Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Unreal VR brings the classic 1998 Unreal game to Unreal Engine 4 with full VR support

Posted on: 05 Jan 2018

I still consider the first Unreal as one of the best first-person experiences. That castle intro with its ridiculously amazing reflective floors, that moment when players exited the ship and witnessed the game’s open environments, that first encounter with the Scaarj… Unreal was simply ahead of its time. For years players have been asking for … Continue reading Unreal VR brings the classic 1998 Unreal game to Unreal Engine 4 with full VR support →

Daytona Championship USA Arcade 2017 can be downloaded from SEGA & run on the PC via HEX Editors

Posted on: 05 Jan 2018

Back in 2017, SEGA released on the arcades a new version of its classic Daytona racing game, Daytona Championship USA. However, it appears that the company has included the source code of its full game in the latest update that can be downloaded from its official site. As such, gamers can download it and make it … Continue reading Daytona Championship USA Arcade 2017 can be downloaded from SEGA & run on the PC via HEX Editors →

PC had more “good” exclusive & multi-platform games than any console in 2017

Posted on: 05 Jan 2018

Metacritic has published some really interesting results for 2017. According to its 2017 survey, the PC had more good games than any console in 2017. While there were only three games that scored above 90%, the PC had 40 exclusive games that scored above 75%, offering PC gamers a variety of games to choose from.

Steam Awards 2017 Winners announced and Cuphead is the big winner here

Posted on: 05 Jan 2018

Valve has just revealed the Steam Awards 2017 winners. During these past days, Steam users were able to vote for their favourite games in various categories and the results may surprise some of you. The big winner here is Cuphead as it was the only game that took home two awards.

AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha addresses the DX9 crashing issues

Posted on: 05 Jan 2018

AMD has just released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 alpha driver addresses the crashing/launching issues that some gamers experienced on a variety of DX9 games.

Old-gen and current-gen consoles, AMD CPUs and smartphones are also vulnerable to the Spectre threat

Posted on: 04 Jan 2018

Yesterday, a lot of AMD fans were celebrating as it was discovered that Intel’s CPUs were affected by a fundamental design flaw (codenamed ‘Meltdown‘). And while this issue has been addressed by Microsoft and Intel, another design flaw has surfaced that affects all CPUs. Codenamed ‘Spectre‘, this security threat can affect old-gen and current-gen consoles, handhelds, smartphones, … Continue reading Old-gen and current-gen consoles, AMD CPUs and smartphones are also vulnerable to the Spectre threat →

Paladins will get a battle royale mode in 2018, team deathmatch coming on January 10th

Posted on: 04 Jan 2018

As you may have guessed, more and more developers are now jumping on the battle royale mode (after the huge success of PUBG). One of them is Hi-Rez Studios who has just announced that its free-to-play title, Paladins, will receive a battle royale mode in 2018.

First in-engine trailer & official screenshots released for Total War: Thrones of Britannia

Posted on: 04 Jan 2018

SEGA and Creative Assembly have released the first in-engine trailer for Total War: Thrones of Britannia, focusing on Alfred the Great’s victory at the Battle of Edington, in which he stood fast against the Viking invaders and changed the future of the British Isles.

Windows 10 Intel Security Update is now available, six triple-A games tested in CPU-bound scenarios

Posted on: 04 Jan 2018

Yesterday, we informed you about a security design flaw in Intel’s processor that required a new software update. According to initial reports, this fix would bring a performance hit on Intel’s CPUs somewhere between 5-30%. Microsoft has released this security fix for Windows 10 so it’s time to test some triple-A games under CPU-bound scenarios.

Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Posted on: 04 Jan 2018

Bandai Namco has released a new demo walkthrough for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, showing 25 minutes of new gameplay footage. This demo walkthrough shows two of the game’s maps: The Battle for the Heartlands and One Good Turn Deserves Another.