Posts by John Papadopoulos:

CRYENGINE – Destruction Playground Tech Demo Available, Shows Impressive Physics In Real-Time

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Remember that amazing video from CRYENGINE that showcased some impressive real-time physics effects? Well, get ready for a treat as YouTube’s member ’18T220′ has released a tech demo based on it. Since this is a demanding tech demo, 18T220 recommends mid/high end PC’s only. In addition, 18T220 has released a new video from this demo … Continue reading CRYENGINE – Destruction Playground Tech Demo Available, Shows Impressive Physics In Real-Time →

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – GDC 2014 Clip Shows Umbra 3 Optimizations

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Sid Spyker has shared a video from CD Projekt RED’s GDC 2014 presentation, in which the company showcased a new gameplay section from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This scene was used to show the improvements to the game’s rendering system that have been implemented thanks to Umbra 3’s middleware. This video will not blow … Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – GDC 2014 Clip Shows Umbra 3 Optimizations →

Alien: Isolation Is Powered By An In-House Engine, Will Support Multiple CPU Cores, Mantle Support Possible

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Our dear friends over at PCGamesHardware have conducted an interview with Creative Assembly, in which the development revealed some new details about its upcoming Alien title. According to Creative Assembly, the team is considering AMD’s new API, Mantle, as it looks very interesting and the game will not support Nvidia’s PhysX.

Dragon Fin Soup – Classic JRPG – Gets New Alpha Gameplay Footage

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Grimm Bros has informed us about a new alpha gameplay video for its upcoming classic JRPG, Dragon Fin Soup. Dragon Fin Soup is a classic JRPG style game in development by indie studio Grimm Bros which blends together Tactical Action & Roguelike elements set in a charming, twisted, dark, fairy tale inspired world. It looks … Continue reading Dragon Fin Soup – Classic JRPG – Gets New Alpha Gameplay Footage →

Elite: Dangerous – Premium Beta Kicks Off, Full Premium Beta Phase Starts May 30th

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Frontier today announced the delivery date of the next milestone in the development of its forth-coming Elite: Dangerous game. According to the press release, the Premium Beta effectively starts today, with Premium Beta players able to download a single player combat build of the game.

Microsoft Releases Video Showing Why The Cloud Is Important For Games With Lots Of Physics Effects

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Microsoft has released a new video, showing the importance of the cloud in games that are packing a lot of physics effects. This tech demo was showed off at Build 2014 during Steve Guggenheimer’s keynote. In this video, one side is a single computer doing all of the physics calculations real time by itself, the other is … Continue reading Microsoft Releases Video Showing Why The Cloud Is Important For Games With Lots Of Physics Effects →

Dragon Age: Inquisition – Two New In-Engine Screenshots Released

Posted on: 09 Apr 2014

Electronic Arts and Bioware have released two additional screenshots for Dragon Age: Inquisition. These new images show off the game’s Exalted Plains of the Dale environment that players will be able to explore. Dragon Age: Inquisition is powered by Frostbite 3 and will be coming on PC, as well as old-gen and current-gen consoles. Enjoy!

Watch_Dogs Gets New Trailer Focused On Consoles, Will Use Full Capabilities Of Both Xbox One & PS4

Posted on: 09 Apr 2014

What is that? A story that mentions consoles on its title? What blasphemy is this? What happened to DSOG? Aside kidding, PCGamesHardware has released the proper trailer of Watch_Dogs that is based on that video that was released earlier this month (you know, the one tagged as PC trailer that drove everyone crazy and started … Continue reading Watch_Dogs Gets New Trailer Focused On Consoles, Will Use Full Capabilities Of Both Xbox One & PS4 →

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Officially Revealed, Coming Fall 2014

Posted on: 09 Apr 2014

Gearbox has released a new video in which Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software and Tony Lawrence, general manager of 2K Australia introduce us to the next standalone AAA Borderlands game – Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. This new Borderlands game is planned for release this Fall on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

The Evil Within Gets A PAX East Gameplay Trailer

Posted on: 09 Apr 2014

Bethesda has released the PAX East trailer for The Evil Within, featuring gameplay sequences from this new upcoming horror title. The Evil Within is a survival horror game developed at Tango Gameworks under the direction of renowned game designer and studio head, Shinji Mikami. The game is powered by id Tech 5 and will hit stores on … Continue reading The Evil Within Gets A PAX East Gameplay Trailer →