Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Sid Meier’s Starships Announced, Coming In Spring 2015, Announcement Trailer Unveiled

Posted on: 19 Jan 2015

2K Games and Firaxis announced today Sid Meier’s Starships. Sid Meier’s Starships is a new turn-based, adventure-driven interstellar strategy game, and is coming to PC, Mac and iPad in Spring 2015. 2K Games has released an announcement trailer – as well as the first artworks and screenshots – that can be viewed below.

Dying Light – Here Are The PC Graphics Options, Features NVIDIA GameWorks Effects

Posted on: 19 Jan 2015

Dying Light is almost upon us and Guru3D’s member ‘Kezen‘ has shared an image showing the game’s PC graphics options. As we can see, PC gamers will be able to adjust Textures/Shadows/Foliage/FX quality, enable/disable NVIDIA’s Special Effects, and increase the map size of Shadows up to 4096. Naturally, there are also options for VSync and Refresh … Continue reading Dying Light – Here Are The PC Graphics Options, Features NVIDIA GameWorks Effects →

Football Manager 2015 & H1Z1 Are This Week’s Best Selling PC Titles

Posted on: 19 Jan 2015

The latest PC UK retail and Steam digital charts have been revealed and as we can see, Football Manager 2015 and H1Z1 are this week’s best selling titles in UK and on Steam.

Epic’s Tim Sweeney Says That Unreal Engine 1 May One Day Go Open Source

Posted on: 19 Jan 2015

Now here is something really interesting. When fans asked Epic Games on its forums whether the team would open source Unreal Engine 1 and 2, Tim Sweeney replied and claimed that they might – one day – open source the original Unreal Engine.

Here Is What A HD Remake Of “Jak II” Could Look Like In CRYENGINE

Posted on: 18 Jan 2015

Deviant Artist Floordan has been working on a new CRYENGINE map based on Naughty Dogs’ Jak II game, and has recently released a video from it. As with all similar videos, this gives us an idea of what a HD remake of that old title would look like in modern-day game engines. It looks cool, … Continue reading Here Is What A HD Remake Of “Jak II” Could Look Like In CRYENGINE →

Gears Of War Map Recreated In Unreal Engine 4 [Finished Project]

Posted on: 18 Jan 2015

As we’ve already informed you, Dave3d has been working on an Unreal Engine 4 map based on Epic’s Gears of War. Dave3d first recreated the map in UDK and then moved his project to Unreal Engine 4. Yesterday, the artist finished the map, showing two screenshots from its Unreal Engine 4 version. We’ve also included … Continue reading Gears Of War Map Recreated In Unreal Engine 4 [Finished Project] →

Editorial – Your GOTY 2014, Spencer Joins The Team, Your Most Anticipated Game Of 2015 Poll

Posted on: 18 Jan 2015

As you may have noticed, our GOTY 2014 poll has already ended and according to you – our readers – Dragon Age: Inquisition was the best overall game of 2014. Not surprising given the fact that a lot of games were delayed to 2015. We’ve screen-grabbed the results and you can view them below.

Grey Goo Gets Spectacular Cinematic Launch Trailer, Releases Next Week

Posted on: 18 Jan 2015

Grey Box and Petroglyph have released an amazing cinematic launch trailer for their upcoming real-time strategy game, Grey Goo. This trailer does not feature any gameplay footage, so don’t get so excited about it. Grey Goo releases on January 23rd, and will be playable at this year’s PAX South event.

Dying Light – Digital Copies Still On Schedule For A January Release, Physical Copies To Be Delayed

Posted on: 18 Jan 2015

After the latest rumors surrounding Dying Light’s release, Techland decided to break its silence and shed some light on what exactly is happening. According to the developer, the digital copies of Dying Light are still scheduled for a January release, however the physical copies will be delayed shortly.

GDC State of the Industry: PC Remains Top Platform For Developers, Surpassing Both PS4 & Xbox One

Posted on: 17 Jan 2015

As you may already know, PC gaming is far from dead. In fact, PC gaming was never at the brink of extinction, despite what some publications or erroneous reports claimed a couple of years ago. And today’s GDC’s reports further strengthen the belief that PC gaming is among the healthiest platforms out there.