Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Sonic The Hedgehog Goes Open World In Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 15 Jul 2015

YouTube’s “CryZENx” has shared a new video, showing Sonic The Hedgehog in Unreal Engine 4’s tech demo, A Boy & His Kite. While this is not a perfect conversion yet (animations are rough and there isn’t any collision detection with the animals), it looks really really cool. In fact, it will give you an idea … Continue reading Sonic The Hedgehog Goes Open World In Unreal Engine 4 →

YAGER Is No Longer Working On Dead Island 2

Posted on: 15 Jul 2015

Deep Silver has just announced its decision to part ways with development partner YAGER. This basically means that YAGER is no longer working on Dead Island 2. Not only that, but Deep Silver did not reveal any other studio working on it, meaning that the game will most probably miss its 2016 release.

Project CARS 2 – Race Car Driver Nicolas Hamilton Will Serve As Handling Consultant

Posted on: 15 Jul 2015

Slightly Mad Studios announced that accomplished race car driver Nicolas Hamilton will continue to serve as Handling Consultant for the studio’s developing Project CARS 2 title.

Way of the Samurai 4 Hits Steam On July 23rd

Posted on: 15 Jul 2015

Ghostlight has announced that Way of the Samurai 4 will be released on Steam on July 23rd, and will be priced at $24.99. In addition to this news, Ghostlight are offering a massive 40% Steam Pre-Purchase discount which will be available from the 16th July, until the game is released. Enjoy!

F1 2015 – Second Update Improves Stability, Fixes Game Timer “Frame Spikes” Bug

Posted on: 14 Jul 2015

Codemasters has released a new update for the PC version of F1 2015. According to its changelog, this new update further improves the game’s stability and fixes the game timer that was running too fast during frame spikes. This update will be auto-downloaded from Steam, and you can view its complete changelog below.

Dispatcher – Unreal Engine 4-based Horror RPG – Available On Steam Via Early Access Program

Posted on: 14 Jul 2015

Civil Savages announced today the launch of Dispatcher on Steam Early Access. Dispatcher is described as a survival horror with RPG elements for PC based on Unreal Engine 4.

Star Wars: Battlefront – No Split-screen Support On PC, Walker Assault Mode Detailed

Posted on: 14 Jul 2015

Electronic Arts and DICE have posted some new FAQ notes, in which they revealed that the PC version of Star Wars: Battlefront won’t feature any split-screen support. Now I may be the only one here that is not upset about such a thing, but how many of you wished for a split-screen mode in Battlefield?

Solarix – Patch 1.3 Improves AI, Addresses Player Movement Concerns

Posted on: 14 Jul 2015

Pulsetense Games has released a new patch for Solarix, in which the team addressed community members concerns regarding player movement and the states which the artificial intelligence works in. Pulsetense Games plans to continue to support Solarix with more patches adding more functionality and features as well as offering accessibility for other platforms such as OS X.

F1 2015 – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 14 Jul 2015

F1 2015 is the current-gen only F1 racing game that Codemasters has been working on these past few months. Green Man Gaming was kind enough to provide us with a key, so it’s time now to see how this game performs on the PC platform.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 – First Screenshots Revealed

Posted on: 14 Jul 2015

CI Games has released the first screenshots for Sniper Ghost Warrior 3. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 is set in a modern day conflict based in Eastern Europe, and will feature non-linear and sandbox-style gameplay on large open-ended maps that will give players the flexibility to play and replay the missions in a number of different ways. Enjoy!