Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Xaviant Talks Lichdom Tech – Multicore CPU Support, Global Illumination, PC Options, Tessellation

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

A couple of days ago, we had the pleasure to interview Xaviant about its upcoming CRYENGINE-powered title, Lichdom. Xaviant discussed with us about the game’s multicore CPU support, whether or not it will sport a FOV slider, its Global Illumination solution, DX11.2, the reasons why they chose PC over next-gen consoles, and AMD’s Mantle. Enjoy … Continue reading Xaviant Talks Lichdom Tech – Multicore CPU Support, Global Illumination, PC Options, Tessellation →

Call of Duty: Ghosts – Official Free Fall Gameplay Trailer

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Activision has released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts that packs the first gameplay footage from Free Fall, a downloadable bonus multiplayer map for Call of Duty: Ghosts. Call of Duty: Ghosts is currently planned for a November 5th release on PC, current and next gen consoles. The PC version sports some truly high spec … Continue reading Call of Duty: Ghosts – Official Free Fall Gameplay Trailer →

First Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag PC Screenshots Look Glorious

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Nvidia and Ubisoft have released the first PC screenshots of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and let us tell that they look spectacularly amazing. Nvidia’s Andrew – we informed us about these new images – has also written a nice article about the features that will be included in the PC version of Ubisoft’s upcoming … Continue reading First Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag PC Screenshots Look Glorious →

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Gets A New Trailer

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Konami revealed today a new trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 that centers around the dark story of Dracula, packed with brand new footage from this highly expected conclusion of the Lords of Shadow Saga. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be coming on PC, PS3 and X360 on February 27th, and we can’t … Continue reading Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Gets A New Trailer →

Puzzle/platform Title “CONTRAST” Gets A New Walkthrough Video

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Focus Home Interactive has released a new walkthrough video for its upcoming puzzle/platform title, CONTRAST. Narrated by Guillaume Provost (Director), Joshua Mills (Set Designer) and Whitney Clayton (Visual Designer), this 2 minute video illustrates all of the behind-the-scenes details of CONTRAST and its origins.

ArmA 3 – First Free Single Player DLC Released

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Bohemia Interactive has released the first DLC episode for the Single Player campaign mode of ArmA 3 and in order to reinforce its launch, the company has released a brand new trailer for it that can be viewed below. The first campaign episode – which introduces the conflict between the NATO, CSAT, and AAF factions … Continue reading ArmA 3 – First Free Single Player DLC Released →

Avadon 2: The Corruption Is Now Available

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Spiderweb Software has announced that Avadon 2: The Corruption is now available for PC and Mac on Steam, GOG.com, and directly from the Spiderweb Software website. Avadon 2 is said to be an epic, indie fantasy role-playing adventure that features an enormous world.

Lords of Xulima is a Classic-inspired single-player RPG coming to the PC

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Indie European studio Numantian Games announced that the next development stage of their ambitious Single-player RPG, Lords of Xulima, is now up on Kickstarter. Spotted by our reader ‘Johnny Bravo’, Lords of Xulima is a 2D isometric, turn-based Role-Playing Game with the depth and challenge of old-school classics and a modern, intuitive interface.

Battlefield 4 – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

Prior to its release, Battlefield 4 was advertised as a genre-defining all-out war experience brought to life with unmatched visual and audio fidelity, superior character animations and dynamic destruction that would show people what Frostbite 3 is capable of. Well, Battlefield 4 has finally been released and it’s time to see how this puppy performs … Continue reading Battlefield 4 – PC Performance Analysis →

Arkane Studios will be using CRYENGINE for its next title

Posted on: 31 Oct 2013

We’ve said before and we’ll say it again – CRYENGINE has a lot of potential. And even though we’ve seen a number of small developers creating games via it, most of the triple-A developers seem to be overlooking it. Well, not anymore. Arkane Studios’ HR manager revealed today that the studio is currently developing a … Continue reading Arkane Studios will be using CRYENGINE for its next title →