Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Dead Cells, 2D roguelike game inspired by Castlevania, will feature procedural generation

Posted on: 30 Mar 2017

Motion Twin have released a new dev diary elaborating on the benefits of using procedural generation in their stylish upcoming roguevania game titled Dead Cells. By mixing procedural generation with metroidvania game design, Motion Twin wants to provide players with replayability and discoverability, but also maintain a sense of gated progression.

Free version of StarCraft is now available to everyone, works with Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows 10

Posted on: 30 Mar 2017

Blizzard has just updated the first StarCraft game and made it available to everyone. Yeap, you read that right; you can go ahead and download for free the original version of this legendary strategy game.

EA confirms that Star Wars: Battlefront II will be released in 2017, first trailer coming on April 15th

Posted on: 30 Mar 2017

Electronic Arts has confirmed that Star Wars: Battlefront II will be released in 2017. In addition, the big publisher revealed that the first trailer for this new Battlefront game will be released on April 15th.

We Happy Few – Latest update adds new island, playstyles and procedural music

Posted on: 30 Mar 2017

Compulsion Games has released a new update for We Happy Few. According to the release notes, this patch introduces a new island, playstyles, procedural music and gameplay balance tweaks.

New gameplay video for medieval first-person melee game, Mordhau, showcases its pre-alpha combat mechanics

Posted on: 29 Mar 2017

Team Mordhau has released a new gameplay video for Mordhau that shows the game’s pre-alpha melee combat mechanics. Mordhau is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and promises to have a strong emphasis on skill-based competitive play, and will feature a combat system that is designed around total player control. Enjoy!

Windows 10 Creators Update will be available to everyone on April 11th, will feature Windows 10 Game Mode

Posted on: 29 Mar 2017

Microsoft has announced that the Windows 10 Creators Update will be made available to all customers on April 11th. According to Microsoft, this update is designed to spark and unleash creativity, bringing 3D and mixed reality to everyone and enabling every gamer to be a broadcaster.

Free-to-play Fallout Shelter is now available on Steam

Posted on: 29 Mar 2017

Bethesda has announced that Fallout Shelter, the award-winning game that puts Overseers in control of their own Vault and an army of Dwellers, can now be downloaded – for free – on Steam.

3D platformer Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island releases on May 19th

Posted on: 29 Mar 2017

Grip Digital and developers Right Nice Games announced today that Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island is set to launch on May 19th. In order to celebrate this announcement, Grip Digital released the launch trailer for Skylar & Plux: Adventure on Clover Island that can be viewed below.

Funcom relaunches The Secret World as Secret World Legends

Posted on: 29 Mar 2017

Funcom has announced that it will relaunch The Secret World as Secret World Legends. Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

Retro-inspired platformer, Snake Pass, is now available

Posted on: 29 Mar 2017

Sumo Digital, the studio behind AAA blockbusters Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed and LittleBigPlanet 3, today announced that Snake Pass, its slithery physics platformer, is out now. Priced at $19.99/€19.99/£15.99, Snake Pass is a retro-inspired platformer, where players slither, curl and climb their way through increasingly challenging worlds filled with intricate obstacles and fiendishly mind-bending … Continue reading Retro-inspired platformer, Snake Pass, is now available →