Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Gas Powered Games Is Going Down, Massive Layoffs Spotted

Posted on: 19 Jan 2013

Sweet Mary of Jesus, now that’s a big surprise. Yesterday, we posted the first in-game ‘early’ footage of Wildman. Wildman is an RTS/RPG hybrid, that is being kickstarted by Gas Powered Games, the company behind Supreme Commander and Dungeon Siege series. However, it seems that the company is going down, as the Kickstarter did not … Continue reading Gas Powered Games Is Going Down, Massive Layoffs Spotted →

Outerra Engine Gets New Beautiful Footage, Showcasing Dynamic Time Of Day Cycle

Posted on: 19 Jan 2013

It’s been a while since our last look on the Outerra Engine. In case you’re unaware of, Outerra is an engine that features a real scale planet Earth that can be explored and is created  from real elevation data with resolution 90m where  available, 1km  resolution for oceans; data are dynamically downloaded  as you go. The … Continue reading Outerra Engine Gets New Beautiful Footage, Showcasing Dynamic Time Of Day Cycle →

PC Fan Attacks Bethesda’s PR For X360 Skyrim DLC Exclusivity, Dragonborn Comes To PC On February 5

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

Bethesda has revealed that Dragonborn, the latest DLC of Skyrim, will hit the PC on February 5th. With this new DLC, players will encounter new towns, dungeons, and quests, as they traverse the ash wastes and glacial valleys of this new land. In addition, they will become more powerful with shouts that bend the will … Continue reading PC Fan Attacks Bethesda’s PR For X360 Skyrim DLC Exclusivity, Dragonborn Comes To PC On February 5 →

Legend of Grimrock Surpasses 600K Sold Copies, Future Project Hinted

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

Almost Human has revealed that its indie old-school title, Legend of Grimrock, has sold over 600,000 copies, a number that suprised this small company and surpassed its expectations. As a bonus, the company revealed two screenshots from its upcoming new project, that looks like an expansion to Legend of Grimrock (or perhaps a sequel to … Continue reading Legend of Grimrock Surpasses 600K Sold Copies, Future Project Hinted →

Gas Powered Games’ Wildman Gets Its First Early Footage

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

Gas Powered Games and Chris Taylor have unveiled the first gameplay footage of their upcoming RPG/RTS hybrid, Wildman. According to Taylor, this is extremely early development footage using an older version of their 3D rendering technology with the lighting removed and placeholder models and textures. For those interested in the new tech, Wildman will use … Continue reading Gas Powered Games’ Wildman Gets Its First Early Footage →

WarCraft III Gets An Unofficial Fan-Made Sequel Via A Starcraft 2 Mod

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

We are pretty sure that a lot of WarCraft fans cannot wait for a new strategy game, based on that universe. Well, even though Blizzard has no such plans – at least for now – a team of modders is creating an unofficial sequel to Warcraft III that will be called, Warcraft: A New Dawn. … Continue reading WarCraft III Gets An Unofficial Fan-Made Sequel Via A Starcraft 2 Mod →

MotoGP 2013 Announced – Coming In 2013 On PC, X360, PS3 and PSVita

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

PQube in partnership with Milestone, announced the latest instalment of the MotoGP series, MotoGP 2013. Milestone’s new project promises to bring players into the 2013 championship through the eyes of a real MotoGP rider. MotoGP13  will include all the official tracks and riders of the 2013 MotoGP season. The game was built from the ground … Continue reading MotoGP 2013 Announced – Coming In 2013 On PC, X360, PS3 and PSVita →

SimCity – Beta Registrations Open – Beta Begins On January 25th – Tutorial Video Leaked

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

Electronic Arts today announced that the SimCity beta will run from January 25 – January 28. Those who previously signed up are already in consideration for access to the beta, limited slots are still available for late applicants. Eager fans who want to get an advance look at SimCity have a limited time to sign up … Continue reading SimCity – Beta Registrations Open – Beta Begins On January 25th – Tutorial Video Leaked →

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – PC To Get Exclusive Characters

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

SEGA announced that the PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will feature characters from acclaimed developer Valve allowing players to race for first place as the Pyro, Heavy and Spy from Team Fortress 2. Available for PC digital download on January 31, 2013 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will also feature two other … Continue reading Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – PC To Get Exclusive Characters →

New Screenshots & Video From Real-Time Path Tracer Engine, Brigade

Posted on: 18 Jan 2013

Hayssam Keilany has released three new screenshots from the Brigade engine, an engine for video games that instead of using rasterisation to render the image (like every other 3D game), it uses path tracing. In addition, Samuel Lapere has unveiled a video – and some new screenshots – from a new test, showing 1024 physics driven dynamic cubes … Continue reading New Screenshots & Video From Real-Time Path Tracer Engine, Brigade →