Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Company of Heroes 2 – Early Access Beta Announced – Goes Live Next Week

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Man, GDC 2013 keeps delivering. SEGA announced today that Company of Heroes 2, the eagerly anticipated strategy game from Relic, will be running an exclusive, early access beta phase which will go live Tuesday 2nd April. Company of Heroes 2’s beta will be hosted on Steam and will take advantage of Steamworks’ various features (such … Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Early Access Beta Announced – Goes Live Next Week →

AMD Unveils New Dual-GPU At This Year’s GDC 2013, Battlefield 4 Ran On The HD 7990 ‘Malta’

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

We are pretty sure that a lot of gamers were impressed – graphically – with what DICE has showcased yesterday. Even though we knew that Battlefield 4 ran on the PC, we did not have any information about the specifications behind the PC system that was used. Thankfully, AMD has unveiled that its upcoming dual-GPU … Continue reading AMD Unveils New Dual-GPU At This Year’s GDC 2013, Battlefield 4 Ran On The HD 7990 ‘Malta’ →

Activision Showcases Next-Generation Characters

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Following Nvidia’s steps, Activision has released a new tech demo that showcases a next-generation character. This animated character is being rendered in real-time on current video card hardware, using standard bone animation. According to its description, the original high resolution data was acquired from Light Stage Facial Scanning and Performance Capture by USC Institute for … Continue reading Activision Showcases Next-Generation Characters →

Divinity: Original Sin Gets A Kickstarter Campaign

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Larian Studios announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign to enhance the development of Divinity: Original Sin; a turn-based, open-world RPG featuring single-player and cooperative gameplay in which the actions and choices of players have true significance and consequences.

GRID 2 – Expanding into Europe Trailer

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Codemasters has released a new trailer for GRiD 2 that focuses on the European cars, clubs and locations that will be featured in it. Players will be able to get behind the wheel of BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution (Evo3), BMW Motorsport 320 TC, Caterham-Lola SP300R, Ford Focus ST 2013, Gomez Competition GC 10.1, McLaren F1 GT, Mercedes Benz 190E 2.5 Evo … Continue reading GRID 2 – Expanding into Europe Trailer →

APB Vendetta – Multiplayer Action Arena FPS – Announced, Kickstarter Campaign Launched

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Reloaded Productions announced APB Vendetta, a companion title to the blockbuster hit APB Reloaded at this year’s Game Developer Conference. Currently in early development, the upcoming game combines the fast-paced gameplay of a modern FPS with the insane freedom of movement seen in John Woo and “Heroic Bloodshed” genre movies, backed by a deep community … Continue reading APB Vendetta – Multiplayer Action Arena FPS – Announced, Kickstarter Campaign Launched →

Double Fine’s Broken Age Gets A Teaser Trailer

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Double Fine has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming adventure game, Broken Age. Broken Age tells the stories of a young boy and girl leading parallel lives. Formerly known as the Double Fine Adventure, Broken Age is a crowdfunded point-and-click adventure game from Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions. Broken Age is planned for … Continue reading Double Fine’s Broken Age Gets A Teaser Trailer →

Next Mass Effect and Dragon Age 3 Are Powered By Frostbite 3 Engine

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Aaryn Flynn, GM for BioWare’s Edmonton & Montreal studios, has revealed that BioWare will be using the next iteration of DICE’s Frostbite engine for both the new Mass Effect game and Dragon Age III: Inquisition. Good news then I guess as developers will have the engine to push the game’s environments, physics, and visuals to … Continue reading Next Mass Effect and Dragon Age 3 Are Powered By Frostbite 3 Engine →

Infinity Ward Hints At New Call Of Duty With A New Image Of Captain Price

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

A couple of minutes ago, Infinity Ward has revealed – via its official FB page – a new image of Captain Price. This new image is probably a teaser for the upcoming reveal of the next Call of Duty title, and we can safely assume that Captain Price will be featured in it. After all, … Continue reading Infinity Ward Hints At New Call Of Duty With A New Image Of Captain Price →

Heavy Gear Assault Will Be Powered By Unreal Engine 4

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Stompy Bot Productions and Mektek Studios announced that they are using Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 4 to create the first true next-generation mecha PC game with Heavy Gear Assault. At its core, Heavy Gear Assault is said to be a fast paced first person simulator where the player controls war machines called Gears via their in-game … Continue reading Heavy Gear Assault Will Be Powered By Unreal Engine 4 →