Posts by John Papadopoulos:

NES-inspired platformer, A Hole New World, is now available on Steam

Posted on: 29 May 2017

Now this completely passed under our radar. A few days ago, MadGearGames released its NES-inspired platform game, A Hole New World, on the PC. A Hole New World features retro visuals and comes with a Story mode with five different worlds, Game+, Boss Rush Mode, Challenge Mode and multiple endings.

Vanquish – First official beta patch fixes “enemy damage” & health regeneration at higher framerates

Posted on: 29 May 2017

Little Stone Software has released the first official beta patch for the PC version of Vanquish. According to the release notes, this patch addresses the “enemy damage” bug that we’ve already reported, and fixes an issue with health regeneration at higher frame rates.

First-person horror game, Perception, gets a new trailer, releases on May 30th

Posted on: 29 May 2017

Feardemic has released a brand new trailer for Perception. Perception is a first-person narrative horror adventure that tells the story of Cassie, a blind heroine who uses her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to unravel the mysteries of an abandoned estate that haunts her dreams.

New trailer released for Outcast – Second Contact

Posted on: 29 May 2017

Bigben Interactive has released a new trailer for OUTCAST – Second Contact, showcasing a minute of new in-engine footage. OUTCAST – Second Contact is the remake of the cult PC game Outcast that is being developed by Appeal Studio.

Shenmue 3 will not be present at E3 2017

Posted on: 29 May 2017

Ys Net has announced that it will not showcase Shenmue 3 at this year’s E3. The team claimed that it’s working hard on it, and that it prefers to dedicate the entire June to the game’s development instead of attending game shows.

Here is how Call of Duty has graphically evolved – Call of Duty 2 vs Call of Duty: WWII Screenshot Comparison

Posted on: 29 May 2017

Now here is an interesting comparison screenshot. Our reader ‘Scott’ send us this image, showing the graphical evolution of the Call of Duty series. The top image is from Call of Duty 2, while the bottom image is from Call of Duty: WWII. Activision will reveal more details about Call of Duty: WWII during this … Continue reading Here is how Call of Duty has graphically evolved – Call of Duty 2 vs Call of Duty: WWII Screenshot Comparison →

Here is what The Last of Us could have looked like in Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 28 May 2017

With the release of Unreal Engine 4.16, 3D artists decided to experiment and see whether they could recreate some scenes from The Last of Us in Epic’s engine. On one hand, we have Polycount’s ‘ajester‘ we is working on Ellie’s room; a scene based on the concept art made by John Sweeney.

Modder is working to fix Vanquish’s FPS related damage PC issues, first alpha version available

Posted on: 28 May 2017

As we’ve already reported, the PC version of Vanquish suffers from some really weird damage issues that are due to its unlocked framerate. And even though Little Stone Software has not commented yet on this, Reddit’s member ‘Methanhydrat‘ is currently working on a temporary fix.

Vanquish – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 28 May 2017

Vanquish is a game that was released on old-gen consoles in 2010. Due to major performance issues on those consoles, however, a lot of gamers wanted to play this game on the PC. Come to think of it, Vanquish was one of most requested games to be ported from old-gen consoles to the PC. Still, and … Continue reading Vanquish – PC Performance Analysis →

RiME appears to be suffering from major optimization issues on the PC

Posted on: 28 May 2017

A lot of PC gamers rejoiced when Tequila Works announced that its single-player puzzle adventure, RiME, would be coming to the PC. However, it appears that the PC version of RiME suffers from major optimization issues.