Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Total War: ARENA Announced – Free-To-Play RTS/MOBA Hybrid

Posted on: 29 Mar 2013

As we’ve said and before, the driving force behind PC gaming – at this point – is MMO and F2P. And after EA, Blizzard and Ubisoft jumping on the F2P bandwagon, here comes Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War franchise, with its freshly announced Total War: ARENA.

Thief – Teaser Trailer Released – Reveal Trailer Coming On April 2nd

Posted on: 29 Mar 2013

Square Enix has released a teaser trailer for the new Thief game that is being developed by EIDOS Montreal. As with most teasers, this does not show anything that will wow you, despite the fact that it is made from in-engine footage. According to the publisher, the reveal trailer will be released on April 2nd, … Continue reading Thief – Teaser Trailer Released – Reveal Trailer Coming On April 2nd →

Bioshock: Infinite – PC Version Suffers From Auto-Aim Assist In Iron-Sights Mode

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Bioshock fans, we got some bad news for you today. It appears that the PC version of Bioshock: Infinite suffers from auto-aim assist while entering the iron sight mode. At first, this bug was reported to be present once players plugged in a gamepad, however this issue can be spotted even if you’ve never used … Continue reading Bioshock: Infinite – PC Version Suffers From Auto-Aim Assist In Iron-Sights Mode →

PC Gaming Is Dead… NOT – PC Gaming Software Market Increased 8% Over 2011

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

PC Gaming Aliance has revealed some interesting figures yesterday at GDC 2013. According to the reports provided by DFC Intelligence, the PC gaming industry showed strong overall growth of 8% in 2012, that there are over 1 billion PC gamers worldwide and that China is the fastest-growing and largest market for PC games.

Space Hulk – GDC 2013 Gameplay Demo

Posted on: 28 Mar 2013

Gamespot has posted a video from the gameplay demo of the new Space Hulk game that is being developed by Full Control. Space Hulk is set in the isolated corridors and tomb-like chambers of an ancient vessel lost in the graveyard of space. Players lead a small army of fearless Space Marine Terminators to battle in … Continue reading Space Hulk – GDC 2013 Gameplay Demo →

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 →