Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Steam February 2017 hardware survey shows AMD gaining a little ground, Intel & NVIDIA still dominant

Posted on: 04 Mar 2018

Steam has revealed its February 2017 hardware survey. According to it, AMD has managed to gain a little ground, however, NVIDIA and Intel are still dominating the PC market on the GPU and CPU side, respectively.

The 2001 Unreal Engine version of Duke Nukem Forever was 90% complete, had RPG and horror elements

Posted on: 04 Mar 2018

Duke Nukem Forever was a huge disappointment for a lot of Duke Nukem fans. However, there was a version that impressed everyone back in 2001. That version of Duke Nukem Forever was powered by Unreal Engine and was meant to be a more serious/dark game. And according to Frederik Schreiber, VP at 3DRealms, that version … Continue reading The 2001 Unreal Engine version of Duke Nukem Forever was 90% complete, had RPG and horror elements →

Dynasty Warriors 9 PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 03 Mar 2018

When Dynasty Warriors 9 hit the PC on February 13th, we were really disappointed with its initial performance. As such, and since the game underperformed on all platforms, we’ve decided to give KOEI Tecmo some time in order to improve overall performance. And since it’s been almost three weeks ago since its release – and … Continue reading Dynasty Warriors 9 PC Performance Analysis →

Square Enix is aware and looking into the issues of Chrono Trigger on the PC

Posted on: 03 Mar 2018

Chrono Trigger on the PC is a mess, there is no doubt about that. While the game suffers from a variety of issues, the biggest one is the ridiculously awful filter that Square Enix used in order to ‘update’ its visuals. And from the looks of it, the Japanese company is aware of all the … Continue reading Square Enix is aware and looking into the issues of Chrono Trigger on the PC →

Final Fantasy XV has been cracked four days prior to its official release

Posted on: 03 Mar 2018

Man, what a trainwreck. Yesterday, we informed about the inclusion of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech in Final Fantasy XV. However, it appears that the game has already been cracked, four whole days prior to its official release.

Here is what a re-imagined 3D version of Mortal Kombat 2 could have looked like

Posted on: 03 Mar 2018

YouTube’s ‘Bitplex’ has released an incredible video, showing what a re-imagined 3D version of the classic 2D fighter, Mortal Kombat 2, could have looked like. Bitplex used sprites and screenshots of the game to extrude various components and create a true 3D environment from a static image.

PC gaming market saw a 24% year-over-year growth in January 2018

Posted on: 03 Mar 2018

SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, claiming that the PC gaming market saw a 24% year-over-year growth in January 2018. According to the report, gamers spent $8.9B billion digitally on games across all platforms in January.

AMD discrete GPU market share increases to its highest point in the past three years

Posted on: 03 Mar 2018

A few days ago, we reported – based on Jon Peddie Research’s quarterly discrete video card sales report for Q4 2017 – that PC gaming remains the primary driver for GPU sales. However, it appears that we missed an interesting detail about AMD’s market share. According to the report, AMD has managed to increase its … Continue reading AMD discrete GPU market share increases to its highest point in the past three years →

Far Cry 5 won’t have loot boxes but will have micro-transactions, PC graphics settings unveiled

Posted on: 02 Mar 2018

PCGamer has revealed that Far Cry 5 won’t feature any loot boxes. However, and like most Ubisoft games, this new open-world first-person shooter will feature micro-transactions.

A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia gets a new cinematic trailer

Posted on: 02 Mar 2018

SEGA has released a new cinematic trailer for A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia in which King Anaraut lays out his grand vision for Wales.