Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – Patch 2.51 Now Available, Adds Manderville Gold Saucer

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

Square Enix announced today the release of Patch 2.51 in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. According to the company, this update implements the long-awaited Manderville Gold Saucer, inspired by the famous theme park attraction the Gold Saucer from FF VII.

Titanic: Honor and Glory – New Video Shows 7 Minutes of Gameplay Footage

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

Four Funnels Entertainment has released a new video, showing 7 minutes of pure in-game footage from its upcoming title Titanic: Honor and Glory. This video shows the game’s free roaming mode, via which players can explore the Titanic. Enjoy and make sure to visit the game’s IndieGoGo campaign if you are interested in it!

Silicon Studio – GDC 2015 Middleware Showreel

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

Silicon Studio has released a new GDC 2015 trailer, showing off its amazing real-time rendering engine, Mizuchi, as well as YEBIS 3 and its versatile cross-platform game engine Paradox. Silicon Studio will be present at this year’s GDC and will show a number of live demos and sessions at its booth. Enjoy!

Frictional Games’ SOMA Enters Beta Testing Soon, New Screenshot Revealed

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

It’s been a while since our last look on Frictional Games’ SOMA, don’t you agree? Well, the indie team today broke its radio silence and revealed that the game will be entering its beta testing phase really soon. As Frictional Games noted, the game will enter its beta phase on both PC and PS4 (meaning that … Continue reading Frictional Games’ SOMA Enters Beta Testing Soon, New Screenshot Revealed →

Pneuma: Breath of Life Releases This Friday

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

Deco Digital & Bevel Studios have launched a new pre-release trailer for ‘Pneuma: Breath of Life’ and have now unveiled that the much anticipated Steam release will be coming to PC with full Oculus Rift DK2 support on the February 27th.

Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun – 30 Minutes of Gameplay Footage from the Cancelled Successor to Soul Reaver

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

NeoGAF’s member ‘Mama Robotnik‘ has shared a video showing 30 minutes of gameplay footage from the cancelled successor to Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun. As Mama Robotnik noted, the game was cancelled by Square Enix in 2012 after three years of development at Climax Studios, with Crystal Dynamics acting in an advisory role.

Project Cars – 24Hour Day – Night Cycle with Weather Transitions

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

YouTube’s ‘Yorkie065’ has shared a video in which he explains the 24hour day and night cycle in Project CARS, along with weather settings. It’s a pretty interesting video, so be sure to give it a go. Project CARS is currently planned for an April 2nd release. Enjoy!

Dying Light Gets Cool Short Live-Action Film

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

Techland and Flying Carpet Studio have created a live-action short-film “The Last Supply Drop” dedicated to Dying Light. Telling a story about four quarantine survivors’ last ditch attempt to get to an air-drop full of crucial supplies, the video brings Dying Light key gameplay features to the real life, including parkour movement, car traps, and the … Continue reading Dying Light Gets Cool Short Live-Action Film →

Cities: Skylines & Total War: ATTILA Are This Week’s Best Selling PC Titles on Steam, GMG & UK

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

The latest PC UK retail, Green Man Gaming and Steam digital charts have been revealed and as we can see, Total War: ATTILA and Cities: Skylines are this week’s best selling titles in UK, on GMG and on Steam.

This Wide Open Landscape Map Shows What Open World Games Could Look like in Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 24 Feb 2015

Alireza Khajeh Ali has informed us about a new map he’s been working in Unreal Engine 4. This map comes with Cloud Shadows support and features a nice global illumination effect, as well as very high quality textures plus normal maps at 2048×2048 resolution. The size of the map is 4033×4033. Enjoy!