Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Phoenix Point is the spiritual successor to X-COM, gets FIG crowd-funded campaign

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

Snapshot Games has announced Phoenix Point, the spiritual successor to X-COM that is being developed by the original creator of the X-COM. Phoenix Point will be a turn-based tactics and world-based strategy game that will launch Q4 2018, and Snapshot Games launched a FIG campaign to raise $500K.

New Sonic Forces screenshots & video showcase Green Hill Zone

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

SEGA has released brand new footage from the highly anticipated new Sonic title, Sonic Forces, highlighting the beloved Classic Sonic as he blazes through Green Hill Zone. In addition, the team has also released three new screenshots that can be viewed below. Sonic Forces is currently planned for a Holiday 2017 release. Enjoy!

DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is now available on Steam

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

Square Enix has announced that DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is now available on Steam. Developed by KOEI Tecmo, the title brings back the characters, music and deep role-playing mechanics that fans know and love about DRAGON QUEST. The game also adds new and exciting features including multiplayer, an interconnected single player world, the ability to play … Continue reading DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is now available on Steam →

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite releases on September 19th, gets story trailer & new screenshots

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

Capcom today announced some new information for MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: INFINITE. According to the press release, the game will feature free-form 2v2 team battles integrated into a wide variety of exciting and accessible single player modes and rich multiplayer content for new players and longtime fans alike.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 is now available and does not feature any multiplayer mode

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 has just been released, however it appears that the game does not feature any multiplayer mode at all. According to CI Games, the multiplayer mode will be made available in the third quarter of 2017.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’s Kokiri Forest recreated in Unreal Engine 4, available for download

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

CryZENx has recreated the Kokiri Forest from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time in Unreal Engine 4, and has released this map to the public. This map will give you an idea of what a new Zelda game in Epic’s latest game engine could look like.

id Software is already working on the next generation of id Tech Engine, will be more parallel than id Tech 6

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

id Software’s CTO, Robert Duffy, has revealed that the team is already working on the next generation of its id Tech Engine. Although Duffy did not reveal much, he did say that this new version of id Tech will be more parallel than id Tech 6.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild already runs as good on the PC as on WiiU and Nintendo Switch

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

The team behind the amazing WiiU emulator, CEMU, have released a new version of it and YouTube’s members ‘Jolu42’ and ‘YamGaming’ shared videos, showcasing the game running at almost locked 30fps.

Madworld – PC Dolphin emulated version versus original Wii version comparison video

Posted on: 25 Apr 2017

YouTube’s member ‘HandZ Gaming’ has shared a video that puts the Dolphin version of Madworld against its original Wii version. Madworld appears to be running perfectly fine in the latest 5.0 version of Dolphin, and this video gives an idea of the visual improvements that are possible thanks to emulation. Enjoy!

Zelda: Breath of the NES is a remake of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s 2D prototype version

Posted on: 24 Apr 2017

In order to create The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo used a 2D prototype version of it in order to experiment and determine what would be featured in it. This prototype version was showcased at GDC 2017 and Winter Drake is currently working on a remake based on that version.