Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Need for Speed Payback – Official Customization Trailer

Posted on: 26 Jul 2017

Electronic Arts has released a new gameplay trailer for Need for Speed Payback, focusing on its customization features. In Need for Speed Payback, players can endlessly fine-tune their performance through each of the distinct car classes (Race, Drift, Off-Road, Drag, and Runner), to turn the tables on the competition in any race, mission, or challenge.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold six million copies in four months, adds micro-transactions for Gamescom 2017

Posted on: 26 Jul 2017

Bluehole announced that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold more than six million copies in four months since its Early Access launch on March 23, 2017 with peak concurrent users, again surpassing the 422,000 mark with 422,618 simultaneous players at one time on Steam.

CRYENGINE now supports the Vulkan API, features terrain upgrades & a new component entity system

Posted on: 26 Jul 2017

Crytek announced today the release of a preview version for CRYENGINE that comes with a suite of major new features that will help developers achieve their vision more easily and make the engine even more accessible. The update is available today on Github where users can also find the full update notes and the development roadmap, which … Continue reading CRYENGINE now supports the Vulkan API, features terrain upgrades & a new component entity system →

AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition & RX Vega perform similarly to GTX1080 in RE7 & 3DMark Fire Strike

Posted on: 26 Jul 2017

AMD fans, we’ve got some news for you today. DudeRandom84 has benchmarked the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with NVIDIA’s GTX1080 and GTX1080Ti in Resident Evil 7, and the results are quite interesting. Moreover, the first 3DMark Fire Strike results for AMD’s RX Vega graphic card have been unveiled, putting it at the exact same … Continue reading AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition & RX Vega perform similarly to GTX1080 in RE7 & 3DMark Fire Strike →

Just Cause 3 is free to play until July 28th

Posted on: 26 Jul 2017

Square Enix has announced that Just Cause 3 is free to play until July 28th. This basically means that PC gamers can go ahead, download the game from Steam and play it for free until July 28th. In order to celebrate this free to play version, Square Enix is also offering the game with a … Continue reading Just Cause 3 is free to play until July 28th →

Titanfall 2 – Operation Frontier Shield update is now available, full release notes

Posted on: 26 Jul 2017

Respawn has released the highly anticipated Operation Frontier Shield update for Titanfall 2. This update adds a new PvE 4-player co-op mode, as well as a remastered map from the original Titanfall, Rise, and a new Live Fire map, Township. Respawn has also revealed the full release notes for this update that can be viewed below.

Turn 10 and Microsoft reveal the next 167 cars for Forza Motorsport 7

Posted on: 25 Jul 2017

Last week, Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft revealed the first 167 cars that will be featured in Forza Motosport 7. Forza Motorsport 7 will sport 700 cars and the next 167 cars have been unveiled today.

Sci-fi city building and management sim game, Aven Colony, is now available

Posted on: 25 Jul 2017

Team17 and Mothership Entertainment announced today that their sci-fi city-building and management sim, Aven Colony, is now available. According to the press release, today’s release sees the culmination of several years of work for independent developer Mothership Entertainment, a four-man team of industry veterans based in Austin, Texas.

Epic Games’ Fortnite is now available in Early Access, launch screenshots

Posted on: 25 Jul 2017

Epic Games has announced that Fortnite, its third-person Action Building game, is available now in paid Early Access. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Fortnite invites players to team up as they build massive forts and battle against hordes of monsters, all while crafting and looting within giant worlds where no two games are ever the … Continue reading Epic Games’ Fortnite is now available in Early Access, launch screenshots →

THQ Nordic will reveal two new titles at Gamesom 2017

Posted on: 25 Jul 2017

THQ Nordic has just announced its Gamescom 2017 plans. According to the press release, the company will present a total of eight games during the event in Cologne, with two yet to be announced.