Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Quixel’s Megascans GDC 2015 Demo Reel

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Quixel, an industry leader in high-end texturing solutions, specializing in art tools for the games and VFX industries, has released a new GDC 2015 trailer. This demo reel features content textured using Quixel Megascans and Quixel SUITE in V-Ray 3.0, Unreal Engine 4, Frostbite, Unity 5, Redshift, CryEngine, Marmoset Toolbag 2 and Octane Render. Enjoy!

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Announced – New Standalone Prequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Bethesda has announced a standalone prequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order called Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood will be a download-only title, will be priced at $19.99/£14.99 /€19.99, and will be available on May 5th.

Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide Gets Pre-Alpha Gameplay Teaser Trailer

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Fatshark Games has released a gameplay teaser trailer from the pre-alpha version of its upcoming Warhammer title, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide. Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide is described as a co-operative action first person shooter and melee combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy universe. The game is planned … Continue reading Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide Gets Pre-Alpha Gameplay Teaser Trailer →

CRYENGINE – GDC 2015 Screenshots Revealed

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Crytek has just released a new set of GDC 2015 screenshots for its video-game engine, CRYENGINE. These images show a variety of games that are powered by CRYENGINE, including UMBRA, Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Monster Hunter Online. In addition, we’ve added below two GDC 2015 trailers dedicated to Crytek’s engine. Enjoy!

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Releases to the PC on September 15th

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Konami Digital announced today that the highly anticipated conclusion to the Metal Gear Solid V experience, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, will be released to the PC on September 15th via Steam.

Rumour: StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Beta Phase to Be Launched End of May/Early April

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Daily Dot has reported that the closed beta phase of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void is scheduled for an end of May/early April release. According to Daily Dot, Blizzard is currently accepting requests for beta keys from the gaming press and several prominent esports organizations, and that the closed beta will begin in around … Continue reading Rumour: StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Beta Phase to Be Launched End of May/Early April →

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Off-Camera Footage from PC Version

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Yesterday, NVIDIA held a GDC Conference that was underwhelming to say the least. During that conference, CD Projekt RED showcased the PC version of The Witcher 3. In fact, this video was perhaps the only amazing thing coming from that conference. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was running on NVIDIA’s Grid cloud system in order … Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Off-Camera Footage from PC Version →

Geomerics – New Global Illumination Videos Show The Future Of Video-Game Graphics

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Geometrics Geomerics has released two new videos for its high-quality dynamic global illumination of Enlighten 3. The first video focuses focus on how dynamic transparency can be used to add realism to destructible environment and shows what developers can achieve in Unreal Engine 4, while the second video focuses on Forge; Enlighten’s lighting editor and pipeline tool … Continue reading Geomerics – New Global Illumination Videos Show The Future Of Video-Game Graphics →

Source 2 Engine Officially Announced, Available for Free to Content Developers

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

During this year’s GDC, Valve has officially unveiled Source 2 Engine. Although the company did not reveal any noteworthy new title (like, you know… Half Life 3 or Left4Dead 3), it stated – via a press release – that the engine will be available for free to all content developers.

Report: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Releases This September

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Konami has prepared a big announcement for tomorrow, however it appears that IGN may have spoiled the surprise. According to some video interviews with series creator Hideo Kojima on website IGN’s server, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be released on September 1st, and will be the final Metal Gear Solid game.