Posts by John Papadopoulos:

SOE’s Zombie MMO Game Unveiled – Called H1Z1 – First Details

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Sony Online Entertainment has revealed its latest MMO title called H1Z1. H1Z1 is a zombie MMO title that is obviously inspired by Rust and DayZ. The game will feature an open persistent world and is based on Planetside 2’s Forgelight Engine.

Titanfall’s Latest Update Adds Private Matches, Removes Wall-hack Exploit

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Respawn Entertainment released today a new update for Titanfall in which the development team added private matches, removed the wall-hack exploit, fixed a number of bugs, made some game balance changes, and introduced party colors. This update will be auto-downloaded and you can view its complete changelog below.

Road Redemption – Road Rash Spiritual Successor – Alpha Version Out Now

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

Dark Seas Games released today the alpha version of its spiritual successor to Road Rash, Road Redemption, for all the alpha level backers and above. According to the team, this alpha version is only a small sliver of what will be included in the final version, and represents something like 5% of the content that will be … Continue reading Road Redemption – Road Rash Spiritual Successor – Alpha Version Out Now →

Watch_Dogs – First PC Trailer Unveiled, Showing Nvidia Features

Posted on: 10 Apr 2014

At long last. Ubisoft has just released the first PC trailer for Watch Dogs, showing off the Nvidia graphical features that will be featured in it. As its description reads, during these last year of development, Ubisoft has been working closely with Nvidia in order to create the most vivid and breath taking Chicago possible … Continue reading Watch_Dogs – First PC Trailer Unveiled, Showing Nvidia Features →

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 →