Posts by John Papadopoulos:

NASCAR Heat Evolution announced, to be released on September 13th

Posted on: 20 May 2016

Dusenberry Martin Racing today announced the future of NASCAR gaming with NASCAR Heat Evolution will be launching on September 13th, and promises to provide fans with a brand-new and authentic racing experience.

Crytek on DX12, Vulkan, Async Compute, Global Illumination, Ray-tracing, Physically-based Rendering & E3 Demos

Posted on: 20 May 2016

A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Crytek’s Technical Director, Rok Erjavec. We talked with Rok about DX12, Vulkan, Async Compute, physically-based rendering, the Global Illumination solution of CRYENGINE, the possibility of a full ray-tracing lighting system, and the future of Crytek’s engine. Enjoy the interview after the jump!

Halo 5’s map making tool “Forge” is coming to the PC, will be available for free

Posted on: 20 May 2016

Microsoft has announced that Halo 5’s map making tool, Forge, will be coming for free on the PC. Now before jumping around like little bunnies, know that this does not mean that Halo 5 is coming to our platform. Nope. Microsoft has no such plans. Still, PC gamers can go ahead and recreate the entire … Continue reading Halo 5’s map making tool “Forge” is coming to the PC, will be available for free →

Styx: Shards of Darkness – Three new beautiful screenshots released

Posted on: 19 May 2016

Focus Home Interactive has released three new screenshots for Styx: Shards of Darkness. Styx: Shards of Darkness is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and today’s new images reveal a few of the many dangers the green anti-hero will have to face during his journey. The game is planned for a 2016 release on the PC. Enjoy!

The Technomancer – New trailer focuses on companions

Posted on: 19 May 2016

Focus Home Interactive has released a new trailer for The Technomancer. The Technomancer releases on June 28th and this trailer focuses on the companions that players will meet in it. Furthermore, Focus Home Interactive revealed brand new information about those companions.

Batman: Return to Arkham – Unreal Engine 3 versus Unreal Engine 4 comparison screenshots

Posted on: 19 May 2016

As we’ve already said, Batman: Return to Arkham is not coming to the PC. Gearnuke has shared some comparison screenshots between the UE3 and the UE4 versions of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. In addition, NeoGAF’s member ‘MilkyJoe‘ shared some additional comparison screenshots between the original and the remastered versions of these two titles. 

Dark Souls 3 Update 1.07 detailed, coming on May 20th

Posted on: 19 May 2016

FromSoftware has detailed the new upcoming update for Dark Souls III. According to the team, this new patch will update your game’s version to 1.07, and will improve the Password matching feature. This patch will be deployed tomorrow (May 20th) from 10am to 12pm CEST, and you can read its complete changelog below.

Here is one hour of gameplay footage from the latest alpha build of Escape from Tarkov

Posted on: 19 May 2016

Battlestate Games livestreamed yesterday the latest alpha build of Escape from Tarkov. During the livestream, the team demonstrated in real-time different gameplay elements, weapon handling, character loadout, equipment setup and inventory. We know that a lot of you are interested in this upcoming hardcore narrative MMO game, so go ahead and watch the video after … Continue reading Here is one hour of gameplay footage from the latest alpha build of Escape from Tarkov →

Here is 15 minutes of gameplay footage from Hard Reset Redux

Posted on: 19 May 2016

Gambitious Digital Entertainment has released a new video, showing 15 minutes of gameplay footage from Hard Reset Redux. According to the publisher, Hard Reset Redux will get reenergized for modern audiences with an upgraded visual engine and rebalanced gameplay, along with new enemies and weaponry. The game is currently planned for a June 3rd release. Enjoy!

Creative Assembly details CPU & GPU optimizations for Total War: WARHAMMER

Posted on: 19 May 2016

Creative Assembly has released more PC tech details about Total War: WARHAMMER. According to the team, Total War: WARHAMMER has been optimized so it can take advantage of multiple CPU cores. This basically means that the game will scale better on multiple CPU cores, meaning that it will not suffer from single-threaded limitations/issues.