Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Avalanche on Avalanche Engine’s Future, Tech Features, DX12 & Dynamic Tessellation Plans

Posted on: 10 May 2015

A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Alvar Jansson, the lead graphics programmer on Mad Max. Alvar told us Avalanche’s plans for its Avalanche Engine. In addition, Alvar revealed that the team is currently experimenting with some interesting tech that may take advantage of both DX12 and dynamic tessellation. Enjoy!

The Witcher 3 – Gameplay Reveal 2013 Trailer versus 2015 Build – Comparison Shows Downgraded Visuals

Posted on: 10 May 2015

‘Downgraded’ is a word that most developers hate. Still, and since CD Projekt RED was open to comparisons between the game’s final and 2013 versions, who decided to share these comparison screenshots that show how the game has changed over its course of development. 

Project CARS – Ultra versus Low Comparison Screenshots

Posted on: 09 May 2015

GreenManGaming has provided us with a key for Slightly Mad Studios’ racer, Project CARS, and below you can find some comparison screenshots between the game’s Ultra and Low settings. Ultra images are on the left whereas Low images are on the right.

Unreal Engine 4-powered 4X Space RTS “Starfall Tactics” Gets Kickstarter Campaign

Posted on: 09 May 2015

Snowforged Entertainment has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new 4X space RTS, Starfall Tactics. Starfall Tactics will be free to download and play, and it follows the Hearthstone model with booster packs as microtransactions. The team aims to raise $45K with its Kickstarter campaign and has 33 days in order to meet this goal.

First Screenshots Released For Downward – Unreal Engine 4-powered Open-World Parkour Game

Posted on: 09 May 2015

Caracal Games shared with us the first screenshots for its upcoming Unreal Engine 4 powered game, Downward. Downward is a landscaping parkour-based open world game that is currently planned for a Winter 2016 release on the PC. Enjoy!

Grand Theft Auto V – Two Videos From The iCEnhancer Timecycle Mod Surface

Posted on: 09 May 2015

Our reader ‘Jonathan Gustafsson’ gained access to the experimental version of the iCEnhancer Timecycle mod for GTA V, and shared two videos from it. In this WIP version, Hayssam Keilany has removed the DOF weird noise effect during player transition and weapon changing, reduced the fog amount, removed the blurry background, changed the sun color … Continue reading Grand Theft Auto V – Two Videos From The iCEnhancer Timecycle Mod Surface →

CRYENGINE-powered Action RPG, Umbra, Gets New Screenshots & Gameplay Trailer

Posted on: 09 May 2015

SolarFall Games have released a gameplay mechanics video as well as some new screenshots, for their forthcoming title, Umbra – an action RPG, powered by CryEngine3. The video gives a taste of the game ahead of the imminent launch of their Kickstarter campaign.

Massive Entertainment & Ubisoft Annecy Join Forces, Four Studios Now Working on the Division

Posted on: 09 May 2015

Ubisoft announced today that Ubisoft Annecy and Massive Entertainment have joined forces in order to create Tom Clancy’s The Division. Ubisoft Annecy is the fourth studio that is currently working on The Division. The other three are; Massive Entertainment, Red Storm and Reflections.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 09 May 2015

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, the standalone expansion and prequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order, has been released and it’s time now to see how this game performs on the PC platform. Like its predecessor, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is powered by id Tech 5, and is plagued by a variety of technical issues due to … Continue reading Wolfenstein: The Old Blood – PC Performance Analysis →

Pillars of Eternity – Patch 1.05 Now Available on Steam, Changelog Revealed

Posted on: 08 May 2015

Obsidian Entertainment has released a new patch for the Steam version of Pillars of Eternity. This patch contains lots of fixes and improvements, and will be coming to GoG and Origin within the next few days. Obsidian has also revealed the changelog for this update, so take a deep breath and read it after the jump.