Posts by John Papadopoulos:

The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief – Second Episode Now Available On Steam

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

Nordic Games announced today that Ancestry Of Lies, the second chapter of the point and click adventure The Raven – Legacy Of A Master Thief, is now available for PC via Steam, and will be available later this year in digital format for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Project CARS Gets A New Set Of Gorgeous & Highly Detailed Screenshots

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

Slightly Mad Studios has released a new batch of screenshots for Project CARS. There is no doubt that pCars looks sexy, though we are a bit worried about its driving/physics mechanics that are not up to what Assetto Corsa and rFactor 2 are offering. Still, we are still way off until pCars gets out, so … Continue reading Project CARS Gets A New Set Of Gorgeous & Highly Detailed Screenshots →

Avadon 2: The Corruption Gets A Reveal Trailer, Looks Similar To Old-School RPGs

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

Spiderweb Software announced that it’s creating Avadon 2: The Corruption, an all-new, indie fantasy role-playing game and the second title in their hit Avadon Trilogy. In order to celebrate it, the team has released the game’s reveal trailer that can be viewed below. Avadon 2: The Corruption is coming for PC Windows, Macintosh, and iPad … Continue reading Avadon 2: The Corruption Gets A Reveal Trailer, Looks Similar To Old-School RPGs →

Awesomenauts: Starstorm Hits Its Initial Kickstarter Goal In Just A Week

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

Good news for all Awesomenauts fans as Ronimo Games announced that last night, the $125,000 base funding target has been met. This obviously means that Awesomenauts: Starstorm will soon become a reality. Now that the funding target has been reached, the actual expansion will go into production right away.

War Thunder Wins “Best Simulation” Award At Gamescom 2013, Gets New Screenshots

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

Gaijin Entertainment today announced that they are the first CIS-located company to win at the Gamescom awards. The company claimed the “Best Simulation” for their hit franchise and military MMO game War Thunder. In addition, the company released some new screenshots that can be viewed below, showing some of the ground forces that will be … Continue reading War Thunder Wins “Best Simulation” Award At Gamescom 2013, Gets New Screenshots →

GDC Europe 2013 Broke Attendance Records, Will Return Next Year

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

2013 Game Developers Conference Europe have announced 2,250 attendees across at least 56 countries enjoyed the conference and exhibits for last week’s show in Cologne, setting an attendance record for the largest game development show in Europe.

Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior Officially Announced – First Details – To Be Showcased At PAX Prime

Posted on: 27 Aug 2013

As promised, Torn Banner Studio has officially announced today Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior, the first expansion of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare that will be based on the Spike TV series, “Deadliest Warrior”. In addition, the development team revealed that fans will get their first glimpse of the expansion pack when it makes its public debut at PAX Prime … Continue reading Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior Officially Announced – First Details – To Be Showcased At PAX Prime →

Splinter Cell: Blacklist – PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 26 Aug 2013

Splinter Cell: Blacklist has just been released, so it’s time to see whether Ubisoft has learner its lesson with Assassin’s Creed III PC or not. And we are happy to report that Blacklist performs better than most triple-A titles. Truth be told, the game is based on Unreal Engine 2.5 (yeah, you read that right. … Continue reading Splinter Cell: Blacklist – PC Performance Analysis →

Black Desert Online – Gameplay Trailer #2

Posted on: 26 Aug 2013

Pearl Abyss has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming MMORPG – that may also come to PS4 and Xbox One – Black Desert Online. Black Desert is said to be a large scale sandbox MMORPG that provides you a variety of unique experiences with spectacular action and battle, strategy-oriented castle attack, sophisticated simulation … Continue reading Black Desert Online – Gameplay Trailer #2 →

Unity Engine Gets Unofficial Voxel Cone Tracing – Global Illumination – Support

Posted on: 26 Aug 2013

YouTube’s member ‘KurtLoeffler’ has presented a video, showcasing his voxel cone tracing plugin for the Unity engine. According to KurtLoeffler, this technique approximates global illumination by maintaining a voxelized representation of the world in camera centered cascades (only 1 cascade shown here), and tracing cones through the volume based on surface normal and position to … Continue reading Unity Engine Gets Unofficial Voxel Cone Tracing – Global Illumination – Support →