Posts by John Papadopoulos:

System Shock – Demo lacks extensive optimizations, switch to Unreal Engine could happen

Posted on: 30 Jun 2016

Neogaf’s member ‘MaxOfS2D’ (who is currently working on the remastered version of System Shock) has just revealed some new interesting information about it. According to MaxOfS2D, the demo lacked extensive optimizations as it was developed by a small team of 4 core people and one programmer. Moreover, MaxOfS2D claimed that an engine switch to Unreal … Continue reading System Shock – Demo lacks extensive optimizations, switch to Unreal Engine could happen →

BioShock: The Collection has been officially announced, coming on September 13th

Posted on: 30 Jun 2016

2K Games has announced that the BioShock: The Collection will be released on September 13th. 2K Games and Blind Squirrel Games have remastered the games for current-gen platforms, and you can view the debut trailer for BioShock: The Collection below.

ORION developer admits game ripping weapon art content off Call of Duty, fires 3D artist

Posted on: 30 Jun 2016

Developer David James has issued a new statement about the battle between Activision and Spiral Games regarding the unauthorised/illegal use of weapon art content from Call of Duty games. According to James, Spiral Games’ 3D artist did actually rip some content off the Call of Duty games, and a resolution has been reached.

AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.6.2 is now available for download

Posted on: 30 Jun 2016

AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.6.2 adds official support for the newly released Radeon RX 480 GPU. In addition, this driver brings a Crossfire profile for World of Tanks, and fixes a number of issues.

The Technomancer – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 29 Jun 2016

The Technomancer is the next sci-fi action RPG from SPIDERS, the studio behind Bound by Flame and MARS: War Logs. Powered by the Silk Engine – which is a modified version of the PhyreEngine – The Technomancer is currently available on the PC and it’s time to see how this new title performs on the … Continue reading The Technomancer – PC Performance Analysis →

Road Redemption to be fully released on October 15th

Posted on: 29 Jun 2016

PixelDash Studios and EQ-Games announced that the Road Rash-inspired Road Redemption will be fully released on October 15th. In addition, the publisher announced that the game has sold 100,000 copies to date.

AMD Radeon RX 480 – First Benchmarks Revealed

Posted on: 29 Jun 2016

The embargo for AMD’s Radeon RX 480 GPU lifts today and YouTube’s ‘Tech of Tomorrow’ has shared the first benchmarks for this brand new graphics card. Tech of Tomorrow has tested one hell of games and as we can see, the Radeon RX 480 is slower in some and faster in others than NVIDIA’s GTX 970.

Here are lots of X360 games, including Red Dead Redemption, running on the Xenia emulator

Posted on: 29 Jun 2016

It appears that the team behind the most promising Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia, is making great progress. While the emulator is still unable to run commercial games at an acceptable speed, it is actually able to boot and run them. And while this may not seem like something special to you, it’s spectacular progress for … Continue reading Here are lots of X360 games, including Red Dead Redemption, running on the Xenia emulator →

Here is Mario Kart 8 running on the latest version of CEMU (1.5.3) with almost perfect lighting

Posted on: 29 Jun 2016

YouTube’s ‘RHY3756547’ has shared a video, showcasing Mario Kart 8 running on the latest version of the best WiiU emulator, CEMU. CEMU 1.5.3. This version of CEMU comes with major lighting improvements, is available to all patreon backers and we’re pretty sure that it will be available to the public next week.

Overwatch – ‘Competitive Play’ mode is now available

Posted on: 29 Jun 2016

Blizzard has announced that a ‘Competitive Play’ mode is now available on Overwatch. According to the press release, Competitive Play is designed for those who truly want to put their skills to the test, and offers a more serious experience than Quick Play or Weekly Brawl! modes.