Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Quantum Break – New patch adds G-Sync/FreeSync support, removes CPU limitation

Posted on: 01 Jun 2016

Remedy has released a new patch for the PC version of Quantum Break. According to the changelog, this patch adds support for disabling V-sync (in other words, it adds support for G-Sync and FreeSync monitors), packs general fixes, and removes the SSE4.2, SSE4.1, SSSE3 limitation.

AMD Radeon RX480 officially announced, will be priced at $199, shows Crossfire surpassing GTX 1080

Posted on: 01 Jun 2016

AMD’s senior vice president and chief architect, Raja Koduri, has officially announced the Radeon RX480. The AMD Radeon RX480 will be priced at $199 and will be available on June 29th, will sport over 5TFLOPS, features 36 CUs, offers 256GB/sec memory bandwidth, will come in two models (4GB and 8GB) and will be at 150W TDP.

DOOM surpasses 500K sales on the PC

Posted on: 31 May 2016

It appears that DOOM is doing well on the PC as id Software’s title has sold 500K units so far. This information comes from Steamspy; a Steam stats service based on Web API provided by Valve. Steamspy’s numbers are slightly delayed – if Total War: WARHAMMER’s stats are anything to go by – so we … Continue reading DOOM surpasses 500K sales on the PC →

Fable Fortune announced – New F2P collectible card game from ex-Lionhead developers

Posted on: 31 May 2016

Flaming Fowl Studios, a new studio run by three Lionhead veterans, announced the Kickstarter for ‘Fable Fortune’ – the secret project they had been working on at Lionhead for the past 18 months. The team is seeking to raise funds to bring the game to Closed Beta on PC (Steam & Windows Store) later this … Continue reading Fable Fortune announced – New F2P collectible card game from ex-Lionhead developers →

HITMAN – Episode 3 Marrakesh Launch Trailer

Posted on: 31 May 2016

Square Enix has released the launch trailer for the third episode of HITMAN. HITMAN Episode 3: Marrakesh releases today and promises to present players with a range of new in-game Challenges and Opportunities that will keep them busy along with an entirely new setting for Escalation Contracts and Elusive Targets. Enjoy!

Mafia III – Bringing a City to Life Trailer

Posted on: 31 May 2016

2K Games has released a new trailer for Mafia 3. Mafia 3 is set in the open world of 1968 New Bordeaux, a reimagined version of New Orleans bustling with activity and complete with era-inspired cars, fashion and music. The game is planned for an October 7th release, and this trailer gives us a look … Continue reading Mafia III – Bringing a City to Life Trailer →

Overwatch & Total War: WARHAMMER are this week’s best selling PC games

Posted on: 31 May 2016

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, Overwatch and Total War: WARHAMMER are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG. You can view the full charts after the jump!

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine is now available

Posted on: 31 May 2016

CD Projekt RED has announced that the second expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Blood and Wine, is now available. Blood and Wine is a 20+ hour adventure full of dark deeds, unexpected twists, romance and deceit, and introduces an entirely new realm to traverse, as well as new characters and monsters.

Starbreeze acquires full rights for PAYDAY, microtransactions to be removed in the future

Posted on: 31 May 2016

Starbreeze has announced its agreement with 505 Games to acquire the full rights to the PAYDAY-franchise. The consideration for the acquisition amounts to 10.9 million B-shares in Starbreeze, equivalent to 30 MUSD (approx. 249 MSEK).

New Pre-alpha trailer released for Piranha Bytes’ ELEX

Posted on: 30 May 2016

Piranha Bytes has released a new trailer for its upcoming open world action RPG, ELEX. ELEX is described as a handcrafted action role-playing experience, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action. The game will … Continue reading New Pre-alpha trailer released for Piranha Bytes’ ELEX →