Posts by John Papadopoulos:

The free-to-play market has grown 28% year-over-year, PUBG surpasses WoW on the total PC games list

Posted on: 30 Sep 2017

SuperData has released its worldwide digital video games stats for August 2017. According to the stats, and even though the PC segment shrank 10% year-over-year, the free-to-play market has grown 28% year-over-year. This shows how many developers are, in 2017, adopting this model for their games, and could perhaps give us an idea of what … Continue reading The free-to-play market has grown 28% year-over-year, PUBG surpasses WoW on the total PC games list →

System Shock 2 has just received a new patch with various improvements and modernisations

Posted on: 30 Sep 2017

Now here is a pleasant surprise. Night Dive Studios has released a new patch for System Shock 2 that comes with various improvements and modernisations, as well as some fixes. This patch is only available for the Windows version of the game, however Mac and Linux will receive it really soon.

Fortnite: Battle Royale gets its first patch, re-balancing weapons

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Epic Games has released the first patch for Fortnite: Battle Royale. According to the release notes, this patch mainly re-balances some of the weapons and comes with various fixes that have been reported by the community.

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 – Single Player Story Scene Trailer

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Electronic Arts has released a new trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront 2, showcasing one of its single-player cut-scenes. Star Wars Battlefront 2 is powered by the Frostbite Engine and its single player campaign promises to deliver a new exciting story to the Star Wars universe.

Assassin’s Creed Origins gets a new cinematic CGI trailer

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Ubisoft has released a new cinematic CGI trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Origins. Ubisoft has also announced that a new game mode is coming to the game, called Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt, in which players can explore the diverse landscapes of Ancient Egypt and learn about its rich history from audio guided tours.

TEKKEN 7 – Patch 1.08 is out now, improves optimization of the game’s performance

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

After a rocky start, Bandai Namco has finally been able to get the PC version on par with its console cousin. TEKKEN 7 looks and players great on the PC and yesterday the team rolled out a new patch on all platforms.

Project CARS 2 – New update improves AI & simulated laptimes when skipping a non-race section

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Slightly Mad Studios has released a new update for Project CARS 2. According to the release notes, this update comes with various AI cornering and race line improvements across problematic tracks, as well as improvements to AI balancing in snow and rain conditions.

Two new screenshots for Square Enix’s LEFT ALIVE released

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Now this is a pretty clever way to keep gamers interested in a game we know almost nothing about. Square Enix has released two new screenshots for its upcoming survival action shooter, Left Alive. These new images showcase the game’s giant robots, covering system, and… its extra use of anamorphic lens flares (I bet J.J. Abrams … Continue reading Two new screenshots for Square Enix’s LEFT ALIVE released →

Dead Rising 4 – Upcoming update will improve AI, add Distress Calls & will improve overall gameplay experience

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Capcom has announced that a new update for Dead Rising 4 is under development. According to the team, this update will add new weapons for Maniacs – that suit their character – improve their AI and will allow Frank reward to get a Maniac’s weapon after defeating him/her.

Rocket League – Autumn update is now available, adds LAN support

Posted on: 29 Sep 2017

Psyonix has released the Autumn update for Rocket League. According to the release notes, this update adds more than 90 free new items as drops and Trade-Ins, adds player banners as a new Customization Item, adds Farmstead as a Seasonal Arena in all Playlists and redesigns Wasteland and Starbase ARC as Standard Arenas.