About: John Papadopoulos

Website: DSOGaming : https://www.dsogaming.com
Bio: John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the "The Evolution of PC graphics cards." Contact: Email

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ORION: Dino Beatdown Announcement Teaser; coming to Steam and OnLive this March

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Remember ORION: Prelude aka ORION: FireArms? A 5-player open world co-op survival shooter with dinosaurs and jetpacks that was being developed by Spiral Game Studios? Well, the team decided to change its name and release an announcement teaser trailer for it. According to the team, ORION: Dino Beatdown is the result of a global effort … Continue reading ORION: Dino Beatdown Announcement Teaser; coming to Steam and OnLive this March

Reign of Thunder announced; MechAssault’s spiritual successor by Day 1 Studios

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Mech fans have been asking us for years to return to the genre and Day 1 Studios has been listening. And here comes Reign of Thunder, an all new Mech IP being developed by the people who brought you the award-winning MechAssault series. The company has been hard at work creating a hard-hitting, fast-paced, explosive action game with all … Continue reading Reign of Thunder announced; MechAssault’s spiritual successor by Day 1 Studios

Unreal Engine 3 powered adventure, Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations, gets a new trailer

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Iceberg Interactive released a new trailer for their upcoming Unreal Engine 3 powered adventure game, Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations. In Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations, you get to experience a flashback Adam has to earlier events in Oxford, which have set his adventure into motion. Left for dead by the megalomanic Clairvaux leader in Solomon’s collapsing … Continue reading Unreal Engine 3 powered adventure, Adam’s Venture 3: Revelations, gets a new trailer

Alan Wake PC Profitable in less than 48 Hours; Remedy happy with the game’s sales

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

So, you’ve been wondering about Alan Wake’s PC sales, right? Well, everything seems to be going great for Remedy’s little gem. The game is currently at the second place of Steam’s weekly Charts and has managed to hit #1 on Steam at launch day. Remedy has stated a few days ago that they were happy with … Continue reading Alan Wake PC Profitable in less than 48 Hours; Remedy happy with the game’s sales

Hayssam Keilany will develop iCEnhancer Skyrim after all; new screenshot released

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Earlier last week, Hayssam Keilany revealed his intentions to stop the work on his iCEnhancer mod for Skyrim. Keilany believed that there were a lot of ENBSeries mods for Bethesda’s RPG and that there was no reason for him to create one. Fast forward a few days and here we are today, with Keilany announcing … Continue reading Hayssam Keilany will develop iCEnhancer Skyrim after all; new screenshot released

First Screenshots and Footage from Arcane Worlds, a re-imagine of the classic Magic Carpet

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Ranmantaru Games have revealed the first screenshots and video for their upcoming indie game that is inspired by the classic Magic Carpet, Arcane Worlds. Arcane Worlds will feature simulated water and lava, swarms of creatures, and generated worlds. Players will take the roll of a sorcerer, exploring mysterious worlds, changing them, discovering ancient secrets, creating new … Continue reading First Screenshots and Footage from Arcane Worlds, a re-imagine of the classic Magic Carpet

Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 12th – 18th]

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

The UK PC Charts have just been revealed and as we can see, Football Manager 2012 is once again at the top place, followed by The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims 3. Star Wars: The Old Republic is losing places each and every week, whereas Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has lost eight places. This week’s … Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 12th – 18th]

Mass Effect 3: ‘Take Earth Back’ Full Trailer

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

BioWare and Electronic Arts have released the full version of the CGI ‘Take Earth Back’ trailer for Mass Effect 3. As with all CGI trailers, it will make you wish we had this kind of visuals in our games. Perhaps sometime we will. Perhaps not. Either way, take a look at this trailer below and … Continue reading Mass Effect 3: ‘Take Earth Back’ Full Trailer

Alan Wake PC – Exploring Bright Falls Walkthrough Video

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

Now this is really interesting. YouTube’s member ‘xKyleN’ uploaded an amazing video walkthrough of Alan Wake’s Bright Fall. Players could not explore this town and what’s really interesting here is that this town is actually detailed and polished. Remedy has stated that Alan Wake was never meant to be an open-world game but this walkthrough … Continue reading Alan Wake PC – Exploring Bright Falls Walkthrough Video

Dear Esther Comparison – 2008 Mod version vs 2011 Commercial version

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

YouTube’s member ‘SirCrest’ has created an interesting comparison video between the original mod project and the fully fledged commercial remake of Dear Esther. Developed by The Chinese Room and the talented Robert Briscoe, Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional gameplay, the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery … Continue reading Dear Esther Comparison – 2008 Mod version vs 2011 Commercial version