Posts by John Papadopoulos:

GTA IV – “Giant Duck,Zebra,Ostrich And Tiger Animals” Mod Brings The Zoo To Rockstar’s Title

Posted on: 08 Sep 2013

Our reader ‘Jonathan Gustafsson’ has informed us about a new, hilarious, mod for GTA IV that introduces a giant duck, a zebra, an ostrich and a tiger to Rockstar’s title. Naturally, there are all sorts of collision issues with these new animals, but the purpose of the mod is to provide some alternative fun experience … Continue reading GTA IV – “Giant Duck,Zebra,Ostrich And Tiger Animals” Mod Brings The Zoo To Rockstar’s Title →

Batman: Arkham Origins – PC Features Further Explained & Demonstrated

Posted on: 08 Sep 2013

A while back, we informed you about the PC features of Batman: Arkham Origins. According to Nvidia’s slides, Batman: Arkham Origins will support GPU PhysX effects, as well as DX11, tessellation and TXAA. Nvidia held a big event during this year’s PAX Prime in which the green team revealed some more information about the PC … Continue reading Batman: Arkham Origins – PC Features Further Explained & Demonstrated →

The Witcher 3’s Fur Tech Will Most Probably Bring Your GPUs To Their Knees

Posted on: 08 Sep 2013

During this year’s PAX Prime, Nvidia showcased its Fur Tech that will be used in The Witcher 3. In this demo, Nvidia showcased what its latest tech looks like, however it seems that this particular technique will require a really high-end graphics card in order to be enjoyed. In fact, Nvidia demoed its Fur tech … Continue reading The Witcher 3’s Fur Tech Will Most Probably Bring Your GPUs To Their Knees →

This Final Fantasy VI Fan-Made Movie Looks Great But May Never See The Light Of Day

Posted on: 07 Sep 2013

A team of Final Fantasy fans got together and created an amazing live action trailer for an unofficial, fan-made, movie based on Final Fantasy VI. And even though the trailer looks great, we are pretty sure that Square Enix will send Bad Pixel a C&D letter. Which is precisely why the team has not started … Continue reading This Final Fantasy VI Fan-Made Movie Looks Great But May Never See The Light Of Day →

New Linear Efficient Antialiased Displacement and Reflectance Technique Showcased

Posted on: 06 Sep 2013

During this year’s SIGGRAPH 2013, Jonathan Dupuy, Eric Heitz, Jean-Claude Iehl, Poulin Pierre, Fabrice Neyret and Victor Ostromoukhov presented a new graphical technique that could be used in next-gen (or next-next-gen) games. This new technique called ‘Linear Efficient Antialiased Displacement and Reflectance‘ (LEADR) is a reflectance filtering technique for displacement mapped surfaces that preserves surface … Continue reading New Linear Efficient Antialiased Displacement and Reflectance Technique Showcased →

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 Announced

Posted on: 06 Sep 2013

Rebellion today announced that a sequel to Steam best-seller Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army is already in development and will launch this year on PC. As the press release reads, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 follows franchise stalwart Karl Fairburne and his three allies as they battle back into the dark heart of Berlin … Continue reading Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2 Announced →

Fifa 14 Demo Hits PC, PS3 & X360 On September 10th

Posted on: 06 Sep 2013

EA Sports has just announced that the demo for Fifa 14 will be released on September 10th. The demo is based on the current-gen version of Fifa 14, meaning that it will be coming on PC, X360 and PS3. EA Sports has announced its Fifa 14 demo plans back in August, so this is just … Continue reading Fifa 14 Demo Hits PC, PS3 & X360 On September 10th →

Football Manager 2014 – Second Video Blog Focuses On Match Day Options

Posted on: 06 Sep 2013

SEGA and Sports Interactive have released a new video blog for Football Manager 2014 that focuses on the game’s match day options. Football Manager 2014 promises to be the most feature-packed and technically advanced release in Sports Interactive history, with over 1,000 new features and improvements. In addition, the game will support ‘cloud save’ technology and … Continue reading Football Manager 2014 – Second Video Blog Focuses On Match Day Options →

Yuriy O’Donnel (Creative Assembly) & Sebastien Lagarde (DONTNOD) Join DICE

Posted on: 06 Sep 2013

Seems that everyone wants to get a job at DICE as today both Yuriy O’Donnel and Sebastien Lagarde announced that they will be joining DICE tomorrow. Lagarde was previously working at DONTNOD and was responsible for some lighting techniques that made Remember Me stand out from the crowd. Lagarde will be working as a Senior … Continue reading Yuriy O’Donnel (Creative Assembly) & Sebastien Lagarde (DONTNOD) Join DICE →

F1 2013 Gets A New Trailer, Featuring Fernando Alsono At Monza

Posted on: 06 Sep 2013

Codemasters has released a new trailer for its upcoming F1 racing game, F1 2013, featuring Fernando Alsono’s hotlap at Monza. F1 2013 will feature all the cars and stars from the 2013 season, as well as a new gameplay mode called F1 Classics that will give fans the chance to race classic cars on iconic circuits against legendary … Continue reading F1 2013 Gets A New Trailer, Featuring Fernando Alsono At Monza →