Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Unity 5 Announced, Aims To Rival Both CRYENGINE and Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Unity Technologies has announced the successor to its Unity 4 Engine that is – obviously – called Unity 5. According to the company, Unity 5 supports 64-bit operating systems and comes with a completely overhauled audio system, physical shaders, and advanced real-time lighting.

Thief Update V1.3 Released, Adds Mantle & TrueAudio Support, Brings Various Optimizations

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Square Enix, EIDOS Montreal and Nixxes Software have released the highly anticipated patch for THIEF that adds support for AMD’s Mantle API and AMD’s TrueAudio. As usual, this update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and you can view its complete changelog below.

Epic Games Is Working On A New IP, First Concept Art Revealed, Has Nothing To Do With The Samaritan Tech Demo

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Polygon revealed today that Epic Games is currently working on an unannounced title that will most probably be powered by Unreal Engine 4. In addition, Polygon shared a concept art from what seems to be a character from that unannounced title.

AMD Catalyst 14.3 Beta V1.0 Driver Released, Adds THIEF Mantle & TrueAudio Support

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

AMD has released a new beta driver for its graphics cards. According to its changelog, this new driver adds support for AMD Mantle and AMD True Audio in THIEF, and improves stuttering observed in CrossFire mode. Obviously, you will also need THIEF’s latest update (that will release later today) in order to run the game via … Continue reading AMD Catalyst 14.3 Beta V1.0 Driver Released, Adds THIEF Mantle & TrueAudio Support →

CD Projekt RED Details The Witcher 3’s Delay, Main Storyline Complete, REDengine 3 Optimizations

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

During its financial report, CD Projekt RED unveiled the main reasons behind The Witcher 3’s delay. According to the company, the development team is currently further optimizing REDengine3 and is still working on improving the quality of graphic assets, animations, effects and sounds.

SimCity Offline Mode Is Now Available

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Well, it took EA and Maxis a while but thankfully the offline update for SimCity has just been released. According to EA’s page, servers are currently closed to all players and the deployment of the game’s latest update has started. In other words, in a couple of minutes you will be able to download Update … Continue reading SimCity Offline Mode Is Now Available →

GOG.com Is Coming To Linux

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Neil G shared with us some interesting news about GOG and its future plans. According to IndieRetroNews and the official GOG page, GOG.com will be coming to Linux really soon. Although the company is not ready yet to launch Linux games on GOG.com, it’s been working on bringing Linux games to its service for a couple … Continue reading GOG.com Is Coming To Linux →

LOST ORBIT Revealed – Vertical Scrolling Platformer – Coming To Steam This Summer

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

PixelNAUTS revealed its vertical scrolling platformer, LOST ORBIT, at this year’s GDC. LOST ORBIT is scheduled for a Summer 2014 digital release on PC, though I have to say that this kind of games are more successful on iOS and Android devices. Thankfully, the game will be ported to those platforms at a later date.

Deus Ex: The Fall Now Available – New PC Screenshots & Launch Trailer

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Square Enix has announced that Deus Ex: The Fall is now available on PC, and can be purchased via Steam for £7.99/€9.99/$9.99. Originally released as the much acclaimed mobile version, the PC version boasts 28 Steam achievements, Steam Trading cards, adjusted AI, full keyboard and mouse functionality, and Microsoft controller support plus other optimisations.

Speedrunner Finishes “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” In Under 19 Minutes

Posted on: 18 Mar 2014

Speedrunner Cosmo has posted a video in which he finishes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in under 19 minutes. According to the leaderboards, this is a verified speedrun, thus making Cosmo the man with the fastest record. It’s a really amazing video, so be sure to check it out!