Posts by John Papadopoulos:

AMD is once again playing catch-up, announces Neural Texture Block Compression

Posted on: 26 Jun 2024

AMD is, once again, caught playing catch-up. After revealing alternatives to NVIDIA’s DLSS Super Resolution and DLSS Frame Generation, the red team has announced an alternative to NVIDIA’s Neural Texture Compression.

This Cyberpunk 2077 Mod attempts to restore the abandoned North Oak’s Casino

Posted on: 26 Jun 2024

Modder ‘SirMZK’ has released a pretty cool new mod for Cyberpunk 2077 that attempts to restore the abandoned North Oak’s Casino & Exclusive Club. Since this mod adds new free content to the game, we highly recommend downloading it. So, let’s take a closer look at it, shall we?

Valve has released the first community maps for Counter-Strike 2

Posted on: 26 Jun 2024

Valve has just released the first community maps for Counter-Strike 2. According to the team, five new maps are now available to the game. So, let’s take a closer look at them.

Beyond Good & Evil – Original vs Remaster Graphics Comparison

Posted on: 26 Jun 2024

YouTube’s ‘ElAnalistaDeBits’ has released a graphics comparison video between the remaster and the original version of Beyond Good & Evil. So, let’s see the improvements that Virtuos and Ubisoft Montpellier have made to it.

The Abandoned Warehouse Tech Demo is the perfect example of why Unreal Engine 5 and real-time Ray Tracing can only harm games/demos with amazing pre-baked lighting

Posted on: 25 Jun 2024

In September 2023, Scans Factory released a pretty cool tech demo for Unreal Engine 4, called Abandoned Warehouse. That demo had amazing pre-baked lighting using traditional methods, and it did not use Ray Tracing or Path Tracing. So, earlier this month, Scan Factory ported the tech demo to Unreal Engine 5, using Lumen and Nanite. … Continue reading The Abandoned Warehouse Tech Demo is the perfect example of why Unreal Engine 5 and real-time Ray Tracing can only harm games/demos with amazing pre-baked lighting →

The Nightscarred: Forgotten Gods is a new first-person action game in Unreal Engine 5, with gameplay elements similar to those of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Posted on: 25 Jun 2024

Shadowfall Studios has informed us about The Nightscarred: Forgotten Gods; a new first-person action game that will be using Unreal Engine 5 and has gameplay elements from Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. A few days ago, the team shared a new gameplay trailer for it. So, have a go at it.

Cities Skylines 2 Patch 1.1.5f1 overhauls the game’s Economy, brings performance and modding improvements, fixes A LOT of bugs and issues

Posted on: 25 Jun 2024

Colossal Order has released a major new update for Cities Skylines 2. According to the devs, Patch 1.1.5f1 introduces Economy 2.0, which will majorly overhaul the game’s Economy system. Moreover, this update packs a number of performance and modding improvements, as well as a lot of bug fixes. So, let’s take a look at it.

Arx Fatalis Remaster Overhaul Mod, Arx Insanity, has been indefinitely delayed, but here are some new screenshots from it

Posted on: 25 Jun 2024

In November 2020, we shared a demo for an upcoming remaster overhaul mod for Arx Fatalis, called Arx Insanity. Sadly, though, it appears that things are not looking that great for this ambitious mod.

Modders are trying to bring the first The Crew game back to life

Posted on: 24 Jun 2024

Ubisoft shut down the official server for the first The Crew game on March 31st, 2024. And, since the game never had an Offline Mode, it’s completely unplayable for everyone who has purchased it. However, that may soon change as modders are currently trying to bring this game back to life.

You can now download a playable demo for FromSoftware’s King’s Field 2 unofficial remake in Unreal Engine 5

Posted on: 24 Jun 2024

Now here is something cool. Indie dev ‘Rotmill Dev’ has shared a playable demo for his unofficial remake of FromSoftware’s King’s Field 2 in Unreal Engine 5. This demo features gameplay mechanics, allowing you to explore the first location from King’s Field 2.