Posts by John Papadopoulos:

New Yooka-Laylee gameplay trailer explores the Glitterglaze Glacier world

Posted on: 28 Feb 2017

Team17 and Playtonic Games today released a new gameplay trailer exploring the beautiful Glitterglaze Glacier world that players will be able to delve into on the 11th April when Yooka-Laylee launches.

Tom Clancy’s The Division – Update 1.6 is now available, full release notes revealed

Posted on: 28 Feb 2017

Ubisoft has released a new update for Tom Clancy’s The Division, and revealed its full changelog. According to the release notes, this patch will update your game version to 1.6 and fixes several instances of FPS drops and freezes, packs several improvements and bug fixes made to gamepad support, and adds more options for character customisation.

Studio Wildcard will pay modders $4,000 per month in order to complete their mods for ARK: Survival Evolved

Posted on: 28 Feb 2017

Now here is something interesting. Studio Wildcard has revealed that it will be selecting 15 modders each and every month, and will pay them $4,000 in order to complete their mods for ARK: Survival Evolved. Each month, the mods will be evaluated and it will be determined if those modders will continue to be paid for … Continue reading Studio Wildcard will pay modders $4,000 per month in order to complete their mods for ARK: Survival Evolved →

NIXXES on DirectX 12: “DX12 is hard, can be worth the extra effort, but it may not be either”

Posted on: 28 Feb 2017

At this year’s GDC, Jurjen Katsman, CEO of NIXXES Software, talked about DirectX 12 and expressed his opinions about it. As we’ve already said, DX12 is not exactly what it was promised and it appears that Katsman agrees to this. And while he admitted that DX12 can be worth the extra effort, he also claimed that … Continue reading NIXXES on DirectX 12: “DX12 is hard, can be worth the extra effort, but it may not be either” →

Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Official PC Requirements

Posted on: 27 Feb 2017

Now here is a nice surprise. Warner Bros and Monolith have revealed the official PC requirements for Middle Earth: Shadow of War. According to the PC specs, PC gamers will at least need a modern-day quad-core with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 or an AMD Radeon HD 7950.

More AMD Ryzen 7 1700X versus Intel i7 6800K gaming benchmarks leaked online

Posted on: 27 Feb 2017

Last week, we shared the first gaming benchmarks between the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and the Intel i7 6800K. And today, we have some more gaming benchmarks for you. These results come the Chinese website PCEVA, in which 10 PC games have been put to the test.

Minecraft has sold more than 120 million copies worldwide, has 55 million monthly players

Posted on: 27 Feb 2017

Microsoft has announced that Minecraft has sold more than 120 million copies worldwide across all platforms. In addition, the publisher revealed that there are 55 monthly players, which is more than 15 million monthly players since last June.

Middle Earth: Shadow of War, sequel to Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, has been officially announced

Posted on: 27 Feb 2017

Warner Bros today announced Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Developed by Monolith Productions, Middle-earth: Shadow of War features an original story with the return of Talion and Celebrimbor, who must go behind enemy lines to forge an army and turn all of Mordor against the Dark Lord, … Continue reading Middle Earth: Shadow of War, sequel to Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, has been officially announced →

New demo released for first-person open-world parkour adventure title, Downward

Posted on: 27 Feb 2017

Caracal Games has released a new demo for Downward. According to the press release, Downward is a first-person open-world parkour adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic world, in which the player must use parkour to traverse the ruins of the game’s world and find answers to this apocalypse.

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition gets a story trailer

Posted on: 27 Feb 2017

People Can Fly and Gearbox have revealed a brand-new story trailer for Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, the upcoming remastered release of Bulletstorm. This brand new trailer also provides a closer look at the remastered release’s stunning hi-res overhaul.