Posts by John Papadopoulos:

NVIDIA officially collaborates with Microsoft for the DirectX Raytracing (DXR) API, first screenshots

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

As promised, NVIDIA today announced its collaboration with Microsoft for a brand new DirectX API that will allow real-time ray tracing. According to the teams, the DirectX Raytracing (DXR) API will enable straightforward access to real-time ray tracing running on development graphics hardware, and below you can find its first screenshot from Remedy’s Northlight Engine.

One Piece World Seeker gets some new screenshots, showcasing the Jail Island

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

Bandai Namco has released a new set of screenshots for One Piece World Seeker. These brand new screenshots showcase the Jail Island where an ominous sense of danger seems to be looming.

Hunt: Showdown gets a beautiful GDC 2018 tech demo video, showing the capabilities of CRYENGINE V

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

Crytek has released the GDC 2018 tech demo video for its first-person PvP bounty hunting game, Hunt: Showdown, showcasing the capabilities of CRYENGINE V. Some of the highlights of this video are the Vulkan Renderer, voxelization, the Global Illumination effects and the shadows that are cast by the sun.

Need for Speed: Payback March update releases tomorrow, full patch release notes unveiled

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

Electronic Arts and Ghost Games have revealed the full release notes for Need for Speed Payback’s March update. This latest patch for EA’s racing game will be released tomorrow and according to its changelog, it will add Drift Zones, Speed Runs, Speed Traps and Jumps to AllDrive.

Epic Games is giving away all the assets of its third-person MOBA game, Paragon, for free

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

Epic Games has just announced that it is giving away all the assets of its cancelled third-person MOBA game, Paragon, for free to all developers. These assets are currently available for download in the Unreal Engine Marketplace, so be sure to download them right away.

HTC Vive Pro headset releases on April 5th, will be priced at $799, will support 2880×1600 resolution combined

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

HTC has just announced that its new Vive Pro headset will release next month, on April 5th. The HTC Vive Pro headset will be priced at $799, will support 2880×1600 resolution combined (1440 x 1600 resolution per eye) and will come with built-in headphones.

Randy Pitchford gives an update on Duke Nukem Forever 2001, may include it in a future Duke Nukem package

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

Earlier this month, we shared a story about the 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever. As we reported, Frederik Schreiber, VP at 3DRealms, claimed that this unreleased version was almost 90% complete and feature a different tone and atmosphere than the game we received in 2011. And during the latest episode of the Nerdvana Live … Continue reading Randy Pitchford gives an update on Duke Nukem Forever 2001, may include it in a future Duke Nukem package →

Sonic Maker will let you create your own Sonic stages and looks awesome, gets first test video

Posted on: 19 Mar 2018

Sonic fans, here is something special for you today. Someone is currently working on a Sonic fan project that will let you create and play your own Sonic retro stages. This project is called Sonic Maker, and in theory it will be similar to Mario Maker. As such, gamers will be able to create their … Continue reading Sonic Maker will let you create your own Sonic stages and looks awesome, gets first test video →

Resident Evil 4 HD Project adds more dynamic light sources, fixes incorrect lighting

Posted on: 18 Mar 2018

Resident Evil 4 HD is perhaps one of the best projects we’ve ever seen. Created by Albert and Chris, this mod has greatly improved all of the game’s textures and replaced numerous low-poly objects with higher-quality ones. And modder Albert has released some new comparison screenshots, showcasing the new improvements that will be coming in … Continue reading Resident Evil 4 HD Project adds more dynamic light sources, fixes incorrect lighting →

New gameplay footage revealed for Frogwares’ Lovecraftian game, The Sinking City

Posted on: 18 Mar 2018

A few days ago, Frogwares released a new video in which it showcased the GDC build of its upcoming Lovecraftian game, The Sinking City. Frogwares plans to showcase the game at both GDC and EGX, and this video will give you an idea of that demo build that will be present at those events.