Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Life Is Strange – Development Is on Track, Still Planned for Release before the End of March

Posted on: 28 Feb 2015

A couple of days ago, a rumour surfaced regarding the release date of Life is Strange’s second episode. As the rumour suggested, this second episode was to be delayed, and yesterday DONTNOD shed some light on it. As the official Twitter account of Life is Strange claimed, the second episode of the game is still planned for … Continue reading Life Is Strange – Development Is on Track, Still Planned for Release before the End of March →

This Is One of the Best Forest Environments You’ve Ever Seen, Powered by Unreal Engine 4 & Megascans

Posted on: 28 Feb 2015

Quixel has released a new video, showing a jungle environment in Unreal Engine 4 using Megascans. Megascans is a massive online library of thousands of physically based material scans and fully scanned 3D assets. A similar ‘scanning’ technique was used in the beautiful ‘The Vanishing of Ethan Carter’ from The Astronauts. And this latest environment from … Continue reading This Is One of the Best Forest Environments You’ve Ever Seen, Powered by Unreal Engine 4 & Megascans →

Wasteland 2 Gets Major Patch – Will Be Updated to Unity 5, Will Support Physically Based Shading

Posted on: 28 Feb 2015

inXile Entertainment has rolled out a major patch for Wasteland 2 that adds Steam Achievements for Mac OS X and Linux, comes with a massive list of bug fixes, and sports localization fixes and updates across all language.

Just Cause Creator’s F2P Hunting Game Hits 5 Million Registered Users

Posted on: 28 Feb 2015

Avalanche Studios and Expansive Worlds have announced that theHunter has reached more than 5 million registered players, making it the largest virtual hunting community in the world. Moreover – and as the companies noted – 4 million of the total players have joined in the last 22 months.

Green Man Gaming Offers A Number Of Classic Mega-Drive Games At Only $1.25 Each

Posted on: 28 Feb 2015

Green Man Gaming has informed us about a very special offer that will last until Saturday 4PM UTC. As GMG told us, a number of classic Mega-Drive games (that are obviously “ported” to the PC) are on offer for $1.25 each. GMG’s special deal includes Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Ecco the Dolphin, Streets of Rage 2, … Continue reading Green Man Gaming Offers A Number Of Classic Mega-Drive Games At Only $1.25 Each →

Grand Theft Auto V – 15 Brand New PC Screenshots Released

Posted on: 27 Feb 2015

Rockstar has just released fifteen new screenshots from the PC version of GTA V. GTA V was meant to hit the PC next month, but Rockstar decided to delay it in order to further polish it. The game is now scheduled for an April 14th release, and promises to be the best visually – and technologically … Continue reading Grand Theft Auto V – 15 Brand New PC Screenshots Released →

Fable Legends – New Screenshots Released

Posted on: 27 Feb 2015

Microsoft and Lionhead Studios have released a new set of screenshots for Fable Legends. Fable Legends will be a F2P title, will offer crossplay between PC and Xbox One, and will take advantage of Microsoft’s newest API, DX12. Enjoy!

Mortal Kombat X Gets Story Trailer

Posted on: 27 Feb 2015

Warner Bros released today the official story trailer for Mortal Kombat X, showcasing the new generation of characters as they join forces to fight against the power hungry clone Mileena and her Outworld rebel army. Taking place 25 years after the events of Mortal Kombat (2011), the new generation of characters will discover that Outworld … Continue reading Mortal Kombat X Gets Story Trailer →

Graphine’s Texture Streaming Middleware Will Bring Ultra-High Quality Graphics To VR at 90FPS

Posted on: 27 Feb 2015

Graphine announced today that it will  be bringing movie-like graphics to real-time, be it games or VR experiences. As the press release reads, this accomplishment is made possible by Graphine’s advanced texture streaming middleware ‘Granite SDK’.

Resident Evil 4: HD Project – New Mind-Blowing Comparison Screenshots Released

Posted on: 27 Feb 2015

Albert Marin has released some new comparison screenshots between the HD Mod project and the vanilla version of Resident Evil 4. Albert and Chris (the duo behind this mod project) have done an incredible job overhauling the game’s textures (while also retaining their original design style). The following images will simply amaze you with what … Continue reading Resident Evil 4: HD Project – New Mind-Blowing Comparison Screenshots Released →