Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Overwatch has surpassed 30 million registered players

Posted on: 29 Apr 2017

Blizzard has announced that more than 30 million players have played Overwatch. Unfortunately, Blizzard did not provide any platform specific numbers or the percentage for those who have downloaded and played Overwatch during its free-to-play weekends, however this is a pretty great number.

Destiny 2 – First PC gameplay footage coming on May 18th

Posted on: 29 Apr 2017

Activision has revealed that the first gameplay footage for Destiny 2 will be unveiled on May 18th. On that day, Activision will hold an event during which players (most notably YouTubers) will get hands-on with with both the console version and the PC version.

CI Games is working on improving overall performance and loading times in Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

Posted on: 29 Apr 2017

CI Games has issued a statement, claiming that it is currently working on improving overall performance and loading times in Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3. Fun fact: we were about to publish our PC Performance Analysis article, however – and as with most titles that are plagued with performance issues – we decided to slightly delay it … Continue reading CI Games is working on improving overall performance and loading times in Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 →

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood – Official benchmark tool is now available for download

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

Square Enix has just released the official benchmark tool for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood. According to the company, this official benchmark software uses actual maps and playable characters to assign a score to your PC and rate its performance.

You can now download the tech beta build of the cancelled Star Wars: First Assault game

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

Last year, we informed you about Star Wars: First Assault. Star Wars: First Assault was being developed internally at LucasArts and was cancelled in 2012. Thankfully, its tech beta build found its way on the Internet.

New AMD Ryzen chipset drivers add AMD Ryzen Balanced power plan, improve performance by up to 8%

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

Back in April we informed you about AMD’s new balanced power plan. This mode was available in beta form and today the red team has released a new version of the AMD Ryzen Chipset Drivers that brings this new mode to all Windows 10 users.

AMD Radeon Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 available, optimized for Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 are optimized for Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III, offering up to 7% performance improvement measured on Radeon RX 580 8GB graphics when compared to Radeon Software Crimson ReLive edition 17.4.3.

Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite – New official gameplay trailer released

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

A couple of days ago, a new video featuring 5 minutes of gameplay footage for Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite was leaked on the Internet. And today, Capcom and Marvel have officially released a new gameplay trailer for it.

Perception, first-person horror game from ex-Bioshock developers, releases on May 30th

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

The Deep End Games has announced that its first-person horror title, Perception, will be released on May 30th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team released a brand new trailer that can be viewed below.

Battlefield 1 – Spring update is now available, full release notes unveiled

Posted on: 28 Apr 2017

DICE has released the Spring update for Battlefield 1. This update introduces the first wave of Platoons features for Battlefield 1, adds a new feature to the Medic class (medics can now indicate that they are on your way to the fallen players) and adds new server administration features.