Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Ubisoft details Far Cry 5’s online co-op mode

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

Ubisoft detailed today Far Cry 5’s online co-op mode. Far Cry 5 will be playable via online co-op right after the first in-game tutorial. All earned experience and inventory items, excluding quest-based items, will carry over following each co-op session.

New Monster Hunter World screenshots & trailer released

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

Capcom released today a new set of Monster Hunter World screenshots. In addition, Capcom released a new trailer, highlighting for the first time the terrifying Rotten Vale area. Rotten Vale will be a land of unique and gigantic creatures awaits amongst this bed of bones, that will be littered with the skeletons of deceased monsters.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 has gone Gold, gets a launch trailer

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

Electronic Arts and DICE have announced that Star Wars Battlefront 2 has gone Gold. In order to celebrate this announcement, the publisher has released the game’s launch trailer, and you can watch it below.

NVIDIA GeForce 388.13 WHQL driver is optimized for Call of Duty: WWII, Need for Speed Payback & Nioh: Complete Edition

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

NVIDIA has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 388.13 WHQL driver offer optimal performance in three upcoming games. These games are: Call of Duty: WWII, Need for Speed Payback and Nioh: Complete Edition.

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus – First beta patch fixes Steam overlay, re-enables Async compute for AMD GPUs

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

MachineGames has just released the first beta patch for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. According to the release notes, this beta patch restores the Steam overlay functionalities, and adds driver version detection and dialog.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines – Unofficial Patch 9.9 is now available

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines fans, here is something for you today. The Unofficial Patch is pretty much essential to all those wishing to re-experience this RPG. And the team behind it has released a brand new version, sporting a number of fixes and improvements.

Aliens: Colonial Marines Overhaul Mod Version 5 released, improves visuals & AI

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

While Aliens: Colonial Marines was a huge disappointment, modders tried their best to improve all aspects of it. And thanks to them, the game is quite enjoyable now (though it still is not as good as its E3 fake demo). But anyway, Templar GFX Modding has released a brand new version of its Aliens: Colonial … Continue reading Aliens: Colonial Marines Overhaul Mod Version 5 released, improves visuals & AI →

Rumour: Denuvo causes 30-40% additional CPU usage in Assassin’s Creed: Origins

Posted on: 30 Oct 2017

Now here is something interesting. As we wrote in our PC Performance Analysis article, Assassin’s Creed: Origins requires a really powerful CPU. We also noted that the game uses the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. And according to the latest reports, a new implementation of the Denuvo is causing 30-40% additional CPU usage in Ubisoft’s title.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 29 Oct 2017

While Wolfenstein: The New Order was a great first-person shooter, it was plagued by numerous optimization issues. These issues were mainly due to the id Tech 5 Engine. As such, when Bethesda revealed that its sequel would be using the new id Tech 6 Engine, we were certain that it would perform better than its … Continue reading Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus PC Performance Analysis →

This mod brings the world of Piranha Bytes’ Gothic to Skyrim, featuring 32 hand crafted quests

Posted on: 29 Oct 2017

Orpheus Project has released a brand new version of its mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This mod, called Gothic Orpheus, brings the world of Piranha Bytes’ Gothic to Bethesda’s RPG. Sounds cool? Well, it sure does.