Posts by John Papadopoulos:

New gameplay trailer released for Outcast – Second Contact

Posted on: 11 Sep 2017

Bigben and Appeal Studio have released a new video illustrating the depth of Adelpha, one of the first 3D open worlds in the history of video games. This video shows a bit of the gameplay in Outcast – Second Contact and the depth of its unique world, in which exploration is at the heart of … Continue reading New gameplay trailer released for Outcast – Second Contact →

Microsoft admits game stuttering issues caused by the Windows 10 Creator’s Update

Posted on: 11 Sep 2017

In April 2017, Microsoft released the Creator’s Update for Windows 10. However, it appears that this update has caused some gaming-related issues to a number of gamers. According to reports, there were noticeable stuttering issues in games with the Creator’s Update. Naturally, some thought this was a placebo effect, however Microsoft has confirmed that these … Continue reading Microsoft admits game stuttering issues caused by the Windows 10 Creator’s Update →

This mod for PREY improves view distance, particles & reflections, allows all lights to cast dynamic shadows

Posted on: 11 Sep 2017

Our reader ‘jmx777’ has informed us about a new mod he is currently working on for Arkane’s PREY. This mod allow all lights, including the flashlight, to cast dynamic shadows, improves view distance in order to reduce pop-ins, improves overall ambient occlusion effects, particles and reflections, and corrects shadows for the original light sources.

Lost Ark, Korean action RPG powered by Unreal Engine, gets a brand new trailer

Posted on: 11 Sep 2017

Lost Ark is an action RPG we really want to see in the West. The game is currently available to the Korean market and in order to celebrate the launch of its second closed beta phase, SmileGate released a brand new trailer for it.

NVIDIA’s performance improvement per generation has dropped from 70% (pre-2010) to 30% (post-2010)

Posted on: 10 Sep 2017

YouTube’s ‘AdoredTV’ has shared two interesting videos, highlighting the history of NVIDIA’s GeForce graphics cards. In these videos, AdoredTV has shared a graph detailing the performance improvement for NVIDIA’s GPUs per generation. And as we can see, the performance improvement has been significantly reduced.

What if Spyro: The Dragon, Sonic R and Rayman were remade in Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 10 Sep 2017

Unreal Engine 4 fans, here are three interesting videos for you today. Ever wondered what Spyro: The Dragon, Sonic R and Rayman would look like in Epic’s latest engine? Well time to find out as some users have been experimenting with such recreations.

Bright Memory is a new first-person shooter in Unreal Engine 4 and looks great, created by a single person

Posted on: 09 Sep 2017

Zeng Xiancheng is currently working on a brand new first-person shooter in Unreal Engine 4, and it looks bloody amazing. Bright Memory seems to feature physics-based scripted events, lots of action, feels similar to Shadow Warrior 2, and packs great visuals thanks to Epic’s engine.

Third dev diary video for Hunt: Showdown focuses on level design

Posted on: 09 Sep 2017

Crytek has released the third developer diary video for Hunt: Showdown, focusing on the game’s level design. Hunt: Showdown is a match-based first-person PvP monster hunter game, powered by CRYENGINE and featuring perma-death that aims to be an intense PvE and PvP experience.

The first mod based on Marc Laidlaw’s Half-Life 2: Episode 3 script is now available for download

Posted on: 09 Sep 2017

Half-Life fans, here is something special for you today. Back in August, we shared a mod for Half-Life 2 that brought to it some of the alpha maps from Half-Life 2: Episode 3. And today, we present you the first mod that is based on Marc Laidlaw’s Half-Life 2: Episode 3 script.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes one million concurrent players, closes DOTA 2’s record

Posted on: 08 Sep 2017

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is undoubtedly the game that everyone is talking about. And while this may enrage some of you (I mean, come on, how many news will you have for PUBG, right?), this battle royale game has managed to surpass one million concurrent players.