Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Free-To-Play Model is successful for Electronic Arts – Korean F2P FIFA earns yearly $100 million USD

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Seems that it was no surprise that Crytek revealed their F2P plans for all their future titles. After all, Crytek is an EA partner and from what we’ve heard, Electronic Arts is currently quite happy with the F2P model. EA’s Andrew Wilson revealed that the Korean F2P version of FIFA is currently earning 100 million dollars … Continue reading Free-To-Play Model is successful for Electronic Arts – Korean F2P FIFA earns yearly $100 million USD →

Kickstarter started for tactical FPS game ‘Ground Branch’ from ex-Red Storm Entertainment member

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Back in May, we informed you about Ground Branch, an upcoming tactical first person shooter that is developed by BlackFoot Studios, whose goal is to fill a void in the style of games many would call ‘Classic’ tactical squad based gaming. Ground Branch will be powered by Unreal Engine 3 and the company has started … Continue reading Kickstarter started for tactical FPS game ‘Ground Branch’ from ex-Red Storm Entertainment member →

DEEP Teaser Trailer – Source Engine Animated Film

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Now here is something interesting. DEEP is a new animated film based in a post-apocalyptic Earth where humanity has moved underwater to stay alive. It is being directed by Shane Acker, who previously worked on the Tim Burton produced 9, and is being animated by the Ireland-based Brown Bag Films, who previously made the Oscar … Continue reading DEEP Teaser Trailer – Source Engine Animated Film →

The Secret World – Third Beta Weekend starts this Friday

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Funcom announced that they’ll invite thousands of gamers from all over the world into the bowels of hell itself, in the third Beta Weekend for the company’s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Starting on June 15th at 9am PDT and ending on June 17th at 11.59pm PDT, gamers will be able … Continue reading The Secret World – Third Beta Weekend starts this Friday →

Tribes Ascend gets two new trailers; details for Accelerate Update and Tribes Papercraft

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Hi-Rez Studios released two new trailers for their amazing free-to-play title, Tribes Ascend. The first video showcases the Accelerate update which includes faster weapon upgrades, 27 new weapon variants, 2 new capture & hold maps, plus a weapon balance pass, whereas the second is an announcement for a papercraft model. Papercraft fans can download the … Continue reading Tribes Ascend gets two new trailers; details for Accelerate Update and Tribes Papercraft →

Dota 2 gets a new Update that adds three new heroes

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

As promised, Valve has released a new update for the beta version of their upcoming free-to-play title, Dota 2. This new update adds three heroes (Chaos Knight, Phantom Assassin, and Gyrocopter), fixes a bug where bots would pick their heroes before humans locked in their picks, and comes with some rebalance tweaks for various characters. … Continue reading Dota 2 gets a new Update that adds three new heroes →

Tex Murphy – Project Fedora hits its Kickstarter Goal of $450K USD

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Good news for adventure fans as Tex Murphy – Project Fedora’s Kickstarter campaign has hit its initial goal of $450K USD. Project Fedora will continue the amazing adventures of Tex Murphy, the down-on-his-luck P.I. in post-apocalyptic San Francisco. This long-awaited game will be the sixth in the adventure series, which includes the award-winning games Under … Continue reading Tex Murphy – Project Fedora hits its Kickstarter Goal of $450K USD →

New screenshots for free-to-play Unreal Engine 3 powered MMORPG, Core Blaze, revealed

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Gamania Digital Entertainment today unveiled new gameplay for their upcoming action MMO title Core Blaze with in-game screenshots as part of a private press event taking place in downtown Los Angeles. The event, “Core Blaze: The VIP Experience,” is being held at loftSEVEN Penthouse and will showcase an exclusive build for the first hands-on opportunities … Continue reading New screenshots for free-to-play Unreal Engine 3 powered MMORPG, Core Blaze, revealed →

First Unreal Engine 4 powered game coming in 2013

Posted on: 12 Jun 2012

Color us unsurprised by this, but Epic Games has unveiled that their first Unreal Engine 4 title will hit stores next year. That was revealed in the latest interview of Epic Games’ president, Mark Rein, with Joystiq. According to Rein, Epic will release an Unreal Engine 4 powered game next year, though he does not know exactly when.

New adventure/RPG from the makers of Anna called ‘Sine Requie Anno XIII’

Posted on: 11 Jun 2012

Waiting for the forthcoming launch of “Anna”, Dreampainters is proud to announce the collaboration with Leonardo Moretti and Matteo Cortini for the development of the official videogame from their award-winning pen & paper RPG “Sine Requie Anno XIII”.