Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Overwatch has sold over 35 million copies

Posted on: 16 Oct 2017

Activision and Blizzard have announced that their team-based multiplayer first-person shooter, Overwatch, has sold over 35 million copies. Overwatch came out on May 2016, and it took Blizzard almost one year and a half in order to reach this goal.

CD Projekt RED: Cyberpunk 2077 is not in danger, progresses as planned

Posted on: 16 Oct 2017

Since its initial announcement, we haven’t heard anything about Cyberpunk 2077. And after some negative reviews on Glassdoor, CD Projekt RED decided to let everyone know about the progress and current status of its cyberpunk title. According to the company, the game is not in danger, and progresses as planned.

Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue is a 2D platformer from Atlus that is available for free on the PC

Posted on: 16 Oct 2017

Last week, Atlus released a new trailer Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux. This upgraded version of Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is coming out on Nintendo 3DS. In order to promote this game, Atlus used a ‘fake’ 2D platformer in its latest trailer, which is now called Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue. And it … Continue reading Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue is a 2D platformer from Atlus that is available for free on the PC →

Ray-tracing in games requires 100X more powerful GPUs, photorealistic virtual reality requires 40X

Posted on: 16 Oct 2017

As we’ve said numerous times, we believe that ray-tracing is the future of lighting in video-games. While there have been some attempts in various tech demos to implement a fully ray-tracing rendering system, we haven’t seen any triple-A game featuring it. And from the looks of it, we won’t see such a thing anytime soon. … Continue reading Ray-tracing in games requires 100X more powerful GPUs, photorealistic virtual reality requires 40X →

CRYENGINE-powered multiplayer first-person shooter, Deceit, is now free to play

Posted on: 15 Oct 2017

Automaton has announced that its multiplayer first-person shooter, Deceit, is now free to play. In Deceit, players wake up in an asylum to the sound of an unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of the group has been infected with a virus. Those that are healthy will have to find a way to … Continue reading CRYENGINE-powered multiplayer first-person shooter, Deceit, is now free to play →

Skyrim Together lets you experience Bethesda’s RPG with your friends, new gameplay video released

Posted on: 15 Oct 2017

The team behind Skyrim Together has released a new video, showcasing the current state of this cool co-op mod. As its title suggests, this mod lets you experience Bethesda’s RPG with your friends online.

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle confirmed for the PC

Posted on: 15 Oct 2017

Back in July, we informed you about BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be a 2v2 fighting game and its latest trailer has revealed the platforms it will release on. And thankfully, PC is one of them (the other two are PS4 and Nintendo Switch).

Half Life 2: Episode 3 in Unreal Engine 4 cancelled, new Source-powered fan game under development

Posted on: 15 Oct 2017

Back in August, we informed you about a prototype version of a fan Half Life 2: Episode 3 game in Unreal Engine 4. Created by Trebla Freeman, this prototype featured a simple map map and a working gravity gun. And as we suspected, this Half Life 2 Unreal Engine 4 fan game is too much for … Continue reading Half Life 2: Episode 3 in Unreal Engine 4 cancelled, new Source-powered fan game under development →

Here is what a He-Man game could look like in Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 15 Oct 2017

Ever wonder what He-Man Unreal Engine 4 could look like? Well time to find out. Character Artist and Animator, José Johansson, has created this really cool scene in Unreal Engine 4. He-Man is made of 80K polygons and it took Johansson almost 3 weeks to complete the scene. Johansson also used 4K textures so he … Continue reading Here is what a He-Man game could look like in Unreal Engine 4 →

Milestone is working on a new off-road motorcycle, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame

Posted on: 15 Oct 2017

Milestone and Feld Entertainment announced their partnership for the release of Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame. The game is planned for a February 13th release. In order to celebrate this announcement, Milestone released the first screenshots for it, and you can view them below.