Posts by John Papadopoulos:

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.

Avalanche’s Mad Max to Be Released on September 4th

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

Warner Bros and Avalanche Studios revealed today that Mad Max is scheduled for a September 4th release. Mad Max aims to deliver open world gameplay in a post-apocalyptic setting where cars are the key to survival. What’s really surprising here is that Warner Bros did not release any new screenshots or trailers for this game, something that … Continue reading Avalanche’s Mad Max to Be Released on September 4th →

Unity 5 – First Screenshots & Trailers Released

Posted on: 04 Mar 2015

A couple of hours ago, we informed you about the availability of Unity 5. Unity 5 comes in two versions; Personal and Professional. Unity 5 features an all-new physics and graphics engine, and Unity3D has unveiled the first screenshots and trailers for it that can be viewed below. Enjoy!

Unity 5 Releases Today, Will Be Available In Personal (Free) & Professional (Paid) Editions

Posted on: 03 Mar 2015

While Unity3D will hold a livestream today (in an hour that can be viewed below), some big news got leaked prior to it. The official website had – momentarily – revealed the availability of Unity 5. Even though Unity3D was quick to react, a number of viewers were able to screen-grab the website before its latest … Continue reading Unity 5 Releases Today, Will Be Available In Personal (Free) & Professional (Paid) Editions →

New Gameplay Video Released for Unreal Engine 4-powered “Loading Human”

Posted on: 03 Mar 2015

Untold Games has released a new gameplay demo for Loading Human, created to showcase the virtual reality adventure game at this year’s GDC. The gameplay demo has been developed using the new Unreal Engine 4, and implements Untold’s proprietary New Locomotion system, which uses the headset to rotate and thus reducing motion sickness. Untold has also … Continue reading New Gameplay Video Released for Unreal Engine 4-powered “Loading Human” →

Resident Evil Revelations 2 – Open Beta Program Brings Official Local Split-Screen Co-Op

Posted on: 03 Mar 2015

Capcom has just launched an open beta program for Resident Evil Revelations 2, via which players can gain access to the local split-screen co-op mode (that was cut from the initial release). As the company noted, PC gamers can enjoy local split-screen co-op in both Campaign and Raid modes.