About: John Papadopoulos

Website: DSOGaming : https://www.dsogaming.com
Bio: John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the "The Evolution of PC graphics cards." Contact: Email

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Horizon Chase Is Another Racer Inspired by the 80s, Gets Teaser Trailer

Posted on: 25 May 2015

Our reader ‘Universe’ has informed about another racing game inspired by the 80s, called Horizon Chase. Developed by Aquiris Game Studio, Horizon Chase is a homage to the 80s and early 90s classic racing games, starring composer Barry Leitch, the creator of legendary Top Gear, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 and Rush series of games soundtracks. … Continue reading Horizon Chase Is Another Racer Inspired by the 80s, Gets Teaser Trailer →

Star Citizen Suffers 40GB Assets Leak, Bengal Carrier Rendered in the Consumer Version of CRYENGINE

Posted on: 25 May 2015

Star Citizen and Cloud Imperium Games have suffered a massive assets leak. A couple of hours ago, a community manager for CIG posted a screen shot that included a partial URL. Naturally, some people guessed the rest and were able to get on a torrent containing around 40GB of unreleased assets.

The Witcher 3 Hunter’s Config Is A Must Have Tool, Gives You Easy Access To Extensive Options

Posted on: 24 May 2015

We are pretty sure that a lot of PC gamers would love to tweak some of The Witcher 3’s .INI options but are put off by the whole procedure. Well, get ready everyone for a treat. Modder ‘MelekTaus’ has released a configuration tool via which you can easily gain access to numerous graphics options.

Grand Theft Auto V – Mod Awesomeness – Just Cause 2 Grappling Hook Mod Released

Posted on: 24 May 2015

Now this is why we love mods. JulioNIB, the modder that brought us Iron Man, Hulk and Watch_Dogs mods for GTA IV, has released a new mod for GTA V that introduces a grappling hook inspired by Just Cause 2. And it looks glorious.

Power Drive 2000 Is An 80’s Sci-Fi Inspired Arcade Racer That Deserves Your Attention

Posted on: 24 May 2015

Now this passed under everyone’s radar. A Kickstarter campaign was launched for Power Drive 2000 a couple of days ago; an 80’s sci-fi inspired arcade racer with a talking car. And yes, it looks bloody cool, so be sure to check it out.

NVIDIA on The Witcher 3 – New Driver Updates Will Address Kepler Issues

Posted on: 23 May 2015

NVIDIA has just announced that it has discovered a  couple of issues that affected Kepler GPUs in The Witcher 3, and is currently working on driver updates to resolve them. This is undoubtedly great news for all owners of such graphics cards, as the performance of CDPR’s RPG was underwhelming on those GPUs.

AMD on The Witcher 3 Hairworks Performance Issues, Optimization & Graphics Innovation

Posted on: 23 May 2015

It’s been a really tough week for AMD. The Witcher 3 has just been released and according to reports, the game’s Hairworks effects have a huge performance impact on all Radeon GPUs. AMD accused NVIDIA for sabotaging AMD cards in The Witcher 3, and some media tried defending the green team. And AMD decided yesterday to … Continue reading AMD on The Witcher 3 Hairworks Performance Issues, Optimization & Graphics Innovation →

Umbra Tech Prototype – Here Are 8 Minutes of Gameplay Footage

Posted on: 23 May 2015

SolarFall Games has provided us access to Umbra’s Tech Prototype Demo, and below you can find a video showing 8 minutes of gameplay mayhem. Umbra is an isometric action RPG powered by CRYENGINE. As SolarFall noted, this tech prototype isn’t reflective of final game and story, but gives a good idea of how the final game … Continue reading Umbra Tech Prototype – Here Are 8 Minutes of Gameplay Footage →

Black Mesa – Mod Version (2012) versus Retail Version (2015)

Posted on: 22 May 2015

Imgur’s member ‘NateDGreat3‘ has released some interesting comparison screenshots between the 2012 and the 2015 versions of Black Mesa. As we’ve already said, the retail version of Black Mesa is powered by a new engine and these screenshots showcase some of the improvements that were introduced thanks to it. Mod images are on the left … Continue reading Black Mesa – Mod Version (2012) versus Retail Version (2015) →

F1 2015 Delayed to July 10th, Gets In-Engine Teaser Trailer

Posted on: 22 May 2015

Codemasters announced that its upcoming F1 title, F1 2015, has been slightly delayed. Originally planned for a June release, this next installment in the F1 series will see the light of day on July 10th. In addition, Codemasters released an in-engine teaser trailer for it that can be viewed below. Enjoy!