Posts by John Papadopoulos:

3DMark API Overhead Feature Test Now Available – First DirectX 12 Application Test

Posted on: 26 Mar 2015

Futuremark has released the first application test via which PC users can measure the performance differences between DirectX 12, DirectX 11 and AMD’s Mantle API. Via this test, PC users can get an idea of the benefits they’ll be getting – on their particular PC system – from the CPU-side improvements of DirectX 12.

Halo Online Gets Announcement Trailer

Posted on: 26 Mar 2015

Syber Interactive Studio and Innova released the announcement trailer for Halo Online. Halo Online is a PC exclusive F2P title based on the universe of Halo. The game will be powered by an enhanced version of Halo 3’s engine and will feature graphics similar to those of Halo 4. Halo Online will be releasing in … Continue reading Halo Online Gets Announcement Trailer →

Battlefield: Hardline – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 26 Mar 2015

Battlefield: Hardline was originally meant to be released in 2014, however EA and Visceral decided to delay this new entry to the Battlefield series in order to properly playtest and further polish it. GreenManGaming has provided us with a review code for it, so it’s time now to see how this title performs on the PC … Continue reading Battlefield: Hardline – PC Performance Analysis →

Halo Online Revealed – Free-To-Play FPS Exclusively for the PC, Powered by Reworked Halo 3 Engine

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

Syber Interactive Studio and publisher Innova revealed today a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter based on the Halo franchise, called Halo Online. Halo Online will be coming exclusively on the PC, is powered by a reworked version of the Halo 3 Engine, and will be coming to Russia (though a European release is not excluded as … Continue reading Halo Online Revealed – Free-To-Play FPS Exclusively for the PC, Powered by Reworked Halo 3 Engine →

Dungeons of Aledorn – Old School Hardcore RPG Featuring Turn-Based Combat System

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

Team 21 has informed us about a spiritual successor to the old-school hardcore RPG/Dungeon Crawler masterpieces, called Dungeons of Aledorn. Dungeons of Aledorn combines a tactical combat system and a first person view in order to explore its world, and has a Kickstarter campaign that ends in 16 days.

Melancholy Republic – 16bit JRPG That Promises to Be A “Heartbreaking Tragedy”

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

Kelly McGuire has informed us about a JRPG she’s been working on – as a co-writer and editor – called Melancholy Republic. Melancholy Republic is being developed by Cloud Runner Studios, aims to be a 16-bit JRPG cinematic story driven game, and there is a Kickstarter campaign for it that ends in 16 days (aiming to raise … Continue reading Melancholy Republic – 16bit JRPG That Promises to Be A “Heartbreaking Tragedy” →

Brutal Half-Life – Brutal Mod Inspired by Brutal Doom – Beta 0.1 Now Available

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

Half Life fans, get ready for a treat. Last week, the first public beta version of Brutal Half Life got released. This beta release of the mod inspired by Brutal Doom packs custom gibs, and offers the ability to dismember enemies. In addition, new blood sprites and decals have been added.

Battlefield: Hardline Plagued By “Tages-Like” DRM, Game Locks Due to Hardware Changes

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

Back in 2012, Ubisoft was criticized for the DRM system used in Anno 2070; a really annoying DRM that locked the game whenever there was a certain number of hardware changes made to a computer (like changing your graphics cards). Obviously, this draconical DRM frustrated everyone and it appears that Visceral’s latest Battlefield game is plagued by a … Continue reading Battlefield: Hardline Plagued By “Tages-Like” DRM, Game Locks Due to Hardware Changes →

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Two New Screenshots Revealed

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

As you may have noticed, yesterday we did not post any new screenshots for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Blasphemy. Blasphemy I tell you. How could this be? Well, in order to redeem ourselves for such a thing, today we present you two new screenshots that have been recently revealed. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is … Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Two New Screenshots Revealed →

Xbox 360 Emulator “Xenia” Runs Real Game “A-Train HX” at 60FPS

Posted on: 25 Mar 2015

Ben Vanik, creator of the Xbox 360 Emulator “Xenia” has released a new video, showcasing his emulator running A-Train HX at 60 frames per second. As Ben noted, there are currently a few graphical issues due to unimplemented shaders, but this game is currently fully playable on Xenia. And while this may not feel THAT … Continue reading Xbox 360 Emulator “Xenia” Runs Real Game “A-Train HX” at 60FPS →