Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Ubisoft Talks AC4 Tech – AnvilNext Engine Features, Global Illumination, DX11.2, AMD’s Mantle

Posted on: 11 Oct 2013

A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure to interview Ubisoft’s Luc Poirier, team lead for the rendering team for AC4 at Ubisoft Montreal. Luc shared some interesting tech information about Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and detailed some of the features that have been implemented in the next iteration of the AnvilNext engine. Luc … Continue reading Ubisoft Talks AC4 Tech – AnvilNext Engine Features, Global Illumination, DX11.2, AMD’s Mantle →

Saints Row IV – Enter the Dominatrix DLC Releases On October 23rd

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

Deep Silver announced that Enter the Dominatrix DLC for Saints Row IV will be available this month on October 23rd. Those who have purchased the Saints Row IV Season Pass will automatically receive Enter the Dominatrix. For everyone else, this standalone DLC will cost £5,99 (around 7 euros).

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West & GTA V Reported To Be Coming To The PC

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

Back in August, we informed you about the possibility of getting Enslaved: Odyssey to the West to the PC. Well, according to Polygon, Enslaved is definitely coming to our platform. As Polygon reported, Enslaved will get a Premium Edition that is planned for release later this month on PS3 and PC. Yay, Steam’s registry delivered once again.

Ubisoft Confirms That AC4: Black Flag Will Run Better Than AC3 On The PC

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

Well, you knew we’d ask this crucial question, didn’t you? In our interview with Ubisoft – that will go live tomorrow, so stay tuned everyone – the French company confirmed that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will run better on the PC than Assassin’s Creed III did. This is undoubtedly great news for all PC … Continue reading Ubisoft Confirms That AC4: Black Flag Will Run Better Than AC3 On The PC →

ArmA 3 – First Free Single Player Campaign DLC Comes Out On October 31st

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

Bohemia Interactive today announced the release date for the Survive campaign episode of Arma 3. Dropping in as free DLC on Thursday October 31, players take on the role of a regular soldier stationed in the Republic of Altis & Stratis.

Skyrim’s Water To Be Overhauled By ENBSeries Creator

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

ENBSeries creator, Boris Vorontsov, has released a new video for Skyrim, showcasing some new water effects that will most probably be supportedin his upcoming ENBSeries mod for Bethesda’s RPG. According to Boris, his new mod will make Skyrim’s water look better via procedural caustic generated from water textures and dispersion. Okay okay, this sounded like … Continue reading Skyrim’s Water To Be Overhauled By ENBSeries Creator →

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart Releases Next Week

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

1C Company announced today that the humongous English translation of the game (more than 400,000 words) is finished and Space Rangers HD: A War Apart will be available on Steam worldwide on October 17th.

Portal: Survive! Is An Amazing Live-Action Short Based On Valve’s Puzzle Title

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

And here comes another Portal short film. Portal: Survive! is a live-action short based on the hit game Portal, and the tie-in comic “Portal 2: Lab Rat.” This film is directed by Colin and Connor McGuire, and was shot for under $500 at the YouTube Space LA. Needless to say that you really need to … Continue reading Portal: Survive! Is An Amazing Live-Action Short Based On Valve’s Puzzle Title →

AMD Catalyst 13.11 Beta1 Now Available

Posted on: 10 Oct 2013

AMD has released a new beta driver for its desktop GPUs. According to its release notes, this new driver adds compatibility support update for the new lineup of GPUs coming out this month. Moreover, Andrew D – Catalyst maker – claimed that these drivers also come with some improvements for Skyrim and Rome 2.

Eve Online Will Get A DX11 Treatment

Posted on: 09 Oct 2013

CCP Games revealed that Eve Online will officially support DX11 via its winter expansion, EVE Online: Rubicon. According to the team, DX11 will be enabled by default if your GPU and OS support it, otherwise you will use the DX9 client automatically.