Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Cities: Skylines has sold 3.5 million copies, will receive a new free DLC

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

Paradox Interactive today announced that Cities: Skylines, a game that released two years ago on March 10th 2015, has now sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide. Cities: Skylines has reached this milestone as of its second anniversary, including copies sold across all retailers for all platforms.

New screenshots released for Dragon Quest Heroes II

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

Square Enix has released a new set of screenshots for Dragon Quest Heroes II. Dragon Quest Heroes II is an action-RPG that sends players on a grand adventure to restore order to a once peaceful world, with thrilling battles of epic proportions.

Sonic Mania – New gameplay video showcasing Green Hill Zone Act 1 and 2

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

SEGA has released a gameplay video showing Green Hill Zone Act 1 and 2 with commentary from SEGA’s Aaron Webber. Developed in collaboration between SEGA, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games, Sonic Mania will feature new zones and remixed classic levels from past Sonic games, and will offer three playable characters (Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles). Enjoy!

Mass Effect: Andromeda gets official launch trailer

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

Electronic Arts and BioWare released today the launch trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda. In Mass Effect: Andromeda, players are on a mission to find a new home for humanity and they will have to explore dangerous worlds, keep their crew alive, and unravel the mysteries of Andromeda.

Launch trailer released for Styx: Shards of Darkness

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

Focus Home Interactive has released the launch trailer for Cyanide’s Styx: Shards of Darkness. In Styx: Shards of Darkness, players will take control of agile goblin thief Styx, as he assassinates, sneaks and snarks his way across an immense, dark fantasy world filled with deadly secrets and enemies.

Heroes & Generals receives a new render engine, supports DirectX12 in experimental mode

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

Reto-Moto announced today that Heroes & Generals has received a new render engine providing significant performance improvements. Heroes & Generals is running on its own proprietary technology called Retox, and it now supports DX12 in experimental mode.

First-person horror adventure inspired by Amnesia & Bioshock, The Crow’s Eye, releases on March 20th

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

3D2 Entertainment and Nkidu Games announced today that their first-person horror adventure game that is inspired by Amnesia & Bioshock, The Crow’s Eye, will be released on March 20th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the teams released a new trailer for this new adventure game that can be viewed below.

Destiny, Bioshock Infinite, and Prototype veterans working on a new first-person exploration game

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

The Station, a new Canadian independent game studio, is currently working on a game that promises to bring a fresh addition to the space genre with their new game, The Station. The Station will be powered by Unity 5 Engine, and the development team aims to showcase the potential for AAA-quality games to be made … Continue reading Destiny, Bioshock Infinite, and Prototype veterans working on a new first-person exploration game →

Halo Wars 2 – Update March 9th is now available, packs performance improvements on various hardware

Posted on: 10 Mar 2017

Creative Assembly and 343 Industries have released a new patch for Halo Wars 2. According to the release notes, this update packs performance improvements on various hardware, fixes some performance hitches in Cooperative Campaign, and comes with under-the-hood preparations for future ranked multiplayer.

NVIDIA GeForce 378.78 WHQL driver is out, features DirectX 12 optimizations

Posted on: 09 Mar 2017

NVIDIA released today its highly anticipated DirectX 12 performance driver. According to the release notes, the GeForce 378.78 driver offers optimal performance in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands and includes DirectX 12 optimizations which provide additional performance increases for a variety of titles.