apr 2018

Last month, we shared the specifications and the first official gaming benchmarks from AMD for its upcoming 2nd generation Ryzen CPUs. AMD’s new Ryzen CPUs are currently available for pre-order, will launch on April 19th, and even though the first reviews will go live on April 17th, it appears that the first third-party gaming benchmarks have … Continue reading First third-party gaming benchmarks for AMD Ryzen 7 2700X surface online →

A new BioShock is currently under development

Posted on: 14 Apr 2018

Kotaku has revealed that a new BioShock game is under development. While the big publication did not reveal any additional details, it did reveal that some of the members from the development team have worked in Mafia 3.

Terraria: Otherworld has been cancelled

Posted on: 13 Apr 2018

Re-Logic has announced that the open world/sandbox arena game based on Terraria, Terraria: Otherworld, has been cancelled. The game was cancelled because it remains equal parts far from Re-Logic’s vision and beyond behind schedule from its initial planning.

Someone has recreated Pokemon’s Pallet Town in Unreal Engine and it looks super retro-cool

Posted on: 13 Apr 2018

YouTube’s ‘FireDragon04’ has shared a video, showing Pokemon’s Pallet Town being recreated in Unreal Engine. FireDragon04 used Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen as the main inspiration to build this project and while it is not available to the public, you can watch a video from it below.

This Is the Police 2 gets new trailer, detailing its tactical combat features

Posted on: 13 Apr 2018

THQ Nordic has released a new trailer for This Is the Police 2, detailing its tactical combat features. According to the press release, in This Is the Police 2, players will have to take their cops under direct control during particularly difficult and dangerous missions amd on such situations, the game will switch to a new … Continue reading This Is the Police 2 gets new trailer, detailing its tactical combat features →

Star Wars Battlefront 2 Night on Endor Update detailed, releases on April 18th, brings back micro-transactions

Posted on: 13 Apr 2018

Electronic Arts and DICE have detailed the Night on Endor update for Star Wars Battlefront 2. This update will feature a new, limited-time mode, and will let players unlock special Appearances via Crystals and/or Credits.

A Way Out has sold one million copies worldwide

Posted on: 13 Apr 2018

Hazelight has announced that its co-op adventure game, A Way Out, has sold one million copies worldwide. A Way Out came out on March 23rd and it took Hazelight 3 weeks in order to hit the one million milestone.