Posts by John Papadopoulos:

DiRT Showdown PC – Incoming Patch with Performance Optimizations & Global illumination

Posted on: 28 May 2012

If you had already gotten DiRT Showdown, you might have noticed a Global illumination option. This option is disabled for some people and naturally, PC gamers searched and found a way to enable it. However, there is no point in experimenting with it as Codemasters has – intentionally – disabled Global Illuminationuntil the first patch. … Continue reading DiRT Showdown PC – Incoming Patch with Performance Optimizations & Global illumination →

Overgrowth Alpha 180 Changes; Linux Support Added

Posted on: 28 May 2012

Wolfire Games has released a new video that showcases the changes that have been made in the latest alpha version of Overgrowth. This week, David Rosen has added Linux support, tweaked the terrain preprocessing and as a result of that, the game uses much less RAM, and fixed some animation problems. Those interested can pre-order … Continue reading Overgrowth Alpha 180 Changes; Linux Support Added →

Battlefield 3 gets a drooling machinima movie

Posted on: 28 May 2012

YouTube’s member ‘Steinmann’ created an amazing Battlefield 3 machinima movie. This movie shows off a match at the Caspian Border, between US and Russia forces. At first, you’ll tell to yourself that this is just an okay movie. After a while though, you start realising how well made it actually is. Everything is top notch, from … Continue reading Battlefield 3 gets a drooling machinima movie →

Video Game High School – Episode 2

Posted on: 28 May 2012

Rocketjump has uploaded on YouTube the second episode of their amazing gaming-based web series, Video Game High School. In this episode, Brian D joins Video Game High School and gets a little more than he bargained for on his first day. Enjoy!

Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [May 20th – 26th]

Posted on: 28 May 2012

The weekly PC charts have been unveiled today and as we can see, Diablo III and Dead Island have dominated them. The UK PC Retail charts seem similar to last week’s. We’re glad to see Sniper Elite V2 returning and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has managed to outperform DICE’s battlefield game. Shogun 2: … Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [May 20th – 26th] →

Amazing live action ‘DayZ’ short film shows what will actually happen in your first playthrough

Posted on: 28 May 2012

DayZ is awesome. No, DayZ is mind-blowing (although a bit rough around the edges). No, DayZ is the new Counter-Strike. Yeap, that’s right. Remember when CS was released and Half-Life saw an increase in its sales? Well, that is happening right now with DayZ and ArmA 2. And as with all ‘big’ things, a live-action … Continue reading Amazing live action ‘DayZ’ short film shows what will actually happen in your first playthrough →

Diablo III has proven analysts wrong; the gaming industry does not obviously need analysts

Posted on: 28 May 2012

You know what? Everyone can come up with gaming analyses. No seriously, everyone can do his/her homework and predict something. And quite frankly, we got tired of all those gaming analysts that try so hard to predict things that will a) never happen or b) that are 100% confirmed. Ironically, these guys are being paid and the … Continue reading Diablo III has proven analysts wrong; the gaming industry does not obviously need analysts →

Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter hit its $400K Goal

Posted on: 27 May 2012

Amazing news everyone as Carmageddon: Reincarnation’s Kickstarter campaign has hit its $400K USD goal. Carmageddon: Reincarnation is a re-boot of everything that made the original games such a blast to play. The new game will be inspired by the classic environments, cars, drivers and power-ups from the original, but dragged screaming and kicking into the … Continue reading Carmageddon: Reincarnation Kickstarter hit its $400K Goal →

Zombie fans, rejoice; Version 1.6.0 for ArmA II mod ‘DayZ’ Released

Posted on: 27 May 2012

Great news for zombie fans as the team behind the amazing ArmA II mod, DayZ, has released a new version for it. DayZ 1.6.0 brings a new Tank Trap kit model, Hatchet for chopping wood in forests, female survivor options, as well as heat packs for increasing temperature in an emergency and numerous fixes. You … Continue reading Zombie fans, rejoice; Version 1.6.0 for ArmA II mod ‘DayZ’ Released →

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PC is simultaneously developed with the console version; won’t be a port

Posted on: 27 May 2012

E3 is just around the corner and we can – hopefully – expect more news about the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Although Treyarch has not revealed anything ground-breaking yet, despite the DX11 support, we are happy to report today that the PC version of Black Ops 2 won’t be a … Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PC is simultaneously developed with the console version; won’t be a port →