About: John Papadopoulos

Website: DSOGaming : https://www.dsogaming.com
Bio: John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the "The Evolution of PC graphics cards." Contact: Email

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GRID: Autosport Officially Announced, Gets An Announcement Trailer

Posted on: 22 Apr 2014

Codemasters has officially revealed the next part in the GRID series, called GRID: Autosport. According to the Codies, GRID Autosport aims to move the series back in line as a more authentic racing game. The game has been improved, will feature a better handling system, and will sport two cockpit views.

AMD Catalyst 14.4 RC Driver Out, Fully Supports OpenGL 4.4, CrossFire & Mantle Improvements

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

AMD has released the 14.4 Release Candidate driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, this new driver brings full support for OpenGL 4.4, packs various CrossFire and Mantle improvements and supports the latest dual-GPU from AMD, the Radeon R9 295X.

New Project CARS Video Shows Why This Is The Best Looking Racer To Date

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

YouTube’s member ‘Rauf Zero’ has released a new video, showing off the amazing visuals of Slightly Mad Studios upcoming racer, Project CARS. Projet CARS looks beautiful and this video proves that the screenshots that have been released thus far are not bullshots. Oh, and I’ll be the first to say it: there are no real-time … Continue reading New Project CARS Video Shows Why This Is The Best Looking Racer To Date

Donkey Kong Country Mod For DooM Looks Super Cool, New Gameplay Video

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

Modder ‘DooMero’ has informed us about a new gameplay video for his upcoming Donkey Kong Country mod for Doom. As the title suggests, this mod recreates Rare’s classic SNES platform title in Doom. Thankfully, DooMero is stay true to the game’s roots, meaning that you won’t be experiencing the world of DKC in first-person mode. … Continue reading Donkey Kong Country Mod For DooM Looks Super Cool, New Gameplay Video

New CRYENGINE Video Shows Impressive Normal Mapped Smoke Effects

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

YouTube’s member ‘shadowkiller123’ has released a new video, showcasing the normal mapped smoke effects that CRYENGINE is capable of. These smoke effects give us a glimpse at what developers can accomplish with Crytek’s engine, so here is hoping that we’ll see them being implemented in the upcoming CRYENGINE-powered games. Enjoy!

New Black Desert Online Video Shows Impressive Environments Full Of Pop-Up Issues

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

Pearl Abyss has released a new trailer for its upcoming next-gen MMORPG, Black Desert Online, that focuses on the game’s environments. While these environments look great, there are lots of pop-ups due to the low LOD settings. We really hope that there will be sliders to further increase the LOD settings as those pop-ups look … Continue reading New Black Desert Online Video Shows Impressive Environments Full Of Pop-Up Issues

Facebook Takes Down Official DSOGaming Page Without Warning [UPDATE #2]

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

Okay, we’ve seen this happening to others but nothing could prepare us for this. Facebook has just informed us that someone (for obvious reasons we’re not sharing his/her name) reported our FB page for violating their rights. Which is laughable because we have not violated any rights whatsoever. But let’s take things from the beginning.

Star Citizen – New Video Shows New Gameplay Sequences From PAX East

Posted on: 21 Apr 2014

Cloud Imperium has released a new video for its upcoming space combat MMO title, Star Citizen, that packs new gameplay footage from PAX East. This video shows Cloud Imperium’s Arena Commander reveal, as well as some of the dogfighting features the company wasn’t able to demo in Boston. Enjoy!

Here Is What Star Wars Episode I: Racer Could Look Like In Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 20 Apr 2014

Polycount’s member ‘Benkeeling‘ is currently recreating a classic sci-fi racer in Unreal Engine 4. The following images show what a Star Wars Episode I: Racer game could look like in Epic’s latest game engine. This project is still WIP, meaning that the scene/map will look even better (after all, you can easily notice the placeholders … Continue reading Here Is What Star Wars Episode I: Racer Could Look Like In Unreal Engine 4

Skyrim Keeps Impressing Us, Amazing Graphical Details Achieved Thanks To Modders

Posted on: 20 Apr 2014

There is no doubt that Skyrim is by now one of the best games – visually – when modded. In the past few months, we’ve seen some amazing mods and screenshots. Still, the modding community is still pushing the quality bar with new and highly detailed textures, new female models, and new post-processing effects. So, … Continue reading Skyrim Keeps Impressing Us, Amazing Graphical Details Achieved Thanks To Modders