Posts by John Papadopoulos:

DiRT Showdown – Massive Damage Trailer, destruction-focussed game modes revealed

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Codemasters have released a new trailer for the latest part of the DiRT series. The ‘Massive Damage’ video features work-in-progress gameplay footage and reveals the destruction-focussed game modes to feature in DiRT Showdown. In demolition derby event Rampage, eightracers take no prisoners, earning points for spectacular smashes on their rivals’ vehicles and eliminating other drivers … Continue reading DiRT Showdown – Massive Damage Trailer, destruction-focussed game modes revealed →

SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny comes to the PC in May 2012

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Nordic Games announced today that the second stand-alone add-on for SpellForce 2 – “Faith in Destiny” will be launched in May 2012, exclusively on the PC. The game takes place four years after the events that occurred, when Shaper was conquered by the power of the Archfire. Four years in which scientists, dragons and inventors have … Continue reading SpellForce 2: Faith in Destiny comes to the PC in May 2012 →

BioShock Infinite – Handyman Featurette

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Irrational Games and 2K Games have released a new video and screenshot for Bioshock Infinite. In this second episode of Irrational Games’ Heavy Hitter series, they go back to the very first enemy most fans saw in the BioShock Infinite announcement trailer: the powerful, gigantic yet agile Handyman. Bioshock Infinite is currently slated for an October … Continue reading BioShock Infinite – Handyman Featurette →

Icewind Dale Remake for Neverwinter Nights 2 Released

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Black Isle fans, here is something special for you. IWD Team has been developing for a long time an Icewind Dale remake/mod for Neverwinter Nights 2. According to the team, this is a campaign mod so after installing it, you must select “New Campiagn” to start (select new game/new campaign/Icewind Dale/start campaign). Moreover, combat is … Continue reading Icewind Dale Remake for Neverwinter Nights 2 Released →

FPS action-RPG dungeon crawler ‘Tomes of Mephistopheles’ gets Multiplayer Mode

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Tomes of Mephistopheles is a really interesting indie first-person action-RPG dungeon crawler. Developed by Kot-in-Action, Tomes of Mephistopheles promises to feature fast-paced fluid combat, a multitude of medieval and magical weapons, an in-depth custom spell system, and randomly generated persistent worlds. The team behind it is experimenting with a multiplayer mode and decided to release … Continue reading FPS action-RPG dungeon crawler ‘Tomes of Mephistopheles’ gets Multiplayer Mode →

New Street Fighter x Tekken live-action fan film sees Jun fighting Vega

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Director and Editor Mike Diva has uploaded a new live action fan film short for Street Fighter x Tekken. In this live-action video, Jun is fighting Vega and Ryu makes an appearance at the end of it. It looks good, though not as good as the Devil Within short film that we posted earlier last … Continue reading New Street Fighter x Tekken live-action fan film sees Jun fighting Vega →

Blacklight: Retribution gets a new map; Vertigo Map Trailer

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Perfect World has released a new map – and a new trailer – for their free-to-play FPS sequel to Blacklight: Tango. Blacklight Retribution promises to set the new standard for free-to-play shooters, by fully leveraging Unreal 3 technology and implementing DirectX 11 to give gamers cutting-edge graphics that will blow away expectations as well as … Continue reading Blacklight: Retribution gets a new map; Vertigo Map Trailer →

Guile’s theme from Street Fighter 2 on violin

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Street Fighter has some of the most memorable themes. Ken’s theme is a rock solid track, while Ryu’s is all about relaxing. And who can forget Guile’s theme? Once you hear this theme, it gets stuck in your head for hours. Just look around and you will see lots of videos featuring this particular theme as… … Continue reading Guile’s theme from Street Fighter 2 on violin →

Ys: Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin are officially coming to Steam

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

Remember when we told you that XSeed Games would be coming to Valve’s distribution service? What hinted us back then was Steam’s registry and as we said, Steam’s registry never lies. So here we are today, with XSeed officially announcing that they will start publishing on Steam and their first two games are Ys: The … Continue reading Ys: Oath in Felghana and Ys Origin are officially coming to Steam →

Super Mario meets Battlefield in SuperField Bros. 3

Posted on: 14 Mar 2012

YouTube’s member ‘DerpShark’ uploaded an interesting mashup between Battlefield 3 and Super Mario Bros. DerpShark experimented with the Super Marios Bros’ audio and used it to Battlefield 3. The result of this experimentation is SuperField Bros. 3. It looks fun and ironically, Super Marios’ sound suits Battlefield 3 in a weird and crazy way.