Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Microsoft halts distribution of Spectre & Meltdown fixes on AMD systems after reports of unbootable PCs

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

It appears that Microsoft and AMD have messed things up. According to reports, a number PC systems with AMD’s processors were boot failing after installing the Spectre and Meltdown fixes. Microsoft investigated those reports and discovered that some AMD chipsets are getting into an unbootable state after applying those fixes. As a result of that, … Continue reading Microsoft halts distribution of Spectre & Meltdown fixes on AMD systems after reports of unbootable PCs →

Electronic Arts is using dynamic difficulty adjustments in multiple games, wants to get rid of fair matchmaking

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

Back in October 2017, it was revealed that Activision is working on a new matchmaking system that would pair players together in order to encourage microtransactions. And while this system has not been implemented in any game as of yet, another publisher is searching into getting rid of fair matchmaking in multiplayer games. That publisher … Continue reading Electronic Arts is using dynamic difficulty adjustments in multiple games, wants to get rid of fair matchmaking →

New version of Skyrim 3D Trees mod adds 35 new high quality replacer models for plants and trees

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

Last month, we informed you about the Skyrim 3D Trees mod for Bethesda’s RPG. Created by modder ‘mathy79’, Skyrim 3D Trees mod aims to feature the most realistic forests simulation in gaming. Since that December release, mathy79 has been working hard on it and has just released a new version of the mod, increasing the … Continue reading New version of Skyrim 3D Trees mod adds 35 new high quality replacer models for plants and trees →

Green Man Gaming announces new partnership deal with Ubisoft, introduces automatic game activation

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

Green Man Gaming has announced a new partnership deal with Ubisoft and introduced a new feature that allows customers to automatically redeem and add games to their Uplay library with one click. The new automatic game activation feature will give gamers a faster and more secure way to add Ubisoft games including upcoming titles Far … Continue reading Green Man Gaming announces new partnership deal with Ubisoft, introduces automatic game activation →

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Latest beta patch reduces view distance while parachuting down, improves report tool

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

Bluehole has released a brand new beta patch for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. According to the release notes, this patch reduces the visible distance when parachuting down in order to test the optimization of server and client performance. Furthermore, it adds more objects around La Bendita on Miramar to increase the amount of cover.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall – Original SNES version is being recreated as mod, beta version 4.0 available

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

Back in 1993, Data East released a version of Shadowrun on Nintendo’s consoles, the Super Nintendo. As such, modder ‘Geeked’ decided to recreate this version in Shadowrun: Dragonfall in the form of a mod.

AO Tennis is officially coming to the PC in the first half of 2018

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

Big Ant Studios has announced that AO Tennis will be coming to the PC in 2018. Although there isn’t any specific date for the PC version, the team claimed that the game will release on our platform in the first half of the year.

Housemarque is the second developer experiencing major performance server issues due to Meltdown

Posted on: 09 Jan 2018

A few days ago, Epic Games’ servers took a big hit after patching them to prevent the Meltdown security issue that affected all Intel’s CPUs. And from the looks of it, Housemarque Games, the studio behind Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall and Nex Machina, is the second developer that has experienced major server issues after patching the Meltdown … Continue reading Housemarque is the second developer experiencing major performance server issues due to Meltdown →

HTC Vive announces Vive Pro, featuring higher resolution, improved audio & wireless adapter

Posted on: 08 Jan 2018

HTC VIVE announced at this year’s CES new hardware upgrades that deliver premium VR experiences to consumers and enterprises with the introduction of Vive Pro and Vive Wireless Adaptor. In addition, the company debuted new improvements in how VR users discover, experience and acquire VR content through a radical redesign of Viveport VR and Vive … Continue reading HTC Vive announces Vive Pro, featuring higher resolution, improved audio & wireless adapter →

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the best selling game in the history of PC gaming

Posted on: 08 Jan 2018

For a long time, Minecraft was considered as the best selling PC game of all time. Well, not anymore as Bluehole’s battle royale game has managed to surpass Minecraft’s PC sales. Yeap, as of today, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the best selling game in the history of PC gaming.