Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Magic Carpet inspired game ‘Arcane Worlds’ gets some new footage

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

Okay, I’m a bit ashamed of that. Ranmantaru Games has released the first alpha footage of their Magic Carpet inspired game, Arcane Worlds. Sadly, this video passed under our radar but here we are today to make it up to it. Arcane Worlds looks awesome for an indie game and although it’s still in early … Continue reading Magic Carpet inspired game ‘Arcane Worlds’ gets some new footage →

A Game of Dwarves – Developer Diary

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

Paradox Interactive has released the first developer diary video in which Robin Flodin of Zeal Game Studios talks about their upcoming management-strategy game. Developed by Zeal Game Studios, A Game of Dwarves takes a dwarven prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s old country. Players will have to control a settlement of dwarves, who are able … Continue reading A Game of Dwarves – Developer Diary →

Diablo 3 PC Preview

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

It’s been almost 12 years since the release of Diablo 2. During this time, a lot of things can change. New challengers had entered the ring and tried to reclaim D2’s throne. None of them succeeded. Players have been waiting patiently for the next part of this legendary series and although Diablo 3 was revealed … Continue reading Diablo 3 PC Preview →

Planetside 2 – GDC 2012 Footage + New Screenshots

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

YouTube’s member ‘FPSGeneral’ has captured some new footage from Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming Planetside 2. This is brand new, in-game footage straight from GDC 2012, so be sure to give it a go. And let us tell that it looks great. Planetside 2 comes with a new game engine and will be powered by Nvidia’s … Continue reading Planetside 2 – GDC 2012 Footage + New Screenshots →

Sim City V is coming to the PC in 2013, will be a fully 3D title, powered by a new physics engine

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

During EA’s GDC 2012 press conference, Maxis’ Lucy Bradshaw has announced that Sim City V will hit PCs in 2013. Yeap, it’s official. Sim City V (that will be named simply SimCity as it’s a franchise reboot) is coming to the PC next year and will be a fully 3D title. Contrary to all previous … Continue reading Sim City V is coming to the PC in 2013, will be a fully 3D title, powered by a new physics engine →

NBA 2K12 PC Update Released

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

Now here is a nice surprise. 2K Games have released a new update for the PC version of NBA 2K12. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting one so this is definitely great news for all those PC basketball fans. This update comes with lots of fixes, improvements to its gameplay, tweaks on the game’s AI … Continue reading NBA 2K12 PC Update Released →

Skyrim Visuals – The Outdoors is an interesting new lighting mod

Posted on: 07 Mar 2012

Modder ‘GiantTurkeyFish’ has released a new, interesting lighting mod for Skyrim. Skryim Visuals – The Outdoors is a mod that changes the overall color of the weather and sunlight of Skyrim’s outdoor environments. Skyrim’s distance fog color has been change from a blue to more of a white and nights are dark enough that torches are … Continue reading Skyrim Visuals – The Outdoors is an interesting new lighting mod →

Alan Wake PC Update #2 Released; reduced CPU usage, improved mouse responsiveness, removed auto-aim

Posted on: 06 Mar 2012

Remedy and Nordic Games have released the second patch for the PC version of Alan Wake. This new update comes with improved low level mouse reading routines to make the control cope better with low and variable frame rates, reduced CPU use when game doesn’t have focus, as well as a -directaiming command line parameter that … Continue reading Alan Wake PC Update #2 Released; reduced CPU usage, improved mouse responsiveness, removed auto-aim →

The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav slightly delayed; slated now for a Q2 2012 release

Posted on: 06 Mar 2012

Daedalic Entertainment and Deep Silver decided to extend the development of the game in order to further optimize the game’s performance. As a result of that, The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav is now expected to be released towards the end of Q2 2012. The precise date will be announced shortly.

Double Fine’s Stacking is now available on Steam and comes with a 33% discount

Posted on: 06 Mar 2012

Double Fine’s Stacking is now available on Steam and comes with a 33% discount. The game is priced at 9.99 euros and includes – for free – The Lost Hobo King DLC pack. In Stacking players can explore a vintage world inhabited by living Russian stacking dolls as you jump into more than 100 unique … Continue reading Double Fine’s Stacking is now available on Steam and comes with a 33% discount →