Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Halo Wars 2 – New trailer focuses on story & characters

Posted on: 25 Jul 2016

Microsoft has released a new trailer for Halo Wars 2 that focuses on the game’s story and characters. Halo Wars 2 is being developed by 343 Industries and The Creative Assembly and is coming to Windows 10 this February. Enjoy!

Heroes & Generals surpasses 8 million registered players

Posted on: 25 Jul 2016

Danish developer and publisher Reto-Moto announced today that its World War II MMO first-person shooter, Heroes & Generals, has just passed 8 million registered players. In addition, Heroes & Generals also celebrates today its second year Steam Anniversary.

Football Manager 2016 & Grand Theft Auto V are this week’s best selling PC games

Posted on: 25 Jul 2016

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, Football Manager 2016, Grand Theft Auto V and Mystery Bundle – 5 Pack are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG. You can view the full charts after the jump!

Star Citizen – New screenshots and details for version 2.7 unveiled

Posted on: 24 Jul 2016

PCGames magazine revealed some new screenshots and details about the upcoming 2.7 version of Star Citizen. Star Citizen is powered by CRYENGINE and these new screenshots look really amazing. Moreover, the game’s 2.7 version will introduce procedural generated planets.

Earth’s Special Forces is by far the best fan-made Dragon Ball game you’ve ever seen

Posted on: 24 Jul 2016

The team behind Earth’s Special Forces – a fan-made Dragon Ball Z multiplayer game that is powered by the Half-Life engine – has released a new video, showcasing the game’s latest build.

Level designer creates The Last Of Us-inspired scene in Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 24 Jul 2016

Jeffy Zachariah – a level designer who has worked in Dear Charlotte, Adam and Siege of Iniola – has created a scene inspired by The Last Of Us in Unreal Engine 4. This UE4 scene was inspired by this highway scene from the game and as we can see, Jeffy came really close to it. 

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2 are coming to the PC this Tuesday

Posted on: 24 Jul 2016

Marvel has announced that Marvel Ultimate Alliance & Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 will be released on the PC this Tuesday. These Ultimate Alliance games are described as ‘epic action RPGs with a huge focus on cooperative play,’ and will be priced at at $39.99 each or as a bundle together for $59.99.

id Software Tech Interview: DX12, Vulkan, Mega-Textures, PBR, Global Illumination & more

Posted on: 23 Jul 2016

A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing id Software’s Tiago Sousa and Axel Gneiting. We talked with them about some of the key features of the id Tech 6, the evolution of their Mega-Textures tech, as well as all both DirectX 12 and Vulkan. Enjoy the interview after the jump!

Sonic Mania announced – New 2D Sonic game coming in Spring 2017

Posted on: 23 Jul 2016

Sonic fans, this is what you’ve been waiting for. SEGA has just announced a new 2D Sonic game called Sonic Mania. It took SEGA a while but this… this… this is what Sonic is all about.

Gears of War 4 – PC features unveiled, framerate will be unlocked

Posted on: 23 Jul 2016

Mike Rayner, technical director for The Coalition, has revealed some interesting details about the PC version of Gears of War 4. According to Mike, Gears of War 4 PC will feature an unlocked framerate, will support v-sync, will sport higher quality textures and will take better advantage of multiple CPU cores.