Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Tom Clancy’s The Division Won’t Be Plagued by Microtransactions

Posted on: 27 Feb 2016

Ubisoft’s community manager, Natchai Stappers, claimed yesterday that there won’t be any microtransactions in Tom Clancy’s The Division. Of course this is good news, as a lot of gamers feared that The Division would turn into a P2W game. Stappers claimed that this won’t be the case here.

Symbol of Destruction – Side-Scrolling Space Shooter with Fully Destructible Environments, Created by a Single Person

Posted on: 27 Feb 2016

TELI Games has released a new trailer for Symbol of Destruction, showing pre-alpha footage of the first side-scrolling space shooter with fully destructible environment. Symbol of Destruction is created by a single person, and this trailer shows off the unique core mechanics, a few enemy types and the first end-level boss, a giant mechanical vulture. … Continue reading Symbol of Destruction – Side-Scrolling Space Shooter with Fully Destructible Environments, Created by a Single Person →

Nelo Is a New Sci-Fi Action-Adventure Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Kickstarter Campaign Launched

Posted on: 27 Feb 2016

Remember Nelo? No? Well, back in 2014 we informed you about this indie title. Developed by Magic & Mirrors, Nelo is an arcade twin-stick shooter with elements of modern games, is fast-paced, will support two viewpoints (third-person and top-down). Two years later and here we are today with the team launching a Kickstarter campaign for it.

Rise of the Tomb Raider Sold Digitally Three Times Better on PC Than on Xbox One in Its First Month

Posted on: 26 Feb 2016

SuperData Arcade has issued some interesting sales figures. According to them, Rise of the Tomb Raider sold almost three times as many units on PC than it did on console during its first month. Do note that this is only for digital sales, and not for overall sales.

Swiss Retailer Lists Battlefield 5 as a “tactical shooter in WW1”

Posted on: 26 Feb 2016

Swiss retailer WOG.ch has listed Battlefield 5 as a tactical shooter that takes place in WW1. According to the retailer, Battlefield 5 will be released on October 25th and is coming on current-gen platforms only (PC and current-gen consoles).

Next Car Game: Wreckfest – New Update Improves All Suspension Setups & Implements New Grass

Posted on: 26 Feb 2016

Bugbear Entertainment has released a new update for Next Car Game: Wreckfest. According to its changelog, this update implements an experimental version of part repairing and crew mechanics, as well as new grass. In addition, this patch improves all suspension setups and packs various server improvements. This patch will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can … Continue reading Next Car Game: Wreckfest – New Update Improves All Suspension Setups & Implements New Grass →

Call of Cthulhu Officially Unveiled – New Details + First Screenshots Revealed

Posted on: 26 Feb 2016

Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide have officially revealed Call of Cthulhu. Developed by seasoned studio Cyanide, Call of Cthulhu is an RPG-Investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics, set in a deeply immersive world.

X Rebirth – Update 4.0 & Home of Light Expansion Are Now Available

Posted on: 26 Feb 2016

Egosoft released for free a new update for X Rebirth that updates it to version 4.0 and comes with some new and interesting features. In addition, Egosoft announced today the release of Home of Light; a new expansion of the X Rebirth universe that makes best use of the many new features of X Rebirth 4.0.

SUPERHOT Is Now Available On The PC

Posted on: 26 Feb 2016

The SUPERHOT Team has announced that its  stylishly time-bending FPS in which time moves only when you move, SUPERHOT, is available today on the PC. In order to celebrate this announcement, the team has released the game’s launch trailer that can be viewed below.

Ashes of the Singularity – Beta 2 Now Available

Posted on: 25 Feb 2016

Stardock released today Beta 2 of its upcoming massive-scale real-time strategy game, Ashes of the Singularity. As the press release, Beta 2 includes a new DirectX 12 benchmark developed by Oxide Games as well as explicit support for new DirectX 12 features such as multiple GPUs and Asynchronous compute.