Posts by John Papadopoulos:

MechWarrior Online – First Developer Diary & Frozen City Revealed Videos Released

Posted on: 28 Jun 2012

Piranha Games has released the first developer diary and the a video that reveals the Frozen City for their free-to-play mecha FPS game, MechWarrior Online. Set in the year 3049 during the early stages of a massive interstellar war, MechWarrior Online puts you in command of the most powerful war machine to ever walk the field … Continue reading MechWarrior Online – First Developer Diary & Frozen City Revealed Videos Released →

Konami will be present at GamesCom 2012; new installments for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow confirmed

Posted on: 28 Jun 2012

Konami Digital Entertainment will use this year’s gamescom event to showcase its forthcoming titles, and will also break new ground with ‘KONAMI OnAir’, which will be broadcast during the five-day event. Held in Cologne from August 15th-19th, gamescom is the premier European gaming event. KONAMI will be using the event to show titles such as … Continue reading Konami will be present at GamesCom 2012; new installments for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow confirmed →

Max Payne 3 Parody – A Day in the Life of Max Payne

Posted on: 28 Jun 2012

Michael Shanks directed and edited an amazing parody for Rockstar’s third-person action game, Max Payne 3. “A Day in the Life of Max Payne” sees the daily adventures of young Max Payne and how he has to deal with the death of yet another woman. And naturally, there is bullet time and dashing bullet time … Continue reading Max Payne 3 Parody – A Day in the Life of Max Payne →

Tribes: Ascend is now available on Steam

Posted on: 28 Jun 2012

Hi-Rez Studios, independent developer of AAA free-to-play online games, today announced that Tribes: Ascend has launched on Valve’s Steam service. The fast-paced, free-to-play multiplayer shooter has received a strong critical reception from the gaming press, and has over one million registered users. The move to Steam, combined with international servers and language support, will expose … Continue reading Tribes: Ascend is now available on Steam →

Team Fortress 2 – Meet The Pyro

Posted on: 28 Jun 2012

Valve has released a new trailer for the new character that is introduced to Team Fortress 2. The masked arsonist known only as “Pyro” has always been the most unknowable of the Team Fortress mercenaries. Until now. Today the mask comes off. Metaphorically. That’s right: It’s time to Meet the Pyro. Team Fortress 2 has also … Continue reading Team Fortress 2 – Meet The Pyro →

Max Payne 3 – ‘Local Justice DLC Pack’ hits PC on July 17th

Posted on: 27 Jun 2012

Rockstar has revealed that the first DLC pack for Max Payne 3, entitled as ‘Local Justice DLC Pack’, will hit our beloved platform on July 17th. This DLC comes with three new maps for the Multiplayer mode of Max Payne 3, a new multiplayer faction and associated new Achievements, Trophies or Social Club accomplishments.

Shootmania Storm – New Trailer Released

Posted on: 27 Jun 2012

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for its amazing multiplayer FPS game, Shootmania Storm. Shootmania is the second offering from ManiaPlanet, following the successful launch of Trackmania 2 in 2011. With this new game, Nadeo aims at bringing to the FPS genre what made TrackMania such a phenomenon: a unique competitive spirit and sense of fun, … Continue reading Shootmania Storm – New Trailer Released →

Epic Games and Giant IronHorse release a new Unreal Engine 3 DirectX 11 Benchmark

Posted on: 27 Jun 2012

Epic Games and Giant IronHorse released a new, DX11 benchmark tool for Unreal Engine 3. This demo is from the Chinese game ‘Passion Leads Army’ that is developed by Giant IronHorse and showcases PhysX effects, tessellation, Horizon-Based Ambient Occlusion (HBAO), and Bokeh Depth of Field, and all DX11 features that are supported by this game. You can … Continue reading Epic Games and Giant IronHorse release a new Unreal Engine 3 DirectX 11 Benchmark →

Are these concept arts from Valve’s ‘Year 2008’ plans of Half Life 2: Episode Three?

Posted on: 27 Jun 2012

Now here is something interesting for speculation. The FB page of ValveTime.net (main site is currently down mind you so you won’t be able to access it) has posted some concept arts of Half Life 2: Episode Three. It is said that those concept arts are leaked from year 2008 and as we can see, they … Continue reading Are these concept arts from Valve’s ‘Year 2008’ plans of Half Life 2: Episode Three? →

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Patch 1.2 introduces more problems than fixes

Posted on: 27 Jun 2012

That’s hilarious. Like most Ubisoft PC titles, Ghost Recon received a day-one update. This update is said to improve stability in online multiplayer matches, voice chat quality for PCs running Windows Vista, and navigation through game’s menus. However, it seems that this patch brings more problems and issues than fixes, as PC gamers are being … Continue reading Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Patch 1.2 introduces more problems than fixes →