Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Call of Duty: WWII – First update adds Discord support, features connectivity improvements & optimizations

Posted on: 14 Nov 2017

Sledgehammer Games has released the first PC update for Call of Duty: WWII. According to the release notes, this update adds support for Discord, and comes with various connectivity improvements and optimizations.

DOOM & Civilization VI have sold more than 2 million copies on Steam, Dark Souls 3 & Rise of the Tomb Raider nearing 2 million copies

Posted on: 14 Nov 2017

It appears that DOOM and Sid Meiers Civilization VI were two of the best – sales wise – Steam releases in 2016. Both of these titles have sold more than 2 million copies. Truth be told, there was a free weekend for DOOM that boosted its playerbase. However, Civilization VI has managed to achieve those … Continue reading DOOM & Civilization VI have sold more than 2 million copies on Steam, Dark Souls 3 & Rise of the Tomb Raider nearing 2 million copies →

Electronic Arts has reduced the credits needed to unlock Heroes in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 by 75%

Posted on: 14 Nov 2017

After a huge outrage regarding Star Wars: Battlefront 2’s microtransactions, EA decided to take some steps towards the right direction. Today, the publisher announced that it has reduced the credits needed to unlock Heroes in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 by 75%.

Dead Space 2 now has proper raw mouse input/controls thanks to this mod

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

Methanhydrat has released a brand new mod for Dead Space 2, offering true raw mouse input. As the modder noted, Dead Space 2 suffered from negative mouse acceleration issues. In addition, its sensitivity was tied to its framerate, resulting in really awful controls once the framerate was dropping.

Super Daryl Deluxe is a new hand-drawn RPGvania game, releasing in April 2018

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

Dan & Gary Games has announced that its RPGvania with a brawler-style combat system and hand-drawn comic aesthetic game, Super Daryl Deluxe, will come out in April 2018.

HITMAN has surpassed 7 million players

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

In an interview with GamesIndustry, IO Interactive’s CEO Hakan Abrak revealed that HITMAN has passed 7 million players. Not only that, but according to Hakan this number rises on a daily basis.

Assassin’s Creed is now 10 years old and here are the best mods you can install for it

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

Alongside Crysis, Assassin’s Creed has also turned 10 years old today. Assassin’s Creed offered an open-world area that players could explore, and I still consider it one of the best AC games. While it could become a bit boring, it had great gameplay mechanics and I liked Altair.

Take Two will add microtransactions in all of its future titles

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

During its investors conference call last week, Take Two revealed that all of its future games will have microtransactions. Yeap, as we’ve already said, microtransactions – and loot boxes – are here to stay. According to Take Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick, the gaming industry is now all about recurrent consumer spending and not about game … Continue reading Take Two will add microtransactions in all of its future titles →

Electronic Arts responds to fan criticism regarding microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront 2

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 releases in a few days and a lot of players have criticised EA’s decision to include microtransactions. As you’d expect, the publisher has responded to the criticism, however its answers may not please you. According to EA’s community team on Reddit, microtransactions have been included in order to create a compelling … Continue reading Electronic Arts responds to fan criticism regarding microtransactions in Star Wars: Battlefront 2 →

Someone is recreating Konami’s cancelled P.T. in Unreal Engine 4 and it looks pretty cool

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

YouTube’s ‘SmoggyChips’ is currently working on a recreation of Konami’s cancelled P.T. in Unreal Engine 4. In order to showcase its current state, SmoggyChips released the following video. In this video, we get to see this remake of P.T. in real-time action.