Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Black Mesa’s Xen delayed to December, first screenshots, new dynamic lighting system showcased

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

The team behind Black Mesa has announced that the Xen chapters will be delayed until December. And while this will disappoint some Half-Life fans, the team released the first two screenshots from that section.

The first episode of HITMAN will be available for free to everyone later today

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

IO Interactive has announced that the first episode of HITMAN will be available to everyone for free later today. The download includes absolutely everything that we’ve released for that location; two story missions (including all cut-scenes), two Escalation Contracts, more than 40 challenges, 17 achievements and trophies, plus thousands of player-created missions in Contracts Mode.

Galactic Civilizations III – Latest patch brings AI tweaks, balance adjustments & performance improvements

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

Stardock has released a new update for both Galactic Civilizations III: Crusade, and Galactic Civilizations III. The update includes new missions and promotions, balance adjustments, and more for Crusade and AI improvements and bug fixes for the base game.

Reaching For Petals is a new indie adventure game powered by Unreal Engine 4, first screenshots

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

Blue Entropy Studios has today unveiled its upcoming Unreal 4-powered title, Reaching for Petals, with its debut screenshots and full-length trailer. Reaching for Petals is described as a poetic adventure about love, loss, and ambition, set in a desolated world full of mystery, featuring small but masterfully crafted piece of interactive storytelling.

EA’s Origin now allows you to manage download speed, adds FPS counter & cross-game party invites

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

Electronic Arts has just rolled out a new update for its online distribution service, Origin. This update introduces an option via which PC gamers can finally limit their download speeds. This is a must-have option that should have been included in Origin from the get-go. So, better late than never I guess.

New beautiful screenshots for Project CARS 2

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

Slightly Mad Studios has released some new beautiful screenshots for its upcoming racer, Project CARS 2. These new images showcase some of the game’s cars, such as the Porsche 935/77, Porsche 962C, Ford GT GTE, Ford GT and Dallara IR-12. Project CARS 2 is currently planned for a September 22nd release. Enjoy!

Friday the 13th – Latest update brings matchmaking optimisations & security updates, free content coming today

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

Friday the 13th: The Game had a rocky launch. Thankfully, IllFonic is doing its best to resolve some of its issues and has released a new patch that brings various matchmaking optimisations, as well as security updates to prevent account spoofing.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered rumoured to be releasing on June 27th

Posted on: 20 Jun 2017

It appears that a standalone version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered will be released on June 27th. This standalone version will be priced at $39.99 and we expect Activision to officially reveal this version later this week.

Two Worlds 2 now has micro-transactions, TopWare Interactive responds: “It’s not Free2Play or Pay2Play”

Posted on: 19 Jun 2017

Last week, TopWare Interactive issued a new update for Two Worlds II that introduced micro-transactions to it. Naturally, this move frustrated some PC gamers and TopWare Interactive has issued an official statement about this.

Dead Alliance – Open beta phase begins on July 27th

Posted on: 19 Jun 2017

Maximum Games has revealed it will host a free multiplayer open beta for the upcoming team-based shooter Dead Alliance from July 27-31. According to the press release, players will face off against opponents and turn zombies into man-eating allies across three multiplayer maps and an assortment of game modes.