Posts by John Papadopoulos:

AMD teases tressfx: “a new frontier of realism in PC gaming”

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

AMD has posted an interesting image on its blog. According to this image, a new feature will be unveiled on March February 26th. This feature will be called tressfx and is said to be a new frontier of realism in PC gaming. The aforementioned image shows a girl (or more importantly her hair), suggesting that this … Continue reading AMD teases tressfx: “a new frontier of realism in PC gaming” →

Assetto Corsa – Technology Preview Demo Is Now Available

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

PC sim racing fans, get ready for a treat. KUNOS Simulazioni has released a technology preview demo for its upcoming racer, Assetto Corsa. According to the developers, this is a playable, no-time limited benchmark that allow gamers to get their first taste of Assetto Corsa engine. This version includes one car, one track, different difficulty levels … Continue reading Assetto Corsa – Technology Preview Demo Is Now Available →

Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; Skyrim’s Environments Invade CryEngine 3

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

Man, it was a really great week for all CryEngine 3 fans. A lot of CE3 modders have been experimenting with the latest SDK and have created some stunning open-world environments, similar to those of Skyrim. Therefore, today we bring you new shots from the works of modders karatekodden, scotthomer, hostilis, Paul Bannon, CryHD, Puppy, chicken, … Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; Skyrim’s Environments Invade CryEngine 3 →

Weekly UDK Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; What ‘The Last Of Us’ & ‘Hobbit’ Could Like In UE3

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

Today we bring you new shots from the works of 3D artists Joopson, Jackson31, JFletcher, Christian Nordgren, AkiRa, DQ89, davidosterlind, rockstar6 and BringMeASunkist. The highlight of this week is rockstar6’s environmental screenies that are inspired by Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us. Artist rockstar6 has outdone himself, offering an environment real close to what Naughty Dog … Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [February 17th – 23rd]; What ‘The Last Of Us’ & ‘Hobbit’ Could Like In UE3 →

Free mini-game – powered by Unity 3D Engine – lets you dance to the rhythm of Gangnam Style

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

Polycount’s 3D artist ‘RTshaders’ has created an amazing mini-game, in which players can dance to the rhythm of Gangnam style. What’s really incredible here is that this mini-game was created via Unity 3D Engine and sports some incredible visuals. In fact, the city that we get to see in the background looks close to what we’d … Continue reading Free mini-game – powered by Unity 3D Engine – lets you dance to the rhythm of Gangnam Style →

Bugbear Entertainment Teases Its Next Car Game, Possibly FlatOut Next-Generation

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

Fact No.1: the latest Ridge Racer game felt a bit awkward. Fact No.2: Fans of Bugbear expected something closer to FlatOut, while Ridge Racer fans expected something closer to… Ridge Racer. Fact No.3: Bugbear offered something completely new instead of a new Ridge Racer game. Fact No.4: The company has just released a teaser trailer … Continue reading Bugbear Entertainment Teases Its Next Car Game, Possibly FlatOut Next-Generation →

Modder MaLDo discovers possible culprit for Crysis 3’s low performance

Posted on: 24 Feb 2013

Our dear readers, unfortunately our GTX 690 has not arrived yet, meaning that our Performance Analysis for Crysis 3 will get slightly delayed. As you may have heard, though, the first level of Crysis 3 seems to be behaving really strange, even on high-end PC systems. Ironically, it appears that the game suffers from some … Continue reading Modder MaLDo discovers possible culprit for Crysis 3’s low performance →

Bioshock Infinite – Steam Pre-Order Awards Revealed

Posted on: 23 Feb 2013

2K Games and Irrational Games have revealed the pre-order awards for the Steam version of Bioshock Infinite. Players can go ahead and pre-purchase BioShock Infinite now and help unlock special rewards. Possible rewards include a Free Copy of Bioshock, exclusive In-Game Items for Team Fortress 2 and a Free Copy of X-Com: Enemy Unknown!

Free-To-Play “Age of Conan: Unchained” Is Now Available On Steam

Posted on: 22 Feb 2013

Funcom has announced that its free-to-play MMORPG, Age of Conan: Unchained, is now available on Steam. Age of Conan: Unchained is an award-winning and critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game set in the sexy, savage and brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Tread in the footsteps of the greatest fantasy hero of all time, and … Continue reading Free-To-Play “Age of Conan: Unchained” Is Now Available On Steam →

GTA IV iCEnhancer 2.5 Alpha 2 – New Stunning Screenshots & Video

Posted on: 22 Feb 2013

Hayssam Keilany has released some new screenshots and a video from the latest version of his iCEnhanver 2.5 mod for GTA IV. As usual, GTA IV modded looks gorgeous and it could very well challenge other next-generation open world titles. Of course we can notice some engine limitations (LOD issues and flickering on various objects) … Continue reading GTA IV iCEnhancer 2.5 Alpha 2 – New Stunning Screenshots & Video →