Posts by John Papadopoulos:

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 is now available, optimized driver for DOOM Vulkan

Posted on: 12 Jul 2016

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.7.2 enables performance enhancements through support for Async Compute and Shader Intrinsics in DOOM Vulkan. 

Homefront: The Revolution – Latest update adds two new missions to Resistance Mode

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

Dambuster Studios has released a new update for Homefront: The Revolution. According to its changelog, this update adds two new missions to the Resistance Mode. In addition, this patch comes with various fixes and improvements. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can read its complete changelog below.

Brawlout is a competitive platform fighting game inspired by Super Smash Bros

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

Angry Mob Games has announced a new competitive platform fighting game called Brawlout. Brawlout’s platforming elements and win conditions were inspired – as the title suggests – by Super Smash Bros, while the various combat moves and ground combos were largely inspired by games like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.

Arma 3 Apex expansion is now available

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

Bohemia Interactive has just released the Apex expansion for Arma 3. This expansion features new terrain, armed forces, weapons, vehicles, co-op campaign, and more.

DOOM benefits greatly from Vulkan – Vulkan versus OpenGL Performance Comparison

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

id Software has just released a new patch for DOOM that adds support for Vulkan. Naturally, we went ahead and tested some scenes that were performing poorly under OpenGL 4.5. And we are happy to report that id Software has nailed it as DOOM runs way, way, way better under the Vulkan API.

DOOM – New patch adds Vulkan support

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

Bethesda and id Software have just released a new update for DOOM that adds Vulkan support. Yeap, PC gamers can experiment with this brand new API and see whether the game runs better thanks to it.

The Sims 4, Grand Theft Auto V & DOOM are this week’s best selling PC games

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

The latest PC UK retail, Steam Digital and Green Man Gaming charts have been revealed and as we can see, The Sims 4, Grand Theft Auto V and DOOM are this week’s best selling games in UK, on Steam and on GMG. You can view the full charts after the jump!

Project Tiger is a fan-made 2D side-scrolling tribute to Bungie’s Destiny, available for download

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

Brenton Whitwell has released a 2D PC side-scroller based on Bungie’s Destiny. And since Destiny does not appear to be coming to our platform, this is the closest PC gamers will ever get to its universe.

Grand Theft Auto V’s graphical overhaul mod, GTA5Redux, will be released on August 26th

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

Josh Romito has announced that his graphics mod for Grand Theft Auto V, GTA5Redux, will be released on August 26th. GTA5Redux promises to feature brand new, 4k, fire, explosion, smoke, particle effects, and new debris textures, as well as newly worked physics and explosive reactions, as well as an entirely overhauled weapon system.

JC3-MP Mod – Multiplayer mod for Just Cause 3 – has been cancelled

Posted on: 11 Jul 2016

In case you were not aware of, there were two multiplayer mods for Just Cause 3 under development; JC3-MP and nanos JC3:MP. Unfortunately, though, it appears that the JC3-MP mod has been officially cancelled.